We are what the world truly doesn't need, yet Another Pointless Automotive Podcast. At least we know this is a pointless exercise to the benefit of nobody. As such, this is a podcast that ranges from the odd to the mundane, the typical to the absurd topics in the automotive world. Join along and be part of the unimportant.
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Episode #141 - Another Topicless Podcast Episode
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The homies are crunched for time as life is bringing the heat, yet they somehow have just enough time to still sit down and talk cars. Not enough time however to think of a clever (or even profoundly stupid) topic. Tag along as they dudes chat about random automotive thoughts and maybe find themselves an adult website sponsorship.…
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Your 5th favorite car podcasting duo kick back and do their best to make the most iconic car films into the worst. In a special Taco Bell fueled episode, Chadwick and Frank find bleak new ways to mod existing car films into twisted caricatures of themselves. What if we recast the lead in Gone in 60 Seconds? What if Lightning McQueen was able to tak…
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Episode #139 - Revisiting C&D 10 Best (1998-2002)
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The boys are back at in a deeply retrospective mood. It's time again to revisit Car & Driver's 10 Best list. This episode's vintage includes the tail end of those wild and wacky 90's into the bold new 2000's. What are you favorite cars from this period, and did they make the list?By Frank Harrington IV and Chadwick Atkinson
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Episode #138 - Car Spotting Some Sweet Rides
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The fellas sit down and recount some seriously sweet rides they have recently witnessed in the wild. Are you even a car person if you haven't left a note with your phone number on it on the windshield of a cool car?
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Episode #137 - The Sub $5k Enthusiast Market
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You want a cool weekend/fun car, but you don't want to break the bank? Well tune right in because we're serving up some fresh options for you to blow you spare cash on (spare cash?). It's tough market, but if you look hard enough there some diamonds in the roughBy Frank Harrington IV and Chadwick Atkinson
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Episode #136 - Two Car Dudes Just Catching Up
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On this episode...well, the title pretty much sums it up. It's been a long time since the boys have chatted...hell, they even skipped a week of posting the pod. Topics such as car auctions, new car purchases, and who knows what else will be spoken upon this week.By Frank Harrington IV and Chadwick Atkinson
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Episode #135 - The Art of Filming & Shooting Automobiles
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The fellas love them selves a good camera, so long as they are on the other side of it, shooting photos and video. How do they do it? What are the tricks? Will they send nudes? Find out here!By Frank Harrington IV and Chadwick Atkinson
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Episode #135 - Current Fleet Status & Plans
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The homies kick back and talk through their respective collections of automotive garbage, updating you, the dear listener as to what the hell is going on. Has Chadwick bought yet another SR20DE powered car? Has Frank finally got off his can and sell something? Tune in and find out!By Frank Harrington IV and Chadwick Atkinson
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Episode #133 - Browse Our Search History!
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Ever wonder what awful things might lurk in the search history of the fellas? Guess what... it's all cars! The dudes sit down and poke through their recent saved items on Facebook Marketplace to see what sort of rough and trashy diamonds might be found within.
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Episode #132 - Modern Cars Have Lost Their Way
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It's not just nostalgia that drives out passion for older cars... it's the fact that modern cars have swerved too far off the road of pure driving enjoyment and adventure. The fellas cover modern car bloat, the death of the analog experience, car tech following the cell phone model, and much much more.…
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Episode #131 - The Gang Builds Some OEMs
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Any car guy/gal has at some point sat down, and in their mind, mapped out what they would do should they get to start their own car company from scratch. The fellas take this episode to do just that, hand craft a new OEM manufacturer out of thin air. Does Chadwick feed everything a girthy V8? Did Frank build an all EV collection of neo-beaters? Lis…
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Episode #130 - The Early 2000s Were Full of Sweet Cars!
