March 15, 2026

Mega Meet Car Talk!

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Season 2026

A live car meet is supposed to be simple: show up, walk the rows, talk cars. But once we set up at the Team Gillman Mega Meet in Houston, the conversation quickly turns into the stuff drivers actually wrestle with, from new Texas DMV vehicle registration photo ID requirements to the way those rules change the buying process for everyday people.

We also dig into a serious headline: CarMax agreeing to restitution and penalties tied to repossessions involving service members, plus what that says about compliance in auto finance. Jeff’s Motor Minute follows with a practical warning for owners of several 2025 to 2026 GM models as an updated service bulletin links engine ticking noise to manufacturing debris in the valve lash adjuster. If you’re the type who hears one new sound and instantly turns the radio down, you’ll relate.

Then we get into the fun and the shopping decisions. Don reviews the 2026 Lexus NX 450h+ Luxury AWD, a plug-in hybrid compact luxury SUV with a standout 14-inch screen, strong fit and finish, and a price that may push you toward lower trims.

 We also meet Sam Medina from Shaking Auto Club, a family-oriented group built around honoring a lost brother and raising support for kids with cancer, with a clear stance against street takeover behavior. Finally, we lighten it up with a road trip-ready list of the seven best gas station hot dogs in America, a quick racing calendar check-in (IndyCar, F1, NASCAR, NHRA), and a punchy round of automotive history.

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00:00 - Welcome And Mega Meet Setup

04:50 - Texas DMV ID Rules Debate

07:28 - CarMax Settlement And Online Sales

13:15 - Flat Tire Stories And Brake Talk

17:59 - GM Engine Ticking Motor Minute

20:33 - 2026 Lexus NX Plug In Review

28:08 - Live Show Hiccups And Contact Info

31:30 - Shaking Auto Club Gives Back

47:05 - Seven Best Gas Station Hot Dogs

52:00 - Weekend Racing Calendar Rundown

54:48 - This Week In Auto History

01:00:11 - Where To Watch And Listen

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Welcome to another In Wheel Time podcast.

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Team Gilman presents the In-Wheel Time Car Talk Show, the Mega Meat 2K26.

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Just ahead, guests from today's humongous cruise in.

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Plus, Jeff has his motor minute, and I'll review the new 2026 Lexus NX.

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It's just ahead on the In-Wheel Time Car Talk Show.

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A good Saturday morning to you.

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It's a beautiful morning in Houston, Texas, and we got lots of cars.

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And if you think that there's a lot of cars here now, just wait.

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We understand that there's a lot more coming from another car show that's just closing up for the day, and they're all headed this away.

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So it ought to be a great morning.

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County, along with Mike out of this world, Mars, we always need more Jeff Zeke and Chief Engineer David Ainsley.

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I'm Don Armstrong.

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Glad you could join us.

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And if we look a little weird, because uh somebody forgot a little bitty piece of equipment.

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Don't worry about it.

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It's about don't worry about it.

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It's about that big.

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You're familiar with that size.

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That big.

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And uh that thing uh is uh being absconded at the best buy right now, and it should take him about five minutes to get back here, and then we'll be back in order.

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But anyway, it doesn't matter.

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It started out a little slow coming in this morning, but it seems to be filling up on the uh south end of the parking lot.

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What are you talking about the car show?

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Yeah, I'm talking about all the time.

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Oh, I'm talking about this.

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Oh.

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Well, I'm talking about the entire car show start off.

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We ain't got that far yet, Jeff.

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Okay.

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You're you're jumping ahead.

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I'm jumping ahead.

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I know.

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Jeff was here at 6 30 this morning.

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What?

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Jeff was here at 6 30.

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This morning.

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So what do we have coming up today?

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Well, uh a full boat of uh lots of different people.

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Uh Carla with the team Gilman folks, and uh she told me she says, Well, there's an influencer here.

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That uh that girl in the pink car, as soon as she gets set up down there, we're gonna have her on because I'd love to talk to an influencer and find out what how how she how does influencing work.

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You got me here, you influenced me to come, so yeah.

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Well, I twisted your arm, and it's not all my fault.

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Unless it goes bad, then it is my fault.

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Yeah, you go.

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I'm familiar with that.

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So we got our regular stuff, but we also got a bonus hour today, three-hour show, and we're gonna tack on the third hour at noon.

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So we're gonna go to one o'clock today with the In Wheel Time Car Talk Show, and we hope that you'll stay with us because it's gonna be fun.

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Um, we're hoping to uh get them folks from the Mazda, the Subaru, and Acura.

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Acura.

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It that that sign's hidden back there.

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But this is a three-dealership complex here, and if you want to know where we are, we are on I-45, the North Freeway in Houston.

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Uh the highway that comes from Houston and goes to Dallas.

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And we're just past FM 1960, which is a huge major thoroughfare up here on the north side of town.

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Anyway, this three dealership threesome.

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Extravaganza.

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Extravaganza is just north of 1960 and uh lots of parking and uh lots of fun.

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I see that Red Bull is here.

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Uh they're bringing out all their stuff.

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You got a big display over here and a bunch of bulls at the at the Subaru dealership.

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Um so you get all of the imports and you get the specialty cars.

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And I'm looking at the specialty car row right now, and there's a red Camaro out there, and you're gonna see them once we get back with our video the way that it's supposed to be.

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There's a red Camaro out there.

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There is a black Corvette, uh C8 Corvette, that's got a lot of horsepower under the hood.

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I didn't talk to the guy, but he opened the hood, which makes me want to look inside the hood.

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Well, I think it's a supercharger that's in there.

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So I'm thinking maybe six, seven hundred horsepower, not sure.

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And uh then next to the old car there, there's another uh C8.

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It's black with a red stripe on it.

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We also have over here, what what is that?

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Is that an Acura?

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Looks like an Acura, you've got a Mercedes, you got Lexus, another Corvette.

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So these are the specialty cars that are in front of us.

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And uh most of the imports are on either side.

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Square body Mustang there.

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Yeah, old square body Mustang.

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And you got a Buick over here.

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Is there a Burek?

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Oh, there's a great Burec over there.

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I wonder who owns that.

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I wonder.

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Probably probably another influencer.

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You mean to tell me that that Gilman owns the Cadillac dealership?

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I'm sure he does.

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Well, there's something about that.

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So big dealership here in town called Team Gilman, and uh they have lots of dealerships.

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Three of them right now.

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Could be a pre-owned.

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It could be, yeah.

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That's a nice looking little car.

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Yeah.

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Yeah.

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Um anyway, there's also lots of news that uh I wanted to tell you about today.

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Um one of the things that uh that just jumped out uh the automotive news yesterday, as a matter of fact, and I'll read it to you now, and we can have a little discussion about it.

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Texas dealers are voicing strong objections to the State Department of Motor Vehicles expanded photo identification requirements for vehicle registrations.

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You got to have a photo ID.

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You do?

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Your driver's life.

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Yeah.

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The agency said the change will curb fraud and prevent undocumented residents from driving in the state.

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But vehicle sales will decline and loan delinquencies will increase at dealerships that serve primarily immigrant and low-income car buyers, according to Texas dealers.

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Under the new rules, car buyers face a slew of changes about what photo ID they can use to register their vehicle.

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Dealers must now confirm the validity of the identification used before submitting registration paperwork.

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New car buyers now must use a real ID, that's the thing with the star on your on your driver's license, or bring along their birth certificate, no problem with forging that at all, or citizenship documents to register the vehicle.

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Previously, any driver's license issued by any state or territory of the United States sufficed, according to the Texas DMV.

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The agency has accepted passports or a driver's license expired in the past year.

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Now those IDs have to be current.

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You can't have an expired driver's license.

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No.

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Texas dealers, like those in other states, handled the titling and registration process for their customers.

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They said the rule changes will hurt sales and increase their responsibilities.

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Well, increase the responsibilities I get, but I don't know about hurting sales.

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Can I add to that?

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Yes, please.

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So I handle 16 vehicles for my work.

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Yes.

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I now cannot register online to update the registrations every year.

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I have to go to the place.

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I used to be able to do it within minutes online.

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You have to go to Texas DMV or I have to go down there each time.

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So wait in line, you know, all that.

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Can you take all sixteen?

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Can you take all sixteen?

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No.

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Because they they come in at different months.

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Different times of time.

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So now instead of doing it online, it's in person.

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Lucky.

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Much worse.

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You need an assistant.

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They've gone back.

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You need an assistant.

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I'll do that for you.

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Okay.

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Will you pay me?

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No.

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That's what I'm figuring.

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Carmax is going to pay nearly $500,000 in restitution and penalties to settle allegations by the U.S.

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Department of Justice that improperly repossessed 28 service members' vehicles.

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Uh-oh.

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U.S.

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alleged that the large national used car dealership group didn't require staff to check the defense manpower data center database to see if a delinquent borrower was a soldier or prohibit staff from repossessing vehicles from reservists who had been called up.

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That's ridiculous.

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The settlement required CarMax to pay $420,000 into a fund to compensate service members for repossession violations and add more funds if needed.

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So shame on you.

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Yeah, it's terrible.

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Well, but who who is to know?

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I mean, you know, you would have to have, of course, I'm sure that they do have full time.

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You'd have to have full-time lawyers, attorneys, and people looking for this stuff.

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Because you know the government is really bad about changing the laws and then not telling anybody, oh, well, you're out of compliance, sir.

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You're gonna you're gonna be fined $50,000.

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But you think if you're a a high-end finance company, you would understand and know But how I guess Because when you get a loan, yeah, what do you do for a living?

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I'm an electrician, I'm in the army, I'm in the navy, I'm this, that, or the other.

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So they know going into it by getting a loan.

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So I think there should be closer watch on them.

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I'm just saying it's not right.

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Well, if I'm a dealer, I'm gonna have to designate somebody to read over all of those legal documents.

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Now, if you go to a town that is heavily in the military, like the for instance, Clean or San Diego, there are dealerships, and I know this because I work with several of them, there are dealerships that actually cater to the military, the service members, so that they can give them better rates.

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They know that they're going to be deployed at some point or another.

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And they put them in a car that fits their family that they can afford.

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Now, if they're doing that in the beginning, they should know they're going to be in the military and maybe deployed.

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That's a good point.

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So you know, they they actually cater to the military.

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Like Colleen.

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Colleen's an example because I'm worked there several times.

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I just think it's wrong.

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That's it's a black eye on the dealer.

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Yeah.

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CarMax.

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Shame on them.

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Shame on you.

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Well, I think that their car sales have gone down because you know they've got a lot more competition.

