Smith and Sniff

Jonny and Richard remember the swan of windscreen wipers. Also in this episode, stealth wealth cars of Geneva, a mannish trip to Germany, the time one of the Top Gear team got trapped on a submarine, the strange wiper policies of the VW Scirocco, driving a classic S-Class, listeners’ messages about the weird GM credit card, police cars and the Dutch, the return of the Smith and Sniff Saab, and another cracking pick from Car & Classic.

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In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things Q&A show, Jonny and Richard attempt to answer listeners’ messages about quirky car views, vigilante badge removal, and people who don’t put ‘the’ ahead of car names.

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Jonny and Richard have a belated chat about all the new cars at the Paris motor show including the new 2 CV, Peugeot RCZ and E-T16, Opel STX, Fiat Multiplay and Alfa Cuorerosso concepts, and explain why show cars are usually a sham. Also in this episode, famous car makes teetering on the brink, the Jag Type 01 revealed at last, the return of a really small Smart, a short review of the Subaru E-Outback, and another delightful car found on Car & Classic.

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This week’s C&C pick: https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C2063579

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In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard tackle listeners’ messages about retro design, the worst riding cars, and car launches you’d like to have been at.

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After Bicester Scramble a couple of weeks ago, Richard thinks there’s a reason car shows are more important than ever. Also in this episode, Scimitar grimace, asymmetric car faces, wallowy land yachts and unloved AMCs in old movies, staging a one car at a time car show, getting mobbed by tourists in a Honda Beat, and another great car chosen from Car & Classic.

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This week’s C&C pick: https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1912335

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In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard respond to listeners’ messages the BMW M5 manual being available only in America, why paddleshift Ferraris are often advertised as manuals, a hypothetical quandary involving Gordon Murray, a former racing driver and a disgraced TV presenter, the least mechanical sympathy ever shown to a car, and strange automotive habits.

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As Citroen announces a re-born 2 CV, Jonny and Richard wonder where the Euro retro car trend will end. Also in this episode, the British prime minister somehow ending up in an AC replica, an old Mini that couldn’t be stopped, Victorian follies, a strange idea from Vauxhall in the ‘90s, the low key cars of Paris, a listener’s inside story of a VW Beetle advert, engine silkiness on the radio, an off-brand A-Team, and another cracking pick from Car & Classic.

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In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard respond to listeners’ messages about cars that don’t work outside of their homeland, oddball cars your dad told you about, why UK private plates are the way they are, and the greatest steering wheels of all time.

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Jonny and Richard wonder what an increasingly young-looking food logo lady might have bought with her pre-made Yorkshire pudding millions. Also in this episode, misheard lyrics, Weller wheels, local car show spots, Uncle Ben’s Benz and Captain Birdseye’s quayside Shogun, the new Bristol Fighter in person, the Bridgestone Super R.A.P. wheel, driving theory test strangeness, and another delightful thing found on the Car & Classic.

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This week’s C&C pick: https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C2191812

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In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard pick a convertible for a bored GR86 owner, nominate a celebrity co-driver for Jonny’s race-prepped Hillman Avenger, and decide if the DeLorean was a bad idea from the start.

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Jonny has a remarkable encounter in the Isle of Man. Also in this episode, an old new Beetle for a new driver, confusion about how Mini names its cars, Richard’s MG Metro Turbo coming home, Daihatsu Mira TR-XX Avanzato envy, the expensive delights of an early Ford Ka brochure, the other things Jonny got up to on the Isle of Man apart from meeting Noel Edmonds, and a forgotten Italian wonder from the Car & Classic classifieds.

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This week’s C&C pick: https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C2069353

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In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard talk what to choose as a fun third car, how they would have tried to sort the tangle of British Leyland, and ways to personalise a deceased-spec Micra.

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A listener shares a harrowing tale of attempting to enjoy a specific vista at an iconic American motorsport venue. Also in this episode, an embarrassing Keith confusion, Natalie Imbruglia’s Mercedes M-Class, news of Nigel Havers and a Saab, the upcoming Days of Thunder sequel, the return of the Bristol Fighter, and another fantastic car from Car & Classic.

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In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard talk about British vehicles for American postal services, an EV to replace a diesel SUV, cars that are like mediocre songs with great intros, and ridiculous bodywork bodges.

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Jonny and Richard have found a gem on Car & Classic. Also in this episode, cosplay Land Rovers, re-branding rats, the new Audi A2 and Dacia Spring, a real life No Name Full Suspension Mountain Bike Guy, and what went on at the Grand Tour premiere.

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In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard talk about near-accidents caused by car nerdery, the best car from any 007 film, and a replacement for a Mercedes GLC Coupe.

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Jonny and Richard discuss the new series of The Grand Tour and explain why Top Gear was the way it was. Also in this episode, news of upcoming live shows, global car scatter, old money cars spotted, seeing someone you know on the side of a bus, the greatest AMG Mercedes, and another cracking pick from Car & Classic.

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In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard tackle ludicrous car-related stage shows, cars in clothing ads, and famous people in unlikely cars.

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Jonny and Richard struggle to remember some precise details about The A-Team and find a very interesting machine for sale on Car & Classic. Also in this episode, the very specific music of Dawson’s Creek, the drinking habits of the people in Friends, a look back at a recent live show, getting into trouble with an old man in Detroit, incorrect words in car ads, the interesting postal vehicles of North America, and some bad news about horses.

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Jonny and Richard are recording in a Los Angeles hotel room as they discuss hoarding wristbands, enforced sushi, attending a 2000s R&B video recreation, America’s hidden fire hydrants, the Road Wizard, a White Cabriolets update, trying to rent a Ford Crown Vic, a new leader in the caravan game, Aston Martin names, the curse of the free pour, gate crashing a Ferrari party, guerrilla parking a Bentley, the forbidden crisps of Pebble Beach, and the highlights of Monterey Car Week.

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