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

[@panher]

I think this podcast is therapy for a lot of us!

[@jamsbasketball9676]

An announcement? He's been joking about Top Gear for months on this podcast so maybe now that the news is out he can make it official. He wouldn't be competing anymore so he can make regular car reviews with Chris Harris on Collecting Cars. 🚗

[@Wirenfeldt1990]

Regular Car Reviews you say? [Smiles in Pennsylvanian]

[@jamesward1931]

Chris Harris on cars coming back might be the best news of this year 🎉

[@clos2132]

Thank you Chris for what you did on Top Gear and we are all looking forward to the future! Manish, the audiobook is about 5hrs 30 minutes and it's tremendous!

[@lukaprelesnik2955]

Chris you held top gear together, thoroughly enjoyed all seasons. Heads up, continue what you do best!

[@MrGazhay]

Top Gear demise is sad news indeed. But very very much looking forward to getting back to how I discovered Chris Harris and friends on You Tube years ago. Hopefully back to sliding some great metal around a Welsh track and being free to talk about cars in only the way Mr Harris can... wonderful!! 🙂

[@specialcircs]

It had its time. Also I couldn't stand the onscreen bullying of Chris about his height, it was really entitled public schoolboy stuff.

[@Miggy2j]

I've received my signed copy of Chris's book here in Australia to remain unopened to cherish and I ordered an unsigned copy to read. The issue being the signed copy arrived first and I couldn't help myself as now I'm about halfway through it 😅. It's absolutely brilliant! Grab yourself a copy but best to read it alone without the fear of your family thinking you've become bipolar as you swing from tears to laughter every few minutes through the pages.

[@graceuz]

So excited for more videos like the m2 one! That was sensational!

[@matthewbourne75]

Loved Manish’s analysis of the filming of the LV GP… he’d make a fantastic director/producer in another life 😂

[@Mike-bd3yp]

Lots of love to you Chris H. Crazy, unforeseeable thing to have happened. Please don’t disappear. We appreciate you very much.

[@claytonthomas8013]

This podcast has got me through some hard and sleepless nights,as well as some huge road trips! Keep it coming gents!

[@sanjaychulani279]

Best podcast series. Thank you for taking the time to make this gents. 🍻

[@Kevin-ky5vg]

Just about halfway through your book, Chris. Lovely piece of heartfelt writing. We are of the same vintage and I have all the same childhood memories of car magazine, memorizing stats and building models of exotics. You do a great job of capturing the magic of the automobile and making sense of this bizarre affliction that plagues so many of us.

[@TheG60528XiJinPing]

Cant believe its been 8 years. Well done to Chris and the boys for many good films. Cant wait for new CHOC

[@TomH440i]

Weekly car geekery at its finest. Love this podcast 👍

[@JackFountainMedia]

Michael Buffer does the boxing and the guy doing the F1 announcements was Bruce Buffer, his brother 😀 Great pod as always!

[@mezabb]

I remember testing a 720bhp V10 RS6 and my sunglasses shot off the top of my head as I left a roundabout & floored it. I bought it immediately!!

[@kings3803]

Always a great start to a Friday morning. Let's go.

[@tmb8807]

Chris, you're at your best when you're geeking out with no gimmicks. It's why I love this podcast. Let's have it! 🤘

[@elcasho]

Chris you were awesome on Top Gear! Top Gear was a huge part of my life ; mates over, eating curry, drinking, talking sh1t and then watching the latest Top Gear. The best times!

[@secretsquirrel3793]

It's worth stating the obvious here: Top Gear was a career for many folk and it reflects well on Mr Harris that he acknowledges the effort of the unsung heroes behind the cameras. Id like to think that other programmes / institutions are clamouring for their services and, as others have said, if we get a return to Chris Harris on Cars type content that would be very, very welcome! PS what happened to the Mondial?

[@GazMoby]

Test drives are a must. I have not bought a number of cars i initially wanted after a test drive.

