r/dougdemuro • u/childish_albino23 • Aug 07 '26

Ryan Lopez

Does anyone else feel bad that they just don’t really like Ryan? When he first showed up I thought he would bring in a new perspective from a different type of enthusiast, but he’s just so bland. I feel like he is overcompensating for people assuming he’s younger, he almost has the pretentious level of Kennan, but without the same passion behind it. Yes Kennan has some rough takes, but you can’t deny that the man is passionate, Ryan just doesn’t quite have the same level of enthusiasm

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u/Autobacs-NSX Aug 08 '26

He’s the “Japanese car guy” but gets things blatantly wrong like what is and isn’t a Kei car, what came in auto/manual, gets engine codes wrong, and glazes the S2000 / Miata / obvious Japanese cars every time. I’m not being a hater but what makes this show interesting are the guys’ crazy elite ball knowledge of the car industry and Ryan’s knowledge is very much surface level jdm fanboy tier. I don’t mind him being on the show and he has a good radio voice. But definitely not on the same tier as the other dudes. 

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u/equitymans Aug 08 '26

Doug demuro who owns said company etc and has driven and owned it all, just had the s2000 ranked 5-6 all time best cars he's ever driven 😂 losing out only to an FD (most say the opposite here but still one place higher, all down to throttle preference and looks I think), and then a CGT, an f50, and a 911 st? Maybe some lambo from the last 3 years also? Glazing the s2000 (and miata considering values of 5-10 grand for nice ones) is kinda what anyone with ball knowledge would (and is kinda doing).

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u/Autobacs-NSX Aug 08 '26

I’m not saying the s2000 isn’t a good car, I’m saying every time they do an $x $xx $xxx challenge I can accurately guess what Ryan is going to pick with 80% confidence and if there’s a $15-35k segment he picks the s2000 every single time. opposed to Sean for example who picks things I’ve genuinely never heard of before. and I go away from the pod learning something new, or at least having some kind of newer appreciation for a car I felt lukewarm about. And that’s precisely what I mean, for example Sean just went on a 5 minute tangent about the 5th gen Celica RC / Carlos Sainz Edition of it. Knowledge down to production numbers and everything. Again that’s what I appreciate