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WelcometoanotherInWheelTimepodcast.
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WelcometotheInWheelTimeCarTalkShow.
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TodaycomingtoyoufromTeamGilmanMegaMeat.
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We'regoingtocontinuetoimmerseourselvesinthecultureouthereattheMazda,Subaru,andAcuradealerships.
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Hopefully,we'regoingtogetthatcameraupandrunningsoyoucanseehowhugethisis.
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Andwe'regoingtogiveitawhirl.
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Mars,areyouworkingonthat?
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So,andanyway,weareuphereattheTinaGilman.
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It'sathree-dealershipcomplexherejustnorthof1960.
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Andweinviteyoutocomeout.
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Itgoesuntiltwoo'clockthisafternoon.
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Andwe'redoingaspecialthree-hourshowtoday.
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Sowe'regoingtobeontheairhereuntilone.
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Justwantedtosaythat.
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Ifuhifyouwantto,youcanjuststaywithusrighttilloneo'clock.
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It'sabonushourtoday.
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Howdy,alongwithMikeOutofThisWorldMars,fixingthecamera.
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WealwaysneedmoreJeffZekeandChiefEngineerDavidAinsleyiswithus.
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Gladthatyoucouldjoinustoday.
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Youknow,I'mstilllookingforthatinfluencerinthepinkcar.
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Well,Isawthatcargothatway.
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Well,uh,thatwasalongtimeago.
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Andshe'sparkeddownthere.
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UmweseeMarlawe'llhavehercorcorraler.
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UmIwantedtodouhsomerecalls.
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They'reaprettypopulartire.
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IneverthoughtthatKUMOwouldeverbeanything.
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They'vecomealongaround,yeah,yeah.
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KUMOisrecallingcertainSOLASTA11tires,22560R16,shouldbeaprettypopularsize.
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Uhthetiretreadmayseparate.
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Oh,beltseparatingthere.
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Assuch,thetiresfailedtocomplywiththerequirementsoftheFederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard.
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Iwantedtobesureandputthatinthere.
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Andthenwehavetheregularrecalls.
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DoesitstartwithanF?
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Well,it'snotFerrari,isit?
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Uhno,it'snotFerrari.
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Solet'sstartwiththeF.
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FordEscapeExplorerAviatorCorsair2020to2022.
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Thewindshieldwipersmayfail.
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UmFordE350,450,2627.
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Backupalarmsoundfailure.
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UhdriveshaftmayseparateontheFordF250and350SDsuperhuge.
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Youhatetohavethatdriveshaftseparatewhenyou'redoingabout70downthehighway.
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Oryou'reinthe350andyouhadahorsetrailer.
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Orthatonafifthwheel.
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Uhhowaboutthehighvoltagebattery?
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Isthere'safireriskintheVolvoEX30.
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IsthatelectricEX30?
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II'mnotfamiliarwiththeVolvolineup,andIwillreadilyadmitthat.
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IknowI'msupposedtobeI'msupposedtobeknowledgeableaboutallthingsautomotive,butI'mnot.
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Thatwasjustaquestion.
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Wedon'tgetanyVolvos,unfortunately.
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UhcontinuingwiththeFordlegacy.
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FordNavigatorfor2026,it'sgotaproblem,it'sbeingrecalled.
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UhincorrectlydisplayedrearviewcameraimageintheFordEscapeExplorer,Aviator,andCorsair,2020to2022.
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RearviewcameraimagemaynotdisplayintheBroncointheedge,21to26,21to24.
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Tiresidewalldamage.
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Iguessitwentdownthewrongassemblyline.
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Whichwasn'tagoodthing,andtheydamagedthetires.
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ChevroletExpressandSavannah,theydon'tdotheystillmakethose?
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25to26mileyears,theymust.
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Yeah,webelievethattheGMCSavannah.
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TheGMCSavannahistheisthepassengervan.
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Andlet'snotforgetChevroletSilverado3500andtheGMC35002526.
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Enginestallduetodisabledrearfuelpump.
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Well,sothosearetherecallsthisweek.
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Remember,safercar.gov.
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AndumthatwillallowyoutoputinyourVINnumberinthelittleboxandyoucanchecktoseeifyourcarisgoingtoberecalledorisrecalled.
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We'regoingtosaveouruhhemmings,namethecousedcarprice,soldcarprice.
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Well,becauseuhwe'vegotanotheruhtwohourstogetthatin.
