Cars and Corey

10/24/2026

To wing, or not to wing?

10/19/2026

Time to throw it in the bin, I guess…

Just kidding, looking forward to the next 50,000 (s)miles in the 6-speed manual DB9!

10/15/2026

Details are scant, but who cares? Just look at these photos of the Porsche Mission S, debuting today in New York City! 😮❗❗❗

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10/09/2026

More mid-engine offerings available at Porsche Colorado Springs!
1. 2023 718 Cayman GT4 RS Weissach in Shark Blue with 1,400 miles
2. 2016 Cayman GT4 6-speed in GT Silver Metallic with 33k miles
3. 2006 Cayman S 6-speed in Speed Yellow with 2,900 miles

Message or call me at (719) 219-5015 for more details! And let's get some proper driving done in these sharp instrument Porsche Caymans ASAP 😎

10/07/2026

I sold my first 911 GT3 Touring!

This gorgeous 2026 is trimmed in Ice Grey Metallic over a two-tone Exclusive Manufaktur interior in Black and Cohiba, and features the 6-speed sport manual gearbox, Porsche Ceramic Composite Brakes, Front Axle Lift, and lots more!

This 911 is soon to be off to sunny Central Florida where I hope it will provide the new owner with a lot of smiles!

We have a number of other 911 GT3 examples available at Porsche Colorado Springs; please call me at (719) 219-5015 or send me a message to learn more!

10/01/2026

My trusty Turo steed for this past weekend in SoCal: a 2020 Alfa Romeo Giulia Ti Sport RWD!

The Alfa Giulia is a competitor to the 3 series, the A4, and the C Class, and a good one at that! It is available in several trims both more comfort oriented (Lusso), and more sport oriented (Sport), and can be had with either rear-wheel-drive (Q2) or all-wheel-drive (Q4). It is powered by a 2.0 liter turbocharged 4 cylinder outputting 280bhp and 306lb/ft, going through a ZF 8-speed auto with optional paddle shift (nice big aluminum column-mounted paddles!). It sprints from 0-60 in 5.1 seconds and dispatches the quarter mile in 13.6 seconds, making it plenty quick enough for not being the 505hp Quadrifoglio version. The Giulia received an update for MY2024 which soldiers on largely unchanged in new models on sale today.

I picked this Giulia specifically, as the one I test drove locally was a Q4 with a panoramic glass sunroof, and I neither wanted AWD nor could I fit in a car with a sunroof. I'm happy to say the RWD feels much better and I can fit with an extra inch of headroom in the slicktop version. This car lacked the optional adaptive dampers and limited slip diff which I would've liked to have sampled, but still proved itself to have a great ride quality and a buttoned-up chassis.

The Giulia handled dreadful LA traffic with aplomb, and was fun, capable and engaging in the canyons; I drove the car through Angeles Crest, Big Tujunga, and Mulholland; the experience was blissful! This car was really only held back by the cheap Chinese tires that were fitted to it at 50k miles.

My three gripes about the car: First, the interior is more plasticky than say, a comparable A4 sedan. Second, the front parking sensors activate in traffic if you get close to the next car's bumper, and even if you X out of the screen, they keep reactivating (annoying!!). Thirdly and maybe most important: I wish the engine had another thousand RPM to play with. With a 6k rpm redline and short gearing from the ZF box, you find yourself in the 5-6k rev range constantly. The engine is never lacking in power and torque, however.

In summary: Alfa built a great compact/midsize sedan in the Giulia, and in the $15-25k range for an older example, they represent great value in the used car market! I logged a little over 300 miles on the car during the weekend.

10/01/2026

I visited our colleagues at Porsche Santa Clarita after finishing my Brand Ambassador training and had a look at their Porsche Center and their "Wunderground" Porsche museum in the basement floor. They have a beautiful facility and a stellar collection of Porsches from all different eras, in many different special colors, and some really amazing modified ones, too! If you're ever in the area, it's absolutely worth the visit!

09/17/2026

Participants of the 2026 Western Express Rally gathered this morning before beginning their drive up Pikes Peak, onto Independence Pass into Aspen and the Million Dollar Highway near Durango. It’s so cool that so many car enthusiast groups choose our dealership as a destination/launching off point for their drives and events!

09/16/2026

This is a BIG win if you're a classic car enthusiast in California!

ICYMI, California requires emissions testing on vehicles 1975 and older, and as you might imagine, it is incredibly difficult to get older cars to pass, particularly as parts availability dwindles. Just keeping them running is enough of a challenge, as this former '73 240Z owner can attest! This was forcing many collector cars off the road, or forcing owners to register their cars in states outside of California.

Starting Jan 1, 2028, vehicles 1981 and older will be exempted from emissions testing, and that year will increase by one every year, for owners who maintain collector car insurance on their vehicles and drive them fewer than 1,000 miles per year.

What do you think about Leno's Law passing?

Well, we finally got it done!

Leno’s Law has officially been signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom. It’s been a long time coming, and I’m incredibly grateful to Senator Dave Cortese and Senator Shannon Grove for working together to get this across the finish line.

This is a big day for California’s car community. We’re preserving a piece of automotive history while recognizing that a collector car isn’t the same thing as a daily driver.

If you can get a Democrat and a Republican into the same garage, eventually something’s going to start!

Thanks to everyone who supported this effort along the way. Now let’s go enjoy some old cars.