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7-Year Car Loans Now Normal, Drive the Toyota Land Cruiser - Shift and Steer EP533

7-Year Car Loans Now Normal, Drive the Toyota Land Cruiser - Shift and Steer EP533

Shift and Steer Sep 02, 2025 59 min
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About this episode

Exploring the rise of 7-year car loans, the hosts discuss the implications of longer financing terms and how they affect car ownership. They also share experiences with custom wheels and the challenges of building project cars. The episode features a review of the Toyota Land Cruiser, highlighting its hybrid system and off-road capabilities, while also touching on the automotive industry, including Cadillac's new F1 team and the legacy of Forest Lucas of Lucas Oil. The conversation is filled with personal anecdotes and insights into the automotive world.

Topics: car loans custom wheels project cars toyota land cruiser hybrid vehicles cadillac f1 team forest lucas automotive industry
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Ford F-150 Lightning
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Ford F-150 Lightning

"...ve got my registration in the mail for my 95 Ford Lightning. You made wheels for that?"
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Chevrolet C10
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Chevrolet C10

"that would look like stock steelies, and he wanted to run the original hubcaps. Well, everybody goes, oh yeah, man, I see those dog dish hubcaps for C-10s and stuff all over the place."
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Ford Mustang
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Ford Mustang

"... to change the wheel studs on the front of my red Mustang. So go ahead and just do that."
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Chevrolet Chevelle
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Chevrolet Chevelle

"...rst things I ever did was put long studs in my 67 Chevelle. And back then I had no clue how to take an axle ..."
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Chevrolet Volt
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Chevrolet Volt

"...rnard drove for a long time was just like a Chevy Volt because he would drive it into work, plug it in"
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Rolls-Royce Ghost
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Rolls-Royce Ghost

"...his. I don't know if he was in like a Rolls-Royce ghost or like a Rolls-Royce Phantom"
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Rolls-Royce Phantom
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Rolls-Royce Phantom

"...in like a Rolls-Royce ghost or like a Rolls-Royce Phantom or it was a Bugatti Veyron."
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Bugatti Veyron
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Bugatti Veyron

"or like a Rolls-Royce Phantom or it was a Bugatti Veyron. It was, but he drove,"
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Toyota Corolla
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Toyota Corolla

"And you hear him walk out and they go, Corolla's here. And he goes, they always knows that when Corolla's there"
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Nissan Gtr
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Nissan Gtr

"...e to pay in California for insurance on that last GTR that they ever built. That Nissan GTR."
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Acura NSX
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Acura NSX

"... a high-performance hybrid a little like what the NSX was doing, but we're not sure yet. Well, I was th..."
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Ford Gt
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Ford Gt

"...u know, you might be talking about a, you know, a Ford GT or a GTD or, you know, something like a ZL-1 or s..."
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Toyota Land Cruiser
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Toyota Land Cruiser

"...ell, we went up to Monterey car week. We took the Land Cruiser. I know you were interested in it"
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Porsche 911
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Porsche 911

"...e guys creeping in there and the Ford GTs and the 911s. Some guy, there's like the little dirt road"
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Lexus Gx
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Lexus Gx

"If you want three row, you've got to get the Lexus GX version of this. If you want two row"
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American Pacers
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American Pacers

"...fficial oil of the Dallas Cowboys, of the Indiana Pacers, the Indiana Fever, the Indiana Fuel, which is ho..."
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