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Tire tread detachment happens when the outer part of the tire comes off, which can make it very dangerous to drive because you could lose control of the car.
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The Ford Bronco is a tough SUV that people love for going off-road and exploring. It has a classic look that many remember from the past, and the new models have cool features that make them fun to drive. It's popular among those who enjoy outdoor adventures.
The International Harvester Scout is an older SUV that was built to handle tough terrains. It's popular among car collectors because of its unique style and off-road abilities.
The Mercury Cougar is an older car that many people liked for its stylish look and good performance. The 1967 XR7 version is special because it has some extra features that make it even nicer. People talk about it because it's a classic car that collectors really want.
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Air ride suspension is a special kind of suspension that uses air instead of metal springs. It can make the ride smoother and can be adjusted for different driving conditions.
The Jeep Wagoneer is a big SUV that can carry a lot of people and gear, making it great for families. It has a history of being tough and able to go off-road. Right now, there are some issues with making enough of them, so it might be hard to find one if you're interested.
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Today, coming to you from Spring Branch High School foundations
back to the past car show in Houston's Spring Branch neighborhood.
Just ahead, we have In-Wheel Time Time.
I want to keep saying In-Wheel Time Tom or Tom Tom.
Jerry, you're the one.
That includes our story of the week, recalls, and guess what the used car sold for?
Jeff has this week's Motor Minute, and we review the new Toyota 4Runner
in this segment of the In-Wheel Time car talk show.
Howdy, along with Mike out of this World Mars, we always need more Jeff Seekin.
David Ainsley is going to stick his hand in here.
Let's see, let's see your hand or something.
Your shirt's his hand?
It doesn't make any difference.
That's his hand.
There we go.
I'm Don Armstrong.
Glad you could join us today.
Thank you very much.
We appreciate you.
Let's start, shall we, with our story of the week.
We get our stories from automotive news.
Once the crown jewel of German automaking, Porsche, has gone from profit powerhouse
to crisis case in just two years.
Porsche's warning on September 19th that its profit margin will reach 2% at most this year
after the company upended its EV strategy at a cost of $2.1 billion
shows the depth of the automaker's troubles.
As a manufacturer with an entirely European production base,
Porsche is heavily exposed to global trade friction.
Vehicles exported to the US from its home base in Germany now face a 15% tariff
costing the company hundreds of millions of dollars this year alone.
China wants a growth engine for Porsche has become a drag luxury sales crater
to mid the country's real estate crisis.
I didn't know they had one.
Porsche's sales in China fell 21% during the third quarter dragging down the brand's
global shipments which declined 5.7%.
And Porsche's woes have been compounded by persistent supply chain issues
which all of the manufacturers are now dealing with.
Slumping volumes and tighter bank lending have left many suppliers struggling to stay afloat
forcing Porsche to intervene financially in some cases.
For example, Porsche had to take over battery supplier Varta
to secure sales for its upcoming hybrid 911.
Porsche's hard bet on electrification has failed.
The brand aimed to make 80% of its sales fully electric by 2030.
But the expected demand for electric cars is not materialized.
Sports car buyers remain hesitant because of steep depreciation of EVs.
A Taycan, electric sedan sees its worth tumble just after 12 months
while the iconic 911 keeps its value even after a decade.
Porsche's decision to make its new Macon SUV electric only has misfired.
The Macon electric is struggling to gain traction.
New combustion powered Macon is being developed but it could be 2028 before it comes into market.
This is just bad news.
An even bigger hole is forming with the 718 which is a mix between a Boxster and a Cayman.
The combustion powered models will be discontinued this year but battery electrics
are unlikely to launch before 2027 because of battery supply issues.
And the list just keeps on going.
So the higher end vehicle, the Exotics, the Porsche's, I'm sure the Lamborghini's
they're suffering more on this tariff than like a GM or a Stellantis or Ford.
Well to a point because of their high end product.
Well but is it really the tariff that's the problem?
Because I mean we were talking about part of that was the Chinese market.
I may have a hard time envisioning a 911 buzzing around China.
Well apparently they've got lots of money, well some do in China
and they're not buying this whole electric move.
And with apparently the real estate market in China which is the first I've heard of it
that with the real estate market crashing in China
apparently there's not as much money spendable burning money.
Cash that kind of money, yeah.
Have you ever driven a Porsche?
No.
I rode him one.
Back when they came out with the Cayenne, the big SUV.
