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Dec 2024
1h 22m

How Not to Return a Car

SPIKE FERESTEN
About this episode
Spike, Matt Farah, and Jonny Lieberman dive into California fires, billion-dollar car collections, and how the Rivian R1S stacks up against the Tesla Model X. Plus, is the Ford Mustang GTD really as fast as a Porsche 918 Spyder? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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