Jakub from Straight Pipes joins the hosts for a live car debate about selling his cars and searching for a new V8-powered four-seater under $60K CAD. They discuss Mercedes' new electric luxury van, Porsche's electric Cayman, and the importance of engine choice over brand loyalty. The conversation covers potential replacements like the BMW E90 M3, Chevy SS, Lexus IS 500, and Maserati Gran Turismo. Listener questions touch on EV range for long commutes, best hatchbacks, underrated sports cars, and jack usage for exotic cars. The episode blends car culture, personal stories, and practical advice with upcoming events and listener interactions.
Jakub from The Straight Pipes is selling everything! He’s in need of a Car Debate, so the guys interview him and discuss possible choices. For Car Conclusions, they reveal what listeners bought - some unexpected cars! Then, social media questions ask for the best way to introduce toddlers to cars, what is the best-looking hatchback of all time, and what are the most underrated and inexpensive ‘back-road-driving’ car choices?
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00:00 - Intro
00:42 - News: Mercedes-Benz Introduces…A Van!
4:32 - News: Porsche’s EV Cayman/Boxster Still Alive?
8:44 - Topic Tuesday: It’s Really Jakub! A Live Car Debate
44:38 - EDD & HOD Events: March 2026
47:21 - Car Conclusion #1: An Engine Wearing A Truck
51:00 - Car Conclusion #2: Buying More Cars Than You Thought
54:14 - Audience Questions On Social Media
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"but we do think it's very cool. It's an EV, by the way, a full EV van with an 800-volt charging"
An EV is a car or van that runs only on electricity, not gas. It’s better for the environment and usually quieter when you drive it.
EV stands for Electric Vehicle, which means the vehicle is powered entirely by electricity instead of gasoline or diesel. EVs typically offer quieter operation and zero tailpipe emissions.
"the electric update of the Cayman, the electric 718 and said it's very, very good."
An electric vehicle is a car that runs on electricity from batteries instead of gas. It doesn't make pollution from the exhaust like regular cars.
An electric vehicle (EV) is a car powered entirely by electric motors using energy stored in batteries, rather than a traditional internal combustion engine. EVs produce zero tailpipe emissions and are becoming increasingly popular as automakers shift towards sustainable transportation.
"There's nothing wrong with an EV. There's nothing wrong with a hybrid. There's nothing wrong with an ICE. Let's just they've all got pros and cons."
An internal combustion engine is the usual kind of car engine that burns gas to make the car go.
An internal combustion engine (ICE) is a traditional engine type that burns fuel such as gasoline or diesel to create power. It's the most common type of engine used in cars before the rise of electric and hybrid vehicles.
"There's nothing wrong with an EV. There's nothing wrong with a hybrid. There's nothing wrong with an ICE. Let's just they've all got pros and cons."
A hybrid car uses both gas and electricity to run. This helps save fuel and pollutes less.
A hybrid vehicle combines an internal combustion engine with an electric motor to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions. It can switch between or combine both power sources depending on driving conditions.
"Cayman. I can't wait to drive one. I'm excited to drive one. I think Porsche will probably do it very, very well. Is that something that I would go, I really want? No, but I'll drive one on a heartbeat."
The Porsche Cayman is a sporty car made by Porsche that has its engine in the middle of the car. This helps it drive very well and handle corners nicely.
The Porsche Cayman is a mid-engine sports car made by Porsche, known for its balanced handling and performance. It is part of Porsche's lineup positioned between the 911 and the Boxster.
"make a gas powered GT4 because that's been very popular. And it's very good and it exists in GT4 class racing and companies, you know, teams will want to buy that and individuals want to buy it and really is a great track car and make it all."
The Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 is a special, faster version of the Cayman made for racing and track driving. It is popular among people who like to race or drive fast on tracks.
The Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 is a high-performance variant of the Cayman, designed for track use and known for its sharp handling and powerful naturally aspirated engine. It competes in GT4 class racing, a category for race cars based on production models.
"And it's very good and it exists in GT4 class racing and companies, you know, teams will want to buy that and individuals want to buy it and really is a great track car and make it all."
GT4 class racing is a type of car racing where the cars look like regular sports cars you can buy, but they are changed a bit to race on tracks. It's a popular way for people to race without spending too much money.
GT4 class racing is a motorsport category where cars are based on production sports cars but modified for racing. It is popular for being more affordable and accessible compared to higher-level GT classes.
"Let's worry about weight again. Yes, I don't care who you are, I don't care what you make. Stress the scale. Okay, I'm not fat shaming people. I'm fat shaming cars."
Weight means how heavy a car is. Lighter cars usually drive better and faster, so car makers try to keep cars light.
Weight in automotive context refers to the mass of the vehicle, which significantly affects performance, handling, and efficiency. Keeping weight low is a common goal for sports and performance cars.
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FCP Euro is a company that sells real parts for European cars like BMW, Audi, and Porsche. They promise to replace parts for free if they fail, which helps keep your car running well.
FCP Euro is a supplier specializing in genuine original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts and performance upgrades for European cars. They offer a lifetime replacement guarantee on parts including consumables like brake pads and oil filters.
"That means BMW, Audi, Volkswagen, Mini, Mercedes, Volvo, Porsche and even Saab. Paul, you have to call your brother law and tell him FCP Euro is the place because as I just said, even Saab, we're putting it in the ad."
Saab is a car brand from Sweden that made cars known for being safe and different. They don't make new cars anymore, but many people still drive and love them.
Saab is a Swedish automotive brand known for its unique design and engineering, especially in turbocharged engines and safety features. Although no longer producing new cars, Saab remains popular among enthusiasts and owners of existing vehicles.
"I got rid of my E55 AMG wagon and everyone was shocked and I don't blame them because I kind of expected to keep that car for a while"
The E55 AMG wagon is a fast and sporty Mercedes station wagon. It has a strong engine and can carry a lot of stuff, making it both practical and fun to drive.
The Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG wagon is a high-performance version of the E-Class wagon, featuring a powerful V8 engine tuned by AMG. It combines the practicality of a wagon with sports car-like performance.
"and that's kind of what spurred this whole thing. So we can start off with the E55 if you guys want. So I imported that car from Japan."
The E55 AMG is a fast and sporty version of a Mercedes car that has a big, powerful engine with a supercharger, making it quicker and more fun to drive than regular models.
The Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG is a high-performance version of the E-Class sedan and wagon, equipped with a powerful 5.4-liter supercharged V8 engine. It is known for its strong performance and is considered a desirable enthusiast car from the early 2000s AMG lineup.
"I think it was a 2018 E63 AMG wagon. I was like, holy crap. I didn't even know this existed. I'm like, this is it. This is the top."
The E63 AMG wagon is a fast and sporty Mercedes station wagon that can carry a family but also go really fast because of its strong engine.
The Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG wagon is a high-performance version of the E-Class wagon, featuring a powerful V8 engine and sporty tuning by AMG. The 2018 model is known for combining practicality with sports car performance in a luxury package.
"and turns out the E55 with the 5.4 supercharge is very reliable and takes the modifications well, which I did not do too many because I was terrified of the German reliability stuff."
A supercharger is a part that helps the engine get more air so it can make more power and go faster, and it works right away when you press the gas.
A supercharger is a device that forces more air into an engine's combustion chamber, increasing power output. Unlike a turbocharger, it is mechanically driven by the engine, providing immediate boost without lag.
"The not flawless part is that it had leaks as any old German car would. And I spent thousands of dollars at the Mercedes dealer and European service department fixing the leaks because I'm one of those people that can't live with a little bit of, you know, a little puddle under the car."
Leaks mean fluids like oil or water are dripping from the car because some seals or parts are old or worn out. It can be messy and cause problems if not fixed.
Leaks in older German cars often refer to oil or coolant escaping from seals and gaskets, which is common due to aging components. While usually not immediately dangerous, they can lead to bigger problems if ignored.
"Sure. And I could have left it as most people do, but you know, oh, the rear main seal is leaking. Well, it turns out, let's do the input shaft on the transmission."
The rear main seal is a part that stops oil from leaking out of the back of the engine. If it leaks, oil can drip and cause problems.
The rear main seal is a gasket located at the back of the engine where the crankshaft exits the engine block. It prevents oil from leaking out and is a common source of leaks in older engines.
"Well, it turns out, let's do the input shaft on the transmission. Let's do the like literally every single gasket. We did the oil filter housing gasket. We did everything."
This seal stops the transmission fluid from leaking out where the transmission connects to the engine. If it leaks, the car might lose fluid and have problems shifting.
The input shaft seal is a gasket that prevents transmission fluid from leaking where the transmission input shaft enters the transmission housing. Leaks here can cause fluid loss and transmission issues.
"Let's do the like literally every single gasket. We did the oil filter housing gasket. We did everything. Did it get solved? But did no more leaks? It got solved. No more leaks."
This gasket is a seal that stops oil from leaking where the oil filter attaches to the engine. If it wears out, oil can drip and make a mess.
The oil filter housing gasket seals the connection between the oil filter housing and the engine block, preventing oil leaks. Over time, this gasket can degrade and cause leaks in many German cars.
"because I can continue to use the F-150 as the family hauler in the daily. Would I like something closer to the E 55 that I can still daily? Yes."
The Ford F-150 is a big truck that many people use for work or to carry family and stuff. It's very popular and can do a lot of different jobs.
