Performance Car Ownership with Gary

Send us Fan Mail 🔥The Kaunertal Glacier Road was the best drive of our entire Alps trip. It is a dead-end toll road in Austria that climbs to about 2,750 meters, and I drove the climb alone, with the exhaust mic running, in a 2026 Porsche 911 Cabriolet. In this video: why it beat Susten, Grimsel and Furka, the 200 cows that blocked the road before the entrance, the 32 euro toll, the 25 numbered h...

Send us Fan Mail 🔥After 6 years and 28,610 miles with my 2021 Porsche 718 Spyder, here's my completely honest owner review, with every dollar accounted for. No press car. No sponsor. Just real receipts from a car I drive on the street and track at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (Mosport). In this video: the real 6-year cost of ownership ($47,311 before depreciation), why tires are a third of...

Send us Fan Mail 🔥Susten, Grimsel, and Furka — three of Switzerland's most famous alpine passes, driven back to back in a single day. This was, hands down, the best driving day of our entire Alps road trip, and this video covers all three: the tunnels and glacier views of Susten, the turquoise reservoirs of Grimsel, and the barren drama of Furka — including the real James Bond "Goldfing...

Send us Fan Mail 🚗 HONEST 2024 Lotus Emira V6 Owner Review | Real-World Experience Join us for an in-depth conversation with a real Lotus Emira owner who's been driving his V6 manual for 6 months. This isn't your typical press car review - we're covering the complete ownership experience from someone who actually lives with this $100k+ British sports car. 🔧 Owner's Specs: • 2...

Send us Fan Mail 🔥www.theplannersresourcegroup.ca For more information on the Alpine Tour. This 2026 Porsche 911 Cabriolet is rated for 181 mph. On Day 2 of our Alps trip — Munich to Stuttgart on the A8 — I broke away from our tour group, caught up to another member in a Porsche Spyder RS, and found out exactly how close a rental actually gets to that number. This video covers what "no speed...

Send us Fan Mail 🔥What does an organized group driving tour through the Alps actually cost, and is it worth it? Full itemized breakdown: $28,052.57 for two people, over eight days, with twelve other couples. This video covers every real cost, what worked, what didn't, what genuinely surprised me, and what to check before you book one yourself — including the real story behind why we never ma...

Send us Fan Mail 🔥I just spent seven days driving a 2026 Porsche 911 Cabriolet through Germany, Switzerland, and Austria — comparing it to everything I know about my own 718 Spyder. This is the honest answer to the question I kept getting asked: would I actually trade? Inside: a full head-to-head spec comparison, the real cost of the trip, what it actually felt like living with this car for a wee...

Send us Fan Mail 🔥GR Corolla clutch replacements are running owners anywhere from $2,000 to $6,000 — and some are seeing that bill under 30,000 miles. Toyota says it's mostly driver error. I own the same car, since new, and I haven't had a single clutch concern. In this video, I show you why — the six real clutch habits that separate a clutch that lasts to 100,000 miles from one that&ap...

Send us Fan Mail 🔥I own a Porsche 718 Spyder and a Toyota GR Corolla — and after years of daily driving both, the sports car isn't the one I reach for on a Tuesday morning. In this honest owner review, I break down exactly why my manual GR Corolla beats my automatic Porsche 718 Spyder as a daily driver: engagement, parking stress, cargo space, winter capability, and real ownership costs — pu...

Send us Fan Mail 🔥I've owned my Miami Blue 718 Spyder for six years , and today I'm sharing eight real, dollar-and-cents ownership costs that no Porsche sales team walks you through before you sign — from the real invoice numbers on oil changes, spark plugs, and brake pads, to the insurance classification trap, the soft top's known design flaw, and the rare-but-real engine risk on...

Send us Fan Mail 🔥I sat down with Dave Case — the founder of CollectorCarCanada — to find out what happens when a lifelong car person gets frustrated enough with the status quo to build his own alternative. The short version: Dave sold a Porsche 996 on Bring a Trailer. The winning bidder lived seven kilometres from his house. The buyer paid a 5% premium on top of the sale price — straight to BaT....

Send us Fan Mail 🔥I returned to Porsche Parade after 12 years. This is the full honest debrief. Porsche Parade 2026, Lake Placid, NY — the 70th annual Parade, over 1,300 cars, 2,000 attendees. My fourth Parade. My first in 12 years. In this video I answer the three questions I couldn't answer without going back: did it live up to 12 years of expectation, what surprised me, and would I go bac...

Send us Fan Mail 🔥Dave has owned his 1989 Porsche 928 S4 five-speed manual for 22 years. He bought it in Indiana in 2004 with 47,000 miles. It now has 72,000 miles — meaning Dave has personally added only 25,000 miles in 22 years. And Dave doesn’t just love Porsches — he runs CollectorCarCanada. CA, an online collector car auction platform. He IS the collector car market. In this video, Dave give...

