Gross Car Experiences; Reviews: Revology Mustang GT and GR Corolla AT - TST Podcast

[@TheSmokingTirePodcast]

What's the grossest thing you've done in someone else's car?

[@maximusquackhandle9135]

Your mom

[@VS666]

The “Miami Blue” GR86 I rented on Turo in Miami got some action with two different babes one day after another 😂 that was a week after you were there actually in August The Turo car owner let me drive his Cayman GT4 also, straight piped and tuned holy shit that almost ruined my Shelby 😂

[@JorJorBinks123]

I’ve forsure wiped some boogers in the backseat when I was a child. 😂

[@narumis]

00:00 - teaser 02:13 - intro 02:56 - therapy and smoking weed cold open 05:46 - a long Wednesday, trying to go drive the Revology Mustang/GR Corolla in 70+ mph winds, and thoughts on the Revology 27:42 - driving the GR Corolla with an auto 35:18 - Bentley update: brake booster leaking and replaced, and “reliable” vs “dependable” 39:42 - Countach update: having to ship more parts to Italy for the engine rebuild Patreon questions: 45:35 - what’s the realistic danger of connected vehicles? Are we going to wake up to all of one manufacturer’s vehicles bricked or accelerating off at full speed? 47:52 - last show regarding the Turbo non-S hybrid, we have some friends who own a cleaning business and they bought one for chicken tax purposes; the CPA instructed them on a certain spend, and they chose that 48:59 - thoughts on the 992.2 Carrera T? 49:46 - my dad threw up all over the interior of my GTI; what’s the most disgusting thing you’ve done in someone’s car, or the most disgusting thing someone’s done in _your_ car? 54:10 - I’m considering a 981 or 982 Cayman as a weekend car; what are the main differences between the two? 55:10 - if you could durability test any vehicle whistlin’-diesel style, what would it be and how? 57:52 - should other CEOs take Jim Farley’s route and daily drive a Chinese car to make them more urgent to the threat of a wave of good affordable options? 59:17 - the new GT3 means a moderately optioned configuration will be $250k+ pre-ADM; given that budget what single weekend fun car would you consider? 1:02:04 - have you noticed that some brands have become more reliable? It used to be that BMW would cost you a fortune to maintain, but they’re improved heavily; do you think this is the case with any other brand? 1:04:30 - now that “green” mandates are no longer a priority under Trump, will this help Detroit be profitable again after developing expensive EVs? 1:06:21 - what frustrates/surprises you the most about car shopping with normal people? 1:09:44 - is 3D printing more, less, or exactly as prevalent as you’d expect by now? 1:12:35 - will the electric G Wagen depreciate like other EVs? 1:14:02 - do you enjoy trying to figure out what cars the lights on RVs and commercial trucks are from? 1:14:18 - are brown Porsches underrated, overrated, or properly rated? 1:15:26 - how do you guys do such a good job of presenting unattainable vehicles in a down-to-earth and digestible manner? 1:16:22 - I believe the Lamborghini Aventador is one of the most influential cars of the last decade; do you think it will reach a “halo car” level like the Miura or F40 in the future? 1:19:07 - registration open for next R&T event and outro

[@garythecyclingnerd6219]

Next to someone’s Focus RS ☠️☠️

[@masarocks1983]

Loved the episode. I was surprised Matt knew about Blood Mountain. Georgia mountains + manual GTI = 🤤

[@The_Stanman]

He drove Blood Mountain at a Porsche event (I think 992 GTS?). I live in Atlanta and love doing the Suches loop 😁

[@paul66766]

@1:10:22 for $300 a "modern" 3d printer can print in Carbon Fiber Nylon (PA-CF) or Glass Filled Nylon (PA-GF), these are the same materials used for nearly all cordless power tools, most polymer intake manifolds on modern cars and trucks (and some firearms). And, yes, the printed parts can stand up to under hood temperatures and have a variety of chemical resistances.

[@garythecyclingnerd6219]

PA-CF and PA-GF still aren’t as strong as traditional injection molds. They may still be usable for under the hood applications, for sure There also a printer out there that prints a filament AND a single continuous thread of carbon fiber simultaneously and that - if I recall correctly - made it significantly stronger and put the dog bone test near some aluminums.

