Joe Rogan Experience #1287 - Rich Benoit

1. 0:00 – 15:00

   ... believe in wireless.…

   1. JRJoe Rogan0:00

      ... believe in wireless. He needs to see it. (laughs) Boom, and we're live. What's up, Rich? How are you, man?

   2. RBRich Benoit0:05

      What's up? What's popping, baby? What's going on, man?

   3. JRJoe Rogan0:06

      Thanks for doing this. I really appreciate it.

   4. RBRich Benoit0:08

      Dude, thank you for having me on this show, man.

   5. JRJoe Rogan0:10

      Well, I read about you, a fellow Boston native.

   6. RBRich Benoit0:13

      Right.

   7. JRJoe Rogan0:13

      And, uh, I read about your Tesla journey.

   8. RBRich Benoit0:16

      Right.

   9. JRJoe Rogan0:16

      And I was like, "This is a fucking interesting story." This guy buys a broken Tesla-

   10. RBRich Benoit0:20

       Right.

   11. JRJoe Rogan0:20

       ... and then you couldn't get parts for it anywhere.

   12. RBRich Benoit0:23

       Nope.

   13. JRJoe Rogan0:24

       So how, what had happened to the car? Had it been in a accident?

   14. RBRich Benoit0:27

       No. So the, I, I met the previous owner, and he actually, uh, I think it was during Hurricane Sandy.

   15. JRJoe Rogan0:32

       Oh.

   16. RBRich Benoit0:32

       He thought that, uh, he goes, "Wait a minute. That water level seems, uh, low enough for me to drive through it." And he just started driving through the water, I think got up to, like, the, uh, almost, like, the B pillar.

   17. JRJoe Rogan0:41

       Oh, no.

   18. RBRich Benoit0:42

       Up to where, like, his neck is. Yeah. And he just-

   19. JRJoe Rogan0:43

       Jesus Christ.

   20. RBRich Benoit0:44

       Yeah, I know, right? So, uh, he thought he could fight the water. He lost, obviously. And, um, it was just under water, and I'm like, "You know what? I gotta try this thing."

   21. JRJoe Rogan0:51

       And so what did, what would Tesla do in that situation if he wanted to bring it back to them? They would have to rebuild the entire car?

   22. RBRich Benoit0:57

       They wouldn't even do it, because at that point, uh, once, uh, anything liquid, you know, any kind of, like, water intrusion happens in an EV, they just write the whole car off.

   23. JRJoe Rogan1:05

       Oh.

   24. RBRich Benoit1:05

       Insurance company's just like, "We're not gonna deal with this."

   25. JRJoe Rogan1:07

       Too risky.

   26. RBRich Benoit1:08

       Too risky, not worth it.

   27. JRJoe Rogan1:09

       Were you aware of the, uh, Fisker, uh, dilemma at Hurricane Sandy? When they had, uh, the Fiskers that were parked at the... It was, like, at a, some sort of a dock-

   28. RBRich Benoit1:19

       Right. What'd they all burn?

   29. JRJoe Rogan1:20

       ... where they brought 'em up to ship. They all exploded.

   30. RBRich Benoit1:22

       Yeah, they all burned, yeah.
2. 15:00 – 30:00

   You- you gotta shift.…

   1. JRJoe Rogan15:00

      that thing, I gotta pretend I'm Steve McQueen.

   2. RBRich Benoit15:01

      You- you gotta shift. I hear you, man. I hear you.

   3. JRJoe Rogan15:02

      I wanna (imitates car revving) .

   4. RBRich Benoit15:04

      (laughs) But here's the thing. So what do you think about the new ... You've seen the new Tesla Roadster, right?

   5. JRJoe Rogan15:08

      Gorgeous.

   6. RBRich Benoit15:09

      What do you think about it?

   7. JRJoe Rogan15:09

      I love it.

   8. RBRich Benoit15:10

      You love it?

   9. JRJoe Rogan15:10

      Yeah, but it's theirs from the bottom up, you know what I'm saying?

   10. RBRich Benoit15:13

       Right.

   11. JRJoe Rogan15:13

       It's like, I don't mind not shifting in it. That thing seems like it's gonna literally punch a hole through spacetime. (laughs)

   12. RBRich Benoit15:18

       I- I think so too, man. I think so too. I think they're looking at like a 0 to 60 in like one point something seconds, man.

   13. JRJoe Rogan15:23

       Yeah, I think it's one nine.

   14. RBRich Benoit15:24

       Yeah.

   15. JRJoe Rogan15:24

       I think that's what they're saying.

   16. RBRich Benoit15:25

       It's insane, man.

   17. JRJoe Rogan15:26

       That's bizarre.

   18. RBRich Benoit15:27

       I know.

   19. JRJoe Rogan15:27

       I mean, it's cra- It ... When you feel it in the P100D mine, like everybody that I get in the car-

   20. RBRich Benoit15:33

       Right.

   21. JRJoe Rogan15:33

       ... and I stomp on the gas, they're like, "What the fuck?"

   22. RBRich Benoit15:35

       They- they can't believe it. Yeah, they can't believe it.

   23. JRJoe Rogan15:37

       Like, yeah, these are around you. It's like, it's like vampires being around people.

   24. RBRich Benoit15:40

       Right.

