Auto Buyers Guide Podcast

Speed Cameras Are Evil, There's A New Mazda CX-5, Alex & Travis Get Political

What would tax policy be like if Alex and Travis ruled the US? Scary though, no? Less scary: the new 2026 Mazda CX-5 is finally coming! Although... Not everyone will be a fan of the styling and design direction which has gone more minimal than ever before. Oh, and speed cameras should be burnt at the stake. 

We know less about reliability than ever, EV tax credits are toast (and Tesla with it?)

Sadly due to one of the smallest datasets since CR started reporting on new car reliability, we know less about reliability than at any point in decades. How does a Dodge or some Jeep models compare to a Toyota? Who really knows. Honda vs Toyota? We have those numbers down, but the rest? It's a crapshoot. Travis and Alex also talk about the EV tax credit dying off, CAFE fines going to zero and what that might mean for the auto industry as a whole.

2025 Mercedes CLE And The Death Of The Convertible, Travis Almost Buys Something

Over the last 20 years convertible sales have plunged by more than 80%. Ouch. Once upon a time ragtops were over 5% of all new car sales and now they are down to a fraction. Why has this happened? What can we do about it? And why might it be time for a Sebring resurrection?

Nissan Turns Over A New Leaf, Just As Hybrids Proliferate.

Alex and Travis talk about Nissan's new entry-level EV, which is, let's be honest, unlikely to be as inexpensive as Chevy's upcoming Bolt replacement. They also deep-dive into hybrids from the new performance hybrid Corvette (no, not the E-Ray) to the Maverick and beyond. They also dish about sport trucks... 

RAM Is Protesting... Themselves?

The HEMI IS BACK! With it comes a new logo, a symbol of protest! Yep! Protest the patriarchy! Um, wait, but they did this to themselves, so... RAM is protesting RAM?

America's declining influence in the auto world might be a good thing?

Travis and Alex help a viewer decide which 3-row is right for them and then start theorizing about America's declining importance when it comes to automotive design. Now that the US is not the largest market in the world, and it's continuing to contract, will we see more interesting cars here? Also, why is it that "cars not designed for us" seem more interesting?

RAM's bringing back the TRX, EV maintenance schedules, how tariffs are impacting the car market

Travis and Alex are back after an extended break that's the result of too much travel, too much news, and Alex moving to Bogota for a spell. Yep, that Bogota. Anyway, in today's episode we talk about the impact of the US tariffs on imported cars and car parts, how it's changing not just the new car market but the used market as well. We'll dive into maintenance schedules on mainstream EVs, why maybe the NACS transition is a bit "cart before the horse" and rumors around RAM finally resurrecting the V8, or so we hope...

New Cars Are Made For The Wealthy, Because That's Who Buys Them...

In this episode, Travis and Alex tiptoe around politics, talk about tariffs, who's actually buying new cars, and try to find exactly how small something has to be in order to be "compact." They also tackle the trickiest question in the business: just how do you pronounce Jaguar?

Here's What We *Really* Think Of Every Car Company In America, Part 2

In this video we talk Nissan, Tesla, Mazda and more. Here's where we think companies have gone wrong, and what they can do to fix it... As if we knew how to fix a car company that is....

Here's What We Really Think Of Every Car Company In America

Watch out, this time we let you all have it! Yep, this is our unvarnished opinions of every car company that sells cars in America.