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Ep169: Toyota and Ford are doing off-road, trauma surgeon safety, Really big ultra-luxury SUV FTW

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Ep168 "Take two" episode, we discuss reboot cars, some of which were great and some of which sucked

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Ep167:F1 update, Ford Mustang sedans, trauma surgeon safety, crazy American cars, and Porsche rising

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Ep166 Car repos are way up, trauma surgeon safety, car wk auctions go crazy, Aston Martin = mustang?

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Ep165: VW bringing back iDBuzz, trauma surgeon: dont take doors off Jeeps, 1970s personal lux coupes

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Ep164 YOLO so buy a cool car like three of us did recently, plus Steve-0 rant "A Porsche too far"

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Ep163 Our 5 favorite convertibles, trauma surgeon safety, Ferrari 288 GTO, and trauma surgery story

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Ep162 We drove the new Range Rover, trauma surgeon safety, F150 Raptor R love, and F1 update

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Ep161 Dr Moran's ERA Cobra arrives, Ferrari Luce hate, trauma surgeon safety, Bangle 645i spotted

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Ep160: Ford dumps Shelby, Subaru Outback ugliness, trauma surgeon safety, and Right to Repair FTW

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Ep159: our trauma surgeon says cops shouldn't escort funerals, we want sedans to return, Maybach SL

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Ep158: Sonic automotive's Andy Choi joins new car guy Anthropic's Karl Schutz to talk cars

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Ep157 Sonic Automotive's Andy Choi talks car dealership life and cool cars he wants (eventually)

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Ep156: Mercedes to become more affordable, trauma surgeon safety, Delivrd makes car buying bette

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Ep: 154 Car Show Vanity Plates. Authenticity in SUVs is gone!

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Ep153: Ferrari Luce Jony Ive interior, 80s CRX spotted, trauma surgeon safety, and dream restomods

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Ep152 Cars we'd drive if invisible, trauma surgeon safety, Geo Metro seen, plastic parts are bad

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Ep151 Sadly, sports cars are no longer selling, trauma surgeon safety, 2025 new car sales highlights

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Livestream of sale of Steve-0's 16k miles 2013 E92 BMW M3 6sp on Bring a Trailer auction site

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Ep150 VW GTI turns 50, trauma surgeon safety, Dale Sr Monte Carlo, cars to buy when you've made it

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Ep149 our trauma surgeon shops PHEV, Steve-0 sells E92 M3, trauma surgeon safety, big 2025 stories

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Ep 148: Good/bad move, Audi G-wagen? trauma surgeon safety, we pick 5 recent Hall of Fame cars

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Ep146 Good/bad car ideas, pagoda seen, trauma surgeon safety, best car for HS reunion, Steve rant

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Ep145 We fix Porsche's problems, trauma surgeon safety, OG Lexus LS love, and collector car news

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Ep144: Q3 2025 new car sales highlights, Dr Bank auto safety, new Audi Q5, cool Idaho Porsches

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Ep 143: BMW 3-series turns 50, trauma surgeon safety, V8 Supra?, Goodbye Audi 5-cylinder engine

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Ep142: BMW X5 most $uccessful car of last 25yrs? Trauma surgeon safety, We solve Nissan's problems

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Ep 141 Audi is sagging-we have solutions, our fave Audis, trauma surgeon safety, we spot nice 911

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Ep140: BMW G-wagen? Trauma surgeon safety tips, we spot a Scion (Toyota mistake), and Future Ford

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Ep 139: Adams is back! Cars that pushed OEMs to greatness, trauma surgeon safety, Land Cruiser pops

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Ep138 Horner out at Red Bull F1, trauma surgeon safety, we spot a 280ZX

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Ep137: Huge dealership GMAC theft, trauma surgery safety, base Crosstrek, and $250k Mustang GTD

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Ep136 Felicity Ace ll as EV ship burns, Euro vans takeover US market, trauma surgeon safety, Audi TT

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Ep 135 Tuscany, Hyundai branding, Driving a Maybach, trauma surgeon safety, and fixing Porsche Ag

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Ep 144. Nissan bringing back the XTerra. Trauma Surgeon Dr. Moran discusses the ID Buzz recall. Stev0 talks Q1 sales. New Palisades. Jagged Pill turns 30.

