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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 25/09/2026

I've thought about it, but I've got enough old cars, I'd like something I don't have to worry about.

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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 20/09/2026

I have given careful consideration to your question and decided that the answer is no. No there is not.

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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 20/09/2026

Here it is parked near to a rather less rare car. Clearly another member of the Park As Far Away From Everyone Else As Possible In The Supermarket Car Park Club.

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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 20/09/2026

Since filming the collection vid last week I've done a load of miles in the Metro. In fact, I've been finding excuses to drive it, just because. I was worried it might feel old and creaky and a bit shit but actually it's really together and lots of fun. I love it.

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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 20/09/2026

Last year Jonny extracted an MG Metro Turbo from a garage in the Midlands in what became one of The Late Brake Show's most popular barn find vids. As you might know, I bought that car and sent it away to be brought back to good health. Now, at last, it's ready to go... youtu.be/x-WvIWJd-hs?...

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2 Million Views Later… the Barn Find 80s MG Metro Turbo 1st drive in 34 yrs

YouTube video by The Late Brake Show

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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 19/09/2026

You promise this isn’t one of those situations where people say, “And it’s cost me NOTHING to run. Apart from the £14,000 engine rebuild last year, obviously.”

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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 18/09/2026

I could live with the EV5, it's not a bad car, but I wasn't wowed by the driving experience and there's a fussiness to current Kias, in the design and the way they bong CONSTANTLY.

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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 18/09/2026

Not big enough for us. Also, I've just driven one and it's a nice enough car but, like the R5, I think everyone's gone a bit gaga over the design (which is v interesting) and over-rated the car itself.

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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 18/09/2026

Base R4 currently listing at £220 a month for same period/mileage so almost THREE of them!

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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 18/09/2026

But if you want a large electric Volvo saloon (and you don't do many miles a year), you can currently get into an ES90 for under 400 quid a month.

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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 18/09/2026

The electric Merc GLC is also fractionally cheaper at list price and if you want to PCP, M-B themselves rather than some random company called Excellence Vehicle Leasing Systems can get you into one for £567 a month.

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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 18/09/2026

I haven't, but the rest of the household seems unkeen.

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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 18/09/2026

If you're interested, the entry level Volvo is also more expensive than the base BMW to buy outright. Not by much, and it seems better specced, but still. Steady on Volvo.

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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 18/09/2026

That's for a base spec car. For context, here's what the much ballyhooed BMW iX3 in base spec would run you. If you could get one. Mind you, the Volvo is for March delivery so that's not an off the shelf car either.

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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 18/09/2026

Was going to stick it on the list, but then I saw the monthlies. Yowch.

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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 18/09/2026

Still trying to work out what to get as our next family car. Saw a Volvo EX60 ad the other night. What about one of those? my wife said. Nah, their software is terrible I replied. But then I read the reviews and apparently in this one it doesn't make you howl with despair...

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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 18/09/2026

Every time I hear Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter I think it’s such a terrific pop song I can’t be pedantic about the fact she keeps making up verbs.

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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 14/09/2026

Ah, gotcha, there should be a link in the show notes, but we tend not to put a photo up in the Patreon in case people want the selection that week to be a surprise.

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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 14/09/2026

I don’t understand. Which Honda?

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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 14/09/2026

Oh! I didn’t know that. Interesting.

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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 14/09/2026

Orrrrrr, if you want something that involves Smith and Sniff but is more visually interesting, why not watch our film from Monterey Car Week. youtu.be/aQUJL2tK-IQ?...

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Monterey Car Week 2026: Everything You Didn't See | Smith and Sniff x Bentley Motors

YouTube video by Bentley Motors

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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 14/09/2026

It's Monday, there's a new Smith and Sniff podcast on the loose. This week, we actually talk about cars for a bit. And also squirrels. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

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The cheap JDM classic that no one talks about

Podcast Episode · Smith and Sniff · 14 September · 1hr 5min

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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 11/09/2026

Sorry, Norden is busy but Bonnie Langford has a great spot in the front row.

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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 11/09/2026

I know anything called 'an evening with...' sounds like you're just going to watch someone loading the dishwasher and then watching a bit of Netflix but in this case, no, I'll be talking about Top Gear, and The Grand Tour, and Smith and Sniff, and cars, and that sort of thing.

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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 11/09/2026

Last year I did an 'Evening with...' thing at the British Motor Museum with TV's Paul Cowland. No one got injured so he's persuaded me to do another one, this time at Great Northern Classics. Details here. www.greatnorthernclassics.co.uk/event/an-aud...

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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 10/09/2026

You were right to be pretty sure about that.

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Glaciers collapse, disasters ensue. And then we’re expected to ignore all that because we can make fun AI images and google can badly summarise Wikipedia. Seriously. AI - Fuck off.

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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 06/09/2026

A couple of weeks ago we did a live show in California with Matt and Zack from The Smoking Tire. You can now watch what happened here. I'm not sure why I look so mardy in the thumbnail. youtu.be/TFG3X94QAZk?...

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TST LIVE w/ Smith and Sniff - TST Podcast #1446

YouTube video by TheSmokingTirePodcast

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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 06/09/2026

Excellent stuff. And a hell of a leak on the Focus. That's not even the final model 'cos the window line to the rear was lower in production.

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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 04/09/2026

I probably should have mentioned earlier that it's Bandcamp Friday, a day when the platform doesn't take any fees from the people hosting music on it. If you're feeling generous, some stuff from my ADO 88 project is up there. And, worse yet, the album is coming soon. ado88.bandcamp.com

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ADO 88

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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 04/09/2026

And speaking of our Smith and Sniff trip to the US, if you haven't already watched our new film from Monterey Car Week, you should do that today. Please and thank you. youtu.be/aQUJL2tK-IQ?...

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Monterey Car Week 2026: Everything You Didn't See | Smith and Sniff x Bentley Motors

YouTube video by Bentley Motors

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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 04/09/2026

After a short break while we were in the US, our Friday morning Smith and Sniff second show, On The Other Side Of Things, is back. New episode here. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

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Q&A 116 - Racing Nigel Havers

Podcast Episode · Smith and Sniff · 4 September · 36min

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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 03/09/2026

Oh wait, I have one other selfie from last night. It features a car telly legend. And a man called Phil.

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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 03/09/2026

You'll see from this photo that Hammond was drinking a lovely glass of white wine. May too. That looks nice, I thought, after saying hello to them, and went to the bar to ask for one. We don't have any white wine they said. I'm still not sure where Hammond and May got it from.

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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 03/09/2026

Smashing time at the Grand Tour premiere last night. Hadn't seen the first episode before and let me tell you, it's absolutely fantastic. The new boys done good. Forgot to take any photos so here's a selfie taken by a former colleague who happened to be there.

The old Grand Tour presenters posing for a selfie with the new Grand Tour presenters.

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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 03/09/2026

HORSE CAR! Find out more in our new video, Smith and Sniff do Car Week. youtu.be/aQUJL2tK-IQ?...

Jonny Smith sitting on top of a 1970s Lincoln made up to look like a horse. A bit.

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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 02/09/2026

Lots and lots of good advice for you to pick up, if you want to.

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Richard Porter @sniffpetrol.com · 02/09/2026

This week we’re heavily into all sorts of cars, basically in Monterey. youtu.be/aQUJL2tK-IQ?...

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