It was in a press fleet, our press fleet.
And I got a chance to drive it for a week.
There's nothing else like it.
It doesn't drive like anything, you can't compare it to anything.
It doesn't compare to a BMW.
This is above and beyond all of that.
So I haven't had one since but I can tell you and based on our recalls that we have
you never hear of a Porsche being recalled.
That's true.
Every now and then.
And every once in a while.
But it's rare.
But isn't it mainly the electric one?
That the quality of the vehicles is number one and has been number one forever.
So there is that.
Okay I got a couple of recalls to tell you about.
This is you Jeff.
Continental Tire Americas is recalling certain continental terrain contact,
cross contact, cross contact RX, Contaseal
and General Grabber HTS tires.
They've been produced using the wrong rubber compound causing the tread to detach.
A tire tread detachment can result in a tire failure increasing the risk of a crash.
Yeah that's not good.
That's why it's important to register them.
Stellantis is recalling 62,900 vehicles due to an issue with the rear view camera image display
that this goes on and on.
It's almost like an airbag and it goes across all manufacturers.
Alpha Romeo, Julius, Delvio, all of that.
And we cannot leave out Ford.
No.
They're recalling some of its vehicles.
Camera issue as well as a seat belt issue in Ford Mustangs.
Total Ford recalls this week 625,000.
I don't have any more recalls because why?
Because the government has shut down and part of the shutdown is NHTSA.
NHTSA.
And so they did not send me this week's recall.
So that's good for Ford.
It is good for Ford.
They're still recalling him.
He's just unannounced.
Yeah, that's it.
So the goal is for you to go to safercar.gov, put in your VIN number, and it will tell you
whether or not your car is being recalled.
Let's throw that out there.
All right.
Let's do the sold cars roundup, shall we?
Okay.
Give them a second to wind it up.
Is that okay with you, Morris?
Yes, sir.
I just still have trouble seeing it.
I know, but I got to get to that.
Well, anyway, while they're fiddling with the car itself, you have your mind to a C1 Corvette.
This particular one is a 1954, which is the first original model year, although some of
them were built in 53.
1954 Chevrolet Corvette, convertible as they all were.
White, classic white with the red interior.
And it probably has that really ugly beige top and whatever.
Guess what that car sold for?
Now, this looks like, at least it looks like it's an original with the wide whites and
the hubcaps and all that.
225.
Wow.
$225,000.
Well, I didn't say that it was, you know, serial number 01.
Well, even so.
But you're going to go for a quarter of a million.
I'm going a quarter of a million.
Okay.
Mr. Margie, have you got a guess?
I got money to burn today.
Yeah.
Yeah, Mr. Heitzman.
Yes.
He's rolling in here at about 25,000.
A little bit less than what Jeff was saying.
20.
Yeah.
250.
250.
250.
Is it?
No.
It's 25,000 is what Jeff said.
Yeah.
That's what Heitzman says.
Would you like to guess?
65.
65.
How about 69, 300?
There you go.
69.
I was going to buy several of them is what it was.
Yeah.
There you go.
That's what it was.
There aren't that many survivors.
Next up, 1988 Chevrolet Corvette.
Now, this is the first model, a C5.
No, C4.
No, no.
No, no.
C3.
No.
This is a C4.
1988 Chevrolet Corvette.
It looks clean.
It looks stock.
That's all I can tell you.
Yeah.
What do you think that car sold for?
17.
25.
David says 25.
Mr. Mars, do we have any other goodies?
Mr. Heitzman says $39,000.
$39,000 for an 88 Chevrolet Corvette red in color.
Jeff, did you want to?
17.
17.
It sold for $7,400.
Oh, okay.
You see, you're hanging on, look, $7,400.
Look, you keep hanging with your Infiniti and all that stuff.
Dude, you need to get you a classic, like a Porsche or a Corvette.
Whatever.
Okay.
This is for you, Jeffrey.
Uh-oh.
1972 Chevy Nova.
Yeah, baby.
I had one.
Two-door dark blue.
It's not stock.
It doesn't have an emblem in the front of it.
And it's got custom wheels on it.
It's not a convertible, so it would be a hard car.
$4,000.
$4,000.
$4,000.
$4,000.
Okay.
Would you like to guess on that?
$10,000.
Anybody?
What did Mr. Heitzman say?
Well, I think he's stalling.
He's stalling.