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And apparently Carvana, who I bashed when they first came out, you remember back in the day they all had the vending machines.

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Right.

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I don't know of any vending machines left anymore, do you?

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Are they still around?

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Maybe one or two round.

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I don't know if they're here.

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I think that they got wise and said, you know what, we're spending a half a million dollars on these vending machines for what?

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Doesn't make any sense.

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A lot of people, especially uh generations that are younger than us.

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But they do the stuff online anyway.

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Yeah.

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And most people not most people, I will say that a lot of people go online to buy their cars.

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And rightly so.

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I mean, I understand.

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Well, there's other issues with Carvana because there's things that we reported on a while ago that you have to go through their financing, you had to go through certain hoops that they want you to jump through for them in order to get the car delivered.

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Well, I think with this new CEO, I think that they've changed a lot of it.

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Could be, okay, and I think that uh their car sales have increased.

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I know their locations have.

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They're even into new car dealerships now.

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I noticed that they have uh purchased several car dealerships around the United States, and I think that that will probably continue.

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And they're they've got a lot of they're heavy on the advertising and the marketing on TV.

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You know, you see all these celebrities saying they're gonna get their car delivered and the commercials, just the marketing stuff.

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Sure.

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You know, I think that you need something like that, Jeff.

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Me?

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No.

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No, no, no.

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Uh you know, uh uh a rice rocket.

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Um I'm we're uh I need six wheels, not four.

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Do you?

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I had a I had a buy a tire this week.

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I had a flat tire.

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You really?

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Yeah.

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It was a chunk of some electrical company probably was in front of me.

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It was a about three inches long, white, sharp, looked like a fastener of some sort.

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Right in the middle of the tire, about bigger round as your finger.

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And luckily I was getting off the freeway when all the gauges were coming on, all the warning lights, and I ended up with a flat tire right in front of a discount tire.

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Seriously.

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Only you.

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So you know, about 250 bucks later, I get one tire.

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Did you the same same make and model tire?

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Yeah, yeah, yeah.

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Yeah.

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Really, they had it in stock.

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They had it in stock, believe it or not.

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Uh the TPC, the tire performance criteria number, is for that vehicle, but it it's not the you know, it's a different compound.

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It's a continental, it's a good, you know, it's the same thing.

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Did you put it on the back?

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Yeah, well, it was the right rear is what went out, so it had to be a good one.

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Really?

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Not the front.

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That's weird.

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You probably were sliding around a corner sideways as well.

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I was doing about eight around the corner.

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Eight around the corner.

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No, I was actually on the freeway, coming off the freeway.

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Weird.

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There's a lot of stuff on the freeway.

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Yeah, there is, and of course I found it.

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Yeah.

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No doubt about it.

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Um, you know, they've got food vendors here.

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I see they're they're setting stuff up.

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Yeah.

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And I'm thinking lunch.

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What do you think?

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Oh, I I've got to leave to go have lunch.

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Oh, you're leaving early today.

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Yeah, yeah, yeah.

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In about five minutes.

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No, you're not.

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No, you're not leaving that early.

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No, I just won't be here.

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I'll be here to the end of the show.

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It's just I won't be participating in the the uh fun of packing up.

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And you know, one of the things that I asked David, Ainsley, I said, David, why did you bring the truck, the work truck today?

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Why didn't you bring the nice cars?

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And this would be a perfect event for you.

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If you pull your microphone up, we could hear you.

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Yeah.

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Um, so what's the deal with the infinity?

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You could have brought the right-hand drive vehicle.

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I I need new brakes.

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I've got metal to metal right now.

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Ah, it's never stopped you before.

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What do you think?

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You're gonna go out there and change them yourself?

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Oh yeah.

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Well, there's three dealerships here.

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You can roll it into one of them, had it done like that.

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I I want it done right now.

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Well, these guys do it right, don't they, David?

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They do it right here, yeah.

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But I'm having infinity, so they probably don't do that.

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Oh, you got specialty washers and stuff.

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Do you do you have uh do you have pads for it?

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There's a place that sells infinity parts, OEM parts online.

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Yeah.

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Have you ordered them?

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Are they sitting in the box in the garage?

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No.

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No.

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How much are those parts, David?

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About five, six hundred dollars for all rotors and pads.

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Oh, so you buy rotors as well.

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Yeah, they've got their worth.

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I've had them turn before.

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You guys are they have different different like good better best on the pads?

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You got like a maxi pad and all that.

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A maxi pad.

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Are the big thick ones?

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The big thick maxi pad.

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Those really better best in the quality of it.

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Yeah, you get the uh ceramics.

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Yeah, and they're really expensive.

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Slotted.

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Why?

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You you don't drive the car like that.

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You don't need that.

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Why would you buy the ceramics?

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No, I I'm not.

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No, no, no, you get the it'd be about two thousand dollars.

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Yeah, I was gonna say if I got slotted and drilled and all that.

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You don't need all that unless you race the car.

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What do you mean?

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Bring it over.

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I got a drill.

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That's right.

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Everybody's got drills.

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All right.

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So we're gonna take a quick break.

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And uh when we come back, no.

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Who's gonna play the break?

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What?

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Who's gonna play the break?

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Oh.

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Oh, he can't we can't play the break.

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You know how to do it?

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Yeah.

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Main either.

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Oh, wait, yeah, hold on.

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He does here goes Jeff.

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So we're having to do this in a roundabout kind of way.

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Mr.

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Mars was supposed to be back 15 minutes ago, but that didn't happen.

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Uh, anyway, so Jeff is gonna sneak around over here.

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So you're not gonna he's gonna bend down, see all you can see is his head.

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Put your head in there, Jeff.

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There you go.

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So then he's gonna play the commercial.

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Mm-hmm.

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Time now for Jeff's Motor Minute.

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Yeah, I've got several, but I'm going to pick one that's near and here with me.

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Okay.

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Engine ticking issues now linked to several GM models.

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Now, what models are those?

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Well, let me tell you.

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General Motors has updated a service bulletin, which addresses an engine ticking noise caused by a manufacturing defect.

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The revision of this manufacture bulletin uh is is a revision of it, and it includes more than the 25 and 26 models equipped with a 2.0 liter inline LSY turbocharge engine.

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Here's the kicker.

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This means that of the owners of the Buick Envision, me, Chevrolet Blazor, Cadillac C T four, C T five, XT4, XT5, and XT6 may now be affected by this issue.

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So you may be affected by I may be affected by this.

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So I'm gonna put some ointment on it.

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However, the ticking noise is infected.

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Oh, okay.

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Just off that.

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Oh, it's a typo.

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However, the ticking noise is not necessarily an engine design issue, but the rather the result of a manufacturing defect is also a service bulletin, meaning that sent by GM, sent to GM dealers rather than directly to the owners would be typically what the recall would be about.

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So what's happening?

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The issue stems from manufacturing debris entering the hydraulic valve lash adjuster, preventing the component from pumping oil properly and resulting in a soft adjuster.

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Without proper hydraulic pressure, the affected engines may produce a ticking noise.

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Tick, tick, tick.

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Uh dealers are instructed to use a stethoscope, of course, and other methods to inspect the valve train first.

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You sure that's all they're using that stethoscope?

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The stethoscope, or I don't know.

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I don't know if my my insurance has covered that.

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So, anyways, it's the two two-liter, two point five liter.

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It's uh it can't be good, but I don't have an experience yet, but ever since I read this this past week, I'm listening to it.

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You listened for sound.

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Like a time bomb.

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Exactly.

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So what are they gonna do?

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They're gonna replace the whole motor?

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No, they're gonna go, there's gonna be a replacement of the valve lash system, they're gonna flush it out and all that, but they don't know yet because they haven't really uh done it.

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Oh my god, how many how many cars are affected?

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Uh well the 20 2025 and 2026 models.

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So of all of those.

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A million of them.

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Uh it could be.

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Uh but there's no specific VIN range because it's like random.

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It's random right now.

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Oh my god.

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Yeah, yeah.

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So there you go.

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Keep an eye out.

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Well, ain't that fun?

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Yeah.

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What do you do?

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All right.

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Here's what I do: a review of the 2026 Lexus NX.

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It comes in so many different trim levels.

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Let me start.

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350H, 350, 350H premium, 350 premium, 358 luxury, and the list goes on and on.

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I'm not going to bore you with all that.

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I had the 450H Plus luxury all-wheel drive.

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This is considered a small SUV.

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I would consider it a small SUV.

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Uh, five seats.

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I'm sorry?

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No, the Lexus.

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Um new in uh 2022.

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Exterior features, attractively curvy body lines.

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I'm talking about the car now, so you get your mind out of the gutter, with signature spindle grill, different wheels and grills for different trims.

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The tail has brake cooling ducts back there.

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Does it need it?

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No, but it looks really cool.

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They're fake anyway, but it looks good.

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Um the C pillar adds a fast back, attractive touch to the design.

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What I liked about it, the overall design gets high marks, in my opinion.

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What could use improvement?

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I don't think anything.

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It really is a good looking vehicle.

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Interior highlights, a center screen designed into the dash layout.

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It's nice, and uh it looks really good.

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Comfortable seating with lots of adjustments.

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Leg room for the second row passengers is adequate, which is different for a small SUV.

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Overall, fit-finish design, excellent.

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Trunk room, cargo room, adequate for this small SUV, especially with the second row down.

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What I liked about it, that 14-inch center screen.

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What could use improvement?

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The steering wheel multi-function buttons disappear when you're trying to use them.

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It's frustrating.

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So if you don't, if you're not using it, the display that tells you what it is that you're moving your cursor to disappears too quick.

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Going, dang it, where was I?

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So it comes with a 2.5 liter plug-in.

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This is a plug-in hybrid electric.

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Now I did not plug it in.

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Okay?

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I'm guilty, I'll I'll admit that.

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But that's a pain.

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If it's got a gasoline motor in it, I'm not plugging it in.

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Because it's a pain.

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I don't have the setup at the house for net horsepower, 304 combined to plug-in and the engine as well.

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So if you use both, 304 horsepower.

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Torque, plenty.

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Has a CVT transmission.

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Till rating, one ton.

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Would you subject your car to towing something?

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I I wouldn't.

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Apparently that other car show let out because it is nothing but cars all coming in here.

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It's crazy.

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There's some uh WRX STIs.

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Yep, do.

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Yeah, 10 bucks to pass by the in-wheel time booth.

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Wish you could see it.

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Sorry you can't.

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Um miles per gallon, 34 with the gas.

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84 with the gas plus electric plug-in aspect of it.

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84.

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I got 33.4 because I didn't plug it in.

