004 | We Both Failed Our Driving Tests?! + Dream 3-Car Garages (Ford vs Infiniti)
About this episode
Chris and Courage share their humorous stories of failing their driving tests and dive into a lively discussion about their dream three-car garages, each sticking to a single brand. Chris leans towards Ford with a Shelby Mustang, F-150, and Bronco, appreciating their practicality and performance, while Courage favors Infiniti and Nissan models like the G37 and QX SUVs for their unique blend of comfort and power. They also touch on driving habits, vehicle features, and the realities of owning trucks and sports cars, making for an engaging and relatable car talk.
Buckle up — because this one’s equal parts hilarious and horsepower. Chris and Courage share the real stories behind their failed driving tests (yes, more than once!) before building their ultimate 3-car garages — with one big twist: they can only pick from a single car brand.
Chris goes all-in on Ford, dreaming up a Shelby-powered garage full of trucks and muscle cars, while Courage flexes with a sleeper-spec Infiniti lineup. The two debate used BMW headaches, underrated V8 SUVs, and whether anyone actually needs 4WD.
If you love car talk with personality, this one’s for you.
Highlights:
Real stories from failed driver’s tests 🚦
Building dream 3-car garages (Ford vs Infiniti showdown)
The rise & fall of Nissan’s golden era
Underrated performance SUVs & luxury sleepers
Why 4WD gets used twice a year
BMW buyer beware talk — what to avoid
🎙️ Hosted by Chris Smith & Courage
📍 More at coolcarswithchris.com
00:00 – 🎙️ Intro: Courage Returns & Why Driver's Tests Still Haunt Us
00:40 – 😬 First-Time Pod Guest Nerves & Car Guy Talk
01:12 – 🚗 Getting Our Licenses at 16 (Sort Of…)
02:12 – ❌ Chris Bombs the Written & Driving Test
04:22 – ❌ Courage’s “No Turn on Red” Fail
06:13 – 📵 Phone Use on the Road & Traffic Frustrations
07:42 – 📸 IG Car Clips, Cop Chases & Ghost Corvette Lore
09:05 – 🚘 The 3-Car Garage Challenge: One Brand Only
10:27 – 🛻 Chris Builds His Ford Dream Team (F-150, Shelby, Bronco)
14:31 – 🧱 The Garage Problem: Big Trucks, Small Spaces
19:49 – 🧠 Courage's Infiniti Picks (G37S, Q70 V8, QX80)
25:25 – 📉 The Rise & Fall of Nissan + Underrated Infiniti Era
29:02 – 🚙 SUV Invasion: Santa Cruz, Maverick & Hyundai’s Strategy
33:07 – ⚠️ BMW Buyer Beware: Used Euro Car Warnings
35:35 – 💸 Would You Pay $40K for 3 Cars? We Would.
37:16 – 🏎️ Grocery Getters That Could Smoke You
39:00 – 🔒 Hidden Truck Features: Safes, Sunroofs & Stuff We Never Use
42:07 – 🌲 Chris Finally Uses 4WD… Twice
45:51 – 🌐 Wrap-Up & Visit coolcarswithchris.com
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Chevrolet Corvette
"...remember what I'm talking about? Was it the black Corvette, the ghost Corvette? I don't remember what kind o..."
Ford Mustang
"... the lineup, I guess I've always loved the Shelby Mustangs, of course. Yeah."
Bristol Bullet
"...was an F-150 crew cab. It was, I called it Silver Bullet because it was, they called it the chrome and tow..."
Chevrolet Camaro
"...nd that's when the retro design happened with the Camaro and with the Challenger."
Dodge Challenger
"...etro design happened with the Camaro and with the Challenger. And so that was like a big thing back in the mid..."
Bronco Raptor Broncos
"...e last week, four Raptors. I thought one today, a Raptor Broncos driving on the neighborhood. I thought they were ..."
F-150 Raptor
"...ey first came out, I was looking about online for Raptor Broncos and they were like 30, 50 grand over stic..."
Ford Bronco
"...e just kept it going with the, you know, with the Bronco Raptor. And I even saw a Ranger Raptor."
Ford Ranger
"...ou know, with the Bronco Raptor. And I even saw a Ranger Raptor. Yes. Yeah, me too."
Infiniti Q70
"this is kind of two fold. They have, they had the Q 70, which they actually called the Q 56 at a certain point before Infinity kind of lost their mind"
Infiniti Q50
"and went in different directions with naming and all that. But the Q 50, the Q X 56 was basically that sort of, that it was the SUV crossover that they had,"
Nissan Murano
"...u say that, what I think of is the Nissan had the Murano. And then infinity had like a version of the Mura..."
Nissan Frontier
"...eally killing it. That's the year I had my Nissan Frontier bought it, 2005, brand new. And I specifically to..."
Lamborghini Urus
"...ave kept going because that was the time when the Urus came out. And the, the Cayenne, the Cayenne reall..."
Porsche Cayenne
"...was the time when the Urus came out. And the, the Cayenne, the Cayenne really continued to be popular throu..."
Hyundai Santa Cruz
"... they have. It's like an SUV truck thing was like Santa Cruz. The Santa for, yeah, the Santa, yeah, Santa Cruz..."
Ford Maverick
"...at it's supposed to be the competitor to the Ford Maverick, which is like a front wheel drive."
Nissan Armada
"..., about the QX 80s, right? The, the basically the Armada, the infinity version of that, those, those thing..."
Toyota Tundra
"...e rule and probably go like, you know, say, say a Tundra or something. Even the Tacomas are expensive too...."
Toyota Tacoma
"...ou know, say, say a Tundra or something. Even the Tacomas are expensive too. Like I was looking up Tacomas,..."
Lamborghini Gallardo
"... is like a Jeep Wrangler and he's in like a, in a Gallardo, like like the O8, like Gallardo and he's got one..."
Jeep Wrangler
"... was he was behind this, this Jeep is like a Jeep Wrangler and he's in like a, in a Gallardo, like like the ..."
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