Doug Demuro - TST Podcast #1069

Doug Demuro joins to eat candy and talk about MANY things including: his Countach drive; that Whistlin' Diesel problem (and the Montana plate situation); why some people DON'T drive their cool cars' Ferrari 599 prices; the bad car he almost bought (ok, several bad cars); used car price trends; what's rising in value (and what isn't); his new Porsche 993 911; driving GM concept cars; the Cadillac Celestiq; and so much more! Plus we answer Patreon questions including: What can fans expect from Doug and TST in 2026? Should manual SUVs come back? Is the enthusiast car market heading in a bad direction? Glaring car company mistakes WHO are fast wagons FOR, exactly? Which game show would we want to be on? And more! 00:00 Start 3:30 – Real cost & logistics of big car collections; $12k/year per car; do cars ever really “beat the market”? 6:00 – Carrera GT vs 918; hard cars vs easy cars; “rich guy go-fast cars” & daily-able exotics 8:50 – Doug’s 993 Turbo as LA–San Diego shuttle; how “easy” cars steal miles from the special ones 9:34 – Ad block: Aura Frames, DeleteMe, Hydrow, Smalls 13:30 – TPMS quirks; Uncle Phil’s Genesis G90; free W124 E320 cabrio & E500 cabrio project; NSX lug nuts & AI customer service rant 16:00 – Why Matt’s selling the NSX; storage and opportunity cost; Doug’s self-imposed garage/car limits 19:15 – Nantucket convertible G-Wagen, image vs reality; TRD Pro Sequoia regret; wanting an LX600 Overtrail; Lexus shaver grills & Cybertruck styling 27:06 – Cybertruck falling out of fashion; SpaceX fleet; F-150 Lightning struggles; market really wanting 3-row EV SUVs instead of electric pickups 35:01 – Parents’ plug-in hybrids & EV readiness; South Carolina marsh house; getting older, bonds & “boring adult” life 37:50 – How many cars they own; home garages & stackers; making sure the special cars actually get driven 46:04 – Countach update: engine & gearbox back from Italy, rebuild plan, missing-parts anxiety, value rising while it sits 51:02 – Psychology of ultra-valuable cars (Carrera GT, F40, 918); fear of damage vs using them like real cars 55:34 – WhistlinDiesel Montana plate bust; ethics vs law; California dealer plates vs Montana LLCs; “pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered” 1:00:06 – Tax rhetoric, “gaming the system,” Leno’s Law, CARB rules & why people rationalize Montana registration 1:05:22 – Doug’s early miles in the 993 Turbo; why he had to have the Kills Bugs Fast poster car in Arena Red 1:08:12 – 993 Turbos as soft, overvalued cars; Porsche cult vs actual driving experience 1:11:02 – Ford GT spec lottery: how four option checkboxes became six-figure differences; why Doug can’t sell his high-mile GT 1:14:41 – Future collectibles: 430 Scuderia, Challenge Stradale, 16M 1:18:08 – Manual-swap 599 idea 1:22:02 – Dreaming of a stock MkIV Supra Turbo 1:26:04 – Monterey Car Week & Quail; Countach and Mans road-trip fantasies; 1:30:01 – Countach reliability stories, distributor failures, built vs stock engines 1:35:35 – Gas Monkey F40 saga 1:39:56 – Doug’s annual candy binge; Cookie Monster goes healthy; Patreon plug 1:40:28 – Looking ahead to 2026 1:41:52 – Driving GM’s ’80s Cadillac Voyage concept & the $400k Celestiq 1:45:29 – Manual SUVs ? 1:48:28 – Porsche Classic “recommission” horror stories 1:49:06 – Are enthusiast auction sites getting watered down? 1:53:05 – Who needs fast wagons & 1,000 hp family EVs? 1:58:14 – Dream game shows, Doug vs Matt 1:59:37 – Matt’s birthday plans & fancy dinner; 2:00:16 – COTA endurance race with Kendall, Lieberman & Tato; SHOW NOTES Aura Frames For a limited time, visit https://www.AuraFrames.com and get $45 off Aura’s best-selling Carver Mat frames - named #1 by Wirecutter - by using promo code TIRE at checkout. DeleteMe Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to www.joindeleteme.com/TIRE and use promo code TIRE at checkout. Hydrow Head over to https://www.Hydrow.com and use code TIRE to save up to $600 off on Hydrow rower during this holiday season. Smalls For a limited time get 60% off your first order when you head to https://www.smalls.com/tire 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:   / 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:   / thesmokingtire     / therealzackklapman   Click here for the most honest car reviews out there:    / thesmokingtire