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Uh over 103.6 miles.

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Don, you only drove the thing 103 miles?

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Yeah.

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I only drove it 103 miles because that particular week I had two cars, and uh I kind of split the difference between the two cars.

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What are you doing with two cars?

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Don't ask me.

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Don't get me started.

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What I liked, the mileage.

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Wish I'd taken the time to plug it in, though.

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I made a note of that.

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You know, they do they get out of the way when Mars shows up with the in-wheel time truck?

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Uh what could use improvement?

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Uh a non-plug-in would be great, but it would be more expensive.

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Uh what I liked about it, riding handling, top-of-the-line luxury.

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And what could use improvement?

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An F Sport is available.

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So that would give you a little bit more zip, some more vinegar, as they like to say.

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Ah, Vim and vinegar.

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Vim and vinegar.

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Vim, is that a word?

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Vim, well, my mother used to lose that all the time.

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Um, okay, so let's talk about pricing.

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Base trim price, $61,740.

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Price is tested, $67,289.

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That counts me out.

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It's a little bit too expensive to me.

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Now you can get in an NX starting at 44,775.

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I think I'd look down at the lower level.

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That's just me.

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Competitors, Mercedes-Benz X3, the Acura RDX, and the Genesis G V70.

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I got another car review, going to do that in the last hour of the show this morning.

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And um next week I'll review the Ram 1500.

00:25:38.160 --> 00:25:38.799
Oh yeah.

00:25:38.799 --> 00:25:40.640
Oh my god, was that thing nice?

00:25:40.640 --> 00:25:41.200
Jeez.

00:25:41.200 --> 00:25:43.599
Expensive, but nice.

00:25:43.599 --> 00:25:45.759
I mean expensive.

00:25:45.759 --> 00:25:48.799
I think it was like $87,000, David.

00:25:48.799 --> 00:25:49.920
You need it.

00:25:49.920 --> 00:25:55.039
It was the Ram 1500 longhorn.

00:25:55.039 --> 00:25:59.599
It had the etched leather.

00:25:59.599 --> 00:26:06.160
I mean, it's got bells and whistles on it that I I still was finding stuff.

00:26:06.160 --> 00:26:06.960
It's worth it.

00:26:06.960 --> 00:26:08.880
Yeah, well, it is.

00:26:08.880 --> 00:26:12.799
And if you if you've got the dough, go for it, baby.

00:26:12.799 --> 00:26:14.480
That's what I say.

00:26:14.480 --> 00:26:25.920
Um Jeff is standing by over at the computer screen that we're broadcasting this show from, and he's ready to punch the button to go to a commercial break.

00:26:25.920 --> 00:26:29.440
Um because we don't really have anything else.

00:26:29.440 --> 00:26:36.880
Actually, I have plenty of stuff, but I've got to kind of space it out a little bit.

00:26:36.880 --> 00:26:40.720
Because I don't want to blow it all at one fell swoop here.

00:26:40.720 --> 00:26:46.559
I will tell you what, you know, this is a different kind of car show for me personally.

00:26:46.559 --> 00:27:01.920
Because it's interesting, you know, back in my day when I was hanging with the hot rod boys and we go down to the d drag strip, we drove basically mom's car, unless one of us had some sort of hot rod.

00:27:01.920 --> 00:27:02.880
My buddy Ross did.

00:27:02.880 --> 00:27:10.799
He had the 55 that was open exhaust and it was set for the drag strip, and you couldn't really drive it too too much on the street.

00:27:10.799 --> 00:27:15.359
Now, these cars are all street ready.

00:27:15.359 --> 00:27:15.839
Yeah.

00:27:15.839 --> 00:27:21.920
And uh this is the high school college barge, as well I would imagine.

00:27:21.920 --> 00:27:23.200
Marla, come and sit down.

00:27:23.200 --> 00:27:24.079
We want to talk to you.

00:27:24.079 --> 00:27:25.200
You don't have time?

00:27:25.200 --> 00:27:28.480
Okay, well, bring them on.

00:27:28.480 --> 00:27:33.200
Okay.

00:27:33.200 --> 00:27:34.480
All right.

00:27:34.480 --> 00:27:41.359
Okay, so apparently he's found the device.

00:27:41.359 --> 00:27:45.039
Anyway, uh, this is all behind the scenes stuff, but I'll give you an idea.

00:27:45.039 --> 00:27:46.160
So Mr.

00:27:46.160 --> 00:27:53.519
Mars has taken thirty minutes to go and find some sort of a little device that we can get our video working properly.

00:27:54.000 --> 00:27:57.599
That's what the aliens put into you when they kidnap you.

00:27:57.599 --> 00:27:58.240
Really?

00:27:58.240 --> 00:28:00.319
Yeah, little little devices like that.

00:28:00.319 --> 00:28:03.920
Is that is that why I got why I've got that going on?

00:28:03.920 --> 00:28:04.720
Exactly.

00:28:06.079 --> 00:28:08.240
So we are going to deal with that in just a minute.

00:28:08.240 --> 00:28:13.599
So why don't we take a quick break and we're going to regather our thoughts, and we'll be back in about a minute and a half.

00:28:13.599 --> 00:28:18.400
And if you'd like to get in touch with us, we don't know why, but send us an email.

00:28:18.400 --> 00:28:22.960
The email address is info at inwheeltime.com.

00:28:22.960 --> 00:28:25.039
We'll be back right after this quick break.

00:28:25.039 --> 00:28:26.079
Stay with us.

00:28:26.079 --> 00:28:29.519
The Easter Bunny's coming.

00:28:29.519 --> 00:28:35.440
To the tailpipes and tacos cruise in at the Loopy Tortilla Text Max in Katie, April 4th, 8 to 11 a.m.

00:28:35.440 --> 00:28:37.039
And you're invited to.

00:28:37.039 --> 00:28:38.720
Bring the kids and grandkids.

00:28:38.720 --> 00:28:41.039
It's a cruise in like you've never attended before.

00:28:41.039 --> 00:28:44.960
With a donation to Shirley's Kids, you'll get a free Loopy Tortilla breakfast taco.

00:28:44.960 --> 00:28:51.039
There'll be coffee and adult beverages, plus chili pepper trophies for the best hot rod, best modern classic, and best classic.

00:28:51.039 --> 00:28:52.960
There's no entry fee and no registration.

00:28:52.960 --> 00:28:55.200
Just bring your ride and the kids.

00:28:55.200 --> 00:29:02.240
Bad bunnies aren't allowed, but the Easter bunny will be there, and he'll be full of joy to help make this tailpipes and tacos a very special one.

00:29:02.240 --> 00:29:03.839
Photo opportunities abound.

00:29:03.839 --> 00:29:09.839
The Unwell Time Car Talk Show will be streaming around the globe, and you can be selected to tell your car story to a global audience.

00:29:09.839 --> 00:29:14.720
It's the Tail Pipes and Tacos Cruise and Easter edition, Saturday, April 4th, 8 to 11 a.m.

00:29:14.720 --> 00:29:21.519
at the Lupi Torchilla Tex Max in Katy, located on 99, the Grand Parkway, just south of I-10, the Katie Freeway, in Katy.

00:29:21.519 --> 00:29:22.319
Make plans now.

00:29:22.319 --> 00:29:24.880
Loopy Torchia is pretty good.

00:29:27.920 --> 00:29:36.000
Houston, get a ready, Sink Hilman is hosting a medical car meet at the North Complex after a lost Subaru.

00:29:36.000 --> 00:29:41.039
We're collaborating with the Car Meet Network, so you know it's gonna be crazy.

00:29:41.119 --> 00:29:42.160
And that's not enough.

00:29:42.160 --> 00:29:45.920
We're gonna be wrestling up six cars to be sold at a thousand dollars each.

00:29:45.920 --> 00:29:48.319
See below for more details.

00:29:50.880 --> 00:29:53.599
You're not gonna want to miss this Houston March 14th.

00:29:53.599 --> 00:29:55.279
We can't wait to see you here.

00:30:10.240 --> 00:30:18.240
Just ahead, we immerse ourselves into the specialty cars from Mazda, Subaru, and Acura, and all the cruising competitors here today.

00:30:18.240 --> 00:30:18.799
All right.

00:30:18.799 --> 00:30:23.279
Uh in Jeff's car culture, the best seven gas station hot dogs in America.

00:30:23.279 --> 00:30:23.920
You know what?

00:30:23.920 --> 00:30:27.839
If you didn't tune in for anything else, this is what you tune for.

00:30:28.160 --> 00:30:32.559
You're going on a road trip, you got spring breaks for the next three, four weeks, whatever it is.

00:30:32.559 --> 00:30:34.480
You've got summertime coming up.

00:30:34.480 --> 00:30:35.839
You're going on vacation.

00:30:35.839 --> 00:30:41.200
You're going somewhere, you're stopping for gas, and you're getting something to eat, and here they are.

00:30:41.200 --> 00:30:42.240
That's what it's gonna be.

00:30:42.640 --> 00:30:43.440
Do you eat hot dogs?

00:30:43.920 --> 00:30:46.480
Uh I th I was thinking about having one maybe this week.

00:30:46.960 --> 00:30:48.400
I'm thinking about having one today.

00:30:48.400 --> 00:30:50.160
Well, that they got them here.

00:30:50.160 --> 00:30:51.920
Yeah, they got a lot of stuff out there.

00:30:52.160 --> 00:30:52.640
It could happen.

00:30:52.640 --> 00:30:54.160
I've been I've been eating for the five.

00:30:54.400 --> 00:30:54.880
But you know what?

00:30:54.880 --> 00:30:58.000
There's something special about gas station hot dogs.

00:30:58.319 --> 00:30:58.720
And sushi.

00:30:58.720 --> 00:31:00.319
Gas station sushi's good too.

00:31:00.559 --> 00:31:00.880
You know what?

00:31:00.880 --> 00:31:05.920
I think I'm gonna pass on that, but I will go for the uh I will go for the hot dogs with the gas stores.

00:31:06.160 --> 00:31:06.720
Oh, there's several.

00:31:06.880 --> 00:31:10.720
And some of them have been on that roller thing for at least a couple of days.

00:31:10.720 --> 00:31:16.559
Somehow that doesn't surprise me.

00:31:16.799 --> 00:31:17.359
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

00:31:17.680 --> 00:31:25.359
Anyway, uh looking forward to that, along with Mars, who has seven most underrated car tracks in America.

00:31:25.359 --> 00:31:26.160
Howdy?

00:31:26.160 --> 00:31:30.880
Along with the disappearing mic out of this world, Mars.

