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Every once in a while, we'll cover auction results on the podcast and, boy oh boy, was there a doozy this past week.

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For those who missed last week's show, Tyler sold his beloved Porsche 996 to get a GT3. After all the miles were driven and all the memories were made and all the service was serviced, let's discuss whether or not owning a "cheap" Porsche 996 is actually cheap.

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Articles mentioned in this episode:

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/electric-vehicle-ev-slowdown-rcna237652

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/global-ev-sales-hit-record-21-million-september-research-firm-says-2025-10-14/

https://electrek.co/2025/10/13/elon-musks-spacex-and-xai-are-buying-teslas-unsold-cybertrucks/

Flop of the week:

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a68849922/kia-telluride-off-road-stuck-telluride-colorado/

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For those who missed last week's show, Tyler sold his beloved Porsche 996 to get a GT3. After all the miles were driven and all the memories were made and all the service was serviced, let's discuss whether or not owning a "cheap" Porsche 996 is actually cheap.

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Articles mentioned in this episode:

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/electric-vehicle-ev-slowdown-rcna237652

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/global-ev-sales-hit-record-21-million-september-research-firm-says-2025-10-14/

https://electrek.co/2025/10/13/elon-musks-spacex-and-xai-are-buying-teslas-unsold-cybertrucks/

Flop of the week:

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a68849922/kia-telluride-off-road-stuck-telluride-colorado/

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Tyler has been on a years-long journey trying to find a 996 GT3 and, ladies and gentlemen, he got one. Let's recap his journey and share in his joy!

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Articles mentioned in this episode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuY3JI6xMlA

https://fox8.com/news/odot-crews-equipment-struck-by-distracted-driver-in-cleveland-officials-say/

https://themetrodetroitnews.com/oakland-county-road-crew-worker-dies-2-others-hurt-in-farmington-hills-crash/

https://www.firerescue1.com/line-of-duty-death-lodd/it-was-horrific-ariz-firefighters-killed-in-head-on-crash-identified

https://www.wfmj.com/story/53170304/oshp-trooper-killed-in-fatal-crash-on-state-route-11-near-canfield

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Tim has a hot take this week - clout cars have gone too far. What's a clout car exactly, and what does this mean?

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Articles mentioned in this episode:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/09/10/auto-loan-delinquencies-debt-report/85998815007/

https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/rising-auto-debt-sounds-alarm-6576964/

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Bobby Khan was on the FBI's most wanted list and is currently on probation. Now he's running for congress.

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bobbykhanforcongress.com

https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/he-was-on-the-fbis-most-wanted-list-now-hes-running-for-congress-3413440/

https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/owner-car-dealership-sentenced-two-years-prison-engaging-large-scale-fraud

https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/newark/news/press-releases/owner-of-car-dealership-charged-in-large-scale-fraud-scheme

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In many ways, auto insurance works in the inverse of how other types of insurance work. I've been thinking a lot lately about car insurance; is the system just or unfair toward drivers?

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https://www.wfmj.com/story/53086660/ohio-bmv-to-okay-gay-and-muslim-vanity-plates-under-court-agreement

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Last week I went down to the National Corvette Museum for The 24 Hours of Lemons.

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Flock, a surveillance company, is now using AI to analyze and report you to police if it deems your driving patterns as "suspicious."

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https://www.404media.co/flock-wants-to-partner-with-consumer-dashcam-company-that-takes-trillions-of-images-a-month/

https://www.aclusd.org/en/news/surveillance-company-flock-now-using-ai-report-us-police-if-it-thinks-our-movement-patterns-are

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A bidder on Cars and Bids recently "fat-thumbed" it and bid on a vehicle with a number significantly higher than they thought. Cars & Bids, essentially, responded with "too bad, so sad," starting some serious drama in the following weeks.

Let's unpack this a bit more and find out what went wrong and who is in the right here.

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Articles mentioned in this episode:

https://carsandbids.com/auctions/9lEJAEz2/2015-dodge-challenger-srt-392

Porsche Cayenne:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2014-porsche-one-owner-cayenne-6-speed-manual/

https://carsandbids.com/auctions/KmDBJev0/2014-porsche-cayenne?ss_id=3e7f8017-7492-4400-bf1e-6a109b718987&ref=pr_1_1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibsNVzeMrFM

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/watch-livonia-police-wrangle-stolen-car-i-96-using-new-technology

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1DPMB7RH7J/?mibextid=wwXIfr

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