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@Carpervert

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Journalist/TV/YouTuber bloke with penchant for motors - ° Bridging V8 and EV ° Business enquiries: Dan @driventalent .co.uk

Stamford, England
Joined February 2009
Don't wanna be here? Send us removal request.
@Carpervert
Jonny Smith
2 years
@elonmusk You are clever Elon, but this tweet cheapens your achievements. It's also not funny. Much like me putting these two photos together.
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Jonny Smith
2 years
I might just pin this and then read out the comments every week or two.
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Jonny Smith
2 years
BMW, Audi and even Merc have completely lost their sparkle and creative vigour. You'd have to pay me to buy an EV of the aforementioned brands before I chose a Kia or Hyundai. The Koreans are king of battery cell tech, of warranty, of boundary pushing designs on cars that aren't
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Jonny Smith
11 months
This is offensive.
@autocar
Autocar
11 months
BREAKING: Volvo has gone SUV-only in the UK, axing all of its saloons and estates
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Jonny Smith
2 years
Hyundai have mic dropped the Internet today. Not just bold concepts that draw on the past, but bringing in future tech with them. Appealing to my 10yr old son, my 17yr old nephew and me. Bravo @Hyundai_UK
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Jonny Smith
1 year
Oh. My. Word.
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Jonny Smith
1 year
Dear @cardiffcouncil I believe you may have removed some cars that you weren't supposed to. The notice wasn't served lawfully and the owner is quite unwell. I think you need to contact me and get this resolved. Please RT this. @LateBrakeShow
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Jonny Smith
1 year
Morning. Still amazed the number of people who think buying used cars is 'dirty' or a sign that you haven't got the funds. Strange. What do you think?
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Jonny Smith
4 years
Stirling Moss was a dude, this we know. In many ways he was a cat with nine lives, but hearing of his death this morning is still very sad. #stirlingmoss
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Jonny Smith
2 years
You might not want to hear this, but my break from social media has been very positive and I urge others to try it. There's a few changes in my personal life, but rest assured all you'll see here is car related bobbins. Thanks to everyone for the positive messages. J
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Jonny Smith
3 years
What a shock. Too young. Too talented.
@nuerburgring
Nürburgring
3 years
The Nürburgring has lost its most famous female racing driver. Sabine Schmitz passed away far too early after a long illness. We will miss her and her cheerful nature. Rest in peace Sabine!
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Jonny Smith
10 months
Everything that's wrong with the modern car world in one turdy package.
@el_drapo
El Drapo
10 months
£155k for a lesson in depreciation and truly challenging design! 😳
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Jonny Smith
3 years
Please BMW, stop it.
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Jonny Smith
2 years
Wishing everyone who has watched and supported my content on @LateBrakeShow (or otherwise) a festive, bright and restorative Christmas break. Thank you for your frequent positive comments. It means a lot. There will be a new episode on Boxing Day, so keep an eye out for that.
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Jonny Smith
4 months
Genius. Can't remember the last time an F1 driver delivered true self deprecating comedy.
@ValtteriBottas
Valtteri Bottas
4 months
Meat pie warmer? ✅ Budgie Smuggler clothes line? ✅ Kookaburra horn? ✅ Your first car could NEVER... So we made a second car that could. Purpose built for an Aussie road trip. @Uber_Australia #UberCarShare
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Jonny Smith
3 years
A year since lockdown began, but more amazingly it is 6 months since we have seen this creature. She emerged this morning. I was convinced she'd died, but these dinosaurs can survive snow it seems. Remarkable. Welcome back Shelby, and thanks to everyone who sent us well wishes.
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Jonny Smith
1 year
Getting sooooo close to the half mill subs milestone. It's been a long slog, and I try not to get caught up in the analytics, but when it is your livelihood (and kinda your hobby too) you just spend so much time trying nurture it. Thanks to everyone who supports @LateBrakeShow !
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Jonny Smith
10 months
At exactly this time 14 yrs ago I became a father. Tonight I took her to a Turkish restaurant and gave her an electric drift trike. Happy birthday Kitty-Mae x
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Jonny Smith
2 years
This. Ban cruise ships. Pointless polluters.
