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Rating
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This podcast has
465 episodes
Language
EnglishPublisher
Jonny Smith and Richard PorterExplicit
Yes
Date created
2020/04/11
Latest episode
2026/11/09
Average duration
50 min.
Release period
4 days
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TV presenter Jonny Smith and Sniff Petrol creator Richard Porter are two friends who talk about cars, and many other things. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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With guest host James May
2026/11/09
Jonny is busy so Richard invites an old colleague to host the podcast with him. Topics discussed include James’s new Alfa, car makes you’ve never owned, why young people like 80s and 90s cars, car scatter, James’s mythical TV formats including Antiques Bonfire and Knick Knack Have A Whack, being a car columnist, why ‘sporty Vauxhall’ is a funny phrase, what prompted James to buy an 8 valve Golf GTI, Saab appreciation, and why the Grand Tour presenters used to point at people when coming on stage.
This episode is sponsored by Hagerty. Go to https://hagertyuk.com/hdc-ss to find out more about the amazing discounts and perks you can get by joining the Hagerty Drivers' Club.
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Q&A 125 - DAF 66 on Route 66
2026/11/06
In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard tackle listeners’ messages about the Matchbox movie and good car chase films, road trips in cars whose names match the destination, and carryover rear lights.
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The wiper that can break your arm
2026/11/02
Jonny and Richard remember the swan of windscreen wipers. Also in this episode, stealth wealth cars of Geneva, a mannish trip to Germany, the time one of the Top Gear team got trapped on a submarine, the strange wiper policies of the VW Scirocco, driving a classic S-Class, listeners’ messages about the weird GM credit card, police cars and the Dutch, the return of the Smith and Sniff Saab, and another cracking pick from Car & Classic.
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This podcast is sponsored by Car & Classic https://candc.li/uc1yqz
This week’s C&C pick: https://www.carandclassic.com/la/C2050547
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Q&A 124 - Automotive beige flags
2026/10/30
In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things Q&A show, Jonny and Richard attempt to answer listeners’ messages about quirky car views, vigilante badge removal, and people who don’t put ‘the’ ahead of car names.
For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff
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Far too much about cars
2026/10/26
Jonny and Richard have a belated chat about all the new cars at the Paris motor show including the new 2 CV, Peugeot RCZ and E-T16, Opel STX, Fiat Multiplay and Alfa Cuorerosso concepts, and explain why show cars are usually a sham. Also in this episode, famous car makes teetering on the brink, the Jag Type 01 revealed at last, the return of a really small Smart, a short review of the Subaru E-Outback, and another delightful car found on Car & Classic.
For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff
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This podcast is sponsored by Car & Classic https://candc.li/uc1yqz
This week’s C&C pick: https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C2063579
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Q&A 123 - Oooh, me Trophy!
2026/10/23
In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard tackle listeners’ messages about retro design, the worst riding cars, and car launches you’d like to have been at.
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Why we all need car shows
2026/10/19
After Bicester Scramble a couple of weeks ago, Richard thinks there’s a reason car shows are more important than ever. Also in this episode, Scimitar grimace, asymmetric car faces, wallowy land yachts and unloved AMCs in old movies, staging a one car at a time car show, getting mobbed by tourists in a Honda Beat, and another great car chosen from Car & Classic.
For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff
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This podcast is sponsored by Car & Classic https://candc.li/uc1yqz
This week’s C&C pick: https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1912335
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Q&A 122 - Add lightness, remove trousers
2026/10/16
In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard respond to listeners’ messages the BMW M5 manual being available only in America, why paddleshift Ferraris are often advertised as manuals, a hypothetical quandary involving Gordon Murray, a former racing driver and a disgraced TV presenter, the least mechanical sympathy ever shown to a car, and strange automotive habits.
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Is retro the future?
2026/10/12
As Citroen announces a re-born 2 CV, Jonny and Richard wonder where the Euro retro car trend will end. Also in this episode, the British prime minister somehow ending up in an AC replica, an old Mini that couldn’t be stopped, Victorian follies, a strange idea from Vauxhall in the ‘90s, the low key cars of Paris, a listener’s inside story of a VW Beetle advert, engine silkiness on the radio, an off-brand A-Team, and another cracking pick from Car & Classic.