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Ep 133: Dodge bringing back V8 engines, trauma surgeon safety, Lincoln Bronco? we spot a pulsar NX

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Ep 132 Trump tariffs mostly bad, we spot a Saturn, trauma surgeon safety, Nissan in big trouble

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Ep 131: Almost famous, Steve-0 and friend Ed Barrett discuss being low-level automotive journalists

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Ep 130: SoCal car spotting, trauma surgeon safety, cars with lousy engines, and BYD BEVs

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F1 preview, muscle cars RIP?, Audi fades, and misc thoughts

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2024 car sales rundown, ADAS update, collector car market changes, and our 2025 predictions

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Ep 126: Nissan dying, trauma surgeon safety, Aston spotted, Classic Mullen BMW ads 30yrs later

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Ep 123 Chatanooga Car Show, trauma surgeon safety, what car are we? and Steve-0 hates Stellantis

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Ep 122: Steve-0 buys another 911, trauma surgeon safety, and 50 underappreciated cars

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Ep121: 205MPH Porsche crash on a public road, $70mil Mercedes, 911-50 edition, sedan/off road mustangs?!!

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AC Shelby 427 Cobra Replicas: Episode 1, The Real Deal

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Ep 119 It's 1974 again in the car world! We discuss, then Adams talks Highlands car show and PCA

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Episode 118 CoC going to biweekly, BEV struggles, Autobahn adventures = awesome, and we talk Europe

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Ep 117, New GTI, Air Water Porsche Show, Nissan ruined the Z

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Ep 116 Divine Renault Alpine to the US? Senna tribute, trauma surgeon safety, Porsche turbo turns 50, and Mercedes news

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Ep 115 Supra not selling, Cool Lexus GSF spotted, trauma surgeon safety, Infiniti now irrelevant

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Ep 114 The Mustang Show -- the Ford Mustang turns 60 and we celebrate

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Ep 113 New 4Runner, Toyota MR2 spotted, Tesla Autopilot problems, Goodbye Audi R8, we hate Mansory

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Ep 112 Q1 sales highlights, Merc SLR spotted, trauma surg safety, Adams BEV rant, $10k collector car

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Ep 111 Jeep concepts, GTO spotted, Stephan safety, luv 4 GM SUVs, we make bespoke CEO Jeeps for us

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Ep 110 Big pickups not selling, Angela Chao died drunk, Mach 1 spotted, Ingram Porsche collection

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Ep 109 Subscriptions for features suck, trauma surgeon safety, Buick Reatta spotted + auto interiors

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Ep 108 Felicity Ace lawsuits, Best of Amelia Island, trauma surgeon safety, Ineos Grenadier + more

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Ep 107 Bronco Raptor, New Mercedes now cheaper and less BEV, trauma surgeon safety, and we pick $47k new cars we want

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Ep 106 A friend gets a Bronco Raptor, Lyme scooters are not safe, Taycan spotted, and cars that depreciate a lot

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Ep 105 Porsche GT car scam, trauma surgeon safety, we spot a Bronco ll, and we dive deep into AMG

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Special episode: a conversation with popular automotive podcaster Mark Greene of Cars Yeah!