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We spend lots of time here on the pod talking about iron from the 80s and 90s. Today, the homies sit down this time to chat all about some excellent rides from the early to mid 2000s. Were all manufacturers at their modern peak in this era?! Come hang out post Y2K with us and see if we talk about your favorite car from this era.…
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Episode #129 - Assessing the Risk of Cheap Speed
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Cheap ways to go fast in a car is a topic nearly beaten to death. However, many of these lists pay no heed to the risks often associated to these affordable speed machines. The fellas assign a risk rating to some of the best buys in the current cheap speed category. It's all about risk verses reward on this one.…
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Episode #128 - Valid Vehicle Valuation
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In this episode, the boys attempt to bring to light the true drivers of automotive value. Is low mileage actually more valuable than low owner count? What is the actual definition of a "survivor" car? Can a fat stack of maintenance paper work put extra Benjamins in your pocket? All this and some Epstein Island commentary sprinkled in for extra flav…
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Episode #127 - Special Guest w/ Art Cervantes
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Art Cervantes of founding Radwood and DWA fame joins the fellas for a chill convo sesh revolving around his car history, current automotive endeavors, and future projects. Will the K-Swapped E30 ever rally? When will he accept Chadwick's lowball offer for his R33 GTR? All this and more on this dope episode.…
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Episode #126 - Pointless Scriptless Rambling
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Breaking News... the fellas usually have a loose script that they adhere to for most episodes. Shocking right> Today however, we're not bringing any manner of planning into this cluster bang dumpster inferno... we're giving it to you raw. No holds are barred, no automotive adjacent topics too risky... brace yourselves.…
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Episode #125 - Automotive Grudge Match: Subaru vs. Mitsubishi
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We're back at it with another Automotive Grudge Match! This time the contenders are vicious rivals of the rally racing scene. Mitsubishi and Subaru have been hosting a veritable arms race in the rally car for the road sector, but who will come out on top today? Around these parts the Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 is king, but the reign of the 2003-2003 Su…
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Everyone knows that the power should go to the rear wheels... or to all the wheels to a lesser degree of automotive cool. What about those darned front wheel drive vehicles? Clearly they can't be any good at all. Obviously the can't carry any sporty pretensions. The fellas set out the debunk the old "wrong wheel drive" sentiment on this episode.…
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Episode #123 - Drive Anything Interesting Lately?
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I hope to hell the fellas have driven something interesting in the the recent past. They literally only think/talk/stress about cars. On this week's pod, the boys reflect upon some "interesting" rides they have piloted lately and give their dollar store hot-takes on how those vehicles performed.By Frank Harrington IV and Chadwick Atkinson
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Episode #122 - Accurately Hyped or Over-Hyped?
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Right before a new car launches, the automotive press generates a quantifiable level of hype (or measured anticipation). Sometimes, this hype level is accurate to the vehicle’s potential…sometimes, it far exceeds this new car’s actual execution. Today, the boys callout some cars that they believe to be accurately hyped or over-hyped…and how these c…
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Episode #121 - The Current Manic Used Car Market
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Record high interest rates, inventory shortages, ADMs, shady used car dealers... the current automotive market is a veritable minefield for the uninitiated... and still to is, the salty veteran car hoarders. Most people require a reliable and affordable daily drivers, but that just happens to be the most competitive sector currently. The boys exami…
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Episode #120 - Our Top 5 Favorite Cars We've Owned
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We have owned way too many cars, and most of them are not noteworthy. However, a select few are worth a damn in out collective pointless minds. Frank and Chadwick tier list it up with their top 5 favorite cars that they've held stewardship over.By Frank Harrington IV and Chadwick Atkinson
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Episode #119 - Modern Offerings (2024) with Enthusiast Creds
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Taking some sound advice from their customers (finally), the boys make their best efforts to live in the now. On this episode, they abandon their comfort zones and focus on modern vehicles that actually carry some enthusiast credits with them. Additional dealer markups and out of control interest rates be damned, let's check out some sweet cars for…
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Episode #118 - Revisiting C&D Top 10 List 1993-1997
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The fells crack open some fine-ass vintage Cars & Driver mags to reflect on the all-powerful 10 Best List... except we call it the top ten list round these parts. We've got some fantastic years to cover this week with 1993-1997 on the table. What are some of your favorites from the lists? What vehicles should have made the cut but didn't?…
