Ep288.. Monterey Car Week is here! We give some highlights of Exotics on Broadway and some new changes this year. Show resident Corvette expert Drew Bunkley stops by the studio in his Tesla Plaid to discuss the ZR1X vs Mustang GTD. Jhae and Drew both use Grok AI as personal information assistants. What could go wrong? Referenced in this episode: Americans Most Stolen Vehicle is a muscle-car favorite https://www.motor1.com/news/768332/camaro-zl1-stolen-most-often-says-iihs/ Corvette ZR1X Quail Si...
Aug 11, 2025•46 min
EP287 After three decades, it looks like the once heralded longest running weekly car show in the world is done. Many know this as the Rock & Roll Car Show in Scottsdale Arizona, the locals call it "The Pavs". Guest Andrew Frieling (DJ Big Red) joins the podcast to talk about the history of The Pavs, an opinion on some contributing factors to the demise of the show. DJ Big Red talks about his DJ journey and how he has managed to work with some of the biggest names in the industry. Contact fo...
Aug 04, 2025•1 hr 18 min
EP286 EP286 Ron Evans, owner and founder of The Vault of Scottsdale in Scottsdale Arizona. The Vault is a boutique vehicle storage facility that also books special events. I personally was part of organizing an NSXPO event in 2022 that was hosted at The Vault for an awesome charity casino night. Ron's story is an amazing one and my first time hearing any of it was doing this interview with Ron. Check out The Vault on the following: https://www.vaultofscottsdale.com/ Instagram: https://www.instag...
Jul 28, 2025•1 hr 36 min
EP285 In this episode, Jeep Wrangler Sahara vs Toyota Highlander, battle of the rentals. Which is the best rental for daily practicality and long driving with the family on vacation? The Shadow Corner makes it's debut with this mystery guest making a claim that they were once attacked by Big Foot / Sasquatch on a mountain in Colorado while covered under heavy blinding snowfall. What is the truth behind the drones that hovered around New Jersey in January of 2025? Controlled by a country outside ...
Jul 21, 2025•40 min•Season 3Ep. 285
EP284 .. this podcast episode originally aired 12/20/2020 Actor Noel G, commonly known as playing characters named Hector in films joins the podcast for the first time back in late 2020. Get to know his story in this early Hard Parking episode throwback. Main Show Sponsors: Right Honda: https://righthonda.com/ Right Toyota: https://www.righttoyota.com/ Arcus Foundry: https://arcusfoundry.com/ Autocannon Official Gear: https://shop.autocan...
Jul 14, 2025•1 hr 32 min•Season 3Ep. 284
EP283 Sean Lee is an entrepreneur, most publicly known as the founder of Purist Group, a California based philanthropic group of people, mostly from the high end car community that give back to the less fortunate, to include shelters, food kitchens, and back to school programs. In this classic episode, learn about Sean Lee's beginnings and how he has risen to one of the most powerful and influential people in the California car scene. Main Show Sponsors: Right Honda: https://righthonda.co...
Jul 07, 2025•57 min•Season 3Ep. 283
EP282 Fellow Arizona car enthusiast Josh Benjamin stops by the studio to share why he bought a new Mercedes to complement his 1993 Mercedes 190 E Referenced in this episode: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-many-15-years-behind-china-nuclear-power-report-says-2024-06-17/ Main Show Sponsors: Right Honda: https://righthonda.com/ Right Toyota: https://www.righttoyota.com/ Arcus Foundry: https://arcusfoundry.com/ Autocannon Official Gear: https:/...
Jun 30, 2025•55 min•Season 3Ep. 282
EP281 In this episode, Jhae sits down with Lamar Lyons in Pasadena, California, to discuss Lamar's journey from NFL football to sales and his passion for cars. Lamar shares insights into his time with the Las Vegas Raiders, Baltimore Ravens, and his experiences in the automotive world, including his involvement with NSX cars. The conversation also touches on the impact of AI in business and personal development, highlighting Lamar's expertise in leveraging AI tools. Jhae and Lamar delve into lea...
Jun 23, 2025•54 min•Season 3Ep. 281
EP280 In this episode, we dive into what we believe to the be root cause of all these protests and riots regarding how ICE has been conducting raids. What is the difference between a protest and a riot? Where do we go from here? Drew Bunkley is back to recap his Corvette C8 driving school experience at Ron Fellows school as Drew recounts the C8 E-Ray, and previews the upcoming Zora. Ford recalls over 1,000,000 vehicles and Jaguar sales dip 97.5%. Amazon is testing humanoids to eventually take ov...
Jun 16, 2025•56 min•Season 3Ep. 280
EP279 Longtime friend James Holloway from Texas stops by the studio to talk about bourbon, the Ford Mustang, 7-Eleven hot dog diet, humble beginnings and a simpler times from the late 1990's. Are Frito's the most underrated snack chip of all time? Referenced in this episode: https://www.wral.com/news/local/epa-targets-start-stop-systems-may-2025/ https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/fuel-economy-efficiency/does-start-stop-function-really-improve-cars-fuel-economy-a1028235974/ https://www.powerna...