For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff
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This podcast is sponsored by Car & Classic https://candc.li/uc1yqz
This week’s C&C pick (which has now sold!): https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C2086137
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Q&A 121 - Peak steering wheel
2026/10/09
In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard respond to listeners’ messages about cars that don’t work outside of their homeland, oddball cars your dad told you about, why UK private plates are the way they are, and the greatest steering wheels of all time.
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What is Aunt Bessie driving?
2026/10/05
Jonny and Richard wonder what an increasingly young-looking food logo lady might have bought with her pre-made Yorkshire pudding millions. Also in this episode, misheard lyrics, Weller wheels, local car show spots, Uncle Ben’s Benz and Captain Birdseye’s quayside Shogun, the new Bristol Fighter in person, the Bridgestone Super R.A.P. wheel, driving theory test strangeness, and another delightful thing found on the Car & Classic.
For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff
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This podcast is sponsored by Car & Classic https://candc.li/uc1yqz
This week’s C&C pick: https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C2191812
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Q&A 120 - Jaglorean
2026/10/02
In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard pick a convertible for a bored GR86 owner, nominate a celebrity co-driver for Jonny’s race-prepped Hillman Avenger, and decide if the DeLorean was a bad idea from the start.
For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff
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I met Noel Edmonds!
2026/09/28
Jonny has a remarkable encounter in the Isle of Man. Also in this episode, an old new Beetle for a new driver, confusion about how Mini names its cars, Richard’s MG Metro Turbo coming home, Daihatsu Mira TR-XX Avanzato envy, the expensive delights of an early Ford Ka brochure, the other things Jonny got up to on the Isle of Man apart from meeting Noel Edmonds, and a forgotten Italian wonder from the Car & Classic classifieds.
For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff
To buy merch and tickets to live shows go to smithandsniff.com
This podcast is sponsored by Car & Classic https://candc.li/uc1yqz
This week’s C&C pick: https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C2069353
To find out more about Voy and get 50 percent off your first treatment order with code SSG, go to https://go.joinvoy.com/smithandsniff
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Q&A 119 - Fixing British Leyland
2026/09/25
In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard talk what to choose as a fun third car, how they would have tried to sort the tangle of British Leyland, and ways to personalise a deceased-spec Micra.
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Nightmare on Pikes Peak
2026/09/21
A listener shares a harrowing tale of attempting to enjoy a specific vista at an iconic American motorsport venue. Also in this episode, an embarrassing Keith confusion, Natalie Imbruglia’s Mercedes M-Class, news of Nigel Havers and a Saab, the upcoming Days of Thunder sequel, the return of the Bristol Fighter, and another fantastic car from Car & Classic.
For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff
To buy merch and tickets to live shows go to smithandsniff.com
This podcast is sponsored by Car & Classic https://candc.li/uc1yqz
This week’s C&C pick: https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C2094841
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IndyBoilers 2026/04/09
You need to drive Cadillac black wing
You need to drive Cadillac black wing. They are the best manual cars for enthusiasts.
JasKit1234567890987654321 2024/06/02
Great British human of my generation
Pretty much everything they talk about resonates, reminding me of the equally inane discussions and shenanigans that kept me and friends entertained t...
Nomadmechanix 2024/05/18
They bought an E-Q, Brilliant
This might just be an automotive cult. . .
On that side of things--highly recommended. Would drink Kool Aide again.
Ron_EV 2024/05/13
A little about cars and so much more
Waiting for the Pies!
Voodu3 2024/04/16
Awesome show
Boxster shooting brake
tyduffy 2024/04/14
The sweet, sweet Preluuude of car podcasts
Find Another!
QuincyS44 2024/04/10
Wonderful waffling
Thank you for keeping up with the podcast! I get excited every monday when I open my notification box and see the “New S&S” podcast alert. Always make...
Jettawagon 2024/04/09
Excellent Pod on that side of things
Joined the Patreon to help fund their eagle questing.
Ross597 2024/04/08
XC90 V8 Executive
The XC90 V8 Executive is a great veeeehhhhicle.
Prgwhite 2024/04/08
Entertaining, intriguing, engaging
Editing my review to remove a certain bird vehicle. Thanks for the shows guys please keep them up, quite entertaining and educational 👍
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