Send us Fan Mail 🔥After almost 3 years and 20,000 miles of real ownership, I dug deep into the 2026 Toyota GRMN Corolla — and what I found surprised me. Not because the car isn't impressive (it genuinely is), but because of one critical thing Toyota hasn't addressed. In this video I break down the full head-to-head comparison between my 2023 GR Corolla Circuit Edition and the new 2026 G...

Send us Fan Mail 🔥What’s it actually like to own a 1988 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 Cabriolet in 2026? Not a press loan. Not a weekend drive. Real open-top ownership — real numbers, real soft top maintenance reality, real driving impressions from someone who also owns a current Porsche 991 and a 911 Turbo S. In this honest owner ride-along, we ride along with Kurt, a PCA member and experienced Porsch...

Send us Fan Mail 🔥 🏎️ Porsche 718 Spyder vs 718 Spyder RS — REAL OWNER vs REAL OWNER (Years of Experience)  We're not journalists. We didn't borrow these cars for a press launch weekend. Gary has owned his Porsche 718 Spyder (PDK, 414 HP flat-six) for 5 years, and his friend Rich has owned the Porsche 718 Spyder RS (PDK, 493 HP, GT3-derived engine, 9,000 RPM) for almost as long. This is...

Send us Fan Mail 🔥Is the 2023 TOYOTA GR COROLLA CIRCUIT EDITION a future classic? I break down the 15 specific reasons this homologation special based Corolla is on a one-way collectability trajectory. And why most buyers have no idea what they are actually sitting in. No fluff. No sponsored content. Real numbers and a take that the hot hatch community is going to argue about. If you are consider...

Send us Fan Mail 🔥Ever wonder where all the money goes when you own a performance car? In this video, we dive into the real costs, including how one owner went through 10 car tires in a single year! We talk about repairs,  personal finance and car buying, offering a practical car buying guide for enthusiasts.  🎥 Watch This Next: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT27agbpHd__COhbKBXgRI4Okhvs...

Send us Fan Mail 🔥Are you a TOYOTA GR COROLLA owner - or are you thinking about buying one? Before you drive it hard, track it, or modify it, you need to watch this. In this episode of Performance Car Ownership with Gary, we break down the 9 most costly mistakes GR Corolla owners make - backed by real research from GR Corolla forums, Reddit owner threads, and the hands-on enthusiast community. Fr...

Send us Fan Mail 🔥After 5 years and 22,000 miles in my 2021 Porsche 718 Spyder, I'm considering upgrading to a Porsche 718 Spyder RS. This is my real-time decision — the financials, the performance comparison, the honest owner realities that no review covers, and my actual answer. This isn't a press car review.  🎥 Watch This Next: https://youtu.be/nv8v9bv7ers📋  CHAPTER TIMESTAMPS  00:...

Send us Fan Mail 🔥After 24 months and 17,000 miles, I'm sharing my completely HONEST long-term ownership review of the Toyota GR Corolla. This is everything you need to know before buying one in 2025 - the good, the bad, and the expensive surprises. In this video, I cover:✅ Real-world performance after 2 years✅ Every reliability issue I've experienced✅ Actual ownership costs (fuel, i...

Send us Fan Mail 🔥 After 5 years and 22,000 miles in my 2021 Porsche 718 Spyder, I'm sharing the 10 things I genuinely wish someone had told me before I bought it. From the PDK vs. manual debate, to what it actually costs per mile, to the luxury features Porsche quietly leaves out — this is the real owner's guide nobody else will give you. I track this car ~16 days a year at Canadian Ti...

Send us Fan Mail 🔥After 5 years and 22,000 miles with my Porsche 718 Spyder, here's my completely honest owner review. I'm covering everything: real costs, reliability, driving experience, and whether I'd buy it again. In this video, I share my real-world ownership experience with the Porsche 718 Spyder after 5 years. This isn't a typical car review - I'm covering the act...

Send us Fan Mail 😁 2017 Dodge Viper ACR Extreme - Complete Honest Owner Review | Also Owns Porsche & LotusToday I'm riding along with Abe in his 2017 Dodge Viper ACR Extreme. What makes this unique? He also owns a Porsche and Lotus, giving him the perfect perspective to compare this American supercar to the European competition. This is the REAL story about living with 645 horsepower, ex...

Send us Fan Mail 🔥I've owned my 2023 Toyota GR Corolla for 30 months, and while I absolutely love this car, there are 5 CRITICAL things I wish someone had told me before I bought it. From early clutch failures to excessive road noise, impossible allocations, track overheating, and daily driver compromises - this is the brutally HONEST truth about GR Corolla ownership. In this video, I break...