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Social media questions ask if the guys got new cameras, are they sad about Sundance Film Festival departing Park City, and are your car tastes allowed to change over the years?\n\nAudio-only MP3 is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and 10 other platforms.\n\nLook for us on Tuesdays if you’d like to watch us debate, disagree and then go drive again!\n\n\n\n00:00 - Intro\n\n00:01 - Thoughts On The Prelude\n\n04:15 - Freedom 250: The Grand Prix Of Washington, D.C.\n\n08:32 - Topic Tuesday: Where Is The Soul Of A Car?\n\n45:30 - EDD + HOD Events 2026\n\n48:31 - Car Debate #1: When Is A Car Disposable?\n\n1:08:15 - Car Debate #2: For This Time In Your Life\n\n1:24:08 - Audience Questions On Social Media\n\n\n\nRate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and subscribe to our two YouTube channels. Write to us your Topic Tuesdays, Car Conclusions and those great Car Debates at everydaydrivertv@gmail.com or everydaydriver.com\nLearn more about your ad choices. 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