He's $27,000.
$27,000.
The car sold for $40,950.
Ooh.
It must be nice.
It must be nice.
Well, there it is.
When I sold mine, $1,500.
Yeah.
Back in $7,000.
Oh, well, $7,000.
$7,000.
Yeah, okay.
And you know what he did?
He wrapped it around a tree.
Two weeks later, yeah.
Oh, no.
That's too bad.
Okay.
This is for you, Mars.
Yee-haw.
A 1950 Plymouth Deluxe four-door sedan.
That's what I need.
That's exactly what you need.
We're going to make that into the in-wheel time machine.
You know what?
I'll bet it doesn't have an exhaust leak or broken exhaust thing
like your truck does.
Exhaust manifold.
Exhaust manifold bolts.
Okay.
Well, whatever it is.
Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick.
I'm going to go.
And he's getting louder.
Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick.
I'm going to go $39.
$39?
$39.
All right.
He's going to pop it in at $41.
He likes it.
Well, I'll show you the picture,
but I'm going to show you the price, too.
If I show you the picture.
All right.
You want to see the picture?
Well, there's the picture.
No, you don't.
Let's see.
He's thinking $39.
$19.
$19.50.
$39.01.
Go that way.
How much?
How much?
It's $41.
$41.
All right.
Would you like to guess?
$32.
David says $32.
What do you say, Jeff?
$39.
$39.
This particular car sold for $8,500.
Oh, see.
That's why I'm going to bring these cars up,
because you can afford to get into the Hot Rod Tour of Texas.
That'd be a great road cruise.
Oh, yeah.
It would be.
It's probably got a three-speed on the tree.
I'd have to take it to Ella Body Shop
and fix it up for him.
Well, he's not going to deal with that.
All right.
Next up is a 1996 Chevy Silverado.
Now, I'm going to tell you right up that this is a 4x4.
It's got what he says here is a 4x4 bed.
We call it a step side.
Mm-hmm.
And my guess is that it's maybe an all original,
because I don't know why it's this price,
but I just gave you a hit.
A 1996 Chevy Silverado, $1,500.
$8,000.
$8,000.
David?
$8,500.
$8,500.
All right.
I'm waiting for Heitzman to come in here at $17,000,
and I think he's going to be the closest.
I think you're right, because it sold for $26,250.
Yeah, it's got a very popular body right now.
And clean too, probably.
Yeah.
Two door.
And it's four wheel drive.
Yeah.
All right.
Next up, and this is for the fine folks up there in Oregon.
You know.
Lillianthals.
Yes, the Lillianthals.
The 1988 Toyota Land Cruiser.
1988 Land Cruiser.
Land Cruiser.
It kind of looks like a Range Rover.
It looks kind of like a Range Rover.
It kind of squared off like a Bronco too.
You know, the later model Broncos.
Well, it come up with everything you'd like.
This is the 88 Land Cruiser.
It looks stock and.
All right.
I'm ready.
All right.
21.
21 for Jeffrey.
How about you, David?
23.
Heitzman's at 23.
You can't have 24.
It's sold for $47,250.
See, between you and Heitzman, you could have bought it.
Yeah.
$47,250.
David to $47.
Speaking of which, how about a 1970?
International Harvester Scout.
Silver.
It's got some aftermarket wheels on it.
It's got a black top on it.
Were the tops on the harvesters, were they?
I don't remember.
Could you take those off?
Best.
I remember you could take all of them off.
Yeah.
They just weren't soft cloth.
They were just hard.
Yeah.
They're hard tops.
It's like a fiberglass thing.
Yeah.
All right.
I'm going to go 70 Harvester Scout.
31.
31.
David?
Harvester.
A 70 International Harvester Scout.
Heitzman's at 33.
He's at 33.
I'm going to show you the picture.
There's the picture.
That's another one that's very popular right now.
So he says 33.
What do you say?
He says 25.
It's sold for $44,100.
Oh, man.
You know, Barrett Jackson is on from Scottsdale Winter Version.
And it's on TV.
It started Thursday.
And they had some of the lower end cars.
There was a Maybach, a 20-year-old Maybach that went for like eight grand.
And it had 50,000 miles on it.
Well, they can't find parts for that.
Exactly right.
And some of the lower end stuff is going pretty cheap.
This is a 1967 Mercury Cougar XR7.
XR7 is the hopped up one.
Okay.
There it is.
