Ryan and Danny dive into the challenges of a harsh winter, sharing stories about snow removal gear and frozen water lines disrupting their routines. They discuss the Audi RS5 wagon, lamenting its likely absence from the US market and debating its hybrid powertrain and styling choices, especially the controversial exhaust tips. The hosts also reflect on the decline of auto shows and industry trends toward uniformity. They wrap up with a lighthearted mention of a local hot dog crawl event, blending car talk with community fun.
"...e were talking about the, the new Audi news, the RS5 wagon, the one that's not coming to the United St..."
The Audi RS5 is a fast and sporty car that looks nice and drives well. There is a wagon version, but it’s not sold everywhere.
The Audi RS5 is a high-performance variant of the A5 lineup, known for its powerful engine and sporty handling. The RS5 wagon version is notable but not available in all markets, including the U.S.
"Isn't it a hybrid? Yeah. So we were talking a lot about that."
A hybrid car uses both a gas engine and an electric motor to make it go. This helps save gas and is better for the environment.
A hybrid vehicle uses two or more types of power, typically combining an internal combustion engine with an electric motor to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions.
"I've definitely seen like SQ5s or whatever and they have those engines like the newer ones and stuff and some of those cars, they're like nine second fucking quarter mile SUVs."
The Audi SQ5 is a sportier version of a regular SUV that can go faster and handle better. It's like a fast family car that can also carry a lot of stuff.
The Audi SQ5 is a high-performance variant of the Q5 SUV, known for its sporty engine and dynamic capabilities. It combines the practicality of an SUV with enhanced power and handling.
""I've heard all kinds of different exhausts on that like AWE track without non-resonated""
AWE makes special parts for cars that help them sound better and sometimes perform better.
AWE is an aftermarket company specializing in performance exhaust systems and other parts, known for enhancing the sound and performance of various cars.
""What I think was probably an atlas at the time when the atlas is first came out or something like, yeah, maybe it was a Tiguan.""
The Volkswagen Atlas is a big SUV that can fit lots of people and stuff. It's made by Volkswagen and is popular for families.
The Volkswagen Atlas is a mid-size SUV introduced by Volkswagen primarily for the North American market. It is known for its spacious interior and family-friendly features.
"... came out or something like, yeah, maybe it was a Tiguan. I don't know if Tiguan's are doing that, too."
The Volkswagen Tiguan is a small SUV that looks nice and has modern features. It’s good for families and daily driving.
The Volkswagen Tiguan is a compact SUV offering a balance of European styling, technology, and practicality. It is popular in many markets but has had some issues with certain model years.
"a car as big as the RS6 to be like, oh, you know what, this does work for me."
The Audi RS6 is a fast and sporty car that looks like a regular family car but can go really fast. It's good if you want a car that can carry stuff but also be fun to drive.
The Audi RS6 is a high-performance variant of the Audi A6, known for its powerful engine, sporty handling, and practical wagon or Avant body style. It's a popular choice for enthusiasts who want a fast car with everyday usability.
""The international scout, remember how Volkswagen was taking that on? And they, they basically created a whole new, um, pretty cool look in SUV.""
The International Scout is an old-style SUV made for off-road and tough use. It was popular a long time ago and helped start the SUV trend.
The International Scout is a classic off-road SUV produced by International Harvester from 1961 to 1980. It was one of the early competitors in the SUV market, known for its rugged design and utility.
"And of course, then it was going to be completely, uh, electric. I think there's a hybrid alternative now."
An electric vehicle is a car that runs on electricity from batteries instead of using gas or diesel fuel.
An electric vehicle (EV) is a car powered entirely or partially by electricity, using batteries and electric motors instead of or alongside internal combustion engines.
"...some of these huge plans, just like the ID buzz, which you talked too much about. Um, I think this is kind of falls in line with that."
The ID. Buzz is a new electric van from Volkswagen that looks like the old VW Microbus but runs on batteries instead of gas.
The Volkswagen ID. Buzz is an all-electric van inspired by the classic VW Microbus, representing Volkswagen's push into electric vehicles with a retro-modern design and advanced electric drivetrain.
"If you like, just dumb it down back to basics, the beetle, literally the people's car, it was created, it was a cheap car created for the masses,"
The Volkswagen Beetle is a small, cheap car that was made so many people could afford a car. It was very popular and easy to use.
The Volkswagen Beetle is an iconic compact car originally designed as an affordable, reliable vehicle for the masses. It became known as the 'people's car' due to its widespread popularity and simple design.
"...little car and then you've come out the Mark one rabbit GTI and it's like, it's hitting the streets and peopl..."
The Volkswagen Rabbit is a small car that’s easy to drive and park. It was one of the first cars to be sporty but still good for everyday use.
The Volkswagen Rabbit is the North American name for the first generation Golf, a compact hatchback that helped popularize the hot hatch segment. It’s remembered for its practicality and sporty GTI variant.
"...car and then you've come out the Mark one rabbit GTI and it's like, it's hitting the streets and peopl..."
The Volkswagen Golf is a small car that’s good for city and highway driving. Some versions are faster and more fun to drive than others.
The Volkswagen Golf is a compact hatchback known worldwide for its quality, versatility, and performance, especially in its GTI and R variants. It has been a benchmark in the compact car segment for decades.
""Like a four pinto or a maverick. So it was either, it was either you had one or two things. You had like a massive lump of steel that could not turn or you had something that was smaller.""
The Ford Pinto was a small car made in the 1970s that some people remember because it had safety problems with its gas tank.
The Ford Pinto was a subcompact car produced by Ford in the 1970s, known for its small size and controversial safety record related to its fuel tank design.
""Like a four pinto or a maverick. So it was either, it was either you had one or two things. You had like a massive lump of steel that could not turn or you had something that was smaller.""
The Ford Maverick was a small, affordable car made in the 1970s that some people thought was not very good to drive.
The Ford Maverick was a compact car produced in the 1970s, known for its affordability and simplicity but often criticized for performance and build quality.
"The mark fours, there's the 20th, the 25th over there, whatever it was. And then it was like the 337, the everything, the R 32. There were so many cool things."
The Nissan Skyline is a famous sports car from Japan that’s very fast and cool. Many people love it because it looks great and drives well.
The Nissan Skyline is a legendary Japanese sports car series, with models like the R32, R33, and R34 gaining cult status for their performance and technology. It’s highly regarded among car enthusiasts worldwide.
""they've seen the opportunities that they can make money in this, like, you know, smaller vehicle segments.""
Smaller vehicle segments mean cars that are smaller in size, like compact or little cars that are easier to drive in cities and usually cost less.
Smaller vehicle segments refer to categories of cars that are compact or subcompact in size, often more fuel-efficient and affordable, popular in urban environments.
""I mean, yeah, you have Hyundai now actually swinging. They're coming out and getting with their, well, N cars, whatever they're called.""
Hyundai is a car company from South Korea that makes many types of cars, including small sporty ones called N cars.
Hyundai is a South Korean automotive manufacturer known for producing a wide range of vehicles including compact cars, SUVs, and performance models under the N sub-brand.
"Ford Motor Company, America, right? They made some of the coolest cars, but they were in Europe. Yeah. Some of the coolest shit that they've ever made was never in America. Right. Ford Motor Company. And that always drove me nuts."
Ford is a big car company from America that makes many different types of cars and trucks. They sell cars in many countries around the world.
Ford Motor Company is a major American automotive manufacturer known for producing a wide range of vehicles including trucks, SUVs, and cars. It has a significant presence in both the American and global markets.
"in so many, so many ways too. They only have what the, it's like the Mustang and the freaking F-150 basically. It's crazy because like, it's like this huge, like, you know, groupthink mentality of"
The Ford F-150 is a big truck that many people use for work and everyday driving. It’s popular because it’s tough and can carry heavy things.
The Ford F-150 is one of the best-selling pickup trucks in the United States, known for its durability, versatility, and strong towing capabilities. It's a staple in the truck market and often discussed due to its widespread use and continual updates.
"...ways too. They only have what the, it's like the Mustang and the freaking F-150 basically. It's crazy bec..."
The Ford Mustang is a famous car that looks cool and goes fast. People like it because it’s been around a long time and is easy to recognize.
The Ford Mustang is an iconic American muscle car known for its sporty design and powerful performance. It has been a symbol of American automotive culture since its introduction in the 1960s and remains a popular choice for enthusiasts and casual drivers alike.
"...Ford, the focus ST cut gone. The focus RS or the Fiesta ST and I've always, I've said it before. I'm not..."
The Ford Fiesta is a small car that’s easy to drive and doesn’t cost a lot. There is a faster version called the Fiesta ST that many people like.
The Ford Fiesta is a subcompact car known for its nimble handling and affordability. The Fiesta ST is a sporty version that has a dedicated fan base, though Ford has discontinued some performance variants.
"... of like how everyone now seems to like so much a Honda fit. Yeah."
The Honda Fit EV is a small car that runs only on electricity, so it doesn’t use gas. It’s good for city driving and helps the environment.
The Honda Fit EV is an all-electric version of the popular subcompact Honda Fit, offering zero-emission driving with a compact footprint. It was produced in limited numbers and is notable for its efficiency.
"Take look, let's say take Tesla, for instance, and Tesla has been like the one of the newer, newer manufacturers that came out."
Tesla is a car company that makes electric cars, which run on batteries instead of gas. They are famous for making cars that can drive themselves in some situations.
Tesla is an American electric vehicle and clean energy company known for pioneering mass-market electric cars with advanced battery technology and autonomous driving features.
"... know how Dodge then started just like, it's just Ram and Ram is their own things."
The Dodge Ram is a big truck that can carry heavy things and is comfortable inside. It’s popular for work and everyday use.
The Dodge Ram, now simply called Ram, is a full-size pickup truck known for its powerful engines and comfortable interiors. It has evolved into its own brand focused on trucks and commercial vehicles.
"...e while when I was like, it could be like a just Corvette would be its own thing. What if, what if Volkswa..."
The Chevrolet Corvette is a fast and sporty car that looks cool and is made in America. It’s known for being quick and fun to drive.
The Chevrolet Corvette is a legendary American sports car known for its high performance and distinctive styling. It has evolved through multiple generations, often representing an affordable supercar experience.
"And like Volkswagen themselves, they designed this motor to be a diesel. If you met, could you imagine they came up with a VR six diesel,"
A diesel engine is a kind of car engine that uses a different way to burn fuel, which usually helps the car use less gas and have more power for things like towing.
A diesel engine is a type of internal combustion engine that uses compression ignition to burn fuel, typically offering better fuel efficiency and torque compared to gasoline engines.
""Maybe they would have the balls to bring that back and some manual transmissions with it. I think that would be incredible.""
A manual transmission means you have to change gears yourself using a stick and a pedal called the clutch. It lets you control how fast or slow the car goes more directly.
A manual transmission is a type of gearbox that requires the driver to manually shift gears using a clutch and gear stick, offering more control over the vehicle's power delivery.
""So TDIs need manual transmissions. TDIs definitely. I mean, I mean, obviously in that kind of platform in an SUV form, sure, you don't need that.""
TDI is a kind of diesel engine that uses a turbocharger and sprays fuel directly into the engine to make the car run better and use less fuel.
TDI stands for Turbocharged Direct Injection, a type of diesel engine technology used by Volkswagen and other manufacturers that combines turbocharging with direct fuel injection for improved efficiency and performance.
"I forget what it was. Sportage, maybe. But it was a hybrid and they got into an..."
The Kia Sportage is a small SUV that’s good for families and can save gas if it’s a hybrid. It’s a practical car for everyday use.
The Kia Sportage is a compact crossover SUV known for its value, modern features, and available hybrid powertrains. It appeals to buyers looking for an affordable and efficient family vehicle.
"Cause it was always DSG and is always the two leader."
