A Ferrari Hit or a Missed Shift?The Avants Podcast · Jul 13, 2026
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Car
KTM 1190s
KTM 1190 is a motorcycle built for both regular riding and rough roads. Here, they’re saying some riders had bikes like that, and it worked out even on challenging gravel.
Tires are what actually grip the road. Putting the right air pressure in them can make the ride safer and more comfortable, especially on rough gravel.
The air filter keeps dirt and dust out of the engine. If you ride through a lot of dusty gravel, it can get clogged, so you clean it to keep the bike running right.
Term
blow broke the blower
They were using a blower to blow dust off, and they accidentally broke the blower during cleaning. It’s just a note about the cleanup process after riding in dusty conditions.
A turn signal is the blinking light that tells other people you’re turning or changing lanes. If it’s broken, it can be harder for others to notice what you’re doing.
Integrated tail lights mean the brake/tail light and the turn signal are built into one rear light assembly. It usually looks cleaner and can be easier to install than separate lights.
LED means the light uses small electronic chips instead of a traditional bulb. They often turn on faster and can be brighter, which helps other drivers see you sooner.
An off-road bike is built for dirt trails and rough ground, not regular commuting. Because it’s meant for impacts and bumps, parts are often designed to handle that kind of use.
Full suspension means the bike has shock/absorbers at both the front and the back. That helps smooth out bumps so the tires stay more planted on rough terrain.
This is the first-generation Ford F-150 Raptor, which is a special off-road version of the regular Ford F-150 pickup. People like it because it looks and feels much more rugged and different from normal trucks.
A V8 is a type of engine that has eight cylinders. More cylinders usually means it can make strong power, which is part of why V8s are popular in trucks.
The Porsche 944 is a well-known older Porsche from the 1980s. Here it’s mentioned because the truck’s fenders look like the kind of wide, flared styling you’d associate with that classic Porsche look.
The BMW 3 Series is a luxury car that’s meant to drive well, not just look nice. The podcast is mentioning an older version (the E30 M3) because people still like its distinctive styling. That’s why it’s brought up in car discussions.
The BMW E30 M3 is a famous older BMW M3 from the E30 generation. They’re using it as a style comparison—the truck’s fenders look like that classic, aggressive E30 M3 look.
Canopy tape is the sealing strip that goes between a truck topper (canopy) and the paint. It helps keep water out and prevents the canopy from rubbing or damaging the paint over time.
Double-stick foam is foam tape with sticky adhesive on both sides. It’s used to help the canopy seal stay put, and the thickness can change how much it squishes down.
Rubber hangers are the rubber mounts that hold the exhaust up. If they’re worn, the exhaust can vibrate more or hang too low, so replacing them can help the system fit and sound right.
A bed cover is a cover that goes over the back cargo area of a pickup truck. It helps keep rain, dust, and small debris out, and it usually has edges or seals that need to fit well.
Bed rails are the raised metal edges along the sides of a pickup’s cargo box. Truck covers often attach to these edges, so if the rails and cover don’t line up well, dirt can get in.
An aluminum frame is the rigid support structure used on some soft bed covers. It sits on top of the bed rails and helps the cover hold its shape and maintain alignment so the seals can do their job.
Bed gaps are small spaces where parts of the truck bed don’t meet tightly. If those gaps are big or not sealed well, dirt and stuff can get into the bed.
Car
Ford
They’re specifically calling out Ford trucks and saying the way the bed and tailgate fit together can be looser than expected. That can make it easier for dust and debris to get into the truck bed, especially when you add a cover.
The BYD Seal is an electric car. The podcast is talking about a problem where the rear area doesn’t seal well at the edges, which can matter for keeping out water and weather. That’s why it’s being mentioned.
The Ferrari Luce is a Ferrari model being talked about in the podcast. They’re saying Ferrari could make something even more unusual after it. It’s mentioned because it’s connected to what Ferrari might release next.
A manual transmission is the kind of car where you use a clutch pedal and a gear stick to change gears yourself. The discussion is basically about whether this Ferrari setup still feels like a “real” manual.
Term
PD PDK
PDK is a type of automatic transmission that shifts very quickly. It uses two clutches so the next gear is ready before you ask for it.
The clutch pedal is what you press to start engaging the clutch. Here, the pedal is still there, but the car uses electronics to control what the clutch actually does.
A gated shifter is a gear lever that moves through specific slots for each gear. It helps you select the correct gear, even if the car is controlling the drivetrain electronically.
Clutch by wire means the pedal isn’t directly connected to the clutch with cables or fluid. Sensors tell the car what you’re asking for, and the car controls the clutch electronically.
Hall effect sensors are electronic sensors that can tell the car where something is positioned. They help the transmission computer know what gear you’re requesting.
Term
kinematic mechanism
A kinematic mechanism is a set of moving parts that transfer motion in a precise way. In this context, it’s how the car turns your shifter input into the correct transmission commands.
“DCD” is a type of automatic-style transmission that uses two clutches and computers to do the clutch work for you. You still shift like normal, but the car is doing the clutch engagement behind the scenes.
Clutch timing is about when the clutch grabs compared to when you move the shifter and apply throttle. If it grabs too early or too late, the car can lurch or even stall.
Heel-toe downshifting is a skill where you brake and “rev-match” the engine during a downshift. It helps the car feel smoother and prevents the drivetrain from jolting.
A clutch kick is when you quickly snap the clutch in a way that makes the engine respond more abruptly. It’s a technique people use for downshifts, but here it’s being discussed as part of a simulated feel rather than a true manual clutch action.
A flat shift means changing gears without using the clutch. The host is saying this setup won’t let you do that—you still need the system to handle the clutch action.
Money-shift prevention is the car’s way of stopping you from accidentally selecting a gear that would spin the engine too fast. It’s basically a protection feature to prevent expensive damage.
Linkage is the set of mechanical parts that physically move the transmission into the next gear when you move the shifter. The host prefers this simpler setup over more electronics or extra parts.
Concept
parts to fail
The idea here is that more complicated systems have more pieces that can break. If there are fewer parts, there are fewer chances for something to go wrong.
Concept
Jurassic Park moment
It’s a saying that means “just because we can make it work doesn’t mean we should.” The hosts are questioning whether the technology is a good idea in practice.
They’re discussing the Ferrari 599 and people who swap in a manual gearbox. That’s an enthusiast modification meant to make the car feel more like a traditional stick-shift drive.
The Miata is a small two-seat convertible made for driving pleasure. It’s popular because it’s light and easy to enjoy on twisty roads. The podcast is talking about the newer version and how it should be exciting.
A battery in a car is the part that stores electrical energy. The host is basically saying that, in their scenario, adding more battery stuff probably wouldn’t change things much compared with the other hardware.