White in color.
Okay.
What do you think there, Jeffrey?
I'm thinking 27.
27.
And one of our online guests, what do they say?
He's still thinking.
Okay.
Well, I don't have time to wait.
17.
17.
27.
It's been said 11,000.
$9,750.
There you go, Jeff.
It's been there.
You can buy it.
So that's our sole car.
He's delaying because he's Googling them.
Probably.
It is.
Jeffrey.
Probably.
Anyway.
All right.
We're going to take a quick break coming up.
A review of the Toyota 4Runner, which is all new for this year.
Plus Jeff's motor minute.
When the end-wheel-time car talk show continues right after this break.
I can't get there.
I can't see it.
Did you find it, Miles?
Yeah, I got it.
I got this running.
I lose my mouse in this.
We're going to have to get something.
You need a mouse.
No, man.
I can't see it on the screen.
Yeah.
Where's the mouse?
There it is.
I hope you're making notes of all of this stuff, Mr. Morris, so we don't have to go through
this next time because there is going to be a Christmas version of tailpipes and tacos.
Are you okay?
Yeah.
Tailpipes and tacos in December sometime.
Yeah, that's what I'm thinking.
Either that or brighten it up.
Have you thought about that?
I don't know that that would do it because I've got such a strong reflection of me in
the white shirt.
Everything kind of blends in.
30 seconds.
The only thing is we got to make sure they know that we can't.
I already told Chase we cannot do December the 6th.
Well, you need to tell him again what's December the 6th.
Gulf Coast Auto Shield.
And that's going to be our last one unless he starts coming up with some money.
Okay.
Well, tell him now.
And if he books it on the 6th, then say, hey, you're out.
They haven't said, but normally they're on the 3rd Saturday, so that would be about the
18th or 19th.
But it's getting pretty close to Christmas there.
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I had a chance to drive the 2025 Toyota 4Runner.
Final assembly location.
Taharan Aichi Japan.
All right.
Available trim levels.
There are nine of them, including variants of the TRD, which has the most of them.
SR5, Limited, Platinum and Trail Hunter, which is a new trim level.
4WD Limited is what I had.
This is a standard SUV, in other words, body on frame, and we are going to call this a
midsize SUV.
Seats five.
Now it can come with a third row, which this one did.
I don't know why they've squeezed it back there, but I guess somebody wants it.
This is the sixth generation.
But that third row, by the way, is going to cost you $1,500 extra.
Third generation, all new for 2025.
The new skin on it still retains the 4Runner look, but it's more muscular.
A little more edgy than the older model.
Three-part grille includes a skid plate down low on the version that I had.
Bigger wheel options.
Add a sophisticated street look to this.
Modern tail lights.
Book in the large tailgate with a sunshade over the rear window.
What I liked about it, the new look, was 16 years in the making.
We hope that you enjoy it, and so do they.
What could use improvement?
There are too many trim levels.
I think that they need to whack some of those away.
It's just too many.
And I understand why they do it, because they bundle all of these things together and they
come up with all the trim levels, but it's too confusing.
You know, is it worth it?
I don't know, because problems is when you have this particular trim level, then you
say, but I want that.
Well, that's extra.
Now, if you want, you can have that and that with a bunch of other stuff for the next trim
level, and it just keeps on going and going and going.
That's just my opinion.
Interior highlights.
Homework is needed for its multifunction four-wheel drive system.
I didn't try it.
It has lots of adjustments.
Listen, this is an off-road vehicle, and let's not forget that.
Who takes them off-road?
No one that I know that owns one.
My son-in-law owns one, and he's never been off-road with it.
Phone charger is up underneath the dash in front of the console.
I figured that this is a perfect place for it.
It's kind of a no-man's-lad up there.
You just kind of slide the thing up there.
It's got an automatic charger the whole nine yards.
It's perfect.
Upper trims get classy leather appointments, and I mean, nice looking.
Optional huge infotainment screen that I had.
It's a bump up from the standard one, and even the seventh incher.
I think that is on the standard forerunner that it's plenty big,
but if you want a great big one like a Tesla, well, you can get it.
Easy operation, however.
Cargo room, adequate without the third row up, needless to say.
What I liked about it, the ruggedness.
The ruggedness of the interior really stands out, so you're not going to,
it's not a sissy mobile, okay?
You're buying an off-roader.
It's going to look like an off-roader on the inside.