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Idon'twanttohavesomeguestslyingout.
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Idon'twanttobloweverythingrightoutofthebox.
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We'vegotalotofpeoplestandingbyoverthere.
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AndIthinkthey'rewaitingformyautographorsomething.
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Well,actually,they'rethey'rewaitingforMarletttoputputthesepeopleinthequeue.
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Thatthatchairrightdownthere.
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Sitrightdownthereandthenputonthatheadset.
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Wenormallydon'tdoitthisway,butwe'rehavingtodoitthiswaybecauseuhbecauseIdon'thaveanybodyfeedingmenamesandtitlesandthatsortofstuff.
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Andumit'snicetomeetyou.
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Ibetthat'snotyourrealname.
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I'llprobablytakethenext30minutesandthen.
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No,wellyoulooklikeaRobert.
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HelookslikeaRobert.
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HelookslikeaRobert.
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I'venevergottenthat,butyouknow,I'lltakeit.
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Couldyouseeitbeingapart,apparentlysomesortofcardinal?
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I,youknow,probablynotasasuhintenseassomeoftheguysouthere.
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Imean,youlookatthesebills,theseguys.
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Aretheseyourpeoplehere?
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Everyonehere,Ithought.
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Everyonehere,tobehonest.
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IIIrepresentHouston.
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Souhandwhataclub,uhashop,uhSoI'mI'mhereonbehalfofuhacompanymywifeandIstarted,uhApexGarage.
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UhIwon'tsaythefirstofitskind,really,inHouston,whereweprovideaspaceincarenthusiasts,uh,mobilemechanics,shadetreemechanics,anyonereally,evenanyonefromdownthestreetcancomeuhcouldcomebyanduhgetsomeworkdone.
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Doyouhaveliftsthere?
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Wehavelifts,wehavetools,wehaverepairguides,wehaveamechaniconstandbytowalkyouthroughrepairsifyougetstuck.
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Youknow,it'sfunnyuhyousaythatbecausegosh,thishadtohavebeen.
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I'mdatingmyself,okay?
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Sojusttellme,shutup,Don.
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You'reold,weallknowthat.
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Sothisisbackinthe70s,okay?
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LikeIsaid,ancientstuff.
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SotherewasashellstationatthecornerofBelAirBoulevardin59,theSouthwestFreeway,rightthereinfrontofSharpstown.
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Andumtheguysoldlotsofgas,buthehadnomechanicworkcomingin.
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Sowhathedidwasheturnedhisgaragethatuhwasapartofthedealership,heturneditintoado-it-yourselfthing.
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Soyougointhereandrentthespace.
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Andifyouneededtools,theyhadtoolsthatyoucouldrentoralift.
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Yeah,wehavetwopostlifts.
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Anduhsoyoucouldrentthespace.
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IfoundmyselfdowntherealotbecauseIlikedit.
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IwasworkingonmycarandIhadaquestionorsomething.
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Therewasalwayssomebodyintherethatsaid,heyman,uh,doyouknowanything?
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Yeah,letmetakealook.
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Oh,yeah,that,this,that.
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Itwasaitwasagarageclub,isbasicallywhatitturnedouttobe.
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That'sthat'swhatwe'regoingfor.
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That'scrazythatevenasfarbackasthe70s,thatwasalreadyaconcept.
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Becausehisgaragehehadabiggarage.
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Hemusthavehadsix,eightstalls.
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HaveyoueverseenthemovieChristine?
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Oh,thecarthatdrivesitself,right?
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Theconceptofthat,Christine,thegaragewasjustwhatyousaid.
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WhereChristinewentbacktothegarageandgotitwasashopwheretheoldmanownedthathedidn'tlikethekid,buthehadalltheseotherclients.
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Itwasmoreofamoneylaunderingthingthananything,butthat'sthepremiseofitwasthemovieChristine.
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Ithinkanothergarage.
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Sowe'relocatedinSpring.
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Uhwefoundanice6,000squarefootfacilityoffofuhthe99andgosling,probablyaboutaminutefromthatintersection.
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Youheargosling,youthinkthewoodlands,butit'smoreit'sspring,andwetrytoplaceittheretokindofcatertoNorthHoustonasfarasaswellasuhprobablycentralHouston.
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It'sprobablyagood30-minutedrivefromcentralHouston,butit'sstillaccessiblefortheguysinConroe,guysinWillis.
