I don’t know why, but Matt’s comment about bob bondurant’s wife had me in stitches laughing 😂😂😂 that one came out of no where

yeah, f1 has sucked for a long time.

That machine shop is garbáge

Thought this was going to be about autopilot / self driving?

He's right... Going back and forth from an M3 in endurance racing to a radical can be tricky

Love to hear them talking the greatness of the NSX and Senna. I have a Black/Black 92” also that I have had for over 20 years.

This guy could do a good impersonation of Neil Degrasse Tyson if he wanted to.

What a great guest, awesome stories

You need to meet Hartmut. He is 82 and drifts a carrera GT.

This guy. 🤪

This whole death of the manual thing is a little overblown; I can buy a Subaru WRX with STI manual shifter for $32K....

Back injury related: Once I started doing two things: Releasing my psoas muscles and using my glutes my back pain disappeared. I was unable to cook because I couldn't stand for more than 5 mins at a time. I got a Pso-Rite, stretched more, worked on my glutes, hamstrings and quads and its a night and day difference.

First time I’ve ever seen a Countach was Matt’s at Petersen.

Early coyote mustang for 25k sports car w back seat and trunk

I went from a MINI Cooper S to a Fiesta ST. The MINI was awesome and I miss it, but the Fiesta ST is more fun. Very tossable and affordable to modify.

Waiting on either of these guys in a restaurant must be hell…

I still can’t stand him saying 458 SpeciAL. Please just say Speciale.

One of the best podcast guests! Bring him back!

First words I hear: my thought speaking of races 😮😮😮 glad that was car related

Oh shit, he got the big dog.

Ive been so excited for this. I bought his recent book "Outlive" for my Dad

Used Alfa 4C - bargain on the used market (you can get them in the $40's). Exotic car looks - exotic car feel (mid-engine, carbon tub, no power steering, great handling). Virtually unusable for anything but driving for pleasure - but that's not the point of this vehicle. I rented one on Turo and was blown away with just how special this car felt.

Matt, come to the dark side--lease a BMW iX.

Working man's class of exotic would be under $20,000.

I believe the 986 and 987 Boxster give a genuine Exotic driving experience for cheap (especially the 986). I even found a Audi V8 swapped one locally, with a Cayman S 6-speed mounted to it. I mean, which other car gives a drop top, mid engined V8, 6sp. manual transmission experience for less than 15k? Also (you Americans probably will never agree) the C5 and C6 Corvette give that true 'low slung', low seating, long nose, V8 rawness exotic sportscar feel. Outside of the US these are definitely cosidered to be exotic. Like the 986 Boxster the interior is cheap and crappy. But so is a DeTomaso Pantera, or a 348TB for that matter 😅

Ferrari 360 or 996 turbo. E46 M3 if it’s a daily beater 🔥

17:16

mandatory amber turn signa l!!!!

GT-R

I want to start watching Matt again, can any of you regular listeners tell me if he finally stopped yapping about politics all the time?

The shit looking stock wheels strategy was exactly what Harris was saying when he was on with you for the first time after covid!

00:00 - teaser 01:55 - intro 02:55 - hands-free phone neck mount to reduce hand pain cold open 05:30 - EV Macan at Porsche experience center 11:24 - Koenig Ferrari selling for less than expected 18:25 - Countach update: powertrain being shipped to Italy for overhaul 30:06 - listing the "blue collar" equivalents of exotic cars Patreon questions: 44:08 - old Top Gear question: which company made the most truly great cars? 45:13 - what extinct auto form factors warrant a fresh look with EV powertrains? 46:35 - now that you have driving the Miata, would you rather a momentum car or power car for daily driving/canyon cruising? 49:38 - if you wanted to be like Zack and put a couple hundred thousand miles on a sports car, what are the best options for $25k? must have back seat and trunk for kids stuff 51:42 - is Porsche soft top look & maintainence worth it vs hard-top in Northeast? (54:50 - also what is the best Turo rental that fits three people for Newport Beach plus canyons?) 55:10 - if you had to live in a car for a year what car would you choose to live in? 55:55 - what feature on a car you've driven/owned previously could you not stand, and what feature would you replace it with? 57:46 - what's worse in an office parking lot situation: someone who parks outside the lines, or someone who parks with their overhang blocking the sidewalk? 1:00:46 - what's your experience with the stick-shift 1-series? 1:01:27 - my sister and I are visiting from Europe, we're looking for a V8 experience and like the Mustang but not Camero/Challenger. is there a way to circumvent the "or similar" situation at big rental companies? and is there any chance to rent a manual? 1:03:58 - watch question: have watch people ruined the high-end car market? 1:08:35 - trying to decide between Miata RF or soft-top, thoughts? 1:09:56 - already have a sports car, what would you rather daily: 2018 Lexus LC500 or 2016 Porsche Panamera GTS? don't need the back seats 1:10:55 - how much of a pain is alcantara to keep clean on a steering wheel/shifter? bad enough to replace it with leather? 1:13:15 - why would Porsche keep building a Cayman/Boxter if the 911 feels like a mid-engine experience? 1:13:55 - you each get one day to be lord of automotive regulations in the US; what's one rule you repeal and one law you enact, and one feature you mandate on all cars? 1:18:46 - outro

F-Type R(40k) or XKR(20k) for front-engined high hp experience, 987 Boxster or Cayman(15k-20k) for mid-engined experience, Jag XJS(10k) or BMW 850i(15k-20k) for vintage v12 experience, Lotus(20-25k)and Fiat X1/9(10k) for vintage mid-engined experience.

Are you intentionally gulping into the mic?

The amount of commercials you guys have has become just a bit ridiculous. It’s like every 3 mins.

I leased a 2023 EV6 GT Line cost me very little it has better seats then the GT and does have memory seats.

A budget 458 is the C8. It's 1/4 the price and GM literally benchmarked and reverse engineered the 458 to develop the C8's chassis architecture with near identical dimensions, performance specs, and driving manners.

Pausing the show to answer the door should really have been edited out.

For me on the MX5 question I know the regular convertible is the logical choice, but the RF looks so much better that i would feel compelled to get it despite the weight penalty.

Saturn Sky Redline all day. 290hp+, rwd, lsd, manual transmission, 50/50 weight distribution, roadster that barely knocks on the door of 3k lbs, and can be found for 10k.

HARD agree on abolishing front license plates. The front plate ruins the smiley face grill on my Miata, I hate it.

Toll scanners definitely can read rear plates. I don't have a transponder or a front plate on my 911 and my account gets automatically charged when I take the 73 toll road.

Ticketing left lane Hogs sounds amazing but they'd run across so many speeders along the way.

Enact: Death Star level laser beam destruction for 2nd offense left lane hogs. I'll give you a warning, but next time....POOF.

New law: All traffic fine revenue (no matter who issues the fine) goes into a national fund for charity or whatever. The point is to remove revenue as a motivation for issuing a speeding ticket and make the only reason pull someone over for speeding is a safety concern.

981 gt4! Best bang for the buck if picked up under $80-90k thousand with low miles

I'm bored with hearing the same stupid question. "I want a fun sporty car that does everything, but I have no money. What should I buy?"

How dare you sh!t on my Buick Reatta! Dislike, unsubscribe.

Working man here. 2020 GX460 for road trips, 2022 Cayman 4.0 for weekends, and 2024 GR Corolla Circuit for my daily. I'm done buying cars!

Gt350. One of the best sounding v8’s , 500+hp, it handles and brakes incredibly well albeit a bit heavy. Most importantly manual and naturally aspirated .