Cars, Codes, And The Hackers Closing In

A dealership website script shouldn’t be the key to your car. Yet that’s exactly what one security researcher demonstrated on a DEF CON stage, turning a forgotten corner of a portal into national-level access that could unlock vehicles, view customer data, and send remote commands. We dig into what that means for drivers, dealers, and automakers now that the family SUV doubles as a rolling endpoint connected to clouds, APIs, and third-party tools.

We walk through the chain of weak links—subdomains, misconfigured permissions, app integrations—and explain why dealer networks can become the soft underbelly of an automaker’s security. Then we turn to the flipside of software-defined cars: when an over-the-air update breaks a feature people rely on. A new Tahoe’s built-in garage door opener stopped working post-update, and the finger-pointing that followed shows how support and testing must evolve. Convenience only works when reliability does too.

Safety headlines round out the reality check. From a Kia K5 fuel-system fault that can over-pressurize tanks, to airbag inflator issues and wiring harness problems affecting pickups and SUVs, we outline the most pressing recalls and what owners should do next. Along the way, we keep the enthusiast spark alive with a Sold Cars Roundup—proof you can still get into the hobby with a ’73 Charger under twenty grand or a clean Barracuda around thirty—plus highlights from a standout student technician competition that signals where the industry is headed.

If you care about connected cars, cybersecurity, recalls, and the classic market, this conversation maps the risks and the opportunities with clear takeaways you can act on today. Subscribe for more smart car talk, share this episode with a friend who loves their tech as much as their torque, and leave a review to tell us what you want us to investigate next.

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Transcript

Kickoff, Banter, Show Roadmap

SPEAKER_02 0:00

Welcome to another In Wheel Time podcast. It's the award-winning In-Wheel Time Car Talk Show. We don't know why. Ae! There is that. Just ahead, our story of the week. Recalls, name the sold car price. Plus, Jeff will have the cruise in and events calendars, and I'll bring you stories making automotive news this week. Howdy. Along with Mike Out of This World Mars. There he is. We always need more Jeff Zeken. Chief Engineer David Ainsley. I'm Don Armstrong. I'm not you. Thanks for joining us. Thank God of that. Thanks for joining us today on today's show. We appreciate it. It's gone by pretty quick. It has. Yeah, it's just zoomed right by. Well, I mean, we as is normal for us, we've had our challenges. Okay. Haven't we? Yeah. Yeah. So there's that.

SPEAKER_03 0:58

We we work through it.

Car Hacking At DEF CON

From Dealer Scripts To Remote Vehicle Control

SPEAKER_02 1:00

We do. Well, we attempt to. Sometimes it works, most of the time it doesn't, but adjust and overcome. Yeah. All right, time now for our story of the week. Uh-oh. This is interesting. Eton Zaveri stood up in front of a room of hackers at a Las Vegas conference this year and shared some ugly truths that highlight how far automakers lag behind tech standards. He says, I target automakers just for fun. They're big, old companies. There's a lot of infrastructure out there. They have thousands of subdomains out there, and each of those is just an exploit waiting to happen. So this clearly is a story about hacking. Luckily for the industry, Zaveri is an independent security researcher, a benevolent hacker with a purpose. Exploiting security abilities before a bad actor does and reporting them. Zaveri joined other security researchers in August at the Car Hacking Village at DEF CON, a hacker convention. Car Hacking Village had three days of events focused on vehicles and vehicle systems. The talks revealed significant security gaps that researchers find troubling. One percenter described a piece of key hardware as trash and made up of the cheapest components. Another said easy-to-exploit vulnerabilities are a Christmas gift, and there's a laundry list of potential hacks in a system. Another said he hacked a bus by accident, and the vehicle's web server is a legend because it's actually not secure at all. The disbelief and amusement from security researchers highlights a challenge. Car companies want to offer the convenience of consumer electronics, but these hackers say their security approach remains in the realm of the amateur. There's probably security, active security incidents that these major manufacturers don't even know about, Zaveri told automotive news, because they're not willing to invest more in the security space. He says, I think there's probably a lot of ticking time bombs just kind of waiting to happen. Zaveri's presentations at Car Hacking Village and on DEF CON main stage showed how he used scripts from a dealership website to create a national administrator account. That account gave him access to personal information about customers and inventory. It also allowed him to unlock vehicles and issue controls such as starting the engine and honking the horn. The blast radius was really just kind of insane, he said. With this level of access, you had full headquarter-level access to the entire automotive network that this manufacturer had created. Zvery declined to name the vulnerable manufacturer, but said it was that were wonderful to work with, and they patched the issue. Now understand that this guy is hired by manufacturers to hack into their website to find the vulnerabilities. I just wanted to make sure that everybody understood that.