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Soit'skindoflikeacarclubmeetupatthegarage.
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Itis,andthat'sthething,right?
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Itit'stotrytotoprovidetogivesomegiveit'sourattemptatconnecting,evenfurtherconnectingtheautomotivecommunity,right?
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Becauselikelookkindoflikeyousaid,workingonyourcariscoolbyitself.
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Workingonyourcaralongsidefellowenthusiastsisamazing.
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Yougetstuck,youjustwalknextdoor.
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Hey,canyoucomecheckthisoutforme?
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It'soneofthosethingsthatmostcarpeopledon'tunderstandbecausethey'veneverexperiencedit.
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Anduhifyouexperienceitacoupleoftimes,yougo,yeah,right.
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IneverIneverwanttogetunderacarbymyselfagain.
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Yeah,can'they,canIcanIrentthespaceforaboutanhouruhyouknownextSaturdayorwhateverthecasemaybe?
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BecauseIwanttochangemyownanddoacouplethingsonit.
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Yeah,soit'syeah,it'sit'sanoverallspace.
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Wehaverightnowwehavefivebaysallumstockedwithliftsandtools.
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Ontheothersideofthebuilding,wehaveasimracingumlounge,whichit'sanewconcept,butit'sprettysimple.
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Backinourday,there'dbeslotcarracing.
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It'dbeauhshutup,Don.
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It'dbeakegandacouch.
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Umwhatakegandacouch.
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Andtheneventuallyyouwilllaunchmembershipstoofortheguysthatthatreallyuhdedicatetimetowardsuhtowardstheautomotivestuff,right?
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There'salotofmobilemechanics.
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Well,here'sthedeal.
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There'ssomanyapartmentbuildingsnow.
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SoIcan'tgoovertoMarshousebecausehisgarageisfullofcrap.
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Notacar,ithasn'tseenthecarinthegarage.
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Thewife'sononesideofthegarage,he'sontheotherside,soyoucan'tgotoJudge'sgarage.
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Ijustboughtanewtruck,it'sbeensittingoutsidesinceIboughtit.
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Thewifetookuphalfofit,andwehaveawholebunchofstuffontheotherhalf.
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Yeah,butIthinkmyHOAwouldwouldwouldfindmetothehighifIevenattemptedsomethinginmydriveway.
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Soyeah,it'sthat'sexactly.
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SoImean,uhultimately,youknow,automotiverepaircostsarerisingumataprettyrapidrate.
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Umcan't,Ithinktheaveragecostformechanicrepairthesedays,justlaboruhcostsabout$120,$150anhour.
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Uhnewcarsaregettingexpensive,sopeoplearekeepingtheiroldercarslonger,butthentheolderthecargets,themorerepairsitneeds.
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Umsotheneedforitisthere.
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Umandit'sit'ssomethingthat'sthatthatthat'scomeupallthetime.
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It'sit'sit'ssomuchofanissue,it'sgettingmemedabout.
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Now,youknowsomethingsopressingwhenpeoplestartmakingmemesaboutit,right?
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Isawamemetheotherday.
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Itwasaguydriving,anduhhewasthepriceofbrakeswassoexpensive,soIhavetoresorttothis.
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Andinthevideo,hehaduhalassowhilehewasdriving,andhethrewitaroundapoletostopthecardownbecausethebrakeswentout.
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Iwaslike,man,IIreallyhopehedoesn'tgettothis.
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Well,mymindgoestolet'ssay,forinstance,aSubaruClub.
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Youknow,WRXguys,andyouknow,we'reallcoolandallthatstuff,uh-huh.
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Butweallliveindifferentapartmentcomplexes.
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Sowereallydon'thaveaplacetogo.
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Oneoftheguysdoesn'thaveagarage.
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Andsothreeorfourofusgoover,we'llhelphimworkonhiscaratyouratyourfacility.
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Maybefortheday,gooverthereandtakeitout.
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Youcouldtaketurnstoo.
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Sowehavehourlyrates,wehavedailyrates.
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We'reworkingonaweeklyrateaswell,justforlong-termbuilds.
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Butno,somethinglikethat.
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Andthat'sthat'sexactlyright,right?
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Youyouworkintheinthevicinityofothers,yougettocollaborateonstuff.
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Eventually,we'relaunchingmembershipsaswelltoevenaccentuatethatthatconceptevenfurther.
