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Welcome back to another episode of Oil and Gas This Week. Podcast. You're listening to episode 194. What's up, Mark? It's Super Bowl Sunday.

It's Super Bowl Sunday. And Jake, I had to do something that broke my heart. What was that? I had to get rid of my G37.

Really? What happened? Loss the transmission. It was about $5,000 to repair it.

It had $150,000 miles on it.

And it just didn't make fiscal sense.

So I didn't go buy a new car.

I bought two new cars.

I really did.

So I bought an Infinity QX50, which is their small SUV because we need one for work.

And then I bought an Infinity Q60

Red Sport, which is the newer version of my old car. And then Jake, I don't have the car yet. So in

my garage right now, because I ordered it as soon as I bought the car, I have new downpipes,

a bigger inner cooler, new air intakes, performance flash, new exhaust. So I'm going to go from

400 horses to 500 horses as soon as I bolt all that stuff on. So I'm excited. It sounds like it's not a bad deal for you then. Well, I was going to buy new cars anyway. Jake and the audience, if you don't know this, Jake and I love cars. And when you're a car person, you really form an emotional attachment to the car, which you really do. And if you're not a car person, it sounds bizarre. But if you're a car person, you totally get, so I felt bad. You know, when I went to trade it in, they took it as a trade in. I felt like, you know, like somebody close to me was passing away. And then when I started cleaning out the car, I felt like I was stripping that person's jewelry off of them and just leaving it with a bunch of strangers. It's what I imagine pet people feel like because I'm not really like a half pets, but I'm like a super over the top pet person. So imagine just taking your pet somewhere and just trading it in for a new pet. Yeah, it's the same feeling, you know, but I was very lucky. I went back to the dealership, take care of some other stuff. And I saw the person that bought the car.

And I got to spend a little time talking to them. And they bought it. And they're going to put it, they could do it themselves. I could put a use transmission back in it. So, you know, now my car is going to make somebody else happy, which is cool. That's awesome, man. Congratulations. Yeah, so let's see what happens. But it was not a fun thing to have to do. And the funny thing is, I was all cocky.

And I told the salesman, I said, I bet you've never sold two cars at the same time because I've done four. I was like, damn it. I wanted the record. And speaking of a record, we got some reviews. This is quick and to the point by KLJD from Malaysia. Cool, our listeners in Malaysia, big shout out. No fluff, informed opinion. Good work, gents. Love it. And then Bristol Dan from the UK. Love this podcast. I work in oil and gas in North Sea and love listening to

this podcast from across the pond. Keep them coming. Bristol Dan. Oh, we got a third one. Shoot,

just what I need from AEM 1547 from the United States. This podcast is informative across oil and gas, not just a subset. I appreciate that it's short enough to listen to on my commute and get an overview of the happenings. When I want a deep dive, I can go do the research. Keep up the great work and do not shy away from the politically driven misinformation being fed to the public on this lifeline of modern life. I tell you what, AEM 1547, Jake and I agree with you 100%.

We will keep it up.

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