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Car
Ford Mustang GT
The Ford Mustang GT is a fast and sporty car made by Ford. It has a big engine that makes it go really fast and is loved by people who like muscle cars.
Car
2025 Ford Mustang GT Convertible
The 2025 Ford Mustang GT Convertible is a sporty car that can seat four people and has a roof that can fold down. It's part of the newest generation of Mustangs that started in 2024.
Concept
seventh generation Mustang
The seventh generation Mustang is the newest version of the Mustang car that Ford started making again in 2024. It has new features and a fresh look compared to older Mustangs.
Term
EcoBoost
EcoBoost is a type of engine made by Ford that uses special technology to give you good power while saving gas.
Term
convertible roof
A convertible roof is a roof on a car that you can fold down or take off so you can drive with the top open. Many are made of cloth and need to be looked after so they don't get damaged.
Term
10-speed automatic
A 10-speed automatic is a type of car transmission that changes gears by itself using ten different gear levels. This helps the car drive smoothly and save gas.
Term
EPA fuel economy ratings
EPA fuel economy ratings tell you how far a car can go on one gallon of gas when driving in the city, on the highway, or a mix of both. This helps you know how much gas the car might use.
Term
ride handling
Ride handling is how a car feels when you drive it, like how smooth or bumpy it is and how well it turns corners. Sporty cars usually feel firmer but handle better.
Term
performance vehicle
A performance vehicle is a car made to drive faster and handle better than regular cars. It usually has special parts that make it more fun to drive.
Term
tire size and road noise
Bigger and wider tires help a car stick to the road better but can make more noise when you drive. This noise can be heard inside the car.
Term
3.55 gear ratio
The 3.55 gear ratio means the car's engine turns a few times to make the wheels turn once. This helps the car accelerate well and have good power.
Term
base trim price
The base trim price is the lowest price you pay for a car without extra options. It shows how much the basic version costs.
Car
Ford Mustang
The Ford Mustang is a popular sporty car that many people enjoy driving every day. It has been made for a long time and can be fast and fun to drive.
Term
MSRP
MSRP is the price the car company thinks the car should be sold for. It doesn't always include extra costs like special features or dealer fees.
Concept
performance package
A performance package is a group of extra parts or features you can add to a car to make it faster or handle better.
Car
Toyota GR Supra
The Toyota GR Supra is a sporty car that is fun to drive and has a powerful engine. It is made by Toyota and shares parts with BMW.
Car
Nissan Z Nismo
The Nissan Z Nismo is a sportier and faster version of Nissan's Z car. It has special parts to make it better at driving fast and looking cool.
Concept
daily driver
A daily driver is a car you can use every day without problems. It's good for going to work or running errands.
Car
Chevrolet Camaro
The Chevrolet Camaro is a fast and sporty car made in America. It used to compete with the Mustang but is no longer made.
Car
Dodge Challenger
The Dodge Challenger is a big, powerful car that looks like old muscle cars. It is still made and competes with the Mustang.
Concept
Road America
Road America is a race track in Wisconsin that is about four miles long. It has fast straight parts and tricky corners, making it fun and challenging to drive on.
Concept
Virginia International Raceway
Virginia International Raceway, or VIR, is a race track with lots of hills and turns. It doesn't have very long straight parts, so drivers focus on going fast through the curves and hills.
Concept
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca is a popular race track in California where cars race. It's named after the company WeatherTech, which pays to have its name on the track.
Term
Corkscrew turn
The Corkscrew is a tricky part of the race track where the road suddenly goes downhill and twists left and right. Drivers have to be very careful to get through it safely.
Concept
Seabring International Raceway
Sebring International Raceway is a very old and hard race track in North America. It was made on an old airplane base and has rough concrete roads that make racing tough for cars and drivers.
Concept
12 Hours of Sebring
The 12 Hours of Sebring is a long car race that lasts 12 hours. It happens at Sebring race track and is a big event where cars and drivers have to keep going for a long time.
Car
1996 Chevrolet Corvette
The 1996 Chevrolet Corvette is a sports car made by Chevrolet. It is part of the C4 group, which means it was made between 1984 and 1996. This car is known for being fast and having cool features like a digital dashboard. You could get it with an automatic or manual transmission.
Term
luggage rack
A luggage rack is a frame on top or back of a car where you can put extra bags or boxes when you don't have enough space inside.
Term
Landau vinyl top
A Landau vinyl top is a special kind of roof cover on some cars that looks like part of the roof is made from soft material, like a convertible. It was popular on cars a long time ago.
Term
all-wheel drive
All-wheel drive means the car sends power to all four wheels, helping it grip the road better when it's slippery or rough.
Concept
trim package
A trim package is like a special version of a car that comes with certain features and looks. Some trims have nicer wheels or more technology.
Term
1.6 liter turbo
This means the car has a small engine that uses a turbocharger to make it more powerful without using more gas. It helps the car go faster while still saving fuel.
Term
inline four-cylinder
This means the engine has four parts that make power, all lined up in a row. It's a popular type of engine because it works well and doesn't take up much space.
Term
horsepower
Horsepower tells you how strong the engine is. More horsepower means the car can go faster and accelerate quicker.
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Readytogo.
Wearereadytogo.
Sothisisthe2025FordMustangGTConvertible.
Droptoppremiere.
NowthisvehiclewasfinalassemblyinFlatRockofallplaces.
ItistheseventhgenerationoftheMustang,anditwasreintroducedin2024.
So25iskindofacarryover.
YoucangettheMustanginanEcoBoost,anEcoBoostPremium,GT,GTPremium,oryoucangettheDarkHorsetheyjustcameoutwith.
Well,wasitC.
YouthinktheDarkHorse?
IthinkI'llhavethat.
SotheGTPremiumiswherewewereatwiththeconvertible.
Anduhit'sconsideredasportscar,andit'safour-passenger.
Now,I'msureanybodytryingtogetinthebackseatmightarguethatwithyou,butitisconsideredafour-passengervehicle.
GotuhonethingIreallylikedaboutit,Iwasalittleconcerned,theroof,theconvertibleroofonit,isfullylined,clothtop.
Anduh,soit'sreallygoodatkeepingoutsomeofthesound.
Itsealsupreallygoodwheneveryougotthetopup.
Upfront,you'regonnafindautomaticLEDheadlights.
It'sgotahoodventthatactuallynotahoodscoop,butahoodventupfrontthatlookslikeaninverted.
IthinkSubaruonceuponatimewasdoinginvertedhoodscoopsonit.
Garrainsensingwipersandallthosegoodthings,butitalsohasRimbobrakeswithapremiumliningonit.
Soyougottheredcaliperswiththewhiteletteringonit,andit'sgotsome19-inchblackaluminumwheels.
Soyouputallthatwiththebrightredpaintthat'sonit,theblackhoodscooporhoodventandtheblacktoponit.
It'sreallynicelooking.
Goingdowntheroad,giveyouaticketred.
Souhinsidewehada12.4-inch
LCDinstrumentcluster,sowegotlotsofroomuptheretoseethings.
Gota13.2-inch
LEDcenterstack.
That'swhereyou'regonnafindallyourconveniencecontrols,yourrearviewcamera,whichworksreallywellinthatbigofascreen.
Nowthefrontseatsareverycomfortable,frontbucketseats,sportscar,anduhevenhadtheredmatchingseatbeltsonit.