DSG is a special kind of automatic transmission that changes gears really quickly and smoothly, making the car feel faster and easier to drive.
DSG stands for Direct-Shift Gearbox, a type of dual-clutch automatic transmission developed by Volkswagen that allows for very fast and smooth gear changes without interrupting power delivery.
"...ant to do. Um, it's funny cause I had one of the Passat funk switches, which is like not how the, the re..."
The Volkswagen Passat is a medium-sized car that’s roomy and looks nice. Some versions had problems with buttons and parts not working well.
The Volkswagen Passat is a midsize sedan known for its spacious interior and European styling. Some models have experienced electrical and mechanical issues, which are often discussed among owners.
"you're talking your few hundred thousand dollar up muscle cars like your big, hemi cars and stuff."
A hemi is a type of engine that helps cars go faster by burning fuel better. It's popular in powerful muscle cars.
Hemi refers to an engine design with hemispherical combustion chambers, known for improving airflow and combustion efficiency, often associated with high-performance muscle cars.
"So it's a snowmobile, a side by side or a snow cat."
A side by side is a small vehicle you can ride next to someone else, usually used for fun or work on rough ground.
A side by side is a small off-road vehicle with seating for two or more people side by side, used for recreation or utility purposes, often on rough terrain.
"So it's a snowmobile, a side by side or a snow cat. Um, a snow cat you're not going to do anything with. Why not? You can go everywhere with that thing."
A snow cat is a big vehicle with tracks that help it drive on snow. People use it to smooth ski slopes or carry stuff in snowy places.
A snow cat is a large tracked vehicle designed to move on snow, often used for grooming ski slopes or transporting people and equipment in snowy conditions.
"...like, you know, just messed up the rig. Like the cayenne was messed up. Like it was just wild."
The Porsche Cayenne is a fancy SUV that drives like a sports car but can carry more people and stuff. Some older versions had problems, but newer ones are better.
The Porsche Cayenne is a luxury mid-size SUV that combines Porsche's sports car performance with SUV practicality. Early models had some reliability issues, but it remains a popular choice for those wanting a sporty SUV.
"I don't know then. Does BMW have a coup d'etat M4? Yeah, I guess because it's not M3 anymore."
The BMW M4 is a fast and sporty two-door car that is like a smaller, more powerful BMW. It’s made for people who like to drive quickly and have fun.
The BMW M4 is the high-performance coupe and convertible variant of the 4 Series, succeeding the M3 coupe. It offers sporty handling and powerful engines, appealing to enthusiasts who want a dynamic driving experience.
"...a coup d'etat M4? Yeah, I guess because it's not M3 anymore. The M4, the M3 is the four door for som..."
The BMW M3 is a fast and sporty car that looks like a regular BMW but is much more powerful and fun to drive.
The BMW M3 is a high-performance version of the 3 Series, known for its precise handling and sporty engine options. It has a strong enthusiast following and is often seen as a benchmark for sporty sedans.
"... about a Volkswagen powered or a Volkswagen coupe RS3 powered? Yes."
The Audi RS 3 is a small, quick car that shares its engine with some other cars made by Volkswagen. It’s fun to drive and fast.
The Audi RS 3 is a compact performance car powered by a turbocharged engine shared with other Volkswagen Group models. It offers impressive acceleration and sporty dynamics in a small package.
".... Yeah, I think that it would bring back a Retro Mark I or something like a coupe."
The Jaguar Mark I is an old, fancy car from Britain that looks very stylish. People talk about it when they want to remember classic cars.
The Jaguar Mark I is a classic British luxury sedan from the 1950s, known for its elegant design and advanced engineering for its time. It is often referenced in discussions about retro or heritage-inspired cars.
"...ying it. Chris Walsh photo says, thoughts on the SP2. They're amazing."
The Ferrari SP2 is a very special and rare Ferrari made just once. It’s very fast and looks amazing.
The Ferrari SP2 is a limited-edition, one-off supercar created by Ferrari’s Special Projects division, showcasing unique design and extreme performance. It is highly exclusive and admired by enthusiasts.
The Ferrari F40 is a very fast and special car made a long time ago. People love it because it’s rare and looks amazing.
The Ferrari F40 is a legendary supercar from the late 1980s, celebrated for its raw performance and status as Ferrari’s 40th-anniversary model. It is highly sought after by collectors and is an icon of automotive history.
The Porsche 911 is a famous sports car that looks unique and drives really well. It’s been popular for many years and is known for being fast.
The Porsche 911 is a legendary sports car with a distinctive design and rear-engine layout, celebrated for its driving dynamics and heritage. It has numerous variants, including the high-performance RS America model.
"...practical. I guess it would be an R6 Avant and a Dodge Powerwagon 2021 anniversary edition. All right."
The Dodge Power Wagon is a very strong truck that was first made for the army. The newer versions are updated but still very tough.
The Dodge Power Wagon is a rugged, heavy-duty pickup truck originally designed for military use and later adapted for civilian use. The 2021 anniversary edition celebrates its heritage with modern updates.
"Yeah. Like for me, like a, like an older Wrangler. And so Kale has one for sale."
The Jeep Wrangler is a tough car that can drive on rough roads and go off-road easily. Many people like it because it’s strong and can be changed to look different.
The Jeep Wrangler is an iconic off-road SUV known for its rugged design and excellent off-road capabilities. It has a loyal fan base and is often discussed for its versatility and customization options.
"...were actually looking to possibly get a new Ford Bronco before we wound up getting the Q7 that we have no..."
The Ford Bronco is a cool SUV that can go off-road and looks like the old versions people loved. It’s new again and many people want one.
The Ford Bronco is a revived classic SUV known for its off-road prowess and retro styling. The modern Bronco has generated excitement for combining nostalgic design with modern technology.
"... they're talking about the bigger Bronco, not the Bronco Sport, but I think that you also get that in the Bronc..."
The Ford Bronco Sport is a smaller SUV that can go on easy off-road trips and is good for daily driving. It’s like a little brother to the bigger Bronco.
The Ford Bronco Sport is a smaller, more city-friendly SUV compared to the larger Bronco, designed for light off-roading and everyday use. It shares the Bronco name but targets a different market segment.
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Welcome to the people's car podcast.
My name is Ryan Bealman and sitting right next to me is Danny Mercado.
What's going on?
Another day.
Another dollar, dude.
Yes.
Cold day.
Another cold day.
Another snowstorm.
Another snowstorm.
And I think they're actually calling for like one to three inches for tomorrow also.
Getting a little bit sick and tired of this shit.
We haven't had snow on the ground for this long.
Have you ever heard the saying like when you talk about weather, it's like the lowest
form of communication?
Oh yeah.
Cause you're like, hey, what's going on?
And you're like looking at each other like, oh, so how's the weather?
Right, right.
Yeah, the weather.
Yeah, the weather.
Yeah.
Yeah.
No, it sucks, dude.
It's brutal.
Oh, it sucks.
Brutal.
My father is down in Florida.
So it's not brutal for him?
No.
No.
And he lives just a couple of miles away and he asked if I could go over and kind
of, well, I said to him, I was like, you know, I'll clean up your stuff.
He has a small, uh, cabota.
Okay.
And it's kind of, it's like a really large garden tractor.
Yeah.
It's still not like a track.
You know what I'm saying?
Yeah.
Like a BX 1850 or something.
Yeah.
And, um, but he got a great, I could not believe that it worked as well.
A great snow blower to put an attachment on front of, on the front of it.
Dude.
And it's amazing.
Yes.
It cleans everything like, I mean, like lick a plate clean.
Dude, we haven't had work.
I can't believe it.
I was messing around with one of the John Deere ones today.
And like, I don't know how big the front of it is thing is a 36 inches, 40 inches.
It's a large snow thrower.
Yeah.
And it just goes through everything.
Yeah.
And it's, it does the job.
I think this is a 54 inch opening.
Okay.
That's huge.
It's fucking huge.
Yeah.
Um, it's bigger than 42.
I know that.
Yeah.
Maybe it's 48.
I don't know, 46, 48, but it is like, I don't know, I was just, I was thoroughly impressed.
He used to have a side by side with the plow that he got rid of.
And I thought it was a huge downgrade until I used it.
And I was like, damn.
So I don't know.
Um, but it's like, we haven't had this much like snow on the ground for this long period
of time.
Like this has been a long time.
Yeah.
Because usually you get the snow and then like, yeah, a few weeks is kind of gone and just
been here.
I'm ready for it to go.
It sucks because I'm fucking ready.
No, this cold air thing is like, it's been brutal.
We actually had our water line freeze.
Like we live in a community.
So it's like, um, community water, but not a lot of houses.
We're the last house on the line.
Yeah.
And, um, last, well, last like, so it's kind of hard to explain where to, for, we're like
the first houses in development, but it's the last line for the water line because of
the water, um, line comes from the back of the development.
But anyway, um, it takes a left and it takes a right.
It splits on the T and then we're the first house right there, but on the last line and
it just froze right there.
So they dug it up and it was like zero degrees out and it kept on working on it.
They got it fixed, turn the water on and that was part, starts leaking and then they have
pipes that are breaking now as they're actually turning it on.
Right.
And they had a one up like sleeving like 30 feet of this pipe just to make the water at
least work for now until spring, we're not going to have to replace the whole thing.
Yeah.
So we're kind of fun stuff.
Yeah.
We're out of water for two days.
Like who needs water?
No.
It's like, we don't need water, right?
We're just melt snow.
Yeah.
Which was actually what we were doing for the third time being, but yeah, I'm over this
dude and it's like, I've been talking about getting a heat source in my garage and I want
to get a heat source and I'm now, I'm definitely getting a heat source because like my little
propane heater is fine when it's like, you know, 30s out or whatever, it heats the garage
with 50, but it's like when it's zero out, it just heats it to like 25, 30.
It's like, it's not sustainable.
Yeah.
And I mean, it's constantly escaping and stuff too.
Yeah.
Because I don't have an insulated garage and I need to do some insulation on the walls.
I have an insulated ceiling, but the walls are going to go down.
So there's actually these like spray foam kits you can buy that I'm thinking about getting
and I think that would be the most cost effective just doing it myself and then just do the
spray foam.
Unless I get like a good deal on like the insulation sheets that sometimes comes out
of a marketplace, someone's getting rid of a bonk or something, but yeah, cause like
I haven't been able to do anything.
It's been like limited stuff in the garage, like just like basic shit.
I had like, I got enough time to do like oil change and do a couple of quick things and
like, that's it.
And like I had to stay just too cold.
Yeah.
So I was talking to Errol recently and we were talking about the, the new Audi news,
the RS5 wagon, the one that's not coming to the United States.
Are you sure?
Yeah.
I saw something about it that Audi confirmed as not coming.
Oh, I didn't know that.
If that's true, then everything I was about to say can just go to hell.
I don't know why they wouldn't do that.
They were very successful with the RS6.
Yes.
And I see good things happening with this RS5.
To me personally, I don't really care for the power plant as much.
Isn't it a hybrid?
Yeah.
So we were talking a lot about that.
That's part of the problem, I think, where we were kind of getting to the bottom of like,
if you had the option to just, yeah, sure, it could be a hybrid or you could turn it
all off, then that's something to be said for like the enthusiast that buys a car like
that.
Yeah, that makes sense.
Where you could turn it on and you know, but if it's just one of those things where
it's just on and off and you can't, you don't really have too much control over it, that
blows.
Also, the 2.9, the 2.9 Turbo 6 is a good motor for cranking out some crazy horsepower.
I've definitely seen like SQ5s or whatever and they have those engines like the newer
ones and stuff and some of those cars, they're like nine second fucking quarter mile SUVs.
It's wild.
They are capable.
That motor is a good motor.
It is a good motor, but it's also kind of, I just think it lacks the drama.
The sound is not very good.