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Thatway,youevenifyoudon't,youmightnotneedtoworkonyourcar,youmightjustneedaspacetocomeandplanyournextbuild.
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Um,inourcase,we'rehugeracingenthusiasts,FormulaOne,IndyCar,NASCAR.
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Um,comewatcharace,right?
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We'llhavewatchwe'llhaveuhwatchpartiesforraces.
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Eventuallyformemberstoo,we'llhavetrackdays,right?
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BecauseImean,what'showit'snotmuchfunjustbuildingacarandnotnevergettingtotestitout.
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Soeventuallyyoubuild,build,build,andthenwefigurewe'lltakethememberstothetracktrack.
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Somostoftheguysuhdotheygotouhroadcoursetracksordotheygotodragstripsorboth?
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ButthegoodthingaboutHoustonisyouhaveoptions.
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Umwe'llprobablyrotatethroughuhthroughbetweenroadcoursesandanddragstripsandeventheSamHoustonraceparkdownthere.
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Umandeventually,theblessing,youknow,theblessingwouldbeinTexasisuhwehaveCodaupnorthinAustin,wherenotthatfar.
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It'snotthatfar,right?
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Soeventuallymaybegetthememberstogether,um,we'llgoseearacelive,aFormulaOnerace,sooraNASCAR.
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Maybeworkupadealonticketswiththem,sayourgroupsportstocomeuphere.
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Maybegetanicelittlebooth,anicelittlesection,andit'dbeagreattime.
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Well,I'mthinkingmorealongthelinesofasuitewithuhyouknowsomecocktailsbeingservedandthatsortofthing.
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See,I'mjustI'mjustgivingyoualittlenudgetherewiththeidea.
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Thoselittletinywienerswithatoothpickandthelittlemeatballs,thosearegreat.
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Oh,that'sallyouneed.
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Yeah,thosearenotset.
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Butyeah,justit'swe'rewe'retryingtogiveback.
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Butrightnow,we'resetuphereatthiscarmeet,it'sagoodtime.
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We'relovingtheweather,it'sgreat,peoplearegreat.
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Uhwehavesomemobilesimracingumsetups,sojustgetpeoplecomfortablewiththatvideo.
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InfrontoftheMazdaortheInfrontofuhtheaccurateaccurate,thefarend.
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Umsowe'resettingupwherewe'reaboutamonthoutfromopening,sobuilding'scomingup,it'scoming,it'shappeningprettyquickly.
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Sowe'rejustbuildingawareness,gettingtoknowHouston.
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WealreadyknowHouston,butyoucanneverknowHoustontoomuch,right?
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Uhtogettoknowtheguyshangingout.
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Weit'sabeautiful,likeIsaid,beautifulday,beautifuldayitisgreatday.
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Especiallyafteralltherainwe'vebeengetting.
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It'syeah,it'srefreshingtofinallytryandhavethesunoutagain.
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Butyeah,yeah,we'reexcited.
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Well,thanks,Robert.
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I'mnotansweringnothingelseforRoberttoday.
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Sohowdoyouhaveaweb?
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Howdowegetaholdofyou?
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Oh,uh,soyoucanfindusrightnowatwww.apexgarage.
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There'sabitofnuancetothat.
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Notanunderscoreahyphen.
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Yeah,hyphenxgarage.com.
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Uhwehaveourlandingpageuptogetyoufamiliarwithwhoweareandwhatwedo.
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There'salsoacountdowntimerthere,soyoucanfollowupuhwithwiththeouropening,andthere'salinktousuh.
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Waitaminute,you'renotopenyet?
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Thisweareaboutamonthoutfromopening.
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April11thisouropeningday.
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Well,you'regonnaneedmoreshirtsandyouneedtocontactme.
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Andnotonlythat,butyoualsoneedtohavearemotebroadcastfromthein-milltimecrib.
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Wewecanabsolutelydothat.
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Butuhno,we'reexcited.
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Uh,we'realsohavingoneofthesewhereit'sasmaller,onasmallerscale,butwe'relookingtohaveaJDMcarmeetforouropeningceremonytogetthecarguystogether.
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Umwe'reabitpartialtotheJDMcommunityourselves.
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Sowe'llrotate,we'llrotate.
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So,whatwhatdoyouhave?
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Youknow,Ifeellikeanimposter.
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Ifeellikeanimpostersayingthis.
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IdidjusttradeaBMWuhM3foratruckbecauseIaminthatphasenow.