AndbutthereisanoptionalRicaroseatsavailableinthiscar.
Itwouldhavebeennicetoseehowtheyworkedinthisconvertible,makeitalittlebitcooler.
Uhthebackseat,likeIsaid,enoughsaidonthat.
HastheBOaudiosystemwith12speakers.
Nowwedidn'thavetheopportunitybecauseoftheweathertodropthetopandjusthowmuchirewecouldraisewiththeneighbors,butuhitsoundsprettygoodwiththetopdown.
Underthehood,thisiswhereitgetsgood.
5.0
literV8,480horsepower.
Doyourneighborshaveire?
Well,uh,theladynextdoor,Ithinkshedoes.
She,whenIgetupat4o'clockinthemorningandleave,shegetsalittleirritated.
Irritated.
Soyouraiseherire.
Yes.
She'siredallthetime,butyouraisetheire.
Yeah,atherage,it'skindofhardtotell.
Okay.
Soagain,wegotthistrue.
VStrue400.
Doyouknowthenextdoorneighbor?
Shedoesn'twanttoshecanneitherconfirmnordeny.
Yeah,shecan'tbecauseshestillneedsaridehome.
It'salsogota10-speedautomatic.
Wedidn'thavethesix-speedinit,butitdoeshavethe10-speedautomatic.
YourenginecombinationthatyoucangetwiththecarintheMustangkindofdictateswhichtransmissionoptionsyouhaveavailable.
NowtheEPAsaysyoushouldbelookingforabout16milestothegalloninthecity,24outonthehighway,19combined.
Idrovethiscar325.3
miles,includingthethetripoverheretokindofcheckthingsouttoknowhowweweregoingtosetupoverheretopre-surveyeverything.
AndIgot20milestothegallononthatcar,andIwasreallyproudofthat.
Also,uh,asfarasridehandlinggoes,ofcourseit'salmostlikedrivingago-kart.
Ithastheperformancevehicle,soit'sgotalittlebitstifferuhsuspensiononit,moreforroadhandlingandstuff,butitdoesmakeitridealittlebitrougher.
Um,thebiggerandthewidertiresthatareonthiscar,onthisGT,hasuhalittlebitmoreroadnoiseonit.
Italsohas355gearsonit,soitisuhgotplentyofgetupandgojuice.
Nowthebasetrimpriceonthisvehiclethatweweredrivingis$56,580.
ThebasemodelpriceonaMustangis$33,915.
OurMSRPastested,$72,245.
Reallywow.
Soalmost$20,000ofoptionsbetweentheperformancepackageandsomeofthepaintandsomeoftheotherthingsthatwereonhere,theaudiosystem,allofitthatkindofaddsup.
Ifyou'relookingforsomethingtocompareitto,youknow,maybetheToyotaGRSuprastartsat$56,250.
Okay.
TheuhNissanZNismo,unfortunately,itstartsat62.
Okay.
YoucouldgetintoaZcheaperthanthat,buttheNismoseemtobemorelikeafaircomparison.
Andreallyandtruly,Iuhagain,Mustang'sbeenaroundforyears.
It'sgotstayingpower.
Gotstayingpower.
It'saveryfun,dailydrivercapablecartohave.
Theyseemtobegettingbiggerandbiggereveryyear.
There'sonerightthere.
Well,theyallgetbigger,everything'sgettingbigger.
It'sit'sit'suhweneedtobe.
Well,theydon'tmakeanycompetitorstoit.
That'strue.
TheCamaroisgone.
Well,exactly.
TheCamaro,theChallenger,andtheonesyoumentionedareareyouknowthingsyoudon'tthinkof.
Listen,thatcariscool.
Itis,butit'sit'sit'snotit'sbigger.
Youcanbarelyseethehoodontheontheshotthere.
Yeah,yeah,it'suhitandit'sasix-cylinder.
Isitintherelong?
Isthatthehurricane?
It'sthehurricane,yeah.
Yeah.
I'veneverseenone.
Well,there'sIhaven'teither.
Andit'snotshsittinginthelongways,Idon'tthink.
Ican'ttell,butifitis,uhI'msurprised.
Yeah,Ithoughtthatwasrear-wheeldrive.
Well,theyoungman,Ithinkhe'soverthereuhlookingattheothercar.
Yeah.
Yeah,Ithinkheis.
Allright,uhfindhim.
So,Mr.
Morris,we'regonnahaveyoucontinueonyourtrekhereofbeingontheair,becauseyouhavedonenothingtocontributetotheshowuptothis.
Gummitrunningerrands,he'smakinglunches.
Iknow.
Yeah,yougotthebannaysandbolognasandwiches,orwhat?
Well,IIlookedforsomeofthecheesemixedwiththebaloney,thecheeseandbaloneyslices,butIcouldn'tfindit.
Well,onyourwayhome,stopatacomeandgoandgetahotdog.
Allright.
Oh,comeandnowforsevenracetracksworthvisiting.
Sowelookedatseven,Imean,westartedlookingatracetracks.
There'sracetracksalloverthestate,alloverthecountry,differentkinds,everything.
Butaretheystillopen?
Yeah,yeah,yeah.
So,sothisismoreofuhsevenunderratedU.S.
racetracksthatareworthvisitingifyoureallydecideyoujustwanttogo.
Somepeoplegotobaseballparksandfootballstadiums,gotoracetracks.
So,oneofthemwewanttotalkaboutisRoadAmerica.
Now,thisistheclassicnaturalterrainremote.
Wisconsin.
Yes.
It'sfourmiles,goesthroughthehillsandforestsofWisconsin.
Yougotalotoflongstraights,soyougetalotofspeedup,technicalcornerstomakethemslowdownandtrytomaneuveraroundthroughthelaps.
Butthethingaboutthistrackisthere'salotoffanfreedom.
There'salotofplacesthespectatorscanrunalongbigareasofthetracktoseeit.
Andbecauseoftheelevationinthehillsandstuff,youcangetupandyoucankindofseeit.
Uhandthenuhit'sspecial,it'sconsideredoneofthepurestroadcoursesinNorthAmerica.
Now,theanotheroneIwantedtomentionistheVirginiaInternationalRaceway.
Thisonehasalotofelevationchanges,whichiswhatmakesitkindofworkreallydifferentfromeverybodyelse.
Yougotuhalotofplacesyoucangetthespeed,butthey'vegotflowingcorners.
Itdoesn'thavethereallylongstraightspeeduhstraightawaystowhereyou'regonnagetupthemaximumspeedthatyou'regonnagetinalotofpeople.
Andwhat'sthenameofthatplace?
VirginiaInternationalRaceway.
Nowit'scalledVIR.
That'skindoftheabbreviationforit.
I'veheardofthatone.
Butit'sVirginiaInternationalRaceway.
I'veheardofVIR.
Anduhit'sconsideredoneofthebetterdrivingtracksthat'sinthecountry.
Anditbecausepeoplegooutthere,theythinkfeellikeit'slikeamorelikeacountryclubtrackwhereeverybody'sjustit'snotlikerealmediaheavywheneverpeoplegooutthere.
ThentheotherthingisgoinguptouhtheWeatherTechRacewayatLagunaSeca.
NowthisisnottheWeatherTech,that'sLagunaSeca.
WeatherTechissponsoringit.
