Please, please, please can you guys organize a road trip all together! In separate cars or shared, either I imagine would end up with a hilarious video! It'd be so fun to see you guys in a Top Gear style trip 👌😀
@@GordDiv I recon that they'd have such a great dynamic between the group that there won't have been anything like it before so you wouldn't have to worry about a Clarkson copy.......................although Chris Harris waking up and shouting COOPER! Has definitely gone through my mind 😆😆😆
This is real chemistry and certainly for me Top Gear is a thing of the past. I was a big fan of Chris H before he joined TG and I’m really glad he’s back on UA-cam with these chaps. Love it.
- Ferrari F50 with a can of baked beans on the spoiler - Rover 75 V8 with a bottle of steak sauce stood atop the engine - Jason Plato holding up a tub of custard powder
Knowing someone who had for many years until recently worked in the JLR design studio, earlier this year he mentioned the direction Jaguar were looking to go with the super high premium 6 figure cars they’re looking to start making. In the same conversation he also mentioned how they regularity binned what they thought were great sporty designs building in the sporting heritage, all the senior management wanted to make were saloons to keep the older gentlemen happy whom they considered to be their target market.
Cheers to Mr Lovett for talking about our Melbourne tunnel. It's such an easy and affordable solution, and driving through the tunnel is relaxing. You don't need to think too much.
What about the Goodwood Tunnel?! Short enough for Mr. Harris, berry-rich enough for Mr. Cooper, and the promise of something fantastic on the other side.
Slightly different take on my favourite tunnel. For me it has to be the Channel Tunnel as this is both the gateway to family hols but also for my brother and I to get to the Nordschleife for the tourist days & Spa for track days, some of my most memorable motoring moments.
Mr. Coopers analysis on tunnel acoustics is spot on. I can say that a F355 with Tubi at 8500 on the tach during a 3-4 shift is monumental in every tunnel design that Ive tried. Some better than others as Chris said and it does seem to depend on RPM range and engine size. Smaller bore and higher rpm seeming to be more musical in general. Always thankful to hear others who are afflicted as I.
Memorable Songs on the road . . At the beginning of the 70's I was 15, driving a year-old Triumph TR6 solo from Reno, Nevada to Southern California via hwy 395. It was barely spring. Dropping down through Mammoth lakes, California at daybreak, I had James Taylor's 'Circle Round The Sun' playing on the custom 'Quadrasonic' 8-Track. Snow sparkled everywhere, the top was down, heater blasting, and I felt like I was the only car on the road for miles. I'll never forget that song, or the velvety lullaby of that Triumph straight-six.
I’ve had two XK8. The second was so rusty I hurriedly took off the 20” BBS wheels which are still in my garage just in case. There’s something about an old Jag that just makes you feel special
My favourite tunnel has to be the D2202 (red rock road) in the south of France. Where the road splits when one lane carves through the rock into a single lane and the oncoming lane hugs the outside of the cliff face. Fantastic!
These things make my la traffic commute feel like teleporting. I can’t remember the last time I was a little disappointed to see a youtube video was “only an hour”. Best stuff on the internet!
Hi guys! Been watching this podcast since almost the first episodes, and thank you. I'm going through a reawakening of my petrol head! Since april, I have driven a Ferrari 430 on the track, went to Monaco for a weekend (it was two weeks before the GP so the stands were already there, which lead me to go for a beautiful jog in the early hours of the morning through the track), went to Modena and Maranello, went to see a brilliant race in the Nurburgring and finally did my proper first road trip between Portugal and Germany. For all of this, I'm very thankful to you lot! Cheers
i've been travelling quite a bit lately, which has afforded me some quiet time to myself and i've been catching up on these podcasts - and i find myself laughing out loud, even on planes, listening along. thank you so much for doing this, it brings me immense joy as i feel like i'm truly spending an hour with my car-nerd friends, and it lifts my spirits. i owe you all drinks someday.
As a fellow old man who dibbles on about cars, this is my favourite time of the week, thanks chaps! Could I just suggest that you occasionally choose a jazz track for your music? There are some belters out there for driving to.
If Neil's feeling generous, I'd think we'd all quite like to see a Chris Harris Drives on that V6 Mx5! Especially considering Chris is famously NOT a Miata fan..