The sound is not there.
I've heard all kinds of different exhausts on that like AWE track without non-resonated
blah, blah, blah.
And it's just like, it sounds like a new car.
Yeah, it doesn't have that older sound.
It's like too good.
Right.
Like how I would say like a 2.7 Turbo motor would have been sound.
Yeah, exactly.
So I don't know.
For me, it doesn't have the VA growl.
It does look the part.
Interior looks amazing.
The exterior, I think, looks pretty amazing.
I think it looks more nimble for sure than an RS6.
Oh, yeah, it's definitely a smaller car, which is something that will probably be
fun to play around with on the turns and stuff.
And I think they did a great job with it.
The only thing on the styling I wasn't a fan of was where the exhaust placement wasn't
a weird one.
I knew you were going to say that.
So I said the same thing.
Aril said he actually loved it, which I was surprised about.
It looks very cartoony to me.
Yeah, I'll have to see it in person.
It's just like what I think of when I see, because they're like huge ovals.
Yeah.
And they're massive on the coming out of the rear bumper.
And for some reason, when I see those, I just think, I don't know why.
It's just it's just goofy looking.
At least I would rather have that than fake exhaust tips.
100 plastic ones that look like exhaust tips or not.
So I would rather do that.
Why? So I don't have to see it in person to really give like an opinion on it.
Fake exhaust tips.
Are like one of the dumbest things that have ever come
to the automotive industry.
Yeah, it's like, OK, we have exhaust that goes through the bumper.
And then we're going to take them out, put plastic inserts
and look like exhaust to go through the bumper and have it turned on behind it.
Why makes no sense?
I mean, is it is it them saving money because you're using just a little bit
less like metals compared to plastic?
It must be because you think about it, maybe
because you're not using a stainless steel tip.
It has to be something. So OK, we'll save like three hundred dollars
on these per vehicle or something that we're not making these.
But the first guy that came up with the idea,
let's just put fake tips there.
And then you could see like a shiny, glazy plastic.
Yeah, that's where the whole minute.
Yeah, I remember you and I were at the Philadelphia auto show.
Is that happening actually?
It happened, I believe.
It's it's that's funny because you and I used to kind of make a point to go to that.
Yeah, I think we went to a bunch of them and it always happened in February, right?
It was right around the Super Bowl, Super Bowl.
Oh, yeah. And around there, yeah.
So I think it was the same weekend.
Super Bowl. Many times.
Um, and it's just funny, it kept declining.
As far as anything new that came out, anything new and exciting.
Yeah, it was just like every year was just kind of more like me.
And then I remember you and I were like walking around.
What I think was probably an atlas at the time when the atlas
is first came out or something like, yeah, maybe it was a Tiguan.
I don't know if Tiguan's are doing that, too.
But I remember going like just checking it out and being like, what the fuck?
It just didn't make any sense.
It became like an industry thing.
Yeah, like every it's funny because now if you look at the way the trends go,
every manufacturer just like falls in line and just does the same thing
as every other manufacturer.
There's nothing that's different.
It's all the same bullshit.
It's all the same bullshit, except for the RS5.
That's why I thought it was kind of neat.
So that is a little bit of a disappointment to hear
that they're not going to be bringing that to the US.
Yeah, that's that's the last thing I read.
But then again, I mean, who knows if there's enough people or enough
positive feedback from the masses, maybe they can get it over to finish on
and get it here.
I don't know why they wouldn't bring it here because obviously
with the success of the RS6, I think that would be a great reason for it
to bring in the price point.
So the RS6 is around one thirty five or so.
You put that car in around 90.
Yeah.
You're going to at least now get into a different clientele.
People are going to buy that because like someone that maybe doesn't want
a car as big as the RS6 to be like, oh, you know what, this does work for me.
Yeah, because I have, you know, a smaller space, a living space,
garage space, whatever the case is.
Well, maybe it will change.
Maybe it won't. I don't know. Who knows?
Yeah, who knows?
What else going on?
Well, not much, man.
We are just trying to get through this winter.
Um, but this weekend coming up is the CT hot dog 500.
So this is not a car show.
No, this is if anyone wants to go and wants to go and participate,
it's basically you are a hot dog crawling, not a beer crawl,
not a bar crawl, but a hot dog crawl.
So, um, Saturday, it's actually going on.
Um, it's going to be, um, the 28th and they're going to actually do a
facility tour, which is really cool of like a place that makes
hot dogs and cabascin stuff.
So it's like, you're going to do a tour and then like after the
air net, yeah, you know, kind of like, well, we're in Shirley.
Yeah, Toby will have to put on a mustache net.
The beer guard.
Yeah.
Yes.
We haven't at work because they're hitting a beer guard, but it's funny
because the beer guards don't work for mustaches.
No, there's actually, there's actually, if they, no, they just go under your
like lips pretty much for your chin hair to stretch it out.
Put it like over your nose.
But yeah, no, you need a, you need a mustache card.
Yeah.
Yes.
Um, so there's a, let's see here.
One, two, three, four, there's five stops that are going to be doing
throughout the day.
Um, it kind of goes on a line of like more of like, uh, Southern Connecticut.
Um, which is kind of central to Southern Connecticut.
Um, but there are, there's a code of conduct for this.
So if anyone does go to participate in the CT hot dog 500, like these are, um,
kind of the guidelines bring cash because most of the places don't have
hard, like a lot of mom, pop places are like that.
Yeah.
Um, carpool were possible because some of these restaurants have limited
parking spaces, so less cars, the better it's not a car show.
Also, it's not a cruise.
So if you're done eating your, uh, hot dog or whatever you're getting, feel
free to head to the next spot to free up space, which makes sense.
Cause a lot of places don't have a lot of parking.
Sure.
Um, you don't have to wait for every car to leave.
And this is the most important one out of all these guidelines.
Don't say glizzy.
This will result in immediate ejection from the event.
It's not a glizzy event.
It's not the, the CT glizzy 500.
Okay.
So there you have it.
Well, I wish everyone the best of luck and, um, just watch and chew your food.
Well, boys, because hot dogs are known to be one of the more dangerous foods
out there.
Um, only that one alone.
Okay.
Yes.
Um, what else?
So I heard just another newer, we'll get some of the newer stuff out of
the way.
Um, you know, it's funny, man.
The international scout, remember how Volkswagen was taking that on?
And they, they basically created a whole new, um, pretty cool look in SUV.
And of course, then it was going to be completely, uh, electric.
I think there's a hybrid alternative now.
Well, now they've said, which what I think is there's going to be huge delays.
Oh, the ladies across the board.
I don't think for now, quote unquote, it is necessarily coming out.
And I just think it's funny because I think a lot of these people are trying
to buy their time.
I think they're trying, they're starting to realize like some of these huge
plans, just like the ID buzz, which you talked too much about.
Um, I think this is kind of falls in line with that.
You know what I mean?
It's just another thing where they're like, Oh yeah, we're having problems.
We're having technical problems.
I think they were saying, and they don't know, uh, what to do at this point.
So they're like, Oh fuck, nobody wants electric.
Now what?
Instead of being like, Oh, let's just get like a V eight from like Chevy or
something.
Well, I don't think it's, no, I know it's not, but it's like, instead of putting
something cool under it, like, you just put a five three, I mean, it just
busts a fucking lifter and it just throws.
Yeah.
But like, honestly, you could throw a decent power plant in there.
I know there's a lot of logistics going to that and R and D and all this crazy
shit, but no, it's a cool looking retro vehicle.
It really does look cool.
They were doing, they were doing the part.
Um, yeah, be great with a, can you imagine with a V eight in that thing?
Yeah, they're, they're, they're going to be doing it.
That would be sick.
Not or not.
Or it's a delayed, it's delayed.
So I, I would like to fast forward about five or 10 years and see where we're
at with Volkswagen and see if it's still some vehicles in the United States.
Yeah.
Honestly, I mean, I think we're kind of getting to the point.
There was a video of, um, I don't know if it's like the new head honcho in
charge or whatever.
Okay.
Did you see that where he talks about his thing is like kind of, I'm going to
butcher most of what he said, cause I only watched it like real quick.
And I don't even know his exact title.
Yeah.
Big, big guy heads up like way up there in Volkswagen.
He was just hired on as basically, um, somebody who was like, right to ship.
Yeah.
We have to, we have to change this.
We have to turn this around.
It's not going the way it should.
Um, so many people used to care about so many things.
We got to get back to styling.
We get to get back to, um, the way we, like, what's the word I'm looking for?
Um, I don't even know, uh, heritage.
Yeah.
Kind of the kind of heritage.
I don't think he really was talking about heritage, but like the essence of what
they used to be, I think is what he, now, what does that mean?
I don't know.
Has it gone too far?
Like is the, is the Titanic taking on the water?
Well, that's the thing.
If you like, just dumb it down back to basics, the beetle, literally the people's
car, it was created, it was a cheap car created for the masses, which then what
the rabbit kept on going with.
So if you just look at those two things, go back to that.
Like, yes, you keep your SUVs and stuff you still have, because people want
those as well and everything, but go back to what made you popular, what made
you, um, influential, there were so many fun times.
Yeah.
Like we're brought back to memories.
Like the ID pause, but it's like, keep that.
That's fantastic.
Throw a, a one five in it.
Do something, gasoline motor.
People want cool, fun things.
So now cool, fun things.
Now I'm starting to hear, and I think I'll read some, but I think there was a
suggestion, one person said, you guys should talk about the, um, I guess the
murmurs of basically, uh, a new TDI, one or two, maybe versions of possibility
of them starting this process up again, back to the United States.
Cause we know we have them in Europe, but yeah, of course.
And, and I think, I think that, I think in a way that could save Volkswagen.
Oh, absolutely.
You could do so many cool things with diesel.
And I don't think it has to be diesel either, but like, holy shit, man.
Well, allow that diesel hybrid technology come up with that into something.
Dude, you're just, you're making me think.
And I know we've kind of tapped on this a couple of times, but you know, the
Mark one, and you have this nimble little car and then you've come out the Mark
one rabbit GTI and it's like, it's hitting the streets and people cannot
believe what this car is capable of.
People are taking it out and they're like, wow, I've never felt anything
like this because anything in America that was small was like a piece of shit.
Right.
Like a four pinto or a maverick.
So it was either, it was either you had one or two things.
You had like a massive lump of steel that could not turn or you had
something that was smaller.
That was just like the Chevy Vega.
Yeah, just goofy and weird.
Yeah.
You know, my dad had a Vega.
Yes, I kind of wish I wish I that was still around.
That'd be cool to, but they're all completely slam.
Yeah, they look cool now.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
No, they were awful.
Yeah, yeah, everything.
I think everything was awful because I think the Vegas were all
aluminum motors that all they did was leak because like the aluminum wasn't
casted like now, how it is today.
Right.
And the shit just leaked all the time.
Oil and everything.
I honestly don't know too much about it.
Yeah.
But and then you think the Mark twos and then they came out and then it was
like a 16 valve comes out.
Right.
And then you have a couple of different iterations.
You have all these different iterations in Europe when they're coming out with
all these special additions like fire and ice and all stuff.
You get in the mark threes and you have all these different kinds of like just
concept cars and everything.
Yeah, color concept.
Pink Floyd.
No, exactly.
That's what I was getting at.
And then you have the VR six comes in.
You have synchros that come in.
Yeah, like now there's synchros everywhere.
The mark fours, there's the 20th, the 25th over there, whatever it was.
And then it was like the 337, the everything, the R 32.
There were so many cool things.
The GLI's.
Let's not forget about the GLI's in the in the mark twos and one's and shit.
And it's just like, I don't know, man, none of that, none of that feels like
it's here anymore.
No, no, because literally it's not.
And that's what's crazy.
It's like, none of that is here where they could be.
Yeah.
