Horsepower is a number that describes how strong the engine is. Higher horsepower usually means the car can accelerate harder, but it’s not the only factor.
Diesel drag racing is drag racing for diesel-powered cars. The goal is to launch and accelerate as fast as possible, and diesel engines are known for strong low-end pull.
“Deleting” typically refers to removing emissions-related hardware on a diesel (for example, components tied to exhaust aftertreatment). Enthusiasts do it to reduce restrictions and sometimes to support higher power levels, but it can be illegal depending on local emissions laws.
In this context, “tuning” means changing the engine control settings (often via ECU software) to alter fueling, boost, and throttle response. On diesels, tuning is commonly used to increase torque and improve performance for track or drag use.
“Track use” means operating the car in a racing environment where sustained high loads and repeated hard acceleration/braking are common. Builds for track use often prioritize cooling, durability, and consistent power delivery rather than just peak numbers.
“Daily it” is enthusiast shorthand for using a car as a regular everyday driver. It matters here because the speaker wants a build that can handle both commuting and racing without becoming a full-time track-only car.
This is a BMW 335D, a diesel version of the 3 Series. The big reason people like it is that diesel engines make lots of pulling power, especially at lower speeds.
Term
M57
M57 is the name of BMW’s diesel engine (an inline-six). It’s the engine that gives this car its diesel “grunt,” especially when you accelerate.
That phrase means the engine has six cylinders and uses two turbochargers on a diesel. The turbos help the engine make more power and pull harder when you step on the gas.
N54 is BMW’s turbo gas engine used in some 3 Series models. “Stock” means it’s not modified—so the host is claiming the diesel still makes more torque than the regular factory N54.
Lowered suspension means the car sits closer to the ground. It can make handling feel more responsive, but it often rides a bit firmer and you may scrape easier on speed bumps.
Paddle shifters are the little levers behind the steering wheel. They let you tell the automatic transmission when to shift, without needing a clutch pedal.
A six-speed automatic is a gearbox that shifts on its own and has six different gear ratios. It can help the engine stay in the right range for smoother acceleration and efficiency.
The “check engine” light is a warning that something in the engine or pollution-control system isn’t working right. Sometimes it can also make the car feel weaker until the problem is fixed.
“Battery voltage” is basically how much electrical power the car’s battery is providing. If it’s low or unstable, the car’s computers can act weird and throw warnings.
“Emissions” here means the systems that reduce pollution from the exhaust. If one of those systems fails, the car can warn you and sometimes run differently.
The “DEF heater” is a device that warms the car’s DEF fluid so it can work properly. In winter, the fluid can get too cold, and the heater helps keep the emissions system functioning.
The X5 is BMW’s SUV. This one was a diesel, which usually means it feels strong and can get good mileage on the highway.
Car
TDI wagon
A TDI is a Volkswagen diesel engine (turbo + direct injection). The host is saying their Volkswagen wagon got very good mileage, and they’re comparing it to their BMW diesel.
Term
roto forms
“Roto forms” sounds like a brand of aftermarket wheels. The host is saying the wheels were heavy, and that affected how efficiently the car could drive.
Heavier wheels take more energy to spin. That can make the car use more fuel, which is why the mpg dropped after the wheel swap.
Term
LQ's
“LQ’s” is mentioned as another wheel/tire-related setup, with the host emphasizing their weight (“crazy” and about 30 pounds a wheel). Without additional context, it likely refers to a specific wheel model/brand or wheel style.
“Daily drive” just means you plan to use the car every day for normal errands and commuting. That usually makes things like ease of ownership and costs more important.
“E90” is BMW’s internal code for a specific generation of the 3 Series. It’s a common BMW sedan shape, so from a distance it can look like other 3 Series cars.
The “10 foot rule” means a car looks great from far away, but when you get close you notice problems. People use it to describe cosmetic flaws that aren’t obvious at a quick glance.
Carbon fiber tape is a sticky strip made to look like carbon fiber. People use it either to reinforce something or just to make the car look cooler, so you’d want to check if it’s doing a real repair job.
Headlights are the lights at the front of the car that help you see at night. If someone says they want to clean them up, they usually mean making the lens clear again or fixing them so they work well.
The M Sport package is a BMW option that makes the car look and feel more sporty. Depending on the year, it can include things like sportier seats, suspension, and exterior styling.
Term
slapstick
Here, “slapstick” isn’t about comedy—it’s the host jokingly describing the way the car’s shifting feels. They mean it feels like quick, lever-y gear changes.
The Honda S2000 is a small two-seat sports car. It’s known for revving high and feeling very driver-oriented. The podcast mentions it because the speaker has a strong opinion about it.
It’s a “manual” that doesn’t use all-mechanical connections. Instead, electronics tell the car what gear you want, and motors/actuators do the actual work.
The Acura Integra is a small Acura that’s popular with enthusiasts because it can be had with a manual transmission. Here they’re pointing to the newer Integra as one of the remaining manuals you can still buy.
The Integra is a compact car, and it comes in different versions. The podcast mentions the Type S as a higher trim and also talks about base Integra models. That’s why it’s included—people are comparing what you get depending on the version.
Cadillac’s Blackwing cars are their high-performance models. In this part of the show, they’re saying the Blackwing is one of the best choices if you want a fun performance car that still comes with a manual.
MSRP is the sticker price number the manufacturer recommends. It’s not always the final price you pay, but it’s a common reference point for how expensive a car is.
The Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing is a fast, performance-focused version of the CT5. It uses a supercharged V8, and people compare it to other big performance sedans like the BMW M5.
A supercharged V8 is a V8 engine that has a device (the supercharger) that pushes extra air into the engine. That extra air helps the engine make more power.
Calling it an “M5 equivalent” means it’s meant to compete with the BMW M5—another high-performance sedan. It’s about who it’s trying to impress, not just one exact part or number.
The BMW M4 is a sporty BMW model built for performance. The podcast mentions it alongside other M models, which suggests they’re talking about the BMW performance lineup. It’s meant to be more exciting to drive than a regular BMW.
BMW’s M2, M3, and M4 are all performance versions of BMW cars. They’re popular with enthusiasts, and the hosts are using them as a baseline for what “manual still” performance looks like.
The Ford Bronco is a rugged SUV made for off-road driving. Here, they’re talking about the Bronco with a manual transmission and why that feels like a good match for a vehicle meant to be used like a tool.
