Podcast Archives - Throwin' Wrenches Automotive Podcast · Daryl Scott & Eric Stahl

Episode 105 – High Car Prices, Low Equity and we have sound effects

·1 hr 33 min·5 clips

Toyota cars now leak so little that a single drop on the ground is worth fixing.

1. Throwing Wrenches Podcast episode 105 centers on high car prices, upside-down loans, and Stellantis jobs in Illinois. 2. Eric and Daryl host the show, and Jake Irish is the planned guest for episode 106 because of his 4Runner build and Southern Cruiser Crawl trip. 3. The episode asks what record-high car prices mean for buyers while the hosts mix automotive news, listener feedback, and garage updates. 4. Eric reads an email from Miata Dork and says the show got Spotify comments after he complained for "seven or eight shows." 5. A listener named Dave asks Eric not to bring back the echo for "Moment of Musk," which leads to a hardware demo and jokes about old podcast gear. 6. Danny Spot On writes about a father-daughter project on a 1992 Fiero 2.8-liter and says the cold start valve discussion helped. 7. Eric and Daryl talk about their own garage projects, including Eric's 1990 Celica and a Scion tC with a turbo, methanol injection kit, and stripped interior. 8. Eric says he cleaned the garage, threw away old parts like crossbars and a remote-controlled Supra, and finally made space around his battery charger and tools. 9. Daryl describes buying an old ANCO wiper display from a man in Pekin and mounting an ANCO wiper arm on it after finding a cheap part on eBay. 10. Daryl also says he cleaned his garage, discarded old manuals, and stared at a 1955 Cadillac Fleetwood that may have a stuck intake valve. 11. The conversation turns to Daryl's Toyota Tundra, which he says has warped front rotors and possibly rear brake problems after a hard stop on the tollway. 12. Daryl explains that the truck's four-piston calipers and rusty caliper pins make Illinois brake work harder than the dry-climate YouTube videos shown online. 13. Eric says his wife Angela's Prius was rear-ended near their house, adding another repair to the family's Toyota lineup. 14. The hosts compare a Highlander, a Tundra, and older cars for winter driving, with Daryl saying he feels safer in the Highlander during snow. 15. Eric says the Highlander's lane-departure and driver aids now feel useful because the truck's systems feel too raw for long-distance comfort. 16. Eric and Daryl keep returning to Toyota durability, including the idea that a Tundra can run for a million miles if the frame stays clean. 17. The show's tone mixes shop-floor mechanics, listener mail, sponsor reads, and side conversations about breakfast tacos, grooming, and YouTube metrics. 18. Eric and Daryl speak in a loose, back-and-forth style with interruptions, punch lines, and frequent self-corrections about tools and car parts. 19. Listeners who like Toyota repair talk, garage stories, and Midwest car culture will fit this episode. 20. Listeners wanting a tight, single-topic automotive segment may skip this one.

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