So when you, when we could fast forward five to 10 years, I really, you know,
there's people saying, like, you know, there are people that are working at
this company that are like, guys, like, what the fuck are we doing?
Come on.
And then there's other people.
There's probably for too long, they had too much say.
And they were like, no, we have to go this way.
Obviously this sells, we're selling SUVs.
This is the way, you know, whatever.
But do in doing that, yes, they will sell until you start losing your whole base.
Right.
And, and it is at this weird, crazy, like pivotal point right now.
And I think that, you know, they could either change it.
And dude, you know, who's killing it?
I feel like in some ways, like Toyota, with their like GR series, everything.
And I think they've like grabbed like this.
The truck, the TRDs and everything.
And it's like, they've, they've seen the opportunities that they can make
money in this, like, you know, smaller vehicle segments.
And like, there's no more competing.
I mean, yeah, you have Hyundai now actually swinging.
They're coming out and getting with their, well, N cars, whatever they're called.
And like, I even heard that Ford was thinking now of bringing smaller cars back.
Yeah.
Because it's like, no shit.
Right.
Exactly.
This is, I probably said this before, this is what I never understood.
Ford Motor Company, America, right?
They made some of the coolest cars, but they were in Europe.
Yeah.
Some of the coolest shit that they've ever made was never in America.
Right.
Ford Motor Company.
And that always drove me nuts.
Like, why wouldn't you bring any, how can you not have that realization?
Especially when people like Volkswagen come in and they start introducing
things like the Mark 1 GTI, the Mark 2 GTI.
They literally have the Mark 1 Escort, the Mark 2 Escort.
And they, they, they kept getting cooler and cooler.
Dude, those cars are fucking sick.
Yeah.
And let's have a huge following down.
The money for them is just ridiculous.
Right.
But I just, I find it's so crazy that, that company, you know, lost their way
in so many, so many ways too.
They only have what the, it's like the Mustang and the freaking F-150 basically.
It's crazy because like, it's like this huge, like, you know, groupthink mentality of
everyone thinks the same.
And because the boss is saying this, so we're all going to think this way.
Yeah.
And like, you cannot think differently or you're going to be ousted or like,
right, you're not going to be able to work there or wherever the cases are going
to be like, you know, not take you seriously, but you're right.
There's probably like a small handful of people are like, no, no, no.
Let's get back to these small nimble fun cars.
And they're like, shut up.
We're making big SUVs now.
Like, I don't understand why they got away so far from their, what their base was.
Dude, Ford, the focus ST cut gone.
The focus RS or the Fiesta ST and I've always, I've said it before.
I'm not a Ford guy.
Don't really care for them.
I just, it's just one of those things.
Like I never grew up with Fords or whatever.
I just whatever, but I, everybody always said the Fiesta ST is like one of the most
fun little cars out there.
It's kind of like how everyone now seems to like so much a Honda fit.
Yeah.
So I was just going to say that everyone's got a Honda fit now and they're
taking Honda fits to tracks and everything.
You even had a Honda fit.
Yeah, I did.
I had a Honda fit and they are fun little cars.
Yeah.
But that's the thing.
People only want those fun small cars.
They like to enjoy those things and put them on a track.
And it's where Volkswagen came from.
Yeah.
So yeah, I think it's, they've got a lot of soul searching to do.
And like, I saw this post is on the rabbit hole and there was this dude, Dexter Lump,
and he posted this.
Shirako, it was his first Shirako race car.
He got it for 300 bucks since 1979.
I remember seeing this.
Yeah.
So like he had a built 1600, 10 to 1 compression,
two 86, 450 cam, dual 48 carbs, Drake engineering head, which is
port and polish, recurve distributor.
This thing was running 13s and a quarter mile.
And this is like back in like.
That's awesome.
Yeah.
And like in the early 80s, he had some major traction problems on it.
But like this thing now, looking back on it was very capable and was
putting down numbers unheard of at that time, because like all the big
three automakers had like 165 horsepower, like, you know, V8s that were doing nothing.
Yes.
You got like this little, uh,
Shirako that was just putting down 13s and blowing doors off of everything.
Um, and he also converted to a, a GTI cost ratio trans in 83 and was
getting like 10,000 RPM shifts.
That's wild.
That's awesome.
It's crazy, but like it makes you like excited to have stuff like that again.
Yes.
And like, obviously these parts are long gone and like, you know, you're
talking about a Drake head that it's like unobtainable.
But, uh, like stuff like this would be cool to have just simple, fun, just
things that will be, uh, uh, easy to, to modify and maintain.
And I think that's the biggest problems.
Cause I don't think these companies want you to do that anymore.
They don't want you to be able to a modify your vehicles or be maintained.
They want you to be able to bring them to the dealership anytime a
chicken's like comes on and kind of want to lock you out of the car.
I think it's just been like a snowball effect.
People wanted too many features.
Then all these features started becoming standard.
Then because they started becoming standard, that was the industry standard.
And then it was like competition all have the same things.
It's like no matter what, you know what I mean?
It just kind of gets out of control a little bit.
And I, you know, we were, we were talking about this in many episodes in the past,
but what, at what point can you actually roll back some stuff?
Can you ever roll back?
Is it now like a baseline has to be, you know, it comes in at 3500 pounds because
of all the safety and all the blah, blah, blah and all the, you know, different,
um, government, you know, standardized laws that they have to, I don't know.
Is it like now that we all know you have to have a backup camera and stuff like
that, but do you need to have, uh, lane assist?
Do you have to have, you know, all this stuff?
I don't, adaptive cruise control and all this shit.
I don't know.
Can you make a basic car?
Can you just go back?
Can anyone go backwards?
And like still try to meet the safety standards of, of what they're, whatever
the government wants and laws of missions and stuff.
Um, you know, it's interesting because all right.
Take look, let's say take Tesla, for instance, and Tesla has been like the
one of the newer, newer manufacturers that came out.
Can somebody that has unlimited amounts of money, create a car company now,
that could just be that.
I don't know.
Because I guess if you look at like, I don't know, I mean, Tesla wouldn't want
to do that.
No, no, no.
But I'm saying, saying someone like in that, in that model sense, because like,
you know, it's a newer company with a lot of money, a lot of, uh, positive
cash flow that could literally create a plan to make a car or cars.
Like, I mean, I know it's hard to be able to create something from the ground
up, but if you were to create a company that kind of like GM did in the 90s
with Saturn, yeah, it was a different kind of car, a different kind of company.
That's what their marketing was for.
Right.
And it has made cheap, economical cars, right.
Something like that.
Create a car company that can just have good, cheap, economical cars.
That's like, you know how Dodge then started just like, it's just Ram and
Ram is their own things.
Or like they were even like GM talked about it for a little while when I was
like, it could be like a just Corvette would be its own thing.
What if, what if Volkswagen came out with rabbit?
Yeah.
You know what I mean?
Or just golf or something.
Like it was its own segment.
Yeah.
It was its own like sign on West of Toyota.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Just be like its own little segment.
You guys can keep your trucks, SUVs and whatever else you're making.
But this is like a small segment for this kind of just to market it towards
whatever you want to call it, younger generation.
Could you even imagine something where, and maybe, maybe it's almost like guys,
it's okay.
No one cares anymore because there's 2,500 horsepower cars out there.
We're not going to beat them.
Right.
Right.
So like, let's have fun.
So what about this?
From the factory, a little forebanger with it bees, but like a new way of doing
it, right?
Something that's like it has the sound, it has performance for whatever it is.
And guess what?
It might only be 210 horsepower or something, but it's a little fucking
ripper and it's a, it's so much fun to get in.
Could you imagine what the technology that they have today, what kind of motor
you could actually set up that would be like a naturally aspirated ripping,
just like a little, you know, one eight or something.
Yes, exactly.
That would be insane.
Yeah.
And something that's, you know, semi reliable.
Yeah.
Because we have the technology because it's 2026.
Right.
Exactly.
And you can't tell me that that wouldn't fly off the shelf.
Right.
You put that out there, build it, and they will come.
I mean, I feel like everybody would try to get their hands on.
Because it'll be like so quote unquote revolutionary, but not at all.
It's not revolutionary.
It's what it is for the market.
Yeah.
It's not for the people that are like into like these kind of cars.
Because I feel like we're past the point where we now have to like one up as
far as like actual statistics, we're past that point.
Every car is too good now.
Right.
So like make it shittier.
You know what I mean?
Yes.
Like you can actually start making it shittier on purpose.
And I think people will actually start buying it.
Don't have to like, you know, touch screens for everything.
Analog gauges.
This car is actually quirky.
And I love it.
Yeah.
I agree with that.
You know, it's funny you said that, but you know, a reliable car and whatnot.
Um, so this post like broke the internet and I think it was everywhere and I don't,
I, I just thinking about it, I'm surprised somebody didn't do it sooner.
So I'm talking about a Tiber Copic.
He had the VR six diesel motor.
Now, this thing sounded so sick because you've got the grumbles of a diesel, but
then like the back end, it has a VR sound.
Yeah.
And we all know that the VR, it's like a clanky VR.
Yeah.
It's a clanky VR.
Like the VR six motor was originally designed to be a diesel motor.
So this wasn't like a far fetched idea.
You know, it wasn't like out of the ordinary because if you look at the head
on it, how it's flat, like it was designed to be a diesel engine.
And Volkswagen flirted with this back in like, you know, the seventies with this
motor being diesel, um, never came to production, but like actually taking this
was a, it looks like a 12 valve VR and like making it into a diesel motor.
I think it was just unbelievable that someone actually did it, but, but it
took this long for someone to do it.
Yeah.
Yeah.
It's very cool.
Is this probably a bunch of some other weirdos have done it before, but now
like you can put, put it on Instagram and it's like, oh shit.
Right.
People are right.
So yeah, some dude probably did this back in the mid nineties and like never heard
from a pocket protector.
Right.
You know, but now we're like, we actually see it.
Um, but something like that, that's, this is someone in his garage doing this.
That's awesome.
This is not like a company or corporation that has endless amounts of money.
And like Volkswagen themselves, they designed this motor to be a diesel.
If you met, could you imagine they came up with a VR six diesel, like bring back
the VR six or put in a diesel format that you can get 35, 40 miles to the gallon
out of it in an SUV form or put in a small car.
That would be cool.
And then you get 50 miles to the gallon out of it.
So yeah, I have to read something that somebody else said.
I think it was Garrett sent me something.
I didn't read it yet.
I just kind of like glanced over real quick.
Said something about a three, like a new version of a three O TDI.
Okay.
Um, I have to find it.
But yeah, I don't, I don't really understand what it's all about.
Let me see here.
Um, here it is.
So it's opening.
It is opening V six diesel engine for an Audi Q five or an Audi A six.
It's a new evolution of the V six TDI.
Um, so I don't know.
It's a hybrid powertrain with three electrified components for powerful
performance off the line and high efficiency, faster boost, pressure build
up, enhances power delivery, sustainable, blah, blah, blah.
Let's go to emissions.
And then they give you like a bunch of stuff.
I don't know if this, if this is something that we will ever see.
But it's a, it's a TDI hybrid then.
It looks like it.
Yeah.
I mean, powertrain.
That makes sense.
Cause that's what diesel kit was all about, that they didn't want these
diesel hybrids coming to market.
Now it's like, okay, enough years of the past.
You guys can do this now.
You've lost enough money.
We don't want you to go completely out of business.
Yeah.
You can maybe do this now.
Says new electrically powered compressors deliver impressive mid-range acceleration
and linear response.
This is something that could go in things like an S four and S six and S Q five.
Um, yeah, dude, I don't know.
I mean, it would be cool to see it to come out to market.
I don't know if we'll see something like this.
We could.
We talked about this on our, the last podcast with Matt and everybody.
I mean, we were talking a lot about diesels and the fact that, I mean, America is putting out diesels.
