Auto Off Topic
Radon Radio
Updated 1 day agoAuto Off Topic is a weekly podcast where we talk cars, adventures with cars or anything that might be related to cars. We’ll even have the occasional guest.We’ll share the highs and lows of old car/project car ownership. We’ll tell cautionary tales about rusty bolts, blown head gaskets, snapped timing belts, spun bearings, janky wiring and how we fixed them. When not wrenching, we enjoy back road driving and our local Cars and Coffee. The hosts Brad DeSantis and Andrew Pascarella are two car enthusiasts who have been best friends for over 30 years. Auto Off Topic is based in Peabody Ma and Phoenix Az. Our closing song is part of ”Z/28” is graciously provided by the band Z/28. Follow and support them here:https://www.facebook.com/nobodyridesforfree/https://nobodyridesforfree.bandcamp.com/album/z28
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Episodes (410)
I got scammed by a Car Show
We are back with some show reports. Garage updates and Project car updates. Andrew's is disappointed by the Audrain YoungTimers event in Newport and Brad is delighted by the Route 66 Classic Japanese Car show. Then we talk some project car updates about the Volvo 142. Please Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite listening platform. Comments, Questions, complaints; email us at [email protected] Join the Discord, message on the socials for a link. Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
The Meats Not Very Good
Another week, Another episode, Brad's garage creeps closer to being finished. Andrew did a little work to the Volvo. We talk the 23XI NASCAR lawsuit and why Pitbull and T-Pain need a race team. We also discuss some upcoming events. Please Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite listening platform. Comments, Questions, complaints; email us at [email protected] Join the Discord, message on the socials for a link. Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
Project Car Guilt
Do you suffer from project car guilt? Is it just us? OK fine. Andrew visited Brad in Az, checked out Brad's on going garage project, thhe new and significantly cleaner RAM50, and we hung out Parc Expose for the Prescott rally 2024. We also talk some scale project updates. Please Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite listening platform. Comments, Questions, complaints; email us at [email protected] Join the Discord, message on the socials for a link. Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
Always Chewing
Project car updates alert. Brad's got ANOTHER project truck and Andrew moves Volvo. We also talk the fantastic Walkins Glen Cup race. Please Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite listening platform. Comments, Questions, complaints; email us at [email protected] Join the Discord, message on the socials for a link. Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
Yo Yo effect
We're back with a rental car review, some project/car garage updates and a Scale auto cast segment. We also talk the first race of the NASCAR play offs. Please Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite listening platform. Comments, Questions, complaints; email us at [email protected] Join the Discord, message on the socials for a link. Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
GridLife Circuit Legends recap
Andrew went to Gridlife and Brad recaps his new Garage life. Please Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite listening platform. Comments, Questions, complaints; email us at [email protected] Join the Discord, message on the socials for a link. Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
Superlative Adventures
With Mercedes and Andy Lilienthal They spend 16 days driving in the Superlative Adventure Club Baltic Sea rally, the northernmost rally in the world. It spanned 9 countries around the Baltic sea and above the Arctic circle with two crossings. Over 4k miles driven with no GPS only paper maps and on top of that, they did in an all electric VW ID. Buzz van. They also raised over $3k dollars for the Jessi Combs Foundation. Take a listen as they tell us about this once in a lifetime trip. Please Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite listening platform. You can find Mercedes and Andy at crankshaftculture.com Comments, Questions, complaints; email us at [email protected] Join the Discord, message on the socials for a link. Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
Midlife R/C
We're back from Olympic break and so is NASCAR. We hear about Brad's garage and just how far down the rabbit hole Andrew has go back into R/C. Please Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite listening platform. Comments, Questions, complaints; email us at [email protected] Join the Discord, message on the socials for a link. Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
Is this Podcast Bankrupt?