Exactly.
They'repayingthemalotofmoneytohavetheirnameatthetopofit.
AndifyougolookatanysignitsaysWeatherTech.
Anyway,they'renotspendinganymoneywithus.
No,Iknow.
Butit'soneofthethingsthatit'sfamousforisbecauseofit'sgotacorkscrewtermwithasuddendownhillleft-rightsequencethatdropsseveralstoriesinelevation.
Soyoureallykindofdropdownonit.
I'veneverdriventhattrack.
I'veseenthesignsasIdroveby.
Butuh,it'suhinthehillsnearMonterey,California.
Gotalotofscenicviews,soyougetalotofexcitingracing.
Fanscansitonthegrassyhillsidesandwatchthem,whichisoneofthethingsthatmakesthesetracksalittledifferent.
You'renotparkedyourbuttinthesands,standsallday.
Youcanactuallygetoutandenjoysomeoftheoutsideofit.
UhanotherracetrackisgoingtobetheSeabringInternationalRaceway.
It'soneoftheoldestandtoughestcircuitsinNorthAmerica,originallybuiltonanoldWorldWarIIairfield.
Soit'sallgotconcretesurfacesthatcangetkindofroughanduhmakesthingsreallychallengingforthecarsandthedriversbecauseit'sgoingtoeatontiresprettyhardaswellasthecar.
Now,thisiswhereyou'regoingtofindthe12hoursofsieveringsometimes.
Yeah,Imean,that'saracethatyoucangotheretosee.
Andit'smorelikeoldschoolracing.
Soalotofpeopleliketheregoingtothatgrittyatmosphere,uhracingtradition,andyoucanactuallycampthere.
Soifyou'rereallyinterestedinthat,it'sareallygreatplacetogo.
It'sbumpy,it'sbrutal,andoneofthetoughesttracksforthedrivers.
Theotherone,uhtheBarberMotorsportsPark.
Oh,yeah,that'sagoodone.
Wait,let'sgetthemid-Ohio.
Uh-oh.
WheredidMid-Ohiogo?
Hereitis.
It'sinOhio.
Yeah,it'sinOhio.
Mid-Ohioisatechnicallayouttrackandituhflowsthroughthewoodedhillsandelevationchanges.
Andit'swholemajorserieslikeindiecarseriesthere.
It'skindofasmalltrack,butit'sconsideredtobeverytechnical.
Thenwe'llgotoBarber.
Barber.
Barber.
BarberMotorsportsParkisconsideredoneofthemostbeautifulracingfacilities.
Whydiditdothat?
Intheworld.
It'sgotalotofgrass,alotofsculptedplacesaroundthecircuittokindofmakeitlookreallynice.
Kindofabotanicalgardenarea.
It'sgotsmoothpavement,flowingcorners,soyougetalotofracingformotorcyclesthereandthecarsalike.
GotauhactuallyalsohastheBarberVintageMotorsportsMuseumonthesite.
Soyougetacombinationofthetwo,includingtheIndyCarGrandPrixofAlabama.
RoadAtlantaisthelastonethatwe'regoingtotalkaboutrightquick.
It'sknownforitsfastflowinglayout,dramaticelevationchanges,anduhgotalotofhighspeed,steepdownhillrun.
TheuhImsaSportsCarChampionshipseasonrunsthroughthere.
Andtheyhaveagainfansliketheclassicfeelofit,beingabletositonthegrassyhillsides,beingabletogettotheareaswhereyoucanseethecarsreallywell.
Andthatissevenracetracksthatuharemuchunderratedanduhofferopportunitiestogoandseesomedifferentkindsofracinganddifferentfeelstothetrack.
Youknow,youknow,IwasjusttellingDavid,Isaid,youknow,IwouldreallyliketogettheCorvettetosoundlikethat,oratleastbeabletodothat.
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Iknowthatyoucanintroduceyourself,andyouare.
MynameisEthan.
UhEthan?
Yes,sir.
Yes,sir.
UhIdocontentfortheCarmeNetworkandmyowncontentforuhcars.
Wedocarphotographyvideos.
Rightnowwe'rekindofjusttryingtoexpandourselves.
So,inotherwords,youcouldyoucouldtakepicturesofusandputthemallovertheinternet.
Yes,sir.
Imean,wait,whywouldwhywouldyounot?
Imean,wehavewehavesuchglamourtooffertheworldrighthere.
Everyonedoes.
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Thestory.
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Youknow,youhavealargegroup?
No,really,uhit'sagroupoffourpeople,okay,meincluded.
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Sowe'retryingtokeepitfriendsthatyouknowwanttodothesamethingthatwedo.
Becauserightnowwe'reweenjoyit.
Yeah,weenjoyit,butwearetryingtomakeitabusiness.
Well,see,thisiswhatwe'vegothere.
Isee.
It'sanamazingsetup,bytheway.
Isit?
Yes,Ithinkso.
Imean,y'allgotthelights,everything.
Thisisanallofit.
Imaginethistimesahundred.
Iknow,something'sinthattruck.
Yeah,foramobile,foramobile,thisisamazing.
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Thisisit.
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Right.
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Holysomething.
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Youknowthisgirlhere?
Idonot.
Youdon't?
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Wecouldbetalkingaboutsomethingnotsogood.
Youwouldn'twanttobeanypartofthat.
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Sodoyoudoweddings?
Notyet.
Thatisthatisoneofmybiggoalsistodoweddings.
Uh,mysisterisgettingmarriedinlikeafewweeks,soIdidn'tknow.
Soshe'sgonnabethetestmule.
Yes.
Shedidhireacamera.
Maybenotamule,butshedidhireacameraperson,ofcourse.
Youknow,shegotherownphotography,butIamgonnabringminejustsoIcanjustsomeexperience.
Shadowher.
Yeah,yeah.
Letmegiveyoujustaquickbackground.
WhenIwasgettingstarteddoingfreelanceworkandallthatstuff,mywifewentwithme.
ShewouldgooutthereandtakepicturesofthecrowdwhileI'mtakingpicturesofthecars.
Yes.
Itwasgreatandfun.
Butshedecidedshewantedtodoweddings,soshewouldcomeandhelpmedocars,andIhadtogohelpherdoweddings.
That'swhyhe'sonhisfourthwife.
Exactly.
I'mjusttellingyou.
He'sgettingmarriednextweek.
Ohno.
Whenyougetfindoutthemwhenthembridesmaidscomeoutandstartgripingatyoubecauseyou'renotdoingsomething,andtheywantyoutogodoit,andthemother-in-lawwon'tletyouintherewiththebridewho'sgettingdressed,andyoudon'twanttogointherewhileshe'sgettingdressed.
They'reouttheregripingatyou.
No,itseemslikethere'snotgoingtobeanywinstothis.
Sticktakingpicturesofcars.
Yeah.
That'swhatI'mthat'sthethat'sthestory.
Yeah,honestly,IthinkthatiswhereI'llendupsticking,youknow,becauseIdolovecars.
CarshavebeeninmylifesinceIwasaboutfiveorsixyearsold.
So,andImean,Idon'tthinkIeverseemyselfgettingtiredofit.
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Yeah.
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Well,asIwastryingtosaybeforetheexhaustuhoverwhelmedme.
Um,andtheretheygorightnow.
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Allright,sohere'swhatwe'regoingtodonow.