[@Finnspin_unicycles]

I don't really agree with that assessment of Toyota, the Prius was lightyears ahead as far as drivetrains go. They basically started from scratch and nailed it first time.

[@Accost2u]

I think didn’t hurt they shared development with GM so essentially infinite resources behind it

[@Finnspin_unicycles]

@@Accost2u I can't find any info on any GM involvement in that development, where did you get that info?

[@Accost2u]

@@Finnspin_unicycles they had a pact starting in 1999 and lasted 5 years. They combined resources to work on hybrid, fuel cell and other tech until GM decided it didn’t want to continue. It was called NUMMI or New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc.

[@Finnspin_unicycles]

@@Accost2u NUMMI appears to be a joint venture manufacturing plant, not a development program. Also, the prius came out in 97, so your timeline is clearly off.

[@Accost2u]

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[@streamius]

A GR Corolla without LSD's is a rare bird. It was technically available in the most base config, but they didn't build many.

[@ShadowBend]

I would love to see a comparison test of one with and one without. Sure on paper the LSDs should make a difference, but same circuit same day same tires - How much of an improvement?

[@scottcolpitts8521]

I don't think it would make much of a difference unless on snow or dirt.

[@2fast2nick]

Italy will pay the tariffs, it will be beautiful.. big beautiful tariffs.

[@thfonz98]

Was a common sight in the 80s even, driving over the Grapevine in I-5 into Los Angeles to see cars overheated and even on fire on the Grapevine. Had to turn the A/C off in the Ford Aerostar!

[@vvevvevvvv]

1:03:23 Toyota's 3.5 v6 turbo recall has nothing to do with the reliability. The manufacturing process was not great so some debris stayed in those engines. Other than that, Toyota still produces reliable turbocharged and hybrid engines. Also, I don't think Toyota relied on "simplicity". Their hybrids are pretty complex, Toyota just perfected they way of manufacturing them. This is what Japanese do mostly - perfecting things.

[@CookieHappy638]

Patreon is worth it, listening to the show live is a lot of fun!

[@1855Media]

I have an e46 with a manual. The armrest is too high for me. 3rd to 4th requires an awkward elbow lift, which has made me consider deleting the armrest.

[@Nick22257]

My s550 gt had the same issue not recognizing the key fob because the cars battery was getting old.

[@spike_021]

Toyota doesn't like armrests. Event the FRS/86 didn't get one from factory. There was an oem one you could order on your own that required drilling. Other than that a few aftermarket options. Does suck for the GRC though (taking delivery of my 25 MT this week)

[@JorJorBinks123]

Omg I thought there was a racetrack called CODA. 😂 I didn’t realize they were saying COTA that’s so funny

[@AzhariAndri]

oo man, in Indonesia we have Economical Cars (Cheap Car) with 3 cylinders and an AT gearbox. for the Corolla part, I can imagine how you feel, and with the Brake booster leak I did not have a good experience with the 1992 BMW 7 series E32 in my case I chose Turn or Brake, and the leak was not visible if I drove it daily but when I parked it a week then I notice

[@AllSpeed]

Sandy Munro made a 1000 page breakdown of the Cybertrucks electronics. it (the analysis) costs 125K.

[@TheSmokingTirePodcast]

The breakdown costs that much or the electronics themselves?

[@garythecyclingnerd6219]

No shot lmao.

[@AllSpeed]

@@TheSmokingTirePodcast The breakdown. They have to sell about 12 to break even. Sandy mentioned on a podcast that several OEMs have bought them so far.

[@AllSpeed]

@@garythecyclingnerd6219 the analysis of the components cost that much. sells them to OEMs.

[@M16xblowDRO]

On the contrary, good for you for picking cannabis back up and realizing that in different doses, different strains and different cannabinoid profiles, it can be incredibly beneficial where, as in the past, it may not have been. Having seizures an adult viewing cannabis in a completely new light then when I used to use it in high school.

[@The_Stanman]

Consumer Reports reliability isn't focused on first 5 years - it breaks it out by year going back ~20 years.

[@tw16044]

The price and availability of 3D printers has not scaled well with CAD and other technical skills.

[@MaddNomad1015]

No GRC has an arm rest. Lmao

[@King_Koopaa]

Who cares Matt. Smoke if you want and feel good about it.

