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

Jun 5, 2026
Jun 5, 2026
1 hr 19 min
We're back for another week. Andrew is painfully close on driving the Volvo, Brad did way more project car projects than he realized. We also simp again this week for the Prime NASCAR broadcast and we played a nice game of Craig Craig don't tell me. With what we think is the first AI description we've seen on Craiglist.
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Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!

May 29, 2026
May 29, 2026
56 min
We're back for another week with some casual race coverage and then some project car updates. The Starion got colder and the Volvo moved a few steps closer to being on the road.
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Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!

May 22, 2026
May 22, 2026
1 hr 11 min
Hey we are back. This episode kicks off with some Motorsports talk and then we get into some project car stuff. Andrew is days away from driving the Volvo and Brad has been treating the Starion to a spa day. Then Andrew talks about some R/C drifting and working on R/C chassis.
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May 8, 2026
May 8, 2026
1 hr 34 min
OK after a brief hiatus because Brad was absolutely thrashing on the Starion to get it ready for the Driving While Awesome, Camping While Awesome rally. Let's hear about how Brad got there and how it went. Andrew gives a quick Volvo update, progress is progress right? Then we spend the rest of the episode talking about the Starion and the rally. Warning, you'll probably have some FOMO.
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Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!

Apr 17, 2026
Apr 17, 2026
55 min
This week is all about those project car updates. Brad made some mega progress on the Starion and Andrew has a few Volvo updates as both these cars become more and more road worthy.
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Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!

Apr 10, 2026
Apr 10, 2026
1 hr 24 min
Welcome back to another episode. Brad and Andrew have made some big progress on their project cars. The Starion gas tank is going in and Andrew has been fixing up the wiring issues in the Volvo. Then this weeks topic, we revisit car movies because it's been a while since we last did and some new movies have come out since then. Stay for our takes on some new and not so new car movies that we hadn't seen till recently. The custom episode image is 100% NOT AI, it's a good old fashioned low effort photoshop.
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Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!

Apr 3, 2026
Apr 3, 2026
1 hr 18 min
Back for another week, We talk some Automotive terms that are cringe for 2026. For project car updates, Andrew has actually worked on the Volvo. Brad is fighting the Lancer, while working trying to finish up the Starion.
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Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!

Mar 27, 2026
Mar 27, 2026
1 hr 3 min
This week Brad carries the podcast again with project car updates, and we play our favorite game Craig Craig Don't tell me. Brad once again proves his head is filled with lots of random car facts.
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Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!

Mar 20, 2026
Mar 20, 2026
40 min
A smaller more fuel efficient episode this week. Brad has most of the project car updates, we talk about a few upcoming events and only a little Motorsports talk.
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Mar 12, 2026
Mar 12, 2026
1 hr 11 min
Brad reports on some project car updates for the Merkur, recaps his trip to Phoenix Raceway for the Cup race and the we answer your questions. It's been mins, hours since we've done that.
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