“3.3 liter” is the engine size—how big the engine’s cylinders are in total. Bigger numbers usually mean more potential power, but with turbo engines like EcoBoost, a smaller displacement can still feel strong.
“Utility vehicles” is a category of vehicles designed to be used for practical tasks—hauling, towing, off-road access, and everyday chores—rather than just commuting. The hosts connect manual transmissions to that “tool-like” purpose, arguing it feels more natural in trucks/SUVs than in typical passenger cars.
“G-TRAG” is the name of a particular manual transmission Ford uses in some Mustangs. The hosts are saying you can choose between different manual gearbox options.
A “five liter V8” is a big engine with eight cylinders arranged in a V shape, with about 5 liters of total displacement. Here, they’re linking that engine to a manual Mustang option.
The Honda Civic Si is a sportier version of the regular Civic. It’s meant to be a fun-to-drive daily car, and in the past you could get it with a manual transmission.
The 4Runner is a Toyota SUV designed for tougher driving. The podcast describes it as simple and focused on what it’s meant to do. People often buy it when they want an SUV that can handle rough roads.
The Hyundai Elantra N is the sporty version of the Elantra. In this conversation, it matters because you can still get it with a manual gearbox, which many newer cars don’t offer anymore.
The Hyundai Veloster is a small hatchback car. In the podcast, the speaker says it’s underrated but that they personally prefer another Hyundai model instead. It’s being mentioned because they’re comparing which hatchback makes more sense to them.
The Jeep Wrangler is a popular off-road SUV. In this conversation, it’s mentioned because it’s one of the vehicles that can still be bought with a manual transmission.
A manual transmission is the kind of car where you change gears yourself using a clutch and a stick. The hosts are talking about cars that still let you drive this way.
A mid-engine car puts the engine closer to the middle of the vehicle. That can help the car feel more balanced and easier to handle when you drive it hard.
The Miata (MX-5) is a small two-seat roadster designed to be fun and easy to drive. It’s known for being lightweight and simple, which makes it enjoyable even without huge horsepower. The podcast mentions it because it’s a classic choice for enthusiasts.
The Nissan Z is a sports car, and here they’re talking about how the gearbox choice changes how good it feels. They’re saying the automatic wasn’t satisfying, and the manual is what makes the car work better.
The Porsche 911 is Porsche’s famous sports car. Here they’re talking about whether you can still get it with a manual stick shift, or if it’s mostly automatic now.
The 911 GT3 is the more track-oriented version of the 911. Here they’re saying the GT3 is usually only available with Porsche’s PDK automatic, not a manual.
The Subaru BRZ is a small, fun sports car meant for enjoyable driving. The host is basically saying it’s a great choice if you want to have fun without chasing very high power numbers.
The Subaru WRX is a turbocharged Subaru built for spirited driving. The host is grouping it with other cars that are fun to drive without needing extreme power.
The Toyota GR 86 is a fun, lightweight sports car. The host is saying it’s a good pick if you want to enjoy driving, even if you’re not chasing very large horsepower.
The GR Corolla is a sporty version of the Corolla, but in a hatchback body. The podcast is basically saying it’s a great car. It’s meant to be fun and fast while still being usable day to day.
The Supra is a Toyota sports car made for fast, fun driving. The podcast mentions it as a good option for the right situation. It’s brought up because people are comparing different performance cars and what they’re best at.
“Overlander style” means cars or trucks set up for road trips that can include dirt roads and remote areas. Here, they’re saying some of those off-road-travel models still come with a manual.
The Volkswagen Golf is a compact car that’s meant to be practical for everyday driving. The podcast mentions it because the speaker likes Golf performance versions like the GLI. It’s being discussed as a car they find appealing.
The Chevrolet Corvette is a sports car made by Chevrolet. It’s known for being fast and for having a big fan base. The podcast brings it up because the speaker thinks it should be included in the conversation.
The Porsche Cayman is a mid-engine Porsche sports car. They’re saying it should have been on their list because it’s one of the cars you can still get with a manual.
It means the car has a manual gearbox with seven forward gears. You shift it yourself, and the extra gears can make the engine feel smoother or more efficient, but you’ll still be doing more shifting than in a 5-speed.
The Dodge Neon is a small, older-style car. Here it’s just being used as an example of the one automatic the speaker has owned, compared with their usual manual cars.
Car
BMW
BMW is a well-known German car brand. In this part, they’re just saying they’ve had an automatic BMW, without getting into which model.
Term
manual truck
A manual truck is just a truck where you shift gears yourself. The speaker is saying it’s fun because it takes more driver involvement.
EcoBoost is Ford’s name for turbocharged gas engines. It’s basically Ford’s way of saying, “more power than you’d expect, but still efficient,” and here it’s tied to the Bronco they’d want.
The Toyota GR Supra is a sporty Toyota coupe. They’re saying the manual version would be more fun than the automatic, because it feels more like an enthusiast car.
The Honda Civic Type R is a hot hatch meant for fast, fun driving. “FL5” is the generation code, and they’re saying the manual version of that Type R would be really good.
Concept
fanfare
Here, “fanfare” means hype—extra attention and excitement around a feature. The host is suggesting the manual option is often offered to please car fans, not because it’s a brand-new idea.
The Alpina Z8 is a special version of the BMW Z8 roadster. The podcast talks about it being available with a manual transmission, which makes it more interesting to certain drivers. It’s mentioned because it’s a rare, enthusiast-focused car.
The BMW Z8 is a classic BMW roadster. In this context, the host is pointing out that it was available with a manual gearbox, which is part of why it feels more engaging to drive.
The BMW M3 (G80) is a newer BMW performance model. The interesting part here is the idea of finding one with a manual gearbox, because most newer M3s are automatic.
The Mazda RX-7 is a sports car known for its unusual rotary engine design. They’re saying that when they drive it, rocks can get stuck around a protective shield and cause annoying noise.
A heat shield is a protective cover that helps keep heat from spreading to nearby parts. If something like rocks gets caught near it, it can rattle and make a terrible noise.
Behind the brakes there’s a small protective cover that keeps dirt and debris away. They’re saying the rocks are getting caught there, which is what makes the noise.
A “gated” manual has a shift pattern that physically guides the shifter into the right gear slots. It helps the shifter feel more accurate and reduces mistakes.
“Driver feel” means how connected and responsive the car feels to your inputs. Here, they’re saying some tech is meant to keep the car feeling engaging, like older manual cars.