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Yeah,youdidsaythat.
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Whatisyourwifedriving?
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Everybody'smakingfunny.
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Youyouyouyou'vegoneagainstthegrain.
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Iknow,Iknow,andIfeelsobad,butit'sit'sthatphase.
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UhI'llgetI'llprobablygetsomethingbetter.
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Butthetruckyoubought'saMitsubishi.
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No,I'msayingthat'dbenice.
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That'dbenicethough.
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NowtheGMChasn'tbeenrecalled,hasit?
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Fingerscrossed,everythingIhopin,Isayrightnow.
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Well,theysaidtheyfixeditfor2026.
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Ishouldn'thavetobeabletodothat.
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That'swhattheysaid.
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Beforeyoupushthestarterbutton,it'sthecall.
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SoI'llI'mI'minthatnow.
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Ithopefullyit'snotlong.
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I'mabletogetbacktoyou.
17:30
Didyoudrivethatuphere?
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It'sparkedallthewayintheback.
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Iwasgonnasay,becauseyouhadtoparkintheback.
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Icouldn'ttakethespotlightfromtheseguys.
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Well,Igotherelate,soIparkedrighthereinsteadofgoingallthewaytotheguy.
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Iftheydidn'tsaynothing,youdon'tsaynothing.
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It'sgreattotalktoyou.
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It'sbeenapleasuretobehere.
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Allright,justahead.
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Uhwe'regoingtoumwe'regonnadosomething.
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AndIhavetolookatmynotesheretofindoutwherewearebecauseit'sbeenkindofamessthismorning.
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Thewindhasbeenblowingourpaper.
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Allthewordshavebeenblowingourpaper.
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10realtimeuhcarshow.
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10minutesatCentralTimeeverySaturdayforourliveshowaboutallthingsautomotive.
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Ofcourse,tonsofpodcastsandallthatstuff.
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Thanksforbeingwithustoday.
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hasalist,andweknowyoulovelists.
20:03
Well,Ihavetogetupextraearlytodriveoverthere.
20:06
PraytoGodthatthefreewayisnotshutdownontheBeaumontHighway.
20:10
Andumdidn'tgooverthereforathree-hourshowfromeighttoeleven.
20:14
Y'all,doy'alleveruhy'alltakeroadtrips?
20:20
Yeah,wegotoWoodlandsanduhNo,no,no,no.
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I'mtalkingaboutBeaumontrightnow.
20:25
BeautifuldowntownBeaumont.
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Wedon'tevenhaveanygasstationsbetweenhereandBeaumont,too.
20:31
Winnie,hewouldknow.
20:32
YougottheTPmotelinWharton.
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Theonlywaythat'snot.
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SoournextguestisJose.
20:39
UhheistheWRXSTIguy.
20:44
Sowhatyearisyourcar?
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MysoIhavetwoofthem.
20:51
ThefirstoneI'vebuiltisuh2003BugEye.
20:56
Sowhat'sabugeyesprite?
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It'scalledtheBugEye.
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That'swhatit'scalled,yeah.
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It'sadifferentbugeyethatI'mthinkingof.
21:05
Butsotheyhavethreegenerations.
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Sotheygotthebugeye,blahblahandthehawkeye.
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SothebugeyeisthefirstonethattheybroughthereintheUSasaWRX.
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Youdrivethecockeye.
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Um,soJose,Ihavetotellyou,ithadtohavebeenthefirstgeneration.
21:28
Thiswasprobablysomewherearound2000.
21:33
Isthatwouldthatbethefirstgeneration?
21:35
Yeah,2000wasthefirstgeneration,butinJapan.
21:39
Overhere,theybroughtitin2002.
21:41
Okay,sothat'swhatitwas.
21:44
UmitwasaPressFleetcar,anditwasaWRXSTIwiththesixspeedmanualtransmission.
21:53
Ohmygod,Ifellinlovewiththatcar.
21:57
ThatcarwasbadtotheImean,he'dgoaroundcornersforeverandever.
22:04
Butthethingwasfast.
22:07
Don'ttellanybody,butIhadthatthingupto120.
22:10
Anditstillhadplentyofthrottleleftinit.
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Don'tlookatmelikethat.
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That'stheonlywayyouknow.
22:19
That'sthewayyouknowthatyougotafire.
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See,IIdothingslikethatforresearch.
22:26
Andhe'salsoagreatliar.