You know, you know, you know, there's heavy politics and all this shit.
Oh, sure.
Because of like the big three and everything.
But maybe they could, maybe they could bring it back.
Maybe they would have the balls to bring that back and some manual transmissions with it.
I think that would be incredible.
Yeah, I know this.
All right.
So TDIs need manual transmissions.
TDIs definitely.
I mean, I mean, obviously in that kind of platform in an SUV form, sure, you don't need that.
But no, that's a little different.
I'm just saying in general, I'm thinking wagons or smaller displacement TDIs.
Correct.
Um, I have a problem with the hybrid and I, and I, this, and now like I've always thought,
okay, maybe it'd be kind of cool to have one.
Maybe not.
Um, now I'm completely out.
I would never have a hybrid.
I mean, and I say never say never watch this TDI hybrid comes on.
Like, oh, good.
So just let's take a look at this.
But now, so I have a friend that had a Toyota.
I don't know what it was.
No, it was a Kia SUV.
I forget what it was.
Sportage, maybe.
But it was a hybrid and they got into an accident.
They actually hit deer with it.
Um, they did like $18,000 in damage.
I was surprised that they didn't total it, but it was like a, it was fairly new and
he had a few thousand miles on it, whatever.
So they want to, the insurance company wanted getting it covered.
They fixed it and it sat at the body shop getting done for a few months.
But while I went back and forth and everything and all the parts.
So when they go to like start it, it was dead.
And now the, the body shop, like they already have this vehicle done.
It's completely finished, ready to go.
Um, wouldn't start.
So now they go back to the insurance and insurance like we're not covering that.
That's, that's not our problem.
Um, so the batteries for your place.
It was $6,800.
So like my body had to like eat $6,800 on this hybrid system because either like
you take the car or you're going to get charged the bill from the insurance company
because now like this is your vehicle, like it's fixed.
So like they had to eat $6,800 on this battery because the insurance wouldn't cover it.
And it's like, and it was like, it was one of the big, big companies.
It was a state farm and they've had him for like 20 years and it's like
been a good customer and everything.
And it's like, that sucks.
That's a shitty pill to swallow.
Sure.
So like, I don't want nothing to do with a hybrid.
And like my other buddy, he wanted, uh, he had a BMW hybrid, um, that he went up totaling.
And one of the reasons why I got told because some of the, uh, some of the systems with the
hybrid systems got messed up and it had to do with the battery, obviously.
So, um, now it makes sense.
Why?
Because it's so expensive to replace.
And that's why a lot of insurance companies is totally these hybrids out where like the
battery, it's like, oh, okay, that's an easy fix, but it's seven grand in on just the battery.
Yeah.
So it's like, you're say $18,000 on a bill.
Now it goes almost $30,000, which is crazy.
Insane.
Um, two weeks ago when we had our episode come out, uh, somebody asked about new builds
that were happening.
And there were a couple that we just plain forgot.
Of course, you know, you get, you get put on the spot and you just forget about shit.
Paul layman's, uh, his green truck.
I know that we probably talked about that at some point.
Yeah.
That came out.
Was that two years ago?
Was that already just this two years?
I think now.
Okay.
But that was, you know, that was a truck that came out that, you know, a lot of people
liked, uh, the Diego, um, Diego's car, that 16 valve that took a shit on the way down to
Helen.
Oh yeah.
And, and he got it fixed down in Helen.
And he swapped it down in Helen.
Um, we, we wanted to have him on the podcast when we were down in Helen, uh, couldn't make
that happen just because we were all running around in different directions.
Yeah.
So, um, one of the ones that like I've been like, I'm actually excited to see out in person
is, um, VW, 90 ones, uh, would you say V dub man 91.
Yeah.
So it's Niels, um, GTI, um, yeah, it's got a 180 swapped.
I love like the twin, uh, quote unquote shotgun pipes over and under.
Yes.
Yeah.
That come out, um, which is kind of, you know, reminiscence of other vehicles back
in the day that had that like, Mike Orms car.
Yeah.
So like it's, it's got a great look to it.
The blue, um, the image wheels, like this car, it's going to be an exciting car to
see out this year because it's been building for like 10 years.
Yeah.
You can see that when someone really takes their time and kind of does some stuff,
right, um, even it being a late Westie, right?
No, it's like, it's funny because people like, you know, that's a thing that people
will like, well, some people love late Westies and I don't, you know, I'm just
busting balls, but man, like it is a cool car for sure.
Oh, definitely.
That's awesome.
And that's, it's cool.
That's going to finally be out, um, be done soon.
Um, speaking of that, uh, shows are coming up and it's like, it's crazy that like we're
going to have, we already have, we see had, uh, your trip to happening in Florida,
but now fixed fest in Florida is back and this is like in a few weeks.
So Saturday, March 7th is when fixed facts is coming back and it's going to be a
Brandonton motor sports park in a brand in Florida.
Um, so this was a show that was out for years.
Like this was like the one, that show I always wanted to go to back in the day.
Yeah.
Down in Florida.
Cause it was like, just how your tripper is.
Yeah.
And like you get out, it's like in the beginning of season, it's so crappy here.
So that's going to be a cool show to check out.
I think that's going to be one that people are going to be excited to go see for years
to come.
Yeah.
For sure.
Um, also you had the VW Unity slop meet that got posted officially.
So April 11th, um, the slop meet is happening in Jersey.
Um, so if you've got a hoard of parts that you want to get rid of or just looking to get,
um, a little cash in your pocket for some things you got laying around in the garage,
definitely bring it to the slop meet.
It's going to be, uh, um, worth it because you see a lot of cool shit there.
And it's, it's cool to get people out that have things in person.
So you're not like just scrolling through your death scroll on the marketplace or Instagram.
And not only that, this is one of those things where people have to get out there.
So yes.
So if you want to go to a swap meet, go to the slop meet.
Yes.
And bring out some stuff of your own and show up because these things don't work with, um,
if people don't show up, you know what I mean?
You have to have, you have to have the bodies there for them to be able to make this successful.
And people can't bitch and complain that they, they can't find parts later on either.
You know what I mean?
Like if someone is going to go ahead and actually hold something like the slop meet,
get out there and support it.
Yeah. Cause like you never know what you're going to find.
I found a set of brand new old stock B3 fenders, um, that Fred had from your extreme,
like he, uh, was nice enough to bring him up for me, um, for that event,
because like he was talking about, I was like, wait, what?
You're going to actually have these vendors and like he reached out to me, which is nice,
but you never know what you're going to find at the show.
Yeah. And the more people involved, it can only get better.
Yes.
I mean, you literally, the more people that are there,
the more people that bring stuff, the better the show is.
Absolutely. And like Fred's always, Fred's the man when it comes to a lot of the stuff
that he finds or that he has, cause he even hooked up, uh, hooked me up a few years back
with a set of brand new hella DEs for a B3.
So like, um, you never know what you're going to find.
Yep. That's for sure.
All right. So I asked, um, I don't know if you,
you can sprinkle in anything else if you want to, um,
I wanted to just quickly touch base, um, uh, Sebastian Cole, uh, VW Weasel, um,
yes, he has a Fahrenheit with a two, five swap done.
So a manual two, five Fahrenheit GTI, so Fahrenheit orange.
Yes.
Um, I think this is such a cool build.
Such a cool build.
It's like something that Volkswagen should have offered.
A hundred percent.
Just at least in a manual.
This is why it's so funny because that, that is the reason that car always sucked.
Yes.
Cause it was always DSG and is always the two leader.
Yes.
And literally he fixed it.
Yeah. He fixed the car that like would normally suck.
Right.
No more camcorder shoes.
Yeah. Right.
You're going to throw a turbo on this thing and like to have a lot of fun with this.
So he's got that car.
Um, he also does have a Fahrenheit GLI that, um, it does have like 200,000 miles on it,
but did a motor swap on it.
Oh boy.
Um, he, uh, put it back together.
That car is currently for sale.
Um, I inquired about it for a second because it's such a piece of shit.
Like I was like, Hey, what number is that one?
Just, just to see what number it is and see, cause like when we, it was funny,
when we had our Fahrenheit, uh, GLI, we lived at, um, our address was 122 mountain lake
estates and the, the GLI was 122.
If this one was 422, I would have been like, all right, I'm buying it just cause our address
now is 422.
So, um, no, he's doing really cool shit.
It's cool to see, especially the younger generation coming up.
Um, he's definitely doing his thing.
Also check out his YouTube channel.
He's got it as well because the stuff that he's doing is on his YouTube channel.
Very cool.
Um, one other thing, I just want to throw this out there.
So clusters, uh, by Litke, Matt, he has a funk switch.
So if you want to get funky, he is reproducing the funk switches that everybody went crazy
for in the Mark fours.
So instead of like paying, you know, a couple hundred dollars for like an OEM switch that
may or may not work, um, that's faded out or whatever the case is.
You can actually get like a new funk switch.
Um, and obviously it's, it's just the face of it.
It's not like the whole entire switch itself, but uh, you can make it do whatever you want to do.
Um, it's funny cause I had one of the Passat funk switches, which is like not how the,
the rectangle are in the Mark fours.
It was more of like the longer one that goes on the sides, like how the Passat setup is.
And I wonder, I sold that thing on one of the Passat forms and there was a guy that just
collected like rare Passat shit.
I think it was like an Arizona or somewhere.
He was more like the Midwest or like West coast and he gave me like 300 dollars for that switch.
What?
It's crazy dude, because like these things are like unattainable and like people are like
just nerves about them.
Jesus.
But I was like, okay.
Yeah.
Cool.
Cause like he knew I had it and I was like, you know, I'm looking to have some stuff to sell
on load and like this is when I had my B three sedan or B five and a half sedan.
Sorry.
And like these things go for dumb money.
Jesus.
That is so stupid.
I asked a bunch of people on Instagram.
I said, just tell us something we should talk about.
So these aren't necessarily questions, some of them maybe, but just some ideas, right?
Connor McCann says, when it all comes out about aliens, are we going to see a VR swapped UFO?
Dude, I mean, would it be like run on plutonium?
Possibly?
I don't know.
A nuclear powered VR six.
A nuclear powered VR six slash TDI.
Fuck it.
You just look up in the sky here.
Not bad.
N Bayer eight 14 says, which out of all the cars that you guys had was your favorite?
Yeah.
So this is kind of an open end question because it could be
like daily or fun car or non Volkswagen.
Sure.
Like I know that is a hard it's hard.
I think I'm going to have to say my my carado, whether it be the first or second one.
I would say my second carado was my favorite because that was the one I kind of had done the way I wanted it to be done.
Um, but then like my second black B three Pasa Dan was like one of my favorite daily
drivers I've ever had.
I think sometimes when you look back with rose colored glasses.
Yeah.
It's a little hard to tell what was actually your your favorite because I kind of think
sometimes my first mark one was, you know, only a 45 horsepower 1.5 liter naturally
aspirated.
Yeah.
Diesel engine.
It went like 60 downhill.
Oh, 55 was ripping.
And dude got like shout out to my buddy Strapik and shout out to my buddy Mike because we drove down.
Was it two times with that car?
But everybody was in they were in a B six A four and a mark five GTI and I had a mark one
that was literally screaming.
I mean like 55 was I was topped out in that thing.
Yeah, you're just clanking along.
And can you imagine driving for five hours with me?
Like my buddies were doing that just going 55 sometimes 50 because I had to slow down because
I felt like it was just, you know, it needed a break.
Because it was just pinned the whole time.
It was basically.
Um, who else we got here?
J Dub, J Dub's Audi pros and cons of owning a show car.
So I think if you look at like the full on show cars that have been done over the years,
the biggest thing is the people that have them don't want to mess them up.
They don't want to drive them.
They don't want to drive them because you don't want to get it.
