Backseat driving or genuine concern? Pedantic hindsight or thoughtful advice?As machine operating enthusiasts, the Addicts discuss the emotional load derived from being a powerless vehicular bystander, or in other words: a passenger.This and more on Episode 49 of Collecting Addicts!---(00:00) Intro(01:18) Land Rover Discovery 4(16:20) 5 motoring heroes(35:43) How to be a passenger(56:06) Guenther Steiner(01:08:53) Two car garage(01:18:34) Driving Tunes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Collecting Addicts Episode 49: Peak Land Rover, A Dinner With Legends & How To Be A Passenger

This week on Collecting Addicts the panel share their favourite winter drives, their opinions on rear wipers, how often they believe a car should be serviced and more!Sit back, relax and enjoy episode 48 of Collecting Addicts!---(00:00) Intro(01:13) Rear wipers(17:25) This week in cars(45:41) Car servicing frequency(58:43) Winter drive(01:12:26) Two car garage(01:22:16) Driving Tunes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Collecting Addicts Episode 48: Neil Buys an Audi, Winter Drives & Rear Wipers!

On the first 2024 episode of Collecting Addicts, our panel sits down to discuss the best little games they have with cars, their favourite crap cars, Vauxhall, leather interiors, theirs hopes for the year and many many more topics! So sit back, relax, and enjoy nearly 90 minutes of the finest car chat! --- (00:00) Intro (01:04) Best car games (17:20) Favourite shit car (30:47) Vauxhall? (48:50) Favourite leather interior (01:00:09) 2024 Cars and hopes (01:12:02) Two car garage (01:19:40) Driving tunes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Collecting Addicts Episode 47: We Are 1 Year Old!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the entire panel to Addicts on the good list all around the world! What is the best thing to get to a car addict? What car should Santa's sleigh be? This week on cars, the best non car machine to operate & more on the ultimate 2023 episode of Collecting Addicts! --- (00:00) Intro (01:32) Perfect car addict Xmas gift (19:02) Perfect Santa's sleigh (30:47) This week with cars (46:37) Best machine to operate (01:09:24) Two car garage (01:32:49) Driving Tunes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Collecting Addicts Episode 46: Christmas Episode!

This week the panel is functioning at 80% capacity with 12% of it usual charm remaining as Manish Pandey couldn't make it. Chat of the daftest behaviour in a car, Maserati's very reason to still exist in 2023, the pleasure of driving around Christmas, a guide to polite driving, favourite cubby holes and much more are part of Episode 45 of Collecting Addicts! --- (00:00) Intro (1:32) Daftest thing done in a car (17:53) Maserati (34:51) Driving during Christmas (47:09) Guide to driving politely (56:53) Favourite cubby hole (1:01:07) Two car garage (1:09:37) Driving Tunes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Collecting Addicts Episode 45: Being Daft In A Car, Driving During Christmas & Favourite Cubby Holes!

This week is one for the car nerds... What's your biggest Car OCD? What do you think of curbed wheels and the people responsible for them? What is the biggest car bargain of 2023? Rear fog lights, what the fog are they good for? All these questions casually answered by professional car enthusiasts & more on Episode forty-four of Collecting Addicts! --- (00:00) Intro (01:19) Car OCD (14:47) How to NOT Curb a Wheel (30:40) The 2023 Biggest Car Bargain (45:22) Rear Fog lights (53:52) Two Car Garage (01:05:13) Driving Tunes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Collecting Addicts Episode 44: Car OCD, Don't Curb Your Wheels & The Best Car Bargain of 2023!

Prime episode number for a prime number of men in their prime! F1 in Abu Dhabi, DAB vs FM vs AM radio, smoking in cars and cigar lighters, self maintenance & a two car garage for a controversial individual is all that gets talked about on Episode 43 of Collecting Addicts! (00:00) Intro (01:12) Abu Dhabi F1 GP (19:00) DAB Radio (30:42) Cigarette Lighters (42:15) Self Maintenance (54:52) Two Car Garage (01:05:35) Driving Tunes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Collecting Addicts Episode 43: The Last Race of 2023, DAB Radio & Self Maintenance

If 42 is the number answering the meaning of life, the universe, and everything, this episode certainly isn't - but as far as car talk goes, it gets pretty damn close. With brakes, car configurator, test drive shenanigans, Formula 1 in Vegas, 2 car garage, Top Gear news, book chat and more, this is the Hitchhiker's guide to killing an hour and a half by listening to five grown men talk about cars! (01:08) Ceramic Brakes (18:39) Car Configurators (31:28) Best Test Drive Story (53:00) F1 Las Vegas GP (1:07:21) 2 Car Garage (1:20:03) Driving Tunes (1:22:16) Top Gear News (1:24:40) Variable Valve Timings Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Collecting Addicts Episode 42: F1 Las Vegas GP, Test Drive Stories & Chris Harris Announcement

