THE GREG CARRASCO SHOW — September 19, 2026
Greg has one question this morning and he gives it all three hours: what was your first car? His was a silver 1983 Dodge Reliant with red velour interior that hit 400 degrees in July and stuck to the back of your legs like a hug from a stranger. He was 21. He has never loved a car more.
The argument underneath it is that the first car was never really the car. It was the first place on earth that was yours, and the exact second a kid turns into a person is the first time they back out of a driveway alone. Slacker Nation calls all morning to prove him right: a '67 Beetle, a rusted-out '76 Rabbit his mother called cute, a 1966 Triumph Herald no mechanic in northern Manitoba could touch, and Bob in Caledon, who bought a 1980 Camaro Z28 new and still has it at 86,000 kilometres.
Hour two turns. Greg met Lorenzo Pellicciotta at a car show in Oakville the week before — a collision shop owner of forty-one years who had just ridden 25,000 kilometres to the Four Points of Canada for the CNIB, because his daughter Olivia was born with vision loss. He clogged his rad with Yukon mud, got caught in an ice storm in the Northwest Territories at minus one, and was waved into a stranger's pickup truck to warm up by an American who spent the whole time apologizing for his president. He could have written a cheque for less than the ride cost him. He explains why he didn't.
The car calls: whether the Highlander is $15,000 better than the Santa Fe, whether Nissan's CVTs are still a problem, Kicks against Rogue against HR-V, Frank's $1,800 Mustang out of a Toronto auction and what "as is" really costs, and Debbie two years from retirement with 140,000 kilometres on her Rogue. Plus why the Beatles are terrible and Greg plays them anyway, Ian calling from Cuba who gives away $50,000 a year, and the 280ZX whose T-tops leaked onto Greg's left leg every time it rained.
IN THIS EPISODE
1:13 — Good morning, slackers
7:11 — A silver 1983 Dodge Reliant with red velour interior
8:45 — The exact second a kid turns into a person
12:24 — Paul in Brampton: a '67 Beetle, and too much chicha
15:04 — Why a $10,000 used car is the most expensive car you'll ever buy
18:11 — "Google isn't there to tell you the truth, it's there to prove you right"
19:01 — Jonathan: is the Highlander $15,000 better than the Santa Fe?
22:41 — John in Innisfil: a 1975 Ford Granada Ghia
27:08 — Alan: a 1966 Triumph Herald with an engine like a sewing machine
28:20 — Bob in Caledon bought a 1980 Camaro Z28 new and still has it
30:08 — Are CVTs still a problem? "My mother-in-law drives a 2024 Kicks."
31:18 — Cam: a 2023 Subaru Ascent, and why where you service it matters
34:34 — An engagement ring at a flea market, and the Porsches at Costco
37:33 — Lubo calls in to fight about dealer servicing
41:46 — "Most people don't want advice, they want a witness"
42:44 — Meeting Lorenzo at the Oakville car show
43:22 — 25,000 kilometres to the Four Points of Canada for the CNIB
46:48 — Eight degrees to minus one in the Yukon
49:58 — What his daughter's vision loss taught him
1:02:04 — "I could have cut a cheque and been further ahead"
1:11:58 — Rob from Ohio, and a 1970 Nova with a 396
1:19:54 — "I didn't vote for Carney, but hoping he fails is goofy"
1:23:21 — Ian from Cuba, and $50,000 a year given away
1:29:00 — Frank: an $1,800 Mustang at auction, and "as is"
1:33:52 — Alex, the sermon, and the Holy Shift
1:37:17 — Debbie: 140,000 kilometres, two years from retirement
1:41:00 — John in Milton: Kicks, Rogue, HR-V or the Kia
1:47:00 — The 280ZX with the leaky T-tops
1:48:45 — A kid he will never meet
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