I see that Chris H is at the Bowgie overlooking Crantock. (We are next door at Holywell.). There are worse places to run a live podcast from 😎 Probably drinking Rattler!
Highlight of September for me and a date I organise our holidays around is the Autumn Classics at Castle Combe. Mr Masons 250GTO is often the highlight, but watching Blakeney Edwards hustle his chain drive Frazier Nash around, often in pouring rain , comes a close second.
A few things: 1) Can I suggest ‘Collecting Cars’ branded pipes straight neck please 2) the Ainsley Top tunnel that passes under the M62 towards Halifax it’s a an engineering marvel 3) can you do a feature on Neil’s V6 Mx5 once it’s built? Thanks great episode.
Mr. Harris, long, long time viewer and faithful fan of yours speaking here from the US of A. All the way back to Drivers Republic days, hilarious by the way...having said that you should never have to worry about being "cancelled" for simply speaking. You are forever a fixture in the automotive community whether you want to embrace that or not. It pains me to see you feeling awkward regarding these so called "controversial" topics of our time. In reality these really arent controversial topics to the 99.999% of the population that would follow and listen to you. You keep being yourself thats what we love and respect about you to begin with. The trick that this tiny confused minority, that Mr. Hamilton apparently counts himself part of, dont want you to know is that once someone speaks their mind and that reflects the large majority of those living on this round rock that person then becomes immune to being cancelled. We still have freedom of press and you should never be afraid to fully exercise it no matter how seemingly awkward. The 99.9% MUST never give in to feeling awkward about the .0001%'s awkward issues. We shouldnt be bullied by their highly confused state of affairs.
I used to adore the Revival...I was a GRRC member from the start, but the crowds have become too large spoiling the experience. I handed my membership in and now watch it online with no crowds or queuing.
Totally agree with Neil about the favourite tunnel being the Hindhead tunnel on the A3. Like him I've spent so long driving from Portsmouth to waste hours crawling through the devils punchbowl and Hindhead. Now it's straight through all the way to the M25.
On the M1 on Monday afternoon, I saw a spitting image of Neil Clifford loving life, roof down, arm out the car, in a 350 SL R107 (I was travelling to fast to be sure), singing...most likely to the CA playlist. Naturally hit the auction sites when I got home, keywords: beige metallic. A gift. Even if it wasn't Neil, the man's a gift.
Right, you didn’t ask but these are my thoughts. The Collecting Cars ‘Sensible’ Road Trip Podcast. You are each driving your car of choice for the trip, collecting each other at different points in the country until the full team is assembled. The premise is then that you take a spirited road trip to a predetermined destination, enjoying the roads and experience on the way. On arrival you then commandeer the corner of an appropriate campsite or similar establishment and do your podcast recording, while reflecting on the drive up. HOWEVER you must all have go-pros or similar in the cab pointed at your faces, so we can enjoy seeing the results of (‘perhaps’) some over exuberance and each of your individual experiences of the anticipation of impending doom. Steps must be taken not incriminate yourselves, of course. Further, there should be beer and barbecue to further the enjoyment of the trip and ultimately you all share your personal preferences for the various parts of the trip - roads, scenery, overtaking opportunities etc. Caravans etc should be left at home. Please consider weapons of choice, so as not to put your friends at a disadvantage. Could be a fun variation. PS when do we see the next episode of Project Minky: The Integrale?
I think the best measure of Jaguar’s current brand equity is how many times a modern one has ended up in a Two Car Garage. I’m hard pressed to think of a single time one has beaten a Mercedes or Porsche in the minds of addicts.
The longest tunnel is the best. The tunnel in Dublin used to be good before they put speed cameras in. I used to open both windows and smash my wee type r through it..... Great noise 💚😍👍
I go through the hindhead tunnel every so often. I slow down to 50 in my V8 BMW and floor it up to 70, slow down and then kickdown again. It’s the best!
Leeds Bradford Airport tunnel coming from the Otley approach with twin 45 webbers wide open (no filters) and seeing how many cars in front of you brake out of sheer panic as the sound wave hits them 🤣..
