Why Giants Drove a Beetle; A Correction; R8 vs AMG GT

The Smoking Tire

Zack Klapman, Matt Farah

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🗓️ 29 May 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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IMPORTANT update on the ID.Buzz. A thing we hated we may not hate anymore. Plus, why did Matt's 6'5" dad and his equally large brothers own a VW Beetle? The EV mandate is over, plus we answer Patreon questions including: Used Audi R8 or AMG-Mercedes GT Imperfect cars that are perfect for ONE thing? Which cars have we changed our mind on? Favorite camera gear right now Is there a V8 Lotus could put in the Emira? Should I PPF my mountain car? Is it true that Porsche 911 owners don't like the Carrera GT? Which special edition car would we want (if any)? Are air-cooled Porsches even worth the money? Recorded May 22, 2025 Hello Fresh Go to https://www.HelloFresh.com/smokingtire10fm now to get 10 Free Meals with a Free Item For Life. 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 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 Tweet at us! https://www.Twitter.com/thesmokingtire https://www.Twitter.com/zackklapman Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/thesmokingtire https://www.Instagram.com/therealzackklapman

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0:00.0	What's up everybody? Welcome to the Smoking Tire podcast. My name is Matt Farrah. And before we get to the program, y'all got to know about Off the Record, which I'm sure you already do because you listen to every single episode that we put out. And if you don't, you should. Off the Record is our sponsor. They are awesome. I love Off the Record, and so many of you do too.
0:22.6	Leave a comment if Off the Record has saved your backside on this program because they have saved mine many, many times.
0:29.6	Here's the scenario.
0:30.9	You are minding your business on the freeway, and there is a police officer who pulls you over for whatever. You then get a ticket.
0:39.6	Don't argue with the officer. Fight it out in court with off the record. Take that ticket.
0:45.9	Say, thank you, sir. Go on your way and then call off the record. They will assign an attorney in the
0:50.8	jurisdiction where you got pulled over to fight that case. And most of the time,
0:55.5	they is getting them points off your record. And if they don't, you don't pay. It's like that.
1:01.4	It's great. I love off the record. You love off the record. And the way you use off the record is go
1:06.9	to off the record.com slash tST. That's off the record.com slash tST. That'll get you 10% off
1:16.1	all legal services from off the record. And just keep that one handy because sooner or later
1:23.1	you are going to need it. Just trust me on that. All right, folks, on this episode, we have an update about the worst part of the Volkswagen ID Buzz.
1:35.8	The Senate has killed California's EV mandate.
1:39.4	Boo.
1:40.9	Some people are like, boo.
1:42.4	Wait a minute.
1:42.9	Who is this guy?
1:43.5	My dad has a story about why he bought
1:47.0	and road tripped his Volkswagen Beetle and a whole lot more it's the smoking tire podcast
1:53.5	let's get to it we are living. Really?
2:01.6	Are we dying just to live?
2:03.6	We're alive on the internet like Neo and the rest of the Matrix, but are we really alive?
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