@Tim_Oldland
Tim Oldland
2 years
@AndrewxMontague The 10 largest cruise ships put out the same amount of yearly CO2 as ALL the cars in Europe. All of them.
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Jonny Smith
2 years
Still want one.
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Jonny Smith
2 years
Shall we get this cruel bastard into trouble?
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dominic dyer
2 years
Selfish cruel idiot
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Jonny Smith
9 months
7.7-litres of Derv brimmed it from reserve.
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Jonny Smith
2 years
Keeping it classy on Insta in the plaid on a Wednesday eve.
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Jonny Smith
5 years
Well evening folks. Have an absolutely delightful Christmas. Thanks to everyone who follows me on here and Instagram, and who watches/reads the car content I make. Good night carperverts. x
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Jonny Smith
4 years
Yesterday I was sat in a cafe and this drove by. Rarer than a Ferrari F40.
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Jonny Smith
5 months
It is my job to get excited about new cars and share their merits/flaws/ambitions. But let me tell you it's getting harder than ever. There is a tidal wave of 'meh' in the automotive sphere, and that's largely because so many new launches bring nothing to the party. Jaded? Maybe.
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Jonny Smith
2 years
@weirdterrifying Faith in the strength of the car. Incredibly strong rally cars. Co-driver never dropped a sheet of paper.
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Jonny Smith
2 years
Cannot stop watching this. Wow, wow, thrice bloody wow.
@DirtFishRally
DirtFish
2 years
A code brown for Daniel McKenna on @OffDonegalRally 😳💩
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Jonny Smith
4 months
Tim is right to rant. We are at saturation point for tech that answers questions nobody asked. Gesture control, voice prompting, touch screens for everything, Lane keep and parking 'assistance'. We just need to be adults and control/engage with our cars better - they're machines.
@Tim_Oldland
Tim Oldland
4 months
<RANT INCOMING> Right, this is the perfect example of everything that is wrong with car design at the moment. It takes a second or less to pull the charge flap open after you’ve pressed it in (which you still have to do here), and again to close. This is absolutely fucking
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Jonny Smith
7 months
The danger of these videos is that people think this is a wise idea. I bet my cat this car will either never function again, or will be irreparably rotten within 2 yrs.
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The Best
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It's like the car was reborn.
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Jonny Smith
3 years
People seem to refer to estate cars as being a bit 'old person' spec. I think the ultimate OAP spec is in fact a crossover or mid sized SUV. Fight me!
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Jonny Smith
7 months
This is the best looking saloon on sale right now. Beg to differ? Absolutely adore the @AlfaRomeoUK Julian. Choose your weapon.
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Jonny Smith
3 years
Last night I had the misfortune of breaking down. Fortunately a) I broke down as we pulled into the services and b) as I popped the Dodge bonnet to see what'd happened a wonderful @TheAA_UK chap came over to help. I am not a member of the AA. He diagnosed it & got me home! ✊🏽
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Jonny Smith
6 months
Cruise ship commuting hell. Hey everyone, let's sail around pointlessly polluting the air and sea. Why they are still building them simply cooks my brain.
@SpellOdyssey
Spellbinding Odyssey
6 months
@Rainmaker1973 Late arrivals at PortMiami due to bad weather ⛈️
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Jonny Smith
1 year
This needed to be said. #bekind
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Jonny Smith
4 years
Got lock? The @Honda_UK e isn't just rwd but it has more dorifto lock than any car I have ever driven. Can't tell you the exactly turning circle until the embargo is lifted.
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Jonny Smith
4 years
What a week it has been. Bit overwhelmed by the response to our @LateBrakeShow interview with @harrismonkey . Just want to thank all of you who watched, shared, and commented on the films. Have a good quality weekend. And thank you Chris - I know you didn't have to, but you did.
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Jonny Smith
2 years
Daughter has decided that my Beetle is no longer embarrassing, and is now perfect for her 'vintage aesthetic' photography. I nodded.
