Screen Depreciation; CHEAP V12s; Rainy Days; Q&A

The Smoking Tire

Zack Klapman, Matt Farah

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4.8 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2025

⏱️ 101 minutes

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Matt Farah and Zack Klapman discuss cars that ride better in odd suspension settings; EVs are fun in the rain; how screens will effect a car's collectibility; bearing technology and the fear that comes with it; and answer Patreon questions including: MFK/LBF: Toyota Land Cruiser vs Lexus GX550 vs Defender 110 Best value/dollar for a RWD V12? (Shockingly cheap) Rarest cars we've driven? How will the Maybachs age? The watches Matt tried and didn't like Pontiac G8GXP: the American E39 M5? Choose my AWD beater for bikes and dogs How would we "Singer" a Ferrari, and which one? Should you finance a driving vacation? 5 cylinder Golf R thoughts How should we explain power under the curve? Why are there 5000 tech jobs at Ford right now? And more! Recorded November 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. Hello Fresh Go to HelloFresh.com/smokingtire10fm now to Get 10 Free Meals + a Free breakfast for Life! One per box with active subscription. Free meals applied as discount on first box, new subscribers only, varies by plan. Hydrow Head over to Hydrow.com and use code TIRE to save up to $600 off on Hydrow rower during this holiday season. New merch! Grab a shirt or hoodie and support us! https://thesmokingtireshop.com/ Want your question answered? To listen to the episode the day it's recorded? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! For a 10% discount on your first case go to https://www.offtherecord.com/TST #cars #comedy #podcast Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/thesmokingtire https://www.Instagram.com/therealzackklapman Click here for the most honest car reviews out there: https://www.youtube.com/thesmokingtire

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0:00.0	What's up everybody? Welcome to the Smokentire podcast. Today's episode is, as always, brought to you by Off the Record. We love Off the Record. You love Off the Record because not a week goes by where I don't get an email from somebody talking about how Off the Record saved them a bunch of money, a bunch of headaches because they got those points off of their driving record,
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1:13.1	Again, one more time, off the record.com slash tST.
1:18.5	Keep that link handy.
1:20.9	I promise you will need it.
1:23.2	On this episode of the podcast, it has been raining in Los Angeles, and so we talk about,
1:28.7	finally, we got some rain here, and it has made the roads very, very fun.
1:33.5	And I learn a whole lot about my Tycon, and we try to ponder cars that are actually better
1:40.2	when the suspension is set stiffer.
1:43.1	It's harder to think of than you actually can.
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