About this episode

Matt Farah shares experiences from a trip through the Pacific Northwest and discusses updates on the BMW M5 Touring and California tire drama.

Matt Farah is back from the amazing Road & Track Experience through the Pacific Northwest and has tales of rally school, track driving, and one of the best roads in the U.S.; after 600 miles in the BMW M5 Touring, has his negative of it opinion changed?; an alleged insider updates us on the California tire drama. Patreon questions include: Should you throw away factory run-flat tires? Will they ever stop OTA updates for older cars? Without cars, would we review horses or wagons? Would enthusiasts love the Genesis GV70 if it had a manual? Best/worst automatic shifter of all time Sporty cars similar to a Z4 M Roadster Can you mod your car TOO much? Will Cybertruck owners buy Ferrari Luces? How to assign a price to a driving experience A watch to celebrate with F/M/K: NY Pizza/Philly Cheesesteak/NY Bacon Egg Bagel Sandwich And more! Recorded June 17, 2026 Vinbidders Smoking Tire fans get $100 off the listing price with promo code TIRE and by visiting https://vinbidders.com/tire Go from submitting your car to a confirmed sale in under 1 week with VinBidders. And you only pay $149 if the car sells. DeleteMe Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to www.joindeleteme.com/ TIRE and…

People in this episode

Host: Matt Farah

Topics covered

• automotive experiences
• tire updates
• car reviews
• Pacific Northwest trip
• Patreon questions
• BMW M5 Touring

Keywords

• Road & Track Experience
• rally school
• track driving
• California tire drama
• factory run-flat tires
• Genesis GV70
• Z4 M Roadster
• Cybertruck
• driving experience

Sponsors

Vinbidders, DeleteMe, ButcherBox

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Road & Track

Products: BMW M5 Touring

Places: Pacific Northwest

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