Term
main transmission
They’re talking about the car’s main gearbox—the part that changes gears to control how the engine’s power reaches the wheels. The concern is that if the traditional manual gearbox disappears, the “manual feel” might not be real anymore.
Diesel engines work differently than gas engines and usually make a lot of pulling power at low speeds. The speaker is using diesels as an example of the kinds of cars in Europe that still come with manuals.
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All right, welcome back to the Martini Works podcast.
I'm Dakota, and I'm here with Lars and Gels.
Let's go, boys.
Happy Friday.
Friday.
Oh, yeah.
That's Friday.
Let's go.
You know, everyone around the office, literally every single
person in this bitch has just been buying cars.
And guess what?
Why?
Lars just kept going.
Yeah.
Just kept going.
He's like, this is really cool.
I'm going to do it every week.
Yeah, Lars has a new car every week.
Every podcast.
I'm buying another car.
Literally.
Literally, it's kind of insane.
All right, what's the most recent pick up?
Why would you get it for?
What is it?
How much horsepower does it make?
Are you going to slam it?
And what type of fuel does it run?
Why does that matter?
Scariest.
Oh, OK.
Because it's an EV.
So I went out and bought the cheapest 335D in the country.
Oh, god.
Oh, god.
So that's what?
Title of a YouTube video.
Honestly, it should be.
No, I need a daily, basically.
And with the E24 in the garage and the M3, kind of the track
car, it felt weird to bring either of them out.
And it was raining a lot last week.
And I was like, this sucks.
And I was biking a lot.
I've been biking to work with those who don't know.
And then I popped that tire somehow.
So literally, my bike was out of commission.
I don't know what I'm doing with these vehicles.
Every motor commission.
So I started passively shopping for another car.
And I was like, what can I get that's cheap, that's reliable,
but that's still like me?
Yeah.
You know, obviously, you can go get a beater
and there's nothing wrong with that.
But what's something that I would still
have some semblance of fun with?
And Dustin, actually, everybody, Dustin, right?
Truck guy, Dustin, start going to diesel drag racing events.
And apparently, one of my old favorite cars
has been absolutely dominating that sport.
And that's the 335D.
So people are tuning, deleting, and upgrading those cars
and just straight up for track use.
Yeah, just whooping everybody's ass in the diesel world.
So I was like, man, you can get one of these for like,
not that much money.
So why don't we just get one, then I'll daily it.
And then Dustin and I can work together
to tune, delete it, or whatever, modify it.
Go in front of the track, cool me.
Yeah, yeah.
And then we'll have a, which is crazy, right?
But then we'll have a more reliable version of the car
that we can also go race.
And that's how I ended up finding this one.
They're incredibly hard to come by.
I don't know if you guys have ever shopped for diesel BMWs.
They have not, no.
They are not common.
So there's like three in the tri-state area.
And I just went after the cheapest one.
Low ball the shed out of them and I got it.
Dang, wow, all right.
So what is it?
How many miles on it?
What's wrong with it?
Yeah, you know something wrong.
So it's a 2011 335D.
It's a, again, for those who don't know, it's an M57.
So it's a six cylinder twin turbo diesel.
Fan is.
Yeah, it was pretty sick.
Three, well, 280-ish horsepower, but like 350 pound
feet of torque.
So fun fact, I'm a big E90 fan.
So I've had all iterations of this car now except for an M3.
But the diesel actually has the most torque of all the E90s.
Wow.
More than the N54 stock.
So interesting.
So anyway, it's got 151,000 miles on it,
which seems like a lot, but.
That's not bad, I expected worse.
I had this brain fart in my head, right?
2011, that's 15 years old.
Yeah.
Holy shit.
Yeah, that's crazy to think about.
So 10,000 miles a year, it's pretty average, actually.
It's black, which I didn't want, but it's got the white interior.
Well, I say that.
It probably used to be white.
It's disgusting.
Oh, no.
The car's so nasty, dude.
The grossest car ever.
It was sticky.
Yeah, all the buttons and knobs are sticky.
The door handles are sticky.
I don't know.
All the diesel.
The diesel guys are sticky.
But it's gross.
It's a rolling hole.
Lipping, coping, drinking, mountain dew.
It's from taking all the dip out of your lip
and then touching the knobs.
Oh.
I don't see that.
I don't think no W drivers.
I actually made my skimmer running.
Running.
Drive that car later.
Yeah.
But no, it's good.
It's actually really well-specced.
It's an M Sport package.
So it's got the lowered suspension.
It's got the cool steering wheel.
It's got the nicer seats.
It's got the paddle shifters.
Because every one of these came in automatic.
There was no point in looking for a manual.
Gotcha.
Yeah, six-speed automatic and all that stuff.
Interesting.
Is it mechanically sound?
Yeah.
That was a really high-pitched.
That was a really high-pitched.
So when I showed up to test drive it, I asked it again.
I'm low balling the crap out of this guy.
I know it's a cheap car.
I know it's going to have problems.
But I'm like, I asked him two questions, right?
How are the brakes?
How are the tires?
And I show up, and the first thing
I see is a chunk coming out of the sidewall.
Oh, man.
It's like a flap.
I'm like, dude, I have to drive this thing three hours home.
What are we doing?
He's like, eh, it'll be fine.
I'm like, whatever, dude.
All right, thank you.
So that immediately needs new tires.
And otherwise, honestly, though.
Are they all the same tires?
No.
How do you manage them to do that?
I don't know.
I don't know.
They keep finding me.
So there's two old hand cooks in the front.
Am I saying old?
I mean, like, 2018?
Oh, no, 2016.
And then the rears are Conti's.
OK, so at least it's a pair of pairs.
Yeah.
And that corner is different.
Two brands, not three brands of tires on this one.
Half good taste, though.
And then I don't know.
Otherwise, the car's fine.
I don't know.
The check engine just came on, and it felt like it was down
on power a bunch when I was driving it home.
But when I got back, scanned the car,
it was just some battery voltage thing,
because I assumed the car sat around for a while.
And one of the emissions things isn't working.
So it's the DEF heater.
So the DEF right here is exhaust fluid.
It has a tank.
And to drive these cars in the winter,
they have to have heater.
Obviously, it's literally, I didn't know this until recently,
DEF is like literally piss.
What?
I'm not joking.
It's like urine.
What do you mean?
Go to QuickTrip, find a bottle of DEF,
and look at the ingredients.
I'm not joking.
It just says piss on it?
It's just they got me so off guard.
Holy shit.