The Ford F-150 is a full-size pickup truck known for its versatility and capability, often used as a family hauler or work vehicle. It is one of the best-selling vehicles in North America.
"I'm going to say that it's not brand specific. It's engine specific. Because all right, a couple years ago, I have decided that I love V8s. And I don't really need any other engine in my life anymore, because I just love V8s."
A V8 engine is a type of car engine with eight parts that help it make power. It is strong and makes cars go fast and sound cool.
A V8 engine has eight cylinders arranged in a V configuration, known for producing strong power and torque, often used in sports cars and trucks. It is favored for its sound and performance characteristics.
"It could be a V8, it could be a V10, it could be a V12, but we're getting a little crazy with the 10s and 12s."
A V10 engine is a powerful car engine with ten parts that help it make power. It is usually in very fast and special cars.
A V10 engine has ten cylinders arranged in a V shape, typically found in high-performance sports cars and supercars. It offers a balance between power and smoothness.
"E60 M5 is okay, but the Alpha Giulia Quadrifoglio is out? That's try to explain cylinders. Remember, we can go up. We can't go down."
The Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio is a fast and stylish car from Italy. It looks cool and drives well but might need some extra care to keep it running.
The Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio is a high-performance version of the Giulia sedan, featuring a powerful V6 engine and sporty handling. It is known for its Italian styling and driving dynamics but has mixed reliability reputation.
"So I'm going to go elsewhere a little more high end and that is because it's a car that kind of lives in my brain as a, huh, except I feel like everybody else is buying them and that is the V8 Vantage, the older Aston. Ooh, interesting. Hadn't considered it, I don't know if that would be in the price range and slightly nervous about the exoticness of that car and the reliability."
The Aston Martin V8 Vantage is a fancy and fast car from England. It looks great but can be tricky and expensive to keep in good shape.
The Aston Martin V8 Vantage is a British luxury sports car known for its V8 engine, elegant design, and exclusivity. It is considered exotic and can be expensive to maintain with some reliability concerns.
"And there's a dilemma with vehicles like that where if they were offered in manual, I almost feel like I have to find it in manual. Not necessarily true, but again, because this is going to be more of a daily, so I'm kind of more okay to being automatic and I might also have my wife be able to drive this car as well. And she doesn't enjoy driving manual transmission. She can, but she just doesn't like it. So not exactly like needs to be manual or needs to be auto, but like in my head, because I've driven that car in auto and it wasn't good. So I feel like you would have to get that car manual. Better in manual, for sure."
A manual transmission is a type of car where the driver changes gears by hand. It can make driving more fun but needs more effort.
A manual transmission requires the driver to manually shift gears using a clutch and gear stick. It offers more driver engagement and control compared to automatic transmissions.
"this takes my brain to V8 F type. No back seats. True. True. Sorry. Yeah, no back seats. Yeah. Yeah. I guess I failed twice there, didn't I? Yeah. Oh, yeah, that's right. Sorry. I thought the Aston for some reason. No, the V9 does. The Vantage does not."
A V8 engine is a type of car engine that has eight cylinders arranged in a V shape. This makes the car powerful and fast.
A V8 is an engine configuration with eight cylinders arranged in a V shape. It is known for producing strong power and torque, often used in performance and luxury cars.
""...it's LS3 manual or can be had manual. Yeah, that's that would be on the list if I can find one.""
The LS3 is a type of big engine made by Chevrolet that gives cars a lot of power and makes them go fast.
The LS3 is a 6.2-liter V8 engine produced by General Motors, known for its strong performance and use in various Chevrolet performance cars including the Chevy SS.
"So the problem is that the wagon, the wagon's the one you want and it is out of your budget. Yeah. The wagon is 100% out because of that."
This is a fast Cadillac car that has a wagon shape, meaning it has more space in the back for things. It's powerful and practical but can be expensive.
The Cadillac CTS-V Wagon is the high-performance wagon version of the CTS-V, combining the power of the CTS-V with the practicality of a wagon body style. It is rarer and often more expensive than the coupe or sedan versions.
"But stay with me, the coupe, because it looks so wild these days. Sure. I didn't like it when it came out. But now because it's so ridiculous looking, I kind of really like it."
This is a fast Cadillac car with two doors. It looks very bold and cool, and it has a strong engine that makes it quick.
The Cadillac CTS-V Coupe is the two-door version of the CTS-V, known for its aggressive and bold styling. It shares the same powerful engine as other CTS-V variants but has a sportier, more distinctive look.
"The supercharged ones, I think they're 2011 possibly. Something in that range. The V2s I call them. Yeah, they're boxy. They're angry."
A supercharged engine has a special device that pushes more air into the engine, making the car more powerful and faster.
Supercharging is a method of forced induction that uses a belt-driven compressor to increase the amount of air entering an engine, resulting in more power. Supercharged engines typically provide strong low-end torque and immediate throttle response.
- Intro
- News: Mercedes-Benz Introduces…A Van!
- News: Porsche’s EV Cayman/Boxster Still Alive?
- Topic Tuesday: It’s Really Jakub! A Live Car Debate
- EDD & HOD Events: March 2026
- Car Conclusion #1: An Engine Wearing A Truck
- Car Conclusion #2: Buying More Cars Than You Thought
- Audience Questions On Social Media
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Hey guys, welcome back. You'll notice that the audio is good from the outset this time.
We apologize for backup audio issues last time, but we are here. We are ready for a
great podcast. Instead of big card debates this time, we have a special guest coming
up. You've probably already heard about it. Jacob from the Straight Pipes will be joining
us for a live card debate. We don't often have guests and we rarely do live card debates.
Well, we also don't know. He has not given us any information in advance of what he's
looking for. So I'm excited about hearing what his debate is. So it's live ideas. We
don't know. No idea where it's going. Apparently sold everything and wants to buy something
different and we'll get the full story. He's sold some stuff. Apparently that's a YouTube
plague right now. But anyway, so we're going to dive into other things. First off, you
had the van news. Van news. I never have van news. Rarely does anybody have van news,
but Mercedes does. It is the new VLE Grand LeMousine. I want to start off by saying Mercedes
has claimed this is not a van. I point out that it's already in your acronym. V. VLE.
This is the VLE series. You're already calling it a van with the letter V. Doesn't that have
slidey side doors? And it does have slidey side doors. Okay. So I think it's a van. The
rest of the world thinks it's a van. Yes. But what I find most interesting is they're
calling it a Grand LeMousine. So much so they had to make a top 10 list of why it's a Grand
LeMousine and the benefits to sell the world on the van. I mean, we already know it's a
luxurious van. See the slidey side doors? Slidey side doors, nice back seats. And it's
got the beautiful seats and the amenities and the AI-powered M-Buck system and all of the
upgrades and it's going to be the optimal transport, not just high-end hotels, shuttling
their guests from airport to hotel, but they have wanted to, they have seen a market here.
They obviously kind of already own that market. And they want to be the go-to van.
Okay. Yeah. All right. I won't read all of these to you. I don't want to inundate you with van news,
but we do think it's very cool. It's an EV, by the way, a full EV van with an 800-volt charging
system, highly flexible seating for up to eight people. Not only do they mention the manual roll
and go, they mention the remote seat ballet. I'm sorry? Yes. It is in their... What? What?
They're top 10 reasons the new VLE redefines the Grand LeMousine. Sure. The newly developed seats,
the M-Bucks experience, superior ride, more than 700 kilometers of range, apparently,
on this 800-volt technology, interior or extraordinary, interior experience, extraordinary.
And I'm all about it. Sure. Here we go. Here's the instrument panel. I also thought that Mercedes
was one of the first car companies to admit that glass screens do not define luxury. But here
they are in their most luxurious Grand LeMousine, putting a giant screen across the front. I don't
understand how you can legitimately even build this and say it's not a van. Everything about
the center console is a van. It's a van. Everything about this is a van. It's a van. I guess it's
because Volkswagen didn't do well with the ID buzz. They thought they would say this isn't a van.
Look, we've said it before. Nothing out mini vans, mini van. If you're going to transport a bunch of
people, make it van-shaped. And people love vans. Vans are cool. Just van. Just embrace the van.
Even if they're not cool, that is what transports about people. Come with us on our pilgrimage
trip. We take you around in a van, not because it's the best car to drive on the Autobahn,
but because that's how you transport lots of people. It's a van. We're fighting upstream here.
Big time. Mercedes isn't being honest with themselves. It's a van. It's a luxurious van.
Like, hey, everybody, we made the world's most luxurious van. Buy it. It's going to be awesome.
Everybody's like, sweet, cool, new EV van. And that's the big news. It's the first letter
of the name of the van. Couldn't agree with you more. The van. Yes. Also, if it's supposed to be
that thing for hotels, this makes all the sense in the world. Yeah. And what will guests say?
Hey, we'll take the van. Yes. We'll pick you up. And what do we watch for?
Watch for the grand limousine at the airport. What is that? Hello, sir. We'll pick you up
in the van. Yeah. Would you like to schedule the van? You know what we have? We have a van for you.
There you go. If you need to go to the airport, we have a van. Glad we fixed that. If you want
to read the entire list for yourself, go to the Mercedes news portal and you can read how
the VLA is a true shapeshifter. What is going on? The marketing speak is just it's endlessly fun.
A new era of distinctive design. I can't stop. Please stop. Please stop. I want to move on.