SPEAKER_03 4:25

Yeah, but then you go to this big convention and you teach everybody else about it.

SPEAKER_02 4:31

But you teach them, yes, you do. But they are obviously hired by the manufacturer to do what they did. And all of them are kind of in the same boat.

SPEAKER_00 4:41

There's actually a movie called Catch Me If You Can. Yes. Actually portrayed a person that actually did that. He was an airline pilot, he was a banker, all these other doctor, a lawyer, all that stuff. And it turns out after they finally caught him, they he went to work for them.

SPEAKER_02 4:55

The auto industry has had several security snafuos exposed by researchers and bad actors in recent years. Researchers hacked a Jeep Cherokee in 2015 to control brakes, steering, and more. In 2024, another researcher discovered he could register as a Kia dealer and use that interface to control a vehicle and access customer data. And you know, in that customer data, if you apply for a loan through that dealer, there's your social security number. Also, last year, dealership management system giant CDK Global had to shut down systems after hackers demanded a ransom payout. Vehicles and dealership systems have more software and points of connectivity now than in the past. Customers have come to expect remote start, app-based control, and more. All of those connections mean more attack vectors ways in. Automakers resided in the mechanical domain for many years, but now have to quickly develop expertise in encryption and permission controls. The industry's dealership network presents its own challenges. Dealer portals enable remote control and make personal data available so a hack can allow access to vehicles and information. Hackers also shared presentations about odometer manipulation, electric vehicle charger vulnerabilities, and more. There you go, Mars. There's a new fortune for you.

SPEAKER_00 6:16

Hey, you know, the ultimate hacking would be the Louvre, because the password to get into the Louvre was Louvre. Oh, I saw that. Yeah, that was the password to get into their website.

SPEAKER_03 6:29

You could hack the getaway vehicle to go there, then hack to get in, and then you get all the stuff, then you could hack the getaway vehicle to get away, and when the police start chasing you, they can't catch you because there's nobody there.

SPEAKER_00 6:40

Or at a dealership, why couldn't you hack in and then make the car paperwork look like it was sold to somebody and then they have that person show up and pick up the car? Apparently you can. Apparently you can.

Industry Lapses And Real-World Breaches

SPEAKER_02 6:53

So if there is a way into any kind of a website, there you go. There you go. The hacker boys.

SPEAKER_00 7:00

You heard it here first. And they have a convention that you could call it. They have a convention. Yeah. They do. They meet every Tuesday.

SPEAKER_03 7:06

Got little seminars off to the side, different rooms, where you want to hack.

unknown 7:10

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 7:11

Little breakout rooms. Yeah. Hackout rooms. I have to tell you, somebody that I know very well bought a brand new Chevy Tahoe. Brand new. Yeah, you told me the story, yeah. Well, I haven't told everybody else. I know. So everybody else, listen to this. So the car worked great. Drive it off the showroom floor. Two months later, Chevrolet decides to do an over-the-year update to some other component of one of the computers in the car. Sure. Guess what doesn't work anymore? The garage door opener that's built into the car. And this person has had the garage door people out because the dealership said, well, you know, the car talks to the opener, so you have to have the car close to the opener for the No, you do not. Who came up with that? If it doesn't work here, it's not going to work there.