[@Ankrstar]

Poor Matt still trying to figure out why nobody advertise. 😂

[@samsung5]

Still pretty confused about sending the Countach engine to Italy. Don’t get why the whole car wasn’t just sent to the in Ohio

[@certifiedbidry]

Damn 2 videos ??? Nunber 1

[@TheSmokingTirePodcast]

Zack oopsed.

[@certifiedbidry]

@TheSmokingTirePodcast whoops 😂, makes sense now. Keep up the great work chaps 👍

[@thewaygokid3135]

The rate of EV adoption is slowing down. Annual EV’s sales are still increasing. Most companies that are walking back are those who can’t sell them profitably. Sports car brands may get away with this strategy but others won’t. The fact that Volkswagen wants to close plants in Germany doesn’t mean sales are up.

[@fraserwright9482]

Not the first time VW made a bad product, Type4, K70..MK3 Golf, Phaeton etc. There are also tax incentives to buy EVs, we replaced our company cars with Skoda Enyaq's and it's why Skoda is selling so well in Europe. A PCP or other finance is based on how much the lender is going to lose over 4 years vs what the estimated price of a 4 year old 80k version of your car is, they will offer longer duration to reduce monthly payments, but cover with interest, something they could keep the train going by trade in back to the dealer. In America there are more customers under water than banks, a higher average price (now $50k) but your average income has not kept up. There is a $25,000 and below black hole in America for sub compact SUVs. In Europe we have the Dacia Duster, R5 and Korean car answering that. As for luxury brands, they have over-supplied and increased prices over the past 5 years, but have no tax incentive like EV sales. Again making a bad product doesn't help, Roma, Pursangue, FS90, F80 etc means the days of chipping in your Ferrari after a year and not losing money are over. That started with the 488 and losing $100k a year on a Bentley, Aston, Mclaren was offset by being able to walk in to them and buy it without the allocation BS, but it's now a Ferrari problem. With Ferrari and now Porsche they have used cars rinsing the ladder to special cars. The 911 Dakar is a Balanciaga moment, 2500 people buying a car they don't want purely out of fashion and allocation and now the prices are starting to fall.

[@neilturner6749]

Early for me here and, because I’m 8hrs ahead of LA time, does that make me first?

[@corysekine-pettite1783]

People who ask for advice but don't really want it are called askholes. 😄

[@Gqc23]

Thanks for the 2 shows giving me a distraction from the previous shitty week

[@fredocuomo5386]

the amount of crying this past week has been truly hilarious

[@skylerglass288]

@@fredocuomo5386Americans are so strange. This guy goes on about being proud not to do drugs anymore. A presidential campaign rolls out and he feels drugs are the only choice 😂 So privileged

[@badrolkane]

Matt this show was a bit better than recently. I think you should be doing more muscle cars and more tuner Cars. You have access to so many of these cars in LA and in America. Stop just reviewing the newest stuff. Because people are not watching you for that content anymore

[@stevemartegani]

Two!?!

[@fredocuomo5386]

speaking of paying attention to your competition..youre competition doesnt constantly bring up politics..i come here to escape and listen about cars and watches I'll never buy..if i want politics I'll tune into: jimmy dore, tucker carlson, tyt, status coup, the greyzone, the hill, glenn greenwald, matt taibi, or whitney webb

[@fraserwright9482]

It's a good point and one I think Matt forgets. What is your customer coming here to do and how do you retain them? I found his philosophy of never reading the comments nuts given he makes a living from it. I also found it odd that he never watches other people in his field who have copied him and Zach and been more successful at it.

[@sarahdell4042]

The huge drop off his channel has had is strictly due to politics. Not because of which side he’s on, but the moral high ground he takes with literally everything. Not seeing his blatant hypocrisy either is alarming.

[@RoDKnee_Kapp985]

When you have an ego as large as Matt Farah it’s difficult to understand reality! His talent equals his douchbaggery!

[@fraserwright9482]

In terms of cars, America has a cheap sub $25k black hole in new cars. The average price is $50k and putting tariffs on foreign cars won't equal better. That was the Harley Davidson mistake in the 80s.

[@BKetch]

@@sarahdell4042 It's the moral high ground that he takes on everything that drove me away. Come back every once in awhile to see if anything has changed.

[@RoDKnee_Kapp985]

Matt getting “flustered because what’s going on in the world” while trying to review a car is hilarious lol. My God he’s softer than soft 🤡🤣