You know, your $20,000 paint chipped up.
Who's the first person you think of?
I don't want to say Kyle.
Yeah, it's Kyle.
Of course it is.
And that's more recent because it is a perfect example.
Like he had and he knows it.
You can bust his balls right to his face.
He he's gotten better.
He has gotten better this past year.
He drove like about 20 miles.
Yes, he drove his car more.
And it's it's a beautiful car.
It's one of the nicest Mark threes in the world.
Yes, I got it.
I understand that.
Yeah.
And he has a ton of time and money into it and everything else, but
he also doesn't want to do anything with it.
And it's almost like, can you find this really nice?
Like I hate to keep saying hybrid, but like, you know, a version right in the middle
where it's like show enough where it's definitely a show car,
but you can you still want to rock it around.
You want to drive the fucker.
You know, you don't want to make it so radical that you're afraid to drive it.
You want to still keep it that it is drivable.
And like having a show car is it's tough because obviously, yes, you've put in your
time and money and all your blood, sweat and tears into something like that.
And you don't want it to see a turn of shit.
No, but you also want to be able to enjoy it.
Yeah.
There's there's certain people that they have quote unquote show cars and they do drive them.
And it's looking like like the any of these cars, any cars are made or made to be driven.
Yeah.
And it's like, I look at the guys that have like the high end muscle cars, you know,
you're talking your few hundred thousand dollar up muscle cars like your big,
hemi cars and stuff.
Those cars were a thousand percent meant to be driven hard.
Oh, yeah.
And it's like just sitting in a garage somewhere.
Like if I had a hemi kuda, for instance, I would want to drive this shit out of that thing.
Yeah.
Because it's like that's what it's supposed to be.
You know what I think is like sometimes when people build really nice race cars.
Okay.
Kermit comes to.
Oh, yeah.
Comes to mind.
So it's like that car is going to get driven.
Yeah.
That car is going to get driven a lot.
It's a nice car.
It's like a lot of time and money is going into that car.
That is a car.
It's meant to be driven.
Yeah.
A hundred percent.
I think of Pat's Mark three.
Like that's a that is a driver.
Yeah.
You could say it's a show car or whatever.
But like it's like it's it's it's got loud paint and it's got like a great look,
but he drives that car.
Yeah.
Um, yeah.
Look at Tony's look at Tony's car that he's had forever.
Like any of Tony's cars.
Tony always drives his cars.
Have you just you just want to have one has his cars and he just drives them.
Um, I don't forgot rabbit droppings.
Yeah.
He's still saying the 3.0 TDI engine revamp for Audi and Porsche in 2007 or 2027.
Frosty beat says the return of 40s in a bag.
Yeah.
So he, um, the guy that puts on that show actually contacted me.
He would like to come on the show in, you know, a few weeks time.
That'd be cool.
And just talk about like all the different new ideas and everything.
And, you know, I said we can definitely do that.
But that's a show that I was never at.
I never got to go.
Right.
It was always something going on and always wanted to.
But now we probably will make time because it is coming back.
And why the hell not?
And it's going to be, um, in September, which is awesome.
Um,
Arctic rabbit says, oh, I have to hit the more button.
Arctic rabbit says really cool place for a new show like Helen.
It's called Strat, Stratburg village in Adams town, PA.
Interesting.
Huh.
I will have to check that out.
That'd be cool to check out.
I wonder if that's very German looking.
That's, uh, I believe that's near.
He doesn't like, like, uh, central PA almost like what Adams town.
Yeah.
I'm not sure.
Like, was that like all fruit 78?
I'm not, I forget.
I'm not sure.
So, uh, boost him 28 and also, um, Kevin Brennan and also loving Dubbin.
They all are talking about this thing called boom carts.
Okay.
So I joined these fellas a few weeks ago and what Tim says is he just says boom
carts exclamation point.
Kevin Brennan says an entire episode dedicated to boom carts and then loving
and dubbing said how boom carts took over the VW community and, uh, the races are epic.
So basically it's, it's kind of like a really low grade version of almost
like Mario Kart style where it's, you know, you're in a little cart and you're flying
around a track and it's kind of like cartoony looking.
You're like these little, um, guys, these little moji people that you make and, uh,
you just can race each other and you just do it on the phone.
And I enjoyed it for about the first four or five nights and then these fucking guys
just keep getting better and better.
I don't know what the hell they're doing if they're just staying up all night and don't
have jobs.
I don't know what the fuck you guys are doing, but you just like now they're literally like
a full minute or two better than I am at like three laps and it's just like, I can't,
I don't have time to shave that kind of time off my lap.
So I just stopped playing.
Oh my goodness.
No, but if anybody knows anything about boom carts, uh, there was a DBR group and then
anyone can download it and then I think you can only have like sometimes six people to a,
to a race and maybe top 10 or something like that.
But so there have to be like multiple races.
It would be chaos all the time.
But, um, hey, make a profile and start looking around for those guys.
Um, German bomber says, you ready?
Yes, let's do it.
Okay.
He says crush daily or garage.
Um, a snowmobile.
This is snow edition.
Okay.
Okay, cool.
So it's a snowmobile, a side by side or a snow cat.
We're either crushing, dailying or garaging.
That's sick.
Um, a snow cat you're not going to do anything with.
Why not?
You can go everywhere with that thing.
It's huge.
That's what she said.
You can't go.
It's almost like you can go everywhere, but you can't go anywhere.
I mean, you're not going to take it across the lake.
You're not going to fall into the road because another car couldn't even fit like on the road.
You just crush it.
You just go over to the other car.
I think I'd crush the snow cat.
Damn.
I mean, snow cats are cool.
Yeah.
When they're, you know, grooming a mountain.
But, uh, I think I'm going to daily, I think I'm going to daily the side by side,
and I'm going to garage a six snowmobile.
Yeah.
I actually, I kind of think I'm in the same boat with you on that.
Although the snow cat is enticing and saying, you know what?
Fuck it.
I'm the director.
Fucking snow cat.
Yeah.
Because you could have like a nice snow cat.
You could have music.
You could have heat.
Right.
You could have all the comforts, like a nice chair.
Dude, you just talked me into, I'm going to daily the snow cat.
All right.
Sweet.
Yeah.
The side by side is going to be in the garage and then the snow bill is just going to be
whatever because I don't need it since I have a snow cat.
Dilly Dally Dasher says, would a dasher be a mark one?
Settle the debate.
Passat be one.
Passat.
It's a be one.
Passat.
Be one.
Passat.
But yes, it's not a mark one.
It's built, um, it has mark one parts.
It's, um, but it's not, it's, it's a longitude motor, not a transverse motor.
Um, it's, it's a be one.
Passat.
It is.
It's just a be one.
Passat.
I don't know.
Which is awesome.
And I want one, but I don't need one.
I can't.
I just can't, dude.
I can't even like basic maintenance my vehicles.
I have now.
Yeah.
That's, that's a problem.
Unless there's a chrome yellow be one.
Uh, VW man 91 says, um, home shops, if you were given $50,000, what would you build new
or improve on a current one?
50 K doesn't get you a lot.
It doesn't, it doesn't.
It depends if you have the property already for it.
50 K.
So to me, it would be perfect to get, you know, like if there's 50 K burning a hole in my
pocket, I'm, I'm putting up to 30 by 40.
I already need to put up with, with a lift and insulation and some sort of heat source.
Yeah.
Um, I'd like to put, I'd like to make it high enough where I can put some kind of balcony
on it and then actually, you know, have some kind of extra storage and or seating or whatever
up there, but that's, you know, 50 K should start the process, get you most of the way at least.
Yeah.
If I were to do like a 30 by 40, um, my body did this in his and what he did was he actually built
like, um, an attic, but it has going up, but he actually made it into like an office with
like a cool like setup with like a game room and TV and like it's pretty sick.
I don't know.
I don't think I'll necessarily want that, but I'd like to have that space for like storage,
definitely like a storage space.
Um, I would love it.
So my body did this in his garage and I wish I did something like that in mind, but do a
radiant heat floor.
Oh yeah.
He did an outdoor wood burner with radiant heat flooring.
Dude, you can lay in his garage when it was zero outside, it was like 50 degrees in his garage
and you get his land of floor and it's so warm.
It's so nice.
An outdoor wood burner, like they're amazing, but they also take up a lot of your time.
Oh, absolutely.
Like you are married to the house.
Yeah.
Here, you're, you're filling that thing every day because it'll burn for like,
I think it's 18 to 20 hours if you have the larger logs, but it's every day.
Every day and you can't stop.
And that's the only thing that you're constantly thinking of too.
Yeah.
Putting water in the burner.
If you're away, someone's got to feed the burner.
A hundred percent.
Yeah.
Once you get it going.
Unless you want to start it all over again, which is a pain in the dick.
Yeah.
Once you get it going, it doesn't stop from like November to April.
Yeah.
That's true.
And they're all over.
Yeah.
Everyone has them.
We have them all over up here.
But it's a great, uh,
Why are they always dark green?
I don't know.
Made a blend in with the landscape.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Because they're always dark green.
They're always dark green.
And like, you want an older model because the newer ones have like cats on them basically.
Callahan says reasons to not buy a TDI Torig.
Um, so.
I told him he should buy my Torig after he got into it.
Oh my God.
Callahan dude.
Holy shit.
Thank God the man's okay.
Yeah.
He rolled it twice.
Yeah.
It was like just scary crazy.
Like look at the pictures and stuff and seeing how gnarly.
Like he was like, you know, just messed up the rig.
Like the cayenne was messed up.
Like it was just wild.
Um, I don't have anything bad to say about the TDI Torig.
Honestly, like maintenance wise, it sucks to do like your big maintenance when you're
getting into the, the oil valley.
Yeah.
And a lot of stuff and cleaning that up.
Like we did that, um, with ours with arrow, um, helping me out, which was great.
Like once you get all the basically like the big maintenance done, you tune it to lead it.
And you're good to go like that.
Our Torig has been fantastic.
Knock on wood.
Yeah.
It's been great.
We put a hundred thousand miles on it.
Yeah.
It's been great.
Yeah.
You've, you've rocked your, there's a daily for years.
Yeah.
I don't see any, uh, negatives for besides just like doing the maintenance on it.
Um, rate my setup says, oh no, I'm not going to read that.
That's funny, man, but I'm not getting into that right now.
Brian Alexander says, Ali express wheels versus the real thing.
Ali, sorry.
My, my buddy's wife's name was Ali.
So that's how I read it.
That's so funny.
But it's Ali.
Yeah.
It's Ali.
It was like Ali Baba.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Uh, real word, real wheels.
We're not like, we're not doing fakes here.
Right.
No, there's no reason to Ali Baba your wheels.
Yeah.
Of course.
Um, Paul McGraw says Connor McCann, YouTuber.
What?
Yeah.
Oh, is it Paul McGrath?
Yeah, but isn't it?
Paul McGraw.
Yeah.
Don't you say it there, right?
Do you see McGraw?
Is it McGrath or Paul McGraw?
This is a debate that's been on.
We're going to have this debate with him.
No, I think it is.
His name's Paul.
Yes, it's Paul.
We know it's Paul.
So he says Connor McCann, YouTuber.
Did anyone check it out yet?
Yes.
Yeah.
I saw it too.
It was cool.
He fixed the light.
He did.
The, the, the stair was good too.
Yes.
He has a nice stair.
Good job, Connor.
Keep it up, man.
I think it was great that he had.
Maybe he could change out a valve stem next time.
I thought it was awesome that like you go to like his YouTube,
he has like one video of his like air ride just lowering out for like 45 seconds from like 2016.
And I'm like, oh.
All right, that's cool.
But like, no, man, like I hope he does well with it.
It's cool.
Keep it going.
For sure.
We love Connor.
He's one of our besties, right?
One wing 80 says Volkswagen four motion conversations.