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Jonny Smith
2 years
Fascinates me how many 'Supercar' YouTubers are starting to dip their toe into classics, restorations and restomods. It's almost as if they realise there's a finite interest or relevance to the world of new high dollar two-seat toss destined to clog up the Arab Emirates.
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Jonny Smith
4 years
Had one hour sleep. Don't care right now.
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Jonny Smith
4 years
I'm going to bed really chuffed. Thanks for all the decent messages from today's videos. Contrary to belief we have been self funding most of @LateBrakeShow this year, so it's been pretty challenging. But, responses like this make it totally worth it. Thanks to everyone. #bekind
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Jonny Smith
2 years
Coming to @LateBrakeShow later today. Oh yes.
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Jonny Smith
3 years
Unfortunately there will be no new episode of @LateBrakeShow this wknd or early next week. The family continue to lie low after testing positive over a wk ago. Kids fine, but Mrs CarPerv & I feel ultra ropey. Thanks for bearing with us. Sadly I can't make new @YouTube material.
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Jonny Smith
6 months
My recent slating of the new Honda, my dismay of so many bloated piston cars and EVs that aren't packaged well enough comes after years of being eager and excited to see cars evolve. Right now there is a sea of 'meh'. There's 1 in maybe 30 new cars that is genuinely brilliant.
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Jonny Smith
4 years
Thank you. Thanks to everyone who follows me and who has watched/subscribed to the @LateBrakeShow channel and help it surpass 195,000 subscribers. I'm not going to lie, life hasn't been too easy lately, so although there is an awful lot to smile about... 1/2
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Jonny Smith
4 years
YES.
@yankodesign
Yanko Design
4 years
The Fiat 126 reimagined as an all-electric vehicle evokes nostalgia through its modern design!
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Jonny Smith
3 years
I'm on a plane without a passport. This could go either way when we land in the United England of British lands. Stressful to say the least, on that side of things.
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Jonny Smith
5 years
World exclusive! First blast of @Porsche ‘s first full #EV - the incredible 800v 600+hp 4wd #Taycan . Vid coming v soon for @fullycharged on @YouTube
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Jonny Smith
2 years
EV estate fans stand up. Our voices have been heard. It seems @AudiUK is bringing this A6 Avant E-tron to market. 800v, WLTP 435 miles / 700km with Quattro (twin motors) power to the tune of 350kW/469ps/800nm. Dimensionally same as A6 Sportback, sub 4 sec 62 & air susp. I like!
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Jonny Smith
3 years
I actually like the look of this new Countach. It's a damn sight better than the Ferrari Roma aesthetic effort. Lack of wings is fresh and strong horizontal bar front grille is retro cool.
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Jonny Smith
4 years
Watch this.
@RealEOC
Eyes On Cinema
5 years
Leslie Nielsen as Frank Drebin in "Fraud Squad!" Red Rock Cider commercials
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Jonny Smith
2 years
Monday micro rant.
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Jonny Smith
1 year
Can the news stop telling people to not drive or travel anywhere? It isn't exactly treacherous out there. Drive according to conditions, pack essentials in the boot (clothing, water, snacks, bit of carpet) and focus on your tyre choices rather than how many driven wheels you have
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Jonny Smith
6 years
First day back in the seat on an old job called @FifthGearTV
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Jonny Smith
3 years
Keeping it real with £14 worth of Domino's filth in a £290k car.
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Jonny Smith
3 years
So many people getting irate about the F1 crash. It's fast racing. Sometimes there is a crash. That's what makes it not boring.
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Jonny Smith
5 years
If you see one car at the @ClassicMotorNEC this wknd, make sure it is NHK295M. This is the original Sweeney star/action car and has been in a underground resto process that spans almost 30 years. For me it is one of the most significant classics in existance.