Times are tough, but apparently tougher for 3 German brands near and dear to car enthusiasts. Please Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite listening platform. Comments, Questions, complaints; email us at [email protected] Join the Discord, message on the socials for a link. Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
Make yourself a Project
We have good intentions of improving project cars, but every once and a while they go sideways. Andrew messes up a project on the G20. We talk the entertaining but frustrating Brickyard 400 and Play some Craig Craig don't tell me. Please Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite listening platform. Comments, Questions, complaints; email us at [email protected] Join the Discord, message on the socials for a link. Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
Hot Auto Off Topic Nights
Brad reveals a new project vehicle, surprise, not surprised. We discuss some NASCAR and a little bit about the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Please Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite listening platform. Comments, Questions, complaints; email us at [email protected] Join the Discord, message on the socials for a link. Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
Banning Old Cars
Brad has some project car updates on the garage. We Talk NASCAR's Chicago street race and the mess ups and poor planning they had. Then discuss some concerning news that the Mass RMV is banning Kei vehicles and what that means for old car enthusiasts. Please Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite listening platform. Comments, Questions, complaints; email us at [email protected] Join the Discord, message on the socials for a link. Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
Episode TSI Three Fifty
It's the 350th episode. Andrew did some more interior work, and continued to make it rain at races. Brad learned to drive a skid steer and is totally ready to be a heavy equipment operator now. Please Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite listening platform. Comments, Questions, complaints; email us at [email protected] Join the Discord, message on the socials for a link. Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
Don't Podcast in a Thunderstorm
We talk the hot weather. Andrew's power cuts out and we discuss NASCAR, LeMans and all the good but also shitty ways streaming has made watching racing easier. Then cover some project car updates. Please Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite listening platform. Comments, Questions, complaints; email us at [email protected] Join the Discord, message on the socials for a link. Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
That's my good junk
Brad is looking for someone to take his junk and we talk about some fun attainable project cars using real CL posts. You can absolutely get a running and driving project car for under $10k and have money to spend on personalizing it. Please Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite listening platform. Comments, Questions, complaints; email us at [email protected] Join the Discord, message on the socials for a link. Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
Maniacal work
We do a lot of maniacal work on our cars here at AOT. We talk some sheds for the over 40 demo and a few project car updates. Then we chat a lot about last weekends motorsports. Please Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite listening platform. Comments, Questions, complaints; email us at [email protected] Join the Discord, message on the socials for a link. Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
A Little Sway
We're back from Indy. Brad survived a trip up inside a stainless steel arch and installs a weeber carb from Temu on the Colt. Andrew grabbed a bunch of cheap used parts for the Volvo and a new made in Mass shift knob, but neglects to fix the engine. Please Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite listening platform. Comments, Questions, complaints; email us at [email protected] Join the Discord, message on the socials for a link. Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
Let Old Cars Be Old
Let old cars be old, that's it that's the episode. Please Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite listening platform. Comments, Questions, complaints; email us at [email protected] Join the Discord, message on the socials for a link. Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
There's a lot of toggle switches
Big things in this episode, a major project car updates. That's really the main theme of this episode, just straight project car talk. Please Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite listening platform. Comments, Questions, complaints; email us at [email protected] Join the Discord, message on the socials for a link. Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
RMV Misery
A little NASCAR talk and right into project cars. Projects are kicking off and Brad and Andrew are getting some stuff done. Andrew's Volvo is headed his way and the RMV unsurprisingly gave him a hard time. We've got Starion updates, Mustang Updates, Galant Updates, Eclipse updates. Please Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite listening platform. Comments, Questions, complaints; email us at [email protected] Join the Discord, message on the socials for a link. Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
Punch Card
Mostly some project car updates and and a round of Craig Craig Don't tell me. Brad ruined his childhood memories apparently by reading some old car magazines and Andrew's volvo will soon be on the way. Please Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite listening platform. Comments, Questions, complaints; email us at [email protected] Join the Discord, message on the socials for a link. Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
An Expensive Brat
We talk some expensive car restorations for Millennial favorite cars. Project car updates on Mitsubishis and a Volvo, and some stories about crashing other people's cars. Please Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite listening platform. Comments, Questions, complaints; email us at [email protected] Join the Discord, message on the socials for a link. Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
Junk yard Dogging
We are back into project car season. Andrew's been digging in the Junk yard and Brad's been digging into Andrew's volvo. We also chat about the Eclipse(not the broken one) and some NASCAR and how boring the circle tracks where. Please Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite listening platform. Comments, Questions, complaints; email us at [email protected] Join the Discord, message on the socials for a link. Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
Manifest that Project Car
We've been slacking on project cars, so Andrew decided to buy another one. Listen to this episode to find out what it was. We cover some other project car updates too. Please Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite listening platform. Comments, Questions, complaints; email us at [email protected] Join the Discord, message on the socials for a link. Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
Throw Away Cars
We rant about over priced project cars and flipping culture, recap NASCAR at COTA and play some fan favorite Craig Craig Don't tell me. Please Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite listening platform. Comments, Questions, complaints; email us at [email protected] Join the Discord, message on the socials for a link. Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!