Everyday Driver Car Debate

Which car is the King of Sleeper Town? Should you go for the big purchase, or trade cars over and over, working your way there? Finally, should you own a ‘Forever Car?’

0:00 - Intro

1:05 - BMW Shows The Gas Neue-Klasse 3-Series

13:33 - VW Announces The ID.Tiguan While Still In Camouflage

17:54 - Topic Tuesday: “Downgrade” For Nostalgia?

36:03 - Car Debate #1: Drive The Edges Of Your Budget

51:53 - Car Debate #2: One Shot At A ‘Forever’ Sleeper

1:11:32 - Car Conclusion #1: Practicality Shouldn’t Be A Dealbreaker

1:13:24 - Car Conclusion #2: A Man Makes Plans..

1:15:41 - Audience Questions On Social Media + Email

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#sleepertown

#kingofsleepertown

#thekingofsleepertown

#heartacheforheartache

#forevercar

#backwardsinyourcarjourney

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Fake manuals are getting attention, enthusiasts want fun but have practical needs, and how do you justify blowing your budget? Also, what’s the worst track name ever?

0:00 - Intro

2:34 - Nissan Rogue Hybrid First Drive

4:24 - Porsche Patents Simulated Manual Dual-Clutch Transmission

13:55 - Topic Tuesday: The Fear Of Big Maintenance Bills

29:35 - Car Debate #1: The Venn Diagram Of Practical / Fun / Reliable

50:04 - Car Debate #2: Family Hauler Purgatory And Driving Boredom

1:00:59 - Car Conclusion #1: Nine Years Of Teen Driving

1:06:28 - Car Conclusion #2: Restoring The Roadmaster

1:09:20 - Audience Questions On Social Media

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#fakemanuals

#venndiagram

#bigmaintenancebills

#fearofmaintenance

#worsttracknames

#tracknames

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Hello everyone, sending you an audio message on Tuesday, Sept. 22 to let you know there's no podcast episode this week, as we've been working hard to bring you the Eurorally / European Adventure series!

Please enjoy Episode 1 of the Eurorally:

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The Grand Tour is back, with new hosts Thomas, James and Francis! The guys offer their perspective and reveal their observations. Then, they take on debates from the audience, plus social media questions!

0:00 - Intro

0:38 - Topic Tuesday: Mods Away From Greatness

24:41 - Car Debate #1: Must Have Been Built By Ford

51:22 - Car Debate #2: More Kids You Don’t Have

1:09:07 - The New Grand Tour!

1:17:51 - Audience Questions On Social Media

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#cardebate

#topictuesday

#grandtour

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VW continues to slash and burn their way to profitability through layoffs and plant closures. What about making great, fun-to-drive vehicles?

Topic Tuesday: Have Horsepower Wars Killed Fun?

00:00 - Intro

0:31 - Used EV Batteries Last Longer Than Expected

5:27 - VW Closing 4 Plants And Killing SEAT?!

9:47 - Topic Tuesday: Have The Horsepower Wars Killed The Fun?

27:15 - Car Debate #1: Boredom Is The Enemy

50:39 - Car Debate #2: The Car For The Kids You Don’t Have

1:09:22 - Car Conclusion #1: A Car From 5 Different Countries

1:11:13 - Car Conclusion #2: The Yellow Race Car

1:13:27 - Audience Questions On Social Media

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#cardebate

#topictuesday

#hookedondriving

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Hooked On Driving September 2026:

Thursday, September 10 - Repave party at Thunderhill 3-Mile at Thunderhill Raceway in Willows, CA! Fresh new asphalt!

Thursday, September 10 - HOD PNW at The Ridge Motorsports Park Road Course for Advanced/Intermediate Day

Friday, September 11 - HOD Mid-Atlantic for MSF Level 2 Training + Open Track at NCCAR

Sat/Sun. September 12-13 - HOD Mid-Atlantic hosting Bill’s Race 2, a Racing For Parkinson’s Charity Event

Sat/Sun. September 19-20 - HOD Northeast at NJMP Lightning for HPDE & TT

Sat/Sun. September 25-26 - HOD PNW at Ridge Motorsports Park, Road Course

Monday, September 28 - Utah Motorsports Campus in Salt Lake City - Full 4.5-mile track!

