Cars on Call

Ep169: Toyota and Ford are doing off-road, trauma surgeon safety, Really big ultra-luxury SUV FTW

Toyota is leaning into tough off-road trucks at the exact moment US car buyers are hungry for that. Ford is also doing this (to a lesser extent) but it’s a smart strategy

Ep168 "Take two" episode, we discuss reboot cars, some of which were great and some of which sucked

Cars on Call Trauma surgeon Dr Stephan Moran has opinions about new cars connected to cars from the past, think new Volkswagen microbus 1960s edition versus Volkswagen iD

Ep167:F1 update, Ford Mustang sedans, trauma surgeon safety, crazy American cars, and Porsche rising

Kimi Antonelli looks to be a generational talent. Maybe.....Ford is bringing back sedans, namely Mustang sedans. Is it a good idea? We think so.Trauma surgeon safety: As

Ep166 Car repos are way up, trauma surgeon safety, car wk auctions go crazy, Aston Martin = mustang?

Car repos are way up. The average cost of a new car in 2026 is $50k, and that plus high gas prices are the main reasons for that. We discuss repos, The deets:Repos are up

Ep165: VW bringing back iDBuzz, trauma surgeon: dont take doors off Jeeps, 1970s personal lux coupes

Volkswagen took the good looking iDBuzz off the US market prematurely. Thankfully, they're bringing it back. We're happy!Trauma surgeon safety: our trauma surgeon Dr Step

Ep164 YOLO so buy a cool car like three of us did recently, plus Steve-0 rant "A Porsche too far"

The three of us recently, like all of us during the past six months, bought old but new-to-us cool cars and we discuss. Jeff Bank was the most recent, purchasing a manual

Ep163 Our 5 favorite convertibles, trauma surgeon safety, Ferrari 288 GTO, and trauma surgery story

t’s summertime: that means time for drop top cars, which means convertibles. We each name our five favorite all time convertibles and discussTrauma surgeon safety topic:

Ep162 We drove the new Range Rover, trauma surgeon safety, F150 Raptor R love, and F1 update

Steve-0 tested the new Range Rover recently and talks about it. Spoiler alert: it's great.Trauma surgeon safety: our trauma surgeon Dr Stephan Moran says that the USA has

Ep161 Dr Moran's ERA Cobra arrives, Ferrari Luce hate, trauma surgeon safety, Bangle 645i spotted

Our trauma surgeon ordered an ERA Shelby Cobra replica 4.5yrs ago, and it finally arrived. While not complete, it looks terrific in a very special (and personal) blue col

Ep160: Ford dumps Shelby, Subaru Outback ugliness, trauma surgeon safety, and Right to Repair FTW

Ford will no longer sell Shelby Mustangs. No more GT350 or 500 because Shelby charges $800 per car. Good idea or bad idea? We think good idea.New 2026 Subaru Outback. Se

Ep159: our trauma surgeon says cops shouldn't escort funerals, we want sedans to return, Maybach SL

Our trauma surgeon Dr Stephan Moran says that having motorcycle police escort funeral processions is a bad idea. No cops should lose their lives doing this, but sadly som

Ep158: Sonic automotive's Andy Choi joins new car guy Anthropic's Karl Schutz to talk cars

Sonic automotive's Andy Choi returns to talk about selling cars at Steven's Creek BMW.He is joined by his HS friend Karl Schutz, CoC host's Steve-0's son, who discusses h

Ep157 Sonic Automotive's Andy Choi talks car dealership life and cool cars he wants (eventually)

Neither trauma surgeon Dr Stephan Moran nor car collector/consultant Adams Hudson were available this week, so we have a special guest.Life-long car enthusiast Andy Choi

Ep156: Mercedes to become more affordable, trauma surgeon safety, Delivrd makes car buying bette

Mercedes profits are down mostly due to BEVs so they’re going to pivot to more affordable cars and decrease their focus on AMG and Maybach (ie - except them to ditch “The

Ep: 154 Car Show Vanity Plates. Authenticity in SUVs is gone!

Trauma Surgeon Stephan takes his Bullitt Mustang to Magic City Octane Car Show. Lots of cool cars but the vanity plates are the topic of this show. Steve-0 goes on a rant

Ep153: Ferrari Luce Jony Ive interior, 80s CRX spotted, trauma surgeon safety, and dream restomods

The upcoming Ferrari Luce battery electric vehicle (BEV) will feature an interior designed by iPhone designer Jony Ive's company, LoveFrom. Their "new" idea is more butto

Ep152 Cars we'd drive if invisible, trauma surgeon safety, Geo Metro seen, plastic parts are bad

Chris Harris had an idea we explore: what car would you drive as your daily driver if it were invisible and you didn’t have to worry about judgment? What about a “weekend

Ep151 Sadly, sports cars are no longer selling, trauma surgeon safety, 2025 new car sales highlights

Sports cars comprise around 1% of new car sales these days, sadly. We discuss, and Steve-0 and our trauma surgeon Dr Stephan Moran pick our five favorite sports cars of a

Livestream of sale of Steve-0's 16k miles 2013 E92 BMW M3 6sp on Bring a Trailer auction site

ur trauma surgeon Dr Stephan Moran, frequent guest and BMW expert Jeff Bank, and I livestream the sale of Steve-0's 16mi 2013 E92 BMW M3 6-sp. The last 30min of this auct

Ep150 VW GTI turns 50, trauma surgeon safety, Dale Sr Monte Carlo, cars to buy when you've made it

The VW GTI turns 50 this year. That’s a big deal and we discuss and list our 3 favorite GTI generationsOur trauma surgeon Dr Stephan Moran discusses the safety problems t