SPEAKER_00 8:05

But didn't it work at one time in the beginning? And then it stopped after that. That's what I said. Yes.

SPEAKER_02 8:08

For two months it worked. And then they did the over-the-year update, and it doesn't work anymore, and nobody knows how to fix it. But there are places on the internet that you can go to and read about this problem that this update did to all of these tiles. There's no solution for it.

SPEAKER_00 8:24

Not yet. Wow.

When OTA Updates Break Features

SPEAKER_02 8:25

Not that she could find. All right. Recalls. Kia recalls 250,000 sedans because their gas tanks can melt. Uh-oh. That's a quarter of a million vehicles, friends. Do they go too fast? According to a document submitted to the NHTSA, National Highway Transportation Safety Association, the issue involves the purge control check valve in K-5's fuel system. Certain models, pressurized air, can flow from the intake manifold into the fuel tank. If that happens, the tank could expand like a football fan's belly seven hours after beers at the Super Bowl, potentially making contact with the exhaust and melting it. Wow. Recall covers certain 21 to 24 K5 models built at Kia's Georgia plant, but only those with the 1.6 liter TGDI turbo engine and not the 2.5 liter engine. Other recalls. Roof rail airbag inflators may rupture. Buick Verano 2014, Chevy Cruise 2014. Driver's airbag may not deploy in the RAM. 1,500, 2500, 3500, 4500, 5500, 21 to 22 model years. Engine failure may cause a fire or loss of drive power. Jeep Grand Cherokee 4 by E, 23 to 25, and Jeep Wrangler 4xE, 24 to 25. Debris in the engine may cause a stall. And other ugly things. Lexus GX, Lexus LX, Toyota Tundra, 22 to 24. Wow. Damaged wiring harness may cause power brake assist failure. Chevy Silverado, 4500, 5500, 6500, 2019 to 2020. And finally, GMC Hummer EV pickup 26 model year. And the Hummer EV SUV for 2026. Wow.

SPEAKER_01 10:19

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 10:20

And I understand, and I just kind of glanced at it this morning because I didn't have time to pull the story, but I understand they're recalling a bunch of uh Fords again. No surprise there.

SPEAKER_00 10:29

Yeah, Honda recalled a bunch of uh wheels that they keep falling off. I've got that for his backup in case we need it.

SPEAKER_02 10:35

Oh, okay. All right. Uh shall we do this old car round up?

SPEAKER_00 10:39

I got it, Michael. You got it? I got it. All right. He's got it. You just can't get out of it, so you're gonna have to get me out of it.

unknown 10:46

All right.

SPEAKER_02 10:46

Well, let's go.

SPEAKER_00 10:47

We can do that.

SPEAKER_02 10:48

All right, so we have to have uh George Skelton. Everybody ready. And uh we also have to have Jeffrey Heitzman ready to go to chime in. And then Jeffrey is going to guess the price, the sold car price from Hemings.com Sold Cars Roundup. First up is a car for Jeff, by Jeff, and all about Jeff. Because we need more Jeff. There it is. Look at them Dagmars. 1955 Cadillac Coupe de Ville. It is a beauty.

SPEAKER_00 11:21

All right, Jeffrey.$46,000 and not a penny more. Anybody else?

SPEAKER_03 11:30

Not yet.

SPEAKER_02 11:31

I'm looking for the baby. Here's what it sold for.

SPEAKER_03 11:34

Oh, Heitzman says$14,000.

SPEAKER_02 11:37

Jeffrey.

SPEAKER_03 11:37

Really? Yeah. That's what he said.

Major Recalls Rundown

SPEAKER_02 11:40

Jeff Jeff Heitzman. No, it sold for$33.6. Oh. I was over. It's gorgeous. Nice colour. Let's stay in the Cadillac theme, shall we? Let's just kind of bring it a little bit closer. Bring it A. Let's bring it in a little bit. Let's bring it down. So this is a 1974 Cadillac Coupe de Ville. 74 model. How much did that one sell for? Look at the size of the trunk on that.