“EV branding” means how a company markets itself as an electric-vehicle-focused brand. The host is saying they backed away from that messaging and leaned back into V8-powered trucks instead.
Stellantis is the big company that owns multiple car brands. The hosts are saying that, at one point, Stellantis-era decisions may have contributed to software problems, and that Ram has since improved.
The Jeep Grand Cherokee is a popular SUV that’s meant to be comfortable for daily driving but still capable on rougher roads. Here, the hosts are saying the newer one feels better to live with—especially inside.
Ram is a brand of pickup trucks. The podcast is mentioning it because the newer trucks can have comfortable, nice-looking interiors. It’s brought up as a practical truck option that still feels good to drive.
The Wrangler is a Jeep designed for off-road driving. Many versions can have the roof and doors removed, and it’s meant to handle rough trails. The podcast also points out that the inside can be nicer than people expect.
Term
software hell
“Software hell” is a joking way to describe when a car’s computer systems (like screens and apps) are glitchy or unreliable. The host is saying that was a problem for these brands at one point.
The Ram TRX is a very aggressive, high-power version of a Ram pickup truck. They mention it as a truck they like, even while talking about how much people tolerate tech glitches.
Over-the-air updates are software changes that get sent to your car automatically, like a phone update. The host says that makes recalls easier, but sometimes the car’s screen/settings can still need a little re-doing.
Lane Keeping Assist is a feature that helps your car stay in its lane. In this segment, they’re saying it can be annoying or not sensitive enough, and they prefer to turn it off.
The Challenger is a performance car with a muscular, classic look. The podcast is talking about the newer one and focusing on the version that isn’t electric. That’s why it’s part of the conversation.
An EV platform is the basic “under-the-skin” design that’s made for electric cars. If a gas car is built on that same kind of platform, it can end up looking or feeling different—like being taller or having different proportions.
The Viper is a very powerful sports car made for performance. The podcast is talking about seeing a new one, meaning they’re interested in the idea of a modern version. It’s brought up because it’s known for being extreme and exciting.
A V10 is an engine with ten cylinders arranged in a V shape. More cylinders like this can help a performance car make strong power and sound/feel dramatic, which is why the host wants a V10 for a new Viper.
A flat-plane crank is a specific way the engine’s crankshaft is shaped and timed. The host thinks that crank design would help the V10 feel sharper and more exciting at higher revs.
They’re talking about the Land Rover Defender, a tough SUV built for off-roading. The point here is that they think it looks great and could handle rough terrain, even if they’re joking about it breaking down.
Moab is a well-known off-roading destination in Utah with tough rocky trails. Saying you’d take a car there means you want to see how it handles real rough terrain.
The Serengeti is a famous wild, remote place. In this conversation it’s being used to mean “super rough terrain,” to stress how tough the vehicle would need to be.
The Range Rover is a high-end SUV made for comfort and luxury. It’s also built to handle different road conditions, not just smooth highways. The podcast is mentioning it because it can sometimes be priced competitively for its class.
The Corvette is a sports car built for fast driving and strong performance. People often talk about it because it’s a well-known, exciting car. The podcast is mentioning it as something many people appreciate, even if they don’t own one.
The BMW 5 Series is a mid-size luxury car. The podcast is mentioning a specific older performance version (the E60 M5), which people often discuss because it’s a standout. That’s why it shows up in the conversation.
Lane assist is a feature that helps the car stay in its lane. It uses sensors to detect lane markings, and if it acts up, it can give wrong warnings or steering help.
The speedometer is the gauge that shows how fast the car thinks it’s going. If it doesn’t match GPS, the reading may be miscalibrated or affected by software.
PTU means a part that helps send power to the wheels on four-wheel-drive cars. In this case, when it fails, the car can behave strangely—like shifting into neutral.
Calibration is the car’s settings for how the transmission should shift. If those settings are off, the car may shift at the wrong time or in the wrong way.
Term
GPS polling ring
GPS polling is basically how frequently the GPS updates its speed reading. If the update timing or data handling is off, your speed can differ from what your phone shows.
Term
speed sensor rings
These are parts near the wheels that help the car figure out how fast you’re going. If the readings don’t match what the car expects, your speed can be off.
Traffic sign recognition is a camera-based system that tries to read road signs. If it gets the sign wrong, your car may warn you even if you’re not speeding.
A software fix means the issue is expected to be resolved by updating or changing the car’s software rather than replacing hardware. In this context, the host suggests the warning behavior could be corrected by adjusting the recognition or mapping logic.
AI response means the car’s computer is making a decision based on what it thinks it sees and knows. If it’s using incorrect information, it can warn you incorrectly.
V12 means the engine has 12 cylinders arranged in a V shape. Here it’s mentioned because those V12 Lamborghinis can have windshields that are expensive or hard to replace.
S-tech is the name of a product the host is talking about—basically a film/protection solution for your windshield. They say it works well, but the installer matters a lot for how good it looks.
The F-150 Lightning is an electric pickup truck. The podcast is talking about wanting one with a certain style, like a fun, eye-catching look. It’s mentioned because it’s a way to get a truck while driving an EV.
A color change wrap is a vinyl covering you put on a car to change its color. It’s like a makeover without painting the car.
Term
installer
The installer is the shop or person who applies the film or wrap to the car. They’re saying the results depend a lot on who does the work, not just the product.
The Maverick is a small pickup truck. It’s meant to be easier to live with than bigger trucks, while still giving you a truck bed. The podcast is talking about someone’s new one and how they’re using it.
It means the car can do some driving tasks for you, like helping keep the car in its lane. But you still have to pay attention and be ready to take control.
This is the car’s safety system that tries to help drive, but it also checks that you’re paying attention. If it thinks you’re not, it will warn you—often with alerts on the steering wheel.
The Audi R8 is a high-performance supercar with the engine mounted behind the driver. Here, the host is talking about getting it serviced and how the service schedule is based on time as well as miles.
This is the maintenance schedule that’s usually planned around how many miles you’ve driven. But the host points out that time matters too—so even with fewer miles, the car can still need service because of age.
The Bronco is an SUV made for off-road driving. The podcast is saying someone has been using it a lot, along with a truck, which suggests it fits their daily needs and rough-road use. That’s why it’s being mentioned.
LIVE
Welcome to the events podcast. I'm Dan. I'm Nick. How you doing, man? I'm good
Yeah, I was worried you're gonna screw me up like you did at the end there. Yeah, no, no
Don't just be there. Enjoy the the transition
Threw me off so yeah
How you doing sore? I'm not anymore. I'm not as bad as I thought we so Nick and I went for a really
Megan went for a very very long ride on the monkeys a
lot longer than I thought we were going to and
And it was sort of a backwards thing in the fact that we had originally planned to ride up Mount Rainier
Which I still want to do up to paradise on the monkeys
That's and that's but Brian had to cancel because one of his co-workers had an issue
And so I we kind of put it out there and you texted me. You know, you want to go for a ride on stampede
I'm like, yeah, and then Megan came along and got to borrow on a Brian's groms, which I think she's not gonna get rid of her
monkey
Todd and yeah and get a grom and we went all the way from we parked basically at I-90 went over stampede and
Then I what is the next mouth?
