Another Pointless Automotive Podcast
Frank Harrington IV and Chadwick Atkinson
Updated 3 days agoWe are what the world truly doesn't need, yet Another Pointless Automotive Podcast. At least we know this is a pointless exercise to the benefit of nobody. As such, this is a podcast that ranges from the odd to the mundane, the typical to the absurd topics in the automotive world. Join along and be part of the unimportant.
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Episodes (227)
Episode #27 - Nothing But Captive Import Love
We're captivated by all things captive imports, foreign cars rebadged and sold under a domestic brand name. From Chevrolet SS's to Eagle Premiers, we go over why brands do this along with the good and the bad. Is the concept of captive imports a sound strategy for OEMs or simply the sign of a dying brand? None of us caught chlamydia.
Episode #26 - Ford Lightning!
Episode #26 - Now with worse audio quality! We sit down and talk all things Ford Lightning - from the new EV version back through each prior gen truck and their competition. Is there hope for the return of the true muscle truck?
Episode #25 - Old Tech that Sucks/Old Tech That Rules
We take a dive into old car tech, which old car tech do we like and what old car tech do we hate. New tech in a lot of ways is trash and we hate it, but stuff like drum brakes? Good riddance!
Episode #24 - Unicorns and Mundane Cars We Want!
Unicorns: Rare cars that we want! Mundane Cars: Regular old cars that we still want! We discuss it all and runs down which of each we would want and why. Also WTF is Pegasus anyways?
Episode #23 - Hot Hatch Talk!
We talk all things Hot Hatch! Can the new GR Corolla be the Hot Hatch Hero we need? What is the definition of a Hot Hatch anyways? What does the Grindr nonfiction sound like? Is there hope for the Hot Hatch in an electrified future? Come hang out and find out!
Episode #22 - The Case for a Second Car/Reverse Sleepers
Yes, against all advice we're still at this thing, and this week we build a case as to having a second car. A daily driver and a fun car! We then discuss what cars are "Reverse Sleepers", cars that look much faster then they actually are.
Episode #21 - Rants Episode!
We fire off some of our rants throughout the automotive world! Want to hear us bitch and complain? Well you're in luck my friend! Come hang out while we vent for a while.
Episode #20 - OEM Head to Head Battle!
We spent a full on episode building battles between OEM auto builders A La Ford vs Ferrari. We each pick two different companies and strike a case on why one is better than the other. Neither one of us slaps Chris Rock on camera.
Episode #19 - The STI is Dead / Dream Drives and Rallies
The STI has been officially killed off and we discuss our collective sadness. We then sit down and discuss what is on our bucket lists as far as future drives and rallies that are on our MUST DRIVE bucket lists.
Episode #18 - Hidden Treasures / Best Tool for the Job
After a week in the field we're back... on Zoom! We discuss all the various strange and terrible items and hack repairs we've found in cars over the years. Then, as we're prone to do, play a game where we each cook up some strange scenario and the other has to come up with the best vehicle to solve the automotive problem. Kip Winger DOES NOT get a shout out.
Episode #17 - Field Trip! We go offroad in the 100 series and Sienna AWD!
Recorded live from Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area, fresh off taking Chadwick's 100 series Land Cruiser and Frank's lifted Sienna minivan. We talk about maybe stuff breaking, off roading, shopping for ghetto EVs, and a possible cheap off roader challenge in the mix.
Episode #16 - Broken Hearts and Wild Sale Stories
It's better to have love and lost... or what ever. We discuss the ones that got away, cars we either almost bought and lost out on it, or sold and later regretted the sale. Over a puddle of tears we then discuss wild stories of selling cars, which there are many. Kip Winger gets yet another shout out.
Episode #15 - Old Aftermarket Mods Vs Today/ Hypermiling
Late 1990s/Early 2000s aftermarket madness vs mods of today, which would you take? Then we talk about the joys of hypermiling in my new MPG special. Listen along.
Episode #14 - Dollar Store Scores/Automotive Would You Rather
We sit down and discuss the dollar store version of hot cars. Can you get find a decent analog of a pricey car? What are those bargains? Also we play a game of automotive "Would Your Rather" where we take an absurd situation with a few automotive options and we must pick out solution from the list. Shout out to Leslie Neilsen !
Episode #13 - Can the Low Power/High Fun Era Return? What Models Should?
Some spirited debate surrounding the low power, low dollar sports car. Is this dying breed of new car going to slip away into the void in our electrified future? Is there hope at all? The magic 8 ball decides as we cannot. Also we discuss what dead models could and should make a come back to the market place. What would you bring back?!
Episode #12 - The Start of Our Obsession & Daily/Race/Crush
Back in the flesh! Through deep reflection we discuss each of our personal histories and what developed our obsession with cars. From toys, to tinkering, video games and road trips we relive our pasts to sort out what brought us here. We then play a new game! Three different cars and you get to pick one to Daily, one to Race, and one to crush!
Episode #11 - Learn Through Our Automotive Blunders
Let us screw up, so you don't have to! Today we run through a highly condensed list of our personal failure and screw ups in the automotive world. All shame is left at the door while we outline some of your "Greatest Hits". Oh, and we're both sick and/or injured!
Episode #10 - Dreaming of Swaps/Old Daily Driver 101
We somehow made it to double digit episodes just in time for our first pandemic related Zoom episode! We day dream about engine swaps, from the plausible to the extremely unrealistic, and we ruin some cars that don't actually exist. We then move on to discuss the proper way to go about having an older car as a true daily driver. OnlyFans is brought up yet again.
Episode #9 - Looking Forward to 2022
We discuss what we are each looking to accomplish in 2022 in the automotive world. Future projects, MUST BUYS, car stuff to be done and on and on. The magic eight ball makes a cameo and controls our destiny.
Episode #8 - Looking Back at 2021
We each look back at our automotive lives in 2021 and review all the good stuff that went down over the coarse of the year. From car bought and sold, to road trips, to some of the best stuff we've driven in 2021. Nobody caught an STD! A year in review.
Episode #7 - Off Road Rant/Cheap Off Roaders
We discuss overrated off road features and just generally rant about how off road centric features are SUPER over ratted for the extreme majority of people buying cars and trucks. Instead of blowing big cash on a 4x4 vehicle you'll never take off the pavement, we discuss cheap beaters that make great off road options in the madness of the 2021/22 marketplace. We also discuss starting an OnlyFans account.
Episode #6 - Best Cars in 2021/ Best and Worst Colors
We toss brands at one another and come up with our favorite offering from each manufacturer currently in production in 2021. After that we discuss our favorite all time car colors and then glaze over some of our least favorite colors of all time.
Episode #5 - 80s & 90s Features/Dream Garage Challenge
Episode #5 - We discuss features from the 1980s and 1990s that we miss and wish could somehow make a comeback. We also blindly challenge one another to build our respective dream car garages, except with significant nonsensical qualifiers. We also try PCP.
Episode #4 - Saving Mitsubishi/Buried Treasures
In Episode #4 we do our damnedest to do the impossible, save Mitsubishi Motors. After tossing some terrible ideas around, we roll up our sleeves and discuss what few bargains are still out there in the world of enthusiast cars in the madness of 2021.
Episode #3 - Bad Ads and Guilty Pleasures
We spend some time talking about our automotive classified ad pet peeves along with getting into our guilty pleasures in the car world. Do you have any?