The One-Year Garage: 2006

In episode 106 of the BaT Podcast, Alex and Randy are joined by previous guest (but One-Year Garage first-timer) Beck Deifenbach, BaT White Glove Manager, to focus on the year 2006. They discuss "Peak Analog" or even "the '60s of our generation," if you ask those from a certain generation, as well as the death of iDrive, hot times at Buttonwillow, the best value ratio at the movies,  the sadness of grayscale German cars,  and salamanders. The rules are argued and perhaps stretched, a remarkeable level of cohesion is reached on several picks, and a truly baffling choice is surfaced. A brief foray into ALMS yields many a theory about BMW V8s, and week-late predictions are floated about what will/would show up at our event in Scottsdale, Arizona this/last weekend (note: no Smart Roadsters were there, but the 308 GT2 most certainly was!).

Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:

11:11 All 2006 cars ever listed on BaT

13:45 Porsche Carrera GT model page

20:29 2005 Ferrari F430 6-Speed

22:35 Every 2006 Volvo V70R on BaT

24:05 Every 2006 BMW M5 on BaT

24:36 Dame Edna on Google

27:54 Every 2006 Subaru WRX STi on BaT

28:16 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STi from April 2024

29:58 Every 2006 BMW Z4 M Coupe on BaT

32:52 Every 2006 Aston Martin Vanquish on BaT

33:18 11K-Mile 2006 Aston Martin Vanquish S 6-Speed

37:53 Every 2006 Honda S2000 on BaT

39:47 Every 2006 Dodge Ram SRT-10 on BaT

41:58 Every 2006 Cadillac Escalade EXT on BaT

44:37 17k-Mile 2006 Jeep Wrangler AEV Brute Pickup Conversion 6-Speed

46:58 Every Saleen S7 on BaT

52>26 Modern Cult Classic: 2006 Smart Roadster Brabus

1:04:58 Modified 1985 Ferrari 308 GTB (not the one in Arizona)

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