I never know what the next mountain is that we go over because that's not stampede. Yeah, it's stampede pass
We went down to green water. Yeah, we went all the way to green water head lunch went to a couple stores
They're looking for a charging cable and then came back over. Yeah, so yeah
Radio said last very long so we're using them a lot and when you're bouncing out of range
They take a lot of power
So helmet radios need to get better
But as usual ran into people on the trail ran into people at the restaurant everybody's always impressed by the monkeys
Yeah, so that's the people we're at the that green water town, which I love if you ever go there get the huckleberry lemonade
I did not but it was excellent and the people that came in like, oh, did you guys ride out here?
And we're like, yeah over the mountain. He's like what?
Some guys have some full-size KTM so 1190s and yeah all 90s are like
Shocked we were out there that far. Yeah
And we're moving pretty good everybody, you know take some adjusting to get out there and get used to it
Very fresh soup gravel. It's just just like yeah gravel thick like mud
But gravel so it's really interesting to ride on but it made for some fun challenges and eventually
Stampede's gonna be amazing
But like you either get tons of washboards or they just dump gravel and it's nobody we didn't have a single accident
We didn't have a single down
Everybody did great. I came close several times. Oh, yeah
I know my own stupidity just put you know dinking around and jumping off stuff
But yeah, it was it was a great ride. It was it was perfect weather
So nobody was gonna rush to get back by the time I got back though
We were like these truck seats have never felt more comfortable in our lives
Dan and I as much as Dan I talk on here like so there are sometimes we can get in the car and not talk and it's nothing
Personal it's just we're tired and we I don't think we really talked on the way home. No, you're just like
Conditions on
It was amazing
Hadn't hadn't ridden the monkey in forever and then putting that many miles on it
Need I need I need a little it needs some work in a few places
I need to I haven't I do I think I did before we left as I put air on the tires
But I need to tighten some bolts. I lost a seat bolt and a couple other things
I need to clean an air filter and all that fun stuff
Yeah, I just ordered more air filter cleaner because I yeah, I came back I cleaned mine
I blew off all the dust and then which is how I broke the blow broke the blower
Oh, fair enough, and then I replaced it
But did that and then I need a new tail light. I don't need a new tail light
What happens is my my turn signal on the back broke these were like some cheap Amazon ones
I just needed in a pinch and so I decided to go with integrated tail lights
I'm gonna upgrade that just so it's an all-in-one unit. It's brighter brighter
It's the factory tail light is LED, but I'm gonna get brighter LEDs and integrate it all into one
Yeah, just because that grom is built for off-road
So the more you can tuck into the bike the less breaks we need to or you're gonna break the light apart and put your own
The set up with the integrated turn signals and yeah, so I can just clean up the side down there
It really doesn't get any road time anyway. Yeah, like normally like on the monkey
I leave everything kind of out there because I want more visibility
But the grom is really specifically built for it to be it's off-road. Yeah to be an off-road bike oddly enough
We were laughing because I think we pulled the we all pulled that we pulled the bikes off the trucks and realized that none of
Them had been registered. No all of our tabs are expired. It's I mean
I've done it a couple of times on the truck, which by the way, I still need to get tabs because mine expired last month
I just forgot but I realized with the monkey. It's just so easily forgotten that yeah
It doesn't I don't ride it that often and I don't ride it off on the road
And so it's not really something I thought about and I need I just need to go do it
And then I go to do it and it's like they want 85 bucks for it and I was like for this. Yeah, I don't agree
So yeah, which they need to yeah, that's way too expensive for that bike
Yeah, that if there was a by weight that would be like $10 weight or just ask me what I do with it
I take it off-road good. Thank you. It'll be tell about $12. I'm good. Yeah, you can technically buy or V tabs
You could yeah by or V tabs and I don't know what those cost
What you'd need for stampede anyway, yeah, yeah, it was a really good ride Megan did great
She's still getting riding a little bike like that off-road is a totally different experience
Well, she was riding somebody else's bike. Yeah with full suspension and with with really good full suspension
And she was we took her some places that she was a little psyched out, but she did great like I mean it was nothing
It's it's interesting and I don't say this insults in the it's interesting not to be the last person because usually I'm the guy that's
Yeah, we've all been there now. I know now if we take her out. She's gonna pass me and I'm great with that, but
Yeah, she did great. Yeah, it's it's funny how a little bike amplifies
One they're easier to ride. Let me start with that. They're much easier to ride
But if you ride a bike incorrectly like your body position it amplifies all that because you have so much less suspension
So your body positioning how you hold your arms how you stand how you sit
Really makes a difference on that bike because if you don't do that correctly you will be I was I was sore and I was
Had it I was moving pretty quick and my body position was a little lazy toward the end of the day
So I was so tired and I could tell when I got back, but I was surprised
I only was I was only sore for like a day then it was great
I was like I was done when we got to the top of Stampede and we're heading down to the car. Yeah, same
I'm good. I'm ready to get back. Yeah. This was a wonderful day. We saw amazing things. It was beautiful up there
It's not bear on the way out there. It's a bear. Yeah, we didn't I don't want to see one when I'm on the bike
Yeah, I'm a little small and I'm like, but yeah, nice big big blackberry down the road from us and then yeah
It's a great time. Great times. Yeah, you have the means. I highly recommend it. We have to say it
We are heroes. That's right
Yeah, we we passed this this lovely family that was camping up there by one of my favorite lakes on the top of Stampede Pass and they
Had had a message to us and that they're not mess. They stopped Megan because we could I didn't see them and
Said that their their Chihuahua was had been missing it ran away
We all have helmet communications as we were talking and we literally we probably drove a mile down the track
And we were talking about the fact that be all being dog people that would devastate us. Yeah, and randomly Dan's screen went off
Yeah, my my screen. It's so my bike blew a fuse. Yeah, it just I stopped working. I figured out why but it
And dangles we need to pull over I said, I need to see if I can if something just came loose
I want to check on the bike and then we pulled over and sitting like down the trail from us
Was the dog? Yeah, amazingly
So we sent Megan back and Dan and I were trying to entice the dog with beef jerky and here boy
And let's get a treat and everything and then the family rolled up
And I realized that they were very Hispanic and the dog probably did not speak English
So what Dan and I were doing did made no difference
It didn't run away, so I didn't like I didn't approach it too much to run away
But the minute his mom got out of the truck he went running by us into his mom
So that was a good feeling because small dogs in the in the wilderness don't last long unfortunately
No, yeah, we were yeah, I was very thankful to get that dog back to his family
I would have been freaking out. Yeah happen to my dog. So yeah, we were talking about on the radio
We're like, I don't know what I would do right now and we were you know, yeah, we were we had our eyes
We're looking out. Yeah, we could see anything. We were riding sure enough
There it was just walking down the road put the opposite way mind. He was very confident. He was on he was on his own adventure
Oh, yeah, this was yeah
What was the movie with the dog and the cat and the Milo and Otis? Yeah Milo and Otis. Yeah, there you go
Milo though. Yeah
Yeah, yeah, cute little thing. Yeah. Yeah, I'm very happy to see his family when when they came up. Yep
So, I mean the term heroes been thrown around by us, but you know still
Yeah, nice people they're glad to reunite them with their dog. Yeah
What do we have for the car automotive tip of the week?
