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The Senate has voted to revoke the EPA waivers that allow California's strict emissions regulations.

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Senate Blocks California's EV Mandate, Trump to Make Final Call: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a64842354/senate-california-epa-emission-standards/

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As a part of the GOP's One Big Beautiful bill, Bernie Moreno has pushed for tax breaks on auto loan interest payments. The reality: this isn't really going to help anybody.

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Check out the bill: https://www.moreno.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/MCG253791.pdf

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Trump requiring that truckers speak and read English: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trump-requiring-that-truckers-speak-and-read-english

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Car culture is going off the rails; what's happening with it? We'll dive into this, talk about different auction platforms, and talk about the potential end of emissions testing in Ohio.

'It has serious teeth': City of Cleveland goes after property owners' wallets in amended nuisance ordinance: https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/we-follow-through/it-has-serious-teeth-city-of-cleveland-goes-after-property-owners-wallets-in-amended-nuisance-ordinance

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Lots to cover this week. Florida has a controversial new bill that would require drivers to have front and rear plates, a car dealership owner is facing serious fraud charges after allegedly selling dozens of defective or nonexistent vehicles, and a New Jersey fire chief was caught on camera keying a car in broad daylight.

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Lawmakers consider requiring 2 license plates in Florida: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/regional/florida/florida-2-license-plate-bill-hit-and-run/67-a73d61df-3ef8-4b10...

This week, we'll take a look at how both the stock market and manufacturers are responding to the tariffs, some updates with online auctions, and how Tesla owners are pivoting to an interesting strategy to...protect their vehicles?

Ford Motor Company will offer employee pricing to all US shoppers: 'Handshake deal with every American': https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/ford-motor-company-offer-employee-pricing-all-u-s-shoppers-handshake-deal-every-american

How Are Automakers Responding to Trump's Tariffs? What We Know So Far: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a64375899/automakers-trump-tariff-response/

A Few Thoughts: US Auto Tariffs: https://ssoreport.com/auto-tariffs

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Well, we had to talk about it, right? Tariffs are on every car guy's mind right now and it's time we jumped into talking about them ourselves. Caveat here, though: we recorded this episode before the news about the 25-year-old vehicles was released so...we're aware some of what we're talking about isn't the most relevant in the first segment.

ADJUSTING IMPORTS OF AUTOMOBILES AND AUTOMOBILE PARTS INTO THE UNITED STATES: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/adjusting-imports-of-automobiles-and-autombile-parts-into-the-united-states/

A Few Thoughts: US Auto Tariffs: https://ssoreport.com/auto-tariffs

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Man oh man, have we uncovered a sketchy automotive-based "fund" and it's hard to put into words just how sketchy it actually is. Let's uncover the Geadhead Grotto Fund and the questionable nature of it. Also, folks are losing their minds over their neighbor's nice garages and California is changing some emissions regulations.

‘Garage Mahals’ Are Driving Neighbors Nuts: https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/garage-mahals-are-driving-neighbors-nuts/

“Leno’s Law:” New Bill Would Exempt California Classics from Smog Checks: https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/lenos-law-new-bill-would-exempt-california-classics-from-smog-checks/

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Auction scams, negative Switchcars reviews, and some news out of Oklahoma Highway Patrol regarding a Ferrari 488 Pista.

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With our producer's wedding on the horizon, we figured it would be appropriate to discuss the process of choosing a wedding car. What should you look for, how can you find them, etc. Also this week, Ferrari wants its customers to stop "ruining its cars."

Ferrari CEO Wants To Stop Customers From Ruining Its Cars: https://www.carthrottle.com/news/ferrari-ceo-wants-stop-customers-ruining-its-cars

Arkansas State Police settles PIT maneuver lawsuit which injured pregnant woman: https://www.kark.com/news/working4you/arkansas-state-police-settle-pit-maneuver-lawsuit-which-injured-pregnant-woman/

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Jon Sabo joins us this week to talk about "cars as investments" and the return of the mint green GT3.

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This week in the news, Washington State may soon make it impossible to speed for some folks, an undercover sting goes wrong, and De Tomaso may soon be releasing the P72 (maybe who knows).

