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They're definitely going for it. Met Richard a few times, he's a lovely bloke and so passionate.

Used to know the owner of that. Still got his plate on it by the looks of it. If I remember rightly, it's got a 2.0-litre Zetec in it.

Would have thought these would have been up against cars like the Fiesta XR2i/Si and 106 XSI more than the cars you mentioned, so might be a bit of a harsh comparison. Vauxhalls were rarely the best handling cars, but the engines were often pretty good. They had a massive following in the '80s...

Wowsers. I always thought these looked alright, wheel aside. I suppose it's a case of "find another" in terms of the mileage and condition, as they were never that common. I would imagine it's a pretty small market compared to for Novas and things though.

Yeah I think it did. Big companies buy in to try and get a piece of the action, but they soon start trying to take control, cut budgets and pull money out. As for BOM, Richard ran in the election, so that probably stopped him doing much (he lost by the way).

Happens with anything when a big company buys a small, creative business. The people that started it don't like having rules and corporate culture imposed, so they end up jumping ship. Same has happened with Hoonigan. The needs of a corporation rarely suit the creativity and freedom associated...

Few spots from London this week...

It's a tough call between Dirt 2.0 and EA WRC I think. There are definitely elements of D2.0 that I like, but EA WRC has better cars. I do miss Rally German though, as it was a good place to practice without too much jeopardy. Sadly, my handbrake won't work on Dirt 2.0 for some reason, so I...

Depends on the design of the cage. The SD cage for the 197/200 has weld-in feet. They are better in reality, as it strengthens the mounting points, but the body could still split around the welds in theory. It also allows the cage to be mounted more effectively (such as to the sill as well as...

That's most definitely not my thing, but fair play, some hours went into that. Surprised a car audio place is still going to be honest though, as there can't be much money in it nowadays I wouldn't have thought.

Gran Turismo plays a role. The R34 has just become the poster car for the whole Skyline range. I guess it's just a bit newer and caught the right age range with Gran Turismo, Fast and Furious etc etc. I'd probably have an R33 personally, but that's because of the silly tuned ones that were...

I think 90% of these are going to end up in the US. Their appetite for them is unreal.

Silver Turinis looks so good on this car I think. Best wheels it's had!

Yeah it very much felt like he'd sold out a bit. Fair play though, I bet he made some money out of it. Sadly it sounds like he is going to continue with those group videos. I can't stand them. Just a bunch of pompous t***s whittering. As you say, the earlier ones where it was him talking to...

Harris has left Collecting Cars. Wonder if he'll do car videos somewhere else

Of all the cars to build a rig from, what a random choice. Who is spending that much time driving a Volvo in a racing game? Apart from @BoatNonce obviously...

I really need to buy a real-life steering wheel for my set up. Bought the adaptor, just need to find the right wheel from China.

TTs have grown on me a lot lately. I'd really love an RS. In fact, I'd like an RS almost as much as I wouldn't want one of those stretch-tyre, stanced out things in some of the other pictures :LOL:

Is it because he is annoying c**t? That's probably more of a reason than the crashes tbh.

I know it's a very dangerous circuit and, if you do enough laps, a crash is inevitable, but surely he should be asking himself some questions by this point? I wonder how many offs the likes of Dale Lomas have had? I get the impression it would be nowhere near as many as this bloke. Don't think...

He must have crashed there more than any other driver in existence, surely?

Cup spoiler is essential on a 200, but not so much on the 197 in my opinion. Mind you, it's got the splitter thing, so maybe it would balance it out.

I've had two and really like them. They're a bit more expensive to maintain than a 1*2 but, overall, I still prefer them. A better blend of practicality and fun in my view at least. As above, swivel hub bearings are one of the bigger things, along with gearbox syncros. Suspension parts aren't...

Not to be sniffed at these days. Bloody quick cars in the right hands. They'll keep up the super-duper MK2 Escorts with Millington engines which is pretty impressive.

Lancia have announced that they will be returning to rallying, with a Rally4 version of the Ypsilon. Basically, it's a 208/Corsa Rally4 in a Lancia frock, so a 210bhp 1.2 turbo engine, sequential gearbox etc etc. There is talk of them doing a Rally2 version in the future to replace the Citroen...

That's the wrong one though. It's this one you want:

Was a great episode that. Love Jonny Smith's stuff. I seem to remember that the Tipo 16v reviewed really well when it was new. Funny how it's been almost completely forgotten now.

It is, but they have grown on me recently. There's something about the Lego-brick looks. My mate rallied one in the early '90s and it looked decent on a set of Compomotive wheels (which he had custom drilled to suit its weird stud pattern :LOL: )

I've got a bit of a soft spot for the Renault 19 and Citroen ZX. Can't be many left now! How about the MG Maestro EFI and Turbo? Obviously they rusted for fun, but the tubby was a rocketship for the time, and even the regular MG was supposed to drive quite well:

Absolutely peak 205 those. Would have one over a GTI all day long.