Yeah, so this one we were out driving to an appointment the other day and I saw a really nice
Gen one F-150 Raptor
Which the V8 in there that body I think is one of the best-looking trucks have probably the last like 20 30 years in my opinion
The first especially specifically the first gen it was such a big difference from every truck that I've ever been made
And it really just popped nobody had ever done it. Yeah, no
We'd ever done it and it just the wide box fenders would be throw me back to like the 80s rally cars and like the Porsche 944
Like it's got that very distinct almost European look to it
Even though it's a Baja truck build like those box fenders really remind me of that E30 M3 air
So there's there's the tip go out and buy a gen one Raptor. Yeah, buy with a 6.2 from SPT. Yeah, great truck
Michael's a really nice one. Yeah
But it had a canopy on her topper whatever you want to call it not but an actual like work canopy not like one of those
Bigaluma box ones, but it was a matching white one and I noticed unfortunately if we pulled up to it
there was paint flanking all the way around the edge where that canopy was and I
Said out loud is like oh, they missed the canopy tape
so they didn't do a good job on the canopy tape and
Sean I was like you need to mention that as a card of tip
This is not the canopy tape but like those little things and you're right
Yeah, so what canopy tape in this case is just like it's a foam gasket
You put under a canopy when it sits on top of the paint so that it doesn't do that and over time that will deteriorate the newer stuff
It's much better. It's like a thick think of it
It's just like it's just double-stick foam and the newer canopy tapes are really thick and they don't compress as much
But they're essential if you've ever put a window into a new house or replace the window. Yeah, same same stuff
Yeah, it's really not much to it
But it's those little steps in the beginning that people don't think about or that you get in a hurry
It's we talked about this is it's you know, don't skip the lock tight
Mm-hmm little things like that take your time. Don't don't skip those small parts if you're doing exhaust replace the rubber hangers
There's all these little things you don't think about when you're doing a job
You get your brand new canopy you want to get it on as soon as possible because it's there you've been waiting for it
Don't skip those small steps
I know this sounds obvious, but like when you're younger for our younger listeners
I have been the person to skip those steps so many times and it is kicking my ass
Yeah, but that's not something like I've never put a canopy on a truck
But if I did even having the knowledge I had I don't know if I would know about that like it's not something
I'm assuming it would be in like the instruction what it should come with it
It should come with it or like if they send it to me
I know that there was some stuff like that. I'll be honest just keeping you skipping it
I know there was some stuff like that when I and put it on my bed cover and I missed a piece
And there's all these this dust that blows into my right. So yeah, I do I miss that piece
Okay, that was inside. Yeah, yeah, but no actually that's a good one
Even if you have a bed cover like if you have a one that has a frame that goes around the edge
Like even if you have a soft bed cover, they obviously have an aluminum frame that sits on top of the bed rails
Well, most of our trucks have a plastic bed rail cover now
So you don't worry about it as much because it's sitting on the plastic. It's not sitting on the paint
But you still have that foam in there and if you don't all that metal will dig right into that plastic
It'll cut right in so I'm in that so like when the rails run along the side red
It's on the very back of that piece of metal that it's supposed to go between the metal in the back of the bed to seal that
Yeah, to seal that hole off that's supposed to stop dirt from coming in there
Yep, and if you don't have it you get a bunch of dirt in your bed. Yeah, yeah
Fords in general though. This is this is a very Ford specific one. They have very poor
Bed gaps, so they like in any Ford truck for some reason that like the tailgates really don't seal
The where the box meets the not the body
There's a space between the body and the cab on or the bed in the cab on all trucks
But like there's a space there where you put a canopy topper on those those
Seals just aren't very tight. They get a lot of stuff in their bed
And if you ever put a bed cover on and you like roll it over yourself
And you can look for the the light to come in see where you need to seal it. You'll find the gaps are huge
It's specifically for to you roll it up and you can't breathe and the caps are good. Yeah, then you're good
Yeah, get out die inside
No, but yeah, it's just those little steps like if you're installing something like that just take a step back stop think about it
I mean
You know, maybe you'll remember this while you're doing your next job when you're adding something to your car or whatever just you know
It's it's the importance of like, you know making sure you solder those connections to install a new stereo and you add new speakers
It's you know making sure everything's crimped properly
Take your time to get new crimps if you need them little things like that
It's kind of a generic tip, but it's an important one and it manifests all the time
It's usually what sidelines and screws up your projects is when you miss those little steps. They become big problems later
Yeah, yeah, like not like tying your bolts on your motorcycle when you add new stuff
Which is bitten. I don't know how many times I've had to replace bolts on my bikes because I've rattled them apart handlebars
I did it the first time before I had done anything to it. We went up
I went up with the owner of the Mountside Tavern up
Middle fork there and didn't realize that that bike really hadn't been built for that and then lost I forgot like three of the six
Bolts that were holding on the the forks the front. Yeah. Yeah, so lock tight for that
Yeah, yeah, or nylon lock nuts if you if you put them all in and torque them down and then you have to take them off again
They're not gonna hold yeah
You can just you can get past it with some blue lock tight
But you if you can replace them that's even better, but they're kind of a one-time shot if you want it perfect. Yeah, so
Yeah, let's talk a little automotive news
Rivian is making its previous shareholders Matt. Yeah, they announced that they're going to
Sell about a truckload of the new shares
And then investors not good about or not happy about it and Rivian took like about an 18%
Drop yesterday because they're gonna do they're gonna sell about 75 million shares to raise cash
Which is great
But when you do that you tank the price of the other shares are out there when you're you know, right?