00:31:30.880 --> 00:31:34.000
We always need more Jeb Zeke and Chief Engineer David Ainsley.

00:31:34.000 --> 00:31:35.039
I'm Don Armstrong.

00:31:35.039 --> 00:31:36.720
Glad that you could join us today.

00:31:36.720 --> 00:31:39.119
So uh what are you guys, what are you doing back here?

00:31:39.119 --> 00:31:41.119
You're gonna fix it?

00:31:41.119 --> 00:31:45.359
You know what?

00:31:45.359 --> 00:31:48.079
We we've never had this kind of relationship before.

00:31:48.079 --> 00:31:49.519
Easy tiger.

00:31:49.519 --> 00:31:52.400
But uh Mars just put his arms around me.

00:31:52.400 --> 00:31:53.119
I know.

00:31:53.119 --> 00:31:57.839
Because apparently he's full of joy and other things, but joy mainly.

00:31:58.240 --> 00:31:59.200
It's called adrenaline.

00:31:59.519 --> 00:32:00.240
Is that what it is?

00:32:00.480 --> 00:32:01.519
Are your eyes brown?

00:32:01.519 --> 00:32:03.200
Because you're full of it up to here?

00:32:03.359 --> 00:32:03.839
Yeah.

00:32:03.839 --> 00:32:04.400
Mr.

00:32:04.400 --> 00:32:07.119
Mars, did you find the piece of equipment we were looking for?

00:32:07.119 --> 00:32:08.319
Well, we hope.

00:32:08.319 --> 00:32:10.079
Well, how come we don't know that yet?

00:32:10.079 --> 00:32:12.000
Well, we're gonna work in on it.

00:32:12.000 --> 00:32:14.640
So uh uh we know these guys are sticking around.

00:32:14.640 --> 00:32:15.359
Where's Marla?

00:32:15.359 --> 00:32:16.160
She had a guest for us.

00:32:16.640 --> 00:32:19.440
It might be one of them before, but let's get this organized here real quick.

00:32:19.599 --> 00:32:23.200
Well, uh no, we I need I need to do something.

00:32:23.200 --> 00:32:23.839
All right.

00:32:23.839 --> 00:32:25.599
So uh where's Marla?

00:32:25.599 --> 00:32:26.400
I know.

00:32:26.400 --> 00:32:28.480
Are you supposed to be our guest?

00:32:28.480 --> 00:32:30.880
You don't what yes sir?

00:32:30.880 --> 00:32:34.079
Well, sit down and we'll and I'll just find out who you are.

00:32:34.079 --> 00:32:42.240
Okay, and um and I'll welcome you to the uh the penitentiary here at the NWL Time Show.

00:32:42.240 --> 00:32:43.680
There you go.

00:32:43.920 --> 00:32:44.559
Keep the microphone.

00:32:44.880 --> 00:32:48.799
No, that's got to go on top of your head and the microphone in front of your okay.

00:32:49.440 --> 00:32:49.680
Right there.

00:32:50.160 --> 00:32:50.799
That's perfect, yeah.

00:32:51.039 --> 00:32:51.359
Could be.

00:32:51.359 --> 00:32:52.079
And who are you?

00:32:52.240 --> 00:32:53.359
My name is Sam Medina.

00:32:53.359 --> 00:32:54.880
I'm with uh Sam Medina.

00:32:54.880 --> 00:32:56.559
Yes, sir, with Shaking Auto Club.

00:32:56.799 --> 00:32:57.920
Shake and Auto Club.

00:32:58.079 --> 00:32:58.640
Yes, sir.

00:32:58.880 --> 00:33:00.000
Tell me about that.

00:33:00.240 --> 00:33:05.440
Uh Shake and Auto Club was started back in 2024.

00:33:05.440 --> 00:33:09.200
Um, my brother had a car club out in Sugarland.

00:33:09.200 --> 00:33:14.720
Um he died November 15th of uh pancreatic cancer just out of the b out of the blue.

00:33:14.720 --> 00:33:15.200
I'm sorry.

00:33:15.200 --> 00:33:23.200
Um before he had passed, he stated that he wanted me to continue his legacy and give back to the kids.

00:33:23.200 --> 00:33:26.880
I didn't know if he meant my kids or all kids in general.

00:33:26.880 --> 00:33:41.039
So after he passed away, I went out and bought a Corvette in honor of him and started uh Shake and Auto Club in order to give back to the cancer patients, which are kids.

00:33:41.039 --> 00:33:45.519
Um my sister right now uh is battling cancer also.

00:33:45.519 --> 00:33:52.559
So everything the Shake and Auto Club does is a nonprofit in order to give back to cancer patients.

00:33:52.799 --> 00:33:53.839
Is your car out here?

00:33:54.000 --> 00:33:54.400
Yes, sir.

00:33:54.400 --> 00:33:56.160
They're actually right over there on that side.

00:33:56.160 --> 00:33:57.119
I have two Corvettes.

00:33:57.119 --> 00:33:59.440
I got a green Corvette and a blue Corvette.

00:33:59.440 --> 00:34:00.160
Yours?

00:34:00.160 --> 00:34:02.720
Uh 2026 and a 2022.

00:34:03.359 --> 00:34:03.680
Okay.

00:34:03.680 --> 00:34:07.200
So the 2022 would be a C7?

00:34:07.599 --> 00:34:09.119
It's a uh no, it's a C8.

00:34:09.119 --> 00:34:09.760
It's a C A.

00:34:09.760 --> 00:34:12.320
Yes, sir, and the 2026 is a C8 also.

00:34:12.480 --> 00:34:13.119
Yeah.

00:34:13.119 --> 00:34:17.519
Well, that's my uh 25-year-old black Corvette sitting out there, the C5.

00:34:17.840 --> 00:34:18.400
I see it, I love it.

00:34:18.400 --> 00:34:18.960
There you go.

00:34:18.960 --> 00:34:20.639
It's old it's old school.

00:34:20.639 --> 00:34:22.079
It's old school, but it's still beautiful.

00:34:22.320 --> 00:34:22.639
Thank you.

00:34:22.639 --> 00:34:23.280
I appreciate that.

00:34:23.599 --> 00:34:23.840
Beautiful.

00:34:24.239 --> 00:34:26.079
So what'd you say?

00:34:26.480 --> 00:34:27.519
Old school.

00:34:27.519 --> 00:34:29.119
Never mind.

00:34:29.119 --> 00:34:30.159
We're moving on.

00:34:31.760 --> 00:34:32.559
Are you making fun of us?

00:34:32.559 --> 00:34:33.440
I think he's trying to get away.

00:34:33.440 --> 00:34:36.559
You're trying to be part of us, that's what it is.

00:34:36.800 --> 00:34:37.280
That's right.

00:34:38.000 --> 00:34:41.519
So, um, how many cars in the club?

00:34:41.760 --> 00:34:44.960
Uh, right now we have about 18 to 19 cars.

00:34:45.199 --> 00:34:45.760
Do you need one?

00:34:45.760 --> 00:34:46.239
Another one?

00:34:46.239 --> 00:34:47.679
I live out uh Richmond.

00:34:47.840 --> 00:34:48.480
Sure, I'll take it.

00:34:48.480 --> 00:34:49.440
I'll take anybody.

00:34:49.440 --> 00:34:52.159
Anybody anybody.

00:34:52.960 --> 00:34:54.159
That'll let you in for sure.

00:34:54.800 --> 00:34:56.000
Let me let me rephrase that.

00:34:56.000 --> 00:34:57.599
Yeah, you go, you better.

00:34:57.599 --> 00:35:10.159
My club, I'm trying to bring back the old school style clubs where you just park, show your car, mingle, have fun, family oriented, bowling shirts, leather jackets.

00:35:10.159 --> 00:35:19.920
Yes, none of this trying to kill people on the street, running people over, tearing people's property up, taking up parking lots, and then doing takeovers.

00:35:20.159 --> 00:35:22.800
How about how about 13,000 revs in the parking lot?

00:35:23.199 --> 00:35:23.920
We don't do that neither.

00:35:23.920 --> 00:35:24.480
It's good.

00:35:24.480 --> 00:35:25.360
We don't do that neither.

00:35:25.920 --> 00:35:27.199
Well, if you did, you'd probably blow it up.

00:35:27.679 --> 00:35:40.320
Probably, but we spend a lot of money on our cars, and we do that in order to show our vehicles so we can bring the public out and bring the families out so you can get mom and dads and their children back together and reunited and do family activities.

00:35:40.559 --> 00:35:42.239
So we've got a deal for you.

00:35:42.400 --> 00:35:42.800
Yes, sir.

00:35:43.119 --> 00:35:44.239
Easter Saturday.

00:35:44.239 --> 00:35:44.719
Okay.

00:35:44.719 --> 00:35:46.480
Tailpipes and tacos.

00:35:46.480 --> 00:35:47.280
You ever heard of that?

00:35:47.599 --> 00:35:47.840
No, sir.

00:35:48.239 --> 00:35:52.719
That's at the Lupi Tortilla Tex Mex out in Katy, which isn't that right up 99.

00:35:52.960 --> 00:35:53.840
We're actually out of Katy.

00:35:53.840 --> 00:35:54.719
We live out we live in.

00:35:55.599 --> 00:35:57.599
Okay, well, you know what the Lupi Tortilla is there.

00:35:57.920 --> 00:35:59.519
Yeah, right there at uh Kingsland in uh 99.

00:36:01.599 --> 00:36:03.039
So Easter Saturday.

00:36:03.039 --> 00:36:03.599
Okay.

00:36:03.599 --> 00:36:06.960
You'll you'll appreciate the cars that show up there.

00:36:06.960 --> 00:36:11.440
Well, all are welcome, but uh you know it's mainly a bunch of old school guys.

00:36:11.760 --> 00:36:11.840
Right.

00:36:11.840 --> 00:36:15.119
And you talked about giving back to the children, the kids.

00:36:15.119 --> 00:36:17.599
There's actually gonna be a kids' event there as well.

00:36:17.599 --> 00:36:20.320
There's gonna have the pedal car event and they give trophies out.

00:36:20.320 --> 00:36:21.599
They've got the one, two, three stand.

00:36:21.599 --> 00:36:25.440
Yes, it's it's it's a big event for them, so you need them out.

00:36:25.440 --> 00:36:26.000
Right, okay.

00:36:26.400 --> 00:36:29.039
Of course, they're open and we're we'll be there from eight to eleven.

00:36:29.039 --> 00:36:29.519
Right.

00:36:29.599 --> 00:36:29.760
Yeah.

00:36:30.000 --> 00:36:31.199
And uh that's when it runs.