Youready?
Yep.
I'vedecidedthatwe'regoingtodothesoldcarpricebecausewealwaysdoit,andit'sfuntodo,andwedon'thaveanybodywaitingtogetontheairwithus,soIdon'thavethatobligation.
SoIjustfiguredthatwewouldhaveagoodtime.
Sure.
Andsomeofthesecarsactuallycouldfitright,allofthemactuallycouldfitrightinheretoday.
Soareyouready,Mr.
Mars?
Yeah.
Iknowthatyoudidthevideoonthis.
I'mready.
Okay.
Allright.
UhsoDavid?
Davidisincluded.
Whatisthehemmingsoldcarpriceona199696ChevroletCorvette?
Itlookscompletelystock.
Stockwheels.
Ithinkit'sblackordarkincolor.
Itlooksclean,nothingspecial.
Howmuchdoyouthinkthatthat'ssoldfor?
96ChevyCorvette.
Lookslikeit'sautomatic.
ThatwouldbeaC4.
Iwanttosayrightat10grand.
Iwasgonnasaythat.
I'llsay12.
JeffHeitzmansaystwenty-fourbigones.
Uhoh.
AndGeorgesayssixteen.
WegotGeorgeandwegotGeorgeandJeff.
AndJeffandDavid.
AndDavid.
Allright.
Well,itsoldfor1417.
Oh,verygood,David.
Jeff,whatdidyousay,David?
Yousaidtwelve.
Twelve?
Isaid10.
TossupbetweenyouandGeorge.
Allright,nextupisanotherCorvette.
Thisonehappenstobea1968ChevroletCorvette.
ThiswouldbeaC3.
Okay?
68Corvette.
Again,itlooksstock.
Umdoesithavewhitewallsonit?
Somebody,surelytoGod,didn'tdothat,butwhatever.
Itdoeshavethatgod-awfulluggagerackontheback.
It'sa68Corvette.
WhatI'mthinkingisthatthismightbeastock68Corvette.
Anditlookskindoforiginal.
I'mgoingtosay22.
Heismansays30.
Okay.
Georgesays1299.
Wouldyouliketohaveaguess,David?
18,000.
$25,200.
Yeah.
Soa68.
Ithinkitjustgotabunchofoptionsonit.
Musthavewiththeluggagerackyouweretalkingaboutandstuff.
It'saluggagerack.
Butit'sgotchromebuffers.
Ilikethat.
Allright,nextup.
74DodgeCharger.
1974DodgeChargerwithuhwithareyouready?
IthasaithasaLandauvinyltop.
Ohmy.
Whichislikeahalfvinyltop.
Itissougly,Ican'tevenbegintotellyouhowbadthatis.
Buttheysoldthemin1974.
I'mgonnagothislookslikeallstock,alloriginal.
It'snotit'snotashowcaroranythinglikethat.
Letmeseethe15grand.
15.
15.
David?
10grand.
10grandforDavid.
Mr.
Heismansays18.
Bigone.
Isthatthatcarrightthere?
Uh-huh.
Hesays18?
Georgesays13.
9.
Itsoldfor16,275.
Ohwow.
Thethingismassivelybig.
Itis.
AndIlikeit.
Andthebighoodandthebigindicar.
Here'sareallynicemodel.
1966.
Oldsmobile442.
Yeah,baby.
Priceofthecoupleofthings.
Old44266model.
Itlookslikeithasbeenrestored.
Itlookslikeitmaybeoriginal.
Idon'tthinkit'sarestomod.
Ithinkit'soriginal.
Yeah,Imeanit'sit'sstillgotthefourspeedinit,itlookslike.
I'mgonnago21.
30grand.
30grand.
Andourboysouttherestillworkingonit.
Shockoverthecharger.
Heitzmansays21.
George?
Yeah,Ihadn'theardfromGeorge.
Okay,soyeah,we'lltellyouthatitsoldfor$44,100.
Whichtellsmethatitstuck.
Yeah,andit'sGeorgecameinat$21,999forabouthalfprice.
Nowhere'ssomethingthatuhIthinkthatmostpeoplewouldappreciatea2003ChevySilveradoSS.
Nowit'sa2003SS,sodon'tthinkthatit'sgotyouknowgobsofhorsepowerorsomething.
ButitisanSS.
Anditlooksstock.
UmIdon'tIcan'treallyseethewheels.
I'mjustgonnatakeaguesshereandgo18.
That'sprobablyhigh.
Butitisbutitisatruck.
Yeah,sokeepthatinmind.
Butit'sit'sait'sanSS,yeah.
Ididn'tthinktheymadetherealones.
13cruise.
Davidsays13.
Well,Iwilltellyouthatitsoldfor$24,150.
IthoughtIwashighonthe18th.
Right.
Yeah,George,999.
Heightsmancameinat22theretowardstheend.
Okay,Mars,thisisyourcar.
Allright.
Thenextupisa1960RamblerAmerican.
Lookatthat.
It'sevengotabad.
It'satwo-doorinit.
Itis.
Lookatthat.
I'ddriveit.
That'srealsteelrightthere.
Yeah.
Seethat?
I'mthinkingthatdoesn'tIMarscouldIhewoulddrivetheuphereandyougo,bygolly,thatisMr.
Mars.
ItisMars.
YougetthatforPaige.
Yeah.
Okay,souhDavid,howmanygo12?
12.
10.
10.
Allright,souhHeisman'scomesinat11.
Yeah.
Soeverybody'skindofinthesameballpark.
Allright.
Well,itsoldfor$6,800.
Paige,Georgesaidit'sbigdaretogettoyourcar.
$12,99.
Youwanttoseeit?
I'mgonnashowittoyou.
Ready?
It'shernextcar.
Yeah.
Thisisa1960.
Thisisacarthatyou'veneverevenheardof.
It'llbeinthedrivewaywhenyougetthere.
Thereitis.
It'sa1960RamblerAmerican.
Canyouseegrandpadrivingthatcar?
Yes,youcan.
Grandpaandgrandpa.
Allright.
Nextupisa1961OldsmobileDynamic88.
It'sadynamic.
The61Dynamic88.
Convertible.
Ohmygod,it'saconvertible.
Droptop.
Itisamassive,massivecar.
28,000.
28.
21.
21.
Dowehaveanyotherguests?
Whitereadytoknowthis.
UhHeizen'scomeinat13,000.
Yeah.
Ohman.
Thatthingischerry.
It'sgotaninstrumentclusteronit.
Allright.
Well,I'mgoingtotellyouthatthiscarsoldfor31.5.
Itlookscompletelystockandoriginal.
Itdoes.
Anduhourlastvehicleofthemorningisgoingtobea1953Chevrolet3600.
Oh,man.
Thereitis.
Ihavenoidea.
Nowthiswouldprobablyhavetheblueflamesix-cylindermotorinit.
Itdoeswiththecanisteroilfilter.
Yep.
Splitwindshield.
Yep.
Howmuchdoyounow?
It'sasteakbed.
Soit'snotapickuptruck.
It'sasteakbedtruck.
Steakbed.
Steak.
Steakbed.
Steakbed.
Steaksteakbed.
Flatbedwithuhuhpilotswithuhyougotwooduponthesideofittheretoholdintheheymalesahay.
TooksomepalletsandturnedthemupontheirEandoneachside.