There's no different than the government putting more money into the economy than the US dollars worth less kind of thing
Yeah, that's the general rate
Obviously, this is fine. This is a financial thing, but it's something to talk about obviously
You know Rivian's coming out with all these new models. They need some cash to probably bankroll that
But if you if that's in your portfolio, that could be one of the reasons why you saw a little bit of a decline
Yeah, unfortunate. I get it. But like you said, it's doesn't seem like a very good strategy for the current shareholders
Maybe it's a short-term loss long-term gain as I'm hoping. I mean
To my knowledge when they announced it and I get this, you know, I would think you would go to your existing shareholders and be like
Hey, would you like to buy some more shares?
You know, would you like to reinvest kind of thing? So kind of interesting, but you know, it was it. Let's see
I forgot what it was sitting at about $16 a share at the end of the day. So yeah, yeah, yeah
well
You know hold my beer moment
I bounce back up. It's a 1666. Yes
Yeah, so it's up 30 cents
And I'll hold my beer moment Ferrari said don't worry we can top ourselves on the luce. We can do something even weirder even more
Controversial, yeah
Yeah, you're right, this is not as bad as a luce. Yeah, I have some mixed opinions on this
I'm thinking about it quite a bit. So we're talking about the Ferrari 12-cylinder
Manual the manual but not manual transmission for the 12-cylinder
I heard somebody tweeted it and they go if it's not a manual, it's not if it's not a real manual
Can you still call it a manual? So yes, you can get your 12 the
Dilece chende I believe with a manual sort of
Nothing is really connected. There's you know, when you in a manual car when you shift something
There's shift linkages that go to your transmission and move the gears. Yeah
This as you said earlier
Is a PD PDK with
A manual stick. Yeah, it's a it's a DCT or DCT. So a clutch transmission or
Yeah
With DSG whatever you want to call it. So it's a very interesting setup. Let me just walk you through it. Okay
So you've got the clutch pedal on the ground still so it's but it's a clutch pedal. Yeah, three pedal car
It's got a gated shifter
And it clutch by wires not new just so we're clear. No, I mean clutch by wire is in manual cars. Yeah, right
So instead of using hydraulics to physically push the mechanical clutch plate
The pedal uses a position sensor to make it feel real
So they Ferrari added some very specific springs some cams some rollers and it perfectly is supposedly obviously a driven one
Mimic the resistance the load progression the bite point of like a real heavy-duty clutch
You're supposed to be able to physically feel the clutch grab, but you're not so this is just a glorified
Pedal setup from my simulator. Okay. Yeah, like if you got the most expensive fours of pedals sure
These would be more than that because they would have Ferrari branding and they would
Work like that pretty much. Okay
And then you have the gated shifter so and that sends and the gated shifter is first through sixth and reverse
So it's an eight speed transmission, but this operates first through sixth with a gated transmit gated
shifter
And that sends an electronic signal to the transmission's computer and then it's got some micro switches and hall effect sensors
If you guys are into sims, this is all sounding familiar and then they built Ferrari calls it a kinematic
mechanism
Inside the shifter housing to recreate the exact resistance and the load variations of like their vintage manual transmissions
Right down to the classic, you know clinking of the aluminum gates as it strikes the housing
so
What I think I feel like the aluminum gays things sorry
It's going to happen no matter what because if you're taking a beautiful six speed
Manual with one of the classic balls and you're against that shifter. It's going to clink, but right. Yeah
So it in just to clarify earlier. It is technically a dcd
All the same kind of terms for a dcd, but dcd is it like it's actual term
so
You can still stall it if you don't give it enough throttle or botch your clutch timing from a standstill
It will still stall and it's a hundred and twenty horsepower v12. It'll stall. It'll jerk. It'll buck
You could even do clutch kicks or heel toe downshifts
So this is all just really really fancy simulation though. You're not actually moving a clutch
That's the thing people need to remember. This is a dcd. So it's not the pedal itself
It's not physically controlling the clutch
It is it is sending signals to a computer and actuating the clutches in the transmission for you
You can't flat shift it. So you can't just not use the clutch and shift through the gears
And it prevents, you know, it's got an automatic money shift prevention
So you can't, you know, go from six to second and blow your engine, which is probably good
Although you can do that with a manual too
There are lockouts that some companies have an actual manual like true manual transmission. So
um
Yeah, in short, they basically made a
Really really expensive complex simulator
for an automatic not an automatic for a dcd
so
Here's the thing. Okay one. Obviously, this is really complex. It's interesting technology. Um, it's actually pretty cool technology
I would say at first when I heard this I was like, this is super lame. Why not just you did 90% of the work
You they just re-engineered the manual
um
I don't know why they wouldn't just make it a manual
I really don't like who this seems like a hundred more parts to fail when you could just have linkage
From the shifter going to the transmission. Right. Okay. I'm like, I don't think anybody
Like I said, I am impressed by the technology. Yeah, and the fact that you can, you know
You can clutch kick it all that stuff like, you know, you can all like everything you can do with a manual
Basically, you can do with this with more safety in place. You don't blow your engine, which is technically good
And that probably
It probably is a pretty fun driving experience to do that
that said
Like exactly the point you made it seems like a lot more stuff to break
It's italian. So it's probably gonna break
As much as we'd love for ours. They're not, you know, this is new stuff. Nobody else is doing it
It's gonna be a few glitches here and there and god is that gonna be expensive to fix
But I like to say it probably is gonna be fun to drive like it's it's cool that they can do it
I just don't know if
Can do it doesn't mean doesn't necessarily equate to should do it
Are we having a Jurassic Park moment? Yeah, just because you can do something doesn't mean you should okay. Yeah. All right
I mean error finds a way
Yeah
I guess it comes down to
Of those of us that know how to drive a manual transmission and like to drive a transmission
There is a feel there's a feel to a manual transmission like especially i'm gonna use my triumph as an example and like fact
Sometimes when you miss a you miss the gate and you're trying to get it in
There's just there's a feel to it and I and i'm assuming they're going to recreate that but
