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The Smoking Tire

Zack Klapman, Matt Farah

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4.7 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2026

⏱️ 103 minutes

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Summary

Matt Farah and Zack Klapman discuss the viral video about California's war on tires; a very interesting carbon-fiber roadster from ...Argentina?; Blink 182 and Mercedes; Bad Thoughts Season 2; and Patreon questions include: Bronco as a winter commuter? Quality consistency from watch brands The one car we'd restomod as a business First single-clutch auto we liked Best FWD car fro the early 2000s Worst track in the country Mods that didn't improve our cars This car is better than a 981 Boster GTS Mazda's new "green" And more! Recorded June 1, 2026 Show Notes Vinbidders Smoking Tire fans get $100 off the listing price with promo code TIRE and by visiting https://vinbidders.com/tire Go from submitting your car to a confirmed sale in under 1 week with VinBidders. And you only pay $149 if the car sells. DeleteMe Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to www.joindeleteme.com/ TIRE and use promo code TIRE at checkout. Fitbod Join Fitbod today to get your personalized workout plan. Get 25% off your subscription or try the app FREE for seven days at https://fitbod.me/TIRE Hims For simple, online access to personalized and affordable care for Hair Loss, ED, Weight Loss, and more, visit https://hims.com/TIRE. Enter to WIN our AMAZING 2025 Porsche 911 Turbo S!! https://www.dreamgiveaway.com/tickets/porsche?promo=SMOKINGTIRE Promo Code Offer: Get 4X bonus tickets with any donation of $25 or more. With every donation you are helping benefit some wonderful veterans' and children's charities. Podcast Promo Code: SMOKINGTIRE

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0:00.0	What's up, everybody? Welcome to the Smoking Tire podcast. Today's episode is brought to you by Off the Record.
0:05.8	We love Off the Record out there on the road looking out for us. If I get pulled over, I know who I'm calling.
0:13.5	It ain't my daddy. It ain't my wife. It's O-T-R. They are looking out for me. And if I get a ticket big or small, they're going to fight that ticket all the way to the top.
0:24.3	And then I get that text message a couple of months later saying, your ticket has been dismissed.
0:29.0	That's my favorite text to get.
0:31.5	That's better than a drunk text from an ex.
0:33.4	You know what I mean?
0:34.3	It's a sober text from your attorney saying, you can breathe now.
0:38.8	Off the record.com slash TST.
0:41.7	That's off the record.com slash TST.
0:45.1	If you get pulled over, don't plead guilty.
0:47.4	Get off the record.
0:49.1	On today's episode of the Smoking Tire, I talk about a cool custom-built car out of Argentina.
0:55.9	That could potentially be the future of retro future,
1:00.9	if you know what I'm saying.
1:02.0	We talk about a viral Instagram video
1:04.4	in which almost nobody is actually checking
1:07.7	the primary source material
1:09.4	and a whole lot more.
1:11.7	It's the Smokentire podcast. Let's go.
1:15.1	Mm-hmm.
1:16.1	Did you think it was weird that Blink 182 played at the Mercedes launch?
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