In fact, I'm going to force you to stop me moving on. Here's my bit of news. Porsche news.
This is not our photo. This is actually a photo you'll see quite branded with motor one because
I read this on motor one, even though it was mentioned other places. So apparently the new CEO
of Porsche has driven the electric update of the Cayman, the electric 718 and said it's very,
very good. The reason I bring this up is because I feel like every week right now,
there is some bit of news about what Porsche is going to do. And literally on the same day,
on the same day, I have read article one that said here is how much money Porsche is losing this
year while they write down all of their EV investments. And on another article on the
same day, here's how much the current Porsche CEO thinks the new 718 Cayman is actually great in
EV form. Here's how much money we lost. Here's how great our new upcoming products are that lost
us all the money. Could both of those things be true? Theoretically. But what I find fascinating
is, look, a new Cayman Boxster of some point is coming. It's probably going to have multiple
drivetrains. I don't think Porsche is going to take all of that engineering and just put it in the
garbage. I think electric, whatever they've learned here is going to exist in cars. But clearly
what's not going to exist is the conversation that was going on for a while. And we've talked
about it now as you won't go too far. But the fact that Porsche was just kind of going to go
on all electric lineup, except for upper levels of the 911. Clearly that's not happening anymore.
And you and I have said for the longest time, and I think you actually were the first to say it,
and that is we want all the manufacturers to make all the things. Yeah, just create options,
create choice. There's nothing wrong with an EV. There's nothing wrong with a hybrid. There's
nothing wrong with an ICE. Let's just they've all got pros and cons. Let's have all of the above
available. But I'm very curious. Look, I will I will say it as much as I don't want an electric
Cayman. I can't wait to drive one. I'm excited to drive one. I think Porsche will probably do it
very, very well. Is that something that I would go, I really want? No, but I'll drive one on a
heartbeat. But when they said that's the only Cayman version we'll sell, I agree. That was the
mistake. I agree. Investment professionals tell us all diversify your portfolio. That's all we hear
when you're investing. Diversify your portfolio. Have a little bit of investment over here,
a little bit over here. And that's what we recommend. All these car manufacturers just
a little bit over here, a little bit over here. We just make all the things, make all the things.
Well, then yes, we look forward to it. You know what, when they come out with it,
make a gas powered GT4 because that's been very popular. And it's very good and it exists in
GT4 class racing and companies, you know, teams will want to buy that and individuals want to
buy it and really is a great track car and make it all. Yes, bring it all. Here's here's my big,
my big thing for all manufacturers. I just want to put it out there. I know
no one's listening to what I'm about to say. Let's worry about weight again. Yes, I don't care who
you are, I don't care what you make. Stress the scale. Okay, I'm not fat shaming people. I'm fat
shaming cars. Okay, all right. Let me read you more about the van. No more about the van. Unmatched
comfort and versatility. Let's please move on to Jacob, our friend up in Canada from Straight
Papes and we'll get him on the call now.
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your Saab. FCP Euro.com. So here he is, Jacob from Straight Papes. It's really Jacob or that's the
other thing that happens, right? That's the other way you go by it. Okay, so you guys already know
him. You've probably already watched Jacob and Yuri's work with Straight Papes, but we heard
that Jacob is selling everything and has no idea what to get. Both you and I were like,
now wait a minute, this is what we do. So Jacob, thanks for joining us. Yeah, welcome, man.
Thanks for reaching out. And funny enough, I did have one of my subscribers say that I should
be on the show for this. So here I am. Even better. I love that. Thanks for being with us.
When was the last time we saw you in person? I think it was SEMA in Vegas two or three years ago.
Sounds right. I think it was even longer than that, but it was SEMA in Vegas. Okay, COVID,
I blocked out memories of COVID. Maybe it was before. Exactly. I can't remember.
Glad to have you on. Yeah, I definitely don't see you guys enough. For sure. For sure. We're here
to hear the story about, explain to everybody watching how you came to decide to sell everything
and what's the current update to your fleet and what are you looking for? We want to hear it all.
Apparently, by the way, this is the thing you and I missed. Apparently, we missed the memo.
The memo that came around early this year was all YouTubers are supposed to sell everything.
I guess. And so it's the running joke. I didn't get that memo. Not everybody is,
but apparently that was the running joke. So anyway, join us, Jacob, and tell us what the story is.
Okay, so you guys know how YouTube and thumbnails work, so sold everything. I didn't actually,
I didn't, I didn't sell everything, but you know, buying a car on YouTube is very exciting. Selling
a car isn't. So I had sold cars over the last year and I was like, you know what, I didn't really
explain why I sold all these cars and I'm like, I'll just make one video explaining why I sold
or got rid of a bunch of cars at the same time because I got rid of my E55 AMG wagon and everyone
was shocked and I don't blame them because I kind of expected to keep that car for a while
and that's kind of what spurred this whole thing. So we can start off with the E55 if you guys want.
So I imported that car from Japan. It was left hand drive. I sought it out. It was, you know,
one of my dream cars, again, YouTube thumbnail, but genuinely dream car, the attainable version
of that because when I started doing this whole car review YouTube thing, Yuri and I got to drive a,
I think it was a 2018 E63 AMG wagon. I was like, holy crap. I didn't even know this existed. I'm
like, this is it. This is the top. Like, how does it get better than this? And so when my son was
born, I got Mercedes to actually give me a loaner E63 wagon for a month so I could like take them
home from the hospital. I love it. And then I was like, you know what, now it's time to buy one. Well,
turns out I don't have $200,000. So what I do have is $20,000 or $25,000. See, this is actual
YouTube map here. This is how it actually works. Keep going. Exactly. So what can I get that's a
Mercedes AMG wagon for $20,000, $25,000, $30,000. And so I was looking at the E63s, but they sort of
have like head bolt issues in that generation that I was looking at. I was like, I don't really want
to get into that with the 6.2 naturally aspirated, although it sounds really good. Did my research
and turns out the E55 with the 5.4 supercharge is very reliable and takes the modifications well,
which I did not do too many because I was terrified of the German reliability stuff.
And so I found that car and imported it from Japan, owned it for I think three years and
I would say it was nearly flawless. Like never gave me an issue starting, no check engine lights.
The not flawless part is that it had leaks as any old German car would. And I spent thousands of
dollars at the Mercedes dealer and European service department fixing the leaks because I'm
one of those people that can't live with a little bit of, you know, a little puddle under the car.
Sure. And I could have left it as most people do, but you know, oh, the rear main seal is leaking.
Well, it turns out, let's do the input shaft on the transmission. Let's do the like literally
every single gasket. We did the oil filter housing gasket. We did everything.
Did it get solved? But did no more leaks? It got solved. No more leaks.
I just want to hear good news, good news at least a few days.
And so because I did all that stuff, I was like, yeah, I'll just keep this car for, you know,
forever for a long time because now I've solved all the issues, right? A friend of a friend is
like, Hey, I watched Jacob's video. I didn't know this at the time. And I'm interested in
buying one of those. My friend, Hey, is your car for sale? I'm like,
Yeah. Well, no, but you have a price in mind. Yeah, that's money. You got exactly key. Yeah.
Yeah. So I genuinely did not intend to sell that vehicle. It's not like I bought it and I sold it
for YouTube. It's not that I promise. It's just like, Hey, I got this offer and I literally told
the guy sent me an offer. I can't refuse. He did that. Wow. And I didn't refuse. Okay. And that's
it. All right. Good for you. So but what's in your garage now? And I guess also if I'm understanding
correctly, it's that Mercedes leaving that creates the vacuum. Exactly. Which is going to be the
vehicle that we'll talk about replacing. So currently, I've got Terminator Cobra. Love it.
Excellent. Black one. This is what you and I don't have. We don't have really good die cast
versions of our own cars. We need props. I missed opportunity. Sorry. I have a bunch more at the
side if you can't see, but I tried to buy all my old cars that I've owned, not all of them,
but like the ones that really stand out on eBay, like the die cast version. Love it. That's a great
idea. We've got demonstration models. Yeah, I totally didn't do this. And then I got a C5 Corvette
as my drift car track car. Got it. Do the colors match? Yes. What's currently in the garage? The
colors are true. This is close enough. Okay. Mine is that old man Champagne beige, like that
pewter. This is like a nice silver. Pewter. Pewter is the perfect descriptive word there.
Excellent. Like it. Got it. Yeah. It will not be pewter. Spoiler alert. I will be wrapping that
car within the next, I need 20 degrees of Celsius temperature. Understood. Okay. Before that car
gets wrapped. Okay. But those two in the garage, that's the fun cars. And then the daily currently
is 2018 F-150 five liter Coyote. And that's it. Sure. Okay. So has the Mercedes left?
Yes. Wow. As of I think two weeks ago. I'm sorry, but I do understand the story. Thank you. I do
say you don't have to hate a car to be done with it. You just have to like the dollars coming in,
I guess. Yeah. Yes. I like that. I had my fun with it. And I feel like, Hey, you know what? It's
time to move on. Life's short. Let's let's get something else. Very cool. So, so this what we're
replacing needs to be kind of the family hauler and still be fun. Am I right? To some degree,
because I can continue to use the F-150 as the family hauler in the daily.
Would I like something closer to the E 55 that I can still daily? Yes. But it doesn't necessarily
need to be. I'm definitely leaning more towards some sort of sports car, but it must be a four-seater.