[@The.Fake.Adam.Lulich]

2 Car Garage Idea The year is 1929, and you are a bigwig on the New York stock exchange. Years of investing have made you a very wealthy man, however, one night you have a dream about a stock market crash. Even though you don’t put stock in psychic dreams you are shaken up enough to sell everything, and urge your friends and colleagues to do the same, however they laugh in your face. 2 months later the stock market crashes. You are still very wealthy but your friends are not Ha Ha. To rub it in your mates faces you spend the next few years searching for two extravagant automobiles. One for town driving, the other (a Convertible) for use on the Cape of Cod where you own property. No budget, love the pod!

[@devanman7920]

"everyone loves a car configurator" never have truer words have been said.

[@andrewhurstcars]

Chris Harris always gets the 2 car garage just right. Ben Collins has a manual 997 Turbo. You used to be able to order ceramics on a standard Porsche Carrera - now you can’t, and they’re reserved for GT3, RS and Turbo / S. Porsche actually have painted some calipers in the past for the Porsche family in different colours, but they won’t do it for customers.

[@sinoperture]

Supply issues… they should come back in the future. When speccing my 981 Spyder a few years back I had the 918 buckets removed as they were being prioritised for the upcoming gt3 rs.

[@andrewhurstcars]

@@sinopertureI’m not sure they’ll ever bring back ceramics for the lower 911 models.

[@memememine1]

Wow what a shame. I saw a hand full of regular 981 boxsters and Caymans along with some regular 991s with pccbs for sale in my country when I was looking to buy my car.

[@1055Richard]

Audiobook already downloaded - looking forward to a good listen Chris, been reading your work since the earliest Autocar days

[@YachtReport]

Top Gear was great to watch, I personally preferred it either way Rory and ‘Joey’. But I was always a fan of when Chris was on Drive on KZbin and then Chris Harris on Cars. So I’m excited to hear there is more to come as the m2 video was hilarious! Wanted to attend Chris’s book signing in Manchester but couldn’t make it. Will certainly get a copy.

[@secretsquirrel3793]

On Chapter 6 or Mr H's audio book and loving every minute! It's brought back so many memories of my childhood and, much like the podcast has confirmed that lifelong car entheisiasts are a very odd bunch but its comforting to be amongst like-minded folk! Next time I'm at my parents house i must see if my scrapbooks are in the loft. For many years i religiously cut out the motoring reviews of mostly tawdry four-wheeled crap and glued it to the A4 pages. There are probably 15 copies of The Observers Book of Cars too. I used to be pretty hot on those stats too you know. Scrutinising thee local paper resulted in my Dad buying a kingfisher blue VW Jetta 16v on an E and i bought my Lotus 7 replica from a small ad too. Congrats on a joyous listen Mr Harris!

[@nyalsewell]

Sunset in Vegas this time of year is actually before 5:00pm. Love the podcast, gentlemen!

[@richgardner7206]

Be interested to hear the guys views on proper dials vs digital dashboards. I personally think these new screens are an eyesore

[@keitharneson3223]

Chris, you are a class act. When one door closes............

[@veloriderkm]

Nice little Hitchhikers Guide reference at the intro.

[@nashrace]

I listened to the Audible book Mr Harris. 5hrs of listening on holiday last week. Awesome listen. Great podcast as usual!

[@simonb7556]

Looking forward to Chris Harris on cars! Enjoyed your book. Look forwards Chris. This is a great show/podcast with a fun & interesting group of presenters.

[@chrisd635csi]

Handled with class Mr Harris. Once there was top gear, now there is this podcast and some brilliant focused car content that doesn't take itself too seriously and that just seems fine.

[@Taylor40667]

Much better longer than 1 hour 🙌🙌

[@benpenagonzales6014]

Glad you mentioned the night races and eco credentials!!

[@40spinup]

I listen to the podcast in my van during Friday and then spend a late Friday night watching the video, sad I know. Good luck to Chris Harris, just finished the audiobook, highly recommended, definitely a man I’d love to go to the pub with.

[@kevincoombs7348]

A really great episode among great episodes. 10/10, jolly well done chaps.

[@kam_uk]

Can we get a couple of Collecting Addicts Videos where you all meet up at a track. One video where Harris teaches Clifford to drift. Another with all the chaps doing a blind tyre test (Summer expensive Brand / Summer Cheap brand / All season expensive brand / All season cheap brand) Just think it would be funny to see if Neil could tell the difference after he's previously stated he can't notice the difference between tyres..