Absolutely great chat... Have to unfortunately disagree with Neil on the JLR question. While we are all passionate about the historical Jags, but they have been lost for the last few decades. Which is a true shame. Manish hit the nail on the head. You need a leader who understands the British nature of the brand and really pushes that.
Regarding brand equity: - we are a big generation that grew up aspiring to own the most beautiful sedan Jaguar XJ. - we now have money but Jag needs to have the products Only bought one Jaguar in my life, the new XF Estate back in 2017 when we needed a family hauler: drove there in a BMW 3 serie: Loved the look of the car, interior looked ok in pictures but was quite crap, started the diesel that was recommended when i ordered, then touched controls….thought it was shit, drove it 10 meters back into the showroom and put it up for sale and went away in my 3 series to Mercedes dealer and bought a C63s. Couple a years later I took my Panamera to look at the new XJ, really wanted a Jag but luckily this time I didn’t buy it up front. Love the styling and presence but bloody hell for a premium price you better not make a Kia feel like premium 🙈. Still want a Jag but they need to make a great car!!
The Queensway tunnel under Birmingham, it’s the longest of a few tunnels that took you from the old Bristol Street motors dealership out of Birmingham towards the craziness of spaghetti junction, at one time it was a late night illegal race track that took you on to the Birmingham superprix circuit, which was a great spectacle, I always thought they should have included the tunnels in that street circuit.
The chat about tunnels is the culmination of this podcast. Peak Collecting Addicts. It's about the bore and resonance. Ahahaha. More tunnel chat please!
To answer your question on tunnels, and especially with ecoustics of said tunnel. The Hatfield tunnel under the Galleria has the best acoustics because it is square sided, and doesn't resonate in all weird directions. I also don't believe it should be classed as a tunnel, as it was engineered with building on top of and didn't tunnel under existing landscape. Discuss. But it did make my Mk2 Escorts and various Capri's sound wonderful. ( and weirdly a random Nissan sunny claptrap I had even sounded good.
Had a 3hr drive from Telford to Kings Lynn today...thank you lads for providing much needed entertainment during the journey. I think Jaguar needs to build a little electric sports car in the vein of the C/D-type, a big comfy and stylish saloon like a modern Mk.2 and a big coupe to rival the Conti GT and BMW 8 series like a modern day XJS.
It's taken 32 episodes to realize this but Neil Clifford looks like he could be Mike Essa's (Formula Drift Champion & current mechanic for Daily Driven Exotics) Dad 🙂 Another great episode guys & I so look forward to these.
Interested that the official series 420R aren't HnT, maybe they don't feel they need to with the sequential and slicks. Certainly need to when on the Toyos!
Love the whole Collecting Addicts series. My first watch when I finish work on Friday here in Singapore. Watched every one & I drive a Jag XK and have a 1965 Series 1. However, I don't think you guys hit the spot exactly about the Jag brand. The successful brands today, Porsche, Mercedes, BMW etc have made consistently great cars over decades. Buyers believe in them, trust them. Jaguar did not. They got stuck in a world of no investment, various owners who didn't care, just milked the brand and became irrelevant. If Geely or someone bought it and nurtured it, as Chris H said, maybe, just maybe if they made cars that people desire with a passion, perform, are reliable and make sense, as with Volvo then perhaps there's life in the old cat after all.
I work at WAE on the same site as Williams F1, there is a lot of activity around facilities going on. They need more heads of departments to ease the pressure on Vowles though
Tend to think Jaguar really only need two cars centred around the leaping Jaguar emblem and the red jaguar word emblem. A new XJS (nobody makes a car like that) and a new XK8/R/Lightweight E-type, leave the SUV’s to Land Rover
I have to disagree with you guys, Hamilton will be leaving Mercedes at the end of this season, the energy coming from him and Toto Wolff has been "off" this season and I think there's been a big fall out behind the scenes. It feels similar to when he left McLaren, everyone at the team had an air of resignation during that final season.
Good choices here, my two car garage at the moment is a Subau Forester STi and a MK1 MX5 (Eunos) on Toyota individual throttles, all the cool sounds like a V6 just none of the horsepowers 😂
You need to go to Norway driving, all of you in Collecting Addicts. You will find plenty of new favorite tunnels, others spiralling inside mountain face, so tight that campervans often get stuck from roof to round tunnel walls. And another ones that are world level of engineering going from fjord to another and dipping hundreds of metes below sea at the center.