Episode 41 of the Collecting Addicts podcast! This week our panel talks about how Apple Carplay has become the de-facto infotainment system in cars, decide what car is the happiest looking in history, choose which options they'd tick for their car-inspired loo, chat keyrings, vote for their F1 driver Prime Minister & more! --- (00:00) Intro (01:05) Apple Carplay (17:07) Happiest looking car (27:28) Mancave Loo options (38:17) Car key rings (49:54) Racing driver for PM! (01:01:34) Two car garage (01:10:38) Driving Tunes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Collecting Addicts Episode 41: Apple Carplay Love, Happy-Looking Cars & Best Loo Car Specs!

Quite a few important and less important topics for Collecting Addict's mid-life crisis episode. Are SUVs in towns anti-social? Is Bentley cooler than Rolls Royce? What are the best motorway snacks? Is there such a thing as the perfect button? What two car garage a modern F1 driver would pick? All of these burning questions and more will be mostly answered on Episode 40 of Collecting Addicts! --- (00:00) Intro (00:53) Are SUVs antisocial? (20:32) Bentley cooler than Rolls Royce? (39:08) Motorway snacks (55:31) Favourite buttons (1:04:59) Two Car Garage (1:18:55) Driving Tunes (1:20:41) CHRIS HARRIS Variable Valve Timing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Collecting Addicts Episode 40: Are SUVs anti-social & is Bentley Cooler than Rolls Royce?

In 2023, if you're in a specific age group (tickling the underbelly of 50 years old), you may recall the one true automotive status symbol of your childhood: rear head restraints! This topic and many others on episode 39 of Collecting Addicts! --- (00:00) Intro (00:49) Headrests (21:55) Winter Tyres (36:40) This Week With Cars (47:54) Electric Car Values (58:54) Two Car Garage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Collecting Addicts Episode 39: Headrests were The Peak of Luxury, Winter Tyres & More!

Are Japanese manufacturers only good at making one hit wonders? With Lexus pulling their top limousine to be replaced by a posh van conversion, our panel ponders the thinking behind the Japanese corporate decision making. This and much more on episode 38 of Collecting Addicts! --- (00:00) Intro (01:15) The Death of the LS (19:58) Clear vs Tinted glass (26:42) This week with cars (41:53) F1 at COTA (55:19) 2 Car garage (1:06:33) Driving Tunes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Collecting Addicts Episode 38: The LS is Dead, Long Live The LM!

Our panel members present their sincerest apologies for the disparaging words they wrongly saddled unto Audi, then discuss American cars, the heat endured by the drivers during the Qatar F1 GP, the upcoming Austin F1 GP, their recent car stories, the weirdest things they witnessed on the road, and an all Audi two car garage! --- (00:00) Intro (01:08) Audi is good (not) (06:09) American cars (22:56) F1 at COTA (43:00) This week with cars (56:41) Weirdest thing seen on the road (1:06:58) Two car garage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Collecting Addicts Episode 37: We Were Wrong about AUDI!

Episode 36 of the Collecting Addicts podcast! This week with 2 expatriated hosts out of 5, our panel goes over Audi cars in the modern day, cars that have depreciated a lot, car badge typography, cars that do not look as good as they used to, the choice between 993 and 964, a 007 two car garage, driving tunes and some very quick F1 news! Collecting Addicts merchandise shop now open: http://shop.collectingcars.com/ --- (00:00) Intro (01:10) Audi (19:34) High depreciation cars (38:46) Car Typography (48:50) Cars that used to look good (01:03:20) 993 vs 964 (01:05:25) 007 2 car garage (01:24:38) Driving Tunes (01:28:23) F1 News Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Collecting Addicts Episode 36: Audi, Car Typography & Cars That Used to Look Good!

Edward, Manish, Neil, Chris & Chris are back and, after three weeks of rest Episode 35 is a big one! 90 minutes of pondering which is the best car of the past 30 years, the "reverse Tardis" of cars: big promises and falling short of delivering, ergonomic failures, Formula 1 becoming bigger and bigger, and of course: this week's two car garage for £40k! --- (00:00) Intro (01:10) Best car of the last 30 years (14:00) Reverse Tardis - Big Promises - Not delivered (37:38) Most annoying ergonomic feature (58:45) Formula 1 & the Future (01:13:58) 2 Car Garage (01:28:55) Driving Tunes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Collecting Addicts Episode 35: They're Back For More!

The Collecting Cars Podcast is hosted by founder and motoring enthusiast Edward Lovett and Motoring’s Chris Harris, in conversation with a stellar cast of car loving guests. An often funny, always frank show, full of insightful discussion about all things automotive.Mixed & Produced by Jonny Bunyan @ Pardon Our French Productions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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