[@PazLeBon]

"better to have loved and lost than never to have loved" to paraphrase somewhat

[@Twinguin]

Thanks again for this lovely discussion.

[@ReeceT20]

Surely for the 2 car garage you'd have an M3 touring for daily duties and a lotus Elise or maybe exige, they're not fast, they're not just scaffolding like a nomad or caterham, but they're just the essence of driving

[@howarddavies136]

More Chris Harris on cars style stuff? Fuck yeah!

[@ianstretch6815]

As always an outstanding session lads

[@jrtmonson]

Never fear Chris Harris - audio purchased and half way through. Good job sir!!

[@V_Dubya]

Edward Lovett giving it the berries on the Great Western Way. standard issue

[@markmawer]

Love the idea of taking your dog to the dulux colour matching guy/gal and saying "match the colour of that" 😂

[@Petrospect]

Reminds me of the George Harrison literal eggplant 🍆 story about how his McLaren F1 color came to be. Basically they had to look at a few to work out which shade he liked best 🤣

[@robiulahmed]

I, too, don't test drive cars. It takes me a while to fully get comfortable with the quirks of a new car. Funnily enough, i haven't made a purchase I've regretted.

[@Moving_Chicane]

Well done on the Scott Adams reference (42). :)

[@jammymark]

On configuraters they should take note from furnishing stores. I ordered a new sofa last week and it was an experience you should expect when buying a car. Tried them all, picked the fabric, do I want recliner? Electric or manual? Etc.

[@Jay-ww4ru]

Ceramic Brakes are so great until you need to change them out of your own pocket. And btw the audiobook is amazing, keeps me entertained for a 15h flight.

[@RickyLake]

For daily driving they can be cheaper long term. Most ceramics will last the life of the car.

[@Jay-ww4ru]

@@RickyLake $5000 when you chip one is not fun. Also they squeak at low speed...

[@allomony4010]

@@Jay-ww4ru I have them on my 997 Turbo and they certainly don't squeak at all. Hot or cold, slow or fast.

[@Jay-ww4ru]

@@allomony4010 they do at low speed on my 997 turbo s.

[@BV-co7hy]

😂 just imagining myself driving down the M4 with a Grow room in the back of my Transporter😉 Good luck on the RAC Chris ..snows comin..✌️

[@JHamilton791]

Sunset in Las Vegas is around 4:30 Pacific standard time, so 7:30 on the east coast, and I believe 12:30 in London. This was my biggest complaint of the LVGP. I feel like a dusk to night race would look great and open up viewing to more of Europe.

[@davidthegolfer]

Many many years ago I used to sell Renaults. One day a family arrived, by appointment, for a test drive. The lady of the house was interested in acquiring a new car, her first ever automatic. They had chosen our latest, top of the range Renault 16TX. Our demonstrator, a beautiful deep gold/brown metallic with plush cream interior. I reassured the customer that I would show her how to drive an automatic, it couldn’t be simpler. The test drive went very well. So well in fact that they had decided to buy this very car, our demonstrator, before the test drive had ended. We pulled into the storage compound and the lady was so excited she turned to get her husband’s reassurance, unfortunately we had yet to come to a full stop. I shouted brake and she hit the accelerator and piled into a very large metal post which stopped the car in an instant, writing off the car. At least she was able to choose a different colour on the new order for a 16TX.

[@bizling]

51:04 - 100% agree....to this day, when my mate gave me the keys to his newly acquired ex-Jean Todt sons 2014 Ferrari 458 Speciale (on damp swiss roads wearing chelsea boots!), still feels like yesterday (plus we had his 991.2 GT3 manual with us too :) , and it was magic, albeit squeaky bum time at moments evening thrash.

[@martynpotter21]

Tonight, Ed says "life in a new dimension" Mr Cooper loves a configurator Chris Harris-hikers guide to the galaxy Neil considers whether he's really been on it and Manish wants to make us suffer

[@elcasho]

Manish is spot on, track camera views were so disappointing. Might as well have held it in some other town

[@ChrisDorgan]

Two car garage today, that GT40 replica on Collecting Cars and any vanilla SUV to pull the trailer.

[@Nicolchu_]

'Due to the unique way the BBC is funded' did become the frequently used quote of a particular presenter of that olde motoring televisual feast😞 And as always, thanks for our group therapy 😊

[@jimosborn3411]

Another great pod Gents, keep being amazing.