Jun 09, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 279
EP278 The Southwest Speed Fest returns January 31, 2026. See link below. Ravi Tomerlin , owner We Don't Lift is a well known Arizona speed shop and repair business owner, and active participant of the NASA AZ Time Attack racing circuit. In this episode, we take a step into Ravi's past to learn of his beginnings, the car accident that almost took his life, and the origins of how We Don't Lift came to be. Follow Ravi on his socials: WDL website: https://www.wd...
Jun 02, 2025•50 min•Season 3Ep. 278
EP277 Dodge / Stellantis has pulled the plug on at least one version of the Dodge Charger EV with over 3,500 still sitting on dealership lots. Slate auto has an EV truck you can design for under $20,000 USD after incentives, but with a release set for 2027 , will it be worth the wait? We visit Puerto Vallarta , Mexico for the first time. Do you have friend groups or family you take trips with? Links mentioned in this episode: https://www.motor1.com/features/758994/states-with-80-mph-speed-limits...
May 26, 2025•37 min•Season 3Ep. 277
EP276 From master level Xpel installer, TikTok entertainer and game streamer, to lead vocalist for the Phoenix Arizona based metal band Menace Mary, Anthony Soto peels back some layers to his eccentric and positive outlook on life. Menace Mary on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@MenaceMary Kaiju Studio's Reaction Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@KaijuStudiosMusic Reaction channel: https://www.youtube.com/@iambannd Main Show Sponsors: Right Honda: https://righthonda.com/ Right Toyota: htt...
May 19, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Season 3Ep. 276
EP275 In 2022 a man murdered his Uber driver, a mother of four, the murderer has now been sentenced to life in prison. The most annoying thing on a road trip are people who do not obey the traffic signs of "Slower Traffic Keep Right" . While on a family vacation in San Diego, Jhae discovers velella's on the beach, find out what they are. General Motors recalls 721,000 trucks and SUVs. ValuePenguin has provided statistics on which states have the highest reckless driving associated deaths between...
May 12, 2025•27 min•Season 3Ep. 275
EP274 Born and raised here in Arizona, Nick Kingsley at the age of 25 already belongs to a small fraternity of car fabricators and fitment experts around the country. His latest project was installing a Liberty Walk widebody on an first gen Acura NSX for Fitment Industries. Nick has also worked alongside Akira Nakai on the very popular RWB Porsche builds. Nick recently announced that he will do car repair and fabrication for one more year only. While the specifics of that declaration is not in t...
May 05, 2025•1 hr 44 min•Season 3Ep. 274
EP273 – They Don’t Make Them Like They Used To This episode has full video on the YouTube channel @HardParking Have you done the “Tesla Challenge"? Chances are, “No”. This is a made up challenge of seeing how many traffic lights you can go without seeing a Tesla. How many Tesla’s are on the road in the United States? A man was arrested for vandalizing as many as 6 Tesla’s causing over $21,000 in damages but was NOT charged by county attorney Mary Moriarty, yet she did charge a 19 year old first-...
Apr 28, 2025•46 min•Season 3Ep. 273
EP272 In this episode, Jhae and returning in-studio guest Dre Mullins discuss tariffs as it relates to auto sales as a former finance director. Dre gives his input on what may have gone wrong with the Hudson river helicopter crash involving the Siemens CEO, family, and Navy Seal pilot. Then Jhae and Dre recap all events leading to and during the Acura Long Beach Grand Prix weekend that took place April 11 - 13, 2025. 00:00 Introduction 02:00 car parts and tariffs Dre Introduction 05:40 Auto loan...
Apr 21, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Season 3Ep. 272
271 Copperstate 1000 - Arizona's premiere rally took place on Sunday April 6, 2025. This annual event is the premiere car rally of Arizona with cars ranging in value from several hundred thousand to several million. These vehicles have to be original and they drive 1,000 miles on the rally, hosted by Men's Art Council. Men's Art Council About:Men’s Arts Council (MAC) of Phoenix Art Museum was founded in January of 1967 to support the programs and activities of the Phoenix Art Museum. Admission i...
Apr 14, 2025•43 min•Season 3Ep. 271
EP270 Video Available here: https://youtu.be/4BnZt8DuoaQ In this episode, various topics related to the automotive world. The show kicks off by exploring tariffs and their implications for the car industry. EU fines automakers $496 million for recycling program collusion. The potential impact of a 25% tariff on non-American-made cars and car parts. What's up with Facebook Marketplace? Wins and frustrations. Is it time to replace the Infiniti FX? In addition, the episode touches on the political ...
Apr 07, 2025•27 min•Season 3Ep. 270
269 - Tesla Under Attack , that is right, the people have waged war on Tesla but is that a smart move? Is it basic protesting or domestic terrorism when people try to set Tesla dealerships and charge stations on fire? The Tesla's camera's are catching unhinged people doing damage and most are arrested days, sometimes hours later. Was it worth it? Is our economy on the brink of failure due to all the tariffs? Would you rather buy a used Honda Civic FL5 Type R or an Acura Integra Type S? Follow De...
