John Howell

Freelance automotive journalist/ consultant. Previously Features Editor at PistonHeads, Deputy Reviews Editor at What Car?, and Senior Reviewer at Autocar.

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And to think that @nic_cackett always chastised me for my poor choice of @PistonHeads Spotteds. Well, exoneration. Not one but two of the three actual #TheGrandTour cars were mine it seems:

https://t.co/fhFhFYdJsg @MrJamesMay

https://t.co/82F1Y7bQ4l @JeremyClarkson

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https://t.co/gum83Rsqvh Best car I’ve ever driven. #Porsche #GT3RS

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@Nick_Stafford @PistonHeads @AudiUK @AudiUKPress @audisport @AudiOfficial @Audi @audiireland @AudiIN @AudiCanada @audisouthafrica @AudiMiddleEast Thanks Nick, you’re a good lad! 😊

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@hannahburgesspr @PistonHeads Wow, thanks Hannah. That’s what I call a ringing endorsement. Got a big head now. So glad you liked it though.

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@ItsTomLynch It’s a great car Tom, so very praiseworthy.

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I just held the original drawing of the Porsche crest from 1951. That’s a proper piece of history.

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@griphuseducatio Well that’s jolly kind of you, Jens. And for the answer we’ll need to ask Mr. Cackett - ‘cos he’s the one that loaded it. I have a feeling it was an error.

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@keithwrjones Only just. How are you Keithster?

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Fancy working for PistonHeads? Well, you could be if you click this link and apply https://t.co/wK3FeY0efv

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I don’t post often, but it’s not every day I drive the best car in the world https://t.co/q1KdotoO48 #Porsche911 #GT3

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@TheDarkStormy1 @PHMattB @BeckyyAdele @PistonHeads The ‘best in small doses’ point fits in nicely with my content. Good spot, Stormy.

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@zixzy @mrjamesob Ja, ich spreche Deutsch und du bist ein Dumkopf, aber ich liebe alle.

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I love words, as does @mrjamesob. This one just came my way: cassandrafreude. Ironically it’s a hybrid of a German word, and if you want something to describe exquisitely the #Brexit debacle, try it out for size.

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@mrjamesob Well, many, many years ago you taught me ephebiphobic and sagacious, so I figured I owed you.

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@jstackmann @VWUKNews @whatcar Danke Jürgen und danke an VW UK für ihre Hilfe. Millie ist super glücklich mit dem T-Cross ... sie versucht jetzt, eines zu kaufen!

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@alantaylorjones @RoadworkUK @evoAntony @BeardyTaylor I will try to ignore you, just like I always do. Unfortunately my ego may get the better of me and I’ll show off my understanding of almost 5% of the language. Mostly directions, as @AdamBcars knows only too well.

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@theseoldcars @AdamBcars @RoadworkUK @alantaylorjones @evoAntony @BeardyTaylor All good mate. And you?

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@theseoldcars @AdamBcars @RoadworkUK @alantaylorjones @evoAntony @BeardyTaylor Hello Lewis. Yes, I live, but around @alantaylorjones’s various outputs of gas I try not to breathe.

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@AdamBcars @RoadworkUK @alantaylorjones @evoAntony @BeardyTaylor Err...nein.

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@darren_moss @AdamBcars @RoadworkUK @alantaylorjones @evoAntony @BeardyTaylor See, because I don’t understand Twitter it appears I’ve just dragged into this useless thread some poor, unsuspecting chap with a beard, and not the idiot with a beard I meant to take a swipe at.