SPEAKER_00 12:05

I'm going to go uh 16,000. Because it looks kind of rough from that photo. Okay. It looks like blood-red interior. It's got the opera window, coupe window on it. Yeah. Nice.

SPEAKER_02 12:17

So uh does Heitzmann want to guess on this one? I can see Jeff Heitzman driving this.

SPEAKER_05 12:23

I could too.

SPEAKER_02 12:24

The daily driver at NASA. Yeah. Couldn't you? Probably have his own reserve space because of that car.

SPEAKER_03 12:30

Well, he's sitting at$31,000, so he he might take it for that.

SPEAKER_02 12:33

The sold car price was$1,950.

SPEAKER_03 12:38

He kept buying a whole herd of them.

SPEAKER_02 12:40

I was just going to say a whole fleet of them. Talk about, yeah. Yeah, it does look a little rough. A little rough. Looks a little rough. A little rough. Next up. 1973 Dodge Charger. You know, of all those classic Dodges, I really like this one the best. I don't know why. Stan's got one of those, doesn't he? I'm sure he does. I'm sure he does. 73 Dodge Charger. How much? 21,000. Okay. Mars, do you remember the sold car price or do you do you No, I got it sitting in front of me.

SPEAKER_04 13:11

Okay. Well then don't look at it. I'm not. I'm not looking at it. Okay, don't look at it. So you want to join in?

SPEAKER_03 13:17

Well, I already looked at that one. There's heights in it, 26,000. 26,000. Okay.

SPEAKER_02 13:22

So this one sold for 18.9. Hey, I was not far off. I'm getting better at this. So I got the point that I'm trying to make here is the fact that if you were looking for a fun car that runs, and if it doesn't, it tells you that, but most of these run. Some are collector cars, some are just cool cars, fun cars to have. There's an 18.9, so under$20,000 you can get in the hobby. All right, next up. A 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle. Ooh. Now, before you get to the price and guess it, I did want to point out something that should be kind of a giveaway. If I'm not mistaken, those are factory wheels. They're steel wheels. So um I think that that may be something that you could kind of take as a hint. So how much do you think that that car sold for? 31,000.

SPEAKER_03 14:29

I'm gonna go 42. I twin's going twelve.

SPEAKER_02 14:32

$65,100. So my guess is that this has got some hypo engine in it, and it's probably all clean, clean, yeah, clean, clean, clean.

SPEAKER_03 14:44

Probably numbers matching or something like that. Probably, yeah.

SPEAKER_02 14:47

All right. Let's go to car number five. This is a really uh, to me, a classic Chrysler product, a 1969 Plymouth Barracuda. Remember at the time, um, the dads had this car, the the hot rod dads. Okay. They were probably making enough money they could afford them because they weren't cheap.

SPEAKER_00 15:08

What was the first year they came out? You know, because I had an aunt that had one. You know, she had a black one.

Sold Cars Roundup: Classic Values

SPEAKER_04 15:13

64 somewhere there. 64, 65. Yeah, probably.

SPEAKER_00 15:18

Huge oversized back window that was ugly as the day is like and they're like a bazillion dollars now. Yeah, you're as little kids, don't go around. Don't go around Auntie's car, don't touch her car, don't do you know, typical. Auntie who? I'm not gonna say.

SPEAKER_02 15:31

Uh so 69 Plymouth Barracuda sold for fill in the blank.

SPEAKER_03 15:37

I'm setting it 29, and I'm gonna go 32.

SPEAKER_02 15:40

I'm gonna go 34. Okay, well, guess what? All three of you are close. The sold car price on that was 30,000. Oh, 450 dollars.

SPEAKER_00 15:49

I was anticipating TTL.

SPEAKER_02 15:52

Okay. All right, do that. Um, all right, next up. Mars uh actually had texted me on this and he says, that doesn't look blue to me. Yeah, that looks like it's gray. Uh kind of a blue gray.