Does not have to be a four door, if you get what I'm saying. Yeah, totally. So what are we dealing
with budget wise? I'm thinking I want to keep it under 50 to 60,000 Canadian dollars. So it's
probably like 30 grand US. I don't really know. I don't know what the conversion is right now.
It's not good. Yeah. Okay. So let's just say 40 grand US and we're probably stretching that when we
get to like the upper 60. But like if we can keep it around 30 to 40 us. Okay. Are there any brands
that are off the table? You hate no go 100% no. You are opposed to any brands. I mean,
this is the thing with all of us who drive these cars. I mean, Jacob, you and your
area have driven so many cars and I know there's cars that you'd be like, yeah, I really like it.
I would never own it. What are what cars are those? And then what cars have you driven that like,
man, if only these were, you know, I'll wait three years from now to the price,
you know, you drive it new and then at three years from now, five years from now, I think
I could actually add that to the garage. Are there any of those floating around your mind?
But let's start with the car brands that you hate. No go.
I'm going to say that it's not brand specific. It's engine specific. Because all right,
a couple years ago, I have decided that I love V8s. And I don't really need any other
engine in my life anymore, because I just love V8s. Okay, so it can be a V8, it could be a V10,
it could be a V12, but we're getting a little crazy with the 10s and 12s. So I would like to
keep it to a V8, nothing less. Okay, nothing less. That clarifies a lot because because where my brain
went was what are your feelings on the Alpha Giulia Quadrifoglio love, but I again, I kind of want
this to be slightly more of a daily or at least the ability to be a daily and I'd be terrified
of the reliability of that vehicle. Okay, and see, I was instantly thinking the first generation M2.
What about the M2? Four seats, two doors, sports car, but not a V8.
Interesting. Again, not a V8. It drives really well. I'm not a big BMW guy. I'm not a hater.
I respect them. I just don't really feel like I want to own one. If you know what I mean.
I did consider at one point and it still may be on the table, E60 M5.
Okay, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. E60 M5 is okay, but the Alpha Giulia Quadrifoglio is out?
That's try to explain cylinders. Remember, we can go up. We can't go down. Okay, fair. All right.
I'll give you the free pass because you'll trade reliability for cylinders. Okay, I'm with you.
So my next car was the E90 M3 going back because that's in the budget. It's a V8,
but it's a BMW. It's four doors, four seats, manual. I'm going to say that's on the table.
Okay. And you could get it. You could get the 90, it's a 92. That's the two-door, right? 92 is the
two-door. Yeah, you could do that or just the, I love the E90. I love the proportions. I love with
the four doors due to the car. I love that car and it's really thirsty and it's right in line with
your V8 love. Yeah, and apparently I've heard they're fairly reliable. I do know some people and
that seems to be a pretty hot car on YouTube right now. Like I know a bunch of guys are buying
those and stuff, so it could be a good choice. It's a great engine with, I guess I want to say it
this way, it's a great engine with known issues. If you solve the known issues, then it should be
great. You know what I mean? So yeah, I would say that's on the table. Just like you did with the
Mercedes E55, solve the known issues, chase the leaks, give the Mercedes dealer most of your money
and we're good. Okay, all right. So I'm going to go elsewhere a little more high end and that is
because it's a car that kind of lives in my brain as a, huh, except I feel like everybody else is
buying them and that is the V8 Vantage, the older Aston. Ooh, interesting. Hadn't considered it,
I don't know if that would be in the price range and slightly nervous about the exoticness of that
car and the reliability. Certainly. I mean, I know that the price range, like the bottom of the
price range in the US is this 30 to 40 grand, but the question becomes what's the life of
the car you're buying? What's its history been, right? And so what does that mean for its future?
But just that's one of those cars that every now and then I'm just randomly searching auto
tempest going, should I? No, I can't. I can't. I just do that. It's just one of those cars for me.
And there's a dilemma with vehicles like that where if they were offered in manual, I almost feel
like I have to find it in manual. Not necessarily true, but again, because this is going to be more
of a daily, so I'm kind of more okay to being automatic and I might also have my wife be able
to drive this car as well. And she doesn't enjoy driving manual transmission. She can, but she just
doesn't like it. So not exactly like needs to be manual or needs to be auto, but like in my head,
because I've driven that car in auto and it wasn't good. So I feel like you would have to get that
car manual. Better in manual, for sure. By the way, what does your wife drive? That is currently
a secret that hasn't been revealed because it was just updated a month ago. Okay, all right. So I
can tell you guys after this call. Okay, I don't want to, yeah, don't want to scoop anything. So
this takes my brain to V8 F type. No back seats. True. True. Sorry. Yeah, no back seats.
Yeah. Yeah. I guess I failed twice there, didn't I? Yeah. Oh, yeah, that's right. Sorry. I thought
the Aston for some reason. No, the V9 does. The Vantage does not. Sorry. I got off. That's not
wrong, but he's got the pickup. True for the family haul. Yes, but he's got but he's got the cars
that don't actually take four people already in the garage. So we're trying to be in four people.
That's why, yeah, the Cobra does and I do genuinely drive my son to school in it in the summer, but
that's why I want a car like that, that I can take my wife and son in. Totally understand.
Okay, Jacob, Lexus IS 500. Oh, okay. V8 driven that car. Four doors, four seats. The interface sucks,
but the V8 is superb. We like the V8. Probably reliable. They're not new, so the price has come
down. I'm suggesting this without knowing the prices and having not looked, but I would imagine
it's a squeeze somewhere into your budget. So IS 500. So let's just talk about Lexus in general
right now because that's a good one. I've owned an ISF and I feel like the IS 500 is a worse version
of that. I can see that. Okay. I can see how you got there. All right. Because it's F light. You
know what I mean? Sure. Yeah. Okay. Yeah, it's F. I guess the color around the F wasn't there or
something. It was F without the purple or something. Without the good badge. That's funny.
Yeah. The engine, obviously great. No issues there. The car is a little bit on the boring side.
Again, it's going to be totally reliable, which is fantastic. I love that aspect of it.
However, two cars that come to mind that are potentially on the list, an RCF and a GSF.
Interesting. Okay. I like the RCF, but they're all-wheel drive and it's got that
dumb hump right in the... The RCF is rear wheel. Oh, the RCF is rear. You get it both. We had an
all-wheel drive when we both liked IS. That's what I was thinking. The non-F. Okay. If that's
a rear-wheel drive, then fine. That solves that issue. Yeah. It's got both of them have the five
liter V8. Same engine. Yep. They're both on the list. Boring in comparison to the ISF.
I would say they're equivalent, although the GSF is... I would prefer that, but there are zero
ever for sale and the ones that are for sale go really quickly if they're clean and if they're
not, they still go fairly quickly even with high claims and they're still pretty expensive.
That would be the upper portion of my budget for sure. RCF's probably about 10 grand cheaper and
much more readily available. How far out of your budget are the early LC500s?
Very far. Okay. Just curious. Love that car. Love that car. That's a future. We're going to
wait for that one to come down a little. Because I feel like here in the US, we're seeing them around
50, aren't we? 50 US. 50,000 US. That's kind of the floor of those and I start to feel like
more people are going, wait a minute. They're at that price now. That's why I asked. Okay.
So I'm going to spin the other way back towards your BMW recommendation and a car that apparently
I'm contractually obligated to mention. You know where I'm going. I know exactly. The Chevy SS.
Thank you. Okay. Again, here's a funny one. I know I'm wearing a Texas shirt. We never got the Chevy
SS in Canada. Okay. So you can't find them here. But what's the option to come down and take one
back? Is it even an option? I believe I can do that. I have never seen an SS locally. I've seen
them in the States and I was like, oh, wow, this is a great car. But I've never driven one. Don't
feel like I really need to because the idea of it already everything works. It's LS3 manual or
can be had manual. Yeah, that's that would be on the list if I can find one. Because here's the
thing that the way they are in the you have to get MagnaRide. The way they are in the US, the
manuals are in the 30s all day long. I'm sorry. The autos are in the 30s all day long. The manuals
started about 40 and go up. So that's that's range of the budget for the manual. Yeah. And here's
the thing. We've driven them both. It's a very solid car in an auto. It's more interesting in the
manual for sure. So we've certainly had people on the podcast before where that car just it fits.
Plus, they don't want manual. We're like, well, Chevy SS and you're done. It is the better car in
the manual. But man, it's still good either way. All right. If we're going there, Pontiac GTO,
because those are cheaper. You're a lot older now. You already has one. That's right. He does.
That's right. I totally forgot that. We can't own the same car. Of course you can't. Yeah,
completely. And and he did one burnout in it and broke his diff from like, I don't I don't want
anything to do with that car. Yeah, I see that. I see that. So I feel like our front runners
right now are very similar. We're talking the E 90 series BMW and the Chevy SS. Have you ever
owned a BMW, by the way? No, never. Is there bias that exists where it shouldn't? Possibly.