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Jonny Smith
4 years
My @PolestarCars review has been live 20 hours and I am reminded why criticising anything about Tesla products is so tiring. Hundreds of comments - so much wrath and fury. How dare I NOT rate Tesla 3 aesthetics, or interior design or standard brakes. I drive 1000s of cars for my
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Jonny Smith
3 years
Updates on my life: @lufthansa found my passport on the plane and are posting it back; I got a letter to say I was caught speeding in a Citroen E-C4 last week; I went for a run this morning and didn't die.
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Jonny Smith
2 years
There's never been a better time to see the big picture and embrace renewable energy. Personally I cannot wait to equip myself with solar, heat pump and wind power.
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Jonny Smith
3 years
To whoever stoved in my Dodge front wing while it was parked outside the restaurant we were eating in tonight.... I will track you down. You kicked/reversed into the wrong car.
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Jonny Smith
3 years
Congrats to the football squad for their incredible work. Now, look at the incredible stitch work on my Allegro sleeper interior by @CraigHughes666 . Yes, that is authentic 1970s London Underground moquette.
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Jonny Smith
1 year
This.
@Noonz
Alex Núñez
1 year
They should run these on Sunday instead of the current cars.
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Jonny Smith
3 years
This is the coolest PHEV on sale in Britain right now. Fight me.
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Jonny Smith
1 year
It's #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek and I have to admit things have been tricky recently. Juggling time management, diary organisation, quality parenting & time for those you care about is hard. And it sometimes gets too much (yet is self inflicted). We are all a 'work in progress'.
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Jonny Smith
4 years
First time on the road in 17 years. Today felt good. It's also 25 years to the day that @reefband released their debut album Naked - one of my desert island discs. I have listened to that CD a lot in this car.
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Jonny Smith
2 years
It isn't until you try selling your house that you realise how dim and shallow some people are.
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Jonny Smith
4 years
Thank God it's Christmas. Wishing every single one of you a relaxing, restorative & positive break. We can't see everyone we want to, but I hope you can make contact somehow. Thank you to everyone who has watched, subscribed to, commented on or become a @Patreon of @LateBrakeShow
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Jonny Smith
1 year
Still the best car TV ad. Time to do another @Honda_UK ? You'd be welcome to use my Insight (but bolt it back together afterwards).
@historyinmemes
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Honda used every part of the Accord to make its award winning launch ad in 2003
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Jonny Smith
4 years
New piston cars banned in UK from 2030. As I said before, the key word here is new. EV charging is improving every quarter, as car ranges improve. Interesting petrol cars will survive for occasional amusement, EVs do bulk of the miles. I'm cool with that.
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Jonny Smith
3 years
My fuel station. @LandRover_UK
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Jonny Smith
4 years
Apparently my brown chairs are trending. Remarkable.
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Jonny Smith
3 years
Halloween. I bet most people who celebrate it don't really know the true meaning. Not my bag at all - just a load of Amazon landfill costumes, no-name diabetes sweets and unnecessarily scary shit for kids.
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Jonny Smith
2 years
Not the first car I was expecting to see buzzing along the M5 yesterday morning. A split window Kafer in the wild is a rare sight.
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Jonny Smith
4 years
People who put Greta Thunberg's face on exhausts and turbochargers. It's not witty. You just look like a tw @t . Harsh but true.
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Jonny Smith
2 years
Life's challenging for a lot of us at the mo, but I wish everyone a top drawer weekend.
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Jonny Smith
4 years
The sultan of slide, my TV uncle of skid and someone I am glad to call a good friend is 69 today. Someone buy this man a winter coat! You are a talent and a hell of a sport @tiff_tv . Join me in wishing the man a happy birthday.
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Jonny Smith
3 years
I took my young lady daughter to school today in a borrowed 911 992. 'You really aren't going fast enough' she said. 'When you collect us later, can you go quicker? Maybe launch control?' I love her. #InternationalWomensDay
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Jonny Smith
9 months
We've broken the 600,000 subs mark. Feels like a big milestone, so a huge thank you to everyone who has supported, commented and enjoyed @LateBrakeShow so far. Lots more to come. X
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Jonny Smith
2 years
Sorry to hear about @Carfection closing. Their videos were of an exceptionally high calibre. I can well relate to the tricky decisions between trying to make TV quality content, versus just shooting from the hip and chasing the algorithm. YouTube is a complex beast.
