Doug Demuro Misses His Door - TST Podcast #795

Get ready for an incredible, informative, marathon episode with Doug Demuro, one of the most popular and successful automotive YouTubers ever. Topics include: why he does and does not regret buying a Ford GT instead of a Countach; a hilarious story about a door; what he's seen change about the car market in 2023; upcoming collector car trends; why building a business is so hard; his error in programming; the YouTube algorithm; the announcement that he partnered with an investment company and what that means for the future; and a TON of Q&A. Recorded January 30, 2023 Get your tickets at https://www.nascarclash.com or if you can’t make it to the race, be sure to tune in to the Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum on Sunday, February 5th at 8:00 PM Eastern on FOX! Head to https://www.factormeals.com/tire50 and use code tire50 to get 50% off your first box! 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   0:00 Preview 0:46 Sponsors including Nascar! 5:55 Show contents today 6:43 Start 7:35 When Doug first started 8:36 In-car karaoke 10:44 How to name an EV 13:04 Matt wants to drive one 15:20 The Chinese car market 17:18 $37 Million Investment 22:19 DougGPT 24:20 Doug’s YouTube data 29:12 Unique chance to drive the 911 Dakar 33:45 The Most “Doug” car ever 34:16 911 Dakar video 36:43 YouTube data vs embargo 38:35 Doug’s requirements to review a car 41:18 Porsche Cayenne stories 43:55 Sports cars vs SUVs 46:10 Mustang Mach-E 47:25 Level 3 ADAS 48:20 Brain melt 48:25 Mercedes E450 All Terrain 49:50 There are NO doors story 55:17 Matt crashed on his first day 56:50 Defender is cool, Doug is not 59:20 Doug’s cars and storage 1:00:34 Doug is never starting another business 1:02:06 What is the work at Cars & Bids 1:06:30 Grandfather of YouTube 1:11:44 When Doug started on YouTube vs Now 1:15:45 Cargo ship disasters 1:18:24 Used car market demand 1:22:50 New car supply chain issues 1:25:17 Rivians 1:26:43 The Power and Obligation of Journalism 1:32:29 How Doug bought his Mercedes 1:35:08 Matt lives the dream 1:36:00 Keeping track of 9 cars 1:38:00 G500 Cabriolet 1:39:57 What car Doug really wants 1:41:05 $50k Countach service 1:42:20 Fprd GT vs Countach 1:44:28 Most controversial claim today 1:46:31 Why not drive them? 1:47:02 Cunningham C5R 1:48:13 Ferrari F50 1:49:28 Infinite money cars 1:53:20 Servicing rare exotic cars 2:00:05 People reacting to Countach 2:01:55 Patreon 2:02:36 Future plans for Cars & Bids 2:03:28 Ratio of time Youtube vs Cars & Bids 2:03:50 C7 ZR1 Values 2:05:34 Favorite car YouTube channel 2:07:33 Restarting YouTube today 2:08:41 Unicorn car 2:09:05 Another book? 2:09:35 Would Doug buy a Porsche? 2:11:20 Changing appreciation for Ford GT 2:13:06 Doug’s retirement plans 2:16:15 Next used car trends 2:18:05 Blaming automakers for SUVs 2:19:35 Enthusiast market dying 2:22:45 Unnatural parts of Cars and Bids 2:23:45 Quirkiest car to own 2:27:35 Best sedan ever 2:29:10 Porsche 4 door reliability 2:31:02 Coolest thing they refused 2:35:38 Model 3 vs competitors 2:39:05 Which cars to save from fire 2:40:16 Adaptive cruise reviews 2:40:56 Land Cruiser mods vs stock 2:42:25 Updated infotainment systems 2:43:38 Negotiating the investment deal 2:44:26 Infrastructure issues vs cars 2:47:35 Korean collectible cars 2:53:00 TAKE GOOD PHOTOS 2:56:18 Cars & Bids current auctions 2:59:23 Congrats on the millions 2:59:40 Nantucket and yachts 3:02:40 Next show at NASCAR Spotify: Apple Podcasts: Google Music: Web player: #cars #comedy #podcast Tweet at us!   / thesmokingtire     / zackklapman   Instagram:   / thesmokingtire     / therealzackklapman   Click here for the most honest car reviews out there:    / thesmokingtire