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
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5 days ago
5 days ago
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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Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
Saturday Mar 15, 2025
Saturday Mar 15, 2025
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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Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
Thursday Mar 06, 2025
Thursday Mar 06, 2025
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!
Friday Feb 28, 2025
Friday Feb 28, 2025
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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Friday Feb 07, 2025
Friday Feb 07, 2025
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.
Saturday Feb 01, 2025
Saturday Feb 01, 2025
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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Friday Jan 24, 2025
Friday Jan 24, 2025
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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Friday Jan 03, 2025
Friday Jan 03, 2025
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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Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
Monday Dec 23, 2024
Monday Dec 23, 2024
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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Friday Dec 13, 2024
Friday Dec 13, 2024
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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Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!