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Smith and Sniff

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Apr 4, 2022 • 1h 3min

Brut Sport and the electro Lotus

Jonny and Richard discuss the new Lotus Eletre and try on a freshly-discovered retro aftershave. Also in this episode, Roy Orbison's poor standards of car maintenance, the appeal of 1950s Cadillacs, getting insulted by Robbie Coltrane, meeting Elisa Artioli, the highly competitive small blue knob pill market, entries in the biggest engine capacity spread game, details of Jonny's new car, and why the Eletre isn't actually a Lotus at all.patreon.com/smithandsniff Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 28, 2022 • 1h 10min

Lunch at Baldock

Jonny and Richard are back at Baldock having a bite to eat and talking about, amongst other things, knock-off A-ha, cars in property ads, conspicuous illegality, almost crashing Britain's oldest Beetle, The Car's The Star, people thinking you've defecated in their house when you haven't, reviving a bee, Jonny's new cartoon crime fighting show, using the word 'trove', ill-fitting nitrous kits, wearing a tie with a bomber jacket, unwelcome air mattress deflation, trying to sneak bits of Belisha beacon out of the house, hire car mishaps, and annoying Tiff Needell by forcing him to play crazy golf and then filling his bed with bric-a-brac. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 21, 2022 • 1h 5min

Episode 100 live from Baldock Services

To celebrate the 100th episode of this podcast Jonny and Richard meet up in their spiritual home; the car park of Baldock Services on the A1. Topics covered in this episode include people who won't sell you a car if they don't like you, thick Northern tea, returning Madonna to stock, the things doctors find up people's fundaments, smutty steam rallies, working scale model engines, weird measurements, the way Jeremy Clarkson says Aston Martin, American cars choking on strong Euro petrol, BMW buying Alpina, driving a car with a broken fuel gauge, mid-range cars in British rap videos, and when garages have your car for a service and rudely change your radio station.patreon.com/smithandsniff Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 14, 2022 • 1h

Anyway, the ID.Buzz

Jonny and Richard attempt to talk about the Volkswagen ID.Buzz but get slightly distracted by unexpected wetsuits, the Bristol Channel, Florence out of Florence + The Machine as a mermaid, meeting an etceterist, a weird homemade song about Boots Vouchers, walloping 909 beats, Federal-spec Peugeots, the film Blade (again), saying 'the thing is', being really into Marillion, having a terrible Ben Sherman Page 3 shirt, shouting swear words at a charging flap, low fat lard, and Richard's new car. patreon.com/smithandsniff Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 7, 2022 • 1h 4min

Just driving and smiling

Jonny decided to try something new while driving to Yorkshire. Also in this episode, Richard has been thinking about Flo Rida, Jonny remembers getting offered illicit things by a dove-eating American cab driver, there's some middle-aged man confusion about rap lyrics, and an interesting story about a Mercedes estate. Plus, Euro vans, the Citroen Spacetourer XL, making MPVs cool, soggy American minivans of the '90s, the new Morgan Super 3, bad wiper use, Smith and Sniff bingo, four cylinder Porsche stories, and Richard gets the giggles over that old joke about the eskimo taking his car to the garage. patreon.com/smithandsniff Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 28, 2022 • 1h 2min

Prelude 1.8 on low RON fuel

Jonny's been listening to Foreigner and Richard has a problem with the way people impersonate Elvis. Also in this episode, enjoying over-the-top songs, the art of extremely good backing vocals, grating cheese on a SAAB 99 Turbo alloy wheel, the value of PlayStation memorabilia, the inconvenience of cassette tapes, and the heroism of tumbling superbike riders. Plus, Fanta accidents, classic cisterns, West Country power, Japanese lavatory mishaps, more Alfa Giulia thoughts, and bands you can't enjoy because the leader singer seems to be a bit of a flute. patreon.com/smithandsniffhttps://shop.thelatebrakeshow.com/collections/smith-and-sniff Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 21, 2022 • 60min

Scooter through a plate glass window

Jonny's back after a trip to the world's longest pier and Richard knows a man who once had a terrible accident with a holiday scooter of doom.Also in this episode, Gregg Wallace shouting at people in factories, unfortunate bottoming out stories in other people's cars, smashing up a load of Corsas in the name of airbag testing, and why elks are idiots.Plus, the strange quirks of the Alfa Giulia Quadrifoglio, a very nice Lexus green, trying to persuade someone to buy a GS F, and actual police people have written in with the inside scoop on those mysterious BMW engine problems.Finally, Jonny and Richard have an important message for all men.patreon.com/smithandsniff Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 14, 2022 • 40min

What it's like to live with an old Range Rover

Richard is flying solo this week and spends most of the podcast droning on about his Range Rover and then mangling the pronunciation of German words. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 7, 2022 • 1h 2min

All the bells and whistles

Jonny and Richard wonder about a forgotten and very noisy part of the Mod scooter scene. Also in this episode, the cars of A Touch of Frost, annoyingly needless idling, a BMW problem that only affects police cars, meeting someone from The Bill, seeing a Toyota Blade and wondering if Gordon Murray is getting taller. Plus, Agnetha from ABBA running a Volvo parts warehouse, the weird noises made by Teslas, the price of second hand Alfa Giulias, the meaning of Cat S, the agony of slow overtaking, the joy of an old Tatra and the absence of young Bernards. Oh, and also some stuff about goats.patreon.com/smithandsniff Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 31, 2022 • 58min

Accidentally kicking an Alpine A110 under the fridge

Jonny's been to see Gordon Murray and Richard has weird memories of trying to win a Porsche 924S. Plus, some lesser known facts about the GMA T.33, the kind of Terminator robot that does admin, the cost of servicing a Ford GT, and discovering where Weetabix comes from. Also in this episode, Britain's biggest Post-It note enthusiast, pre-selector gearboxes on buses, the fate of 5th Gear giveaway cars, people who say "pull the trigger", and what on earth is the matter with Sir Lord Alan Sugar?patreon.com/smithandsniff Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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