00:36:31.199 --> 00:36:35.280
They'll have breakfast tacos, coffee, some other beverages, right?

00:36:35.280 --> 00:36:43.679
And and the money that people spend on that kind of stuff goes straight to Shirley's kids to find charity from kids.

00:36:43.840 --> 00:36:44.079
Okay.

00:36:44.079 --> 00:36:46.079
And Stan, the owner, actually matches it.

00:36:46.079 --> 00:36:46.559
Beautiful.

00:36:46.559 --> 00:36:48.960
So whatever's race he matches it next donation.

00:36:49.280 --> 00:36:51.599
We'll be more than happy to go and give some of our money away.

00:36:51.840 --> 00:36:54.320
So how how do how do you get other people in your club?

00:36:54.800 --> 00:37:01.440
Actually, they they can reach out to us on Instagram or TikTok or Facebook or are you a TikToker?

00:37:01.440 --> 00:37:04.559
Yes, well, unfortunately, I am only for the car club.

00:37:04.800 --> 00:37:04.960
Okay.

00:37:05.119 --> 00:37:05.679
Yes, sir.

00:37:05.920 --> 00:37:07.360
Because uh I don't do TikTok myself.

00:37:07.599 --> 00:37:14.000
Well, that's that's how we're advertising, that's how we put out our meets and everything else is on social media, because social media is a big platform right now.

00:37:14.159 --> 00:37:14.480
Oh yeah.

00:37:14.639 --> 00:37:16.559
You know, and so everybody's all we're old school Facebook.

00:37:16.559 --> 00:37:22.480
Yeah, we're we're we're old school, you know, but I this I'm old school, I was my space back in the day.

00:37:22.480 --> 00:37:24.320
Oh my god.

00:37:25.280 --> 00:37:27.920
Well, I didn't talk I didn't think we were talking to Methuselah, you know.

00:37:28.320 --> 00:37:32.079
Well I'm 52, I might not look at it, but I'm 52 also, so you know.

00:37:32.719 --> 00:37:33.440
You're a young man.

00:37:33.679 --> 00:37:36.320
Yeah, I'm I'm still young, unfortunately, but you know.

00:37:37.280 --> 00:37:40.719
Do you uh do you work in the auto industry at all?

00:37:40.960 --> 00:37:44.239
Actually, I own a repossession company and a private investigation company.

00:37:44.480 --> 00:37:45.199
Very good.

00:37:45.199 --> 00:37:46.480
TV show.

00:37:46.639 --> 00:37:47.039
Yes, sir.

00:37:47.280 --> 00:37:48.880
A walk-in TV show, that's you.

00:37:49.119 --> 00:37:49.519
Yes, sir.

00:37:49.519 --> 00:37:57.039
And my brother was um he was the head tech at uh Classic Chevrolet for 30-something years back when it was uh Bill Hurts Chevrolet.

00:37:57.039 --> 00:37:57.920
Oh yeah, oh Bill.

00:37:57.920 --> 00:37:58.559
Yeah, oh yeah.

00:37:58.719 --> 00:38:00.239
I think he's in the penitentiary, isn't he?

00:38:01.039 --> 00:38:01.599
He's still alive?

00:38:01.599 --> 00:38:02.639
I don't know.

00:38:02.639 --> 00:38:05.440
I think he is in jail after all the tricky stuff he did.

00:38:05.679 --> 00:38:10.159
But he was quite quite of age when all that happened, so I don't know.

00:38:12.480 --> 00:38:13.039
Might have.

00:38:13.039 --> 00:38:14.559
But who knows?

00:38:14.960 --> 00:38:15.519
Exactly.

00:38:15.519 --> 00:38:18.159
So have you done anything to the Corvette?

00:38:18.159 --> 00:38:19.280
You say you got a lot of money in two.

00:38:19.280 --> 00:38:20.960
Well, a new Corvette is not cheap.

00:38:21.280 --> 00:38:25.519
On my 2026, I especially ordered it out of uh Westside Chevrolet and Katie.

00:38:25.519 --> 00:38:28.320
Um, did some some add-ons on it.

00:38:28.400 --> 00:38:30.480
Um I want to know about the add-ons.

00:38:30.800 --> 00:38:35.039
We did the uh I did the exhaust on it, throttle body plates, uh injectors.

00:38:35.039 --> 00:38:40.239
Instead of the uh 5.5 motor, I got the 6.2 motor in it on a ZL6.

00:38:40.239 --> 00:38:42.800
So it it gets up and goes.

00:38:43.039 --> 00:38:47.280
I think it's you you want to smile as you said that you want you holding it back, I can tell.

00:38:47.280 --> 00:38:51.199
What color is it?

00:38:51.440 --> 00:38:52.639
It's uh a green.

00:38:52.639 --> 00:38:55.599
It's a real light green with some gold metallic flakes in it.

00:38:55.760 --> 00:38:56.960
So it's a custom paint show?

00:38:57.119 --> 00:38:57.519
Yes, sir.

00:38:57.519 --> 00:39:01.679
I think I'm if I'm not mistaken, my vehicle was the first one in Texas.

00:39:01.679 --> 00:39:06.480
Um, because I ordered it and got it in towards the end of November, beginning of December.

00:39:06.480 --> 00:39:17.920
I believe there was another one somewhere here in Texas somewhere, and then uh Chevy also said that they were gonna put it on a ZR1 X, uh, and then they were gonna discontinue the color.

00:39:17.920 --> 00:39:19.920
So it's a rare color.

00:39:20.800 --> 00:39:22.480
One in a million probably.

00:39:22.480 --> 00:39:22.800
Yeah.

00:39:22.800 --> 00:39:23.840
I like that.

00:39:23.840 --> 00:39:26.880
So do you normally go to the car shows like this?

00:39:27.360 --> 00:39:37.199
Actually, the car shows that I only go to are the ones that we're VIP'd at, and the only reason why we go to the VIP ones is because we don't want to be mixed up in the bad craft.

00:39:37.199 --> 00:39:38.239
The riff raft, yes.

00:39:38.639 --> 00:39:40.239
So what is the what is a VIP?

00:39:41.360 --> 00:39:45.920
The VIP is that we're getting our own spots.

00:39:45.920 --> 00:39:55.119
We're getting recognized that my car club is coming out and we're coming out and gonna have a design spot that we're you know people can actually see our vehicles.

00:39:55.119 --> 00:39:57.840
You know, we're not gonna be in the middle of the riffraff.

00:39:58.639 --> 00:40:01.360
So, so what would be an example of one of those?

00:40:01.599 --> 00:40:02.960
No, I want to know, wait a minute.

00:40:02.960 --> 00:40:08.079
I want to know, first of all, what what is the definition of riffraff to you?

00:40:08.320 --> 00:40:10.400
He wants to see if he can belong to that club too.

00:40:10.800 --> 00:40:11.599
In real time.

00:40:11.599 --> 00:40:30.800
Riffraff.com riffraff is, you know, unfortunately, this new era in street takeovers and things takeovers and the kids these days that are, you know, they they think because you have a hot rod or you can make the car louder or faster that they can just go out and just tear everything up in the United States.

00:40:31.039 --> 00:40:33.039
Generally louder is the criteria.

00:40:33.519 --> 00:40:34.320
Correct, correct.

00:40:34.320 --> 00:40:50.000
But I don't feel that if you have a sports car that you have to go out and take over somebody's property or do burnouts and donuts in a parking lot, destroy people's parking lots, you know, rev your motor up until you you're popping it, or you let me ask you something.

00:40:50.159 --> 00:40:51.920
Well, they my mother used to call them hoodlums.

00:40:51.920 --> 00:40:52.639
Hoodlums.

00:40:52.639 --> 00:40:54.159
My mother used to call them hoodlums.

00:40:54.159 --> 00:40:56.000
So every don't hang out with the hoodlums.

00:40:56.239 --> 00:41:02.239
Well, so let me ask you all all the burnouts and and the donuts and all that stuff, dude.

00:41:02.239 --> 00:41:03.519
I'm thinking dollars.

00:41:03.840 --> 00:41:04.880
But what do you get out of it?

00:41:05.119 --> 00:41:06.079
Well, that was that.

00:41:06.079 --> 00:41:10.079
But okay, so I go out there and I burn the back tires off the Corvette.

00:41:10.079 --> 00:41:15.199
Now I gotta go and spend $500, at least $500 on a new set of rear tires.

00:41:15.199 --> 00:41:16.719
Yeah, right, correct.

00:41:16.719 --> 00:41:17.599
Correct.

00:41:17.599 --> 00:41:18.320
Yeah.

00:41:18.320 --> 00:41:22.079
I I don't have any clue what that said.

00:41:22.559 --> 00:41:25.440
No, he was asking about a camera that he was controlling.

00:41:25.440 --> 00:41:27.599
Yeah, I I I'm out of control.

00:41:27.920 --> 00:41:28.239
Oh.

00:41:28.239 --> 00:41:29.760
Well, look at that.

00:41:29.760 --> 00:41:31.280
Well, are we are we off of that?

00:41:31.280 --> 00:41:32.079
No, we're on that.

00:41:32.559 --> 00:41:33.760
We're still we're still on that.

00:41:34.000 --> 00:41:35.679
But so what's the criteria for us to check?

00:41:35.679 --> 00:41:36.159
Pardon me.

00:41:36.159 --> 00:41:37.039
Well, we'll go to commercial.

00:41:37.039 --> 00:41:38.559
Oh, we've got to go next commercial?

00:41:38.559 --> 00:41:39.440
Technical work, yeah.

00:41:39.440 --> 00:41:43.920
Technical work commercial because we're we're we're kind of hobbling along here, right?

00:41:43.920 --> 00:41:48.079
Um, and uh we we don't like that, but we're of age to do that.

00:41:48.079 --> 00:41:49.599
It's because we're not hungover.

00:41:49.840 --> 00:41:50.239
Exactly.

00:41:50.239 --> 00:41:51.119
That's the problem.

00:41:51.119 --> 00:41:52.719
We're not drinking monster.

00:41:52.719 --> 00:41:53.840
That's why we're drinking monster.

00:41:53.840 --> 00:41:56.480
I had to spend too much time getting ready, couldn't get enough time.

00:41:56.480 --> 00:41:58.400
Is there is there coffee or water around here?

00:41:58.400 --> 00:42:00.400
Well, I'm fixing to send uh when Paige comes back.

00:42:00.400 --> 00:42:01.440
I'm gonna get her to go make a channel.

00:42:01.440 --> 00:42:02.239
Where's Paige now?

