When is a Car Too Perfect?; No Bubble Wrapping; Theon 911 Restomod

The Smoking Tire

Zack Klapman, Matt Farah

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4.8 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2025

⏱️ 111 minutes

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Theon Design is a new competitor in the Porsche 911 restomod space and Matt Farah lets us know how it drove. He and Zack Klapman also discuss the psychology of buying a car you never plan to drive; why "bubble wrapping" a sports car is not a good financial decision; Bring-a-Trailer and CarandBids selling advice; when perfect is TOO perfect; and more. Plus questions from our Patreon members include: Do cars really feel different when you change the drive mode? What's a "bad" EV? Doug Demuro's Porsche people Is Kia winning the EV SUV game? How to talk someone out of their first car Which press cars did we want more time with and which did we not? Why don't cars come with built-in dash cams? The most interesting "lost media" car? Could Continental break off from Lincoln? What cars are built like tanks but don't look it, and vice versa? Recorded May 12, 2025 TrueWerk Check out the full lineup and get 15 percent off your first order at https://TRUEWERK.com/tire Cremo Head to Target or Target.com to find Cremo’s new line of antiperspirants and deodorants in the Italian Bergamont and Palo Santo scents MudWtr Start your new morning ritual & get up to 43% off your @MUDWTR with code TIRE at https://www.mudwtr.com/tire ! #mudwtrpod 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 Tweet at us! https://www.Twitter.com/thesmokingtire https://www.Twitter.com/zackklapman 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 Smok and Tire podcast. Today's episode is brought to you as always by Off the Record. We love Off the Record and they are here for you. If you get a moving violation, don't plead guilty. Get Off the Record. There's only one way to do it. There used to be two ways. Now there's only one. You go to off the record.com slash TST.
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0:52.4	All right, folks, on this episode of the smoking tire podcast i review the
0:57.3	fion design reimagined portia 9-11 uh also we talk about more about bring a trailer and
1:06.9	cars and bids values uh we consider building an outdoor studio in order to shoot them. And we
1:14.0	ponder what the right amount of used is for a car. Do you really want that mint car or do you want
1:22.1	some scruff on it in order to get the maximum amount of enjoyment out of a car? Plus, we do some math on why keeping a car in bubble wrap for 30 years is bad financial planning.
1:35.6	This is The Smoking Tire Podcast.
1:38.3	Let's go.
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1:42.4	Let me set my chronograph.
1:44.6	Hit the stopwatch.
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