Doug Demuro Misses His Door - TST Podcast #795

Get ready for an incredible, informative, marathon episode with Doug Demuro, one of the most popular and successful automotive YouTubers ever.

Topics include: why he does and does not regret buying a Ford GT instead of a Countach; a hilarious story about a door; what he's seen change about the car market in 2023; upcoming collector car trends; why building a business is so hard; his error in programming; the YouTube algorithm; the announcement that he partnered with an investment company and what that means for the future; and a TON of Q&A.

Recorded January 30, 2023

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0:00 Preview
0:46 Sponsors including Nascar!
5:55 Show contents today
6:43 Start
7:35 When Doug first started
8:36 In-car karaoke
10:44 How to name an EV
13:04 Matt wants to drive one
15:20 The Chinese car market
17:18 $37 Million Investment
22:19 DougGPT
24:20 Doug’s YouTube data
29:12 Unique chance to drive the 911 Dakar
33:45 The Most “Doug” car ever
34:16 911 Dakar video
36:43 YouTube data vs embargo
38:35 Doug’s requirements to review a car
41:18 Porsche Cayenne stories
43:55 Sports cars vs SUVs
46:10 Mustang Mach-E
47:25 Level 3 ADAS
48:20 Brain melt
48:25 Mercedes E450 All Terrain
49:50 There are NO doors story
55:17 Matt crashed on his first day
56:50 Defender is cool, Doug is not
59:20 Doug’s cars and storage
1:00:34 Doug is never starting another business
1:02:06 What is the work at Cars & Bids
1:06:30 Grandfather of YouTube
1:11:44 When Doug started on YouTube vs Now
1:15:45 Cargo ship disasters
1:18:24 Used car market demand
1:22:50 New car supply chain issues
1:25:17 Rivians
1:26:43 The Power and Obligation of Journalism
1:32:29 How Doug bought his Mercedes
1:35:08 Matt lives the dream
1:36:00 Keeping track of 9 cars
1:38:00 G500 Cabriolet
1:39:57 What car Doug really wants
1:41:05 $50k Countach service
1:42:20 Fprd GT vs Countach
1:44:28 Most controversial claim today
1:46:31 Why not drive them?
1:47:02 Cunningham C5R
1:48:13 Ferrari F50
1:49:28 Infinite money cars
1:53:20 Servicing rare exotic cars
2:00:05 People reacting to Countach
2:01:55 Patreon
2:02:36 Future plans for Cars & Bids
2:03:28 Ratio of time Youtube vs Cars & Bids
2:03:50 C7 ZR1 Values
2:05:34 Favorite car YouTube channel
2:07:33 Restarting YouTube today
2:08:41 Unicorn car
2:09:05 Another book?
2:09:35 Would Doug buy a Porsche?
2:11:20 Changing appreciation for Ford GT
2:13:06 Doug’s retirement plans
2:16:15 Next used car trends
2:18:05 Blaming automakers for SUVs
2:19:35 Enthusiast market dying
2:22:45 Unnatural parts of Cars and Bids
2:23:45 Quirkiest car to own
2:27:35 Best sedan ever
2:29:10 Porsche 4 door reliability
2:31:02 Coolest thing they refused
2:35:38 Model 3 vs competitors
2:39:05 Which cars to save from fire
2:40:16 Adaptive cruise reviews
2:40:56 Land Cruiser mods vs stock
2:42:25 Updated infotainment systems
2:43:38 Negotiating the investment deal
2:44:26 Infrastructure issues vs cars
2:47:35 Korean collectible cars
2:53:00 TAKE GOOD PHOTOS
2:56:18 Cars & Bids current auctions
2:59:23 Congrats on the millions
2:59:40 Nantucket and yachts
3:02:40 Next show at NASCAR

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