Anyway, I go to QuickTrip or O'Reilly's right now.
I grab a case of DEF.
It says like urine.
I used to pellet that shit daily when I worked at O'Reilly's.
I never thought to check.
I'm like, oh, that's just like alcohol or something.
It's fucking piss?
Whose piss are you using?
I go to Google.
He doesn't trust me.
Deionized water and high purity urea?
Is that urine?
Urine from what?
Wait, what is urea?
I don't know.
We're learning chemistry today, boys.
Cow piss?
Are you saying, wait, hold up.
Shut the fuck up.
We ain't putting cow piss in our vehicles, right?
That's why we tune and delete them to give it to the cow piss.
OK.
I know, I know, it blew my fucking mind when I don't know what to say about that.
That's crazy.
He ain't wrong.
So it's, it's a thing that's in piss.
I don't know if it's technically.
But how do they get it?
Yeah, if it's in piss, they got to get it out of there.
It's piss car wash.
So I'm deleting that.
Piss freezes and the heater's broken.
Piss to the lead.
Oh my God.
Anyway, your piss injector is all clogged up.
Yeah, yeah, piss warmers out of commission.
See how my piss warmers broken?
So yeah, all right.
Anyway, so we got to move on.
I'm going to go down a rabbit hole.
So I cleared that code and the car runs like a fucking champ now.
OK, like it pulls hard.
Like it's it's it's actually really fun.
So the fun thing about these, like this is actually,
I don't talk about these much, but this is my third diesel BMW
and I've enjoyed every one of them.
Yeah, you had the wagon.
So I had the white F 30 wagon and then I had an X five diesel.
Oh, that's right.
Yeah, that was that was a diesel also.
And dude, I loved every single one of them.
So I expect this one will also be a blast.
I got 36 miles per gallon on the way home.
Damn, at 78 miles per hour and all that.
So like there's stories on the Internet everywhere
of like two deleted cars cruising at like 60,
65 miles an hour, getting 40 miles per gallon.
Yeah, you're what did your TDI wagon get?
Dude, I was getting between 50 to 60.
And then I put a roto forms on it,
dropped down to low fifties, high forties,
because they were like fucking 25 pounds a wheel.
The LQ's are crazy.
They're like 30 pounds a wheel.
Yeah, that's a that's a German in you coming out, though.
We went to Germany.
Everything's diesel.
Every fucking vehicle in Germany was diesel.
So weird. The four series are awesome.
There's like no cons.
The four series I drove on the Autobahn
and in the in Düsseldorf all trace.
I mean, I was getting 38 miles per gallon.
Nothing is what it came out to at like literally as fast
as I could make this thing go.
So yeah, I'm a big fan.
So the plan is then are you going to modify it a little bit?
Are you just going to daily drive it and so be it?
I want to clean it up.
So I mean, at first it's going to be like, it's bad.
Like, guys, it's we're going to take some pictures
and post them, I'm sure on this video, but it's really bad.
It's the ugliest car I've ever owned by like by.
I mean, she definitely had some blemishes.
But when I got here, I walked around for the cheapest one
in North America.
I don't think it's yeah.
Like I large soft launchy idea last Friday.
Yeah. It's like, what do you guys think of 335 D's?
I'm like, that's pretty cool.
And you're like, OK.
And then we showed up this morning and it's I parked.
And I'm like, why is there a black E 90 sitting next to me?
Like, who's fucking cars this?
It threw me for a little because like the E 90
in the early generation, like F series three or F generation
three series, like Carissa's look pretty similar.
Like at first glance.
And I thought that was her old car for a second.
Like, why is this here?
And like, I didn't like click them.
I'm like, oh, my God, Lars bought a new car.
And I was like, that's sick.
And I checked the badge.
I'm like, yeah, 335 D did it.
I walked and I'm like, Lars, congratulations.
That thing's sick.
He's like, are you sure?
Did you look at it?
And I was like, oh, I don't think it's that bad.
It's it's it's definitely a I had
to explain what the 10 foot rule is to my wife.
Yeah. She's like, it looks pretty good.
I was like, it's a 10 footer.
Yeah.
But yeah, I want to clean it up really bad.
It's got some like nicks and dings and stuff.
The wheels are really bad.
So obviously those will have to go.
That's easy.
It's got like this carbon fiber tape on the front.
I don't know if it's holding something together
or if that's just aesthetic.
I don't know.
Might be both.
Yeah.
You know, this little stuff, like I'm clean up the headlights.
I want to get like the super
not actually bright ring lights that everybody gets in the 90s.
I used to love those.
Yeah, this will be this is my 3090.
So, you know, I have a list of the stuff
I've done before that I want to do again.
But otherwise, yeah, I just want to clean it up
and make it drivable and just have fun with it.
Josiah paddle shifters.
You know, there's a thing in those cars.
Yeah, I don't have that.
M sport package.
I have this stupid little slapstick thing.
Yeah.
This is atrocious.
Otherwise, the cars are very similar.
Like like your your daily in this one
will be like the same.
Yeah.
To drive and everything.
Well, hell yeah.
Pretty different.
Yeah, they're the same.
I don't roll coal.
Yeah.
Wind turbo six cylinder diesel.
It's pretty gnarly.
I'm really stoked.
Like I'm downplaying it a lot because I'm a little leery
about having a fourth car.
I don't know how the hell that happened.
But yeah, I'm not used to this.
But I really think I'm going to enjoy it.
I've been I've wanted a 335 D for a really long time.
And it finally made sense.
It was another one of those if not now when deals.
Like honestly, it's just I keep finding these cars.
I'm like that thing has plagued this office
and their vehicle purchase and I love it.
Yeah.
Yeah, we have vehicles all over the damn place now.
It's bad.
It's actually really bad.
Got a problem.
There's more coming.
They just keep they don't stop.
But they all have like all of them
have this goofy charm to them.
Yeah, that's true.
I like the taste is immaculate.
I will say there's not.
Well, there's one car in here that definitely could be better.
But I mean, the car itself, like what it is is cool.
It's just that one's cursed.
Yeah, that's fair.
Yeah, that one is very cursed.
But apparently it's almost uncursed.
It's getting there.
Yeah, I mean, performing rituals on it.
You're right.
Trying.
That's what they're doing.
The post-exorcism.
We're talking about the S2000, by the way.
It sucks.
S2000s is one of my favorite cars ever made.
