Cars for Swinging?; Puncture; Mecum Results; More!

Zack Klapman's puncture; recent Mecum auction results are insane; the Mitsubishi Lancer's glow-up; Matt Farah's Taycan update; the great Czinger scheduling error; Paint to Sample parties; the best car for swinging (yes, that kind); and more!

• Patreon questions include:
• What car should we buy for swinging?
• Aging out of burble tunes
• Buy an R32 GT-R or an R34 GT-S?
• C5 pace car as a weekend toy?
• When will someone compete with the Miata?
• How to operate your watch
• No car can match what this dude has built
• What we want from a future Subaru STI
• Are EVs the solution to the noisy race track problem?
• F/M/K: $12000 project version
• GR Supra or Nissan Z Nismo manual?
• Anything as fun as a turbo Miata?
• And many more!

Recorded May 19, 2026

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