Okay, possibly. I mean, that is I will give you I will give you props, Paul, because that is a
legendary VA. I would very, very good VA. Those have got Oh, wait, was that the first year for
the 90 somewhere in there? It's somewhere. And they've got to have come down now. High miles,
you're going to have to do the balancing act of high miles versus what's the maintenance. You don't
want to repeat unless you do want to repeat the Mercedes activity like everything you did with
that car. We're just going to do it for BMW. It's going to go down the block down the block to your
BMW dealer. Yeah, I think I think I remember I've definitely looked at those cars previously. They
have like throttle actuators and rod bearings and all that stuff. Those are the things you're hitting
the list. There you go. But that's the thing. It's one of those engines where if you solve the known
stuff or you maintain the known stuff, they just run. So and that makes sense. And I would
also agree with you guys that it would definitely be more reliable than the E 60.
The E 60 frightens me. I mean, I love it's fascinating. Jacob, we had a listener who wrote
to us with a 200,000 mile plus E 60 M five that he drove regularly. And it probably was great
because he drove it so much. But that's not everybody. He did maintain it, but it looked
pristine. He sent us photos. And so it's one of those things. It's like our 53 mini. They run
until they don't. Yeah, I think I did. Did you guys review a red manual?
We had a white car. The E 60 that we drove was a white one. Yeah, never mind. I thought I saw
your video on one years ago. I thought it was red. Maybe it was white. Well, we've driven. I mean,
if we're talking 60, it was only the white one. We've driven the the E 90 every possible variant
you can imagine. So there's been all the colors. So yeah. Alright, so you're wearing a Texas shirt.
You've got two of the three American car manufacturers. How do you feel about the
Stellentarians and Dodge and anything Hellcat powered? What's your opinions on those?
Absolutely love. Okay, so those might be the only thing they are very easily stolen. And
there's a lot of thefts around here of those cars and the insurance rates of those are
astronomical. Interesting, huh? Yeah, I didn't expect that. Yeah, it's a really bad thing. It's
like they it's really easy to duplicate the keys or whatever it is. And so everyone's got these
crazy immobilizers. But yeah, I'm a little frightened of owning one because of the theft.
Interesting. I'm always fascinated by the variants. I get it. I totally get it. I mean,
because yeah, you know, we've been looking forward to those dropping to about $25,000.
Looking forward or terrified, new 16 year old drivers everywhere can suddenly afford them and
you imagine my son in a Hellcat. My son just turned 16. Can you imagine my son in a Hellcat?
He comes home. By the way, I'm in trouble at home. I have to side note this. I'm in trouble at
home because the other night he comes home all triumphant from school. We have an off ramp for
our house where you happen to exit between the off ramp of the freeway and the next light.
If there's no one with you, there'll be no one with you for like a half mile. So if there's no
police officers, no other traffic, you are alone for a half mile. So that's the place you can go
fast. And he knows this. I'm his father. I'm a bad influence. I've shown it to him. He comes home
the other night. All excited. He walks in the door and he says triumphantly. It's like 9 30
at night. My wife and I are already tired. He walks in. He goes to point to my wife and goes,
you're gonna be mad at me, but you're gonna be proud of me. We're like, what is this? He goes,
I just got my first daily triple in the mini on the off ramp. But I was like, Oh, my God, we have
kind of encouraged that with the shirts and the day. So that I had to be proud at my wife,
definitely was angry. And the next morning she was like, I cannot believe you didn't come down
on him. And I was like, I was playing my role because I mean, I've showed him and I was proud.
But you're 16, you've been driving five minutes. You know what I mean? So Hellcats, you love,
but they're out because of all the reasons. Yeah. Yeah. At least for now, like hopefully things
improve. But yeah, at least for now. Okay. All right. So I love that story. I mean, I'm still
in trouble. I'm going to be his proud uncle. Just do it away from my wife. Just be proud with him
quietly. So if she's around, I'll be like, what are you thinking? And privately I can be like,
I'm going to have to be a little more, what are you thinking with him? Because he's my son. So
we got to be, I got to be careful. Anyway, all right, he drives the R 53 mini. That is part of
the fun there. And that it's, and it's running and it has lots of miles, but good for him. Those
are great cars. I like the Chevy SS idea a lot simply because you don't have any experience with
that you haven't driven it. And you would be one of one, right? In Toronto, where you're at,
I guess, becomes unique in Canada. Yeah, generally. And I've always wanted to import a car from the
States. I've imported one from Japan. I just want to know what the process is. Like that's, I find
that intriguing. So like that, that is definitely on the list. You have to search nationwide and
that when you start Chevy SS people, we have to, you have to search the entire US, but we do find
a good range of them. And what's funny is it's one of those cars that you'll relate to this. It's
one of those cars like the Corvette, where the people that are realistic, you can get a good
deal from them. And then there's some guy with one that he's just convinced that it's just one
auction away from making setting him up for life. And you're like, it's a nice car, buddy, but no,
I'm sorry, you know, it's not a GNX. It's not a, well, it's not, it's, it's, it's a Chevy SS. It's
a really cool car, but $70,000 for your manual Chevy SS is right out. Yeah. You know, so yeah.
So I went to the Chevy Blazer, uh, EV SS launch in, uh, uh, it was at the 10 tenths
motor car, at least that's where it started. Yeah. Yeah. And so Chevy was, you know,
very proud SS heritage. They had like SS models. They had a Chevy SS on the floor with like
nine miles on it or something. I was like, I was just blown away. I'm like looking at the
sticker price. I just, I asked everybody there. I'm like, can I just buy this right here while
we're here? Yeah. For sure. Yeah. Before it shows up. Oh my gosh. Yeah. Also, by the way,
Chevy, that's the, the best way to make your journalists very disappointed in your new product
is show that product next to your new EV Blazer. Yes. I agree with you. That doesn't help. They
didn't think that through. That doesn't help at all. No. It's like when, I mean, it's like when
Jaguar put the, the E type next to the F type and I was like, that car better be good. It better,
it better, you know, better be good. Yeah. Anyway, yeah. Marketing people thought that
would be a good idea and they didn't quite think it through. I was just going to say,
Jacob, you could be the proxy for Todd because Todd's wanted an SS as you do the importation
process and live with it and drive it and maybe monitor, don't or add the voxel badges and,
you know, turn it into a thing. Then you could like, Hey Todd, so here's the updates with
the car and whatever I'm doing with it. And it's the one kind of car I don't need to own.
And it's, I just bring up the Chevy SS and the Alpha Giulia Quadrifoglio. I just,
I'm a broken record. I know I am, but I don't need those cars. I don't need them in my life,
but they're cool. Plus it would look great because we always call it the four door Corvette. Chevy
called it the four door Corvette and it would look pretty great next to your actual Corvette.
You're right. And you're not wrong about any of this stuff. And may I suggest something that's
been on my list that is adjacent to this? Please. Cadillac, CTSV. I wondered, I wondered if one of
us was going to get there. Okay. So the problem is that the wagon, the wagon's the one you want
and it is out of your budget. Yeah. The wagon is 100% out because of that. But stay with me,
the coupe, because it looks so wild these days. Sure. I didn't like it when it came out.
But now because it's so ridiculous looking, I kind of really like it.
You know, I see, I see on that. Yeah. And it's not something that you see all the time anyway.
The supercharged ones, I think they're 2011 possibly.
Something in that range. The V2s I call them. Yeah, they're boxy. They're angry. You just
don't see them. Yeah, that's interesting. I see that. Yeah. Yeah. So also, you know, sedan,
that would be the practical reasonable choice. But coupe just because it has back seats and it's my
two-seater, it's like I get my C606 back that I sold in this fire sale.
And so now I get to fit my family in it. Yeah, I get that. I totally get that.
One slight drawback that is solvable and that is the Q system, that old Cadillac nasty haptic
Q system on this. It was so, you know this, it's so nasty. And I've got a buddy actually who's looking
for one of these Cadillacs. And I suggested the Black Wings and he's like, yeah, yeah, yeah.
He even looked at the Black Wing engine powered CT6 that was short lived for 2019 and they built
a small handful of those. Then that engine graduated and is now in the Black Wings. But
yeah, he's like, yeah, I don't care about the Q system. I'm going to rip it out and install
something completely different. So that could be, I mean, if it really bugs you, or you could just
learn to live with it. Tear out the interior that he buys it. That's terrifying.
Because you may, you may be surprised by this, but I actually don't really care about the interiors.
I buy cars for engines. Okay. Hey, I mean, you know, that's how we, that's a C60.
I told you we got there. True. That's exactly how we got there. Because we're chasing an engine.
Everything doesn't matter. Doesn't matter. But and that car is brilliant. That V10 is brilliant
when it runs. Brilliant. It's just terrifying. You know what, we have another story. There was a guy
that wrote us, this was not that long ago, the guy that wrote us, that lives if memory serves,
I think it was either San Diego or LA. And he and his girlfriend bought an E60 in Northern
California. And his headspace legitimately was, we're going to fly up and drive it home and hope
it works. That was, wasn't that the high mileage one? Maybe it was the same guy. But, but he's
enough of a mechanic. He was like, let's just give it a shot, which I was like, that is the
perfect owner for that car. The let's just give it a shot headspace. I don't know if that's you,
Jacob, but I just, but he's also just driven it and it runs. I would love to do that. Like, that's
one of my like dream type things to do. But just with the time wise and things, I just,
maybe one day, but with a young son, like, I don't want to spend an extra day finding a
mechanic in the middle of, I don't know, wherever, Idaho. Totally. I get that. I totally get that.
You have to wait until he's like 12 and 14. And then it's a father-son trip where he's excited
to be there. That's, that's the key because I've done that. That's pretty awesome. That's good.