SPEAKER_03 16:04

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 16:05

Okay, whatever. I don't call it a gray car back in the 19th century.

SPEAKER_03 16:07

Well, the description called it gray.

SPEAKER_02 16:09

Okay. Uh well, you stop reading the damn description.

SPEAKER_04 16:13

I love the wheels.

SPEAKER_00 16:14

I like the wheels. 1986 Buick Regal. Got the old five-mile an hour bumper on there.

SPEAKER_02 16:19

Well, yeah, but it's also with those wheels, that is a hot rod Regal.

SPEAKER_00 16:25

I'm gonna go 18. 18? I'm gonna go 18 because it looks like it's been run a little bit. It's it serves a purpose. All right.

SPEAKER_03 16:35

I'm gonna set up at 30.

SPEAKER_02 16:37

All right. Well, um, I guess it's 36. My guess that that this is a GNX. Because it sold for 51, 450.

SPEAKER_03 16:47

Yeah, those are those are kind of pricey now. They're getting really popular.

SPEAKER_02 16:51

Well, they didn't sell that many of them because they were expensive because of the motor that was behind the bigger. Exactly, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. And they were blue. Yeah, yeah. Uh 1957, Ford F 100. Ooh.$9,000. 9,000. Okay. Does uh Mr. Heitzman want to chime in on this?

SPEAKER_03 17:11

He he's looking, but while we're waiting on him, he's cal calculating. Uh he's got to get his shoes back on. I'm gonna say 15.

SPEAKER_04 17:18

Okay, well, it sold for 168. Oh he said Heitzman said 10. Okay.

SPEAKER_02 17:24

16.8. All right, I'm not gonna. One of the biggest selling cars of the year, of this year, a 1977 Old Mobile Cutlass Supreme, two-door with the opera window. Uh this one here has uh white outline tires or actually white lettered tires. 77 Olds, Cutlass Supreme, looks clean, butternut yellow for lack of a better name for it. But light pale yellow.

SPEAKER_00 17:54

10 grand. Maybe 11. 10 to 11. All right.

SPEAKER_03 17:57

Wait, we doing ranges now? Yeah, I'm doing ranges. I'm gonna have a 17. I'm going 17. Heisman says 30. He likes. You looked, Bars. I did not look, but I will if you mention it now. 17,588. I had one of these.

SPEAKER_00 18:11

I had a 78.

SPEAKER_03 18:12

Did you really?

SPEAKER_00 18:13

Everybody had one. Exactly. It looked like a 442. Yeah. 455 rock.

SPEAKER_02 18:18

Now the neighbor down the street had one of these. 1951 Pontiac Chieftain. Two-tone, that's what they used to call it back then, with the sunshade over the front windshield. White wall tires, uh, full wheel covers. It looks completely stocked. Doesn't Michael Wooding have a chieftain wagon? Yes.

SPEAKER_03 18:42

I don't know if he still has that or not.

SPEAKER_02 18:44

I don't either, because I know he's got another car now. Yeah. So how much did this sell for? This thing rides like butter.

SPEAKER_00 18:54

Yeah. 27.

SPEAKER_03 18:56

Heitman says 24, and I'm gonna go for um I'm gonna go 30. Uh, they were real popular in San Antonio when we lived out there with some 13-inch spoke wheels on them.

SPEAKER_02 19:06

Oh, yeah. Yeah, I can only imagine that. No thanks on that aspect of it, but I will tell you that uh it looks like it was a completely stock, very fresh, refresh. Yeah, fresh, fresh. It sold for$17,850.

SPEAKER_03 19:23

Hey, I was not far off. Yeah, that wouldn't be too bad.

SPEAKER_02 19:27

Were the two pieces two no, it didn't even have did it have a slushematic transmission available then? Probably did. I don't know. I think it didn't.

SPEAKER_04 19:34

It's an old mobile.