I'd put you guys in charge of Jaguar! All a brand needs is the faith of it's makers and the association of people who love it. Look at Jenson and his new Evija - I've ordered a Lotus Emira and part of that process is making a conscious decision to love a brand.
The sad thing about Jaguar is that it’s best cars are all in the past, they lost their heritage a long time ago and now we have several generations that don’t look at Jaguar as an aspirational brand? Love the shows Guys, just fabulous. All the best David S
Stating that Jaguar has zero brand equity can understandably cause offence to many given Jaguar’s heritage (indeed a faux pa). In context, however Jaguar various owners (Ford in particular) tried to take it in the direction of Mercedes and BMW producing a variety of high volume vehicles with a premium brand, with no real connection with its heritage, a high end sports saloons and a high end 2 door sports GT (and racing derivatives). I can see the temptation too, Jaguar’s historical rival Aston Martin has struggled to be profitable and for a while had to be a kit car builder of other manufacturers components to balance the books. A more diplomatic approach would have stated that the strategy over past 25 years had diluted the brand’s core ethos and that a return to fewer high-end (and high margin) models would return the Jaguar brand to a premium status. A conundrum for JLR, other premium brands such as Porsche saved their lower volume sport cars with clear heritage (911 & Boxster) by producing SUVs on VW platforms. In ditching the current line-up in 2025 and taking Jaguar new direction, let’s hope they produce cars that are worthy of Brown’s Lane heritage.
love the podcast as always but i really dislike the new intro. i feel like it sets the wrong vibe for the podcast. the flash forwards montage with the cool guitar riffs feels like a big budget TV show for a podcast who's appeal is that it's just a down to earth discussion among friends.
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Please, please, please can you guys organize a road trip all together! In separate cars or shared, either I imagine would end up with a hilarious video! It'd be so fun to see you guys in a Top Gear style trip 👌😀
Happy to contemplate a road trip but, please God, do not emulate Clarkson in any fashion. Harry Metcalf is the model
@@GordDiv I recon that they'd have such a great dynamic between the group that there won't have been anything like it before so you wouldn't have to worry about a Clarkson copy.......................although Chris Harris waking up and shouting COOPER! Has definitely gone through my mind 😆😆😆
Agreed!
This would make great viewing guys
This is real chemistry and certainly for me Top Gear is a thing of the past. I was a big fan of Chris H before he joined TG and I’m really glad he’s back on UA-cam with these chaps. Love it.
Love Neil's "custard test" PH t-shirt.. He has a truly great cap or tee on every week. These things do not go un-noticed.. Cheers chaps..
- Ferrari F50 with a can of baked beans on the spoiler
- Rover 75 V8 with a bottle of steak sauce stood atop the engine
- Jason Plato holding up a tub of custard powder
Knowing someone who had for many years until recently worked in the JLR design studio, earlier this year he mentioned the direction Jaguar were looking to go with the super high premium 6 figure cars they’re looking to start making. In the same conversation he also mentioned how they regularity binned what they thought were great sporty designs building in the sporting heritage, all the senior management wanted to make were saloons to keep the older gentlemen happy whom they considered to be their target market.
Love Chris’s comment “ if you have a partner that whines about your cars, take them to a boat show!”
Fantastic!! 😂
this is quite possibly the worlds best podacst
Neil Clifford to run Jaguar!! The man with the vision and the eye for design to turn it around
Cheers to Mr Lovett for talking about our Melbourne tunnel. It's such an easy and affordable solution, and driving through the tunnel is relaxing. You don't need to think too much.
What about the Goodwood Tunnel?! Short enough for Mr. Harris, berry-rich enough for Mr. Cooper, and the promise of something fantastic on the other side.
Great pick.....this crossed my mind too.
Slightly different take on my favourite tunnel. For me it has to be the Channel Tunnel as this is both the gateway to family hols but also for my brother and I to get to the Nordschleife for the tourist days & Spa for track days, some of my most memorable motoring moments.
That's a very good call!