I just don't think that a computer
Part of driving a manual is that you can screw up and yes, it's built in some
Some cheat codes in there that so that it will still let you screw up
You know where you're parking and you accidentally pick your foot off the clutch and it runs runs into the car in front of you
Not that i've ever done that
right, but
This just does it this seems like you know, it let's say it takes a hundred pieces to do this
You could do it in 50 with a normal
You know transmission even if the transmission's in the rear and you're running a torque tube
um
I like the idea of having a having manual ferrari's back. I like I would I you couldn't really do it
I'm gonna say this
You know shock moment you couldn't do it on a lamborghini lamborghini's aren't set up this
But the dilution chindre and a lot of the uh, the other rear rear mounted v8s and things like that would be great
You know a ton of people have gone back and taken the 599 and put a manual
Yeah gated shifters in them and they're beautiful. Um, I just think that I don't think it was needed
I I feel like the same meeting was had with the luce. It just didn't it wasn't needed. Yeah
I mean
If they're just going for speed like you just stick with the dct
Just the paddles, uh, which is fine. Um, does it still have the paddles? I don't know or you can that was the thing
Also, uh, I did some research on it has an automatic mode. So so you just leave the stick in the middle and just let's
I guess that's that's your glitches sacrilegious
I have not been able to get a complete answer because we don't quite know
With the new conix egg cc 80 and their
Manual and automatic transmission if if there's anything that's similar to these two things
Obviously conix egg came to the market first. Um
And a lot of people are saying there is similarities and a lot of people are saying there isn't
So that is yet to be determined
That's the first thing I thought of actually because nobody had a problem with it when it came out in the conix egg
Which makes which makes me lean to think that it's a problem that actually has some connection to the engine and does some shifting
Yeah, I do I should we'll we'll talk about that in the next show. Yeah, good one to bring up because yeah, it's
That one I believe is is actually a manual like it's it is. Yeah, so
Yeah, I don't know. I'm sure it's cool for what it is in the sense that like if you can get a manual
Driving experience and then throw it in traffic and throw into your dct mode. Then I guess that's cool. I mean, I'm not opposed to it
I just seems like it's
I don't just learned to drive a manual
Just put a manual in it. That's our safety right now that people can't steal our cars because they're right. So yeah
Yeah, anyway, right
So yeah, let us know what you think on that if you do think this is a cool direction
Do you think you're I mean, I'm sure we will see more cars go in this direction
It'll probably work better and when somebody else and reinvented the same way Ferrari did because it'll be a lot less complicated
In 10 years when this isn't a Mazda, it's going to be amazing. Right. Yeah the new Miata
Jen 42. Yeah, it'll be great. I wonder how much weight this adds to but adds any to a dct
I don't know. Maybe not very much. Maybe a lot. I mean, you probably have a new seat. You got another cpu or something in there
Oh, yeah, it's going to be yeah more computers more software
Yeah
Huh, but it's probably not going to take any more battery or anything, you know, yeah
You have the weight of the you have the actual weight of the
The mechanism in the middle and the clutch pedal. Yeah, it's probably very negligible. Maybe we'll pick up your simulator whatever that weighs
You know, it's the same thing. Yeah
Yeah, yeah, interesting stuff. Um in good news. We saw this coming and we pointed it out, uh, ram
Uh, their 2026 was really good. Um, yeah, I wonder why
Yeah, who knew
Well, maybe it's because they
Like killed their ev branding and put giant v8s back in trucks and yep
The new rho was out there like the ram line is doing really well for stilantis
We in fact, there was so many posted a really good thread on the obonce facebook page today
And I want to give a shout out so i'm gonna
One second there. Who was that? Um, he just had a hip replacement surgery and he brought up a really good topic
I'm gonna I'm gonna talk about this on the show. I got my hips shaved off
Sawed off yesterday and I'm bored. Well, I recover. Let's play a game is uh, chris edzema
Hope you are healing. Well, he said what and this is a great question
What's brand new? What is one brand new vehicle available today that you absolutely love
But just can't bring yourself to buy because of its reputation. Is it deserved or not?
Um, and he he'll start and this is why i'm bringing this up in conjunction with our last conversation the jeep grand Cherokee
And if you've driven it, I know people the new grand Cherokee and
Everybody really likes them. They drive great. They're really nice interiors and dodge and or ram and jeep in general
Not talking about the wrangler actually the wrangler interior is pretty nice for what it is
But jeeps
Their grand Cherokees in general the rams are well known for having really nice interiors. They look great
Now they were in a buggy software hell because they were a stilantis brand but ram has done a lot to turn that around
I'm hoping that continues
Uh, and I agree like the grand Cherokee is one of those
Or I wouldn't even consider one and I won't consider one for like 56 years
Even a ram or anything because I want the brand to stabilize and become known for reliability again
Oh, you're talking across all brands of stilantis. Yeah, I like I won't own a stilantis period
Okay, for now like I for now because I want to see the brand
Reliability come back fair enough. That's all that's but I actually like the trucks. I think the TRX is a really good looking truck
I like the uh, three-quarter tons the super dupe, you know the heavy-duty line and I like the grand Cherokee too
So do you think ram has any influence over that because being that it's stilantis?
That's going to create all the technology that flows down into these brands
Obviously with the ceo coming back to ram them re-releasing every great truck that people want
uh, and and appeasing people um
And and I say this
As a truck owner
Do you think people that are going to buy rams are going to tolerate software glitches like people that would buy a grand Cherokee?
Because somebody that's buying that truck to for fun or for work needs it to do its job
Yeah, somebody who's buying a grand Cherokee. It's more of a family
Mobile and you need it to work, but they're going to be more lenient to the cd players not working
I'm using that as an example. I know they don't have cd players, but things like that. Yeah, I don't know. Um
Let's let's use ford example because we get recalls like it's you know, the running job
Yeah, it's your here's weekly recall from ford, but they're almost always over the air updates now
They're like, here's a recall. We did it. Well, you're asleep. It's done at 1 a.m.