SPEAKER_02 19:34

It was okay. Okay, Michael, take me off. Going home. Okay. Um, hey, be sure and join us for our live show every week, In Real Time Air Saturdays, 10 to noon on Facebook, YouTube, and inrealtime.com. Thank you very much for joining us today. And uh, we will be back after this quick break. Who doesn't like a social event? How about one that centers around your love for all things automotive? Another Gulf Coast Auto Shield Car Social is back, Saturday, December 6th, 9 to noon, at 11, 275 South Sam Houston Parkway, just south of the Southwest Freeway. It's a morning packed with incredible cars, some of the finest rides in town, from classics to modern exotics. Here's your chance to talk to fellow car lovers. Grab a coffee, and check out how Gulf Coast Auto Shield keeps these rides looking perfect. Meet the team, take a look around the shop to see firsthand how Gulf Coast Auto Shield gets the most of the look you're trying to create. In real time, we'll be there with their live car talk show. You might just be one of the guests. Don't miss this free, fun, and fast-paced car gathering of fellow car lovers and their rides. Saturday, December 6th at Gulf Coast Auto Shield, 11275 South Sam Houston Parkway. Bring your car, bring your friends, and bring your love for all things automotive. We'll see you then. The award-winning In Wheel Time Car Talk Show now reaches 5.3 million folks each year. Check us out on Inwheel Time.com, YouTube, Facebook, and podcasts available from your favorite go-to source, including our live broadcast every Saturday, 10 to noon, Central Time. The In Wheel Time Car Talk Show has informative automotive guest interviews, new car reviews, along with popular features including driving destinations, Jeff's car culture, latest car news, cruise-ins, and racing dates. It's all on InWheeltime.com. Join us. Welcome back to the In Wheel Time Car Talk Show. Um, I didn't want to tell you a little something that Mr. Morris tried to get a hold of somebody about this and couldn't make that work. Future of the automotive industry was on full display at the 2025 HADA student technician competition presented by Ally, where 23 high school teams from across the greater Houston region competed in a full day of rigorous technical challenges.

SPEAKER_00 21:52

Wow.

SPEAKER_02 21:53

After an impressive showing of skill, precision, and professionalism, Klein Kane High School, sponsored by Parquet Chevrolet, and led by instructor Henry Silva, earned first place and claimed the title of 2025 champion. Second place went to Pearland High School, sponsored by Mack Hike Ford Pasadena. And third place went to James Reese Career and Technical Education High School, sponsored by Sterling McCall Lexus. Congratulations why we state ahead, something like that back in my back from uh from Klein.

SPEAKER_03 22:25

They finally got through all the red tape, but we got scheduling issues. So we're gonna talk to them after they have their Dallas watching.

SPEAKER_02 22:31

I already did, yeah. Well well, yeah, because the Dallas competition is the end of the line. Yeah, right. Yeah, and it's the big uh competition.

SPEAKER_03 22:41

It's the big state.

SPEAKER_02 22:43

Yeah. So it's Dallas Fort Worth versus Houston.

SPEAKER_03 22:47

Yeah, and they're confident they're gonna win. So I said, okay, we can do that.

SPEAKER_02 22:50

Sure.

unknown 22:51

All right.