Third row's a no-go for me.
Engine, no more V6, 2.4-liter turbocharged four-cylinder, 278 horsepower.
It's fine.
317 pound-feet of torque, eight-speed automatic transmission.
It'll tow three tons.
Wow.
So you know it's got to be stout, right?
Mileage ratings, 20 in the city, 24 in the highway, 21 for a combined.
I got 20 over 437 miles.
What I liked, the turbo four works well.
And I'm not a huge fan, generally speaking, of turbocharged four-cylinders,
but this one does work well.
Well, that's Toyota.
What do you think?
Pepe.
Yeah.
Ride and handling, what I liked about it.
It's a nice cross between on and off-road compliance.
What could use improvement?
Optional air ride suspension.
If you're going to get one of those high-end ones, hey, let's go all the way.
Let's do it on air ride.
Base trim price, 57.4.
That's base trim price, 57.4.
Price is tested 62.625, but you can get in one, the two-wheel drive model.
No bells and whistles, 41.270.
Competitors, the Jeep Wrangler starts at $32,095.
Ford Bronco, $38,995, which is probably its closest competitor.
And the Chevy Tahoe, because GM does not have anything really that competes in this class.
The Chevy Tahoe, 5850, there is no midsize from GM.
Yeah, then they go up from there drastically.
And that's my review of the 2025 all-new from the ground up Toyota 4Runner.
And they're probably selling a Google amount of them.
I'm sure.
Because once you get in, one of those things is really hard to get out of because they're nice and, you know,
but nobody takes a million that I know of anyway.
Hey, just ahead, we've got the Motor Minute and we're also going to have news headlines.
It's all coming up here on the Inwheel Time.
You've waited all summer and it's finally here.
The Tail Pipes and Tacos Fall 25 Cruise-In Car Show.
It's been a while, but the popular Tail Pipes and Tacos Cruise-In returns to the Lupi Tortilla Tex-Max in Katie,
Saturday, October 18th.
Make any donation to Shirley's Kids and get a free breakfast taco.
There'll be mimosas and Bloody Marys too.
Get to the best cruise-in of the year.
Tail Pipes and Tacos Car Show Saturday, October 18th, 8-11am.
Cruise-In, make a donation of any amount and grab a free Lupi Tortilla Breakfast Taco.
Tail Pipes and Tacos only happens at the Lupi Tortilla Tex-Max in Katie,
703 West Grand Parkway at Kingsland Boulevard just south of the Katie Freeway.
Join the car camaraderie and your car will automatically compete for one of three chili pepper trophies at no charge.
Follow us here and what better way to celebrate than with a free taco at Tail Pipes and Tacos Cruise-In Car Show,
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It's the cruise-in you won't want to miss.
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Time to fire up those engines and pay tribute to the folks who make freedom possible.
Bastrop Zone Heroes in Hot Rides is rolling in for Veterans Day weekend.
Friday night, Downtown Cruise, Saturday, 400 of the coolest rides in Texas.
Proceeds help veterans, shelters, food pantries and scholarships.
Sponsored by Craig's Jewelry, November 7th and 8th, Main Street, Bastrop.
Don't miss it!
It's already facing fierce backlash from a conservative group called One Million Moms,
which is part of the American Family Association.
In a scathing post which labeled the tagline offensive,
NASCAR, a new brand spot called Hell Yeah, is the biggest oxymoron there is.
There is nothing about Hell since it's a place for torment and anguish.
So they're going up against it, NASCAR, you're not paying attention to your fan base.
That is a marketing company.
Ask that marketing company how well they did with Cracker Barrel.
There's more that goes on and on, so they're going to introduce it next year,
and good luck to them, they're losing me.
They lost me a long time ago.
Because of that?
No.
A lot of things.
You've got to pay the TV, subscribe to watch a race that isn't really a race
because they give everybody a trophy.
And then they got these cocky young drivers up there that think they own the world.
I could care less about them.
They need to learn how to come back and give them a whooping.
That's it.
Exactly.
Can you hear that from me?
This is too long.
It's just basically a bashing of battery electric, which I've done enough of today.
That's in the third hour.
Falling out from a fire at an aluminum supplier in New York a month ago
is hitting Detroit where Ford Motor Company and Stellanus and their suppliers
faced production disruptions.
Warren Truck, where Stellanus builds the Jeep Wagoneer and Jeep Wagoneer,
Grand Wagoneer is being idled for three weeks because of a parts shortage.
