Escaping Hurricane Season: What Your Car Color Says About You: GR Carolla Review

Hurricane Evacuation Road Trip Ideas

Speaker 1 0:05

All right , mr Mars , driving destination sir .

Speaker 2 0:08

So I got to thinking Labor Day is coming up and we've started watching the Gulf , looking for the hurricanes , because of the weather , because of where we're located at . And I got to thinking well , you know , everybody can go off to San Antonio or Dallas or Waco , any place north . Just go find some place . And I've done that a couple of times with the wife and the kids and the dogs and the cats loaded up into a Motel 6 because that's the only place that would take the pets , and it was not a lot of fun . So I was thinking about what else you could do and then so I thought some of the other places you could go that you might make a little bit of a road trip in a hurricane out of it , somehow the hurricane blew in , yeah , yeah , yeah .

Speaker 2 0:48

So go up into the Lukenbach and the Fredericksburg area . You know you can go find you some hill country bed and breakfasts or you can get some cabins . Lukenbach actually has cabins on a little creek across from the post office thing . You can go to the Lukenbach Dance Hall Been there , yeah , been there . And you can also go up to Fredericksburg Dance Hall . Been there , yeah , been there . And you can also go up to Fredericksburg . It's right next door , with the wineries , beer gardens , the National Museum of the Pacific War and lots of boutiques . Then , if you're looking for something a little bit more to the north , go to Wimberley , which is another artsy small town , and you can stay in the river cabins that they have there or the Wimberley Inn . They've got the Wimberley Glassworks Studio . You've got places to go swimming like the Blue Hole or Jacob's Well , and then you could also go through the Wimberley Valley Winery to get wound up at the end of the day .

Speaker 2 1:36

The other place a little bit more to the east is Jefferson . Now you can stay at the Jefferson Hotel here , and this is famous for being haunted . Jefferson's considered one of the most haunted towns in Texas . I did not know that Did not Got plenty of antique shopping . You've got a train , the Jefferson Railway . They'll take you out through the Piney Woods . Got a bayou riverboat tour , lightning off in the distance .

Speaker 2 1:57

They even have a Gone with the Wind museum there . That I did not know . Wow . Then you can also go a little bit more centralized . Go to Tyler . It's in East Texas but it's known as the Rose Capital , got a lot of stuff for evacuees . You can go to the Tyler Rose Garden . They got a zoo . They got lakes to go and play with and plenty of hotels medical facilities and restaurants . I don't believe I've ever played with a lake . Have you well play in shall we do it that way .

Speaker 2 2:27

I've played a lot of other things . Yeah , yeah , a town I really like and my wife loves it is nacogdoches . Now it's more . It's not really that far north , but it is farther north , got its historic and charming .

Speaker 2 2:40

It's actually the oldest town in texas and nacogdoches , nacogdoches I , nacogdoches I knew that Got brick paved downtown , got plenty of museums Stephen F Austin is there . They got trails to go hiking in if you want to get out and about . They don't have that many hotels there because it's not that big of a town . It is a college town , so you got to make your reservations here . But it's a real nice place to go visit If you want to do something more with the kids . Glen Rose is another small town . Now this is home of the Dinosaur Valley State Park . There's actually fossilized dinosaur tracks that you can go down through the riverbeds and check out . But here , if you're an evacuee , you don't have to necessarily stay in a hotel . You can camp , you can hike , you can go , do all kinds of things in that area . And the last one I wanted to bring up was Bandera . Now this is a little more west . If you're going out towards San Antonio , you want to go a little more west .

Speaker 2 3:27

Now this is the cowboy capital of the world . Now this is a place for rodeo fans , western culture lovers One of the things that I liked whenever we'd been there before along with their museums and the cowboy look to it and everything . It's very hilly there , so , like on these , the entrance to the stores and stuff and the bar right behind where these cowboys are riding down Main Street . You actually have to go downstairs down the side of the hill and the bar and everything's down below and it's kind of like going to a speakeasy . Yeah Right , so there's just be a few places that you could go if you're going to evacuate and maybe have Time now for Jeff's Car Culture what your car's color says about you , you betcha , and here we go .

