Sep 30, 2026 · 39 min · 12 segments
On Episode 27 of *Between Two Pumps*, Mike Musto, Terry Shea, and Terry McGean take on Monterey Car Week—from the crowds and social-media-fueled car spotting to the changing culture surrounding one of…
Terry SheaHostTerry McGeanHostMike MustoHostWhen I first started going, and up until about four years ago, it was an event truly for car guys that truly appreciated the automobile.
Then around four years ago, three years ago, two years ago, it was it was the worst.
So then you had jackasses that were down on 17 Mile Drive doing these impromptu meets, closing them down.
It went from an event that was really about the passion for automobiles, regardless of year, regardless of model, to just jackasses going down with a big wad of money saying, well, who's got the biggest swing in, you know? And it became all of a sudden an event with $70,000 watches.
Who's got the most Paganis? Who's got the most Koenigseggs? And I can't deal with the thousands of kids running behind these cars like they're lemmings.
Because if one of these cars drove off a cliff, all these jackasses would jump off behind them just in order to get the show to post on social media.
See, so this is where I disagree with you because I think that, you know, sure, they're all broccoli-haired and they wear black hoodies with messages that I don't understand because I'm not the right age, but this is the next generation of kids passionate about it.
There are absolutely ways to do it, right? Because when they're celebrating the...
When I first started going, and up until about four years ago, it was an event truly for car guys that truly appreciated the automobile.
Then around four years ago, three years ago, two years ago, it was it was the worst.
So then you had jackasses that were down on 17 Mile Drive doing these impromptu meets, closing them down.
It went from an event that was really about the passion for automobiles, regardless of year, regardless of model, to just jackasses going down with a big wad of money saying, well, who's got the biggest swing in, you know? And it became all of a sudden an event with $70,000 watches.
Who's got the most Paganis? Who's got the most Koenigseggs? And I can't deal with the thousands of kids running behind these cars like they're lemmings.
Because if one of these cars drove off a cliff, all these jackasses would jump off behind them just in order to get the show to post on social media.
See, so this is where I disagree with you because I think that, you know, sure, they're all broccoli-haired and they wear black hoodies with messages that I don't understand because I'm not the right age, but this is the next generation of kids passionate about it.
There are absolutely ways to do it, right? Because when they're celebrating the...
The rest of this transcript — segmented and speaker-labeled, so you land on the exact moment something was said
Search every transcript — by keyword, by phrase, or by meaning, across every show Radar indexes
Trends — what is surging across podcasts, measured against its own baseline
Alerts — when a name you follow appears in a newly indexed episode
No account is needed to search Radar.