SPEAKER_00 22:52

Good to have confidence, Mike. Time out for the cruise in an events calendars, Jeffrey. Yep, here we go. So actually, today is going on. I've got two events for today. The 2025 Pecan Harvest Festival. It's going on right now until 5 p.m. It's at 300 Morton Street in Richmond, Texas. I know some friends on Facebook there. It's right down the street. Yeah, there's a lot of people that are cooking. There's a lot of uh brisket going on. It's gonna be good stuff. Uh sponsored by the hosted by the Rotary Club of Richmond. Visitors can expect a car show, selection of unique vendors, local shops, activities for children. Go out there and support your local community. Wait just a minute. Wait. Yeah. Don't rush through this like that. No, that's what's all right. What's the name? What's the address? It's called 300 Morton Street in Richmond, Texas. Okay. It goes from two to five. Oh, okay. So it's going on right now. Perfect. Supports local community projects. Love it. Then we got another one. You might get your pen out for this one too, because it's the Harvest Festival and car show with Community Market at 1200 Walker School Road in Sugarland. It's going on right now. It started at 9 o'clock and it goes to whenever this afternoon. School Road. Yeah. Features car shows with vintage muscle customs. Attendees can vote on their favorite owners in cars. Community market, there's DJ Entertainment throughout the day. Families are encouraged to go on out there. Some people will let you touch it. What are the hours? It is from 9 a.m. till whenever. Okay. Don't touch it. Don't touch it. And then next week, this is a good one. Now you might get your pencil out again, Michael. Leftovers and lyrics, truck car show, chicken and dumpling cookoff in Gerald, Texas. That's a little bit southwest. Chicken and dumplings bars. Cook off. This is all leftovers and lyrics. Now this is the 29th, so I'm thinking it has to do with all the leftovers for Thanksgiving. There you go. There you go. Well, they're calling it chicken and dumplings. So there's, you know, different strokes for different folks. Uh 375 County Road 3001 in Gerald, Texas, goes from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. next week. Uh it features events as a car and truck show, a chicken and dumpling cook-off live music. 20 bucks covers the taste testing and the concerts. So you can go out there and fill up on some chicken and dumplings. Uh taste testing begins at 6 p.m. and then at 6 30 they start giving out awards and things of that nature. So go on out there and support that. We've got one more, actually, two more. Cars in the park at uh Lake House Drive in Conroe. Uh, it's going on. There's a beer truck, food truck, all kinds of trucks, uh, tow trucks, all kinds of things, balloon art, face painting, take the kids out there, trophies awarded for best show, people's choice, all that good stuff. Get out there. Uh, they've even have an award for the most likely to get pulled over. So that's why I threw that in there. I thought we were gonna have a sergeant on today. East Texas Road Show, 4716 West Loop 281 in Longview, Texas. It is going on from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. next Saturday. So again, it features 20 classes of cars, muscles, sports cars, trucks, all that good stuff. Best paint, best motor, best in-wheel time show. So get out there and vote. Best painted toenails. Best painted toenails. I had mine done uh a couple weeks ago. Did you have them painted? No, didn't have them painted. Didn't have them painted. Mars just painted it. Does he? Yeah. Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 26:09

Yeah. Get them painted black. That way you don't have to worry about cleaning them.

SPEAKER_00 26:12

Yeah, or when you stub your toenails.

SPEAKER_01 26:18

Don't ever show me your feet, Mars. That's the one thing. Do they use clippers or chainsaws on your toes? They have a grinder.

SPEAKER_02 26:25

Well, with that with that huge infection that's been going on for 25 years, you know, they're about to fall off. Put some ointment on them.

SPEAKER_01 26:30

They're all off the nail bed and everything. I apologize to all the listeners out there.

SPEAKER_00 26:38

And we know people. Yeah. Go out there and support your local community. I mean it. Or I'm going to have Mike come to your house and do burnouts in your driveway. You've used that before. I have. I like using that. I'd get Mike in trouble. Um, oh.

Live Show Plugs And Events Promo

SPEAKER_02 26:57

Genesis kicks off its luxury bid with a fire-breathing, all-electric G V60 Magma. Uh-oh. That packs 650 horsepower and squeals to 62 miles an hour in 3.4 seconds. The new entry, complete with a giant rear spoiler, sporty aerotrim, and massive bright orange brake calipers, initiates a line of magma vehicles. You've got to be careful with that. Make sure you pronounce that magma. Enabled in the future by two brand new dedicated platforms. Hey, man, I saw you doing a burnout in your magma from Genesis over there. Tell me all about it.

SPEAKER_03 27:37

How does a magma squeal? What does that sound like? I don't know.

