Alex Robbins @Scrof

Freelance car journo. @TeleCars contributing editor; @CarGurusUK columnist; @overborepod co-host; @UKCOTY juror; questionable vehicle purchaser telegraph.co.uk/authors/alex-r… United Kingdom Joined February 2009

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Alex Robbins @Scrof

4 months ago

And so our first series comes to an end. We’re taking a few weeks’ break, but we’ll be back soon. In the meantime, we’ve decided which was the best facelift ever. (The answer won’t shock you, but go and listen anyway.)

Overbore @overborepod

4 months ago

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Overbore @overborepod

4 months ago

What’s the best-sounding engine? Kitch reckons a soaring V10, or a thrummy five-pot. Scrof’s a sucker for an old-school V8. What do you think? (Poll below!)

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Overbore @overborepod

4 months ago

This week’s episode comes to you from this rather lovely Volvo V60. Kitch judged it ‘not bad’ - praise indeed - and said it was the first new car Scrof’s brought in that he could see himself owning. (Scrof quite likes it too.) But was Volvo right to reincarnate its estates?

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Alex Robbins @Scrof

4 months ago

Just listened back to this and now I’m craving Chinese food and chips. Stupid pod.

Overbore @overborepod

4 months ago

Just listened back to this and now I’m craving Chinese food and chips. Stupid pod.

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Overbore @overborepod

4 months ago

If you’re wondering where this week’s Overbore is, well, it’s coming. Just not today. Sorry. What with a family funeral this week, we’ve had to push things back a little, but we’re hoping to get the latest ep out to you tomorrow or on Monday. Hang tight - it’s coming!

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Alex Robbins @Scrof

4 months ago

I think I’d have to have the Xantia. Or the Laguna. Mind you, the Mondeo was brilliant too. Or maybe the Primera…

Overbore @overborepod

4 months ago

I think I’d have to have the Xantia. Or the Laguna. Mind you, the Mondeo was brilliant too. Or maybe the Primera…

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Alex Robbins @Scrof

4 months ago

Tried not to talk about the Citroën Xantia. Talked about the Citroën Xantia a lot.

Overbore @overborepod

4 months ago

Tried not to talk about the Citroën Xantia. Talked about the Citroën Xantia a lot.

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Overbore @overborepod

5 months ago

WE’RE BACK! After our brief hiatus we’ve moved to publishing our new episodes on Friday mornings, because it felt right. (It has absolutely nothing to do with the fact we couldn’t get our act together in time to record for Thursday…) OB9 drops at 10am. See you then!

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Kitch @UPnDOWNvids

5 months ago

End of life care has been overstretched, underfunded and overlooked - and terminally ill people are paying the price. It's time for @DHSCgovuk and @hmtreasury to work together to #FixEndOfLifeCare! ✍ Please sign the petition: campaigns.mariecurie.org.uk/page/163063/pe…

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Overbore @overborepod

5 months ago

Hi folks, it’s Scrof with some sad news. I’m sorry to report that Tony McLean, Kitch’s father in law and friend of the pod, passed away earlier this week. 🧵

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Overbore @overborepod

5 months ago

This week we’re in a Volkswagen ID.Buzz; this one, to be precise. Kitch hates the colour scheme, deeming it to be too try-hard. Scrof, however, thinks it adds a welcome dash of colour to our roads. Who’s right? (Poll below!)

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Overbore @overborepod

5 months ago

Why aren’t Volkswagens like this any more? We answer this, and literally some other questions, only on this week’s Overbore.

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Alex Robbins @Scrof

5 months ago

New episode out today, in which I get a little bit agitated about touch-sensitive stuff in cars. And Rich pulls my long-termer to bits, both literally and metaphorically.

Overbore @overborepod

5 months ago

New episode out today, in which I get a little bit agitated about touch-sensitive stuff in cars. And Rich pulls my long-termer to bits, both literally and metaphorically.

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Alex Robbins @Scrof

5 months ago

Give Mum a treat this Sunday by introducing her to Overbore. I promise you her gratitude will know no bounds.

Overbore @overborepod

5 months ago

Give Mum a treat this Sunday by introducing her to Overbore. I promise you her gratitude will know no bounds.

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Alex Robbins @Scrof

5 months ago

This lunchtime, why not let us tell you all about a particularly iconic car? This one. Yes, the one covered in moss. Yes, it’s the same one in that barn, covered in part of Hampshire. Hello? Is this thing on?

Overbore @overborepod

5 months ago

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Alex Robbins @Scrof

5 months ago

Would you like to hear a bald man absolutely lose his s*** talking about fish? Well, then. You know what to do.

Overbore @overborepod

5 months ago

Would you like to hear a bald man absolutely lose his s*** talking about fish? Well, then. You know what to do.

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Alex Robbins @Scrof

5 months ago

£7,000 off a Sportage. £8,000 off a Puma. And a whopping £10,000 off a Qashqai. All less than a year old, all with just a couple of thousand miles on the clock, if that. Why wouldn’t you?

CarGurusUK @CarGurusUK

6 months ago

£7,000 off a Sportage. £8,000 off a Puma. And a whopping £10,000 off a Qashqai. All less than a year old, all with just a couple of thousand miles on the clock, if that. Why wouldn’t you?

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Overbore @overborepod

6 months ago

Our latest podcast studio (and the worst financial decision of Scrof’s life). Worth it?

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Alex Robbins @Scrof

6 months ago

Hello, old friend!

CarGurusUK @CarGurusUK

6 months ago

Hello, old friend!

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Alex Robbins @Scrof

6 months ago

Here’s an offer for your Friday lunchtime: Come and listen to me prattle on about stuff, ably aided by my lawnmower, some gardening implements and a rusty old toolbox.

Overbore @overborepod

6 months ago

Here’s an offer for your Friday lunchtime: Come and listen to me prattle on about stuff, ably aided by my lawnmower, some gardening implements and a rusty old toolbox.