Auto Off Topic
Auto 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
Episodes
We're back in the basement for this episode. So if you hear a dog or the dryer, it's just part of the experience. Brad and Andrew got to Judge at the Misselwood Concours d'Elegance. Then Andrew with a lot of back up from his Dad and friends got the Volvo engine and transmission back into the car. Brad finally got the 74 Colt up and running for good?
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Brad buys an Anchor and Andrew completes some automotive side quests.
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Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
Gather round, the days are long and the project car updates are coming.
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Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
We're back to remote style podcasts. We cover a bunch of project car updates and talk some events. Let us know how this sounds, we know you will anyway. Come hang out in the discord.
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In this episode we're coming to you in wonderful mono mix. We talk some project car updates, upcoming events and the amazing hobby shops of Japan.
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Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
Well we are back after a bit of a break. This is a second crack at Andrew reporting on his Japan trip. Good news, this was probably better than the original anyway. If it sounds different, it's because we went old school AOT and recorded it directly into the old trusty H4N. After Andrew's Japan recap we touch on a few project car updates. Thanks for hanging in there folks.
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We think we solved our audio problems. Some nice project car updates from Andrew this week, because the Volvo engine is starting to come together. Brad hit a few car shows this weekend and rescued a friend who installed their car battery backwards. We also have some Casual Motorsport discussion.
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We're back after jumpstarting Brad's internet. A good amount of project car updates on Brad's fleet and a few on Andrew's Volvo and some NASCAR recap. Also few scale project car updates.
We are also working on getting our connection to be better, so thanks for sticking around.
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Wipers, why are they so expensive and why are modern ones so annoying?
We rages on some wipers and cover some scale car stuff.
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Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
Finally back with an episode, this is a two weeks in one. We had technical issues two weeks in a row, so this is one episode made from two.
We talk a few Project car updates and a lot of Daytona 500.
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Wooo, That's some gas fumes. Andrew accidentally stinks up his house with gas for this episode. We got some project car updates on the Volvo and Brad's Corolla. NASCAR makes it's return for the season to Bowman-Gray stadium for a super fun race and we discuss how Monster Energy livery cars bring big Kyle energy.
We are really pumped that motorsport season is back. We recap last weekend's Rolex 24 and Rally Monte Carlo. We discuss the upcoming NASCAR clash and the sort of odd broadcast choices for NASCAR this season. This is all after some quick project car updates and rant about expensive things in car culture. We are not fans of enthusiasts being priced out of the hobby.
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We are finally back for the second episode of 2025. We get into this years Dakar, project car updates and some scale project car updates.
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Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
Welcome back for the first episode of 2025. We do the fully project car round up. We cover all of Andrew's cars and then spend most of the episode on Brad's cars. Turns out we still have some projects hanging out from a few years ago.
Programing note This will be the only episode till mid January.
If you like a casual podcast about realistic and cheap project cars, tell your friends.
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Welcome to the final episode of 2024. This is Auto Off Topic Wrapped with some project car updates, resolutions and a recap of our 2024. Thanks for all the listens and happy holidays.
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We're back and Brad has some major Power Ram updates. Andrew's Volvo engine makes a little progress at the machine shop. We get our wish that Trackhouse is going endurance racing. Brad suffered through some normie car shopping and we discuss why car dealerships are even more terrible post Covid.
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When you are looking at hose sizes, It should always be the inside diameter. Brad fills us in with a Mighty Ram update. We have an update about Recaro. Andrew shops black Friday deals for car parts and is waiting on the machine shop to evaluate the Volvo block.
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We are back with another low effort podcast. Happy Thanks Giving. We have got a spread of project car updates, some car related news and talk Jaguar's massive fumble.
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Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
Brad makes good and gets the Ram50 to run. Andrew is only working on scale projects and we have some thoughts on the final NASCAR race of the season.
We are back with a ton of project car updates, Brad Talks about the Arizona Rising Sun Rally and we close out with some NASCAR as the season is finisher in Phoenix is the next race.
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