And now you're stupid. You have to change your display on your screen again. Oh, no
Um, so those I'm like, yeah, whatever like I don't I don't really care if you're you know, you're
You know lane keeping assist isn't sensitive enough to update it and let me turn it off as usual
Um, I have a topic on that in a minute. Okay, uh, so
Yeah, if if they can deal with that and it's just those simple little fixes, then great
Um, good for good for ram. Like I said, I hope they come back even stronger. I want to see more dodges. Um
I was just talking to my brother about the new the new challenger
The non eb one looks great. But because you can tell it was based on an eb platform
It's too tall if you look at it compared to the old one. It's a very tall vehicle. It looks wrong
Literally just ripped out the electron the engines help. Yeah, and so hopefully that trickles down to that
I told them is like, I want to see a new viper. Weren't anything if they're going on this path
Give us a new viper. Yeah, just like and I think dodges got the cajones to do it too. They'll be like, yeah
Here's a v10. Here's a manual. Have at it. It's 200 grand. They'd have to develop there on v10
Yeah, because that v10 member was in conjunction with the with uh
With lamborghini initially
The 8.4 the original the original viper was yeah, yeah, yeah, they still could though. I didn't say they couldn't
Yeah, yeah, that's the way they should do it though. They want to come back
That's the thing you do just throw another v10 in a viper make it like a make it a flat plank crank v10
Yeah, make it like a eight
Literally just another eight liter and eight point four liter not the same engine
But give it just a massive big v10 because you know the Audi v10 is only a 52
But give it that and just be like, yeah, hey, we made an updated looking viper. It's a manual. It's a v10
It's a flat plank crank and people would flock to it
I mean me included all the all the viper owners would everybody that's collected all the all the gen ones
Sign us off. Yeah. Yeah, that needs some competition. So the the vehicle right now that you would buy
But because of the issues
Oh, yeah from I have a totally different pick but I was it was a popular pick. So what is your pick? Uh, the land rover
Yeah, the the new defender
And it was a very popular choice on here was the defender and everybody's like, yeah
The new defender 90x or the you know, whatever defender version but same like I love the defender
I think it's the new one. I think it's beautiful
But I would also be like I'm taking this bitch to moab
Yeah, and it would break halfway there then five times there and it would be body damage because everything's like terribly
Designed on that thing for actual use and it would break down five times meant to drive across the Serengeti Dan
Next to a rock. Yeah
Okay, it's made to drive across to Starbucks. Yeah, exactly and it's in yet. It's beautiful
Everything I love for I think it's one of the best-looking especially the two-door
Some of the best-looking SUVs on the market right now, but I would flat hood and the that the diamond plated. Absolutely
So cool. I agree and it's and it's even competitively priced for
A land rover, you know a Range Rover
So that was number one on my list
And everybody the bunch people were like yep that and then a bunch people said Corbettes because they don't want to be
Corvette owners, but they all love the car totally understand I climbed genuine on that as well
I said you're right
So this more of a stigma with the brand or with or with issues with the brand stigma
Okay, like everybody loves the Corvette there like I don't want one because Corvette owners are the worst people they've ever met
Yeah, that's fair enough if you've been to car shows generic
But your sandwich sign is my one of ten and this color on a Friday. It's all freaking true
Stan had a cold this day. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Interesting. All the other yellow ones were made by this guy
My yellow one was made by this guy because he was out sick that day. So it's one of 11 of one
Okay
I think I think I'm in the BMW market for that. Oh, yeah for the answer to this because I like
I I mean
I've always loved BMW. I've loved what BMW has done, but I I don't think that I would necessarily go out and buy one right now
Yeah, okay
Huh, somebody said the s85 e 60 m 5. Yep. Yep. There you go right there
Okay, so interesting situation. Okay, um, and I have not reached out to our mutual contact on this yet, but I'm putting this out there
um
We as you know, uh, my dad
Least new s5. Oh, yeah, and we've been having some
Gremlins with it. We'll call it. Oh
um, and I'm not trying to bash the brand, but I am
Interested and curious to hear if anybody else has heard this from a dealership or a brand in the sub
so we've had some issues with the
The lane assist and things like that some software issues some glitches
um, and part of that I learned when driving it back from the coast
was that
Um, the speedometer is off. I think I told you this by like in between six
After about 65 miles an hour. It's off by about four to three miles three to four miles an hour compared to my gps on my phone
And I was recently told there's nothing they can do about that
Interesting. Yes
That that is something that that we are going to have to live with
Again, this is our first. Yeah as a family first venture into outie. I like outies
There's a reason we picked it. Um, obviously when when the Maserati had had its sun setting. This is where we went
I looked at a lot of stuff great car. I love it. Um, my dad loves it. He's it's kind of the road car
For going to appointments and things like that
But that's basically what we were told and I don't know
This means does any they probably don't have a fix right now or they're never gonna have a fix
No, it wasn't it wasn't we're working on a fix. It wasn't we're gonna look into it. It was you have to live with this
Huh, and I'm wondering if anybody has ever been told that by any brand like where somebody and again, is this life or death?
No, yeah
Is this something that could turn into an interesting conversation where somebody gets a ticket someday and you go well officer
I actually didn't know how fast it was going kind of thing. That's super interesting. So there is um, also it was said verbally
Interesting. So yeah
So there is yeah, there that has happened. So the 2019 this is funny. We're talking about cilantro. This is why I want on a Jeep
so
There is a Jeep recall for a PTU failure, which is the
uh
The two points. What is this the little it's transmission failure basically for 2019 to 2023 models
They honestly shifts into neutral. They have poor transmission calibration. Is there a fix?
No, they'll just keep replacing it until they until you get too high mileage and they don't have to anymore
It shows not to fix it. This is not a this fix. This is not a oh
As I'm saying they say there is no fix. They replace it with the same defective part until it just fails
Over and over again until you get rid of the vehicle
To me. Yeah
With with advanced vehicles or newer. I shouldn't say advanced for you for newer vehicles
That should be a software thing. Oh, yeah, absolutely. It's probably a GPS polling ring. Something is either well something is either
Off with the calibration between the speed sensor rings and wheels or something
Normal speeds great and just to clarify. I have tested this with up to four phones in the car
All having testing ways
Google maps apple maps everything anything anything that can give me and a an app on online that gives you your your your current speed
And after 65 miles an hour, it's about three to four miles off. Huh? That's crazy. Yeah
I mean that happens when you put the wrong size wheels and tires on a vehicle
But you can calibrate nothing has been changed
I figured this this this came to me because I was driving it and you know how when you go over the speed limit in ways
It starts flashed the little corner flashes and I was like I'm not over the speed limit
Like it was really interesting
Huh, so yeah, just wondering uh other than that love the car
Uh, my parents love the car. It's it's been a great
A great adventure, but this is just a little minor thing. So
Interesting. Yeah, I'm just trying to see if anything popped up when I did a quick search for it
Nothing really for the new ones, but there's been some historical cases of that
Well, I mean if I'd like I'd like to ask our audiences that ever happened and two
I'm going to reach out to a contact we have and see if that's an actual thing or if we're just being told to
kind of go away
Squeaky wheel gets the grease, but yeah, yeah
Yeah, let's see here
Usually caused by the car's traffic sign recognition or GPS navigation database being incorrect. Yeah, okay interesting
So it seems like it'd be a simple software fix. Yeah. Well, I mean that just is usually that's just the AI response based on
Uh, it's a couple things they found online. So I don't know if that's actually true, but that's really interesting
Well, hey, at least the paint looks great because of the s-tech it does it looks amazing and it will continue to look amazing
Uh, my dad was actually talking about that the fact that he got stuck
He was driving to Pullman and he got stuck behind a truck that it flew through a couple of things that I mean
He said there was not even a
I'm a mark on it. So yeah, I'll take it. Yep. There's some there's another thread in a box about people posting asking about
Somebody asked about if they had used the s-tech
Uh windshield
Yeah film and uh, yeah, I was one of the testers on that and uh, just we've talked about this again
Yes, it is worth it. Yes, it works great. No, you should not have it on your daily driver that you drive in all sorts of weather conditions
Absolutely must have a r8 perfect use case for it
Um anything you drive in the rain a lot though. They you don't they don't want you to use it
They tell you not to use it that way, but if you've got a collector vehicle
like
any Lamborghini, um
Because I mean any v12 Lamborghini that doesn't share a platform and they're giant flat windshields that are irreplaceable
Or you have to wait for an allotment to get one and they're 10 to 15 to 20 thousand dollars if you can get one
Put it on that good idea
Any yeah, but anything vintage is just it's super easy to apply
I mean not to apply. It's super easy to put it on there and see through it
You won't even notice it there once it's on and it's absolutely awesome stuff. Yeah big fans of the s-tech stuff
Yeah, so okay
Yeah, they're open. I heard through the grapevine that they're introducing some new colors to s-tech
Colors you you want a colored windshield?
