Debunking PHEV Faleshoods
Some of you may see this as a duplicate episode. Sorry about that; Apple Podcasts had an ingestion issue.
16 Sep 57min
Debunking PHEV Falsehoods, Wagoneer S Needs To Die, Recon vs R2
Plug-in hybrids are under attack from both sides — greens who want everyone in a full EV yesterday, and gas loyalists who think an electric motor belongs nowhere near a combustion engine. Caught in th...
14 Sep 57min
America's Most Disappointing Cars, Repo Auctions, Family Car Shopping, iX vs EQS
After a brief hiatus for a new baby and some globe-trotting, the Auto Buyer's Guide crew is back with a deep listener Q&A session. Things kick off with a surprisingly entertaining look at repo car auc...
31 Aug 1h 18min
Repair or Replace? EV Break-Even Math, The 2-Seat Insurance Myth, Ford Fathom & the Kia EV3
This week's Auto Buyer's Guide comes to you from Bogotá, Colombia, but the questions are as grounded and practical as ever. The episode is driven almost entirely by listener Q&A, covering everything f...
20 Aug 1h 11min
Polestar Pulls Out, Durango Booms, Our EV Might Catch Fire, & Luxury Underdog Fight
This week the guys dig into why used EV prices are climbing back up now that federal tax credits are gone, why the Dodge Durango just posted its best sales in two decades, and whether crash test score...
28 Jul 1h 37min
Seltos First Drive, Niro vs Seltos Hybrid & Is Honda-Nissan Too Integrated to Be Good?
Travis returns from a sweaty Kia Seltos first drive — bigger, bolder, and available with a 1.6-liter turbo that makes it genuinely fun through the hills — but the story isn't the car itself, it's the ...
21 Jul 57min
Tesla's A "Legacy" Car Maker Now, Who'll Be Hands Free Next, Polestar & TRX vs Raptor
A listener wants a fun weekend car with supervised self-driving that is not a Tesla, which sends us down a rabbit hole on when Ford, GM and Rivian might actually ship level three autonomy, and whether...
10 Jul 58min
What's Wrong With Toyota's Lineup? Slate Truck Review & The Real Reason Hybrids Save Fuel
This week we diagnose Toyota's identity crisis — after the CEO admitted the lineup is "out of control," we go model by model through what should stay, what should die (Crown, Land Cruiser, Supra, GR86...
30 Jun 1h 7min
