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The Smoking Tire

Zack Klapman, Matt Farah

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4.8 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2025

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Summary

Matt Farah and Zack Klapman attended the reveal of the new, possibly light(er)-weight RTR Mustang; were part of the HUGE turnout for the Type S / Larry Chen car show in Long Beach; Matt talks about the old-yet-free Mercedes he got and what he plans to do with it; Zack describes his week with the Infinite Machine P1 electric scooter; and they answer Patreon questions including: Should I get a sports car even if all the roads are boring? Which auto journalists have changed your opinion on a car? Any plans to review the Honda Passport Trailsport? Should I get dedicated summer tires or a performance all-season? What's a "buy once, keep forever" watch for my dad? Countach vs Countach video with Doug Demuro? Is the BRZ tS worth it over the BRZ Premium? I need a long-distance commuter Is the 981 Boxster/Cayman the best Porsche value? What's your perfect "cigar car"? You are president: what would your limo be? And more! Recorded October 17, 2025 Show Notes: DeleteMe Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to www.joindeleteme.com slash TIRE and use promo code TIRE at checkout. Car Gurus Buy or sell your next car today with CarGurus at cargurus.com. Go to cargurus dot com to make sure your big deal is the best deal. StrapHabit Go get some awesome watch straps for yourself or for gifts at Straphabit.com and use code TST15 at checkout for 15% off your order. New merch! Grab a shirt or hoodie and support us! https://thesmokingtireshop.com/ Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! For a 10% discount on your first case go to https://www.offtherecord.com/TST Want your question answered? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/thesmokingtire https://www.Instagram.com/therealzackklapman

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0:00.0	up everybody welcome to the smogging tire podcast today's episode is as always brought to you by off the record we love off the record here at the smog and tire because they are looking out for you if you get pulled over don't plead guilty get off the record off the record will fight a moving violation all the way up to the Supreme Court, if need be, in the jurisdiction
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0:27.3	you want to fight these because a lot of times you can get the points off your record,
0:31.5	and that means your insurance, maybe your job security, whatever driving privileges you have
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1:00.2	Don't plead guilty.
1:01.6	Call our people.
1:03.5	Trust me.
1:04.6	All right on this episode of the podcast, L.A. is chock full of car events, and we talk about some of them. I got a free
1:13.6	Mercedes-Benz, and I talk about my plans for it. Plus, I brag about dropping some weight,
1:21.1	and we get excited about the RTR Mustangs that are coming out. Plus, a lot of great questions from the Patreon.
1:29.1	It's the Smoking Tire podcast.
1:31.0	Let's go.
1:32.7	Show, right?
1:34.4	Show me the money.
1:36.3	Show, don't motherfucking tell.
1:38.6	Hi, everybody.
1:40.6	Hello.
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