I am sure the car part was just BS. These episodes are filmed about a year before air date. I do know that one of the other Sxm episode couples actually lived on the island for almost a year before they even filmed the episode. They live in their home, and then they pretend to be interested in the others. It's all scripted. It still was fun to see some new places on the show. The other laugher was the price. 150 thousand less than asking price? Without a counter? That just doesn't happen!