The shortage is emanating from the September 16th fire at the Novelis Aluminum Factory
in Oswego, New York.
Ford indicated to suppliers that it plans to build around 530 pickups per day
in Dearborn until October 27th down 55% from typical levels
according to an analysis of supplier releases, which Ford issues to dictate
the flow of just-in-time parts to its assembly plants.
Novelis, which counts Ford as its top customer, is not expected to reopen its hot mill plant
until the first quarter of next year at the earliest.
Staring down what analysts say could be a $1 billion profit hit.
Ford is scrambling to source aluminum elsewhere to feed its pickup profit machine.
That's not good.
All of these things that are happening.
Yeah, because that's not a hit on their resources.
I mean, their income, profits, what they're saying.
Houston Automobile Dealers Association, its board of directors,
proud to announce the promotion of Rochelle Salinas to president of the Houston Auto Show,
one of the largest annual events at NRG Center,
and a Houston tradition for more than 43 years.
Salinas will continue to simultaneously serve as executive vice president
of the Houston Auto Dealers Association, where she has overseen communications,
membership, and event promotions for more than a decade.
The Intermail Time Talk Show continues right after this.
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Wrap up your engines as time to roll back in style at the Back to the Past car show.
Join the Spring Branch Senior High School Foundation Saturday, October 18th
at Cornerstone Academy, 1916 Westview Drive in Houston.
Classic cars, trucks and motorcycles, family fun, food, music and memories.
There's something for everyone, proceeds benefit local students and programs.
Don't miss the shine, the chrome and the nostalgia.
10 to 2, Saturday, October 18th, Back to the Past car show.
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InWheelTime will be there too.
Well that's all for this week's InWheelTime car talk show.
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Mike out of this world Mars along with chief engineer David Ainsley.
I'm Dodd Armstrong.
And thanks to the great folks at Spring Branch High School Foundations
back to the past car show, hosting us here at the Cornerstone Academy
on Westview here in Houston.
Thanks again everybody.
We will see you next week, same bat time, same bat channel
on the InWheelTime car talk show.
See you then.
That's it for this podcast episode of the InWheelTime car show.
I'm Dodd Armstrong inviting you to join us for our live show every Saturday morning
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About this episode
Porsche faces a significant downturn, with profit margins plummeting and sales in China declining by 21%. The discussion highlights the challenges of transitioning to electric vehicles and the impact of tariffs on luxury brands. The hosts also delve into classic car sales, revealing surprising auction prices for models like the 1954 Corvette and 1988 Toyota Land Cruiser. A review of the new 2025 Toyota 4Runner showcases its rugged design and performance, while critiques focus on its numerous trim levels and the shift from a V6 to a turbocharged four-cylinder engine.
The headlines promised an EV future on rails, but the market had other plans. We open with a candid look at Porsche’s sharp margin squeeze, the cost of a rapid electrification pivot, and why tariffs and a cooling Chinese luxury market are reshaping the brand’s near-term outlook. From Taycan’s steep first-year depreciation to the 911’s long-haul value and the Macan/718 model timing gaps, we map the difference between bold strategy and buyer reality and explore what it means for enthusiasts, dealers, and anyone pricing a premium garage.
Then we turn the spotlight to the auction lane, where nostalgia and scarcity spark big moves. A driver-grade ‘72 Nova that punches above its weight, vintage Toyota Land Cruisers and International Scouts riding a surge of love, and a shockingly cheap ‘88 Corvette remind us that taste cycles and condition trump assumptions. If you’re hunting an entry ticket to the hobby, we highlight where the value still hides and where documentation and originality command a premium.
We also go hands-on with the all-new 2025 Toyota 4Runner. Body-on-frame toughness stays, a 2.4-liter turbo replaces the old V6, and the cabin balances rugged materials with modern tech and a genuinely smart phone-charging nook. We dig into trims, pricing, towing confidence, highway comfort, and where the options list may overwhelm. Along the way, we flag the week’s recalls you should check now, unpack the ripple effects of an aluminum plant fire that’s idling Detroit lines, and weigh NASCAR’s misfired branding gamble for what it says about fan identity and tone.
If you care about where car culture is headed—values, supply chains, real-world ownership, and machines that still feel honest—this conversation brings the signal. Listen, subscribe, and leave a review to tell us where you think the market goes next.
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