Mr. Coopers analysis on tunnel acoustics is spot on. I can say that a F355 with Tubi at 8500 on the tach during a 3-4 shift is monumental in every tunnel design that Ive tried. Some better than others as Chris said and it does seem to depend on RPM range and engine size. Smaller bore and higher rpm seeming to be more musical in general. Always thankful to hear others who are afflicted as I.
Memorable Songs on the road . .
At the beginning of the 70's I was 15, driving a year-old Triumph TR6 solo from Reno, Nevada to Southern California via hwy 395. It was barely spring. Dropping down through Mammoth lakes, California at daybreak, I had James Taylor's 'Circle Round The Sun' playing on the custom 'Quadrasonic' 8-Track. Snow sparkled everywhere, the top was down, heater blasting, and I felt like I was the only car on the road for miles.
I'll never forget that song, or the velvety lullaby of that Triumph straight-six.
Look forward to this every week!!!!
Proper laugh out loud moments every episode 😂
Great work gents, thank you 😊
I’ve had two XK8. The second was so rusty I hurriedly took off the 20” BBS wheels which are still in my garage just in case. There’s something about an old Jag that just makes you feel special
Turning Ferrari around is a 10-year project, Schumacher style recruiting all the top staff, and Lewis hasn’t got enough time left in F1 for that.
Neil knocked it out of the park with Simple Minds - Don't you (Forget about me) !!
My favourite tunnel has to be the D2202 (red rock road) in the south of France. Where the road splits when one lane carves through the rock into a single lane and the oncoming lane hugs the outside of the cliff face. Fantastic!
This has become my favorite car podcast. You gents have great chemistry and it's a pleasure listening to your discussions.
It just gets better and better, love it. Was Chris hosting from the back of a pickup truck? 😎
Great episode, loved this!!! Collecting Cars can you give the North West some love, massive car scene, not everyone can get to Bicester x
Fred Again selection is spot on. Listening to it right now, while taking my Formula 4 monocoque on a 10hr haul to Houston.
These things make my la traffic commute feel like teleporting. I can’t remember the last time I was a little disappointed to see a youtube video was “only an hour”. Best stuff on the internet!
THE No.1 automotive podcast... period
Hi guys! Been watching this podcast since almost the first episodes, and thank you. I'm going through a reawakening of my petrol head! Since april, I have driven a Ferrari 430 on the track, went to Monaco for a weekend (it was two weeks before the GP so the stands were already there, which lead me to go for a beautiful jog in the early hours of the morning through the track), went to Modena and Maranello, went to see a brilliant race in the Nurburgring and finally did my proper first road trip between Portugal and Germany. For all of this, I'm very thankful to you lot! Cheers
i've been travelling quite a bit lately, which has afforded me some quiet time to myself and i've been catching up on these podcasts - and i find myself laughing out loud, even on planes, listening along. thank you so much for doing this, it brings me immense joy as i feel like i'm truly spending an hour with my car-nerd friends, and it lifts my spirits. i owe you all drinks someday.
@03:00 Chris Harris with the prophetic insight “that means of course, he’s going to be wearing a red suit”
This has easily made the top of my automotive podcast list
As a fellow old man who dibbles on about cars, this is my favourite time of the week, thanks chaps! Could I just suggest that you occasionally choose a jazz track for your music? There are some belters out there for driving to.
I love Neils rant
Neil mentioned his Alfasud. Can we hear more about it. I was also an owner of one around the same time.
Keep up the good work guys. Love listening to the best podcast there is. On No 32 now, long may it last.
If Neil's feeling generous, I'd think we'd all quite like to see a Chris Harris Drives on that V6 Mx5! Especially considering Chris is famously NOT a Miata fan..
South Lake Tahoe coming from west from Nevada opens up to Lake Tahoe, one of then best exits ever
Excellent guys, sort your battery situation out harris
I’ve not missed any of these I watch every week.
Also Jaguar invented the disk brake and made it the difference on the track, giving Jaguar a huge competitive advantage🦁
I think Neil meant the 156 Alfa Romeo - he mentioned the hidden rear door handles. Pedant of the week award?
I see that Chris H is at the Bowgie overlooking Crantock. (We are next door at Holywell.). There are worse places to run a live podcast from 😎
Probably drinking Rattler!
