What are the Most Overhyped Hero Cars? Matt Farah [The Smoking Tire], Vin & Scotto Debate
6/24/20262 hr 2 min
Firing Order is BACK for Season 4 of Very Vehicular, and we’re bringing you an absolute heater of a first episode with veteran motoring journalist and podcaster Matt Farah (The Smoking Tire) as well as Our Cousin Vinny: Vin Anatra. If you’re new around here, the aim of the show is simple: to form a definite ranking (which definitely isn’t just the opinions of whichever three lovable idiots are on that particular week), and this week it’s the most overhyped hero cars, that you wish you’d never met! Our hosts have decades and decades (and dec—) of seat time between them across a plethora of automotive heroes: from the pedestrian (ha) to the decidedly exotic! Stay tuned, to find out which one will top the list. Enjoy.
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Racing FIVE Cars up America’s Most Brutal Mountain with Betim Berisha and Steven Wetterau
Greatest Camaro Ever Built? 8500rpm LS7 DSE-Z 3rd Gen
1100hp 1972 AMC Javelin, Ringbrothers' Defiant //DT224
CHEAP FERRARI, EXPENSIVE HONDA. THE TABLES HAVE TURNED!
I Rescued This Original Owner Twin Turbo Supra!
GTR-Registry.com - EN-R35-Colours
1975 Lancia Stratos HF Group 4 Works - One Take
LEGEND!! 1988 Callaway Twin Turbo C4 Corvette - One Take
First to Get A Ticket Challenge - Full Video
Partners:
FCP Euro
Heatwave Visual
Wera Tools
KW Suspension
Producer: Nick Rutter @nickrutterarts
Music: SlikSound
Patreon: https://patreon.com/u37266647
https://bio.site/321actionaction
00:00 - Welcome to Season 4
02:19 - Why Matt is Real-life Bowser in Mario Kart
05:39 - Let’s Go Over the Rules… So We Can Ignore Them
06:46 - Matt’s List
29:56 - Vinny’s List
35:22 - Mileage Prison and Odo Tricks
50:42 - Barrett-Jackson Cheap Thrills
52:54 - Sponsor: FCP Euro
54:20 - Pikes Peak Showcase
54:43 - Scotto’s List
01:16:16 - Blindspots (from Patreon)
01:31:04 - Final Round Setup
01:40:15 - Sponsors: Heat Wave Visual, Wera Tools & KW Suspensions
01:41:56 - Ranking the Five
01:50:28 - Final List Revealed
Clips
Transcript preview
First 90 secondsBrian Scotto· Host0:00
And we're back with another episode of Firing Order. As always, I'm your host, Brian Scotto. This is the kickoff of season four, and our topic today, over-hyped hero cars. That's right, cars that once you meet, might not be so great. And to debate this, we have none other than Matt Farah and our now reoccurring guest, Vin Sinatra. We get into it. We all have very different lists. This is a fun one. Enjoy. [upbeat music] Welcome, boys. Welcome back, Vinny. Thank you, Matt, for coming down and slumming it here at our makeshift podcast studio.
Matt Farah· Guest0:54
Mm-hmm.
Vin Anatra· Guest0:54
Mm.
Brian Scotto· Host0:55
He spent the basically past half an hour just looking at it judgingly.
Matt Farah· Guest0:58
Just going, "Huh, this-" I know, we got a real podcast professional here.
Brian Scotto· Host1:00
This is a re- this is our first- It's okay ... real, real podcaster.
Matt Farah· Guest1:03
Really?
Brian Scotto· Host1:03
He's got, like, podcast chairs. He's got, like, a podcast desk. [laughs] He's got- Matt's also been doing- He's got s- he's got sound deadening. Um, he has air conditioning- On, I'm on episode 1,200 ... in his studio.
Vin Anatra· Guest1:14
I was gonna say, Matt, Matt has been doing podcasts since literally every jamoke has a podcast now.
Brian Scotto· Host1:19
Yeah, I know. Po- When did you start?
Vin Anatra· Guest1:21
What year?
Matt Farah· Guest1:21
2010.
Vin Anatra· Guest1:22
Wow.
Matt Farah· Guest1:23
Yeah.
Vin Anatra· Guest1:23
Podcasting in 2010 or YouTube?
Matt Farah· Guest1:24
Podcasting.
Brian Scotto· Host1:24
Wow.
Matt Farah· Guest1:24
No, YouTube was '06.
Vin Anatra· Guest1:26
He- Oh, that's right. He- Your YouTube story is insane ... '06.
Brian Scotto· Host1:28
Bro, his YouTube- My YouTube- He is an OG