00:42:02.239 --> 00:42:02.960
I'm not sure.

00:42:03.440 --> 00:42:05.760
You know, that's a scary thing if you don't know where Paige is.

00:42:05.760 --> 00:42:10.559
Paige is his granddaughter, who's 19, a very attractive young woman, and I'm worried.

00:42:10.960 --> 00:42:11.840
That was her driving off.

00:42:11.840 --> 00:42:13.840
That was the car killing the riff raff.

00:42:17.679 --> 00:42:18.400
There's that.

00:42:18.400 --> 00:42:18.960
Yeah.

00:42:18.960 --> 00:42:19.599
Yeah.

00:42:19.599 --> 00:42:20.800
Oh my god.

00:42:20.800 --> 00:42:23.039
Well, uh you said that Camo.

00:42:23.039 --> 00:42:23.840
Camo vet.

00:42:23.840 --> 00:42:25.039
Camo Corvette.

00:42:25.039 --> 00:42:28.400
You said that you were uh, I thought that you said that you were in Sugarland.

00:42:28.400 --> 00:42:29.519
Was that your brother that was out there?

00:42:30.079 --> 00:42:33.519
We're we're all originally from First Colony Sugarland area back when Mr.

00:42:33.519 --> 00:42:37.519
Frost owned all the ranches and Highway 6 was a two-lane road.

00:42:37.679 --> 00:42:38.559
I remember it well.

00:42:38.559 --> 00:42:41.440
Um the only restaurant out there back in the day was Los Tilles.

00:42:41.599 --> 00:42:42.320
Yes, Los Tilles.

00:42:42.320 --> 00:42:44.079
Los Mexican restaurant on Highway 6.

00:42:44.079 --> 00:42:44.320
Yes.

00:42:44.320 --> 00:42:47.039
I believe it was uh Highway 6 in uh Williams Trace.

00:42:47.199 --> 00:42:48.400
That look at you.

00:42:48.400 --> 00:42:51.119
Dang, he's even got a member there every week.

00:42:51.360 --> 00:42:52.239
Yeah, we were too.

00:42:52.239 --> 00:42:52.559
Yeah.

00:42:52.559 --> 00:42:54.800
I I believe that was my first job at Los Tilles.

00:42:54.800 --> 00:42:55.199
Really?

00:42:55.199 --> 00:42:56.639
Yes, sir, right there on the corner.

00:42:56.639 --> 00:43:00.800
And then from Los Tilles, I'd leave Los Tills and go to Randall's and be a stalker at Randall's.

00:43:01.039 --> 00:43:01.360
There you go.

00:43:01.360 --> 00:43:03.519
Yeah, Randall's was our grocery store, sir.

00:43:04.320 --> 00:43:05.599
Yeah, but small world.

00:43:05.599 --> 00:43:10.320
We all left Sugarland and went to Katie when Sugarland started getting overpopulated.

00:43:10.320 --> 00:43:15.440
My brother and his wife were the only ones that actually stayed in Sugarland, first colony area.

00:43:15.440 --> 00:43:17.519
But we just we moved over to Katie.

00:43:17.519 --> 00:43:19.920
But now Katie is getting crazy.

00:43:19.920 --> 00:43:21.119
Crazy now, too.

00:43:21.119 --> 00:43:22.159
A lot of crime.

00:43:22.159 --> 00:43:23.360
So what's next over there?

00:43:23.760 --> 00:43:24.559
I'll tell you what's next.

00:43:24.559 --> 00:43:28.800
Honestly, you're the of the age that you could move out there to be in one of those old folks' communities.

00:43:29.119 --> 00:43:29.679
No, no, no.

00:43:29.679 --> 00:43:32.079
Actually, honestly, we're looking for some land right now.

00:43:32.079 --> 00:43:37.360
We want to stay around Berkshire, Waller area, any hideout, good place to be.

00:43:37.360 --> 00:43:39.840
Yes, but I want actually the land that's wooded.

00:43:39.840 --> 00:43:42.559
I don't because everybody right now is cutting down the woods.

00:43:42.559 --> 00:43:44.960
I want it wooded, so I can't.

00:43:45.119 --> 00:43:46.079
You want to live in the woods.

00:43:46.239 --> 00:43:48.480
Yes, I want to cut down the section where I want to put the house.

00:43:48.480 --> 00:43:49.119
Just a little bit.

00:43:49.199 --> 00:43:50.639
And let's not forget the garage.

00:43:50.800 --> 00:43:50.880
Right.

00:43:50.880 --> 00:43:52.559
I want a huge garage.

00:43:52.559 --> 00:43:53.840
I can park all my toys in there.

00:43:53.840 --> 00:43:58.159
But I want I want to be able to see you coming in, but I don't want you to see me.

00:43:58.159 --> 00:43:59.280
One of those.

00:43:59.280 --> 00:44:01.360
Like a bunker.

00:44:01.360 --> 00:44:02.159
Rifraf.

00:44:02.159 --> 00:44:02.800
Yes, sir.

00:44:02.800 --> 00:44:03.280
Yes, sir.

00:44:03.280 --> 00:44:04.719
Riffraft.

00:44:04.880 --> 00:44:06.320
Well, man, it's a pleasure to meet you.

00:44:06.559 --> 00:44:07.360
It's a pleasure meeting you all.

00:44:07.360 --> 00:44:08.960
And what's the name of the car club again?

00:44:08.960 --> 00:44:10.079
Shaking Auto Club.

00:44:10.079 --> 00:44:11.519
Shaking Shaking Auto Club.

00:44:13.519 --> 00:44:16.719
And uh, yeah, so we we need to uh we need to get together.

00:44:16.719 --> 00:44:18.239
Isn't that a Taylor Swift song?

00:44:18.239 --> 00:44:19.760
Shake Shaking Auto Club.

00:44:20.079 --> 00:44:21.599
Uh no, I don't know about Taylor Swift.

00:44:21.599 --> 00:44:22.719
Not right now.

00:44:22.719 --> 00:44:24.960
I'm old school.

00:44:24.960 --> 00:44:27.760
I like country, old country music and old country ride.

00:44:27.840 --> 00:44:27.920
Yeah.

00:44:27.920 --> 00:44:29.039
Earl Haggard.

00:44:29.039 --> 00:44:29.199
Yeah.

00:44:29.199 --> 00:44:29.599
Yeah.

00:44:29.599 --> 00:44:30.559
Conway Twenty.

00:44:31.360 --> 00:44:34.079
Um Hank Williams Jr.

00:44:34.079 --> 00:44:34.800
There you go.

00:44:34.800 --> 00:44:37.599
Kevin Fowler, Doug Supernova.

00:44:37.840 --> 00:44:38.320
Yeah.

00:44:38.320 --> 00:44:40.559
You're talking school, man.

00:44:40.800 --> 00:44:41.119
There you go.

00:44:41.119 --> 00:44:42.639
Hey man, it's great to see you.

00:44:42.639 --> 00:44:43.199
Yeah, great.

00:44:43.199 --> 00:44:44.239
Appreciate y'all having me all right.

00:44:44.559 --> 00:44:44.800
Thank you.

00:44:44.800 --> 00:44:45.760
We appreciate you.

00:44:45.760 --> 00:44:50.559
And uh again, be uh tailpipes and tacos Easter Saturday.

00:44:50.880 --> 00:44:51.440
Easter Saturday.

00:44:51.440 --> 00:44:53.119
It's right down the street from you.

00:44:53.119 --> 00:44:54.639
It's right down the street from all my club.

00:44:54.960 --> 00:44:55.199
Got it.

00:44:55.440 --> 00:44:55.760
We'll be there.

00:44:55.840 --> 00:44:56.239
All right, man.

00:44:56.239 --> 00:44:56.639
Thank you.

00:44:56.880 --> 00:44:57.360
Thank you.

00:44:58.800 --> 00:44:59.440
All right.

00:44:59.440 --> 00:45:08.000
Just ahead in Jeff's Car Culture, the seven best gas station hot dogs in America.

00:45:08.000 --> 00:45:10.800
David, we're gonna learn something today.

00:45:10.800 --> 00:45:12.000
Uh-huh.

00:45:12.000 --> 00:45:14.880
So we'll know exactly where to go to right after this meet.

00:45:14.880 --> 00:45:15.280
And Mr.

00:45:15.280 --> 00:45:17.760
Mars has seven racetracks worth visiting.

00:45:17.760 --> 00:45:21.760
It's called coming up on the In Wheel Time Car Talk Show after this break.

00:45:21.760 --> 00:45:22.800
Stay with us.

00:45:22.800 --> 00:45:29.679
The Tailpipes and Tacos renowned cruising expands to Beaumont.

00:45:29.679 --> 00:45:37.119
Golden Triangle cruisers will want to experience tailpipes and tacos at the Loopy Tortilla, High Ten South in Beaumont, near Washington Boulevard.

00:45:37.119 --> 00:45:41.360
Grab free Loopy Breakfast Tacos with any donation to Shirley's kids.

00:45:41.360 --> 00:45:43.440
Enjoy a coffee or an adult beverage.

00:45:43.440 --> 00:45:50.320
Every cruising vehicle is automatically entered to win one of the beautiful Chili Pepper trophies for Best Hot Rod, Classic, and Modern Classic.

00:45:50.320 --> 00:45:55.280
Tailpipes and Tacos Beaumont happens Saturday morning, March 21st, 8 to 11 a.m.

00:45:55.280 --> 00:45:59.440
If you're a car geek like we are, this is the event you'll want to attend.

00:45:59.440 --> 00:46:04.000
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00:46:04.000 --> 00:46:08.239
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00:46:08.239 --> 00:46:12.000
at the Loopy Tortilla 2050 I-10 South in Beaumont.

00:46:12.000 --> 00:46:16.559
The Katie Tailpipes and Tacos happens Easter Saturday, April 4th, 8 to 11.

00:46:16.559 --> 00:46:22.000
The free tailpipes and tacos cruising is a production of Lupi Tortilla Tex Mex, Beaumont and Katie.

00:46:22.000 --> 00:46:23.440
He's pretty good.

00:46:23.440 --> 00:46:29.519
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00:46:50.960 --> 00:46:51.440
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00:46:51.440 --> 00:46:55.039
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00:46:55.039 --> 00:47:04.880
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00:47:04.880 --> 00:47:06.880
I'm gonna have to change things around a little bit.

00:47:07.280 --> 00:47:07.679
It's up to you.

00:47:08.000 --> 00:47:10.719
No, I know I want to do it because I teased it and I want to talk about it.

00:47:10.719 --> 00:47:11.039
Okay.

