In Wheel Time Car Talk Podcast
1) EV Momentum Stalls, Gas Fights Back
The headlines say EVs are the future. The fine print says “not so fast.” We dig into a turbulent moment for electric vehicles as incentives fade, demand cools, and automakers rework plans in ways that...Show More
2) Bastrop’s Heroes & Hot Rides: Inside a 400-Car Main Street Takeover for Veterans
Engines, honor, and a Main Street that turns into a living museum—this is how a small Texas town makes car culture feel like a civic holiday. We sit down with the Bastrop Car Cruisers to map the two‑d...Show More
3) A Fall Driver’s Guide: Scenic Byways, Vintage Window Stickers, and the 2025 Prius
Want fall roads that aren’t just postcards but proper drives? We lay out a practical, enthusiast-friendly map of autumn routes that pair tight turns with big color: Blue Ridge Parkway’s banked curves ...Show More
4) Inside Trader Interactive: How real-time registrations and marketplace behavior reshape dealer strategy
Shoppers are researching harder and buying faster, and the old guesswork about what to stock is getting expensive. We sit down with Shannon Pinto, VP of Statistical Surveys at Trader Interactive, to p...Show More
5) From Hybrid Skepticism to Sports-Car Smiles: Prius, GR86, and the EV Crossroads
A sleeker Prius that’s actually fun, EV incentives vanishing, and a sports car that resets your grin—this one brings the big swings and the small joys. We kick off by tearing down the old hybrid myth ...Show More
6) Inside the Garage: Recalls, Racing, and the Hidden Cost of “Cheap” Car Parts
A bargain part that looks perfect, installs easily, and quietly destroys your engine months later—that’s the nightmare more drivers are waking up to. We dig into the growing wave of counterfeit auto p...Show More
7) Hot rods, hot dogs, and alumni who don’t need training wheels
A shuttered high school, a two-story library, and a parking lot full of chrome—this is how a community keeps its story alive. We welcome Spring Branch Senior High School Alumni Foundation president Fr...Show More
8) How beer fests, badge hype, and a sleeper sedan reveal what performance really means
Fall energy meets turbo torque as we jump from steins to stopwatches, mapping the most spirited Oktoberfests in the U.S. before tearing into “muscle cars” that talked big and drove small—then we strap...Show More
9) Inside the Texas Muscle Car Club Challenge: Grassroots Racing, Real Community, Safer Than the Streets
A friendly grudge, a lit tree, and a time slip—few things capture real car culture like club-versus-club drag racing. We sit down to explore the Texas Muscle Car Club Challenge and how it turns raw ho...Show More
10) From Nervous Driver to Hill Country Hero: A 21-Year-Old’s First Bronco Off-Road School
Ever felt your stomach drop at the top of a blind hill? We handed the wheel to Olivia, a 21-year-old nursing student and brand-new Bronco owner, and watched a long day in the Texas Hill Country turn n...Show More