Most car opinions are formed online. Very few are formed behind the wheel.

This conversation draws the line between owner opinions and internet opinions — and why they rarely match. From a carbon-roof 964 build to the short shifter vs RS shifter debate, to auction comment fatigue and the misunderstood “Emo Years” of 2000–2012 cars, it all comes back to one thing:

Experience changes perspective.

It’s easy to critique from a keyboard. It’s harder to form an opinion after real miles, real maintenance, and real ownership.

When you actually live with these cars, your opinions shift.

And that’s the point.

Where we’re not sure — but cars are involved.

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We tried to go 10 minutes without talking about Porsche.

It lasted… briefly.

In Episode 4, the conversation starts with other cars — Aston Martin DB9s, B5 S4 Avants, short shifter debates, and EMO-era definitions — and somehow keeps circling back to the cars that shaped an entire generation of enthusiasts.

What starts as a simple premise turns into a meandering, honest discussion about EMO-era cars, ownership realities, auction quirks, and how opinions evolve when you actually live with the cars instead of just spec-sheet debating them.

No hot takes for clicks. No forced topics. Just real conversations shaped by driving, collecting, fixing, and thinking about cars far too much.

Shifted Opinions — where we’re not sure, but cars are involved.

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Car opinions are easy when you’re scrolling. They get complicated when the numbers (and the market) start yelling back.

In this episode of Shifted Opinions, we officially name the moment we’re living in: the EMO Era — that late-90s to early-2010s stretch where the cars we all argued about in forums are now the cars people are paying real money for.

We dig into the sudden value swings (and the psychology behind them): 993s and 964s climbing fast, E46 and E92 M3s creeping into “wait… what?” territory, and the bigger question — are buyers chasing nostalgia, scarcity, or just whatever the comment section tells them to want?

Also in this episode:

• Me Time: rally miles, winter driving prep, and auction comment-section therapy • Automotive news (including what’s next for Top Gear / Grand Tour-adjacent chaos) • Rare Porsche auction eye-candy: 968 Turbo RS / Turbo S and why they matter • The broader collector wave hitting everything from Porsches to M cars • The debate: is this hype… or a real shift?

If you’ve looked up your “old dream car” lately and felt personally attacked by the price, you’re not alone.

Welcome to the EMO Era.

Paul Kramer — AutoKennel 🌐 https://autokennel.com 📷 Instagram: @autokennel

Casey Parkin — Group C Curation 📷 Instagram: @groupccuration

David Van Epps — Sonderwerks 🌐 https://sonderwerks.com 📷 Instagram: @sonderwerks

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