Mar 31, 2025•54 min•Season 3Ep. 269
* This episode has a full video version on the Hard Parking YouTube page: https://youtu.be/dRxmCTFOJI4 EP 268 - Matt O'Connor is the Director of Operations for Young Motorcars in Scottsdale Arizona. A dealership that specializes in high end exotic sports cars, hyper cars, and other daily driven exotic cars. Born and raised in Scottsdale , Matt developed a passion for cars on his own, and like many others, the McLaren F1 quickly became his dream car. Matt is known for his positive attitude, kindn...
Mar 24, 2025•55 min•Season 3Ep. 268
267 - TVR cars and whisky with Aaron Forrester of TVR Imports *This episode has a full video version on the YouTube channel* https://youtu.be/MA9UiQIPnX8 Aaron Forrester returns to Hard Parking for the third time, this time to introduce his TVR Tuscan and his TVR Imports car business. After a history of TVR cars, He and the host drink whisky and also talk about dream cars. Japanese whisky vs scotch , do you have a favorite? https://www.youtube.com/@UCziQh-VtsfKHB4DsjTLyrZg https://tvrimports.com...
Mar 17, 2025•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 267
EP266 There is a video version of this podcast on the YouTube page On this episode I explore driving the Cayman, a loose play on words from my recent vacation to Grand Cayman. * Are the Honda and Nissan merger talks officially off?* A man has donated 10 Tesla Cybertrucks to the Las Vegas Police Department to be used as S.W.A.T vehicles * Honda to move Civic production to Indiana due to Mexico tariffs* RAI Institute demo with AI bot and bicycle * Delivery robots in Mesa Arizona , China already $1...
Mar 10, 2025•58 min•Ep. 266
EP 265 Full Video with 20 minute bonus of Jordan's cars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YberNs27dBk Jordan's cars are well known in the Arizona car scene but in this episode, get to know who Jordan is as a person and how he stays grounded through his success and in the end, why he's really just a blue collar guy. In this conversation, get to know Jordan, his business, and why a man who owns a McLaren P1 also owns a Dodge Neon SRT-4 , this is his story. Follow Jordan on Instagram: https://www.in...
Mar 03, 2025•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 265
EP264 This episode has a full video portion on the YouTube page. Nick Keck is a small business owner out of Queen Creek Arizona who has struggled with depression, self worth, and clinically diagnosed with OCD. Nick is also known in the Phoenix car scene for having insanely fast cars and a nice guy with strong opinions. However, few know the demons Nick has been facing. This is his current situation, this is his current story. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nick.keck1121/?hl=en Mentioned in...
Feb 24, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 264
EP263 *IF YOU ARE LISTENING TO THIS AUDIO PORTION ON YOUTUBE, SWITCH OVER TO THE VIDEO John Vasos first two appearances below: ➡️ EP116: https://youtu.be/YPji5Yu8UCQ?si=ni0Ny4jMFoG-q846 ➡️ EP219: https://youtu.be/inBQ0Z_Xjy4?si=6HgN2Dw2l1uy8TE5 This John Vasos conversation was recorded in April of 2024. Guest Jake Cole was added for this episode to revisit his role on bringing John Vasos essentially to Hard Parking. On February 11, 2025, John Vasos lost his battle with Mesothelioma at the age of...
Feb 17, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 263
EP262 -Elle Victoria is an author, entrepreneur, automotive and brand influencer. Follow our guest: YouTube: @heelsnclutch Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heelsnclutch/?hl=en Book: www.allshewantsbook.com Mentioned in this episode: https://www.caranddriver.com/chevrolet/corvette-suv Contact Hard Parking with Jhae Pfenning: email: HardParkingPodcast@gmail.com Website: www.Hardparkingpod.com Patreon: ...
Feb 10, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 262
EP261 Segment 1: Plane Crashes and Conspiracy Theories (0:00 - ~5:00) Reagan Airport Collision: A Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines flight collided, resulting in fatalities. Conspiracy theories abound, focusing on DEI policies and the female pilot's connection to the Biden administration. The host emphasizes the tragedy and cautions against jumping to conclusions. The official explanation of a continuity of government drill is mentioned. Philly Plane Crash: An air ambulance from Mex...
Feb 03, 2025•34 min•Ep. 261
EP260 (00:00) The reality of Majority vs Minority (02:12) President Trump signs two controversial executive orders , Equal Employment Opportunity Act and Birthright Citizenship under the 14th Amendment (31:05) Car News: Waymo vandalizations , Infiniti FX update (38:09) Barrett-Jackson discussion with Chris Ashworth of "DTRockstar1" (57:07) Closing thoughts Mentioned in this episode: https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/amdt14-S1-1-2/ALDE_00000812/ https://www.verifythis.com/article/new...
Jan 27, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 260
EP259 Willie Zuniga (Zuniga Zoom Zoom) joins the show to share his vast knowledge and obsession with the highly rare and collective 1:64 die cast vehicles, primarily focusing on the Honda brand. Jhae previews Barrett Jackson week and some general car news, updates about the California Fires. Guest Willie Zuniga: instagram.com/zunigazoomzoom Contact Hard Parking with Jhae Pfenning: email: HardParkingPodcast@gmail.com Website: www.Hardparkingpod.com...
Jan 20, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 259
