Our trauma surgeon ordered an ERA Shelby Cobra replica 4.5yrs ago, and it finally arrived. While not complete, it looks terrific in a very special (and personal) blue color with Air Force fighter pilot leather jacket brown interior. We're excited!Steve-0 has a rant about the Ferrari Luce, the iconic Italian automaker's upcoming four door BEV. He hates it of course, but unlike most observers he blames it on Nepo Baby Hubris--the nepo baby in question being the great industrialist Gianni Agnelli's great grandson John Elkann, Ferrari's Board Chair.Dr Moran's trauma surgeon safety segment involves child safety, and his message is restrain your children properly and never "double buckle", ie - put two kids in one seatbelt.Finally, Steve-0 spotted a Chris Bangle era BMW 645i coupe, and it looked really good. Bangle period BMWs were very controversial when they debuted 25yrs ago, but time has been kind to them and they look good today.#carsoncallpodcast #automobile #eracobra #cobrareplica #ferrariluce #ferrarilegacy #ferrarilucesucks #traumasurgeonsafety #banglebmw #bmw645i #autotrends

Ford will no longer sell Shelby Mustangs. No more GT350 or 500 because Shelby charges $800 per car. Good idea or bad idea? We think good idea.New 2026 Subaru Outback. Seriously ugly!! We discuss.Trauma surgeon safety: self-driving software is getting better, and Ai is helping. Our trauma surgeon Dr Stephan Moran gets into it. John Deere tried to prevent independent shops from repairing their products, and they lost a lawsuit to stop them from doing that. Auto OEMs constantly try to do the same thing. WTF right to repair FTW!We spot a Honda Element. It was a car before its time and we wish it would come back.#automobile #carsoncallpodcast #autotrends #traumasurgeonsafety #automotivepodcast #cartalkpodcast #automotivepodcast #automotivetalkshow #hondaelement #shelby #shelbymustang #shelbygt500

Our trauma surgeon Dr Stephan Moran says that having motorcycle police escort funeral processions is a bad idea. No cops should lose their lives doing this, but sadly some do every year. We need to stop this.GM and Ford have abandoned sedans, and yet Honda sells many Accords every year, and Toyota sells many Camrys. We want the GM Cavalier and Ford Fusion to return. Do you?Dr Moran spots a cool 1965 Ford Galaxie restomodSteve-0 bumps into the man who crashed a 991.2 Porsche turbo S Cab at 211MPH and survived.Steve-0 drove a Maybach Mercedes SL680 and loved it#carsoncallpodcast #automobile #traumasurgeonsafety #autotrends #mercedesmaybachs680 #mbusa

Sonic automotive's Andy Choi returns to talk about selling cars at Steven's Creek BMW.He is joined by his HS friend Karl Schutz, CoC host's Steve-0's son, who discusses how he became a car guy and tech sales.Usual hosts trauma surgeon Dr Stephan Moran and car collector/consultant Adams Hudson are away.#carsoncallpodcast #automobile #autotrends #traumasurgeonsafety ‪@sonicautomotive‬ ‪@bmwofstevenscreek8696‬

Neither trauma surgeon Dr Stephan Moran nor car collector/consultant Adams Hudson were available this week, so we have a special guest.Life-long car enthusiast Andy Choi works in sales at Sonic Automotive's Stevens Creek BMW store, but before that he worked at the Car and Driver Magazine (he had non-automotive jobs in between).Andy and Steve-0 discuss life at the dealership as well as their early car years as well as the enthusiast cars they want (if money were no object).#carsoncallpodcast #sonicautomotive #automobile #automotivepodcast #cardealership #cardealerlife #stevenscreekbmw

Mercedes profits are down mostly due to BEVs so they’re going to pivot to more affordable cars and decrease their focus on AMG and Maybach (ie - except them to ditch “The best or nothing”) Is this smart? We discuss then each name our 3 all-time favorite Mercedes modelsOur trauma surgeon Dr Stephan Moran talks about how the US measures roadway safety in terms of deaths/miles driven, while the rest of the world does it by deaths/inhabitants. We should do it the way the rest of the worls does. Buying a new car is something people dread because dealers deliberately make it an unpleasant experience in order to maximize their profits. Tomi Mikula, the founder of buying service Delivrd, charges would-be new car customers $1000 to have his company buy a car for them, and his company has more business that they can handle. We get into it.Car spotting: Dr Moran visited Japan recently, and boy did he see some cool cars!#carsoncallpodcast #automobile #traumasurgeonsafety #cartok #carenthusiast #autotrends #mercedes ‪@Delivrd‬