And I hate to talk poorly of one at all,
but that one has just from day one has had just a laundry list of literally
the first time we drove at the transmission
blew up on it and the engine like simultaneously.
Mm hmm.
It's crazy.
Yeah, there's a lot that.
Yeah, I was actually playing video games with a buddy
who was like kind of sordid in the cars.
And we were talking about, you know, I just bought picked up mine and stuff.
And he was like, you know, I'm looking at picking up something fun.
I'm like, oh, yeah, what are you looking for?
He's like S2000.
And I was like, man, do I got one?
We might be selling this one at some point.
I don't know.
I feel like he's going to get that back together.
He's going to want to keep it.
I think so, too.
Well, yeah, it's going to be a frickin hood to drive.
It's going to be awesome.
When I did, dude, it was a really fun.
Yeah, a hundred percent.
It's just always plagued by problems constantly.
But speaking of all these cars we're buying and what to buy in the next
segment here, come up, we're going to talk about some of the last
manual cars that are available.
I'll be reading them off.
I'll be getting your guys thoughts and we should discuss if we think
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There's only a few left, the manuals, cars left and right are ending the
legacy of the manual transmission going to automatics, paddle shifters, nothing,
whatever EVs got.
Fake automatics, crystal balls, fake manuals, manual by wire, manual by wire.
Yeah.
Crystal put fushigies.
So let's take a look at some of the cars that are still left in manual form.
Straight out the box.
Okay.
Starting off hot, Acura Integra.
Oh, the new one.
Yeah.
Yeah.
What do you guys think of that?
I like it.
Good.
Actually really come around to those cars.
Obviously like the Type S definitely helps, but they've been doing some
really cool color ways.
I think they're dope.
It's essentially a Type R, just higher trim.
So yeah, they have the Integra Type S and then they just have base model
Integra's, I believe both are off the manual.
W Honda, W Honda for that.
And on those, especially it's cool because it drops the price a little bit,
right?
Because usually the automatic is like, I don't know, when you go from automatic
to manual, it's like a thousand bucks off or something like that.
Yeah.
Unless you get a fucking A90 Super, then they jack the price up on manual,
which that is on this list by the way.
Yeah, it's weird how it works certain ways for different vehicles.
I don't know.
Hype, hype vehicle.
Next up, this one, I think is banger, Cadillac CT for the Blackwing.
So good.
Yeah.
Such a good car.
Yeah.
I want to get my hands on one really bad.
I want to know how they compare to M3s.
Yeah, I would love to drive one or be in one.
I don't know anybody that owns one.
Same.
You never see them.
They're rare.
Yeah.
Every time you see one, you're like, damn, that thing's freaking cool.
So that's coming in at MSRP of $65,945.
That's kind of why they're expensive.
That's two GRD6s.
Along with that is the CT5 V Blackwing.
Yep, sure.
Those are also sick because those are the, that's the 20 over V8 or Supercharged V8.
I don't know.
But anyway, that's like the M5 equivalent.
Speaking of BMW, M2, M3, M4.
Hell yeah.
Coming in manual still, baby.
Staying strong.
We'll see though.
They're talking about that EV stuff now.
One of each.
Damn cars.
One of each.
This one's a random one, but respectable.
I like it.
The Ford Bronco.
Hell yeah.
What?
Yeah.
Yeah.
You got the EcoBoost one, Susan.
You get an EcoBoost like manual Bronco.
3.3 liter.
They're kind of FocoBoost.
They're sick.
That seems like an odd use case to me because I would feel like it would just be in the way.
Really?
I like in an SUV, right?
Like, I don't know.
I turn my brain off when I drive anything that big.
Yeah, I get it.
I don't know.
I like it in like utility vehicles.
Like I've owned a few pickup trucks in my day that were manual.
There's something about driving a manual truck or SUV that I like it.
It definitely makes sense for the Bronco because it's kind of like the Jeep.
Like, yeah, I don't know.
The same, same realm.
I suppose in the off-roading world, is that desirable?
Do you want a manual?
I have no idea.
I think it's a case by case.
I think it's just personal preference, right?
I think some people would prefer to not be dicking around doing a dance with their feet
and where others are like, oh, I get the control.
I pull out my big toe and make sure my socks are off and I can feel every rock.
I'm sure that goes on too.
It's probably a real thing.
Yeah, I wouldn't doubt it at all.
Ford also has the Mustang.
You know that.
So W Ford for Mustang Bronco manuals.
I thought the Mustang died or was that like the special?
Yeah, they were just kidding.
Oh, I don't know.
They have the S650.
Ford offers two different manual transmissions for the Mustang.
Oh, what the?
You can get the the G-TRAG six speed and the five liter V8 or a six speed
Trey Mech in the 500 horsepower dark horse.
Oh, sick.
OK, so the Gatrag is actually.
Oh, thank you.
OK, I think it's the same or if not, it's very similar to the one that's in the
the M cars. Those are those are Gatrag.
Last I checked.
I don't know shit about Ford.
So I was butchering pronunciation.
My apologies.
I mean, if I got that wrong, people are going to roast me.
Oh, well, next up, another W from Honda, the Civic Si.
Right.
Trident true.
Great car for a manual.
I like the one.
I like the Civic Si because I feel like with the Civic Si, you know exactly what
you're getting.
Yeah.
And when you get it, it's just what you expected.
Nothing more, nothing less.
Kind of like a forerunner.
Like you buy a forerun knowing what you're going to get and you're happy with
it because it just does what you expected it to and it doesn't let you down.
Does it blow you away?
No, but it does everything you wanted it to.
Yes.
As a matter of fact, I don't know if the current generation is like this.
A couple of years back, you could only get them in manual.
Yeah, yeah, it was like that for a while.
Yeah, I'm trying to think.
Is there is the modern one available and not a Mac?
I'm not for sure.
I know the type R you can only get manual.
Otherwise, yes, that was the next one I was going to bring up.
Yeah, that's a good one.
This is cool.
And I didn't put two and two together, but the Hyundai Elantra N.
Oh, yeah, yeah, I suppose Civic Si competitor makes sense.
W Hyundai for doing that.
Those are cool cars.
I seen one driving this weekend, actually, and the person that had, I had
an exhaust on it and I was like, I kind of like those things.
Yeah, they're underrated.
I would rather have an Elantra than a Veloster and that's coming from a hatchback.
Guy. Yeah, I just never came around to the Veloster.
How many of those cool things with color to get good colors on the cars?