Then if you wait until then, Hellcats will be super cheap.
True. Then you could go to Florida for the world's worst Hellcat. And that is absolutely a video
because the cheap Hellcat out of Florida, I don't think you want. World's worst Hellcat. We bought
it for eight grand and it runs and holy crap. Me and my son took it home. We're making up content
right now as we sit here. We're all doing it together. It's good. So have we, have we covered,
have we accomplished anything here yet? Yeah. No, the BMW is on the list. It wasn't before.
It is. Okay. And I just asked because, you know, there's always the, well, I wouldn't
actually own it. Good to drive. Good for other people to own. And I feel that way about a lot
of cars, but actually project yourself owning it. Could you, could you do it?
I think I could because I love the way BMWs drive. Like I fully will admit that they drive better
than Mercedes equivalents, like a, you know, three series drives better than a C class.
Depending on the model generations and stuff, I would prefer the engines that were in a lot of
the Mercedes, especially the naturally aspirated V8s, but you know, you got a high revving V8
and the BMW, that's pretty cool, which is very cool. All right, I'm going to be stupid for a
minute. Are we ready? How far back do you have to go Jacob before the Maserati Gran Turismo
enters your budget? Oh, it's on the list. Is it? What? I wondered. Yeah. What? Yeah.
You're seeing. I love, okay. That's an engine though. See, he's chasing engines. It's an engine.
Yeah. That's the only good part of that car. No, two things. The styling. The styling,
yeah, the styling is great. Two things. I think it's a, thank you for bringing that car up because
I think it's the best sounding crossplane crank V8 ever. I think you're probably right.
Hands down. I agree. Yeah. Okay. Good. Thank you. And, and I do think it's one of the best looking
coupes ever as well. So wait a minute. So why aren't, so why not that car then? If we're going
to be that stupid. No, it's, it's, look, it's high up on that list. Okay. Which is pretty crazy and
people, when they commented, you know, you should get not a single person commented that car, which
is also makes me think I'm like, oh, that's probably a good car to get. Yeah. I am a little
bit scared of the maintenance. I've done a lot, a lot of research and apparently they're not that
bad. Oh, if you get, oh, you're okay. Paul, Paul, as the I bought a cheap Maserati owner, you have
the experience. You get to chime in here. I had the Neiman Marcus edition, which I love the paint
and the leather was the polterona frow leather and it was just, it was the smell. It was just so good.
Anyway, but the transmission after that, I think it was a ZF. They graduated. Yes, it is. And it's
the ZF six speed. Yes, the six speed. And those I've never read any issues because with the car
that I had, the mechanic was like, yeah, the engine is the best part of your car. Like, okay,
well, that's actually good news. The starting procedure was cringe inducing and horrifying,
but the thing ran and the handling on that car, despite having the longer wheelbase
than Todd's faten at the time, the handling was actually that was your, that was your
Quattroporte and it was great. If you haven't seen this video, Jacob, I will scare you now just in
case you start test driving these Maserati's and it does this. There was a two step terror process
every time he started this car. He would hit the start button. And it would already think think
just long enough that you'd be like, that's not going to go is it and then it would spin and it
would spin too long. Yeah, it would just you're like, hmm, this isn't going to fire is and then
it would fire. So you had like two moments of sheer terror and then the car was started and
then the engine sounded so brilliant. Two moments and this is really Italian. It ran in. It ran
in spite of you. Yes. But the GT, yeah, that is a Gran Turismo. That is a solid. I didn't think
you'd take that bait as well. I was because I see all the pieces. I see how we get there for you.
And it's not a YouTube car like nobody wants this car. So like values of them are actually like
pretty okay. Like the obviously it's a Maserati holds no value in exactly from you to use. But
like no, no YouTuber wants them. So the only person which obviously I'll give a shout out,
I'm sure there's others, but like Matt Armstrong basically started his channel rebuilding one.
Sure. But obviously, I don't want to go to those links or anything like that. I want a nice one
and I've looked at nice ones. And so an MC is where I would really want to be. And that is the
upper range of that budget for sure. There were no real engine changes or just some styling changes.
Because we never got the MC Stradale, like the real MC Stradale. But the MC is definitely
on the list. This is exciting. I think the styling is still really quite nice. Some real
nice subtleties on that car and the V8 is great. It sounds great. It's a V8 that makes you ache.
Yes. For the noise, just like the Jag, just like the Aston. It just hits you.
Jacob's got a great engine throughline here. Now, once we land it on that track, I see it. I do,
for sure. Plus Cadillacs. Like I said. There's a throughline there.
That's why those two right now and honestly, they're all pretty,
but I would say the Maserati and the CTS-V are top because those are the ones I had in my head
already. Okay. Genuine question here because what we do on this show is we give people drive
homework. Will you drive all of these before or will you just pick one from afar and just sniper
shot it? Good question. I told you briefly through text. Once I land on a car, typically ones that
I've bought that I own, I haven't actually driven before I buy them. Our job is to review cars and
drive everything. For some reason, when I buy cars, I just, yeah, I'll take that one and I'll buy it
online and never having driven that car or sat in it ever. But it shows up and you go, huh.
Yeah. And somehow it's actually worked out really well. That's awesome. I love it. I did that with
my faten and it was simultaneously amazing and terrifying to buy a car that way. I pulled it
off the truck. There it is. That's the one I bought. Yeah. So I would like to drive them this time.
I'm going to say yes. I'm going to say yes. Okay. All right. All right. Well, look, I hope you keep us
very informed. I know you'll keep your audience informed, but I hope you keep us very informed
where you land because this is fascinating. We don't do very many live car debates, but it's
awesome to have you on to do it and we're thrilled that you could join us and we caught you just in
that area of where am I going? And we had some similar thoughts. We did. We did. I love that
aligned. I love that you suggested Maserati. I love that you're thinking Maserati. You can learn a
few Italian words and sing an aria and include that in your next video. I don't know that we
all do it in Maserati quite like you do, but I do understand. It's right here. I'll get there.
I'll definitely need the... If I go to the BMW route, I have to paint the M straights in the
grille, right? Of course. If I get the Maserati route, I have to do the Italian flag in the
grille, right? Yes. See? I mean, it's meant to be. It's perfect. I love it. It's great stuff.
This is great. Well, thank you guys. Thank you guys so much. I really appreciate it. It's good
to catch up with you guys as well. Absolutely. Thanks for being on, man. Really cool.
Tons of announcements coming up for both everyday driver and hooked on driving starting with HOD
March 21st and 22nd. That is a week in Saturday, Sunday, Ozark Spring Speed Fest at Ozark's
International Raceway. So Todd and I will be there. We're going to go check out Ozark's
International Raceway. We've heard it's cool. We've heard it's amazing, very technical, very
demanding on drivers, but also really rewarding. And it's a four mile long track. I'm actually
really excited to go there. Yeah. That's March 21, 22. Then coming up March 28, 29. Also a Saturday
Sunday at Laguna Seca. That is a 103 decibel day. So we expect a great crowd there. Go to
hooked on driving right now to hookedondriving.com to register for that. Also with the Midwest
region for hooked on driving is Hedge Hollow. That is the March Madness kickoff. It's out in
Adrian, Missouri. And so you can go to hookedondriving.com to find the March 28, 29 event at
Hedge Hollow, which is also great track. We were there last June. Yeah, that is that guy's private
racetrack. Yeah, for sure, which is amazing that he's opened it up to hooked on driving and a few
others. So that'll be really cool. That'll be happening. You and I won't be there, but chance
will be. Chance is going to be on a photography adventure actually all weekend there. So it'll
be really cool. Also, it is still coming. And there's actually not overselling. There's only a
little bit of space left. I'm shocked by how much our Coda event is selling out. It's almost
sold out May 30 and 31. That is the weekend after Memorial Day. Obviously, Austin, Texas,
come get on circuit of the Americas with us. It's going to be a fantastic couple of days.
We're figuring out we're probably going to do a podcast while we're there. We're going to be on
track some. There's a lot of cool cars coming. There's a lot of people coming. I'm kind of
astounded by the scale of this event. It's gonna be so much fun. So please come. We'd love to
have you there even if you just want to come and just be on the property and watch and say hello.
We'd love that. It happened a lot last year. We welcome it. Again, podcast probably Saturday night.
And I think we're down to one space on pilgrimage. I didn't look this morning. I didn't look this
morning, but I think we're down to one space on pilgrimage. So if you want to go and we might,
if you want to go and bring a spouse, you might be able to make that work. But as far as like car
available, I think it's one space left. So please reach out. There will be a wait list for that.
It looks like and that's amazing to me. August 2nd through 9th of this year. It is our most expanded
pilgrimage trip. Cool tourist days on either end. Thrive day in the middle for road tour through the
wine country of Germany. First time I heard that I was like the what? But there's a really nice.