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The guys agree that fun and interesting cars are the ones that drive brand awareness. Nearly every manufacturer seems to be rediscovering this fact, after years of poor management and missteps.

Motorsports is the future, and fun is the future of driving!

00:00 - Intro

0:20 - Fun Cars Are The Brand Builders

4:10 - Lotus Teases The V6 Esprit

7:12 - Porsche Introduces Another 911 Variant

12:34 - Hyundai Scaling Up Performance Credibility

15:26 - Toyota Confirms Return Of Celica

21:10 - Car Debate #1: Stop Buying BMWs

1:00:11 - Car Debate #2: The Perception Predicament

1:12:41 - Car Conclusion #1: The Right Answer For Families

1:14:25 - Car Conclusion #2: Two Of The Same Thing?!

1:16:44 - Audience Questions On Social Media

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#cardebate

#carconclusion

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The guys wonder what will happen to the millions of classic cars in the future - will they hold value, or will 50s-60s-70s cars just become old?

They discuss #montereycarweek reveals, like the #mclaren mcl6gt.

The #genesis GV90 was announced - what do the guys think?

0:00 - Intro

0:31 - Monterey Car Week Episode 1,059

3:39 - Mclaren McL 6GT revealed

9:21 - Toyota GR GT/GT3 At Laguna Seca

17:15 - Genesis GV90 Announced

25:31 - Topic Tuesday: The Looming Collector Car Quandary

43:10 - Car Debate #1: Less Appliance, More Of The Fun

1:02:30 - Car Debate #2: The Things Nobody Talks About

1:19:10 - Audience Questions On Social Media

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#cardebate

#topictuesday

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Thanks to Vredestein Tires for sponsoring the guys’ trip to Monterey Car Week!

They couldn’t possibly see it all, but they went to many of the most notable and famous shows, including Motorlux, The Quail, auction previews, and an evening with Lotus at Hagerty House.

The final show was the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, where the guys chose the cars they think would take the overall Concours win, and the one car they would take home!

00:00 - Intro

2:07 - Motorlux At Monterey Jet Center

28:17 - Gooding Christie’s Auction Preview At Concours Village

33:09 - RM Sotheby’s Auction Preview At Portola Hotel Monterey Bay

37:15 - The Quail by The Peninsula, A Motorsports Gathering

1:01:51 - An Evening With Lotus At Hagerty House

1:04:33 - Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

1:18:22 - The Ferrari Luce Up Close

Vredestein Tires North America provided airfare, lodging, food and rental car at Monterey Car Week 2026.

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The guys celebrate their 10th Pilgrimage anniversary with the 2026 enthusiast drivers, and discuss their experiences!

00:00 - Intro

2:36 - To Sim Or Not To Sim?

7:38 - Different Approaches To The Tracks.

12:06 - Never Been On A Track Before.

13:12 - Favorite Track Of The Two?

16:43 - Seeking Ride-Alongs

20:27 - Bringing A Spouse

25:58 - Repeat Visitors

28:50 - Staying On Schedule

29:50 - Continuing The Journey

33:28 - Trip Length

36:17 - Cost To Value Ratio

38:56 - Fast Laps With Ted

41:10 - What Keeps You Coming Back?

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#rsrnurburg

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While traveling during Pilgrimage 2026 in Germany, the guys discuss C9 Corvette rumors and the global introduction of Audi’s largest vehicle ever - the Q9 and SQ9!

#cardebate 1 - Does commuting mean you have to leave fun behind?

#cardebate 2 - Best 3-row SUV for families at $30K.

#carconclusion 1 - How do you make the i4 a little more visually appealing?

#carconclusion 2 - A practical family car that’s still fun.

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00:00 - Intro

2:16 - C9 Corvette Rumours & Musings

14:56 - Car Debate #1: Don’t Leave Fun Behind

30:00 - Car Debate #2: Reliability Above All Else

35:35 - Car Conclusion #1: Make The BMW i4 Look Better

39:51 - Practical Doesn’t Have To Mean Boring

41:41 - Did You See This, Continued

46:47 - Audience Questions On Social Media

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