We've got some exterior stuff as far as side skirts, rear bumper, clear taillights,
homemade, half hood, big Euro thing, some custom bucket seats, air vent, boost cage,
and a short throw shifter all sitting on some airlift performance, bagged, looking good.
What do you guys think of this thing?
I think it's sick.
This is awesome, yeah.
Clear taillights have become so popular.
And honestly, I'm about it.
Hell yeah.
I really dig it.
The gold is kind of cool.
But yes, putting a 07K in here with a big turbo, it has to be so much fun to drive.
Yeah, I love these.
This thing's got to be fricking rowdy.
Is this an original paint color?
Um, I can't tell if it's graph or paint.
I don't think so.
I would imagine it's wrap.
I've never seen one.
Two-tone champagne cream is the finish.
I believe it's wrap.
Whatever it is, the color looks awesome on it.
Like, I love it.
It looks almost beige at first and I look closer in the lights.
It's very like champagne, like you're saying.
So that's a dope color.
And I did like gold to it almost.
Yeah, I did not know these came in a wagon or a hatchback.
So it's a cool car.
I like the flared fenders and stuff.
They're really cool.
Yeah, the A3s are neat.
That's pretty cool.
You don't see them a ton, you know, especially with a good old engine.
So I'm a big turbo on her.
Yeah, nice and clean.
I would drive it.
I'd also drive it.
I would drive this.
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All right, now we're going to play a game.
Game.
Most popular car colors by market.
Oh, shit.
We're going to do top five, starting at five,
because I want to make it hard.
Oh, Jesus.
OK.
What do you guys think number five is for top colors?
So this is the most common color.
Yep.
Number five.
It's like blue.
OK.
Silver.
Ding, ding, ding, gels.
I thought silver was going to be number one.
No.
Gels proceed.
He's locked in number four.
Is silver and gray the same?
Or is gray four?
Gray is its own color.
OK.
I'm going to say black.
White.
Blue.
Mars was really close.
OK, OK.
Mars was really close.
So we go silver, then blue.
Which I thought was interesting.
Now number three.
Gray.
White.
Gels gets with gray.
Let's go.
Nailed it.
Number two.
This one's tough.
It's got to be white.
Red.
Everybody's wrong.
Black.
Really?
Black is number two.
Now the number one most popular car color is white.
Black.
White.
Yeah.
I just said black.
It was the other day I rolled up.
To the shop.
Every single vehicle in our.
I'm not even kidding.
Yeah, guilty.
Every single vehicle in our parking lot was white.
My BMW.
Dakota's forerunner.
Brent's Miata.
Ben and Chris had their X3.
Yep.
Greg's Acura.
Greg's Acura.
Dustin's Jeep.
Dustin's Jeep.
Dude, that was like my van.
Yeah, we're all guilty of it.
It was just.
Everyone ends up with a white vehicle.
The only one that was actually standing out was Gavin's WX
because it's bright orange and I appreciate him.
Yeah.
I was going to say it does.
It is kind of sad almost.
I know.
I do.
I've owned a lot of white and black vehicles though.
Like or neutral color because I do enjoy neutral color.
You get a neutral color vehicle then your accent color can be
whatever you want.
Yeah.
Opens it up.
If you get a vehicle that's a specific color you're kind of
locked into like the three other colors you can do with it
and that's about it.
The crazy thing is I enjoyed having the bright blue
on the M2 so much that I swore I would never get another
like black, white, or gray car ever again and all I've bought
since is black, white, or gray car.
So hard to avoid in this car market because all the like
the special colors like the reds or the bright blues and stuff
pull it premium.
Yeah, they're so hard to come by.
No, like when we were searching for the Type R I wanted
May to get a yellow one.
So yeah, that's a great color.
But they were like literally were $12,000.
Well yellow is a special addition.
They were $12,000 more than any other one.
Same thing with the 335D.
Like you can get them and there's actually one in the parking lot
that's like a blue water metallic.
Awesome color.
But those are $4,000, $5,000 more expensive.
That's crazy.
And just to go through the whole list because there's 13.
So one white, two black, three gray, four blue, five silver,
six red, seven green, eight brown, nine beige.
Interesting.
10 orange, 11 yellow, 12 gold, 13.
That's the last one.
Purple.
Yeah, it is purple.
Oh, I was going to say, look what color do we now have.
I'm surprised the green is that high.
Yeah, you don't see very many green cars.
Yeah, true.
I just bought one that has all of them.
So that way I could be on every list.
Yeah, we're cheating.
And then I had to get the 400 because I was white.
And then our GTI is gray.
Dude, yeah.
I know.
How the hell did we buy it all?
I do enjoy it.
Like I know me too.
It's hard.
It's kind of hard to do in today's market.
It's kind of hard to do when all your options, 95% of them,
are those colors.
That was 100% on my non-negotiable list for the E24.
I refuse to get a white, black, or silver one of those.
So and the color I ended up with is like the most neutral red I've ever seen.
True.
It's a unique red though, for sure.
Yeah.
I really like it though.
Vodka sauce red.
Vodka sauce.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I'm hungry.
And what sucks too is like the TRD Pro four runners all came with like for their years
specific unique colors that you could only get on the TRD model or the TRD Pro model.
And then I went with white, Amy.
It popped out.
I really liked how white looks.
No, it looks good.
Yeah.
Like I'm saying like that's bad thing to go that it's just like.
But it is just all traffic.
Now we're going to go out like after work, get on the highway and we're going to,
oh my God, we were surrounded just by neutral colored vehicles everywhere.
You look in a parking lot sometimes.
So like from a distance, it's all black, white, gray.
Like it's our whole road.
Yeah.
Literally, depending on the day.
You can tell when everyone's got, well, I guess it's not even fair to say because
Brent's got the, well, technically the Miata's is daily now.
Yeah.
So yeah, when we all got the dailies out, it's just white car central.
Yeah.
Even in here, some of the cars we haven't revealed yet.
Yeah.
You have one.
We have a specific color scheme going on in the shop right now.
Yeah, we do.
Two and two.
At least we have the GTT, nice bright ray of sunshine.
Yeah.
And then we have skin color, S2K.
Flesh 2K.
Flesh 2K.
God damn it.
He's crazy.
Flesh 2K goes crazy.
He needs a wrap that a different color.
I'm half tempted just to.
We could peel it off quickly.
We could.
What's he going to do?
Rewrap it a better color.
Anyways, Lars, I think you had some freaking news too, right?
Yeah.
