Raff's Brain #219: HOT YOGA PROBLEMS - Trade-In Tactics & Stick Shift Blues!

About this episode

Rob discusses his experiences with hot yoga and shares insights on car culture and negotiation tactics.

Broadcasting from the Outer Banks after another punishing session at OBX Hot Yoga, Rob delivers a classic Hot Yoga Problems episode that starts with sweat and spirals into an unexpectedly sharp monologue about cars, culture, and negotiation. What begins as a post-class check-in becomes a funny, thoughtful breakdown of why he finally traded in his old Subaru, why manual transmissions are disappearing to society’s detriment, and how he outmaneuvered a dealership without becoming “car guy” in th...

People in this episode

Host: Rob Raffety

Topics covered

• hot yoga
• cars
• culture
• negotiation
• manual transmission

Keywords

• hot yoga
• Subaru
• manual transmission
• car negotiation
• OBX

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Subaru

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