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

Oct 31, 2025

59 min

Happy Halloween folks. We've got some project cars haunting us this week. Brad recaps the Arizona Rising Sun Rally and our finally NASCAR update for the season. 
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Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
 

Oct 31, 2025

59 min

Oct 24, 2025

1 hr 4 min

We're back with returning guest Brad Brownell, now with Land Moto an e-Motorcycle maker out of Cleveland OH. Brad gives us the run down on the Motorcycles and some updates on his super cool custom color 996 Turbo. 
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AOT Brad has a minor project car update and Andrew is still waiting on some Volvo parts, so he decided get another R/C car. 
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Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
 

Oct 24, 2025

1 hr 4 min

Oct 17, 2025

1 hr 2 min

We kick it right off into Brad's salvage yard trip, then into some other project car updates. Then have some old man opinions on car meets that are TOO big and wrap it up with some NASCAR talk, including a test drive of the NASCAR '25 video game. 
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Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!

Oct 17, 2025

1 hr 2 min

Oct 10, 2025

59 min

Brad and Andrew spend the past weekend enjoying Japanese themed car shows on opposite sides of the country but the common them was that we enjoyed them with some great friends and their cool little cars. We also get into some project car updates/downdates and we ramble on a bit about lost car magazines. 
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Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!

Oct 10, 2025

59 min

Oct 3, 2025

52 min

We're back for another episode. Sorry we've been having audio issues and internet issues. However we have it solved now. Brad has replaced his internet, and our levels sound good. Mostly some minor Volvo updates, and Brad goes into his Corolla engine tear down. Which had some super odd engine failure. Listen to find out what happened. 
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Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
 

Oct 3, 2025

52 min

Sep 26, 2025

1 hr 1 min

Andrew Recaps the NASCAR race in NH. We barely worked on any project cars, but we play the fan favorite Craig Craig Don't tell me and are terrible at it. 
 
Also sorry for the broken audio levels on the last episode. 
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Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
 
 

Sep 26, 2025

1 hr 1 min

Heavy Jogging

Sep 19, 2025

Sep 19, 2025

1 hr 9 min

We're back after a little break because of a break in Brad's internet wires. Andrew also went on vacation. But we made good use of that time attending some cool events and working on Project cars. The Ram50 had some issues, and the Volvo gets a lot closer to running. 
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Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!

Sep 19, 2025

1 hr 9 min

Car Week Newbie

Aug 22, 2025

Aug 22, 2025

1 hr 1 min

Brad finally gets to Car week, and looses the brakes. Andrew feels like the Volvo will be ready to run soon. 
We also squeeze in a bit of NASCAR talk. 
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Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!

Aug 22, 2025

1 hr 1 min

Aug 8, 2025

1 hr 8 min

We are back, lack of last week's episode was do to Subaru going cheap on rear wheel bearings. Bear with us as we rant about the cost of services and dealerships. We also have some project car updates and discuss the Brickyard 400. 
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Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!
 

Aug 8, 2025

1 hr 8 min

Jul 25, 2025

1 hr 16 min

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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Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!

Jul 25, 2025

1 hr 16 min

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