00:47:11.039 --> 00:47:14.079
The seven best gas station hot dogs in America.

00:47:14.079 --> 00:47:15.039
Have you got that?

00:47:15.280 --> 00:47:15.840
I got it.

00:47:15.840 --> 00:47:16.480
Hot dog.

00:47:16.480 --> 00:47:17.599
Yeah, here we go.

00:47:17.760 --> 00:47:18.719
Oh, don't make fun.

00:47:18.719 --> 00:47:19.679
You know you like them.

00:47:20.000 --> 00:47:20.320
Yeah.

00:47:20.320 --> 00:47:22.159
All right.

00:47:22.159 --> 00:47:29.599
So what we got the shiny, juicy skin, warm buns on the counter, and all the.

00:47:29.599 --> 00:47:30.079
Wait a minute.

00:47:30.159 --> 00:47:31.360
We're not talking about the beach now.

00:47:31.760 --> 00:47:34.800
No, all and all the toppings to choose from at a low price.

00:47:34.800 --> 00:47:35.599
We don't like toppings.

00:47:35.599 --> 00:47:42.159
Of course, some gas convenience chains, dog stands, a head and shoulders above the rest.

00:47:42.159 --> 00:47:43.440
So here we go.

00:47:43.440 --> 00:47:45.280
Number one, Michael.

00:47:45.280 --> 00:47:47.679
Pilot flying J.

00:47:47.679 --> 00:47:52.400
You've probably seen this gas station and truck stops while making summer road trips across the country.

00:47:52.400 --> 00:47:54.320
They make that look that looks famous.

00:47:54.320 --> 00:48:09.760
When you'll find a pilot flying Jay, you got big juicy dogs on a roller grill along with fresh, cold toppings ranging from what?

00:48:09.760 --> 00:48:14.880
Sauerkraut, sliced jalapeno, banana peppers.

00:48:14.880 --> 00:48:16.559
We'll move on.

00:48:16.559 --> 00:48:19.119
The next one is Come and Go.

00:48:19.119 --> 00:48:29.199
Founded in 1963, the Midwestern chain's name is a play on a phrase Come and Go, using the initials of the founders, Cross and Gentile.

00:48:29.199 --> 00:48:36.159
With 400 stores in 11 states, it's not difficult to find that there's a tasty dog wrapped in a soft bun.

00:48:36.159 --> 00:48:40.239
What's outstanding about the dogs is that they're often on special.

00:48:40.239 --> 00:48:44.159
With two dogs, chips, and a drink running less than six dollars.

00:48:44.159 --> 00:48:45.199
I am in.

00:48:45.199 --> 00:48:46.880
Next one, Michael.

00:48:46.880 --> 00:48:48.320
Is a Circle K.

00:48:48.320 --> 00:48:51.119
Almost as ubiquitous as a 7 Eleven Circle K.

00:48:51.119 --> 00:48:53.119
All Angus beef dogs are dependable.

00:48:53.119 --> 00:48:54.800
Choice for a road trip.

00:48:54.800 --> 00:48:57.599
I know I had to say that's what we used to call that commie K.

00:48:58.639 --> 00:48:59.599
That's another story for any day.

00:49:08.639 --> 00:49:11.119
Next one we got is AMPM.

00:49:11.119 --> 00:49:18.719
The Tapatilla hot dogs and AMPM are spicier versions of our traditional roller dogs made with a tappeteo hot sauce.

00:49:18.719 --> 00:49:19.679
AMPM.

00:49:19.679 --> 00:49:21.119
AMPMARCON?

00:49:21.119 --> 00:49:24.159
They're around.

00:49:24.159 --> 00:49:26.320
I think there's one in Sugarland.

00:49:26.320 --> 00:49:31.360
A West Coast convenience store chain with locations in Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington.

00:49:31.360 --> 00:49:32.639
Offers a spicy convenience.

00:49:32.639 --> 00:49:33.760
You didn't say Texas.

00:49:33.760 --> 00:49:35.599
Well, I think there's one over there though.

00:49:35.599 --> 00:49:38.400
They offer the dogs for $1.99.

00:49:38.400 --> 00:49:44.400
The chain also offers cheddarworst dogs packed with cheese at the same price.

00:49:44.400 --> 00:49:48.159
If you buy one dog, get the second dog for only $1.50.

00:49:48.159 --> 00:49:49.119
I am in.

00:49:49.119 --> 00:49:53.280
Michael, we've got the holiday station for only a dollar.

00:49:53.280 --> 00:49:54.960
You can get authentic Nathan Jr.

00:49:54.960 --> 00:49:56.880
all beef dog at the Midwest chain.

00:49:56.880 --> 00:49:57.840
Dang, a dollar.

00:49:57.840 --> 00:49:59.440
Locations in where?

00:49:59.440 --> 00:50:06.159
Alaska, Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

00:50:06.159 --> 00:50:07.440
They're all indoors.

00:50:07.440 --> 00:50:12.800
Our full serve Nathan's hot dog with classic Johnsonville brats.

00:50:12.800 --> 00:50:17.199
If a long day in the car has you feeling hangry, go for a hot dog.

00:50:17.199 --> 00:50:17.920
Hangry.

00:50:17.920 --> 00:50:19.599
7 Eleven is the next one.

00:50:19.599 --> 00:50:22.719
For its price, the 711 Big Bite may be just the best dog.

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7.

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You can get almost anywhere in the country.

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Seriously, with over 13,000 locations, it gets harder to avoid a ubiquitous brand.

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Its locations offer gas, and that's right before you eat the hot dog.

00:50:34.960 --> 00:50:38.800
But you can also find there's a convenience store in many cities.

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Straightforward, all beef dog starts at around two bucks.

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It's a quarter pound beef wrapped in a pillowy bun.

00:50:44.639 --> 00:50:50.159
Several different toppings are available with a very uh and they vary by location, of course.

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Speedway, which is also owned by 7 Eleven, also offers the big bite.

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And the last one on the list, Michael, is Sheets.

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This chain is around 700 stores located in central and western Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina, southern East Coast.

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They made to order dogs starting at 99 cents.

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But they also offer more upgrades with the most convenient set stores, including pretzel bun.

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Six kinds of cheese, including nacho.

00:51:16.800 --> 00:51:19.039
14 different spreads like Dr.

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Pepper barbecue sauce, four nineteen different toppings from caramelized onions to guacamole.

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Talk about a dog a pelooza.

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So there you go.

00:51:27.840 --> 00:51:29.280
What a deal.

00:51:29.280 --> 00:51:30.159
How about that?

00:51:30.719 --> 00:51:32.719
I'm sorry, I was waving at the drone.

00:51:33.519 --> 00:51:34.719
Oh, the drone flying by.

00:51:35.039 --> 00:51:35.920
I was waving at you.

00:51:36.320 --> 00:51:37.280
Paige thought you were waving.

00:51:37.679 --> 00:51:38.000
Yeah, I know.

00:51:38.000 --> 00:51:43.599
Paige Paige, uh, I love you, but I w I was waving at the drone, but one of the same.

00:51:43.599 --> 00:51:45.039
You just flying by.

00:51:45.039 --> 00:51:46.880
Have you had a good time so far?

00:51:46.880 --> 00:51:47.920
We've missed you.

00:51:47.920 --> 00:51:51.840
We were worried about you because you know you're out here with a bunch of car guys.

00:51:51.840 --> 00:51:53.119
Just saying.

00:51:53.119 --> 00:51:54.960
She needs a headset.

00:51:54.960 --> 00:51:56.400
She does.

00:51:56.400 --> 00:51:58.000
Um okay.

00:51:58.000 --> 00:51:59.519
Um Mr.

00:51:59.519 --> 00:52:00.239
Mars.

00:52:00.239 --> 00:52:03.840
I'm gonna kind of mix things up a little bit here.

00:52:03.840 --> 00:52:04.400
Okay.

00:52:04.400 --> 00:52:08.960
Um, Jeff, uh, do you want uh do we even want to try to get back on track with this?

00:52:09.519 --> 00:52:10.079
You can if you want.

00:52:10.079 --> 00:52:11.199
Do you want to do the racing?

00:52:11.760 --> 00:52:12.800
Uh well, I'm not sure.

00:52:12.800 --> 00:52:15.679
Um, yeah, let's do the racing calendar because it's big.

00:52:15.679 --> 00:52:17.840
It's sponsored by Texas Muscle Car Club Challenge.

00:52:18.079 --> 00:52:18.719
Thank you for that.

00:52:18.719 --> 00:52:20.079
Give me just a second here.

00:52:20.079 --> 00:52:22.559
We're we're uh running a little crazy.

00:52:22.559 --> 00:52:23.519
Well, I know.

00:52:23.519 --> 00:52:26.639
And um Oh, but in racing, we've got some good stuff.

00:52:26.639 --> 00:52:29.519
This week, to actually tomorrow.

00:52:29.519 --> 00:52:31.360
I'll I'll take one.

00:52:31.360 --> 00:52:37.599
Tomorrow is um for the IndyCar series, you got Streets of Arlington in Jerry's World.

00:52:37.599 --> 00:52:43.760
I watched a little bit of the practice and a little bit of the qualifying for the N the NXT series and the big boys.

00:52:44.239 --> 00:52:45.039
Streets of Arlington.

00:52:45.519 --> 00:52:50.079
Streets of Arlington, and it's going around the stadium, the baseball stadium, football stadium, and all that.

00:52:50.079 --> 00:52:52.079
They did here in Houston many years ago.

00:52:52.079 --> 00:52:56.719
They're doing that up there, and it's tomorrow uh up in Dallas.

00:52:56.719 --> 00:52:58.239
Formula One.

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They have issues.

00:52:59.679 --> 00:53:02.159
The new car that they're putting out for Formula One is.

00:53:02.159 --> 00:53:02.960
Nobody likes it.

00:53:02.960 --> 00:53:04.079
Nobody likes it.

00:53:04.079 --> 00:53:10.320
You've got to watch your battery level for charging, and it's it's go slow to go fast.

00:53:10.320 --> 00:53:11.119
They're putting it.

00:53:11.119 --> 00:53:12.480
Is it Formula E?

00:53:12.480 --> 00:53:14.000
Well, they're you know what?

00:53:14.000 --> 00:53:20.239
You bring that up because they're calling it an updated version of Formula E, and they're hating it.

00:53:20.239 --> 00:53:21.440
The cars are hard to drive.

00:53:21.440 --> 00:53:22.559
It's not Formula E.

00:53:22.559 --> 00:53:24.239
It's not, but they're calling it that.

00:53:24.239 --> 00:53:26.320
Because you have to do the you have to maintain the electricity.