It's very wheezing. It's technically more white wine. Do not order the red wine in Germany. It's
a little sour. I wouldn't order any above. It's not my thing, but it is a very cool region. I have
to admit, so it'll be very cool. We're going to go to burn Castle Cues and two days at Spa. One
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now since we had a really great talk with Jacob. That was great to have him on. Yeah, that was
really cool. I hope he tells us what's up. Well, then we can do a car conclusion for him. That's
actually true. Keep us updated because I want to know, you want to know, everybody's going to
want to know what he ends up getting. And there'll be a cool video on it, I'm sure, as well, which
will be great. Jumping right in, Calvin L writes to us, he has appreciated our coverage of the new
Prelude. I felt like we kind of over covered it for a while there. Possibly. Much discussion and
it continues here with Calvin's car conclusion. Well, he was one of the people who was excited
when the Prelude was announced, but the release product has been disappointing. So his 2023 Acura
Integra A-spec manual is the perfect example. He gives us all the reasons why he loves it.
All the reasons why he thinks it's superior to the Prelude. Well, superior, yes. I mean, first
word, of course, is the fantastic six speed. It's a non hybrid. It's the actual turbo motor,
SI suspension. He said he's gotten as high as 38 miles to the gallon out of that car.
That's impressive. Which is honestly, it's only five or six less than the Prelude's probably
going to get, which is kind of amazing. He thinks it looks better than the Prelude.
Four door actual hatchback with enough rear seat headroom for people. That's crazy. What's that
about? So he feels like all of that, including the fact that he got, you can get this Prelude for
about 38, maybe 40 grand and he doesn't think anybody's going to sell the Prelude for that.
Isn't that sad? Markups on the Prelude. Talk about a car that doesn't need markups.
Yeah. I mean, any car doesn't need markup, but all cars do not need markups. Yes. You're right.
Across the board, it should not exist. Cars should not need markups. But as far as cars that
are already suffering, like kick it when it's down, we're going to mark it up to 60 grand.
No, seriously, I'm putting it out there right now. For all of the ups and downs of the Prelude,
I'm going to tell you right now, if you paid 60 grand for the Prelude, you made the wrong decision.
Wrong call. Funny, Calvin, because I thought that was your fun car, but he writes the current
fun car is a dramatic departure from his previous Mustangs R53 Mini. I just associate R53 with
Mini. I just need to get R53 on my t-shirts at all times. Yes. Since fall 2024, he's owned a 2005
Ram SRT10 regular cab. That means it's got the Tremac T56. He says it's a ridiculous vehicle
that's only fun for straight line pulls because it's the Viper V10 engine in a 5500 pound truck.
Wearing the truck. He says it looks cool. Gets a lot of thumbs up in Columbus, Ohio,
where Calvin is. It's also a mid 2000s Mopar product, which means only 60,000 miles parts are
wearing out. He had the transmission in and out to replace the slave cylinder, which broke because
it's plastic because it's Mopar. Plastic slave cylinder, all the transmission. Sure. That's
going to be great. It's going to be fine. Yeah. At least it's simple. He writes. So that's the
fun car. It's such a strange. The car conclusion is the truck. The Integra, like, well, that's your
fun. Wait, no, that's just the daily. That's actually not the conclusion. That's the argument
against the prelude because we got to talk about the truck. I love that, Calvin. Thanks for that.
Colin C writes to us who has been a patron and has been on many trips with us. Actually,
we had a few of our Utah adventures for sure. Yeah. Thank you for writing, Colin. Yeah. In 2019,
he bought his wife a Volkswagen Passat TDI. Okay. They love that great MPG. But then they visited
the in-laws on a trip from Ohio to Southern Utah and on the drive down, the car slowly started
to overheat. He didn't think of anything of it because of the heater core failure. He says it's
common failure for Passat TDIs of the time. But you know what? Just keep driving. They traveled.
Here's the thing. He mentions later that they traveled in this Passat with enough tools to do
the known things on the... This is you and your family. I applaud the boldness here, by the way.
Anyway. Just take the tools. So when he arrived in Southern Utah, he took it to a Volkswagen
dealership in St. George. It was diagnosed as the thermostat and the head gasket failure.
Doing the repairs would cost $6,000. Sourcing a replacement engine would cost over eight grand.
And so they decided to limp back home. So wait a minute. So you have a thermostat issue and a
failed head gasket. You know what we're going to do? We're going to drive back to Ohio in this
car. You limped it home. I am kind of astonished that that worked. But bravo. Okay. Once they got
back home, the overheating Passat, they got it through the Rockies. That's amazing. They bought
a 2023 Volkswagen Arteon in Kingfisher Blue Metallic with 7,000 miles and they paid $33,000. MSRP was
50 grand. That's a really, really good buy. You said you found an auto tempest. Your wife had
always kind of liked them. You found a great version. The Arteon's cool, actually. Well,
now the Arteon is side by side with the Saab 9.3 Turbo X wagon in the garage.
Oh, we're selling. How are we selling Saabs? How is this a thing that's happening?
I don't know. It's unbelievable. Yeah, I know. FCP Euro has Saab parts. I still can't believe it,
but it's true. Great news. Colin wasn't expecting to buy two cars in 2025, but that was the year
of cars. So he's driving the Saab 9.3 Turbo X wagon daily and he's trying to sell his O3
BMW Z4 manual to fund the restoration of the Saab. His Z4 is in really good shape. If you want a Z4,
you should buy Collins because it's really good. And then now they've got the Arteon, which is cool.
Colin, Europe got the wagon Arteon. And whenever I saw that, I went, oh, that's the one that we
see them and they look great. That's what Volkswagen should have brought to the US to make the Arteon
palatable to the US market. That one in the G70 wagon. We see both of them every time we go to
Europe. Again, space to the left. Every time we go to Europe, we see the G70 Genesis wagon and the
Arteon wagon. And we also see the base, what is it, the CLA Mercedes wagon? All three of those,
I'm like, why on earth aren't they selling those in the US? They're so cool. I think that model
would have lasted longer because the Arteon kind of came and went, but you got one. And you know
what? They were decent. It just never came to the forefront of my mind when we were recommending
sedans all the time. But for the price you paid versus what it was new and was only 7,000 miles,
you got a new car for almost half price. Well-bought. Well done. If you've got a car conclusion,
write to us every day driver TV at gmail.com. We love the topic Tuesdays. We love the car
car debates, but we love the car conclusions too. And I'm looking forward to Jacobs.
It's gonna be very cool. All right, Jacob. Listener had a quick question for you over here on
Instagram. Damn it, Patton. Andrew said he would love to hear any tips from Jacob being a newer
father. So Andrew is also a newer father. He's got a six month old. What is the best way to
introduce them to cars and anything that you would like to share, Jacob, in terms of I wish I
had known it at the time with an infant? Hot wheels. It's good. We're not a sponsor plug or
anything like that, but hot wheels. My son would just play with them. That's it. It's just
playing with hot wheels. He loved it and revving engines. So I've got some pretty loud engines
around here and the eights. I wouldn't rev them to red line or anything like that. But you know,
just a couple blips here and there and just see how he would react. So I've got some like,
you know, very precious videos, like selfie recording of him in my lap. And I would just
rev like whatever press car I would have in the driveway or my personal cars and just see his
reaction. I love it. Like does he does he smile? Was he crying? Did he get scared? He got scared
a couple times. Sure. Yeah. But he also had a pretty big smile a couple times. So he definitely
smiled more than he cried. So I'm going to say that he's probably going to be a car person.
I love it. That's really cool. Excellent. That's great. Can we extrapolate then that anybody with
a six month old then should buy a V8 powered something to then introduce them? Yes. This
is a pro tip. Yes. Over here. Yes. Right. Straight pipe, whatever V8 you get is perfect.
That's bound to be good for everyone's hearing, especially the infants. Yes. Excellent. Excellent
advice. Yes. No, no, your muffs just, yeah, you'll get used to it. If nothing else,
people really ought to get their parroting advice from us. I mean, clearly, I've proven that over
and over and over. Yes. Oh, good. And I do want to say monster trucks as well. My son is obsessed
with monster trucks. There you go. Yep. Who doesn't like crushing cars, right? Perfect.
With my son, we went straight from construction equipment to monster trucks. That was the
transition. We eventually wound our way to small cars, but we started big. We worked there. We
it all makes sense. The paths. I love it. Fantastic. I love it. That's very cool. Well,
thanks again. Thank you. All right. Back to more good questions from you guys. I'm going to start
with this one from the Bruce B. He sent it to us a couple of ways. He's got a friend that drives
around 25,000 miles a year at least and regularly does a 300 to 350 mile round trip in a day.
So would we tell him to get one of those upcoming EV deals we've been talking about or
should he just keep his 30 miles per gallon RAV four? Think you're doing 300 mile round trips
in a day. Here's here's my actual thought on this, Bruce. First off, is your friend prepared and
willing to actually set up a decent charger in their house, like actually wire up, spend the
money, get a good charger in the house? Because that is key. I actually just helped a friend of
mine who's not a car guy, but he just got a Tesla Model three used. Got a pretty good deal on it.
But what's interesting is it's perfect for his commute. He's got a huge Los Angeles commute of
a little over 100 miles. But here's the thing. We all know we've all heard enough Tesla press to know
that 100 miles should be no big deal. Okay. But he barely makes it from his house to work
because one of the directions of his commute is almost entirely uphill. So as a result,
his used model three has just enough range to get him safely to work going the uphill route.
