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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Episodes
Wednesday Apr 12, 2017
Wednesday Apr 12, 2017
Andrew finds out the Galant need a fuel pump in his driveway and then we answer some listener questions. The Dodge Demon didn't need to exist, but it does and we're kinda sorta ok with that.
Wednesday Apr 05, 2017
Wednesday Apr 05, 2017
Winter seems to have finally given up its icy grip. Which means Brad and Andrew are excited to drive their cars this weekend, so they go over some New England car events that they like to attend during the warmer months. Please Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.Comments, Questions, complaints; email us at autoofftopic@gmail.comThis podcast is brought to you by Vintage Imports of New England http://vintageimportsne.com/Keep your cars analog!
Wednesday Mar 29, 2017
Wednesday Mar 29, 2017
Andrew educates Brad on correct Porsche pronunciation, and we cover our regular segments we skipped on episode 21. We then we dive into some listener questions.Please Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.Comments, Questions, complaints; email us at autoofftopic@gmail.comThis podcast is brought to you by Vintage Imports of New England http://vintageimportsne.com/Keep your cars analog!
Wednesday Mar 22, 2017
Wednesday Mar 22, 2017
In this episode, we have local amateur rally driver Vinnie McMahon stop by and answer some questions about how he got into rallying. Vinnie drove a 1990 Eagle Talon that he turned into a rally from just outside of Boston 8hrs into Canada. Completed 100 stages miles of competition and drove the car back with hardly and issue. Please Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.Comments, Questions, complaints; email us at autoofftopic@gmail.comThis podcast is brought to you by Vintage Imports of New England http://vintageimportsne.com/Keep your cars analog!
Wednesday Mar 15, 2017
Wednesday Mar 15, 2017
We are struggling with the winter doldrums here. We cover some Mitsubishi news, how odd all the Nissan SUVs are and what Nissan should do to improve Mitsubishi. We get real excited about the Baby Driver trailer and the teaser shots from Subaru's bobsled track stunt. Andrew ordered up some more parts for the Talon, while his Craiglist post for the '89 Montero keeps getting flagged for removal. Brad drove back and forth to Georgia again to pick up another trailer for a customer and we talk about fake concept cars. Please Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.Comments, Questions, complaints; email us at autoofftopic@gmail.comThis podcast is brought to you by Vintage Imports of New England http://vintageimportsne.com/Keep your cars analog!
Wednesday Mar 08, 2017
Wednesday Mar 08, 2017
Brad picked up and got to drive a Mk1 Ford Escort. Andrew's 1999 Montero is on its way from sunny Arizona and he found some sweet used car parts for future projects. Then we cover some listener questions. Please Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Google Music.Comments, Questions, complaints; email us at autoofftopic@gmail.comThis podcast is brought to you by Vintage Imports of New England http://vintageimportsne.com/Keep your cars analog!
Wednesday Mar 01, 2017
Wednesday Mar 01, 2017
We enjoyed watching the Daytona 500 and touch on a few of our favorite things about it. Andrew and Brad changed the belts on the quirky but nice '79 Accord before it heads off to a new owner. Then we cover a few scale project car updates. Finally, was it Imperialism or the invention of the car that decided what side of the road we drive on? We discuss righthand and lefthand traffic in the back half of the episode.
Wednesday Feb 22, 2017
Wednesday Feb 22, 2017
Brad and Andrew ate some naked chicken chalupas, they did not disappoint. However, the damn Junkyard Raider did. As a special treat you can hear the truck fire up right here on this podcast. We promise it will be the only podcast ever to feature audio of a Dodge Raider being started. Then we talk some Tamiya R/C and go over a few scale project cars. Andrew got his Montero wheels overnighted from Japan, well not really, but they still came pretty quickly.
Wednesday Feb 15, 2017
Wednesday Feb 15, 2017
Andrew's voice is running on 3 cylinders this week. Coloring contest winners are announced! We discuss TSD rallying and the Winter Challenge Rally in VT. Brad is into micro R/C cars. Then we take some listener questions and thank you to everyone listening! Please Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.Comments, Questions, complaints; email us at autoofftopic@gmail.comThis podcast is brought to you by Vintage Imports of New England http://vintageimportsne.com/Keep your cars analog!
Wednesday Feb 08, 2017
Wednesday Feb 08, 2017
Brad and Andrew both have head colds this week so excuse our voices and coughs. Our friend Jeremy of HotRodCoffeeShop.com stopped by the AOT bunker for a little chat. We learned about Jeremy's six-fo and how it helped him learn to weld and fabricate. Don't worry folks, we find a way to bring it back to Mitsubishis. Please Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.Comments, Questions, complaints; email us at autoofftopic@gmail.comThis podcast is brought to you by Vintage Imports of New England http://vintageimportsne.com/Keep your cars analog!