Okay,Igotyou.
Uhsoitlookslikeit'sbeencompletelyrestored,superclean.
24.
24.
David.
20.
20.
Georgeisatuh21999.
Georgewins.
It'ssoldfor$22,050.
Wow.
Anduhitmaydo$60onthehighway,that'saboutit.
Withthestakesdown.
Yeah.
Yeah,that'sit.
Allright.
Well,thatwasfun.
Good.
Itwasgood.
Allright.
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We'recollaboratingwiththeCarMeetNetwork,soyouknowit'sgonnabecrazy.
Andthat'snotall.
We'regonnabewrestlingupsixcarstobesoldatathousanddollarseach.
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Justahead,we'vegotstuff.
Gotmorestuff.
Yeah,wewedon'thavealineupofpeopleguests,whichisfinebecausewe'vegotstufftogetin.
Morestuff.
Morestuff.
AndI'mgoingtotalkaboutthe2026KiaSportage.
Giveyouareviewofthat.
Aswellaslotsofheadlinesthatwecanalluhappreciate.
Becauseweneedtohavenewsheadlinesthataren't,youknow,warsanddeathanddestruction.
Well,someofthecarsmaybe,butuhnotintentionally.
Umthankyouverymuchforjoiningustoday.
Bytheway,thiscruiseinlastsuntiltwoo'clockintheafternoon.
Uhandsowe'vehadsomecarsleave,butthere'sstilllotshere.
Andthere'sfood.
Yeah.
There'sfoodandallsortsofstuff.
Andwasthethingyoumentioned.
DidPaigeeverfindtheuhfoodbook?
There'sfoodoverthere'ssomepeopleonaroundtheroad.
Outthere,yeah.
Fromtheinsideofthetent.
Well,assoonaswegetdone,I'vegottogetsomethingtoeat.
Ontheadvertisement,they'regivingawaytwocarsfromeachofthedealership.
Uhthey'reofferingraffle,right?
Yeah.
Well,youyougettobuythemforathousand.
Right.
Andyouhavetogotoeachdealertouhregisterforthat.
Isthathowthatworks?
Yeah,Ifoundthatoutearlier.
OneofthemwasaCorvette.
IheardIheardthemtheotherdaytalkaboutuhuhyouknowfive,ohsix,somesomeCorvettethattheyhadtakeninwasgoingtobeoneofthem.
Yeah.
Iwouldtakeitforasalarybusiness,isn'tit?
Ithinkit'sthatblackstrawberrytherewiththerewiththescarofseatsinit?
Uh-huh.
Thatain'tit.
It'stheonewiththehoodclosed.
It'stheonewiththehoodclosed.
Well,there'sanotheronewiththehoodclosednexttoit.
Yeah.
Youknow,there'snothingreallyexceptional.
It'scleanunderthehood,don'tgetmewrong,butthere'stwoschoolsofthoughtaboutshowingthecar.
Ifit'sjudged,youneedtohavethehoodopenbecauseyou'regoingtohavethatjudgedcleanliness,alltheaccoutrementsthatyouaddedon,thestocknessofit,thatsortofstuff.
Butifyou'regoingtoshowitinameetlikethis,myschoolofthoughtisyouwanttoseethebodylines.
Youwanttoseewhatitlookslikewiththehoodclosed.
Yes,that'sactually.
Ifyoudon'thavealotofchromeoralotofadd-onstoputunderthere,thenyeah.
Mycarspeaksforitself.
Well,youneedoneofthosethingsonthesideofaPikachuorwhateverthatisonthesideofyours.
Thatyellowthingonthesideofthesideofthatblackcar.
Don'ttemptme.
Thedingostolemybaby.
That'sathat'sthat'ssomethingnew.
Ithinkso.
Anduhhuh.
AndandJeff'sgoingtosellitassoonastheshowisoverwith.
Timenowformycarreview,the2026KiaSportage.
Nowdon'tturnyournoseupbecauseIthinkthatyoumaylikethis.
Uh,IhadthehybridSXPrestigeall-wheeldrive.
ThisisconsideredasmallSUV,Seats5.
Itwasallnewin2023.
Oneofthemostmodern,sharp-lookingexteriordesignsonthemarkettoday,Ithink.
Verticalfrontlightingremindsofthe60sGTO.
Iknowthatmaybeastretchforsome.
Idon'tcare.
Stretchitoutthere.
I'mtellingyou,it'sgotagooddifferentlooktoit,andIlikedifferentbecausemostofthecarstodaytheyalllookthesame.
Thisonedoesn't.
Uhblackwheelsgowiththehybrid.
Andobviously,hybridispartofthetrimpackage.
Uh,andsowechangewheelswithtrimpackagesthesedays.
Extrabighatchopeningshouldswallowalmostanything.
Imean,thisthingtakesupthewholebackendofthevehicle.
ButIlikedmosteverything.
Whatcoulduseimprovement?
Theheightlineontherearfunny.
I'msureI'dgetusedtoiteventually,butitlooksfunny.
Uminteriorhighhighlightsincludequality,look,andwiththetopofthelineagainsthighmarks,comfortableseats,frontandback,withsharpwafflehumanscreenstretchesfromaninstrumentclustertothedashandthedigitaldisplay.
Dialitupatransshifteronthecenterconsole.
That'swithadialandnotanactualstake.
Uhtrunkroom,cargoroom,adequateforthissmallSUV.
NowwhatIlikedaboutit?
Easyaccessorycontrols.
Andletmetellyousomething.
You'regettingharderthesedays.
Youreallyhavetolookforsomething.
Ifyou'regoingtobuyanewcar,Iencourageyoutogetin,driveitsoyoucanfindoutwhatcontrolsare.
Someofthemareintheinfotainmentsystem.
Ifyou'regoodwiththat,I'mgoodwithitforyouaswell.
Youknow,IseeIseeMikeMarscomingthisway.
Doyou?
Yeah.
Uh-huh.
SeehimrightthereintheGorillasuit?
Yeah,thereyougo.
Um,whatcoulduseimprovement?
Afewmorebuttons,please.
Okay.
David,gogetthemonkey.
Uh,engine,a1.6
literturbo,inlinefour-cylinder,232horsepower,whichain'ttoobad.
Uh271poundfeetoftorque,sixfeetautomatictransmission,witha2,000-poundratinguhasfarastowingisconcerned.
Soaone-tontow.
35milespergalloncity,36onthehighwayforacombined35.
Igot34.4
milesover376miles.
WhatIlikedaboutit?
Themileageandthefaircompetitivepricingonthisvehicle.
Whatcoulduseimprovement?
Comeoverhereandgetontheairwithcomeonoverhere,getbehindus.
Let'stakeapicture.
Takeapicture.
Comeon.
Don'tIwasgonnasaydon'ttriponthecurb.
Gotit.
That'sit.
Comeon,yougottagetbehindusbecausethecamera'sback.
Thereyougo.
Comeonoverhere,youngman.
Uh,herewego.
Oh,wegotsomeotherfolks.
Soy'allgetbehindit.
Thereyougo.
Comeonup.
Thereyougo.
Thisisgreat.
Mike,yougottamovethecamera.
Yeah,yougottagetthecamera,Mike.
Holdon.
Yeah,sowe'vegottogetthecamera.
Yeah,becausethisissomegoodstuffhere.