We were talking about manual transmissions and I randomly came across this news article
that was done by Tohoku University.
And they found a link between dementia and your prefrontal cortex and driving a manual car.
It's your brain, right?
Yeah, basically implying that the act of driving a manual car, the clutch, gear shifter,
and throttle and so on, gives you cognitive stimulation.
So it's basically like a neurological workout.
It's basically how they equated it.
So it's good for your brain the same way like going for a walk is.
It's kind of what I got out of this.
So it's just good mental stimulation.
So not only are manual cars more fun, they're also good for you.
I'd like this.
I have to read a little more into it as much as I want to believe it and lean into it.
It's just like, wouldn't that be anything though?
Anything you do that literally fucking.
So apparently they directly compared manual cars to automatic cars and the juggling of feet and
hands and stuff just stimulate at something in your brain like motor functions that automatic
just don't at all.
I don't know how much of an impact it is.
It is better for you though.
Like after driving manual for years and years and years, I catch like I don't even think
about any of it.
So it's like, is it?
Yeah, that's fair.
I mean, you definitely need more motor skills to be moving around and see the people know
how to drive manual when they test it.
If you throw someone who doesn't know how to drive manual and I would imagine things
are going on in the brain that are.
They put on like a bunch of those sensors look like you're going to a video game.
I am strapped all over my face like, okay, now drive manual and act normal.
I 100% wouldn't act normal no matter how hard I tried.
Listen, I'll take any medical back up the place to keep manuals.
I'm trying to be positive.
I just don't understand how manual transmissions cure cancer.
You're right.
You're right.
Everyone needs a manual.
Bring them all back.
Fair enough.
Man, that's some crazy business.
But I don't know who thought about testing that students on that idea of a student that
loved manual cars that saw they were all dying and was like, I need to put a medical study
related to this.
So then auto manufacturers will do it because then on the window sticker you can put like
cures cancer, maybe get like a cond element.
You get like a discount on your health insurance or something.
Yeah, I should.
Yeah, no, my car insurance should be cheaper or my health insurance.
You should call up your insurance and just tell them insurance should just be cheaper.
All my insurance should be cheaper because I drive manual.
That's a fact.
Yep.
At least on the golf and the GTI runner that they're going to have to spike that.
I'm going full brain gravy mode while I drive that thing.
Just fucking drooling all over.
Full brain gravy mode is crazy.
Fucking just sleeping.
Yeah.
How flock cameras wrongly tracked me.
This is just a crazy article I came across from the drive.
I have been seeing more and of the flock camera systems.
And I will say, at least in our area in Wisconsin, I seen that they recently like,
yep, no, we're not doing that shit.
And they canceled it.
And they're like, no, not renewing the contract.
It's just the craziest thing.
Like, I don't know.
I posted on my store and Instagram and a bunch of people were talking to me about it.
And it's just wild.
The more you look into it, the weirder stuff gets.
But basically this guy had a land rover on, right?
He was borrowing it to review.
Oh, I saw this.
Yeah.
And he got flagged by the flock cameras in his area.
And the license plate wasn't even the same.
Like, they were like two or three digits off,
but it was close enough that the AI flagged it as identical.
So flock called the cops on three different vehicles in the area at the same time.
And this journalist happened to be one of them.
And he has a wife in the car or somebody else in the car with him at the time.
It was like four squad cars rolled up on him.
And like, not like guns drawn or anything, but you know,
in a different way, who knows.
And basically he said that he has his car stolen.
And the guy was like, obviously shook.
He was like, like, can I show you guys, like it's in the glove box.
Like, I don't want anybody to do anything weird here.
Like, yeah, like, yeah.
They thought he stole this $150,000 land rover.
And like, it was completely legit.
He was just borrowing it for the week.
That's so crazy.
It's insane.
It feels like every week there's another story like that that's coming out.
I saw one too.
It was like someone that got blamed for like stealing a package or something
because they happened to be driving to and from their house in the time frame that the theft.
It was just something weird like that.
It's just like, and they're like, that wasn't me.
Yeah, that's crazy.
I hate the idea of us being tracked that way.
But it also does suck because there could be so many beneficial uses.
And that could like solve so many cases or help kidnap victims.
Like things, crazy things that happen.
It could probably stop them way quicker or get answers so much sooner.
But unfortunately, with it too, is just this massive invasion of privacy and errors.
And it's causing a lot of harm and distress to it at the same time.
So it is a weird thing.
But I mean, in the future, I could see it being an absolute fucking nightmare for modified car owners.
Oh my God.
How long before it detects, you know,
Decibel, yeah.
Parts.
And yeah, exactly.
The car's too low.
Like I literally, or like too much camber and wheels.
You know, it sounds goofy right now.
But realistically, we're not that far off.
20 years.
Yeah.
I could totally see that being a thing.
And the next thing you know, you drive down the street and you just get a ticket in the mail.
Right.
The photo, just like, you know, running a toll or something like that.
That would be horrible.
Yeah.
That would be absolutely horrible.
Yeah.
So I don't know.
It's a tricky thing.
I wish we could get the benefits from it and stop the bad guys.
But it seems like the good people always get caught up in that mess too.
I think we're not ready for that technology yet because they're still relying too much on AI and tools like that to solve it.
Right.
And it's clearly making mistakes.
Because like having a ring, like I have a ring camera in my house and I love that.
I think that's a great use of it.
But I don't want that footage to be sold to somebody else.
Right.
That's mine.
I think the problem with it is it's a private company.
Yeah.
It's not like a government.
That's better or worse.
I'm not really sure.
But it's like, it's a private company.
That's a good question though because you raise a good point.
Like, yeah, I have cameras on my house too and I've never done anything with the footage.
But like, I see people all the time.
Every day I open Facebook, they're posting their footage online.
How's that any different?
You're posting people without their consent.
And it's, I think when, when you're using the technology to track people, that's when it gets weird.
If it's like what's happening in your house, like to me, like you're on your property.
Yeah.
Or even if it's in a public space, that's one thing.
But if you're using a network of cameras to track the movements of an individual,
that's pretty fucking creepy.
That's a good point too.
I think we have gotten way too comfortable about the shit that we post online.
Yeah.
Like in that sense of like other people just going about their day,
I think we've all become numb to it.
And there's some really stupid shit that gets posted.
But yeah, it's all weird.
To Lars's point, I did see that, like the video in the article that came out about that,
they literally like had him get out of the car and like this vehicle was stolen.