What Your Car Color Says About You

Speaker 3 4:20

So this first one , even though it's just a hold shot there , mike copper , if you've got a copper vehicle , you're not afraid of getting your hands dirty . Hard work and character . Leave that alone . Here we go . Next one is red . Passionate adventure Drivers who are drawn to red cars have fiery passion and won't hesitate to fight for what they believe in .

Speaker 3 4:40

They get personally invested in things , but they crave most is adventure . Fast rides , pulse-pounding experiences and exciting encounters are what makes life worth living when you have a red car . Next one is black , don , mysterious and sophisticated . That's me , baby . Black car drivers like to keep to themselves and don't reveal too much . They like to retain some mystique . These drivers are perfectionists and won't leave a job unfinished , unless it's a margarita glass , if they leave it at all . Their elegance is sophisticated and can capture a room .

Speaker 3 5:18

Next one we have a practical planner would be the white vehicle . Just like their favorite color , white car lovers keep things neat and tidy . Maybe , kathy ? Yep , maybe to extremes . You're happy when things are simple and your practicality means that when it comes to group outings , everyone looks to you for the best plan . Absolutely Okay . Then we got a blue one . Blue is calm and collected . Mike , like the blue ocean , you're too serene and cool on the surface . You generally like to take life as it comes , but underneath that surface are unexpected currents . You generally like to take life as it comes , but underneath that surface are unexpected currents . You're probably a far deep thinker and you let it on to let on , and you can't resist the challenge of a good competition . And then we got green . Green is the environmental protector .

Speaker 3 6:07

That's a good shot of that little car . I'd drive that . Yeah , you would , I would . What else would a green car driver be but more passionate about the environment ? Yep , everybody knows that You're always doing your best to make sure that you're being sustainable , and you probably love the great outdoors too . And the next one we have , if you get one of these , you're a yellow beam of sunshine . How about that ? Yellow car drivers are as bright as their vehicles . Happy , optimistic . When life gives you lemons , you make lemonade . You're socially active and the life of every party , michael , just like you . Bobby Sparkman , there you go . That's to be expected , though , because you love to make people laugh and you share in their sunshine . And then we've got one purple for those that are purple people the artistic expression . Purple lovers have a real bearing on what they draw attention to , and having to seek it out , they're just so good at expressing themselves . They have impeccable taste , whether it's in friendship , music or art , so you'll never have a hard time finding subjects to discuss .

Speaker 1 7:12

I painted the front door of my old house with a purple door .

Speaker 3 7:16

Brown salt to the earth . I like this car .

Speaker 1 7:19

Look at that .

Speaker 3 7:20

Brown's your favorite color . You're down to earth . You treat everyone the same way regardless of social and professional standings and it works for you . I like it . People love your honesty , thank you .

Speaker 1 7:30

Would you buy and drive that ?

Speaker 3 7:33

I'd drive the car . Kathy had a brown car , she did . You're a dependable person who enjoys the quiet evenings instead of loud parties .

Speaker 1 7:42

You're the last one to take off from the stop sign .

Speaker 3 7:45

I'd drive that car , I would , I would there you go yeah you would .

Speaker 1 7:51

Perfect . No , I'm sorry . No . Brown and green no .

Speaker 2 7:54

You know Chevrolet made a lot of trucks and Tahos and Suburbans that color and it was like that brown .

Speaker 3 7:59

Yeah , like why my Cutlass was brown ? It was chestnut brown , it was a Cadillac color .

Speaker 2 8:03

Yeah , GM was real big into that brown for a while Ugly brown , dirt brown . It was like a root beer . What ? Did you call it Dirt brown , oh dirt brown .

Speaker 1 8:14

I thought you said duck brown .

Speaker 2 8:15

No , no , no , that was the duck yellow .

Speaker 3 8:17

That was the yellow , depending on what end of the duck you're looking at . It's jerky . There you go , your car color tells a lot about you .

