Cars on Call

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Cars on call is a different kind of podcast. Steve Schutz has been reviewing cars for over 30 years. Stephan Moran is a retired trauma surgeon and motor vehicle safety expert. Adams Hudson is not a doctor but he's a raconteur, car collector and connoisseur, and has a brain full of car oriented details. Join us as we discuss car topics with unique viewpoints you won’t find anywhere else. Visit us at carsoncallpodcast.com and send your questions and opinions to comments@carsoncallpodcast.com

  1. FEB 6

    Ep152 Cars we'd drive if invisible, trauma surgeon safety, Geo Metro seen, plastic parts are bad

    Chris Harris had an idea we explore: what car would you drive as your daily driver if it were invisible and you didn’t have to worry about judgment? What about a “weekend car”? We list 5 of each.Steve-0 spots a 1990 Geo Metro. Believe it or not he drove one for a year in the mid-1990s to save money. A 3-cylinder shitbox with 55Hp, the Metro was a true deathmobile. But it was surprisingly well built and so cheap to run. We discuss.Dr Stephan Moran, our trauma surgeon, gets into specific problems seen with older and younger drivers. Both are high risk demographic groups, and he discusses how they can minimize risks.Dr Moran, also an experienced shade-tree mechanic, is frustrated by the recent move by OEMs to replace some electronic parts with expensive "modules" and many steel parts with plastic "equivalents". Ugh he hates it all (so does Steve-0)#carsoncallpodcast #traumasurgeonsafety #automobile #geometro

    52 min

  2. JAN 28

    Ep151 Sadly, sports cars are no longer selling, trauma surgeon safety, 2025 new car sales highlights

    Sports cars comprise around 1% of new car sales these days, sadly. We discuss, and Steve-0 and our trauma surgeon Dr Stephan Moran pick our five favorite sports cars of all time.Trauma surgeon safety segment: For many years, Dr Moran has been advocating for better crash dummies ("They should have 20 different size and gender dummies lined up, and the tester can pick any one and put it into a car and run the test", is what he's been saying). Chinese manufacturer Geely has built a safety testing facility that can test 60 crash dummies, so finally someone out there has been paying attention and making cars safer through better crash testing. Dr Moran discusses.Stephan spots an insane Honda Accord. Us old guys think it's Fugly, but presumably "da kids" love it.Steve-0 gets into 2025 new car sales data and draws some conclusions: big pickups rule, compact crossovers and big SUVs are selling like crazy, BEVs are fading fast, and BMW is dominating the luxury market (with Lexus close behind).#carsoncallpodcast #automobile #traumasurgeonsafety #sportscar #bmw #lexus

    52 min

  3. JAN 20

    Livestream of sale of Steve-0's 16k miles 2013 E92 BMW M3 6sp on Bring a Trailer auction site

    ur trauma surgeon Dr Stephan Moran, frequent guest and BMW expert Jeff Bank, and I livestream the sale of Steve-0's 16mi 2013 E92 BMW M3 6-sp. The last 30min of this auction were pretty crazy. I hoped for $60k-65k and got $78k. I'm very happy, but the new owner is getting a drivers' spec E92 M3 in excellent condition (low miles, one owner, all service done at dealer, rod bearings replaced, no snow/ice/salt, never tracked or autocrossed, max rev 6500RPM)#carsoncallpodcast #e92m3 #bringatrailer #E92m3auction #16kmilesE92M3

    31 min

  4. JAN 15

    Ep150 VW GTI turns 50, trauma surgeon safety, Dale Sr Monte Carlo, cars to buy when you've made it

    The VW GTI turns 50 this year. That’s a big deal and we discuss and list our 3 favorite GTI generationsOur trauma surgeon Dr Stephan Moran discusses the safety problems that software-heavy new cars have and how those problems can be addressed Car spotting: Stephan spotted a 2002 Dale Earnhardt Sr signature Chevy Monte Carlo. We hate it and think Dale Sr would have too, had he been alive.They say that your habits at 21 will be your habits for life. When I was 25, my goal car for when I was 50 - 55 and successful was the BMW 535i. But things have changed. We discuss what each of our 25yo car goals were and what they were when we were 35, 45, and 55, and how much things have evolved over time.#carsoncallpodcast #traumasurgeonsafety #automobile #vwgti #gti