[@AurelioZen67]

My only drive of a Ferrari was similar to Manish. A neighbour pulled up in his 500 Superfast (ex Peter Sellers) and absolutely insisted I drive it. Of course I stalled it but after that I had the most incredible experience. I was told off for moving the gear stick too quickly but the performance was deeply impressive.

[@surajchandarana4314]

Bought the book and have been reading it! Cant wait for Chris Harris on Cars!!!

[@derHuckepackmann]

Love it when the samsung logo hits the left corner of the screen at 59:42

[@urbanstrencan]

Another for the books, just in time as Abu Dhabi GP practice 1 started 😊❤

[@BarringtonSmythe]

Great works again chaps. Monkey Harris, You Tha Man!! I'm looking forward to the future. Much Love Gents ❤😎

[@joachimpearson4892]

I love how proud Manish is of Monkey's music recommendation, look at that smile!

[@craigyirush3492]

To answer the question about Indy Car - it cost me and my son about $200 total for the entire Long Beach GP weekend, including good grandstand seats, and practice and qualifying, as well as the IMSA race with the new GTP cars. Pretty good value I’d say. In fact, kids are free if they don’t have a seat in the stands. Paddock access was another $100 I think? And it’s a great old school street course. Also we paid about $75 per ticket for the last NASCAR race at Fontana. Both races were well attended so not sure Chris is right that both series are struggling.

[@kevincoombs7348]

Yep I agree with CH re Max, he really is a racers racer. He doesn't do bullshit stuff. Can you imagine Kimi putting up with all there pre race guff... And yes Manish, it should be on US time.

[@Carrera-gp9od]

It’s a shame Top Gear is no more but I’m glad Chris Harris on cars is coming back ! I have to be honest I would watch top gear on playback , all the nonsense I’d fast forward, the only bit I watched was Chris testing the cars . I’m glad he’s back to doing what he does best .

[@JCosh]

Excellent chaps! Ceramic brakes, particularly Porsche’s PCCB’s are mega - until you get stones trapped between the calliper and wheel barrel. The noise and subsequent damages is not fun. Moving on, agreed about the Las Vegas race. The TYV spectacle was less impressive visually than billed, but the racing turned out to be entertaining. More low grip tracks please…. Chris, well said about TG. It’s an institution that I have followed through its highs and lows for my whole life and whatever the reasons its sad for it to be ‘put on ice’. I realise H&S is serious matter, and I have no doubt the TG crew take such matters extremely importantly. But surely there is a way to continue? Importantly though, Freddie is recovering and I hope that he’s back doing TV etc soon enough. In the mean time let’s get stuck into some CC films and a bit of skidding! Good luck.

[@memememine1]

The chipping from stones is a real worry for me. Where I live it rarely rains so the roads are always dusty and have small rocks on it. My old m3 would frequently get rocks stuck in the rear brake shield leaving the rock to bounce between it and the steel rotor untill I could take it out manually. I wonder how much much damage it would have caused if the rotors were carbon ceramic.

[@wills2552]

A lot of heavy braking going on, I ran an F80 M3 for 3 years doing 90k miles and it was still on the original steel discs, having said that ceramics do make a car feel better to drive you can really tell how much lighter each corner is.

[@ChrisFEJackson]

I'd get it on audible only if your adenoids had been done, I'll just buy the book, but would still have your voice narrating inside my head!

[@sheepishfibreart8460]

Funny, the Collecting Cars write up for Chris' 992 did not include include the gem 'interior leather the colour of my dog's dinger' 😂 if whoever bought that has just watched this they're probably crying hard right now 😂 Excellent chat, as always. Very sad re Top Gear, I couldn't envisage how the Fred/Pad/Chris line up would work but it just did, and extremely well. Maybe when Fred is up to it, Collecting Cars could sponsor a road trip somewhere cool 😎 Chris Harris (and friends) on Cars 🚗 ❤

[@johnlewis2792]

The reason the Las Vegas race is planned so late has to do with the infrastructure needs for the roads for the hotels, as they’re only entrances are typically on the Vegas strip

[@ap6584]

Back for my weekly dose of middle class, great stuff.