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Jonny Smith
1 year
I haven't driven the Ferrari PureWang, or the Aston Valerie, but later today you will see I've driven this on @LateBrakeShow . Beast mode engaged...
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Jonny Smith
8 months
You, me and a handful of secondhand heroes. What do ya say @QuentinWillson ?
@QuentinWillson
Quentin Willson
8 months
Now Top Gear has gone it’s a tragedy there’s now no car show of any merit on terrestrial telly. Why do TV broadcasters have no appetite for car content any more? Cars, driving and roads are going through the biggest upheaval for 100 years and commissioners and channel heads just
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Jonny Smith
3 years
Happy 70th birthday to the blazer wearing Godfather of dorifto. @tiff_tv , it has always been a pleasure to work with you, ride shotgun during some winky bum scenarios, giggled much and admired your questionable dietary requirements. So many stories... (yes, it's an ancient pic!)
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Jonny Smith
1 year
I have no words. We have reached the pinnacle of nostalgia pox
@IconicAuc
Iconic Auctioneers
1 year
£596,250 😳🤯😳 1987 Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth sells for a world record breaking price at @RaceRetro_ show! Incredible. #silverstoneauctions #raceretro
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Jonny Smith
3 years
So many nostalgic comments for V8 SD1s, wow! Maybe it is a Father's day thing? If you haven't watched the barnfind video yet, this is what a 1983 Vitesse manual in Moonraker looks like when it has been pushed out of the garage and sponged down after 22yrs.
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Jonny Smith
5 years
My son has come of age. A @TamiyaUK Christmas is always a special Christmas.
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Jonny Smith
4 years
I just drove the Honda for the first time. At 9500rpm.
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Jonny Smith
3 years
Blokes rinsing SUVs with synth exhausts around town, holding it in 2nd. I'd rather hit my dick with a mallet.
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Jonny Smith
5 years
Bus lanes are for buses. EVs are great for many reasons, but they are still boxes on wheels that can congest cities/towns. EVs shouldn’t go in bus lanes or have green numberplates. Let’s sort easier charger access (on and off-street) first.
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Jonny Smith
2 years
MoTs every 2 years proposed by the UK gov. This is a terrible false economy. How many car owners ever check their cars? An MoT test is £40. Worth risking for national road safety?
@LOS_Fisher
Lucy Fisher
2 years
NEW Cars could undergo an MOT every two years, rather than annually, under proposal to tackle ‘cost of living’ raised by Grant Shapps at Cabinet today, I’m told. A caveat is the saving in MOT costs could be undercut by a car becoming more inefficient if serviced less regularly
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3 years
Smaller cars are the future.
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Jonny Smith
5 years
Happy 11th wedding anniversary to the woman who probably understands me better than I do. Thank you for being drawn to me, for sticking with me, being my best friend, a sublime wife and co-creator of our cubs. I promise to fix your Figaro’s electric window before summer ends...
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Jonny Smith
4 years
I'm drinking amazing ale whilst checking the edit of the next @LateBrakeShow video. It's been a stressful week and this wknd I've been shattered. Wanted to end it with a good drink. This @YouTube lark is way harder than I ever realised.
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Jonny Smith
3 years
Abandoned Essex filth discovered at Goodwood.
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Jonny Smith
4 years
LED rear light conversion on Mrs Smith's @SuzukiCarsUK Jimny half done. Only took 10 mins per side. Great product from @jimnystyle . Will show you how I did it shortly.
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Jonny Smith
4 years
How many British homeowners have a garage and never put a car in it? In the words of Ian Dury, what a waste...
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Jonny Smith
2 years
If you're an insufferable wanker, please don't make YouTube videos. Thank you.
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Jonny Smith
3 years
Happy birthday Mrs Carperv.
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4 years
Subtle badging tells all.
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Jonny Smith
3 years
Caption this.
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