22:29
There'snoresearchinthat.
22:31
Itwas,itwas,Ilovethecar,Ireallydid.
22:34
Andthenonethingthatalotofpeopledon'trealizeisthatisafull-timeall-wheeldrivecar.
22:39
Andyounever,ever,everheardofthecarbeingrecalled.
22:45
TheydidthejobrightonthoseWRXs.
22:49
AndtheIdon'tknowaboutthenewWRX.
22:52
Haveyoudrivenoneofthose?
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I'veonlybeeninthem,butIfeellikethecaristoobigforme.
22:59
Theygrewthecarandit'snotanSTI.
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It'snotapumped-upbadtothebonecar.
23:05
I'mIguessthattheyprobablyhaveplansforthatsomewheredowntheroad.
23:09
Probablytheydo,yeah.
23:11
BecauseIyoudon'tlooklikeaforesterguy.
23:16
IlikeIlikemysewerstobetheolderthebetter.
23:20
Andthatone,thatoneisatwo-door,it'soneoftherareones.
23:24
Isitisitaflatsixorafour?
23:27
No,thatoneisafullWRX.
23:30
Soit'sait'sait'saflatsix.
23:32
It'saflatfourrightnow.
23:37
Well,let'sIwantthatIwantthepantsthatgirlsgotonit.
23:41
Yeah,checkerflags,yeah,yeah.
23:42
Justputitinfrontofthem.
23:46
SoumwhataretheiraftermarkethotrodpartsforthoseSubaru's?
23:52
SotheVaughanwasmyfirstbuild.
23:55
Iboughtthatcarbackin2017.
24:00
Andthen,likeyousaid,Ifellinlovewiththewayitdrivenandeverything.
24:04
ButIdidn'tknowwhattodo.
24:05
Like,Iwaslike,whatdoIhowdoImodifyit?
24:08
Like,whatwheels,whatrouteshouldIgo?
24:12
Iwantedsomethingdifferent.
24:13
SothenIstartedlookingonGoogleandthisWRCcarpoppedoutwithallthestickers,therallysoundsandeverything.
24:20
I'mlike,IwonderifIcanbuildthat.
24:22
ThenIstarteddoingmyresearch.
24:23
Ittookmeayeartofinallycompletelikethewholebodykit.
24:27
ThenittookmeanotheryeartogettheWRCuhliveryrallystickersbecausetheydon'tsellnoneofthatstuffhere.
24:34
Buteverything'sfromuhUK.
24:36
Didyoudidyoudoanythingtothedidyoudoanythingtotheengine?
24:39
Theengineitisitisuhuhuhletmeseeit'sa2001STI.
24:46
TheycallitEJ207,it'sfullyforged.
24:49
Thatthatmotorisbuiltfor700horsepower.
24:53
Butrightnowit'son400tothewheelsonE85.
24:56
It'sgotabigyeah,it'sgotabigturbo,rotatedturbo,it'sgotuhflexfuel,Icanuseray,Icanusegasore85,Icanuseboth,Icanblendit.
25:08
Youhavecontroloverthat?
25:11
Yeah,youcaneitheryoucanitdoesitbyitself.
25:14
Oh,itdoesitbyitself.
25:15
Yeah,let'ssayhalfhalftankofgas,andthenIwanttoputE85,Ijustputitinanditdoesitbyitself.
25:21
Iadjustthecontentontheethanol.
25:24
Really,Icanreaditonmyphone.
25:25
It'scomputercontrol.
25:26
Yes,Icanreaditonmyphone,Icanseehowmuchcontentithas.
25:29
Anditdoesitallthroughyourcomputerprogram.
25:32
Soit'sit'smonitoringthemix,thequalityofthegasoline,basically.
25:37
Yeah,theoctanelevelandalltheyeah.
25:41
Yeah,it'smonitoringtheoctanelevelassoonasIputE85.
25:44
Likethismorning,IputIpulloutmyphone,Iconnectit,andIcanseethepercentage70%isreallygoodcontent.
25:51
Sothecarisfeelsfastandlighter.
25:53
Yeah,uhit'ssuckingdowngaslikelikelikenotomorrow.
25:59
Actually,yes,theE85goesfasterthanregulargas.
26:03
BecauseIdoIdocycles,likeIdothreetanksofE85,andthenIwanttocleanitupwithregulargas.
