Chris Harris

[march]

Feeling a little guilty after reading this thread so have just paid up for a full forum membership. Bibs - thanks for running such a useful and entertaining forum - have been using the site for a little while whilst restoring my Esprit - After over 3 years of work (I wish I had known about the forum when I started on the car - it would have probably saved me a lot of blood, sweat, tears and money) it will be coming out for it's first run the weekend after next where it will be on the South West Lotus stand at the Castle Hill festival (fingers crossed).

[The Pits]

Good for you Marc, I saved a lot more than £20 when I switched my insurance over and got the TLF member discount so it pays to go FFM!

[LazyDonkey]

I find it strange that people are so negative towards Harris......surely if you don't like him, you don't watch the videos and the fact they are now chargeable means not a jot?

 

As it happens i really enjoy the video so i've subscribed for a year. 

[Kimbers]

And that's it isn't it. Personal taste. Good job we are all different or life would be very boring!

[Bibs]

From what I understand, Drive+ has uploaded just 2 videos and they've had under 5,000 views compared to the previous videos which had hundreds of thousands, if not millions.

 

People like free, sadly.

[NedaSay]

Drive+ has uploaded a lot more than two videos, but it's true that they have a lot less viewers in due part because many Drive viewer do not live in the us and they can't get behind on the google/youtube paywall as a result Drive has open a new channel on vimeo that allows anyway to purchase any video viewing for 99cts. which as cheap or cheaper than most song on itunes or amazon but more expensive than the previous youtube free offer. 

[NedaSay]

Chris Harris leaves Pistonheads

[Bibs]

Sounds a bit like 'can't stand the heat' to me reading that...

[The Pits]

Dire news for Pistonheads, the decline there will go exponential.

 

I don't really get the whole farewell thing though, why can't he continue to post there as a member if he really wanted?

 

Clearly PH aren't going to pay him to post stuff there anymore. It looks a lot like brand PH is no longer useful for brand CH.

 

The Drive experiment looks to have been a clear failure, I would expect CH to return to a car mag for a while until he's ready to launch his own youtube channel and or website. He could easily fund it himself just by selling a couple of supercars! You have to wonder why he didn't do that years ago?

[johnpwalsh]

Just read this post again and it dawned on me, I have an annual subscription to a classic car magazine which I have had for years, I always get up early in the morning and I would sit and read my mag from cover to cover. I have just realised what Wendy said yesterday, do  you realise you have about 8 months worth of mag's that you have not read yet, Well I blame TLF as I now get up in the morning and read the postings,I am a paid up memeber, loads of free info, bucket loads of assistance, some good laughs in the banter section and of course a chance to wind up Bib's who I think does a brilliant job. Wendy and I have our own website for Club Lotus North East Scotland which is very underutilised but still takes up a lot of time and without Wendy would probably be defunct now, she also organises all our shows and meets which comes to about 48 events per year with loads of unseen costs so that is no small feet. I have never calculated our cost on what we spend each year but I would hate to think what it would come to, and we have no charges for our club membership which currently stands at 89 members, our recent run to the Brands festival must have cost me over a grand in fuel, accomodation, meals, purchases at the event plus other out of pocket expenses such as a blow out on the motorway on the way down, ouch one new tyre.

 

TLF membership, peanuts and well worth it for the member discounts alone.

 

Hats off to Bibs and Laura for all their effort and long may it continue.

 

Go on, take out membership, you know it's worth it.

 

P.S. Sorry to break a habbit Bib's but had to post a positive comment about you, please accecpt my appoligies in advance of reading, I wont let it happen to often.

[The Pits]

Still vague and evasive right to the end.

 

"It’s time to move on now though. The video project is in a state of flux, and I need to concentrate on where that goes next. But, perhaps more importantly, I feel I’ve done my thing here now. Most of you know what I think about most motoring matters and I don’t want to retread the same ground"

 

Is a straight answer now and then too much to ask? I did wonder if Clarkson's had his chips at Top Gear and the Harris fans might get their wish but that's very unlikely. I think he would be very out of his depth on a comedy show. But there must be some contractual reason why he has to 'leave' PH.

[pete]

he has joined the Goodwood Road and Racing website

https://grrc.goodwood.com/road/chris-harris-joins-team-goodwood-road-racing?gclid=CMfK-Nm418ECFSoKwwodcjQAKw

[Bibs]

 

http://sniffpetrol.com/2014/11/07/chris-harris-almost-certainly-joining-sniff-petrol/#.VFy9wpCsX85

[NedaSay]

Chris Harris will now post a regular column on Jalopnik

 

http://jalopnik.com/chris-harriss-jalopnik-column-on-jalopnik-1654408176

[Advantage]

I remember him. Didn't he use to be a motoring journalist?

[Bibs]

Long time ago...!

[Bibs]

Back on the free video trail! 

 

[Simon350S]

Enjoyed that, thanks

[johnpwalsh]

Brilliant piece of filming and well worth watching, but why did he have to change T shirt mid circuit !!. Did he sh+=t it as some point.

[Bibs]

Still drinking the Stuttgart Koolaid....

 

https://grrc.goodwood.com/road/drives-and-rides/chris-harris-just-how-irritatingly-good-is-the-porsche-991-gts

[Frickin_idiot]

I have absolutely no respect for Chris Harris, in my opinion his reviews are written entirely through the prism of his own bias.

[DAV1D]

I have absolutely no respect for Chris Harris, in my opinion his reviews are written entirely through the prism of his own bias.

Whilst you are not wrong, this is true of most motoring hacks. Yes most do more to hide it but if you get excited about a particular brand then it will show in one way or another. The Lotus' I've reviewed in the past have always had a touch of bias surrounding them no mater how hard I tried because I love the brand. Besides CH is more of an entertainer now than a full blown road tester. 

[Frickin_idiot]

Whilst you are not wrong, this is true of most motoring hacks. Yes most do more to hide it but if you get excited about a particular brand then it will show in one way or another. The Lotus' I've reviewed in the past have always had a touch of bias surrounding them no mater how hard I tried because I love the brand. Besides CH is more of an entertainer now than a full blown road tester.

I agree with you, however his comments surrounding the Evora 400 showed him up.

Whilst all reviewers will undoubtedly have their own preferences, and to a certain extent I would even promote this there is / should be a line that is not crossed.

On another note his Exige review, whilst extremely positive is irritating with his "well done mate" comment.

[DAV1D]

I agree with you, however his comments surrounding the Evora 400 showed him up.

Whilst all reviewers will undoubtedly have their own preferences, and to a certain extent I would even promote this there is / should be a line that is not crossed.

On another note his Exige review, whilst extremely positive is irritating with his "well done mate" comment.

 

I must admit I've not seen his Evora comments as I rarely read anything he writes these days. I must go and find that piece t see what he said. 

 

And yes I wish people would stop being surprised at what they can churn out at Hethel. 

[Frickin_idiot]

I must admit I've not seen his Evora comments as I rarely read anything he writes these days. I must go and find that piece t see what he said.

And yes I wish people would stop being surprised at what they can churn out at Hethel.

Agreed! On another note when I queried Chris on his Evora 400 comment his reaction was to block me.

Not even prepared to justify his comments.