Highlight of September for me and a date I organise our holidays around is the Autumn Classics at Castle Combe.
Mr Masons 250GTO is often the highlight, but watching Blakeney Edwards hustle his chain drive Frazier Nash around, often in pouring rain , comes a close second.
See you there on the 23rd.
The Pajero Evolution does exist. One of the men in orange at Pembrey Circuit had one 😍
A few things: 1) Can I suggest ‘Collecting Cars’ branded pipes straight neck please 2) the Ainsley Top tunnel that passes under the M62 towards Halifax it’s a an engineering marvel 3) can you do a feature on Neil’s V6 Mx5 once it’s built? Thanks great episode.
Best thing on UA-cam at the moment - rather watch this than Schmee any day
I thought that todays 2 car garage is so relatable ....until that Alfa as practical 4 door came along. 😂
Mr. Harris, long, long time viewer and faithful fan of yours speaking here from the US of A. All the way back to Drivers Republic days, hilarious by the way...having said that you should never have to worry about being "cancelled" for simply speaking. You are forever a fixture in the automotive community whether you want to embrace that or not. It pains me to see you feeling awkward regarding these so called "controversial" topics of our time. In reality these really arent controversial topics to the 99.999% of the population that would follow and listen to you. You keep being yourself thats what we love and respect about you to begin with. The trick that this tiny confused minority, that Mr. Hamilton apparently counts himself part of, dont want you to know is that once someone speaks their mind and that reflects the large majority of those living on this round rock that person then becomes immune to being cancelled. We still have freedom of press and you should never be afraid to fully exercise it no matter how seemingly awkward. The 99.9% MUST never give in to feeling awkward about the .0001%'s awkward issues. We shouldnt be bullied by their highly confused state of affairs.
Neil Clifford should be Jaguar's creative director. MG in Thailand is now challenging Ford ffs. 20 year old Thai kids all want an MG.
Need to get Harris half-cut and live from the back of a pickup again 😂 good form!
I love when you guys drink lmao. You guys should do an episode where you're all at a pub.
I used to adore the Revival...I was a GRRC member from the start, but the crowds have become too large spoiling the experience.
I handed my membership in and now watch it online with no crowds or queuing.
Surely, that’s Jaguar’s Ratners moment.
Totally agree with Neil about the favourite tunnel being the Hindhead tunnel on the A3. Like him I've spent so long driving from Portsmouth to waste hours crawling through the devils punchbowl and Hindhead. Now it's straight through all the way to the M25.
On the M1 on Monday afternoon, I saw a spitting image of Neil Clifford loving life, roof down, arm out the car, in a 350 SL R107 (I was travelling to fast to be sure), singing...most likely to the CA playlist. Naturally hit the auction sites when I got home, keywords: beige metallic. A gift. Even if it wasn't Neil, the man's a gift.
Fully agree with Harris on aukustiks in tunnels
Bloody awesome, week after week 🎉
Honestly this is the best car podcast and the 2 car garage this week is fxxxxng brilliant! Great answers guys
Best part of the week!!
Right, you didn’t ask but these are my thoughts. The Collecting Cars ‘Sensible’ Road Trip Podcast.
You are each driving your car of choice for the trip, collecting each other at different points in the country until the full team is assembled.
The premise is then that you take a spirited road trip to a predetermined destination, enjoying the roads and experience on the way.
On arrival you then commandeer the corner of an appropriate campsite or similar establishment and do your podcast recording, while reflecting on the drive up.
HOWEVER you must all have go-pros or similar in the cab pointed at your faces, so we can enjoy seeing the results of (‘perhaps’) some over exuberance and each of your individual experiences of the anticipation of impending doom.
Steps must be taken not incriminate yourselves, of course. Further, there should be beer and barbecue to further the enjoyment of the trip and ultimately you all share your personal preferences for the various parts of the trip - roads, scenery, overtaking opportunities etc.
Caravans etc should be left at home. Please consider weapons of choice, so as not to put your friends at a disadvantage. Could be a fun variation.
PS when do we see the next episode of Project Minky: The Integrale?