And then of course, going downhill, he's got extra. So I'm just going to read in here, Bruce,
whereas I'm assuming right now that if you're saying 300 to 350 mile round trip, that means
that we're talking 150 to 180 miles one way. Most any EV you can get will do that distance
one way no problem. Okay. But now you need to charge your on that end. Because what's going
to happen here is if he really wants to pull off a 350 mile round trip, he needs to probably get
an EV that has a 400 mile range. Unless he wants to charge somewhere in the middle. So the best
thing here is you go that 150 miles to wherever you are at the other end and you charge it there
and you hop in at the end of the day and you charge it at home and you can go back and forth,
never buy gas again. I love it for that. There's going to be some planning going on here.
But again, EV deals coming off lease are coming and I think it is a commuter solve.
On Facebook, Preston St. Peter asks me what I think is the best looking hatchback of all time
and what makes a good looking hatch? I just googled it to make sure that I agree with myself.
I think it's the Renault R5 turbo. That is a cool looking hat. And I think it's hips. Preston,
I think it's the really wide fender arches on a hatch make it look so awesome. You know,
that's true of the clown shoe BMW too. That's true. The Z3 BMW has hips as well. And it works.
That's what makes it this squatty thing. I always love the R5 turbo because the engines
in the back and other things going on there. I love that thing. And then now with Renault's
new R5 turbo, that turbo 3E, which is spectacular looking, same thing, those boxy
fenders in the back. It's the hatch with the boxes, more fenders, more wider. That's what
makes it look so good. Fenders make it better. Dammi's writing in, he's been with us forever.
Thank you, man. He said, excluding the obvious choices he's making hard on us, like the 86
and the Miata, what do we think are the most underrated back road driving sports car experiences
available on the used market right now? So the cars that are good for a back road that are getting
overlooked, real bargain, but they get forgotten. Keep in mind, Dammi, we kind of did this with
our $8,000 car piece. But I'm going to bring up two. One is a Z3 BMW. They are cheap and they
are great. But the other one is the Toyota MR2 Spyder of the early 2000s. That is a fantastic
car to drive. And I feel like it is always forgotten. They aren't worth anything. You
can get them cheap. They run and the dynamics are really good. They're a little goofy looking
inside now, but they drive really well. I'm a big fan of those. That's good. Let's see.
Jorge M asks on Facebook, enthusiast logic question. It is the panic over gas prices
edition question. Is now the perfect time to buy a gas guzzling sporty car?
Anytime is the perfect time to buy a gas guzzling sporty car. Anytime.
Doesn't matter. Get it. Yes. Get the V8. Terrible, but very funny. Jacob's going to get a V8.
Yes. We know he is. I thought it was interesting how he's just, he's about engines, an engine note,
and the rest of the car follows that. It's fascinating. That's huge.
I brought up the Julia's Choice. I brought up the Julia's Choice. And he was like, yeah, but.
And the M2. Yeah, but he had to get over the hump into V8. But then somehow the V10 BMW doesn't
scare him. That doesn't terrify him. What a superb engine. All right, okay. All right, man.
All right, man. History, sound, red line. Very cool. All right. Daniel also writes in with a
question. He said, living in Michigan and having a daily driver of an F-150, he was thinking today,
if you drive a normal, if you drive a normal car or a lower than normal car, how do you address
roadkill on the road? Do you just accept that you're going to have to go over it? Okay, Daniel.
All right. I have done this both ways. I went over a rock once in the Amirah that I thought was
low enough. And I was wrong. And there is, there is really nothing more horrifying than the sound
of a rock connecting with the underbelly of your car more than once as it tries to exit out the
back. Luckily, the Amirah is fine. It has the plates on the bottom, a couple of dents in that,
but it's okay. It just, it sounded horrific. I thought this, yeah, what have I done? We were
in the middle of nowhere too. But anyway, the answer, if you encounter roadkill or something
that you aren't certain, and I mean like 150% certain it is low enough, your car will go over
it. If you're not that certain, you got to go around it. And if that means you have to slow
down and or stop to let off oncoming traffic get by you so you can go around it, you have to turn
your hazards and do that. The answer is never just run over it. The only, the only, the only
round if you can, the only time that's okay is because you got so surprised by it, you have zero
other option. But if there is any option on a low car, you've got to slow down, go around.
And you also have to do it with potholes. Yes, absolutely. On Facebook, Ralph C asks for the
type of car jack to use with a C8 Corvette and a 718 Cayman. He would like to be able to take
his wheels off occasionally on his own to thoroughly clean the rims, wheel wells and brake
calipers. That's fantastic. I love that you do. He's just worried about damage if he doesn't use
the proper jack. You need to know always Ralph, and this is for everyone, look at your owner's
manual for where the jack points are. Do not look under and feel for a bolt and just assume
specifically because the C8 Corvette jack points are really far in board. The Cayman is as well,
but especially on the rear. And so what you have to do is get a jack that has the low lift point.
So it's way down, but it also is an extender. So you can get all the way to the back.
Anytime you jack a car, use jack stands. I don't care. Yeah, people have said, well,
pin the jack, just use jack stands. Please use jack stands. That is just a hard and fast rule.
But on the C8 Corvette, those jack points that you think are the jack points, those are merely the
shipping tie down bolt locations for when the cars are shipped. And that's just a tie down.
And people think that that is the correct place. That rear on the C8 Corvette, it's
yeah, at least my forearm length in board from the rocker all the way to getting under there. And
most jacks don't have the capability to accommodate that. So you have to really be careful, really
make sure that that particular bolt, you'll, you'll think it's one and it's a large
bolt right there. That is not it. It's further underneath. So really be careful, look at it.
And yeah, for the Cayman as well, they're far in board because you don't want to catch the rocker
or the hem, the seam of where the pan, you know, the chassis is built.
Great way to dent something using that. You can see people just don't care and they just
go for it and it doesn't even matter if you use a jack pad. So you got to find those points,
use absolutely the pad. What's interesting on the Amira is we discovered the center gravity
jack point that allows you to jack the whole side of the car up and then use,
because those are also way in board, use the jack stands to support both front and rear,
but the actual jack point is right at the balance of the car. You can use the rear
one to get the whole side of the car. So it gets the whole side of the car and then jack,
you know, the jack stays as well. Yeah, pretty nice. Yeah, definitely read your owner's menu
so you know exactly where on any car. Don't just assume and don't do it on the seam on that hem,
the welded hem right there. Don't even do that. So yeah, and be careful, use jack stands anytime
you're jacking a car. So you just, you know, you just, there's no problem.
I have a question that I'm going to respond to from Kirk, but I actually brought photos
because I think we have to talk it through. Okay, his question is, which nose is the worst
stylistically and why? Now for those of you listening, we'll have to explain what we're doing,
but we've got the current M3, the 2006 SLK Mercedes, which I know is close to your heart,
and the 2002 Firebird W6S6. The current M3, which is as beaver-teethed as you can get.
It is. It is full. I mean, I even like it in this green, but it is amazing beaver-teeth
everybody. There they are. We also have the 2006 SLK with the F1 front end. I love that nose,
that F1 inspired. That's what he's asking about. Yeah. And then we have the big crazy Firebird
that is vented. Let's just put it that way. There are many, many vents. The nostrils. There's
lots of nostrils. This photo is actually of Jay Leno's car from his garage. Huge, huge quad
nostrils on the hood. Quad nostrils on the hood. I mean, like pigs, pigs don't have anything on
this car. And then it's got extra little things that look like vents down by the fog lights.
And the actual, I actually didn't purposely bring a photo with the lights popped up because
somehow it gets worse. Oh really? The lights popped up. It's just like there's way too many
boxy shapes on the nose. So anyway, those three, I'm going to actually come here in defense of
the Mercedes because I agree that this nose is odd, but it is very much the nose that carried
through all of their sports car lineup all the way up to their F1 cars in this era. Yeah. It kind
of came from the F1 car that kind of weird teardrop center shape with the logo on it. And it carries
over into the, they did the SLR at this time, had the same nose. Yes, that's right. Down to this.
Because of that through line, I think this nose works. I think independent of that,
it's questionable. But of the three, it is my favorite. It's very much of the time. Oh, look,
it's got the air scarf in the seats. Yes, it does. Look at that air scarf. It's just a term you don't
hear enough. Yeah. This was the baby SLR. Yes, absolutely. And it made you feel, you know,
if you're buying this, like somehow I've got a piece of the SLR and I can't afford one, but
somehow it's parody and I'm right there with SLR buyers. You were right there, buddy.
You know, I was there. You were right there. But yeah, I agree with you. And you know,
very much of the time period, I love that was F1 inspired and it was a look, they've moved on,
but I appreciate it. And I'm going to say in second place is actually the Firebird.
This is a ridiculous front end. But in its time, and because of what it is, it's just
we shoved the biggest engine. This is hot rod thinking that we shoved the biggest engine
possible. So we just got to cut holes in the hood. I mean, that's the thinking. Okay, so in that
regard, I actually think as as obnoxious as this Firebird front end is, and it is obnoxious,
it works because you understand what's happened. You go, Oh, big old engine, the hood didn't fit
any more the engine. So big, you got to have a lot of cooling. I get it. So that means the worst
is the BMW because the BMW I 100% believe look, it's got you can actually see in this photo,
the louvers that open and close the point here being, it didn't need to have nostrils this big
for cooling. This was a stylistic choice. Yes, more than it was a cooling choice. You could have
accomplished all the cooling this car does with a different front end design. So in that regard,
I don't excuse it. And I think beaver teeth loses. And I hate to say it because every other angle
on this car works. Yeah, this nose is just please make it stop. Cool car.
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