Trauma Surgeon Stephan takes his Bullitt Mustang to Magic City Octane Car Show. Lots of cool cars but the vanity plates are the topic of this show. Steve-0 goes on a rant about all the new SUVs are no longer authentic to their origin and are all poseurs.

Lots of graphics! Watch on YouTube!

#magiccityoctane #vanityplates

#carsoncallpodcast #lovefrom #ferrariluce #traumasurgeonsafety #hondacrx #restomods #saab900 #fordmustang #childhoodcarmemories #autotrends #salesanalysis #collectorcars #cartalkpodcast #automotivepodcast #collectingcarspodcast #automotivetalkshow #carreviewspodcast

The upcoming Ferrari Luce battery electric vehicle (BEV) will feature an interior designed by iPhone designer Jony Ive's company, LoveFrom. Their "new" idea is more buttons and knobs, which we like. And to be fair we think LoveFrom is pointing the way toward the car's future cabin design.Steve-0 spotted a 1985 Honda CRX. Honda wowed the automotive world in 1984 with the introduction of four landmark Civic models, the sports car CRX, hatchback, sedan, and wagon. Two years later Honda launched the Accord hatchback and sedan, and the company was on its way to American Automotive Market legitimacy. Our trauma surgeon Dr Stephan Moran discusses the most common injury in car crashes, whiplash. Industry experts are unhappy that whiplash continues to be a problem for passengers, and thankfully progress is being made in this area.Finally, Dr Moran and Steve-0 get into the dream restomods they would like in their garages. #carsoncallpodcast #lovefrom #ferrariluce #traumasurgeonsafety #hondacrx #restomods #saab900 #fordmustang #childhoodcarmemories #autotrends #salesanalysis #collectorcars #cartalkpodcast #automotivepodcast #collectingcarspodcast #automotivetalkshow #carreviewspodcast

Chris Harris had an idea we explore: what car would you drive as your daily driver if it were invisible and you didn’t have to worry about judgment? What about a “weekend car”? We list 5 of each.Steve-0 spots a 1990 Geo Metro. Believe it or not he drove one for a year in the mid-1990s to save money. A 3-cylinder shitbox with 55Hp, the Metro was a true deathmobile. But it was surprisingly well built and so cheap to run. We discuss.Dr Stephan Moran, our trauma surgeon, gets into specific problems seen with older and younger drivers. Both are high risk demographic groups, and he discusses how they can minimize risks.Dr Moran, also an experienced shade-tree mechanic, is frustrated by the recent move by OEMs to replace some electronic parts with expensive "modules" and many steel parts with plastic "equivalents". Ugh he hates it all (so does Steve-0)#carsoncallpodcast #traumasurgeonsafety #automobile #geometro

Sports cars comprise around 1% of new car sales these days, sadly. We discuss, and Steve-0 and our trauma surgeon Dr Stephan Moran pick our five favorite sports cars of all time.Trauma surgeon safety segment: For many years, Dr Moran has been advocating for better crash dummies ("They should have 20 different size and gender dummies lined up, and the tester can pick any one and put it into a car and run the test", is what he's been saying). Chinese manufacturer Geely has built a safety testing facility that can test 60 crash dummies, so finally someone out there has been paying attention and making cars safer through better crash testing. Dr Moran discusses.Stephan spots an insane Honda Accord. Us old guys think it's Fugly, but presumably "da kids" love it.Steve-0 gets into 2025 new car sales data and draws some conclusions: big pickups rule, compact crossovers and big SUVs are selling like crazy, BEVs are fading fast, and BMW is dominating the luxury market (with Lexus close behind).#carsoncallpodcast #automobile #traumasurgeonsafety #sportscar #bmw #lexus