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Cars & Friends

Cars & Bids
Ferrari
Entourage
Porsche
Track-Day Cars
Automotive
BMW E46 M3
Aston Martin
Guilty Pleasures (cars)
Movie Cars
Manual Transmission
Ford Mustang
360 Modena
Ferrari Luce
F40
Mercedes-Benz
BMW M3
Range Rover
Bentley
Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06
Acura NSX

Cars & Friends is a weekly podcast where car-obsessed friends debate, draft, and defend their picks for the best cars across every category and scenario you can imagine. From dream garages to daily drivers, it’s all opinions, arguments, and great car talk. Brought to you by the Cars & Bids and THIS CAR POD! team.

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Latest Episodes

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Ryan, Producer Sean, and Dan discuss the best track day cars to buy at every price point! Check out which cars they would want to race around the track in!

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Recent Guests

Zack Klapman
Automotive journalist and presenter at The Smoking Tire
The Smoking Tire
Episode: Zack Klapman Finds His Next Enthusiast Car! The Smoking Tire x Cars & Friends!
Doug DiMero
Guest with picks across price points
Episode: The Best German Enthusiast Car?
Paris Hilton
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Episode: Cars That Make You Look Rich! Cars & Friends!

Hosts

Sean
Cars & Bids presenter and producer
Ryan
Cars & Bids presenter
Nick
Host of Cars & Friends
Kennan
Host of Cars & Friends

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 113 ratings
  • Sound volume

    All three of you sound like you are adjusted to different volumes. I can barely hear Sean and the other 2 are loud by comparison. Good conversation tho

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    oldmotodude
    United Statesa month ago
  • Same Same

    Same topic but slightly different week to week. Kinda getting boring to listen to.

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    xsrt4
    United States2 months ago
  • I like cars

    They are pretty funny, know solid cars, wish it was more realistic, do a EP on like junk cars, 5k or less not 50k cars that are “daily drivers” LOVE the pod

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Dyl Wright
    United States4 months ago
  • Review:

    Very fun spin off of the car pod

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    LFA lover
    United States4 months ago
  • This is my favourite podcast

    Cars and buds is my favourite podcast

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    williamhaymes
    United Kingdom7 months ago

Listeners Say

Key themes from listener reviews, highlighting what works and what could be improved about the show.

One listener finds the recurring topic structure repetitive and would like more variety.
Listeners describe the conversations as funny and enjoyable, with solid car knowledge.
A listener wants more coverage of realistic, low-cost cars rather than mostly higher-priced choices.
Some appreciate the format as a fun companion to another car-focused show.
One review flags uneven volume levels between speakers.

Chart Rankings

How this podcast ranks in the Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube charts.

Apple Podcasts
#24
United States/Leisure/Automotive
Apple Podcasts
#219
United States/Leisure
Apple Podcasts
#25
Canada/Leisure/Automotive
Apple Podcasts
#69
United Kingdom/Leisure/Automotive
Apple Podcasts
#197
Canada/Leisure
Apple Podcasts
#38
Italy/Leisure/Automotive

Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Zack Klapman Finds His Next Enthusiast Car! The Smoking Tire x Cars & Friends!
Q: Do you have to have a manual or open to automatics?
Klapman is open to dual-clutch transmissions and would accept an automatic for an off-road vehicle, but wants a manual or dual-clutch transmission in a fun car.
Zack Klapman Finds His Next Enthusiast Car! The Smoking Tire x Cars & Friends!
Q: What do you need in a car?
Klapman wants something fun to replace his E46 M3, ideally with less maintenance risk, comfort for city driving and road trips, and the ability to handle light camping or off-roading.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Cars & Friends

What is Cars & Friends about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A lively roundtable of car enthusiasts debate and defend their picks across themes such as track-day cars, wagons, convertibles, brand lineups, and cars at different budgets. The recurring voices include Ryan, Sean, Nick, and Kennan, with other contributors joining the discussion. Their conversational format mixes strong opinions and friendly banter with ownership anecdotes and practical comparisons of driving feel, reliability, maintenance costs, value, and collectability.

The focus is on enthusiast cars, from affordable daily drivers and overlooked classics to rare imports and high-end exotics. Rather than settling on a single definitive answer, the hosts make the case for competing choices and explain the trade-offs behind them. That mi... more

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These podcasts share a similar audience with Cars & Friends:

1. THIS CAR POD! with Doug DeMuro & Friends!
2. The Smoking Tire
3. The Carmudgeon Show
4. Spike's Car Radio
5. Very Vehicular

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Cars & Friends launched 7 months ago and published 31 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.

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2. Doug DiMero
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