Chris Harris Podcast (Collecting Cars)

Chris Harris Podcast (Collecting Cars)

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p1stonhead

25,846 posts

169 months

Wednesday 23rd October 2019
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spreadsheet monkey said:
I've listened to a few of these, and enjoyed the episodes featuring Tiff and Richard Porter.

Can seem very elitist at times, like I'm listening in to a conversation between people of a totally different social and financial class.

There was an episode where they were discussing Dickie Meaden's 964 RS and saying "Of course, these used to be cheap - you could pick them up for like thirty grand. There'd be people going to the Nurburgring and treating them as disposable track cars" which felt a bit out of touch with reality. Maybe the comment was tongue in cheek, but at that point I realised that Chris and Ed are not your average men on the street!

I guess the clue is in the podcast title - most serious car "collectors" are very wealthy individuals.
I don’t think it’s elitist. They are obviously successful chaps but are quite candid about it. And £30k for a 964RS? That is insanely cheap though!

BlackR8

459 posts

79 months

Friday 8th November 2019
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Just listened to the Tiff and Harry podcasts, a really enjoyable and insightful listen.

Anyone got experience of the Collecting Cars Auction site that is plugged every now and then? (either selling or buying a car on there)

Fast Bug

11,831 posts

163 months

Wednesday 13th November 2019
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New podcast up with Petrol Ted as the guest

p1stonhead

25,846 posts

169 months

Wednesday 13th November 2019
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Fast Bug said:
New podcast up with Petrol Ted as the guest
Who the hell is petrol ted?!

playalistic

2,269 posts

166 months

Wednesday 13th November 2019
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p1stonhead said:
Fast Bug said:
New podcast up with Petrol Ted as the guest
Who the hell is petrol ted?!
The bloke that made pistonheads?

CountZero23

1,288 posts

180 months

Wednesday 13th November 2019
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Only just stumbled across this. Really enjoy the depth of knowledge and enthusiasm Harris brings.

Great to have a podcast where he can get properly geeky rather than Top Gear where it has to be a bit more mainstream.

p1stonhead

25,846 posts

169 months

Wednesday 13th November 2019
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playalistic said:
p1stonhead said:
Fast Bug said:
New podcast up with Petrol Ted as the guest
Who the hell is petrol ted?!
The bloke that made pistonheads?
Fair enough. Forum creators aren’t usually anyone I would know about to be honest.

TIGA84

5,237 posts

233 months

Wednesday 13th November 2019
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p1stonhead said:
playalistic said:
p1stonhead said:
Fast Bug said:
New podcast up with Petrol Ted as the guest
Who the hell is petrol ted?!
The bloke that made pistonheads?
Fair enough. Forum creators aren’t usually anyone I would know about to be honest.
Surely you're joking?

20k + posts and you username is the same as the site he created?

I'd have a look in the classic threads section if you genuinely aren't taking the piss!

p1stonhead

25,846 posts

169 months

Wednesday 13th November 2019
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TIGA84 said:
p1stonhead said:
playalistic said:
p1stonhead said:
Fast Bug said:
New podcast up with Petrol Ted as the guest
Who the hell is petrol ted?!
The bloke that made pistonheads?
Fair enough. Forum creators aren’t usually anyone I would know about to be honest.
Surely you're joking?

20k + posts and you username is the same as the site he created?

I'd have a look in the classic threads section if you genuinely aren't taking the piss!
I come here to shoot the st as it were. Couldn’t give a toss about who runs the site!

zeb

3,212 posts

220 months

Wednesday 13th November 2019
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I remember when all this was fields.......rolleyes

TIGA84

5,237 posts

233 months

Wednesday 13th November 2019
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p1stonhead said:
TIGA84 said:
p1stonhead said:
playalistic said:
p1stonhead said:
Fast Bug said:
New podcast up with Petrol Ted as the guest
Who the hell is petrol ted?!
The bloke that made pistonheads?
Fair enough. Forum creators aren’t usually anyone I would know about to be honest.
Surely you're joking?

20k + posts and you username is the same as the site he created?

I'd have a look in the classic threads section if you genuinely aren't taking the piss!
I come here to shoot the st as it were. Couldn’t give a toss about who runs the site!
I'm sure he'd be delighted with that last comment and how far the site's come since he sold it.

No, wait......

rolleyes

Shakermaker

11,317 posts

102 months

Wednesday 13th November 2019
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Enjoyed that. Not sure why there was 33 minutes of silence tacked on at the end?

p1stonhead

25,846 posts

169 months

Wednesday 13th November 2019
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TIGA84 said:
p1stonhead said:
TIGA84 said:
p1stonhead said:
playalistic said:
p1stonhead said:
Fast Bug said:
New podcast up with Petrol Ted as the guest
Who the hell is petrol ted?!
The bloke that made pistonheads?
Fair enough. Forum creators aren’t usually anyone I would know about to be honest.
Surely you're joking?

20k + posts and you username is the same as the site he created?

I'd have a look in the classic threads section if you genuinely aren't taking the piss!
I come here to shoot the st as it were. Couldn’t give a toss about who runs the site!
I'm sure he'd be delighted with that last comment and how far the site's come since he sold it.

No, wait......

rolleyes
Oh no how will I ever sleep at night.

Deadlysub

513 posts

160 months

Wednesday 13th November 2019
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Shakermaker said:
Enjoyed that. Not sure why there was 33 minutes of silence tacked on at the end?
I was wondering the same.

It was a great podcast though and I loved listening to the old PistonHeads stories.

pincher

8,694 posts

219 months

Wednesday 13th November 2019
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Can someone remind me who it was that managed to DoS the site for a week?

Tom Clarke

42 posts

162 months

Thursday 14th November 2019
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It's been nearly a decade since I logged into my Pistonheads profile. Listening to the Collecting Cars podcast with Petrol Ted today reminded me how revolutionary this forum was for enthusiasts. Decided to resurrect a very old email account in order to log on for nostalgias sake.

Long live PH.

anonymous-user

56 months

Thursday 14th November 2019
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Enjoyed that. Who doesn't like listening to CH blathering about car stuff...

Got me thinking, has there ever been a "Best of PH threads, thread"?

Guffy

2,313 posts

267 months

Thursday 14th November 2019
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I really enjoyed the PetrolTed podcast, brought back many memories, think these Collecting Cars podcasts have been superb, thought they would have more hits though.

miniman

25,246 posts

264 months

Thursday 14th November 2019
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fblm said:
Enjoyed that. Who doesn't like listening to CH blathering about car stuff...

Got me thinking, has there ever been a "Best of PH threads, thread"?
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=210&t=395385

DanielSan

18,868 posts

169 months

Thursday 14th November 2019
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Deadlysub said:
Shakermaker said:
Enjoyed that. Not sure why there was 33 minutes of silence tacked on at the end?
I was wondering the same.

It was a great podcast though and I loved listening to the old PistonHeads stories.
It can depend on the player you use, I use Acast and it just finishes at the end of their chat, no silence at the end. But I've had other podcasts where there's a big chunk of nothing at the end.

I did laugh at the mention of the American fella on the Lotus section famous for having no sense of humour whatsoever. It wasn't just PH where that was the case.