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Speeding in Washington State May Soon Be Impossible for Some Drivers: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a63687979/speed-limiters-washington-state/

De Tomaso completed first production-spec P72 supercar: https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1134733_de-tomaso-completes-first-production-spec-p72-supercar

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A man dresses up as a bear to commit insurance fraud, some hack influencer spouts off car scam nonsense on social media, and breaking automotive news out of Texas. A full week of news here at SwitchCast!

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This week, Tyler and Doug are getting into a spirited discussion of whether or not you should take on debt to purchase a vehicle you REALLY want. Also, we'll debunk some common car buying myths.

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When it comes to owning a police car, try to do it right. Otherwise, you could wind up like some of the fellas you see in the (often hilarious) news stories online.

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We've discussed Carvana a multitude of times on the podcast; but now, it just feels more pertinent than ever.

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This week we're discussing some shady dealers, how to annoy salesmen, and asking the question of "how much does it really cost to daily a sports car?"

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Lots of scams happening we wanted to tackle here as we round out 2024. Let's discuss!

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Join us for a very special Christmas livestream! From all of us at SwitchCast to you, Merry Christmas!

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The debate of AWD and FWD for winter driving is far, far from a simple discussion.

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We've got some WILD stuff going on this week between a stolen Ferrari and the illegitimate "transport company" behind it's theft, sovereign citizens behaving like, well, sovereign citizens, and more.

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We've got some WILD stuff going on this week between a stolen Ferrari and the illegitimate "transport company" behind it's theft, sovereign citizens behaving like, well, sovereign citizens, and more.

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Car auctions give us a great overview at the market. This week, we'll take a look at some online auctions and see what we can learn about the best strategy for buying/selling cars online. We'll also get a visit from Hank and see how contemporary politics often wrongly influences the way people determine how they'll sell and buy vehicles.

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A car dealer's lack of ethics land them in hot water, Corvettes are hot (not in the market sense), and Montana LLCs continue to be a hot topic of discussion.

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Does a car's sketchy past (or rather, owner's sketchy past) have any impact on the vehicle's value? We'll dissect this and also discuss the Junkyard collection that recently went up for auction this week on the show.

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A Lamborghini achieving speeds of up to ~150 mph gets into a tragic accident; what can we learn from it? Also, we'll discuss some automotive news concerning a civil asset forfeiture case that...is questionable at best.

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This week we'll discuss some market updates, car myths about the exotic car market, and shed some light on the wild caught-on-camera confrontation between a cyclist and young driver.

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How are Cybertrucks holding their value better than Corvettes? We'll discuss this, touch on kit cars, and talk about some car finances.

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Lots of things going on recently in the automotive world. Some dope got himself locked in a Corvette he allegedly was trying to steal, we discuss the possibilities of the Cannonball record being beaten, and whether or not buying rental/off-lease cars are a bad idea.

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Welcome back! It's been a while. How's it going? We're excited to be back with a new season of SwitchCast here and Doug and Tyler and jumping right into things with a wild Porsche reseller scandal, some transport broker nonsense, and our thoughts on buying your significant other a car.

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We're hosting a SwitchCars open house tonight! While we're at it, we thought it might be nice to fire up the ol' live-streaming equipment and do a live Q&A episode of the pod!

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In this second installment of our Cannonball Run history series, Ben "Charlie Safari" Wilson joins Doug to discuss the runs of the early 21st century to today.

Over the past 120 years, cross-country journeys have been documented and reported on. YouTube videos have been made, TikToks have been posted, Tweets have been sent all trying to speak to the history of cross country automotive journeys. In an effort to be as accurate as possible, we're starting a new three part series that aims to be as accurate as possible and cover every single known cross country record.

In this second installment of our Cannoball Run history series, Ed Bolian joins Doug to discuss the mid-late 20th century runs including Brock Yates'.

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In this first installment of a three part series documenting the entire history of Cannonball, Jay Roberts joins Doug to recount the early years of the Cannonball Run.

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Joining us at the Cannonball Pub is David Benston! We'll unpack the ins and outs of vehicle auction sites and dive into the world of collector car consultation and address some scams.

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For the final live episode of SwitchCast (end of an era!), we're unleashing the news of a $100 million dealer that got hacked as well as some other fun news and segments.

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