Thankyouguysforstoppingby.
SpaceCityRobotEntertainment.
Soyou'vegottogivethemtheplug.
Mike,areyoupartofthisgrouptoo?
You'repartofthisgroup.
Comeoninhere.
Thereyougo.
Comeoninhere.
Comeon.
Comeon.
Thereyougo.
Getinhere.
Getinhere.
Thereyougo.
Howdoesmyhairlook?
Yeah.
Thereyougo.
Look.
Thisisgreatstuff.
Thankyousomuch.
Thankyou,Mike.
Appreciateyoustoppingby.
I'veneverhadamonkeypetmebefore.
Yeah,youhave.
Well,Ihave.
That'sright.
Thatwasbackinthe70s.
Backinthe70s.
Andyou,you,y'all,youallaretogether,right?
Yeah.
Okay.
Good.
Thisisentertainment.
Souhyouneedtocomeandtakeit.
Yeah.
We'dlovetohaveyououtthere.
Thisisgreatstuff.
Yeah,Ilikeit.
Um,sorobots.
Doyoueachhaveaname?
No,youjustrobots.
Justgotit.
SpaceCityRobotEntertainment.
Thisisverycool.
Ilikethat.
Youknow,Ineededsomebodythatlookedlikethat.
HarryBatmanovonetimebackinmyday.
Thatwasthefunyouusedtoshaveitfor.
Thatwasyes,Irememberthatverywell.
Thereyougo.
Soyouknow,Iwasdoingacarreview,butI'vegottotallysidelinedtoredoit.
Whatyouhavenames,specificnamesforyourNo,theydon't.
Okay.
Theydon't.
Souhanyway.
UmIII'velostmythankyou,monkey.
Thankyou,buddy.
Thankyouguysverymuchforstoppingby.
Weappreciateit.
Begood.
Matteroffact,you'remorethanwelcometostickaroundforawhilebecauseuhIdon'tIdon'thaveanythingelsetosay,clearly.
Umyeah,it'sthankyouverymuch.
Ifoundmyspot.
Allright.
Sowherewerewe?
WeweretalkingaboutIcan'tIcan'tthereyougo.
Exactly.
That'sit.
That'sit.
That'sbetter.
That'sbeautiful.
It'sbetterthatthat'sbetterentertainmentthanIcouldeveryeah.
That'sit.
Yougotthat,Mars?
He'sgotit.
He'sgotit.
Godbless.
Thisisgoodstuff.
YoucannotMike,givehimalittlepeckonthecheekashegoesby,though.
Yeah.
AnduhwhereisPaigenearby?
Maybeshecould.
Ithinksheranoffandhid.
Well,IIwouldtoo.
Hergrandfatherishere.
Allright.
Okay,thatallhappenedat11uh34.
Yeah,yeah,1134.
Okay.
SouhIwasdoingacarreviewandwewewe'vegotit,wegotitblastedaway.
Youknowwhat?
Wewhatyouwhat'dyousay,Jeff?
Idon'tthinkweevenhaditonthescreen.
Wedidn't?
IthinkIdon'tIdon'tthinkitwasstillinthecarreview.
Oh,that'stoobad.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Well,atanyrate,um,Iwilltellyouthatumthe2026KiaSportagealsohadasmoothrideforsuchasmallvehicle.
Uhwhatcoulduseimprovement?
Maybeanoff-roadtrimoffering.
Idon'tknow,maybe.
Uhbasetrimpriceoutat40,390.
Astestedprice,41,985.
Basemodelprice$30,490.
Competitors,ToyotaRav4hybridfor$32,850.
TheHondaCRVgasversion,$39.20.
AndIincludedthatbecauseuhHondadoesn'thaveahybrid.
ButtheHondaTucson,itscousin,hasaplug-inhybridandit'sat$40,325.
SoIthinkthebasemodelpriceofthisuhhitsasweetspot,$30,490.
SoIencourageyoutouhseekoutadealerfortheKiaSportageandgocheckitout.
Cool.
Sothat'smycarreview.
Youokaywiththat?
Maydoalittleeditingforyoutosenditto.
Yeah,Idon'tknowifitcameoutontheairbecausewehadthecarreviewon.
Well,theaudiodid.
Yeah,well,you'regonnahavetoedititin.
Yeah.
Canyoudothat?
Well,Iwasgonnaeditthemout.
No,no,editthemin.
Editthemin.
Iwanttoseethembecausepeopledon'tknowwhatwe'retalkingabouthere.
Idon'tevenknowifwegottheshotbecauseitwasinreview.
Yeah,butatanyrate,yeah,wehadthevideorunning.
We'llhavetolookatitandsee.
Okay,sotherewasamonkeyandtworobotsthatstoppedbytosayhellototheshow.
Andtheyweretouchingme.
Yeah,sosorrythatwedidn'thaveuhwedidn'thavethevideoup,butwearegoingtohavethevideoupfortherestoftheshow.
We'renotgonnamissit.
BecauseI'vegotawholeslewofheadlinesthatIneedtogetin.
BecauseIwouldn'tbedoingmyduediligencewithoutit.
Oh.
CanIsaythosewords?
Itsoundsverylawyerish.
Putthemalltogether.
Duediligence.
No,wedon'tneedthem.
Maybewedo.
Whereareweat?
Well,weneedtotakeabreak,iswhatweneedtodo.
We'reatuhyeah,wedo,becausewe'reatthattimeoftheday.
UhandsoweareattheuhTeamGilmanMegaMeetuphereontheNorthFreeway.
Thisshowcontinuesonuntil2o'clockthisafternoon.
Weinviteyoutostopbyifyou'reespeciallyuponthenorthsideofHouston.
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They'vegotAcura's,Subarus,andMazdas.
Yep,alotofturnout.
Yeah,veryniceturnout.
Ican'tIcan'timagineanybodywouldbeuhdisappointedattheturnouthere.
It'shuge.
Allright.
I'vegotcarstories,andIwantyoutolistenupbecauseIwantyoutocomment.
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MakeyourusualJeffreestuff.
Okay.
FederalTradeCommissioniswarning97automobiledealershipgroups,theiradvertisedpricesmustincludeallrequiredfees.
Thevehiclesadvertisedmustbeavailable,andthepriceintheadmustbeofferedtoallcustomers.
Thisissomethingnew.
UhtheagencyannouncedMarch13th.
Whatmakesitdifferent,Don,thanallthatlittlefineprintyouseeatthebottomandwewatchingTV?
Youcan'tyouneedamicroscopetolookatit.
Well,thatcarhastobeavailablewithallthestuffthat'sonitandithastobeincludedintheprice.
Isn'ttherelikeathere'sauhwhatdotheycallit,uhuhdisclaimerinthatmaymaynotapply.
Yeah,well,umthenyouneedtotalktothestateofTexasifthey'renotgonnabeabletodoit.
They'regonnacrackdown.
Okay.
UmtheTrumpVanceFTCiscommittedtopreventingautodealersfrommisleadingconsumerswithlowadvertisedpricesandthenaddingonmandatoryfeesattheendofthepurchasingprocess.
ChrisMcFarage,directoroftheFTCBureauofConsumerProtection,saidthatinastatement.
Hesays,Iamconcernedthatyourcompanymaybeengaginginoneofthemoreoneormoreofthesepractices,whichofferssixexamplesofwhattheagencyconsidersillegaladvertisingbehavior.