I think the best measure of Jaguar’s current brand equity is how many times a modern one has ended up in a Two Car Garage. I’m hard pressed to think of a single time one has beaten a Mercedes or Porsche in the minds of addicts.
Great episode chaps.
I wonder if the bikes hanging behind Neil every leave their place to get used.
The longest tunnel is the best. The tunnel in Dublin used to be good before they put speed cameras in. I used to open both windows and smash my wee type r through it..... Great noise 💚😍👍
The tunnel between Sweden and Denmark, done that one way north of 200 km/h... it is so fab
I go through the hindhead tunnel every so often. I slow down to 50 in my V8 BMW and floor it up to 70, slow down and then kickdown again. It’s the best!
There's no podcast that can make you laugh or smile like these boys can. Top notch!
should be showing up at the motorist not caffine and machine in the two car garage.
Leeds Bradford Airport tunnel coming from the Otley approach with twin 45 webbers wide open (no filters) and seeing how many cars in front of you brake out of sheer panic as the sound wave hits them 🤣..
Aqua's Barbie Girl features a V8 - enough for me!
Absolutely great chat...
Have to unfortunately disagree with Neil on the JLR question. While we are all passionate about the historical Jags, but they have been lost for the last few decades. Which is a true shame.
Manish hit the nail on the head. You need a leader who understands the British nature of the brand and really pushes that.
Regarding brand equity:
- we are a big generation that grew up aspiring to own the most beautiful sedan Jaguar XJ.
- we now have money but Jag needs to have the products
Only bought one Jaguar in my life, the new XF Estate back in 2017 when we needed a family hauler: drove there in a BMW 3 serie: Loved the look of the car, interior looked ok in pictures but was quite crap, started the diesel that was recommended when i ordered, then touched controls….thought it was shit, drove it 10 meters back into the showroom and put it up for sale and went away in my 3 series to Mercedes dealer and bought a C63s.
Couple a years later I took my Panamera to look at the new XJ, really wanted a Jag but luckily this time I didn’t buy it up front. Love the styling and presence but bloody hell for a premium price you better not make a Kia feel like premium 🙈.
Still want a Jag but they need to make a great car!!
The Queensway tunnel under Birmingham, it’s the longest of a few tunnels that took you from the old Bristol Street motors dealership out of Birmingham towards the craziness of spaghetti junction, at one time it was a late night illegal race track that took you on to the Birmingham superprix circuit, which was a great spectacle, I always thought they should have included the tunnels in that street circuit.
The chat about tunnels is the culmination of this podcast. Peak Collecting Addicts. It's about the bore and resonance. Ahahaha. More tunnel chat please!
Well done Mr Clifford. You beat me to the Rocketeer. Great colour combo and what a machine. Enjoy!
Getting into the blackwall tunnel is a flipping free for all
Euro tunnel north bound…it means I’m coming home and leaving France.
To answer your question on tunnels, and especially with ecoustics of said tunnel. The Hatfield tunnel under the Galleria has the best acoustics because it is square sided, and doesn't resonate in all weird directions.
I also don't believe it should be classed as a tunnel, as it was engineered with building on top of and didn't tunnel under existing landscape. Discuss.
But it did make my Mk2 Escorts and various Capri's sound wonderful. ( and weirdly a random Nissan sunny claptrap I had even sounded good.
Had a 3hr drive from Telford to Kings Lynn today...thank you lads for providing much needed entertainment during the journey. I think Jaguar needs to build a little electric sports car in the vein of the C/D-type, a big comfy and stylish saloon like a modern Mk.2 and a big coupe to rival the Conti GT and BMW 8 series like a modern day XJS.
My favourite tunnel has to be the tiny one that goes under the Goodwood circuit, as if you’re driving though it…ahead of you is a very day indeed!
This is my favourite automotive podcast by far, thank you! Do you post the two car garage question anywhere?
It's taken 32 episodes to realize this but Neil Clifford looks like he could be Mike Essa's (Formula Drift Champion & current mechanic for Daily Driven Exotics) Dad 🙂
Another great episode guys & I so look forward to these.
You’ve combined two people there. Neil Clifford and Chris Cooper. Which do you mean?
@@f1ells849 Oops yes, I'll edit it but Neil Clifford is whom I meant.
