Cars for Swinging?; Puncture; Mecum Results; More!

Zack Klapman's puncture; recent Mecum auction results are insane; the Mitsubishi Lancer's glow-up; Matt Farah's Taycan update; the great Czinger scheduling error; Paint to Sample parties; the best car for swinging (yes, that kind); and more!

Patreon questions include:
What car should we buy for swinging?
Aging out of burble tunes
Buy an R32 GT-R or an R34 GT-S?
C5 pace car as a weekend toy?
When will someone compete with the Miata?
How to operate your watch
No car can match what this dude has built
What we want from a future Subaru STI
Are EVs the solution to the noisy race track problem?
F/M/K: $12000 project version
GR Supra or Nissan Z Nismo manual?
Anything as fun as a turbo Miata?
And many more!

Recorded May 19, 2026

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