Oh, conversions into a mark one, mark two, mark three, Colorado, etc.
Have you done it or no of any?
So, yeah, four motion is like the way to go.
So Haldex four.
Yeah.
You get Haldex in there.
Yeah.
And not synchro.
You want to get, you want to like, yeah.
I mean, synchros are cool and all, but like.
This can't hold the power.
Yeah.
And just update it to something that is bigger, beefier, you know,
you actually can find parts if something happens.
Yeah.
Something like that.
I think there's a place for it.
I think high horsepower mark one and mark two builds.
It's really cool to see.
Yeah.
We have seen that.
We have not done that.
You are thinking at some point, maybe you're going to do it to your wagon.
Yeah.
I'm going to haul that swept the wagon because it just can't sustain the power that it's
putting down.
So I don't want to keep blowing out the vicious coupler in the center.
I could try to get a billet one made for it, which NGP racing did years ago,
but they don't have any more and no one's done it since then.
And it's like, how much do I want to pay for a billet?
This is coupler or just go to the boneyard and get a fucking haul decks for like nothing.
Yeah.
Right.
I think that whenever you see the rallies that like have like a turbo VR or an R32 swap
or anything, you might as well just complete the build.
I feel like if you did like an R32 swap and it's still like a synchro, it's like eh.
That in like you're going to eventually have durability problems on the road.
So that was what happened with I think both city motorsports.
I don't think they still have it or not, but that was the rally they had the VR6 turbo rally
that NGP built.
They were having the issues of blowing the vicious coupler out.
I think he had two.
We sold one.
Yeah.
He has, he's still, I think he still has the dark green one.
Yes, I believe so.
But that was what they did.
They actually wound up creating a billet piece that they had off the shelf.
And that was a solution at the time for those higher horsepower builds.
But now it's just so much easier to swap in the haul decks.
There's a company in Europe that makes like a weld on like mounts just to your regular
synchro setup.
So if you have a synchro set up already, you can just mount up the mounts for the haul decks
and the bolts right in.
Yeah.
So, um, shit, dude, I lost my place.
Give me one second.
Technical difficulties.
Okay, we're back.
Ant mark one says golf mark one.
And again, I was just saying, what should we talk about?
Yes.
We always talk about the mark one.
Yes.
And we should bring back the folks.
We literally started with it, I think.
And folks should recreate the golf mark one in a new, in a new form.
Becker says, who should we watch on social media for basically project being built?
Who has your attention?
Do you have anybody that's specific right now?
So I mean, you're always looking around.
I knew that I said the other day.
Um, shit, I got to look it up real quick again.
So I just touch base on, uh,
So I'll swirled.
Oh, okay.
Yeah.
VW mark one swallowtail.
I said that before.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I mean, Sebastian, like I was talking about before,
just the stuff that he's doing.
I thought it was really cool, especially because he's a younger.
Yeah, that's great, man.
So cool.
Kid doing it.
You know, he's, uh, he's doing big things and like it's cool.
I mean, obviously having his dad to be able to lean on for any guidance is great
because his dad is so knowledgeable with a lot of swabs and builds over the years.
Last year I was following that car that came out in PVW.
Now that is the, the Matt black, um, thousand horsepower mark one.
Oh yeah.
The five cylinder turbo.
Yes.
Yeah.
Four motion.
Yes.
Fucking insane.
Yeah.
Insane.
Um, even like 20, um, with the 16 valve, like seeing him slowly work on his GTI and
getting that back after being, after he wrecked it, that's going to be cool to see.
That's cool to check out, um, especially because he's just doing it himself.
I mean, he's just building it up and doing it himself.
Um, yeah, I think those are the ones that kind of been following more so than more
recently than anything.
Um, yeah.
Um, okay.
Cool.
So we got fuffle a buck or 89 says, did you see it's rumored that the 27 or 28 are
will be RS three powered?
I think we talked about that a few weeks back, right?
Like that was a rumor.
I, I still, to me, I don't believe that it's going to happen.
Um, maybe this is some of the things that, uh, that one dude that I was talking about
earlier in the episode was saying some of these ideas that they may, you know, start
changing up and get a little bit fucking more exciting.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Do it, do it, do it.
Um, small pop hypothesis says, why is it so hard to stay focused on one project at a time?
Dude, that's the ADHD, I guess, because that is my problem right now.
It's like, I just have so much going on and it's like, don't you think, aren't you?
When you see, when you see somebody really dedicate their time to a build, just a single
build, don't you think there's really something to be said about that?
Oh, absolutely.
I don't just, don't you get jealous sometimes of someone doing something like that and
literally like not there, the focus is there because they have the one car that they're
building and they're not scattered brained and they're not all over the place.
They don't have four different builds falling apart all around them where they can actually
focus on one and make it just fucking awesome.
You know, it's like, it's not about being like, say jealous or anything.
No, but for me, I'm like, I kind of like kick myself in the ass because I feel like
at one point that's kind of how it was and then just fucking snowballed after that.
And it's like, where did the snowball?
Like, why did the snowball?
And I'm looking, looking back on some things and I get why I did what I did at the time,
but like looking back, I should have just like studied the course and stayed the course and
not did certain things.
Like my, my second Corrado, when I sold that one after I hit the multiple deer with it,
like I think like now looking back on that car because of how clean that car was.
Like I already had a lot of work done on that car.
Yeah.
And I didn't have that much more to go.
Yes, I had to redo the bodywork on it because of the deer hits and everything.
Yeah.
But like, I wish I still had that car.
And I wish that it was still the car I had because I had that for so long.
Just Corrado's in general.
I had those cars for so long.
It's like,
Yeah, you think where could it be now?
Oh, exactly.
It's like, this car would have been sick because I'm thinking about the time and money and everything
I put into these other cars in the recent past.
If I put it all into that one car, it would have been amazing.
Sure.
And it's like, fuck man.
Like I kind of kick myself when you ask for that.
It's like, what the fuck have I been doing for all these years?
And it's like, no, I get it.
Like I enjoyed having the cars I've had now and I went a different way with certain things.
And like, obviously, when I pulled the throat on her, that was a different way.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
And like the sink, I've always wanted the sink rows.
But it's like, man, I wish I still had that Corrado.
I hear you.
Uggie Boo Boo says, you have one chance to make one new car that will save Volkswagen brand.
What is it?
New golf, new mark one golf, the retro golf.
You think there's any room for a coupe anymore?
Yeah, because of so many people have gone away from it.
I don't know who does a coupe.
Is there a coupe anymore anywhere?
Does anyone create a coupe?
I know you have like Audi has like the five series.
Do they even do a coupe anymore?
I believe they still have a coupe.
Well, they have the RS5 now is affordable.
Is it four door now?
Yeah.
I don't know then.
Does BMW have a coup d'etat M4?
Yeah, I guess because it's not M3 anymore.
The M4, the M3 is the four door for some reason.
Yeah, but M3 is the three door.
M4 is the three door.
I don't fucking know.
Yeah, I don't know.
What about a Volkswagen powered or a Volkswagen coupe RS3 powered?
Yes.
Yes.
Six speed.
Yeah.
550 horsepower.
That would be amazing.
That'd be cool.
It'd be $80,000 Volkswagen probably to this day.
Does it have to be a hatchback to be successful?
No, I don't think so.
I think a coupe is a way.
So, and it's funny we just talked about the Corrado.
Something like that.
If you were to bring back a Corrado style.
Some kind of like wedgie kind of thing.
Something like that that is not too expensive.
Now over the top.
Yeah.
Not something crazy.
Just keep it simple.
I think that would sell really well.
I don't know if this is just something else that he has also.
Same dude says can be a redo or a facelift or whatever.
But the fate of the brand depends on it.
That was just an addition.
Yeah, I think that it would bring back a Retro Mark I
or something like a coupe.
I've always said a Retro Mark I.
I think.
Characo you can call it whatever.
Do you think a Corrado could do it?
That styling, the kind of styling that is.
If you look at the Corrado now.
You think it's not going to save folks so I can know.
I think.
I think a Mark I.
A Retro Mark I.
I think or even if you made it look like a Mark II.
Retro Mark I, Retro Mark II.
Yeah, something like a Retro Mark I slash Mark II hatch.
One that pays homage to that.
I think it would be just like when Mini came out.
When Mini repopped everything.
And what was it like 2006 or something?
We're 2002.
We're with 2000s, yeah.
Whatever it was.
When Mini came out, it was such a burst of fresh energy.
Even though people think some of those cars suck.
They were just hard to keep going.
The supercharged are always blue and shit like that.
Dude, if they did it, I think it would be a home run.
We've been saying it.
Chris Walsh photo says, thoughts on the SP2.
They're amazing.
I think they're one of the coolest looking Volkswagen's he says.
Could you have made, could you imagine they came out of a retro SP?
People don't even know what the fuck was going on.
No.
And that was a Brazilian car.
Yes.
You know.
Yeah, I mean people would just be like, huh?
Yeah.
That would be too, I think it would be too far.
Too radical.
I mean it could be cool if it was done right.
I just don't think it, it would be too much for people.
You need a sense of practicality.
Yeah.
That car is not a practical car.
Right.
Like a hatchback, a small hatchback is still great in a city.
Yeah.
Urban area.
You can load up the back.
You have a little like, you know, whatever.
You could put golf clubs in it.
You could put a guitar and skateboards.
It's like the commercial for like the Mark III or dot on dot commercial.
Exactly.
It's like dot on dot on and put the chair and shit and whatever.
Yeah.
JustJ570 says the evolution of the car scene from what it was in the late 90s to now.
And this is again, these are topics just to ask people what we should talk about.
The late 90s was an amazing time.
I feel like the late 90s was kind of where some of the coolest shit was out.
There were like aspirations to make everything better all the time and cooler.
And I think like in the 90s, when we were looking forward to like the Mark IVs and stuff,
I thought that was a really exciting time because it was like, wow, like these cars are going to
be turbocharged now.
Yeah, it was like such a like, they were so modern for the time.
Yeah.
They were really far advanced to what was out there because
100%.
Look at the Mark II and Mark III that they're very similar to Mark II, you know,
and the Mark III was a little bloated version of Mark II.
And then like this Mark IV comes out and it's like, okay, this is completely different.
I mean, everyone tries to emulate the 90s now.
Yeah.
So all the 90s styling, all the body kits, all the stuff, all the cool parts, the wheels,
everything, people are trying to, you know, become nostalgic about it now, redo it
in somewhat of an ironic form sometimes, just like, dude, our kids wear the shit we were wearing.
Right, you're right.
And it's wild.
It's like, wait a minute, do you even know what that is?
Right.
And they're like, no, but it's cool because my friends have it or whatever the case is.
Like they don't even know what like, what band that was or what this, you know, style is or
shoe, it's crazy.
Yeah, like my daughters, my one daughter's 10 and like her kids, her friends,
they got like a 90s grunge look to them sometimes.
That's so funny.
You know, like, do you even know what that is?
No, they don't know.
Do you even know where Seattle is on a map?
No.
Rabbit droppings.
Oh, same thing.
I don't know why he keeps popping up about that.
Unless he just keeps wanting to talk about the TDI.
No, it's like a, just came up again.
Yep.
So I think that's really kind of it as far as that goes.
Did we have any of the questions from last week that we are last?
Jesus.
Last episode that we didn't hit on by any chance.
Let me see here.
Just to kind of close that.
Okay.
I know we had a few that were still left.
Yeah.
I may ask some of these twice until we realize.
Rate my setup says, Treffenpunk South was John and Kip's show.
Pat was trying to, he was saying, have you all looked,
I guess, have you all looked into going to Misfits meet in North Carolina?
That looks cool to go down, check out.
That's kind of a camping setup that they have down there.
More pre-2k based.
That would be cool to go down to because it's like, it's not too far as it's like crazy to go to.
