CA Tire War; Luce Conspiracy Theory; Q&A
6/4/20261 hr 43 min
Matt Farah and Zack Klapman discuss the viral video about California's war on tires; a very interesting carbon-fiber roadster from ...Argentina?; Blink 182 and Mercedes; Bad Thoughts Season 2; and Patreon questions include:
Bronco as a winter commuter?
Quality consistency from watch brands
The one car we'd restomod as a business
First single-clutch auto we liked
Best FWD car fro the early 2000s
Worst track in the country
Mods that didn't improve our cars
This car is better than a 981 Boster GTS
Mazda's new "green"
And more!
Recorded June 1, 2026
Show Notes
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First 90 secondsMatt Farah· Host0:00
What's up, everybody? Welcome to the Smoking Tire Podcast. Today's episode is brought to you by Off the Record. We love Off the Record out there on the road, looking out for us. If I get pulled over, I know who I'm calling. It ain't my daddy, and it ain't my wife. It's OTR. They are looking out for me, and if I get a ticket, big or small, they're gonna fight that ticket all the way to the top. And then I get that text message a couple of months later saying, "Your ticket has been dismissed." That's my favorite text to get. That's better than a drunk text from an ex, you know what I mean? It's a, it's a sober text from your attorney saying, "You can breathe now." Offtherecord.com/tst. That's offtherecord.com/tst. If you get pulled over, don't plead guilty, get Off the Record. On today's episode of the Smoking Tire, I talk about a cool, uh, custom-built car out of Argentina that could potentially be the future of a retro future, if you know what I'm saying. We talk about a viral Instagram video in which almost nobody is actually checking the primary source material, and a whole lot more. It's the Smoking Tire Podcast. Let's go. Mm-hmm.
Zack Klapman· Host1:15
Did you think it was weird that Blink-182 played at the Mercedes- Yeah ... launch? You did?
Matt Farah· Host1:21
Yeah.
Zack Klapman· Host1:21
I was just like, "Oh, that's how money works." I just- Well, I mean, no, I didn't think it was, like- It's a strange choice ...
Matt Farah· Host1:27
weird. I mean, I s- I, you know, I've seen