00:53:26.320 --> 00:53:27.440
Because it's a hybrid.

00:53:27.440 --> 00:53:27.760
Yep.

00:53:27.760 --> 00:53:29.519
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

00:53:29.519 --> 00:53:33.199
If you can gas and electric.

00:53:33.199 --> 00:53:36.400
Yeah, and then you gotta pit on time and all this other good stuff.

00:53:36.400 --> 00:53:39.760
So but that's uh that's actually the 15th tomorrow.

00:53:39.760 --> 00:53:42.079
It's the Chinese Grand Prix going on there.

00:53:42.079 --> 00:53:47.760
Yeah, uh NHRA, they are off until the end of the month, the 20th and 21st.

00:53:47.760 --> 00:53:52.480
But there's gonna be in Arizona, and they got uh pretty good compliment of folks that are gonna be running.

00:53:53.599 --> 00:53:55.119
That would be next weekend, wouldn't it?

00:53:55.679 --> 00:53:56.880
Yep, that'll be next weekend.

00:53:56.880 --> 00:53:58.239
And I think I've got one here.

00:53:58.239 --> 00:54:07.599
My NASCAR boys, the uh trucks are off this weekend, but the uh uh Riley series in the big boys.

00:54:07.840 --> 00:54:10.480
Yeah, I know I was almost saying they're because they're going broke, so they pulled out.

00:54:10.880 --> 00:54:14.159
And they are in Vegas, so uh check that out as well.

00:54:14.159 --> 00:54:18.159
And of course, you got circle track guys, all you got your local tracks, all that good stuff.

00:54:18.159 --> 00:54:20.880
Go out and support them because that's where you get your new talent.

00:54:20.880 --> 00:54:24.800
And speaking of talent, I'm not talking about NASCAR, so okay.

00:54:24.800 --> 00:54:27.199
They've got their own issues.

00:54:27.199 --> 00:54:28.159
Yeah, they really do.

00:54:29.920 --> 00:54:30.159
Mr.

00:54:30.159 --> 00:54:31.679
Mars, did you want to contribute to this?

00:54:32.239 --> 00:54:32.559
Yeah, I did.

00:54:32.559 --> 00:54:33.519
I said they do, I agree.

00:54:34.400 --> 00:54:37.360
Well, no, but wait for no, but I mean, do you uh uh feature of some sort?

00:54:37.360 --> 00:54:38.000
Do we have time?

00:54:38.239 --> 00:54:39.360
No, we don't history?

00:54:39.760 --> 00:54:40.559
Uh yeah, we do.

00:54:40.800 --> 00:54:42.880
You want to participate, but we don't have time for auto history.

00:54:42.880 --> 00:54:43.360
Yeah, go ahead.

00:54:43.440 --> 00:54:44.239
Go ahead, Mars.

00:54:44.239 --> 00:54:45.280
We'll make time for you.

00:54:45.519 --> 00:54:47.599
All right, so you want me to run something here, buddy?

00:54:47.760 --> 00:54:48.159
I got it.

00:54:48.239 --> 00:54:49.440
This week's auto history.

00:54:49.440 --> 00:54:53.920
So it's second week of March, lots of things going on in racing, milestones.

00:54:53.920 --> 00:54:56.800
Got a lot of people were born, but we don't do births so much.

00:54:56.800 --> 00:54:59.519
So we're gonna go straight to March 8, 1950.

00:54:59.519 --> 00:55:03.119
Now, this is when production begins for the Volkswagen Type 2.

00:55:03.119 --> 00:55:09.360
Originally slated as a type one, but this is called uh you called it a microbus, a minibus.

00:55:09.360 --> 00:55:11.920
Uh it came in several different variations.

00:55:11.920 --> 00:55:18.960
It came actually as a single cab truck, a double dual cab truck, uh camper, hippie bands, any way you want them.

00:55:18.960 --> 00:55:21.440
It had it in all kinds of different variations.

00:55:21.440 --> 00:55:25.199
Now, by the 1960s, it basically became a microbus.

00:55:25.199 --> 00:55:31.199
And uh I was really interested that they actually have a pickup flatbed that was involved in all this.

00:55:31.199 --> 00:55:37.760
So then uh moving straight on up to March 8, 1969, uh uh, Pontiac reveals the Trans Am.

00:55:37.760 --> 00:55:38.639
That's a pretty car.

00:55:38.639 --> 00:55:40.239
Now, this is the first year they brought it out.

00:55:40.239 --> 00:55:48.559
Of course, it's based on the Firebird package, uh, and it was designed to go and race with the SCCA Trans-American Championship Racing Series.

00:55:48.559 --> 00:55:55.360
And the first one, the 69, is on the left in this picture, the 73 is on the right, and that's the one that I really like.

00:55:55.360 --> 00:55:58.559
You might remember it from the movie Thunderbolt and Lightfoot.

00:55:58.559 --> 00:56:01.840
So then we're going on up to March 9.

00:56:01.840 --> 00:56:03.840
Now, this is the first Mustang that was produced.

00:56:03.840 --> 00:56:06.719
I know we talk about the Mustangs Lost a lot.

00:56:06.719 --> 00:56:10.559
People talk about the 1964 and a half, and blah, blah, blah, blah.

00:56:10.559 --> 00:56:17.119
Well, this was actually built in March, and it actually came out in April of 1964.

00:56:17.119 --> 00:56:23.679
They call it generally a 64 and a half, but the 64 was and a half was the first year the Mustang was made.

00:56:23.679 --> 00:56:25.920
This is that was where'd it go?

00:56:25.920 --> 00:56:27.280
This was, that was.

00:56:27.360 --> 00:56:28.320
And then where'd it go?

00:56:28.480 --> 00:56:30.559
I hit the button whenever I was pouncing around it.

00:56:30.559 --> 00:56:32.000
So that's actually it.

00:56:32.000 --> 00:56:35.599
That is the very first one that was made whenever the millionth Mustang came out.

00:56:35.599 --> 00:56:39.679
They traded it to the owner of the original one so they could get it back and put it in this museum.

00:56:39.679 --> 00:56:40.480
Oh, that's cool.

00:56:40.480 --> 00:56:42.639
March the 9th.

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Turn the page.

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March the 12th.

00:56:47.119 --> 00:56:51.840
Ferrari 125 IS is computed or is completed.

00:56:51.840 --> 00:56:57.519
Now, this is the first car that was built by founder Enzo Ferrari.

00:56:57.519 --> 00:57:04.079
It's powered by a compact V12 engine, and this is what began Ferrari as the manufacturing of his own vehicles.

00:57:04.079 --> 00:57:07.360
Up to that time, he had done uh farmed out some of that stuff.

00:57:07.360 --> 00:57:09.920
But this is where Ferrari got started.

00:57:09.920 --> 00:57:17.760
Then coming up in March the 13th, the Lub Bug came out as a Volkswagen bug.

00:57:17.760 --> 00:57:19.599
It came out in several different variations.

00:57:19.599 --> 00:57:21.199
Disney made a lot of money off of that.

00:57:21.360 --> 00:57:22.079
It would be Herbie.

00:57:22.079 --> 00:57:22.800
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

00:57:23.679 --> 00:57:28.880
And uh still people are meeting, they have Herbie meets, and people go and bring their Herbie cars.

00:57:28.880 --> 00:57:33.199
March the 14th, 1957, Fort Fairlane 500 Skyliner debuts.

00:57:33.199 --> 00:57:37.599
Now, this is the one where the roof actually retracts down into the trunk.

00:57:37.599 --> 00:57:38.880
It was really fascinating.

00:57:38.880 --> 00:57:41.760
I remember the first time I saw one of those up in Oklahoma when I was a kid.

00:57:41.760 --> 00:57:43.280
Could not believe it.

00:57:43.280 --> 00:57:54.079
It was very expensive to produce, but it demonstrated their engineering and the technology that they could do and kind of led them to other things that were more uh cost effective to produce.

00:57:54.079 --> 00:57:59.280
And that's what I'm going to say is this week in automotive history of a real quick look.

00:57:59.679 --> 00:58:00.079
All right.

00:58:00.239 --> 00:58:01.679
Well, it wasn't that quick.

00:58:01.679 --> 00:58:04.079
Oh, but we'll we'll go with that.

00:58:04.079 --> 00:58:09.199
And that the then wasn't there a bunch of solenoids on that roof to it was like 60 of them.

00:58:09.440 --> 00:58:16.800
Yeah, that's the reason the technology was really cool, but it just was expensive to build, and then it was expensive to maintain.

00:58:16.800 --> 00:58:18.480
There's your car, Mars.

00:58:18.480 --> 00:58:19.440
That is yours.

00:58:19.440 --> 00:58:20.000
Come on.

00:58:20.000 --> 00:58:23.440
If I was gonna have one like that, that's what I'd have.

00:58:23.599 --> 00:58:24.719
Yeah, yeah, exactly.

00:58:24.719 --> 00:58:26.800
It looks like it just came off of the dirt truck.

00:58:26.800 --> 00:58:28.800
Yeah, or it could just go on.

00:58:28.800 --> 00:58:29.840
Well, it could do that too.

00:58:29.840 --> 00:58:31.199
Seems like it came off a rollback.

00:58:31.199 --> 00:58:32.400
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Bring the kids and grandkids.

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00:58:58.079 --> 00:59:04.159
There'll be coffee and adult beverages, plus chili pepper trophies for the best hotbod, best modern classic, and best classic.

00:59:04.159 --> 00:59:06.079
There's no entry fee and no registration.

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Just bring your ride and the kids.

00:59:08.320 --> 00:59:15.360
Bad bunnies aren't allowed, but the Easter bunny will be there, and he'll be full of joy to help make this tailpipes and tacos a very special one.

00:59:15.360 --> 00:59:16.880
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00:59:16.880 --> 00:59:22.880
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00:59:22.880 --> 00:59:27.840
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00:59:27.840 --> 00:59:34.639
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00:59:35.440 --> 00:59:38.000
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00:59:40.960 --> 00:59:49.119
Houston, get ready! Team Gilman is hosting a mega car meet at the North Complex, Afro, Asta, Subaru.

00:59:49.119 --> 00:59:54.079
We're collaborating with the Car Meet Network, so you know it's gonna be crazy.

00:59:54.239 --> 00:59:55.280
And that's not all.

00:59:55.280 --> 00:59:59.119
We're gonna be wrestling up six cars to be sold at a thousand dollars each.

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See below for more details.

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You're not gonna want to miss this Houston March 14th.

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01:00:15.280 --> 01:00:25.199
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