He's like, it's not, it is a weird situation.
Like I couldn't imagine being put in that situation.
Like where it's like, he literally is just like, I have a different vehicle like every week.
It's like, this is going to sound really weird.
Like, and like he was put in a really tough situation.
Watching that video, it's from body cam perspective officers and they,
they have him like step out of the car and they ask him, serves that your vehicle.
And I got flustered on the dude's behalf because he's like, it's not, but can I explain?
Because like, how do you explain that to four cops rolling with me like that?
And that immediately sounds really bad to be like, exactly.
No, it's not my car.
And they're like, well, it's stolen.
That's so uncomfortable.
Yeah, it, it's, it's weird.
It stressed me out.
I literally stressed me out watching that video.
I was like, I don't know what I would do.
Yeah.
It just, but it escalated that situation quicker, right?
Because I mean, couldn't do to have been pulled over because the cop thought,
that was a stolen car too.
Like I'm sure that happens, you know.
Yeah.
I think the, that would be one cop though, right?
If one cop saw a super expensive car, like, like I got pulled over on Saturday,
bringing the car back from Chicago because I had no plates on it.
Right.
I was like, that's totally reasonable.
I know exactly what you're pulling me over for.
Here's the bill of sale.
He's the title.
He just bought it.
Yeah.
She's like, when'd you buy it?
Like a couple of days ago, it was like literally an hour ago, right?
I'm on my way home and she's like, no worries, not a warning, nothing, right?
But that's the pretext of something's weird here, right?
Not, this guy stole this car.
Yeah.
It was a tip-off by the cameras.
You automatically have a perception going into it of like this car is stolen.
And when you, it's a whole rabbit hole, but when you, if you look into like how,
how police officers function and like what they're trained to do, right?
It's, it's reasonable cause.
They can't, they can't do anything.
I want to say have reasonable suspicion of you having committed a crime.
If this flock thing is telling them you committed a crime.
Oh, there's the reasonable system.
Game on.
Like what, what are they going to do?
They don't know the system's wrong, right?
They have to treat it like there is a crime happening.
So it's not the, it's not the officer's fault at all, right?
They should be, you know, wary of going into the situation knowing they think this person
stole the car flock created that situation.
So it's just like, is it just the AI part of it then?
Because there's also like cameras around every city.
Yeah.
Reporting everything.
And that's the argument too.
It's like we have these that literally track our every single movement and everything we do.
Yeah.
Everything I buy, everything, you know, I search like it.
So like what, what's really the difference?
And it's like the difference is I think like what Lara said, it's like the actions that are being
taken and having real like negative impact on everyday people that are just trying to go about
their business and essentially being like disrupted from that because an AI algorithm told
law enforcement false information.
Yeah.
Like I don't have any problem with like highway cams or like city cams, right?
Like the weather cams you see on the news channel every night or whatever.
But nobody's watching those to see if something bad is going on or they're not using those to
imply a crime has been committed.
You know, same thing like if you go to a random grocery store or something or a gas station,
you know you're being filmed.
Like that's fine, but they don't use it, it for any purpose other than
monitoring right until something happens.
The, this algorithm is trained to find stuff that's like looking for, yeah.
And again, maybe in the future, right, they'll hash all this out and we'll be glad it exists.
Because it's new.
Maybe it'll save lives.
Like I'm all for that kind of thing.
100%.
But stuff cases like this prove it's obviously already it.
I don't want to be subjected to that personally speaking.
Yeah, it, I don't know, it definitely makes me nervous to see like a city government
turn it down.
Like I feel like they wouldn't, you know, like any government type thing, if it's benefiting them,
I feel like they just do it without even thinking the fact that it was turned down here.
Yeah.
Because it was here and then got rejected for renewal.
Like I feel like that's a huge red flag.
That's happening everywhere.
Yeah, that's crazy to me that something like that's going on.
But it's still blowing up.
There's maps and tools of this out there.
You can go find that.
I don't, I don't want to get involved with that, but you can see it just blowing up over time.
It's like, it's like watching, you know, a disease outbreak just pops up everywhere.
That's so weird too, that it's like a private company can just go out and do this.
That they have, they have all these contracts.
Yes.
It's wild.
There's a lot there.
Don't be tracking my modifications.
All my modifications are for off-road use only.
And I only take my vehicles to the track.
Exactly.
That's right.
That's right.
Ain't flocking our own, seeing me anywhere.
You don't got flock on the track, do you?
That's right.
That's because that's where I am.
The only thing they're tracking is Lars putting piss in his car.
Yeah.
Piss tracker.
Only natural for me.
I piss right into my car.
I ain't buying that deaf shit.
I don't know what's in there.
Piss in the tank.
They got micro trackers in the deaf floor too.
Oh my God.
All natural.
This is crazy.
I think that about wraps this episode up.
I hope you guys have a phenomenal weekend.
Thank you so much for listening.
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for a few other cars around the shop.
We've really been enjoying them.
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That's what it's all about.
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It allows Lars to keep putting piss in his tank
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Don't piss in your car.
Unless it's Lars's.
About this episode
Manual-transmission availability takes center stage as the hosts kick off with the idea that “some of the last manual cars that are available” are getting rarer. They debate “manual by wire,” compare real manual feel versus automatics, and argue Europe still keeps sticks alive. Along the way, they geek out on diesel BMWs—especially the 335D’s torque, DEF heater issues, and real-world mpg—then pivot back to modern picks like the Civic Si, Elantra N, and Miata’s manual identity.
Enjoy the podcast every Friday? Support it by getting your car mods at https://bit.ly/4vtk1kyManual cars are getting more rare by the day. So who is still making manual cars and which ones are actually worth picking up? Lars, Gels, and Dakota sit down to talk about this and more on todays episode of the MartiniWorks Podcast! #cars #podcast #automotivePick up our Coffee here! https://bit.ly/3PIFl6JA HUGE thank you to Continental, Motegi, and Fortune Auto for being the official tire, wheel, and suspension of the MartiniWorks Podcast! Let us know if you need a set of tires or coilovers.Shop Continental tires here https://bit.ly/4ecbfAKShop Motegi wheels here https://bit.ly/4vp7VcgShop Fortune Auto suspension here https://bit.ly/4fnfqM8Check out the main channel! @MartiniWorksOfficialWe also have an unboxing channel @MartiniWorksUnboxedFollow Lars @lars.martiniworksFollow Dakota @dakotastoneeFollow Gels @akagels
