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It is also permission to treat yourself, backed by two serial Porsche owners who have tried most of this stuff the hard way.If you want your partner to “accidentally” get the hint, play this episode in the car and let Will and Derek do the talking for you. And if you are the Porsche person in the relationship, use this as your checklist before you buy anything else for the garage.Will Youtube: RennthusiastDerek Youtube: ElevenAfterNine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information."},"annotations":[{"startTime":58.72,"endTime":65.6,"type":"car","title":"Dodge Ram","url":"/cars/dodge/ram","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/1999_Dodge_Ram_Cab_2500_4x4_stakebed.jpg","quote":"... Up the Year sales event is on at Ron Tonkin Jeep Ram of Milwaukee. Ready to upgrade your drive? 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