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Smith and Sniff

Jonny Smith and Richard Porter

Top Gear, Road Trips, 5th Gear, The Grand Tour, Leisure, Cars, Automotive, Improv, Comedy

5 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of their weekly Friday second show, Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about low-cost manual fun, car games, why really cheap used cars seem cheaper in the UK compared to the USA, a Fiat Multipla obsession, and the peak era of pillowy seats.

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0:00.0	I'm Richard Porter.
0:02.7	I'm Johnny Smith.
0:04.1	And this is on the other side of things, the Smith and Sniff spin-off in which we answer your questions.
0:12.9	Right then, well, some questions to be answered on a Friday.
0:19.0	And I'm going to start with one from a listener called Ollie, who says,
0:24.8	Hello, you wonderful raging flautists. I need a recommendation for the cheapest possible
0:30.5	manual, inverted commas, ordinary car that's genuinely fun to drive. Looks, rarity and pedigree don't matter. Just maximum
0:39.2	manual driving enjoyment for minimal cost. What's your pick? Must be manual. Under three grand,
0:46.0	love to hear your thoughts. The cheapest Spanish gearbox thrills. Um, okay, so looks, pedigree,
0:54.0	rarity don't matter.
0:55.4	Fun does matter and obviously cost.
0:57.9	Is it?
0:58.2	So I'm getting the impression maybe Ollie sort of wants a car with a noticeably pleasant manual gearbox.
1:04.8	I'm guessing so.
1:06.4	It has to be, doesn't it?
1:07.7	That would lead me to think that...
1:13.6	BMW's in that?
1:15.8	Yes.
1:17.0	A BMW always has a lovely gear shift.
1:19.1	It's one of the things that draws people to the propeller badge.
1:25.0	But they're very specific sort of...
1:27.1	They're not the fastest gear changes, are they?
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