516-Ten Years Of This Nonsense?!?
About this episode
Apex Adjacent celebrates ten years of podcasting with a chaotic and humorous discussion that ranges from personal anecdotes to automotive frustrations. The hosts dive into a quirky tire cover featuring a raccoon and explore the absurdities of car culture. They share updates on their project cars, including a Volkswagen R32 radio code dilemma and preparations for an upcoming 24-hour race. The episode also features nostalgic car discussions, listener interactions, and reflections on their decade-long journey in the automotive podcasting world.
Nissan R32
"I have a garage update of sorts. So my beloved R32, I let it sit for a while. I haven't driven it in..."
Chevrolet HHR
"running overnight. The first one with the HHR, we blew the head gasket. Oh, that's right."
Chevrolet Beretta
"...aught looking back, you know, okay. I saw a Chevy Beretta the other day and I was like, is that a fucking B..."
Chevrolet Caprice
"I mean 1988 Chevy sedan. Chevy Caprice. Right."
Chevrolet Blazer
"Okay. Uh, the SUV, a K5 Blazer. Mm hmm."
GMC Cyclone
"You can guess what the SUV is. It's the Cyclone. Right."
Chevrolet Corvette
"Sports car. A 1993 Corvette, of course. And for the luxury car, a 1993 Cadill..."
Cadillac Coupe De Ville
"...rvette, of course. And for the luxury car, a 1993 Cadillac Coupe de Ville. I think this is early North Star era."
Figaro Nissan Figaro
"...1991, the retro vehicles like the Nissan POW, the Nissan Figaro, the S-cargo. And I can't remember the other one."
Citroen 2CV
"... thing as like the Uppsall Golfs with the Uppsall 2CVs, like you can do with that too, right?"
Nissan Gtr
"... history. I mean, yeah, you're kicking ass with a GTR and an EVO and I think an X-Tera is pretty bad as..."
Toyota Supra
"...n Toyota? I would take potentially the GTR over a Supra because my love for Nissan Skyline lineage cars r..."
Toyota FJ Cruiser
"...hat he's wrong. I, I am sure he's wrong about the FJ Cruiser. I can tell you that I've never liked those."
Toyota Tundra
"Yeah. And the Tundra instead. Lexus, LX look like, yeah, that's not ba..."
Porsche Cayenne
"Right? And then we have a Porsche Cayenne S. In brownish tan beige."
Cadillac Escalade
"... right? That's a step down, a step adjacent to an Escalade. Yeah."
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