Episode #188 - We Do This to Ourselves
About this episode
Two automotive enthusiasts dive into the challenges and joys of managing multiple project cars, sharing their struggle with backlogs and the temptation of new finds. They discuss turning down a rare 1995 Nissan Pathfinder despite its appeal, reflecting on the balance between passion and practicality. The episode also features a fun vintage car ad guessing game and updates on their current projects, including a 2000 Suzuki Vitara and a 95 Geo Tracker, highlighting the realities of restoration and maintenance. Their candid conversation captures the bittersweet cycle of collecting, working on, and sometimes letting go of cars.
In a rare moment of accountability, the fellas reflect on their inability to avoid burying themselves in more and more projects that will never be completed. It's a hard hitting one guys...enjoy.
Chevrolet Corvette
"Please. Inside all of us are two Corvette guys. One of them is retired."
Nissan Pathfinder
"...rida man. So, the vehicle in question 1995 Nissan Pathfinder. God, epically cool."
Ford Mustang
"...y wants me to do a dis conversion on his Fox body Mustang. Yeah. Yeah, of course."
Toyota Celica
"Yeah, yeah, it goes on. Celica all track. Pathfinders, Pathfinders. I know I've ..."
Mercury Sable
"...u know, a we'll show up in our lap like a mercury sable. The what was it?"
Volkswagen Gti
"... But it's going to take up the space that a Swift GTI might take. I don't know."
Porsche Cayman
"...here, even though I got that thing dirt cheap, my Cayman S, which I got dirt cheap. And now those cars are..."
Toyota Supra
"...40. No, I don't know. But you'd go after Mark for Supra. I could see you doing that. I have a Mark for Su..."
Saab X Turbo
"...ngs to like track down a really clean like sob 93 X turbo wagon manual. You know, like that kind of just st..."
Pontiac Fiero
"That would be brilliant. I would go Fiero GT with a Buick thirty eight hundred supercharged..."
Buick Roadmaster
"...s say this is a GM product, this could be a Buick Roadmaster. This could be a Pontiac Parisian."
Holden Caprice
"...d like a Chevy ad. Though I suppose it could be a Caprice. The big trunk."
Chrysler Fifth
"You've got much fewer. You've got Chrysler Fifth Avenue. You've got"
Plymouth Fury
"You've got Plymouth Fury and Dodge Diplomat. That might be it."
Chrysler Imperial
"That might be it. Because the imperial by this era turned into a K cars front wheel driv..."
Ford V8 Sedan
"...f like them. The last of the rear-wheel-drive big V8 sedans. Yeah."
Mercury Grand Marquis
"That's right. Grand Marquis, you know, fleet use car. A lot of taxi use and t..."
Dacia Duster
"Yeah, dude. Out of like a Plymouth Duster or something? Yeah, yeah, yeah."
Suzuki Vitara
"Mm-hmm. Suzuki Vitara. Not a grand Vitara."
Chevrolet Tracker
"Yeah. And Sidekick is also the same as the Tracker. And then it became the Chevy Tracker."
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