   25. JRJoe Rogan15:40

       Like people that can just leap to the top of buildings-

   26. RBRich Benoit15:42

       (laughs)

   27. JRJoe Rogan15:42

       ... and they're walking around r- w- looking regular-

   28. RBRich Benoit15:44

       Right. Yeah.

   29. JRJoe Rogan15:44

       ... until some shit goes down.

   30. RBRich Benoit15:46

       Yeah, no, they're- they're absolutely amazing cars, man. And I think that's- that's one of the main reasons why I was like, "I gotta get one of these, man. I gotta get one."
3. 30:00 – 45:00

   No, absolutely not. …

   1. JRJoe Rogan30:00

      cars. And they weren't always.

   2. RBRich Benoit30:02

      No, absolutely not.

   3. JRJoe Rogan30:03

      Yeah, and what they were when they first came out, like... D- were you aware of the whole thing with Top Gear?

   4. RBRich Benoit30:08

      Yes.

   5. JRJoe Rogan30:09

      That was crazy.

   6. RBRich Benoit30:09

      Yeah, they were being shady, yeah.

   7. JRJoe Rogan30:10

      They were super shady.

   8. RBRich Benoit30:11

      Yeah, they were running the car down.

   9. JRJoe Rogan30:12

      They pretended the car died.

   10. RBRich Benoit30:13

       They wanted to bash the car as much as they could, but like, for stuff like that, like I'll stick up and say, "Yo, hey-"

   11. JRJoe Rogan30:18

       Yeah.

   12. RBRich Benoit30:18

       "... you can't keep doing that." And he w- he got pissed. He loves it. That's his baby.

   13. JRJoe Rogan30:20

       Yeah, he sued them-

   14. RBRich Benoit30:21

       That's his baby.

   15. JRJoe Rogan30:22

       ... but I think he lost.

   16. RBRich Benoit30:23

       Really?

   17. JRJoe Rogan30:23

       Because I think the way their sh- show is structured, that was-

   18. RBRich Benoit30:27

       It's entertainment.

   19. JRJoe Rogan30:28

       ... it's fiction. Yes.

   20. RBRich Benoit30:28

       Oh.

   21. JRJoe Rogan30:28

       It's entertainment fiction.

   22. RBRich Benoit30:29

       Damn.

   23. JRJoe Rogan30:29

       But it's incredibly damaging-

   24. RBRich Benoit30:31

       Absolutely.

   25. JRJoe Rogan30:32

       ... to the, the company, because it made it look like... I don't know why they did that. There's a couple things that they d- that Top Gear did, but I was like, "Why would you do that?"

   26. RBRich Benoit30:39

       Right.

   27. JRJoe Rogan30:40

       Like, that was one of them.

   28. RBRich Benoit30:40

       But some, some people, remember, they, th- their, their focus is on petrol or, like, gas-powered cars.

   29. JRJoe Rogan30:45

       Mm-hmm.

   30. RBRich Benoit30:45

       Like when a, when an EV comes along, and it's actually pretty damn good, in a lot of cases people are just like, "Shit."
4. 45:00 – 57:17

   (laughs) …

   1. JRJoe Rogan45:00

      and talking about someone that died.

   2. RBRich Benoit45:01

      (laughs)

   3. JRJoe Rogan45:01

      People don't give a fuck. "Hey, man-"

   4. RBRich Benoit45:03

      Yeah.

   5. JRJoe Rogan45:03

      ... "sorry to interrupt, bro, but can I get that picture?"

   6. RBRich Benoit45:05

      Hey, yeah, right now?

   7. JRJoe Rogan45:06

      "Can I get that picture, bro?"

   8. RBRich Benoit45:06

      Damn.

   9. JRJoe Rogan45:07

      "Can I get that picture, bro?"

   10. RBRich Benoit45:08

       So what's the weirdest interaction you've had with someone, like walking off the edge?

   11. JRJoe Rogan45:11

       It's mostly just that kinda stuff.

   12. RBRich Benoit45:12

       Really, just like restaurants and stuff?

   13. JRJoe Rogan45:12

       Oh, no. The weirdest shit is, like, people that tell me that they're gonna give me secrets, like UFO-type stuff, like Bigfoot-

   14. RBRich Benoit45:19

       Yeah.

   15. JRJoe Rogan45:19

       ... and I, I know where the bases are.

   16. RBRich Benoit45:20

       Really?

   17. JRJoe Rogan45:21

       Like, those motherfuckers.

   18. RBRich Benoit45:21

       Yeah.

   19. JRJoe Rogan45:22

       Yeah, schizos. I've had a few of those. Uh-

   20. RBRich Benoit45:24

       At restaurants?

   21. JRJoe Rogan45:25

       I've had-

   22. RBRich Benoit45:25

       Or just walking down the street?

   23. JRJoe Rogan45:25

       No, just w- usually at comedy shows.

   24. RBRich Benoit45:27

       Yeah.

   25. JRJoe Rogan45:27

       Yeah, usually at comedy shows.

   26. RBRich Benoit45:29

       Do you ever walk down the street? That's a weird thing I just asked you.

   27. JRJoe Rogan45:31

       No.

   28. RBRich Benoit45:31

       I mean, 'cause, like, when... You're always either driving, you're going somewhere. You ever go for a casual walk? Like, how does that work?

   29. JRJoe Rogan45:36

       Not around... Uh, well, I do, I walk my dog.

   30. RBRich Benoit45:38

       Right.

Episode duration: 2:51:55