Pure class again chaps, thank you very much ❤
Interested that the official series 420R aren't HnT, maybe they don't feel they need to with the sequential and slicks. Certainly need to when on the Toyos!
Love the whole Collecting Addicts series. My first watch when I finish work on Friday here in Singapore. Watched every one & I drive a Jag XK and have a 1965 Series 1. However, I don't think you guys hit the spot exactly about the Jag brand. The successful brands today, Porsche, Mercedes, BMW etc have made consistently great cars over decades. Buyers believe in them, trust them. Jaguar did not. They got stuck in a world of no investment, various owners who didn't care, just milked the brand and became irrelevant. If Geely or someone bought it and nurtured it, as Chris H said, maybe, just maybe if they made cars that people desire with a passion, perform, are reliable and make sense, as with Volvo then perhaps there's life in the old cat after all.
I work at WAE on the same site as Williams F1, there is a lot of activity around facilities going on. They need more heads of departments to ease the pressure on Vowles though
Tend to think Jaguar really only need two cars centred around the leaping Jaguar emblem and the red jaguar word emblem. A new XJS (nobody makes a car like that) and a new XK8/R/Lightweight E-type, leave the SUV’s to Land Rover
Most enjoyable. Thank you.
What's the tightest tunnel you have been in ?
My favorite hour of the week 👌🏼
I have to disagree with you guys, Hamilton will be leaving Mercedes at the end of this season, the energy coming from him and Toto Wolff has been "off" this season and I think there's been a big fall out behind the scenes. It feels similar to when he left McLaren, everyone at the team had an air of resignation during that final season.
you guys should teach toe and roll
Good choices here, my two car garage at the moment is a Subau Forester STi and a MK1 MX5 (Eunos) on Toyota individual throttles, all the cool sounds like a V6 just none of the horsepowers 😂
You need to go to Norway driving, all of you in Collecting Addicts. You will find plenty of new favorite tunnels, others spiralling inside mountain face, so tight that campervans often get stuck from roof to round tunnel walls. And another ones that are world level of engineering going from fjord to another and dipping hundreds of metes below sea at the center.
This is the new topgear nothing touches these guys what a perfect mix of shite and brilliance
Chris pounding the Red Bull rather than the lady petrol threw me off hahaha
I'd put you guys in charge of Jaguar! All a brand needs is the faith of it's makers and the association of people who love it. Look at Jenson and his new Evija - I've ordered a Lotus Emira and part of that process is making a conscious decision to love a brand.
The sad thing about Jaguar is that it’s best cars are all in the past, they lost their heritage a long time ago and now we have several generations that don’t look at Jaguar as an aspirational brand? Love the shows Guys, just fabulous. All the best David S
Stating that Jaguar has zero brand equity can understandably cause offence to many given Jaguar’s heritage (indeed a faux pa). In context, however Jaguar various owners (Ford in particular) tried to take it in the direction of Mercedes and BMW producing a variety of high volume vehicles with a premium brand, with no real connection with its heritage, a high end sports saloons and a high end 2 door sports GT (and racing derivatives). I can see the temptation too, Jaguar’s historical rival Aston Martin has struggled to be profitable and for a while had to be a kit car builder of other manufacturers components to balance the books. A more diplomatic approach would have stated that the strategy over past 25 years had diluted the brand’s core ethos and that a return to fewer high-end (and high margin) models would return the Jaguar brand to a premium status. A conundrum for JLR, other premium brands such as Porsche saved their lower volume sport cars with clear heritage (911 & Boxster) by producing SUVs on VW platforms. In ditching the current line-up in 2025 and taking Jaguar new direction, let’s hope they produce cars that are worthy of Brown’s Lane heritage.
Was Chris talking from the back of a pick up?😂
It did look like it....or one of those Kawasaki Mules with the plastic buck!
Magnificent
9:40 Wish granted *monkeys paw*
Quality again
Tea? I lost it.
love the podcast as always but i really dislike the new intro. i feel like it sets the wrong vibe for the podcast. the flash forwards montage with the cool guitar riffs feels like a big budget TV show for a podcast who's appeal is that it's just a down to earth discussion among friends.
it's giving 00s discovery channel indeed