    56 min

  5. JAN 5

    Ep149 our trauma surgeon shops PHEV, Steve-0 sells E92 M3, trauma surgeon safety, big 2025 stories

    Our trauma surgeon Dr Stephan Moran is shopping for a plug-in hybrid PHEV for his wifeSteve-0 decides to sell his 2013 E92 BMW M3, which he bought new and took delivery of in Munich. Lots of memories, but it's time.Trauma surgeon safety topic: the famous Vince Zampella Ferrari 296 crash. Dr Moran breaks it down and discusses why it happened and why it was fatal for Zampella and his passenger.Steve-0 spots a 2004 Ford ExcursionWe discuss the biggest automotive stories of 2025 as well as our favorites#carsoncallpodcast #automobile #traumasurgeonsafety #zampellacrash #vincezampella #fordexcursion

    1h 3m

  6. 12/10/2025

    Ep 148: Good/bad move, Audi G-wagen? trauma surgeon safety, we pick 5 recent Hall of Fame cars

    Friend of show Patrick S picks his best/worst cars to take to your high school reunionGood move, bad move: Audi/Porsche should make a G-wagen competitor!Trauma surgeon safety: Dr Moran discusses NHTSA's decision to use female crash dummies. And how he's been advocating for that for more than 20 years.Steve-0 and Stephan each nominate 5 recent cars that belong in the Hall of Fame.#carsoncallpodcast #audiusa #traumasurgeonsafety #automobile #f150lightning

    45 min

  7. 11/13/2025

    Ep146 Good/bad car ideas, pagoda seen, trauma surgeon safety, best car for HS reunion, Steve rant

    New segment, good vs bad automotive ideas. Good: Lexus ditching spindle grille. Bad: Ford dumping BEV F-150.Adams spots a classic 280SL "Pagoda" Mercedes sports car. Our trauma surgeon Dr Stephan Moran says put in more roundabouts because they save lives.The three of us each list three vehicles we'd take to our 30th High School reunion. Steve-0 rants about how he's no longer excited about new cars and he misses new car introductions that used to happen every October. #carsoncallpodcast #automobile #traumasurgeonsafety #hsreunioncars #Iwanttogoback #luxurycarbrands #280sl

    1h 6m

  8. 10/31/2025

    Ep145 We fix Porsche's problems, trauma surgeon safety, OG Lexus LS love, and collector car news

    Porsche's profits are down about 95%. Troubles in China and over investment in electric vehicles are the main reasons, and we discuss. Our trauma surgeon Dr Stephan Moran gets into Mercedes' efforts to prevent their passengers from dying in their vehicles, and he talks about how he would help other manufacturers achieve that laudable goal.Steve-0 loves on the OG Lexus LS400, which completely upended the US luxury automotive market when it launched in 1990, and then he mourns the fact that no one cares about the death of the latest LS.Finally, Adams talks about some recent collector car auction sales results. Times are a-changing....#carsoncallpodcast #traumasurgeonsafety #lexusls400 #lexusls #porschetroubles #porschestruggles

    1h 7m
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Cars on call is a different kind of podcast. Steve Schutz has been reviewing cars for over 30 years. Stephan Moran is a retired trauma surgeon and motor vehicle safety expert. Adams Hudson is not a doctor but he's a raconteur, car collector and connoisseur, and has a brain full of car oriented details. Join us as we discuss car topics with unique viewpoints you won’t find anywhere else. Visit us at carsoncallpodcast.com and send your questions and opinions to comments@carsoncallpodcast.com

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  • Creator
    2Docs & Adams
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    152
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2Docs & Adams
  • Show Website
    Cars on Call