Porsche GT Pricing Scam(?); Zack's M3 Tariff; EV Charegers Cancelled
3/19/20261 hr 49 min
Journalists Matt Farah and Zack Klapman discuss a Rennlist posts accusing dealerships of colluding to pump the price of Porsche GT cars; a tariff bill for a cheap car part; weird cars seen in the BVI; which cities are using the Montana scam the most; and
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Recorded March 19, 2026
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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, and they are looking out for all of you, just like they're looking out for me. If you get pulled over for a moving violation in any state in the US, don't plead guilty. Get Off the Record. Go to offtherecord.com/tst. That's offtherecord.com/tst, and you'll get 10% off all legal services booked through Off the Record. They will vigorously fight and defend your position in a court of law. You, trust me, want this. Don't plead guilty. It could affect your insurance, your employment, and any other number of things. Offtherecord.com/tst. Write it down. Have it ready. Yeah. All right, folks, on this episode of the podcast, we are back in studio after about a week and change on the ocean. It was amazing. I have an all-new alarm system that's causing me a little bit of headaches. Zach gets a tariff bill for a tiny little nothing car part. The EV charger mandate got taken away while we were gone, and a whole lot more, including scams with GT3s. It's the Smoking Tire Podcast.
Zack Klapman· Host1:20
We have confirmation- That's- ... of good audio.
Matt Farah· Host1:22
That's not a pen. That's a fucking pen. I refuse to live like that anymore.
Zack Klapman· Host1:25
Very Crocodile Dundee of you.
Matt Farah· Host1:27
[laughs] I refuse, I refuse to live like that anymore.