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Episode #117 - Founding the Automotive UN
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Keeping with the thesis statement of the podcast, your bois sit down and craft a truly pointless creation, the Automotive UN! Pretend there's a world where each OEM had to send a model of theirs off to this United Automotive Nations coalition. Who would they send to best represent that brand on the world stage? In what might be our most pointless a…
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Episode #116 - Automotive Would You Rather? Vol. 4
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A massive waste of time, our "Automotive Would You Rather?" series gets another regrettable installment. Do the fellas contemplate committing brutal war crimes for cool cars? Pick a decade to own all their cars from? Do they finally get the pod that big sponsorship from a leading golf ball sized all natural male enhancement suppository manufacturer…
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Episode #115 - How to Pointlessly Buy and Sell Cars
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Do you exercise fiscal responsibility? Do you ACTUALY adhere to a set budget? Well bigups to you dude or dudette. Around these parts, we don't practice what we preach. Yet... somehow, we managed to pull somewhat sound advise from our chocolate starfishes regarding the buying and selling of automobiles.…
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Episode #114 - Cars that Don't Exist, but Probably Should
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The fellas take on the role of some manner of Dr. Frankenstein and try to create cases for cars that don't exist (for better or for worse) but probably should. What historical winners are making a shining comeback? Also, what god awful junkers are being summoned from the grave? Tune in to find out friends.…
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Episode #113 - We Like Big Cars and We Cannot Lie
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Keep your subcompacts to yourself... I need a car with girth. That's right listeners, this episode is dedicated to all the full size models out there (cars). We honor both floaty land yachts of yesteryear as well as modern gran touring machines on this very special and extra large episode.By Frank Harrington IV and Chadwick Atkinson
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Episode #112 - We Avoided Death in 2023!
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The fellas look back on 2023 and figure out how they didn't manage to die in some sort of automotive hording accident. They bought some cars, they sold some cars, they did all sorts of misguided automotive adventures. What does 2024 have in store? Tune in to find out!By Frank Harrington IV and Chadwick Atkinson
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Episode #111 - Taking it to The Track... Day
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Chadwick (a washed up track rat with a spotty racing background) sits young impressionable Frank (a complete track day virgin) on his lap for a track day focused talking to. The conversation gets racy as the boys banter on about various track day shenanigans. Get off the street and meat me in the sheets... I mean, and take it to the track.…
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Episode #110 - A Lexus December to Remember
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Come along and celebrate the Lexus December to Remember Sales Event with us by talking all things Lexus! Your homies kick back and discuss their personal history with Lexus vehicles. Which ones are the best?! What's the worst Lexus of all time? Deep thoughts on the SC430. Let's enjoy the only meaningful event during December together!…
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Episode #109 - Automotive Grudge Match: BMW vs Mercedes Benz
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The two Uber-titans of the German automotive scene come to fisticuffs in a knock-down Bavarian bar brawl for the ages. The M division takes a clear shot at the AGM groin with manual gearbox options, while Mercedes unleashes a furry of borderline illegal blows by way of Cosworth powered touring car sweetness. Who will claim the championship belt onc…
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Episode #108 - Screw Fleet Liquidation... Let's Buy Cool Cars
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The fellas fall off their rehab program of car selling and fleet reduction and instead start snagging up some sweet rides. In what can only be described as a roller coaster of emotions and reversal of fortunes, the boys face their fleet liquidation challenges by way of full ignorance and reckless abandon.…
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Episode #107 - Revisiting C&D Top Ten List (1988-1992)
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The fellas dust off some vintage issues of Car & Driver to see what iconic models adorned their highly celebrated Top Ten Car List. The years being reviewed in this episode are 1988-1992... and could a more industry revolutionizing period be selected? Tune in for some real gems being unearthed and discussed in this period.…
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Episode #106 - Good Cars for People Who Hate Cars
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Maybe you're not spec sheet guy, badge worship guy, nor even car enthusiast adjacent. You simply need a car that's going to turn on, run, and get you to even the most mundane of destinations with reliable frequency. We may talk about cars just right for you. Hell, we even flip the script and cover cars for you to avoid at all cost.…
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Episode #105 - 2 Year Anniversary Special!
