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The Collecting Cars Podcast with Chris Harris

Collecting Addicts Episode 51: Lewis to Ferrari, F1 Silly Season & Coffee Runs in Auckland & Sydney

The Collecting Cars Podcast with Chris Harris

Jonny Bunyan

Leisure, Comedy, Motoring, Classiccars, Chrisharris, Collectingcars, Cars, Automotive

4.81.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2024

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Well, the one week the addicts decide to pre-record an episode is the one week where the biggest F1 news drops... Perhaps they should do it more often to keep F1 interesting throughout the year!


In other news - Porsche, who can do no wrong - seems to get EVs wrong, our addicts have been down under to see some quality metal, and FINALLY: Manish drove a Ferrari 456!


So sit back, relax, and tune in to Episode 51 of the Collecting Addicts Podcast.


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(00:00) Intro

(01:04) Electric Porsches

(16:25) This week in cars

(43:32) Formula 1 silly season

(01:03:46) Two car garage

(01:13:21) Driving Tunes



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Transcript

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0:00.0

I absolutely wax lyrical because I just thought it was so far so capable.

0:06.2

And I thought actually it's quite a cool thing but within half an hour of driving it you're like,

0:10.8

oh bollocks I wish I was in a 9-11.

0:14.0

He also said to me, I skinnered that car with you, don't you remember it?

0:17.0

I went, no, I don't. Hello and welcome to the Collecting Alex Podcast

0:28.7

episode number 51. T.S. Elliot said that April is the curious month. He's completely wrong.

0:34.3

January into February is because most of you are self-employed about a tax return and a

0:38.6

VAT return and we're here to make your life better. The addicts will cheer

0:42.0

you up. Manage isn't here at the moment because he's just dropping his kid off at school.

0:46.0

And as all addicts have always said, dogs and children come before podcasts in that order.

0:52.0

So we're going to start off with the thorny issue of

0:55.2

electric vehicles and Porsche's strategy. I'm going to throw this to the floor with

0:59.5

one statement. I've been a bit impish overnight on the old Instagram because I've got

1:02.4

jet lag.

1:03.6

I view Porsche as the company that always gets it right.

1:07.3

Its strategies are the ones that every other car company I think envies.

1:11.1

I'm not sure it's got EVs right because it's announced a new

1:15.6

Tycan when I think there are lots of old and sold old Ty cans. The McCann's gone

1:21.1

for electric at a time when I think people quite like

1:24.3

McCann with internal combustion engines. So has Porsche got it wrong or is Porsche so far ahead of the

1:29.5

curve we're going to be proved wrong. Chris Cooper. No or yes or maybe. Oh great. So no because it has to I mean there's some

1:40.5

boring legislation about the number of vehicles manufacturers have to sell each year the EV.

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