The Tyre Kickers - Classic Cars
Humour led classic car chat with a UK slant. Join Max & Matt as they chat about the highs and lows of wanting, owning and running classic cars.
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Finalist (Highly Commended) - Independent Podcast Awards 2025.
Sponsored by Footman James.
Episodes
78 episodes
Prime Minister Motors
We're changing our Prime Minister (yet again) but the bigger question is - what have been the best PM cars? And what on earth is the current one driving? We run through the list. Plus, do we need to drive our classics with the lights on to avoi...
He's Gone And Bought One!
Max has bought a new classic car but hasn't told Matt what it is, so they're meeting in a beer garden so Max can do the Big Reveal. Will it be the car Max has talked about for the past two years? Matt thinks he knows the answer, so join them as...
Bonus Episode: Coffee and Chrome Special
A special bonus episode from the Footman James Coffee and Chrome event at Prescott Hill in Gloucestershire. Max and Matt get sunburnt and bumble around a field talking to the owners showing off their classic cars at the famous hill climb course...
Hot Tarmac And Petrol
We’ve been on holiday (not together by the way) and we’re back tanned and ready to talk cars. In this episode we look at poptastic classics. Which cars featured in pop videos and stole the show? Plus - how do we attract the next gen to liking c...
Why Don't Kids Like Classics? - Bonus
It seems young people aren't really into classic cars. But is that because they don't like them - or they just don't see them enough? People under 30 don't read magazines or watch TV, so how can the scene cut through? For this bonus...
Pub Chat! - Bonus Episode
The weather's nice, so like a school lesson outside, we've taken the show on the road - to a pub! Max and Matt drive their shiny cars to Berkshire to get their get their faces into the sunshine. They chat favourite classic cars, underrated and ...
You've Done What To A Stag?! - Bonus Episode
Would you add air suspension, massive alloys and a 25 speaker sound system to a Triumph Stag? In this bonus episode, we meet members of a London car club not afraid to bend the rules (and spend the money) to create the Stags they really want. T...
A Corny Cliffhanger
It's the resolution to the world's least exciting cliffhanger ever from the last Tyre Kickers episode - will Max finally buy a Rolls Royce? Plus with petrol prices still painfully high, Max and Matt offer up some fuel saving tips to help keep y...
Bonus: Should I Buy This Rolls Corniche?
Max has been going on and on (and on) about buying a Rolls Royce, will this be the episode he finally does it? He's found a 1974 Corniche for sale and is putting it through a full pre purchase inspection. Listen to the inspection, the test driv...
Cheapskate Classics
After Max tried to spike his car with cheap fuel, the chat this time turns to economy classics. Which car is the best buy to sip fuel and save cash? Also Matt tries to crush the 1980s icon that is the Scir-coco, the Score-oco, the Sir-coc, the ...
£10k Rusty Rolls? Just Buy It!
We're back and asking - what’s the best colour for a classic car? Is it best to go bright - or be more mature and muted? Plus - all the switchgear and no idea. Some classics have terrible switches, some have cool ones. We’ll name the worst and ...
Size Isn't Everything
Would getting a smaller classic save you money - or would you end up looking like the local village weirdo? Why do we go to classic car shows for parts and then buy random stuff? And what's the correct response to a fellow classic car driver wh...
Guilty Pleasures
What's your classic car guilty pleasure? What old cars do you really like but would never buy? Max and Matt fess up their fantasies and then burst them. Also - were pop up headlights cool or did they just make you look like a winker? Plus, Matt...
Battle of the Decades - 50th Show Special
We’ve got to 50! After two years of arguing, somehow Max and Matt have made it to FIFTY episodes! Blimey. To celebrate, they're finally getting a divorce. Only joking! They're having a super extra special high octane heated debate on what's the...
I Need A Tow Truck!
We're back! Max has had a breakdown - in something even more unreliable than his old Porsche 912. Also on the show - let's make brown great again! What's happened to all the brown cars? Plus - it's a hard knock life. We look at the sub-povvo sp...
Midlife Crisis!
In Episode 48, Max and Matt discuss the best car for looking ten years younger. So what are the perfect wheels for that mid fifties midlife crisis? Also, we look at the 70s super sports car that blew the Brits out of the rusty water, the Datsun...
All Fur Coat And No Knickers
The boys are back for Season 3! Max and Matt discuss the snobbery of British car buyers opting for coach built specials made from run of the mill models. Plus they look at that cockroach of cars, the 1970s Mercedes W123 and have some big news a...
Driving Home For Christmas - Our Xmas Special!
What if you could ditch the daily and do the Christmas commute in something more classic and classy? Would you make it or would you arrive on a low loader? Plus, just how much do Max and Matt know about their cars? We find out in a festive know...
Why Don’t We Like Fords?
How come we’re not fussed by fast Fords? Should we save or crush that dumpy Mini rival, the Hillman Imp? And is it weird to get hung up about classic car interiors? All that plus our thoughts on the NEC show, your views on whether to fix your c...
Can We Fix It? No We Probably Can't - Bonus Episode with Practical Classics
Lots of people look like they can fix their classic cars. But we don't look like two of them. So we grabbed the editor of Practical Classics magazine to ask him for help and advice. Can we - and should we - fix our own cars? Or are we beyond ho...
Tyrekicking And Bickering At The NEC Iconics Auction - Bonus Episode
A Tyre Kickers podcast auction special at the NEC Classic Motor Show. Max and Matt pick some lots, argue, then guess the price the cars will fetch. A few days later, they meet up to see what the cars sold for and who was closest to the hammer p...
We're At The NEC Classic Car Show!
The Tyre Kickers have left the studio! And spent the day arguing the toss about Espadas and doing oil changes at the 2025 NEC Classic Motor Show. Check out our special edition as we brave indifference at the Podcast cafe as the audience goes to...
You Speccy Twit!
Max and Matt discuss the spec wars and boot badge hierarchy. Are you a better person if your car badge says HLS instead of HL? Or is L for Lowly and GL for Great Leader? Also Max is digging through filler to look for a shiny Rolls Royce, Matt i...
The Real Truth About Dealing Classic Cars - Bonus Tyrekickers Trade Talks!
It's a flippin' new bonus episode of the Tyrekickers...this time a Trade Talks special with Sam Grange Bailey from Southern Cars. She got in touch when Max complained on a Tyrekickers episode about car dealers flipping classics and doubling the...
Bonus - Full Walkaround @ 67sourdough. Pizzas and Concours Classics!
We're back with a bonus episode! Last time, we dropped into 67sourdough, the unique pizza/classics restaurant in London. Now we're back with a full walkaround of the jaw-dropping cars on display. So if you like concours stuff, you're in for a r...