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Nov 2022
1h 21m

The Buried Mercedes

SPIKE FERESTEN
About this episode
Spike, Jonny and Zuckerman hit the latest cars news. Construction workers discover a long buried Mercedes in the backyard of an Atherton, CA home. New legislation to ban car subscription services.  A golfer's hole-in-one Ford F-150 lawsuit. Plus, Spike reviews the new all-electric Mercedes EQS SUV.

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