SPEAKER_00 27:42

As it bubbles up to the volcano. Bubbling magma squeal. Yeah, pretty lips.

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Oh my God, yeah.

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It's the end of the show.

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Let's just keep let's just keep moving. When I do another hour? Have you seen the uh Subaru of America's long-running commercials with canines behind the wheel? See those, right? Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. Um, the new one features a special guest star, the Oscar Meyer Wiener Mobile. The Barclays Subaru's family of Labradors and Golden Retrievers are shown driving a 2026 cross-trek hybrid. When something catches the four dogs' attention, a chorus of barks and lips linking ensues. Oh. You see the camera pans to show the Subaru driving alongside the Wienermobile, piloted by an unflappable dash hound.

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Oh. Hadn't seen that one yet.

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The narrator says, follow your dreams. There you go, Mars. And they follow the Wiener Mobile.

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Boy, come on.

Student Tech Competition Highlights

Cruise-Ins And Community Car Events

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Hey, we'd love to hear from you. Shoot us an email. The address info at nwheeltime.com. We wrap up today's show right after this. Who doesn't like a social event? How about one that centers around your love for all things automotive? Another Gulf Coast Auto Shield Car Social is back Saturday, December 6th, 9 to noon, at 11275 South Sam Houston Parkway, just south of the Southwest Freeway. It's a morning packed with incredible cars, some of the finest rides in town, from classics to modern exotics. Here's your chance to talk to fellow car lovers. Grab a coffee and check out how Gulf Coast Auto Shield keeps these rides looking perfect. Meet the team. Take a look around the shop to see firsthand how Gulf Coast Auto Shield gets the most of the look you're trying to create. In real time, we'll be there with their live car talk show. You might just be one of the guests. Don't miss this free, fun, and fast-paced car gathering of fellow car lovers and their rides. Saturday, December 6th at Gulf Coast Auto Shield, 11275 South Sam Houston Parkway. Bring your car, bring your friends, and bring your love for all things automotive. We'll see you then. The award winning In Wheel Time Car Talk Show down reaches 5.3. Three million folks each year. Check us out on Inwheeltime.com, YouTube, Facebook, and podcasts available from your favorite go-to source, including our live broadcast every Saturday, 10 to noon central time. The In Wheel Time Car Talk Show has informative automotive guest interviews, new car reviews, along with popular features including driving destinations, Jeff's car culture, latest car news, cruise-ins, and racing dates. It's all on InWheeltime.com. Join us. Well, that's it for this week's In Wheel Time Car Talk Show. Be sure and check out our website, InWheeltime.com. We're always looking for new, informative, and great automotive things to bring to our global audience. If you have an idea, event, road trip, or tall tale you'd like us to feature, please let us know. Our email address is info at nrealtime.com. Or call Mars. His phone number is on our website too. When you're looking for award-winning car talk 24-7, join us through the InWheel Time app and website. Grab a podcast from your favorite podcast store. We video stream or live show every Saturday, 10 to noon on Facebook, YouTube, and InWheelTime.com. InRill Time Video Technical Director is We Need More Jeff Zeken, your booking agent, video editor, and dancer, Mike out of this world Mars, and Chief Engineer David Ainsley. I'm Don Armstrong. Thanks for joining us. And thanks to our weekly show contributors, George Skelton and Jeff Heitzman. Be sure to put us on your next remote broadcast calendar. Uh, we'll be at the Gulf Coast Auto Shield on December 6th. And tailpipes and tacos at Lupi Trotilla in Katy, December 13th. A reminder, join us next week for a live show, 10 to noon, right here on In Wheel Time. Dash Hounds, welcome. We'll see you in Thanksgiving. That's it for this podcast episode of the In Wheel Time Car Show. I'm Don Armstrong, inviting you to join us for our live show every Saturday morning, eight to eleven AM Central on Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, and our InWheeltime.com website. Podcasts are available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Podcast, Podcast Addict, TuneIn, Pandora, and Amazon Music. Keep listening, and we'll see you soon.