Tyler Hoover goes all-in when he buys a surprisingly inexpensive 2007 Audi, equipped with a Lamborghini V10 engine as well as a classic beater--a 1988 Ford Bronco. Will these rides be keepers? Or will he decide they're not worth the effort and flip 'em?
Tyler Hoover finds a rare "Saabaru" -- a Saab with a Subaru WRX engine -- for a great price, and takes it on a dream grand prix course. For his second adventure, he picks up one of the first "sport trucks" produced by Chevy -- a 1990 Chevy SS 454, known as the king of the burnouts. Are either of them keepers?
Tyler visits Houston to pick up a Mercedes Benz SL500, which he gets for an insanely low-price due to damage stemming from the hurricane. Does it still hold up? He then also buys an "old lady" car, only this beast comes from the brief period in time that GM was putting Corvette engines in the Cadillac Fleetwood. He may be in for a major surprise. Will either car make the cut for his collection?
For only $6,000, Tyler finds a well-maintained 1984 Jeep Grand Wagoneer--the first production year of the first luxury SUV ever built--and nearly drives it off a cliff on Colorado's Skyline Drive. His second discovery is a late-night impulse buy of an insanely fast 1989 Ford Mustang Saleen--one of only 500 made--but with the low price comes the fact that it's a salvage title. Will either of them make the cut to stay in his ever-growing collection?
Tyler finds one of his bucket list cars -- a 1975 Chevy El Camino, born from a gimmicky time when the cars had swiveling bucket seats. Trying to up his sophistication game, he also buys a cherry red 1971 Jaguar XJ6, one with a Chevy 350 Engine swapped in. But the Jaguar's reliability and authenticity repeatedly gets called into question. Will either of these legendary rides make the cut?
Tyler gets lured down to Shawnee, OK on the promise of a 1987 BMW 325i with only 69,000 original miles on it, but when he arrives he finds out why the seller is only asking $2,000. His second trip sets him off on a mission to Wynne, AK to prove that the Porsche Boxster isn't the "lesser Porsche" so many people think it is. Do either get kept? Or will they both get flipped?
Tyler finds a 1986 Porsche 944 Turbo in what looks close to mint condition--but the car apparently has an axle to grind. He also finds a great deal on a ridiculously fast, supercharged pickup truck made famous by The Fast and The Furious and decides to take it up a few more notches from there. But will either car make it home?
Tyler would spare no expense to get his hands on a replica Jurassic Park Jeep, and luckily he finds one that the seller decorated himself for only $6,500. But is this monster actually built for power? Tyler also heads to Denver, CO to pick up the cheapest 1991 Corvette ZR1 being sold in the country. Is either ride worth the trip?
Tyler finds a (mostly) demilitarized Humvee in Oklahoma for only $15,500 and tries as hard as he can to completely destroy it. He also gets to live out a childhood fantasy when he finds a decommissioned police car, complete with working light bar, PA system, and sirens. But do either of them make sense as daily drivers?
Tyler finds the best of both worlds when it comes to Buicks--the guts of a Grand National with the plush interior of a Regal Turbo. He decides to race it against a modern Regal Turbo to see if things have gotten better or worse with age. He also finds a Mitsubishi 3000GT for $10,000--a steal for a car that was once considered in league with Japanese supercars. Will either car hold up to their counterparts?
Tyler finds a 2006 Dodge Magnum SRT and threatens to make station wagons look cool as hell. He also picks up a 1995 Dodge Viper, which breaks before he even has a chance to pay for it. Luckily the seller is able to fix it on the spot, but will the fix hold all the way to Kansas?
Tyler finds a ridiculously fast, RENNTECH tuned Mercedes CL600 and attempts something he's never done before--get the car up to 150mph. His next trip is to Colorado to pick up a Range Rover for the suspiciously low asking price of only $3,000. Instead of carefully ushering it back home, he decides to find out what it's got left in it by driving it straight up the side of a mountain. But will he make it down?
When one of Tyler's favorite movie cars comes up for sale, he can't help himself! However, things get dirty en route to the Wizard's, and Hoovie finds himself trying to outrun the law.
Tyler finds an overlooked overlander that isn't known for its off-road prowess, but that doesn't stop Hoovie from adding a lift kit and putting it to the test.
Tyler gets a surprise while looking for a used pickup truck, but this buy-one-get-one deal has the Wizard pulling double duty. Hoovie finds out the hard way that double Dakotas may amount to double trouble.
Hoovie finds himself in a perfectly preserved 30th Anniversary Camaro. Feeling sorry for his car's lack of life, Tyler takes this mechanical spinster out to the track, but is it more than the car can handle?
Tyler finds a barely street-legal race car with terrifying power. Given the rarity of the acquisition, Hoovie decides to track it alongside some of the greatest cars Ford has ever created.
Hoovie goes spelunking for a deal deep in an off-the-grid cave in Missouri. After purchasing the subterranean "limoscene," he decides it's time to take his best friend for a night on the town.
Tyler is shocked when he stumbles across the cheapest running Aston Martin in the United States. However, to get it to the Wizard's, he'll have to escape the fury of a legion of paintball henchmen.
Tyler finds a rare right-hand-drive Suzuki Jimny, a vehicle which never hit the US market. To prove this tiny Japanese SUV has what it takes, he challenges a Hummer to an off-road race through the woods.
This more-than-meets-the-eye purchase gets Tyler thinking that this notorious "bling-mobile" can be as tough as any work truck on the market. Hoovie hits the farm to see if the Caddy has what it takes to work hard and play harder.
Buying cars on the internet can be a gamble, and Tyler's hope at buying a highly sought-after BMW M3 may be a prime example of getting what you pay for.
Tyler finds himself shopping for a rare truck: the infamous GMC Syclone; finding out if the turbo pickup lives up to its reputation.
Tyler picks up a crystal blue Pontiac Aztek; to prove that this misunderstood SUV was ahead of its time, Tyler takes it off the roads and buries it deep in the brush.
Tyler snags a museum piece of a Mazda with this first generation MX-5; Hoovie takes it to the track to test if the Miata still has what it takes to school the cars it put to pasture.
Hoovie is looking to show that you don't have to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to enjoy an Italian exotic, but can this Maserati Gran Sport live up to the legend of its cousin, the Ferrari?
Car addict Tyler Hoover makes his way across the United States buying rare and cool cars; as soon as Tyler scores, he puts his new ride to the test, on race tracks, off-road adventures and road trips through the heartland.
The H3 may have been one of the reasons Hummer as a brand disappeared, but Hoovie wants to show the world that the H3 isn't a second-class citizen by tackling Colorado's Rocky Mountains.
Buying vintage autos is always a gamble, and Tyler's hunt for a square-bodied Blazer could turn out to be a bust.
In a first, Tyler picks up an original 1930 Model A Ford, the oldest vehicle Hoovie's ever driven. Mechanical prowess and amenities have come a long way, but to Tyler, these relics of the past still have fuel in the tank.
Tyler reunites with a C36, the first production AMG after Mercedes acquired the tuning company. To recapture the magic, Tyler's going to see if the Merc can still hit all its original benchmarks
Modern super-trucks have taken America by storm, and one of the first was Ford's massive 6.2-liter Raptor pickup; to test its mettle, Tyler takes this Jurassic truck to a giant sand dune playground.