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Ep 104 New Hyundai Santa Fe, trauma surgeon safety, spotted: 1983 VW GTI, 2024 = 50yrs of VW Golf

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Ep 103 Small pickups are hot, spotted: 80s Lincoln LSC, trauma surgeon safety, and fave TV show cars

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Ep 102 2023 full size pickup sales, trauma surgeon safety, Aston Martin, and cars for successful professionals

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Ep101: Porsche Carrera GT stop drive order, 2023 lux auto sales, trauma surgeon safety, we give MG some love

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ep100 We made it to 100 shows! We list our favorite segments and look forward to the next 100 episodes

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Ep 99 Steve-0 drove a Smartcar, Trauma surgeon safety, Buick is dying, we give love, and 2024 predictions

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Ep 98: we ride in a Waymo, 40yrs of Audi Sport, Audi TT spotted, safety segment: AWD benefits, and our dream 3 car garages

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Ep 97: More bad news for GM CEO Mary Barra, we see a 85 Firebird, trauma surgeon safety, and Bronco configuration

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Ep96: GM is on the ropes, SUV droptops are dumb, trauma surgeon safety, our fave childhood toys, $125K collector cars

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Ep95 Jeep Renegade is dead. Yay! Trauma surgeon safety. We eulogize Jaguar

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Ep 94: Adams tells us why collector car prices are dropping, trauma surgeon safety, CEO cars: we dream

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Ep 93: 5yrs ago Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn was arrested in Tokyo, we spot a Pontiac Solstice, and special guest Carole Gratzmuller talks Corvettes in France and more

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Ep 92: Buy a new car on Amazon, A $52mil Ferrari, Stellantis vs US, trauma surgeon safety, our $100k collector car choices

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Mercedes and Buc-ees? Porsche track, trauma surgeon safety, and $80k collector cars

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BEV sales problems, trauma surgeon safety, gas vehicles we see for sale in 2030

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$50k collector cars, trauma surgeon safety, when did famous features die, and features that will die

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Wagoneer tanking, Montero spotted, trauma surgeon safety, dead car resurrections: good, bad, and ones we want to see

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Steve-0 and guest host Jeff Bank talk infotainment problems, new car sales, Corvettes (with special guest), and more

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Rennsport Reunion 7, trauma surgeon safety, car image pluses and minuses, and more

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Trauma surgeon Stephan and Adams discuss Tesla's Autopilot, the Weinermobile, e-Bikes are unsafe, and Bobby Crumpley talks old Ford collecting

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Adams buys a Ferrari, more cool/not cool cars, trauma surgeon safety, Mach E Rally, and "This or That"

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New Toyota Century, trauma surgeon safety tips, auto brands rated, and 10 new cool/not cool cars

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The 911 turns 60, we spot a BMW 2002, trauma surgeon safety lesson, and Adams talks actual realities of owning collector cars with the guys

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Death of the 300C, we spot an Aston with lipstick, safety lessons, then we mourn hot hatches

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Mustang GTD, our trauma surgeon talks animal collisions, Pebble Beach, and Mustang GTD or GT3

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More BEV challenges, our trauma surgeon says brake lights should turn on with BEV regenerative braking, and special edition cars we love/hate

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Escalade IQ, trauma surgeon safety tips, and Land Cruiser authority Bob Ruppel stops by

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New Land Cruiser and 911 ST launch, trauma surgeon safety tips, and car names we love and hate

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Special episode: a conversation with noted automotive figure Joe Buzzetta

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Money with Katie joins us (she bought a Porsche!) Also we celebrate a couple of automotive birthdays

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RIP Reeves Callaway, we spot a Scout, and our guest discusses helicopter medevac

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Lambo Sterrato, Q2 auto sales, trauma surgeon safety, and cars we love but would be embarrassed to be seen in

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Episode 73 Video

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Smaller Land Cruiser returning, Pagoda Mercedes spotted, Which cars are in accidents most often?, our great road trips, and "This or That?"

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Cheap BMW i8s, Porsche/Lexus respond to EV infrastructure woes, and new segment "This or That" debuts

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BEV F150s selling slow? Adams spots an Impulse, our Trauma Surgeon talks safety, and we discuss 90s auto trends that still reverberate today

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#70: The Germans and Their Struggle with EVs. Does your Auto-Pilot Hate You? Dark Horses: Cars that Deserved Better.

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#69: Buckle Up! One of Our Most Important Episodes Yet; An Automotive Safety Lesson You'll Never Forget; $80,000 Toyota Corolla; Jeep's Spilling Inventory