Not something with eyes like lightning McQueen kind of thing. Okay. I do want that
Uh, you can do color change wraps with s-taps. Absolutely and they look great
Uh, it's all it's down to the installer. I mean the product matters obviously, but make sure you get a good installer
You're gonna get what you pay for there s-tech. Obviously
Fantastic for this change the color of your vehicle. Um, they've got a new yellow coming out and a new some new matte wraps
But yeah, look for that
I can get pretty much get any color you want change your color if you start with a dark vehicle
If that's something you're thinking about doing
A lot harder to do in a light colored vehicle
She'll especially white because you can see between behind the fenders
So you'd have to basically physically remove the body panels to wrap it. Oh fun. Yeah, don't do that
You mean you'll a good installer will loosen them. I was gonna say and all the all the
Installers that install that are gonna do a great job. So yeah, it won't be cheap. But yeah, that's not gonna be cheap
Someone will tell you just playing flat out no depending on the vehicle and how big the panel gaps are
But yeah, yeah, anyway, look for that if you're looking for just different options
Maybe you've got a vintage vehicle you want to wrap that's a great way to do a great thing to do a color change on
Make it look brand new again. That's a great way to do that. So yeah, excellent big fan. Yeah
What else what else? I hope you all enjoyed classics on the green. Um, we're recording this before that
But that's over now. So I hope it was great. I think it was amazing
I think so too and all the surprise things that people now know were there, right? Yes
I was looking at they've been posting photos from the previous events and if you haven't seen those, it's a good reason to go
Um, I want to know who the guy that got the wine that was driving around the winery in his car. I saw that
Oh, yeah, that was a great little lad. Yes, which looked like it was running on wine, which is my type of car
Right. Yes. Absolutely. So well, we hope you enjoy that
It's going to be an if you if you haven't gotten tickets you should have. Um, it was amazing. Yeah
Unfortunately, Dan, and I won't be there, but um, you know, uh
Have a great time. Yeah. Yeah, I think that's it for this week. I don't really have anything else anything else coming up for you
No, no, I'm heading to Spokane. That's why that's right. I know you're gonna be I think I'm not gonna I'm this is one of the first
Time I've missed this in a long time. So yeah, yeah, I'm still playing nurses on the weekend
So it's rare that I get out. Um, but I might try and sneak in a little bit
I'm still not sure if I'm actually able to get out there. It's kind of day by day kind of thing. So unfortunately
My dad took oh my dad took his uh, he took a trip to texas to visit some friends. Um from arkansas
So it's just straight west. There's actually straight south from there. Texas is weird
Uh, but yeah, he took a arkansas knot. Okay. Yeah, right. I took his new maverick and uh, yeah
He has the uh, what do you call it the ford?
I forgot the name of it the full blue cruise whatever you want to call it thing
Where it has like the basically almost autonomous driving. Oh, yeah, yeah
Loves it. He's like you had to totally open up a new world for him because my dad is the guy
He's like gets in the freeway gets out of the way like I'm gonna let the truck drive and just keep you safe
And you know being 88. He doesn't drive that often. He loves to take road trips still
Well, he's made it this long. Why why challenge it? Yeah, no, he's doing great
Reactions are good and all that and so I've dried. No, I just meant why push it if you don't have to right?
Yeah, so now he's like I love this. He loves his new truck so much
So I love that he's doing that it makes me really
Does he complain about the steering wheel yelling at him for not having his hands on it even though
That he does have his hands on it. No, he doesn't. Yeah, good. He doesn't go
He doesn't he limits his drives to probably like
Five to six hours at most. Yeah, like that's the most he's willing to do at this age, which is I think is healthy
It's great that he's still out there
But no that autonomous driving system is the thing that you and I bitch about the most in our truck and the right
Yeah, yeah, where your hands are on the wheel and it tells you it's not right. Yeah, I'm touching it. His works fine
Okay, great. This is a thinner steering wheel. Okay, maybe that's it. I don't know. Okay, but yeah, it's just uh, that's awesome
Yeah, it's nice to see when that technology works when that's helping people
Like a lot of times we bitch about it, but there's there are great use cases for that stuff
But I'm really happy he's experiencing that again. Just made me lazy in my car. That's all
Yeah
So yeah, I took the r8 in for service to the day. Uh did a full service on it. It's uh, it's at it had its
It's technically a 40,000 mile service, but it's five years 40,000
Even though it's got like not quite 14,000 miles on it
So I've been driving nothing but the truck and the bronco forever. I haven't driven this car in months and
I forgot how precise cars can drive
Like it was the truck like is so exaggerated again. You turn left and it's just it's big and it's got body roll
This thing is zero body roll. You turn a little bit and you're changing lanes and I was like, oh, this is heaven
I forgot how good it can be. It's like they built it to be a sports car. I know it is so great
I missed it so much and I just I mean it was just two and from the outy dealership, but it was it was great
I love this car. I'm glad you were allowed to drive. I know. Yes. Is it weird to sit in the driver's seat?
It was weird to sit in the driver's seat. You're the navigator in that car. You always have been
Yeah, just the navigators. I felt good to be the driver for once. That's cool. It sounds so good. Yeah. Yeah, anyway
All right. Well, um, I think that'll wrap it up for this episode as always
I'm nick. I'm dan. Don't just get there. Enjoy the drive
About this episode
A ride-and-repair episode that starts outdoors and quickly turns into garage talk: gravel conditions, air-filter cleaning, and fixing broken lighting. The hosts then pivot to cars and tech, debating whether Ferrari’s “manual-feel” 12-cylinder setup really counts as a manual, while weighing the cleverness against added failure points. Later segments cover truck bed/canopy sealing, DIY audio install tips, and software/reliability expectations—plus a few memorable picks like the new Defender and a revived Viper idea.
Ferrari just can't help itself, can it? First there was the Purosangue, then came the F80, then the joke that is the Luce, and now Maranello has decided what the world really needed was a "manual" 12Cilindri that isn't actually a manual. Is it a gimmick? Absolutely. Does it matter if it looks like a manual, feels like a manual, and makes people smile like a manual? Maybe not... at least while it's still under warranty. We dig into Ferrari's latest attempt at giving enthusiasts what they want without actually giving them what they want.
We also recap an epic day on the little bikes, early Audi adopter quirks, discuss Avants Classics on the Green, and cover a bunch of other automotive nonsense along the way.
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