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I couldn't find a similar thread. His updates to his website always make me laugh.
He just updated with this:
http://sniffpetrol.com/2012/08/22/astonvanquishexc...
Similarly, during F1 races when he live tweets it makes the races twice as good.
He just updated with this:
http://sniffpetrol.com/2012/08/22/astonvanquishexc...
Similarly, during F1 races when he live tweets it makes the races twice as good.
Salgar said:
I couldn't find a similar thread. His updates to his website always make me laugh.
He just updated with this:
http://sniffpetrol.com/2012/08/22/astonvanquishexc...
Similarly, during F1 races when he live tweets it makes the races twice as good.
Excellent. That in essence is a PH "driven" review. He just updated with this:
http://sniffpetrol.com/2012/08/22/astonvanquishexc...
Similarly, during F1 races when he live tweets it makes the races twice as good.
Aston Martin announces box
There was good news for people with more money than sense this week as Aston Martin announced a new cardboard box with the shape of their grille crudely cut into the front.
The box is designed for the company’s customers who want somewhere to store everyday items such books, CDs and old saucepans but don’t want to use their DBS, DB9 or V8 Vantage for such a task.
“We realise that a lot of our customers like to keep their Aston Martin sports car for special occasions,” said a company spokesman. “At the same time, clearly they need a place in which to throw items such as a stack of old magazines or that pile of unwanted sweaters they keep meaning to take to the charity shop. That’s the perfect reason why they will be interested in the Aston Martin cardboard box with the shape of our grille crudely cut into the front”.
The new box is actually based on a more prosaic item made by Packaging Systems of Nuneaton and typically available from the loading bay at a supermarket for a price of £0. However, thanks to a number of refinements such as the shape of their grille crudely cut into the front, the Aston Martin cardboard box will retail for between £10,000 and £25,000.
“We’re confident the Aston Martin box with the shape of our grille crudely cut into the front will be a hit with many of our customers,” their spokesman insists. “Just as long as they’re so catastrophically stupid that they insist on paying way over the odds for anything that’s got our name on it”.
http://sniffpetrol.com/2010/03/26/aston-martin-ann...
There was good news for people with more money than sense this week as Aston Martin announced a new cardboard box with the shape of their grille crudely cut into the front.
The box is designed for the company’s customers who want somewhere to store everyday items such books, CDs and old saucepans but don’t want to use their DBS, DB9 or V8 Vantage for such a task.
“We realise that a lot of our customers like to keep their Aston Martin sports car for special occasions,” said a company spokesman. “At the same time, clearly they need a place in which to throw items such as a stack of old magazines or that pile of unwanted sweaters they keep meaning to take to the charity shop. That’s the perfect reason why they will be interested in the Aston Martin cardboard box with the shape of our grille crudely cut into the front”.
The new box is actually based on a more prosaic item made by Packaging Systems of Nuneaton and typically available from the loading bay at a supermarket for a price of £0. However, thanks to a number of refinements such as the shape of their grille crudely cut into the front, the Aston Martin cardboard box will retail for between £10,000 and £25,000.
“We’re confident the Aston Martin box with the shape of our grille crudely cut into the front will be a hit with many of our customers,” their spokesman insists. “Just as long as they’re so catastrophically stupid that they insist on paying way over the odds for anything that’s got our name on it”.
http://sniffpetrol.com/2010/03/26/aston-martin-ann...
Love the MG ones he used to do (probably shouldn't post them here without removing the naughty words)
monthefish said:
The man (Richard Porter) is a genius.
It's one of very few things I genuinely 'laugh out loud' (or "lol" if you prefer) on the internet.
Yeah, if anyone's not familiar, he's actually a write for Top Gear. Pretty sure he lurks here tooIt's one of very few things I genuinely 'laugh out loud' (or "lol" if you prefer) on the internet.
He is equally as funny when alongside Gareth Jones (You remember him?) and Zog (you won't remember him) on the "Gareth Jones on speed" podcast.
Brilliant stuff.
http://www.garethjones.tv/indexgj.html
Brilliant stuff.
http://www.garethjones.tv/indexgj.html
I see he's back! 
And he is definitely ripping the piss out of PH - the raving, frothing nonsense that is NP&E and the "you're 'renting' a car because you can't afford to buy it" crowd.
https://sniffpetrol.com/2019/10/24/ask-a-total-pri...
And he is definitely ripping the piss out of PH - the raving, frothing nonsense that is NP&E and the "you're 'renting' a car because you can't afford to buy it" crowd.https://sniffpetrol.com/2019/10/24/ask-a-total-pri...
Dog Star said:
I see he's back! And he is definitely ripping the piss out of PH - the raving, frothing nonsense that is NP&E and the "you're 'renting' a car because you can't afford to buy it" crowd.
https://sniffpetrol.com/2019/10/24/ask-a-total-pri...
And he is definitely ripping the piss out of PH - the raving, frothing nonsense that is NP&E and the "you're 'renting' a car because you can't afford to buy it" crowd.https://sniffpetrol.com/2019/10/24/ask-a-total-pri...
Spot on.
He's right about the Mazda 3 with SkyActiv Tech.
World leading in all classes... ALL
Chris Harris interviews Richard Porter in his Collecting Cars podcast, worth a listen too.
jet_noise said:
Chris Harris interviews Richard Porter in his Collecting Cars podcast, worth a listen too.
I heard him on this and the other day the one he did on "the smoking tire" really likable guy, deffo going to have a look through his past stuff now.
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