26:10
BecauseE85createssomekindofamixturebetweenthethesuckingtubesandalltheirvacuums,sogasolinewillcleanthatup.
26:20
WeusedtogoouttotheairporttogetsomeashonaFridaynightorSaturdaynight,whateverweweredoing.
26:25
Hejusthepullsitupontheair.
26:27
Youtrytodothatnow,you'llgetshot.
26:29
That'saproblem,yeah.
26:30
Hejustdoesitonhisphone.
26:34
So,howmuchdohowmuchdoesthatcomputerprogramforthatthingthatyou'vegotwiththeE850?
26:42
Yeah,sothethesoftwarethatIgot,theproblemthatIhaveiscalledDeliciousTuning.
26:53
It'sasmallcomputer.
26:55
Don'ttellanybodyaboutit.
26:56
No,no,andit'sgotsensors.
26:58
Yougotthesensor,youjusthookitupandhookitintothefuelline.
27:02
Yeah,thefuellinehastogothroughitsoit'llreadthesensor,yes.
27:06
Andthenumthetunerhastotune,maketwotunes,onefornaturalorjustuh95octane,93octane,Imean,andthentheothertuneisforE85,soyougottwodifferenttunes.
27:19
Butthecomputer,thatlittlebrain,uhadjustseverything.
27:23
Howdidyoulearnaboutthat?
27:25
Man,IdidmyresearchbeforebecausebecauseII'mnotgonnalie,Ididblewuponeenginebeforethat.
27:31
LikeakidonTV,butyoudidyoursontheontheinternet.
27:35
Uhyes,yes,yes,exactly.
27:39
Butuh,andIaskedmytuner,thisisaRallycar,soIwantalltheaspectsfromaRallycar.
27:44
Soitdoeshaveanti-lag,allthepopsandbangs.
27:47
Yeah,it'sgotuhtwo-stepandlaunchcontrol,it'sgoteverything.
27:51
Theonlythingisthattransmissionstillhasfivespeeds,sothere'stransmission.
27:57
Uhsothat'sthenextthat'sthenextstep.
28:01
So,howmuchisthesixspeed?
28:02
Youbuythesixspeedused?
28:06
BecauseIhavetogetuhanallfourorallfivetransmissionbecausesincemycarisold,thatoneisjustaplugandplate.
28:12
Youputiton,everythingworks.
28:20
SoIgotalotoffollowersonInstagram,andalotofthefollowerssay,Iwanttobeyourneighbor,you'reacoolneighbor,becauseIpullbothofmycarsout.
28:27
AndI'mjustcleaningorstartthemorchecksomethingout,andI'mlike,Ihopemyneighborsdon'tmindthenoise.
28:33
Andthey'relike,no,you'regood.
28:34
Wheredoyouuhhowdowefindyou?
28:36
Oh,somyInstagramis03TexasunderscoreWRC.
28:53
UnderscoreWRC,okay.
29:00
Souhwhatpartoftowndoyoulivein?
29:01
IliveonStafford,uh,soI'mlike40minutesfromhere.
29:09
Downthestreetfromyou,yes.
29:12
SodoyougotoalotofWRXmeetsorjustmeetslikethis?
29:15
Igotomeetslikethis.
29:17
Theyalwaysputmycarondisplaybecauseyouknow,kidslovethecar.
29:20
Theyhavethefull,you'llseeonceyougetontheInstagram,uh,you'llseetheygotthefullliveryfromtheWRC.
29:26
TheRaleighuhreplicasareexactlylikewhentheyusedtorunbackinuh2000and98.
29:35
IjustfinishedtheuhtheImpressa97,soitlooksjustlikeaCarlyMcRae'scarwhenheranbackin '98.
29:44
Heyman,it'sgreattotalktoyou.
29:46
Yousureyournamemiddlename,yourlastnameisit?
29:50
No,it'sJoseMartinez.
29:53
Yeah,it'sthemostpopularnamearoundhere.
29:54
Iknow,yeah,exactly.
29:55
Well,Jose,it'sgreattohaveyouontheshow.
29:57
Thankyouverymuchforstoppingbyandtellingusaboutyourstuff.
30:00
Andnexttimewerunintoyou,wewanttohearaboutyourtransferfromfivespeedtosixspeed.
30:06
Yeah,yeah,yeah,forsure,forsure.
30:07
Allright,thankyouguysforhavingme.
30:09
Takecareofyourself.
30:11
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