[@fahrenmintah7905]

Bit early to wait ain’t it lads?

[@davidpriestley666]

Top gear loss is our gain best podcast bar none keep up the good work chaps 👍👍

[@thepurepassionkiller]

Best, most genuine Postcast so far. Shame about TG. Two car garage also (almost) nailed…

[@CodyKelly-]

Weekly therapy session 🙏💪🏼

[@nicholaslopez7918]

I live in Earlsfield, just down the road from Joe Macari....there is nowhere nice to test a car around here 😂

[@frankyork5808]

Monkey, the MS-RT Transit is the van that you need in your 2 car garage. A nice driver, but with the style and pizzazz that our biker needs.

[@harryokona]

Return of the King

[@BrendanEvan]

10:04 and this is why we love Neil

[@ChrisJones-wo9qf]

Two Car Garage Money no object. The budget is 1,500 kilograms. You are successful. You have a wife, two children (five and seven), a labrador, and you regularly embark on long journeys with the family to the countryside for long walks and hot bovril. Every month or so you also find time to attend the odd track day. You live your life vicariously through Gordon Murray CBE, i.e. you own a significant amount of lively shirts and you are excessive about weight saving in cars, to the extent that a car carrying excess and unnecessary weight is just careless and bad engineering. You require one car that will carry (legally, but not necessarily in comfort) the family (including the pooch) to their countryside adventures every other week. You also require a car to indulge your love of track days. Combined, these must weigh less than 1,500 kg. What are you having?

[@annettemcavoy3977]

chris you never got enough credit for top gear there were some great films some better than old top gear it was a very good show by the end and it is sad it is gone and that there is no regular car show on tv now but i hope Freddie makes a full recovery and i look forward to more youtube content from you and i have read your book and it is a great read you are one of the best if not the best motoring journalist of the last 10 years you have never got the credit you deserve and you are a very good driver i am 13 and want to be a motoring journalist and so you are a true inspiration thank you for 8 great years of top gear

[@Mike-bd3yp]

My mother used to play me sunshine on my shoulder to get me to sleep when I was a kid

[@I.iEeEeE]

While I hate to see people lose their jobs, it will be GREAT to see Monkey back in the car, hooning around again. YES! YES! YES! More, please!

[@mikerayner5938]

My 5 car mates on a Friday. Chris Harris on cars, hooray. It’s all about the cars. 👍

[@stephenmckay3913]

Chris, I wouldn't have bothered watching Top Gear if you hadn't have been on it. Well done on what you did do and I look forward to whatever you choose to do next. BTW, as a car obsessive, you couldn't have invented a better podcast. Your boys are great craic.

[@dair919]

Regarding the Sergio Perez moment, the announcer's name is Bruce Buffer, he's a UFC announcer, and is the brother of the well known boxing announcer Michael Buffer.

[@antgibbons4454]

2 car garage question - Yourself & a good friend have £20k between you to buy 2 cars, which you’ll alternate use of every couple of weeks. Therefore both cars must be capable of being driven daily all year round, with just enough room for the weekly food shop. You also like the odd Trackday so if one of your cars is appropriate for track driving that is a bonus. You may divide up the £20,000 between the 2 cars however you like.

[@martins6840]

TWO CAR GARAGE Congratulations, you’ve won the lottery. You’ve won enough to buy each of your friends a two car garage. Knowing each other as you do, what cars do you buy for your collecting car buddies, you want to spend £200k on each of them buying cars to suit both their personality and lifestyle.

[@ryosten]

VVT by Mr. Harris is a great listen. If you watch this and don't get it on Audible you are doing yourself a disservice. Hard copy will be bought as well. Multi-national treasure is what Chris Harris is.

[@vinaychauhan7936]

Autobahn in Swindon?? What’s this?

[@AnilPrabha]

Just read Mr Harris's book. It's totally worth it. 👌

[@mikemurphyhotrod]

Absolutely love this pod cast.Sitting here laughing at Neil talking about time wasting test drivers.

[@mvee5944]

Its a shame top gear didn't do a final farewell video.

[@nimishpatel2293]

The Las Vegas GP was saved by the racing despite the spectacle.

[@davide8641]

wow!!!! here we go!!