Youreadyforthelist?
Yep.
Advertisingapriceforavehiclethatdoesnotreflectallrequiredfees.
Advertisingapricethatreflectsrebatesordiscountsnotavailabletoallconsumers.
Advertisingapricethatfailstotakeintoaccounttheamountofanadditionalrequireddownpayment.
Conditioningtheadvertisedpriceonconsumersusingdealerfinancing,requiringconsumerstobuyadditionalitemsnotreflectedintheadvertisedpriceandadvertisingunavailableornon-existentvehicles.
Thosearethenewrules.
Lostleaders.
Iwouldthink.
Well,youbetterbeonyourtoesandbeabletobeabletobackupwhateveritisthatyou'veadvertisedandmakesurethatthatvehicle.
Whichisfinewithme.
Iyouknow,tellmewhatthisisgonnacost.
Well,here'stheproblemthatIsee.
Solet'sjusttake,forinstance,thatSubarurightthere.
Righthere.
Right?
Yeah,it'sabrandnew,Idon'tknow,Foresterorsomething.
Okay,soI'veadvertisedthatforsaleatthisdealershipforlet'sjustsayfortythousanddollars.
Okay,okay.
Doesitdoesnotincludetax,title,andlicense?
Or,anditdoesn'tsayhere,doyouhavetoputthatthetaxtitleandlicenseonthepriceofthatcarandshowthepriceofthatonthesticker?
I'mnotsureyou'reI'mjustaskingthequestion.
Well,Iunderstand,butitsoundedlikethat'swhatthey'regettingto,towhereyouhavetosayit'sfortythousanddollarsplustaxtitanlicensemakesit4123.99.
Ohcontrary.
Soyouhavetoadvertisethat.
Oh,butwait,whataboutyou'reinfinanceandyougo,what?
I'mIwantIwantcodingonit.
I'mgonnaaddcodingtoit.
Iwanttoputwheelsonit.
Butyoucanputwheelson,thenyougettheTTLafterallofthat'sfinalized.
No,you'regonnaputTTLonjustthatcar.
No,it'sjustaslongasyouadvertisethatyou'veputallthatstuffonthatcar,you'regoodtogo,aslongasthat'sthetotalprice.
Yeah,butyouasaconsumer,ifyouwanttoaddmore,thenitgoestodifferentdeposits.
Igotyou.
Icouldseethat.
Oneoftheotherthingsistoo,isthatwhenyoutalkaboutfinancing,thenyoutalkaboutwell,youdon'tqualifyforthisfinancingbecauseyouhavepoorcreditrating.
Yeah,okay,you'vegottoswitchvehicles.
Youcan't,Idon'tknowhowyoucouldadvertisethatbecauseitdependsonyourcreditrating.
Unlessit'szerofinance.
II'veseensomedisclaimersthoughinthefineprintwheretheytalkabout,youknow,gottohavecertaincreditratingsormaynotbeavailabletoall,dependingonyourcredit,zerofinance.
Accordingtothis,thenyouhavetohaveitavailabletoall.
Well,thatsoundslikeit'llbeagoodthingthen.
IIkindofthinkitprobablyis,butthenwhenyougettotheothersideofthat,likethepriceleaders,youknow,yougetinthere,youwalkin.
Well,we'vewesoldallofthosecarsthatwehadtothatprice.
Wegotababybluewhatever.
Yeah,youwantedaredone.
Yeah,soIthinkthattheIthinkyouneedtodoyourhomeworkbeforeyougotothedealership.
Andthenwhenyougettothedealership,youfindthecarthatyoulikeandsay,Okay,Iwanttoseethis,this,this,this,this,this,this.
Iwanttoseeyoumeetthat.
That'salwaysbeentheproblem,though,tryingtogetthemtoshowyou.
Justtellmewhatit'sgonnacostmetogetoutthedoor.
Well,wegottadothis,wegottano,justtellme,I'llwriteyouacheck.
No,buyitonline.
Likewhatpeoplearedoing.
Iunderstand.
Anewcar,you'vealreadydrivenit,youknowthatyouwantthatcolor,youwantthatkindofcar,youwanttheautomatictransmission,youwantthis,youwantthat.
Youfoundit,justbuyitonline.
Yeah,that'spossible.
Okay,anotherstory.
U.S.
AutoMarketprovedamixedbagformajorautomakersinFebruary,withvolumedroppingatFord,SubaruandMazda,butedgingupatothercompaniesinwhatwasaweakstretchforthesecondstraightmonth.
Newcarandlightvehiclesalesfell3.8%
to1.18
millionlastmonth,withretailvolumedown5.6%
andfleetshipmentsup4.5%.
Whetheranendoffederaltaxcreditstowardselectricvehiclepurchasesandaffordabilityweighedonshowroomtrafficlastmonth,accordingtoanalysts.
Theweaknessisexpectedtostretchintotheearlyspringsellingseason.
MarchandAprilarehighlylikelytobedownaswell.
FordMotorCompany'sU.S.
salesfell5.5%
lastmonth,volumedownsixpointthree.
UhvolumerosethreepointtwoatToyota,deliveriesupthreepointthree.
Toyota'sresultsdrivenbyatwenty-twopercentincreaseinpickupsales.
Allright.
Wow.
Imaginethat.
Yeah.
Anda14%gainincarsales.
Huh.
Soitseemstobetrendingintherightdirection.
Yeah,theydo.
Averageretailtransactionpricewithnon-EVvehiclesincreasingthreepercent,nowuptoforty-sixthousandandninety-sevendollars.
Buyonetoday.
Yeah.
PlusTTandL.
Well,andthey'rethey'regivingawaycarshereateachdoiteachofthedealer.
That'sright.
AnduhtheifuhthewayIunderstandit,Ihaven'tseenityet.
Yougetaticketwithanumberonit,andthenforthatnumber,youhavetheabilitytobuythatvehicleforathousanddollarsplusDTL.
SoIdon'tknowwhatthecarslooklike.
UhMikeheardofsomething.
Iheardacoupleofthem.
ThetherewasoneofthemhadaCorvettethatthatwasgonnabe,andthenanotheroneitwasuhoneoftheMazas,Iguess.
No,I'mthatIdon'tknow,butthey'resayingthey'reavailable.
Idon'tknowwhattheyweregonnabe,butthey'reallevidentlydrivablecertifiedforallthat.
Notbrandnew.
No.
Bynomeans,soyeah.
Thereyougo.
Beinteresting.
That'sTheresaPaigecame,gotupatfiveo'clockinthemorning.
Shecanregisterforthevehicle.
Shegetsaticket.
Good.
Soshe'sgotagoodchanceofanybodyelse.
Andyougottabepresent.
Andthat'swhyLaurashowedup.
Shewantedtohaveachance.
Hondaisbringingbackitsstoriedonagain,offagain,Insightnameplate.
RemembertheInsight,theHondaInsight?
TheHondaInsight.
Kindofaweirdlooking.
CompactcrossoverwillbeimportedtothehomemarketofJapanthisspring.
Limitedto3,000vehicles,Hondasaid.
AHondaspokespersondeclinedtocommentonplanstointroducethenewInsighttoothermarkets.
Wherearetheybuildingitat?
Idon'tknow.
HondaMotorCompany.