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We somehow made it two full years with this messy word soup of a podcast! Much like in the one year anniversary special, the fellas sit down to talk all things NOT cars. So sit back and hang out as we toast to year two and talk about Guy Fieri and smoking crack.By Frank Harrington IV and Chadwick Atkinson
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Episode #104 - Mechanical Marketing Malarkey
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There's a big block's displacement worth of marketing jargon that gets tossed around quite freely in the automotive sector. That thing got a Hemi? Nah man, it's powered buy a "Quad 4". This that a DOHC or a Twin Cam motor? I can sure as hell tell it has ABS by the dozen call outs all over the body work. That's this episode.…
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Episode #103 - Regular Ass Cars that Just Aren't Around Anymore
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In his sophomore appearance on the pod, Zach Miller (of Cars & Bids fame) hangs with the boys and reminisces about once common cars that clogged the roads of America, but are absolutely missing in action today. Where have all the minivans gone?By Frank Harrington IV and Chadwick Atkinson
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With Halloween just around the corner, the fellas shine a fleshlight... ummm, flashlight (easy there autocorrect) under their chins and share absolutely ghoulish tales of terror with automotive themes. Is anything scarier than having an alternator die during a nighttime rain storm? How truly horrifying is it when you experience catastrophic and com…
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Episode #101 - Sierra Rally 4 Reflections
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The DWA Sierra Rally 4 is in the log books. The boys take this episode to reflect on their choices of navigators, cars, and their most memorable moments from the weekend. Was the Mini a wrong wheel drive sloppy mess in the technical sections? Did the S2000 wheeze at elevation whilst trying to inhale enough air to satiate the VTEC gods? Tune in for …
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Episode #100 - How The Hell Did We Make it this Far?
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It's the centennial celebration across the pointless automotive nation. The Dudes blow their 100th episode party by rambling about past episodes and dreaming of what the next 100 will have in store for them. Will they ever get sponsored by a certain uncle's bodily fluid removing cream? Can they secure Jeremy Clarkson as a guest? Tune in to definite…
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Episode #99 - The Car Toys that Made Us Real Car Hoarders
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The fellas fondly reflect on their childhood favorite automotive themed toys... such innocent playtime that would later inflict both of them with a crippling desire to amass a fleet of real cars in adulthood. What were some of your favorite car toys growing up? Hot Wheels, Micro Machines, Transformers, or something we failed to cover?…
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Episode #98 - Sierra Rally 4 Pregame Episode
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As the start of the Sierra Rally 4 (Organized by the DWA fellas) rapidly accelerates toward the boys, Chadwick and Frank and Frank both present their automotive weapons of choice. Frank details his lower mileage and well maintained Honda S2000 while Chadwick does Chadwick things, like late night wrenching sessions to get his Nissan NX2000 (which ma…
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Episode #97 - Revisiting C&D Top 10 Best List 1983-1987
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We might not be a good sounding board for electing cars for a top 10 list, but you know who is? Car and Driver. They've been compiling Top 10 Car lists since 1983. Uncoincidentally, that's right where we will start in reflecting upon their selections and critiquing them in a most unqualified manner. How many times will the Honda Accord be included …
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The current automotive landscape is dominated by the modern SUV. This, by default, makes then rather uncool. Turn back the clock though, and boxy truck-based SUVs were cool as shit... and still are. Join the lads as they reflect on some rather cool historical SUVs, and why you should consider adding one to your fleet.…
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Episode #95 - The Swinging Truck Nuts-isode
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The boys rant about some not so upstanding aspects of current car culture and then focus their ire upon snake oil accessories. The Tornado fuel saver and truck nuts are highly criticized and everyone is relieved to get those rants off their chests. Prepare to shout at your podcast medium along with the fellas for this one.…
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Episode #94 - VTEC Just Kicked In Yo!
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The DudeBros wax poetic on the wonder of Honda's VTEC system and the cars we love that came equipped with it. In the 1990s almost nothing else in the popular tuner car world was as lauded, copied, and recognized as this trick and inexpensive variable valve timing setup. Come along as VTEC kicks into our hearts!…
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Episode #93 - Forbidden Fruit with Guest Zach Miller
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Fellow strange car enjoyer and friend of the pod Zach Miller joins us to talk about some of the most forbidden fruits of the automotive world. Whether they be JDM oddballs or Ford Europe gems, we kick back and talk about all of the excellent iron never shipped stateside. Are you ready for some serious shooting break speak and TVR talk!? Come along …
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Episode #92 - APA Podcast Unscripted and Extra Raw
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The fellas smash their teleprompters and burn their episode notes (well Chadwick does at least), as they fly completely off the handle. This episode devolves into a mild interrogation of impending fleet decisions and other challenging automotive conundrums. Tune in or tune out... the choice is yours.…
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