Yeah.
That looks fun.
Mark two, Jettacoup says 16s or 17s on a mark two.
I don't think you can go wrong with either or either of them.
17s you have to be dumped.
Yeah.
16s you can pull off.
I mean, 16s will work all day long.
16s works all day long.
17s you have to be dumped.
I don't think it looks good if you're not super low.
I mean, if you have air, obviously, if you're 17s on air are definitely the way to go.
If you're going to run 17s, because it's hard to run static with 17s.
You can, I'm not saying you can.
You can definitely run 17s with static, but 16s is definitely the best choice for it.
Unless you're looking for us to stand out and be more of a radical setup.
Yeah.
Big baby Jesus 88 says best car duos.
You don't necessarily have to own them, but could be dream two car duos.
Best car duos.
Interesting.
That's tough.
Ferrari F40.
What?
Best car duos.
Ferrari F40.
I never thought that those words would ever come out.
But it has to be the gas point garage for Ferrari F40.
The black down one.
You're into the F40s.
I think an F40 is amazing.
I don't really care.
But I think just for the best car duos like that, Ferrari F40.
And then what?
Like a fucking...
RS America 9-11.
Wow.
That blows my mind.
Because like the best duo.
I thought you'd say like some kind of truck.
And then some kind of like car.
Just because like you could use them in so many ways.
Could you like just your garage door open?
Dude, the F40 was a punch right in the face for me.
I can't believe it.
Your pull bar and just bill opens up and you've got those two to sit in there.
Best car duos.
Right there.
Yeah.
I would say...
It's so open.
100%.
I'd say some kind of 9-11 for me probably.
Everyone says 9-11 and everything.
But that's because they're fucking awesome.
They are.
And then maybe some kind of wagon.
Or a truck.
Or a big SUV like a fucking...
Some pimped out fucking...
If you're doing like a practical thing, yeah.
That would make more sense.
Yeah.
I think a 9-11.
And a 2004 6.0 Suburban.
That would be crazy.
Yep.
Because those are fucking bulletproof.
And maybe a slight drop, like a 5-7 drop on the Suburban.
All right.
On the Burb.
If you're looking more practical, I guess it would be for me.
I just made my bourbon unpractical.
I guess it would be an R6 Avant and a Dodge Powerwagon 2021 anniversary edition.
All right.
There you go.
Nice.
I don't know if I asked this or not.
Maxwell House 46 said,
Do you wear gloves when working on cars?
Got to keep your manicure protected.
I'm a bitch.
I know that.
I wear gloves all the time.
I just like half the time, if I'm getting dirty,
I don't even think about it or care.
And I just get fucking filthy and then I just clean up.
I know you always go straight for the gloves.
Dude, I always want my-
You just, you're going for the gloves.
You know what it is, I think, I guess,
because like I don't really care if I get dirty.
And like if I do it, it is what it is.
But if I could prevent getting dirty, then I'm going to prevent it.
And I think it's like the food service side of me,
because working in the kitchen,
like you always have to keep your hands clean.
You're washing your hands 20 times a day.
I get it.
I get it.
So my mentality is just that-
Just keep it clean.
Keep my hands clean.
Because like, yeah, just keep it clean.
So I like-
I did the breaks on the-
Okay, cool.
And I just bare handed the whole thing.
See, I would have been like, no, I'm putting gloves on.
Yeah, like, and I was fucking disgusting, but then you clean up.
I don't know.
And I think halfway through, I'm like,
I should have put gloves on.
Yeah.
Uh, let's see.
Open area import says,
current day, you have only $5,000 to buy a car.
What are you buying and why?
Current days to off with $5,000.
Oh, seven Fahrenheit GLI.
The first sale that CEPCO has.
All right.
Um,
so we live around this lake, right?
And summertime's like fun here.
Lake, you think top off, like of a car, whatever.
Jeeps have been coming to mind lately.
Yeah.
Like for me, like a, like an older Wrangler.
And so Kale has one for sale.
Okay, cool.
And he wants like 5,800 bucks for it.
That's reasonable.
You know, it's got mileage on it and stuff, but it's a 4.0 manual.
It's like a dark blue with like, it's like a, it's a bruiser.
It's like dark blue with like black wheels and stuff.
What year is it?
Uh, I don't know.
It's like late 90s or 2000.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Round headlights.
Round.
It's not square headlights, round headlights, but still the 4.0.
Yeah.
And, um, that would be a fun car.
And I mean, it's got miles.
It's got like 250,000 miles.
But like that car in the summer, kind of like, I just think maybe I'm like
romanticizing about like lake life and like, you know what I mean?
We're dreaming of having warmer weather and being on the lake.
It's supposed to set up being like 20 degrees out now.
I, I fucking, there's part of me that hates Jeeps.
And there's part of me that hates those fucking people.
You know what it's, you know what it is?
The newer people with the newer Jeep to have all the fucking ducks and everything else.
Dude, I can't stand them.
And they don't know.
They just, they buy whatever bolt-ons that just kind of like fall into their laps.
Right.
And then they put them on their Jeeps, which some makes sense.
Some don't at all.
They're mall crawlers.
Yeah.
Yeah.
But they have like the big, you know, the Jeep dick in the front and the
fucking grill and everything.
Yeah.
But I do think sometimes that like, I just want a fucking kind of shitty
older Jeep just to bomb around in because they're fun.
I would love an 06 unlimited before they went to the four door.
That the first unlimited was stretched.
Extended.
Yeah.
The extended version of the Jeep.
And that came with a six speed 40, which was like the last of that power train,
which I thought was sick.
That is cool.
I wouldn't be a $5,000 car though, but no.
Anyway, whatever.
That's all we got for that.
Okay.
I have what do you have anymore?
I mean, I had a quick American segment since we're talking about off road stuff and whatever.
This is Danny's American segment.
So when we're looking for a vehicle, we were actually looking to possibly get
a new Ford Bronco before we wound up getting the Q7 that we have now.
And the Bronco that we were looking at, I might have talked about this on the podcast.
I forget if I did or not, but it came out last year and Ford came out with a free-wheeling
Bronco.
So free-wheeling homage to the 70s Broncos.
It kind of has like a cami color scheme.
Yeah, it does.
It looks like a van's car.
Yeah.
It has like the cami style color, it's called the Sunset.
So it has that sunset striping all throughout the car or throughout the side of it of the Bronco.
And they're talking about the bigger Bronco, not the Bronco Sport, but I think that you
also get that in the Bronco Sport.
But anyway, the interior has the seats that have that same pattern.
So it has like that sunset, lighter to darker shades from yellow to red in the center of the
seats.
And I thought it was such a cool retro package.
And we were seriously looking at these Broncos to buy.
And then it's like the price tag on like the Bronco.
What do they run?
What did that run for?
Like built out.
You can get this package like base Bronco.
So like, I think it was like, you got to get like the overland with the free-wheeling.
So it was around like mid-40s, like $45,000, which I guess this day and age isn't too bad.
It still sucks.
It still sucks.
We weren't going to do it.
Yeah.
Just weren't going to do it.
Like, spec that the way I wanted it with the certain rear end and how the spec, you know,
with the options, it was like $60,000.
And it's like $15,000 more an option because I want to do a few different things to it.
Because now you can't just put an option on with like certain things.
If you option one thing, now you have to add like five different other things.
And like, no, you got to get this package and this tech package and this, whatever.
And it sucks if you just want like, I don't know, a 392 rear or something stupid like that.
You know, you just want like a basic thing.
You got to add all this other bullshit into it.
But I thought it was a really cool retro package.
It's kind of going back to how like the Broncos looked and just the ruggedness of them.
But then I wasn't a fan of the power plant either with the four cylinder turbo.
I have a friend at work that has one and it sounds okay.
She put bigger wheels and tires on it.
It's okay.
It's just, I don't know, for that kind of money.
I would do what you just said.
Buy a, you know, whatever Jeep from whatever.
Right.
With the four liter.
And just have fun.
And just, right, exactly.
You want to go to Pittsburgh with me?
I like Pittsburgh, Permanente Brothers.
Hell yeah.
So Vanix, shout out to Vanix.
So Vanix was very nice many weeks ago.
And he, we were talking about my mark two, right?
And he, he had a Z engineering supercharger kit for his car that he didn't even really know
works or not.
It's all basically in a box.
And I don't think he knows the full story on it, but it's all there basically.
And it's just got to be, you know, bolted onto a car and ran.
And he was like, well, I'm going in a different direction because he wants to turbo charge
his GTI, which I think is a fantastic idea.
And, you know, I was talking about the fact that I want another VR six in my life, a 12
valve.
And he's like, dude, I'm just going to pass this on.
He's like, I didn't use it.
Maybe you'll use it.
So he gave me the box, which like that was awesome.
Thanks, dude.
And well, what do you need when you have a box like that just sitting in your garage?
Sometimes you need a car.
Or 12 out of your to put it on or a whole car.
Yeah.
Because here's the deal right now.
This is where I stand with the with the mark two.
I'm going to do a timing job on it.
I'm going to do I it has a lifter tick when it's like sitting around for a long time.
So while while I'm in there that lifters, I'm also going to do like maybe just a like a mild
cam sure exhaust because it needs it and just really kind of like make the car what it is
because it is such a pure car that I don't really want to fuck with yet.
You kind of just put some bolt-ons on and just a couple of things.
So that and just rock that around for a while.
There there was this mark three that I was talking about a couple of years ago.
Oh, I know what you're talking about.
Yeah.
And I reached out to him again.
And I was like, yo, I noticed that you never sold that car.
And I'm not even a huge mark three person.
But like I I love a 12 valve fucking arrows got me going thinking about mark
threes all time like he's having so much fun in his mark three.
And I'm like, I know where there's a nice mark three.
Sure.
So I talked to the guy last week and yada, yada, yada.
I'm going to go check out the car.
Okay.
Didn't know maybe if you wanted to come along or not.
But just for you guys to know, like I might be coming home in a couple of weeks with the 12
valve mark three.
It's a GTI and maybe we'll supercharge the bastard.
That'd be awesome.
It would be awesome.
Yeah.
So I don't know.
I don't really know what the fuck I'm doing.
It's kind of like this goes back to I was feeling pretty good about getting rid of some cars.
Yeah.
Maybe maybe like it's hard to have a hole in the garage though and not have a car.
Sure.
No, that's true.
It's so stupid.
I don't have any holes in my garage because I have too many cars.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So maybe maybe I do that and we see how that works out.
I don't know.
It's so dumb, man.
There's someone that worked like just randomly said, hey, how many cars do you have?
I was like 11.
And I just said it real quick.
Yeah.
And then he's like, no, no, for real.
I was like 11 and he's always get the fuck out of here.
What do you mean 11?
How do you have 11 cars?
And then I just started naming the cars off and he's like, what the fuck?
I guess like this is a random person that is not into cars.
Yeah.
And he just starts spewing like the cars you have and he just looks at you like, why?
I know.
And sometimes you don't have the answer for that.
No, it's like, you know what, dude?
I don't know.
I just don't know.
You know, it's like, it's so funny.
But anyway, so yeah, we'll see.
I'm going to go out and definitely check it out.
If I get the warm and fuzzies about it, I'm going to bring it home.
Cool.
And if I don't, I'm just going to eat a sandwich and hang out for the night.
Yeah, I'm excited for Parenting Brothers.
There you go.
Yes.
So all right, everybody, do you have anything else to say before we take off?
No, I think we're good.
All right, cool.
We just wanted to get you another episode in before maybe we do an interview next time.
And March, come up on March here.
Coming up on March.
Thank God.
Thank Jesus.
Uh, not baby Jesus, but you know, little baby Jesus.
Yeah.
So thanks everybody for listening.
Go ahead and share this podcast.
We will talk to you next time.
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