Thestorydoesn'tsay.
AretheybuildingithereandimportingitbacktoJapan?
Yeah,theyare.
That'sthat'sthethingthatHonda'sdoing.
They'vegotothercarsthatthey'rebuildinghere.
Probablysomecordandthatsortofthing.
Hondamadehistorywiththeoriginalpint-sizedthree-doorinsighthatchbackin1999.
Waybackin1999,Mars,whenitbecamethefirstgasolineelectricvehicletobesoldintheUnitedStates,beatingtheToyotaPriustomarket.
ButunlikethePrius,theInsightsfunkyaerodynamics,repletewithrearwheelcovers,whichwerefenderskirtsinourday,neverreallycaughton.
Rememberthose?
Yeah,yeah,yeah.
GodthatcouldbeI'llneverforgetwhenitcametotheUnitedStates.
Dan,LieutenantDan,LieutenantDanPatrick,he,Idon'tknow,somehoworanother,hehadone.
Yeah.
Andhesays,getin,I'lltakeyouforaride.
Sowewentridingsomewhereinthething.
Itwasasmoothridingcar,butmyGod,itwasugly.
That'swhythey'retheuglythebetter.
Yeah,yeah.
Hey,uglycarsneedlovetoo.
Yeah.
Well,bysomebodyelse,butnotbyme.
PopeLeotheOhyeah,PopeLee.
Whatisit,the14th?
X1V.
Yeah.
Okay.
PopeLeothe14thhasdrivenaFordlately.
Yougoingwhat?
WecouldcallLeslie,she'llknow.
FordMotorCompanyCEOJimFarleyandhiswife,Leah,gavetheChicago-bornpontiffa2026Explorer,custombuilt,hishometownautoplant.
Theone-of-a-kindvehicleincludesanumberoflocaltouches,includingChicagoflagseattags,centerconsolestitchingreplicatingthecity'sskyline,andscuffplatesshowingboththeWindyCityandVaticanCity.
FordevenincludedapairofvanitylicenseplatesreadingLeoXIVandDaPope.
Thelatterissoldont-shirtsinChicagoasatakeoffofDaBears.
TheBears.
PopularizingSaturdayNightLivespartintheuhpartthatwasdonebyChrisFarley.
Farley,Farley,Farley.
Yeah.
DaBears.
HyundaiandKiaarethelatestbrandstopullbackonelectricvehiclesinlightofslowingU.S.
sales,affordabilityissues,andtariffuncertainty.
HyundaiistrimmingtheSouthKoreanbuiltIonix6.
Lightuptojustonemodel,theIonic6N,ahigh-performancesedanthathasasmuchas641horsepower.
Carscheduledtoarrivesometimethismodelyear.
EventhoughtheIonic6,whichstartsat39,000,shippingincluded,isbeingdropped.
Thecarwillbeavailableforsometime.
Anationwidesearchshowsthatmorethan800Ionic6satdealershipsaroundthecountry.
Just229weresoldlastmonth.
Ibetyouthattheywouldlovetoseeyouintheirshowroomtosay,letmeseethatIonic6.
Youbetcha.
Comeondown!
Andfinally,InfinityisadoptingapragmaticapproachtoanambiguousplanforahighperfortoahighperformancesubbrandtorivaltheMercedes,AMG,andBMWMCMdivisions.
Howdotheymakethatdeal?
Idon'tknow.
Yeah,it'sfine.
It'sliketheechothing.
OneofthemjustsaysHey,what'syourname?
Ezekiel.
Hey,Ezekiel!
Thatkindofthing.
Tony!
Hey,hey,wait.
Infinity'sprioritizingquickermarketentrybyfasttrackingamoremutedredsportperformancederivativeofitsflagshipfull-sizeSUV.
Allright,needtotakeabreak.
We'regoingtowrapuptoday'seventshereattheTeamGilman.
AttheTeamGilmancruisein.
Soweinviteyoutostaywithus.
We'llbebackrightafterthisbreak.
TheEasterbunniescoming.
TotheTailpipesandTacoscruiseinattheLoopyTortillaTexMaxinKatie,April4th,8to11a.m.
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Bringthekidsandgrandkids.
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WiththedonationtoShirley'sKids,you'llgetafreeLoopyTortillabreakfasttaco.
There'llbecoffeeandadultbeverages,pluschilipeppertrophiesforthebesthotrod,bestmodernclassic,andbestclassic.
There'snoentryfeeandnoregistration.
Justbringyourrideandthekids.
Bestbunniesaren'tallowed,buttheEasterbunnywillbethere,andhe'llbefullofjoytohelpmakethistailpipesandtacosaveryspecialone.
Photoopportunitiesabound.
TheUnwellTimeCarTalkShowwillbestreamingaroundtheglobe,andyoucanbeselectedtotellyourcarstorytoaglobalaudience.
It'stheTailpipesandTacosCruiseandEasterMetition,Saturday,April4th,8to11a.m.
attheLoopyTortillaTexMaxinKatie,locatedon99,theGrandParkway,justsouthofI-10,theKatieFreewayinKatie.
Makeplansnow.
LoopyTortillaisprettygood.
Houston,yes,TimHomanishostingamegacarmeetattheNorthComplex.
AskforalostSubaru.
We'recollaboratingwiththeCarMeetNetwork,soyouknowit'sgonnabecrazy.
Andthat'snotall.
We'regonnabewrestlingupsixcarstobesoldatathousanddollarseach.
Seebelowformoredetails.
You'renotgonnawanttomissthis,Houston,March14th.
Wecan'twaittoseeyouhere.
Well,Ican'tbelievethatit'sover.
It'sover.
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About this episode
The podcast features a lively car talk show from Team Gilman, including a detailed review of the 2025 Ford Mustang GT Convertible highlighting its performance, design, and driving experience. The hosts also discuss seven underrated U.S. racetracks worth visiting, share insights on classic car auction prices, and introduce young automotive content creators. Additionally, there’s a review of the 2026 Kia Sportage Hybrid, automotive industry news including FTC regulations on dealership advertising, and upcoming car events like Tailpipes and Tacos. The episode blends car reviews, market updates, and community engagement with a fun, informal vibe.
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The best part of doing a live car show from a mega meet is that the day keeps changing under your feet, and the conversation goes with it. We’re set up at Team Gillman with cars rolling in and out, then we kick things off with a straight-shooting review of the 2025 Ford Mustang GT Convertible. We dig into what the GT Premium feels like as a real daily driver, from the lined cloth top and cabin tech to the stiffer performance ride, tire noise, and the big headline numbers: a 5.0-liter V8 with 480 horsepower and an as-tested price that can rocket into the $70K range.
Then Mike brings a list that’s made for anyone who collects memories instead of merch: seven underrated U.S. racetracks worth visiting. We talk Road America, VIR, Laguna Seca, Sebring, Mid-Ohio, Barber, and Road Atlanta, with a focus on what makes a track worth the trip: elevation, access, sightlines, and that gritty old-school atmosphere you can’t fake.
The live setting brings surprises too, including a quick chat with Ethan, a young car photographer and videographer working to grow his crew through events and consistency.
We also squeeze in a 2026 Kia Sportage Hybrid SX Prestige AWD review, then pivot to our Hemmings sold car price game and the auto news you can use, including an FTC warning aimed at misleading dealership advertised prices and required fees.
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