Speaker 1 8:25

Yeah it does . There you go , yeah , Time now for this hour's car

2025 Toyota GR Corolla Review

Speaker 1 8:34

review . Had a chance to drive the 2025 Toyota GR Corolla . What is that ? Gr stands for Gazoo Racing . Final assembly location Toyota Aichi , Japan . Available trim levels core premium and premium plus . Reviewed trim level is the five door premium plus .

Speaker 1 8:58

This is a compact little sedan , all new in 2023 . Exterior exterior features include oversized front grill gives it a menacing face , in my opinion . Bulging fenders can barely hold the big 18 inch wheels . Air vents at the rear of each front fender . Severely raked windshield .

Speaker 1 9:25

This is not some sort of a do-over of your standard corolla . No , it's not . It's its own car . They just use the Corolla name . It has a black roof panel on the top of it . The car just looks fast .

Speaker 1 9:42

Several 30-year-old dads that I ran into in different parking lots around town stopped me . Oh man , I love that car . I'm going . You do . I had no clue . It's got a cult following . It does , and I'll give you the actual competitors to it here in just a second . What could use improvement ? Nothing . I'm sure that the aftermarket boys are all over this car . Interior highlights big bolstered seats with GR logo emblazoned on the headrests . Embroidered too . Traction adjustment between the shifter and the cup holder , G-meter and other performance displays in the changeable instrument cluster . Small screen works well . As far as the infotainment screen is concerned , Cargo trunk room tiny , what I liked about it . You can toss it around like your old little eighth grade girlfriend . What could use improvement ? No leg room in the back seat . 1.6 liter four-cylinder engine , 300 horsepower , 295 pound-feet of torque , eight-speed automatic transmission . A manual is also available . Jeff , are you blushing ? He's blushing . No , I'm fine . No , you're not I can't believe .

Speaker 3 11:09

You just said that Miles per gallon . I can't believe I didn't say that 19 city 27 highway for a combined of 22 .

Speaker 1 11:16

It's not a lot , but remember it's a race car . I got 25.4 miles per gallon . That's pretty good . Over 385.6 miles .

Speaker 1 11:23

What I liked about it Powerful fun for a little motor . What could use improvement ? I don't know More power , I'm sure the aftermarket's got it . Toyota needs to rethink calling it a corolla , though I kind of compare it to the ford mustang . Mach-e has no relationship to the mustang whatsoever . That's the same thing for this . This is a corolla . No , it's not , it's its own thing . They're just using the corolla name . I don't like the way they do that anyway . Uh , what I liked about the ride and handling all-wheel drive , stiffened structure with a different floor pan underneath it . Extra welds are included . Plus , this one had a $720 option called the chassis brace in the cargo area . What could use improvement ? Nothing . I love factory race cars .

Speaker 1 12:14

Base trim price $47,515 . Price is price $47,515 . Price is tested $50,433 . Base model price for this car is $39,160 . This is the hopped-up version of it . All right Now , as far as competitors Volkswagen Golf R starts at $47,100 , which is the base trim price of this one . Subaru WRX is $37,750 , not as powerful . Honda Civic Type R $45,595 . This is a fun car and I'm telling you , be ready for being stopped in parking lots by random guys that are about 30-ish or so . Last week I had a guy stop me . He had his wife and his two kids with him small children , man , I sure do like that car , so you want to look into it ? He says , oh no , I've already looked into it . I'm drooling as we speak . I'm trying to talk the wife into spending the money .

Speaker 3 13:17

She's going to buy it . You said you had 25 miles a gallon , which is good . Did you do the toss around ? Did you drive it ? Not really , you just did normal .

Speaker 1 13:25

You can tell this car goes 100 miles an hour around a corner . Easy , it's just that kind of car . It's got the feel . It's got a sticky feel , most definitely . Okay , hey , if you'd like to get in touch with us , shoot us an email . The address here is info at inwheeltimecom . We'll be back after this quick break .