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Episode 159-Hurrrrp. Look, there's no getting around this. Toad. Yep, that Toad. We can never play Toad in Mario Kart again without throwing up a bit in the back of our mouths. Thankfully she didn't describe it as Dry Bones with the tank, because that's Dave's default choice, on the DS version at least. What? Car show? Oh, right. Car show: Scion. Toyota. Crazy puzzles to unravel with a CR-V spare tire. Car accidents. Gran Turismo. Kroger Lube and Crash Bandicoot. Shoot. Sorry about that. Got away from me again. Sigh... Buy stuff with our hashtag brand on it! TeamClearCoat website AutoWerkz Blog TeamClearCoat Drivetribe TeamClearCoat YouTube Channel TeamClearCoat Instagram TeamClearCoat Twitter TeamClearCoat Facebook TeamClearCoat Video Game Recommendations on Steam

Episode 158-Ups and Downs There's one thing that absolutely needs to be above the fold on this episode's description: RIP BURT REYNOLDS In other news, we talk about some stuff we like and stuff we don't. A motorcycle racer's behavior? Bad. Kids racing pedal cars at the Goodwood Revival? Capital G Good. Also in this episode, we discuss some karting etiquette, and Ian reassures Dave that he, Dave, is not being a butt on the track. Keep your foot in it folks. Buy stuff with our hashtag brand on it! TeamClearCoat website AutoWerkz Blog TeamClearCoat Drivetribe TeamClearCoat YouTube Channel TeamClearCoat Instagram TeamClearCoat Twitter TeamClearCoat Facebook TeamClearCoat Video Game Recommendations on Steam

Episode 157-Coal Rolls There's some surprises in this episode of the TeamClearCoat Podcast. First, we discuss how much fun we had in Nissan's hopped-up golf kart. After all, tire squeal plus car equals fun, no matter the propulsion system. Another surpirse was our affinity for a huge Subaru, this one really caught us off guard, but hey, if you can move seven people with a smile on your face, then it is a welcome surprise indeed. Want to know what wasn't a surprise? The end result of Ian getting shoved into a Dodge Journey, like an angry house cat getting shoved into a pet carrier in preparation for a vet appointment. Claws exposed, fur hackled, and ire on high, Ian fills the blanket fort with his cloud of Journey-inspired criticism. Buy stuff with our hashtag brand on it! TeamClearCoat website AutoWerkz Blog TeamClearCoat Drivetribe TeamClearCoat YouTube Channel TeamClearCoat Instagram TeamClearCoat Twitter TeamClearCoat Facebook TeamClearCoat Video Game Recommendations on Steam

Episode 156 - They just handed us the keys... Apologies up front for the abreviated episode. Dave and Ian were busy kanoodling across Colorado in all kinds of cars and we're able to make their regularly scheduled appointment in the blanket fort this week. In lieu of blanket-based broadcasting, we bring you tolerable in-car audio on such topics as the Kia Stinger GT, the Ford Bullitt Mustang, The Volvo XC40, the Subaru BRZ, and the incredible, organ-relocating BMW M5. Legitimate automotive journalism is tough work people, somebody's gotta do them burnouts, right? Buy stuff with our hashtag brand on it! TeamClearCoat website AutoWerkz Blog TeamClearCoat Drivetribe TeamClearCoat YouTube Channel TeamClearCoat Instagram TeamClearCoat Twitter TeamClearCoat Facebook TeamClearCoat Video Game Recommendations on Steam

Episode 155-He's like an bomb-sniffing dog for costly online purchases. When inviting Ian into your home, if there happens to be a limited edition LP boxed set, guess what? IAN GONNA FIND IT. If there was any attempt to hide it, you can bet it's going to be found. On to the car topics! Listeners, let's um…listen to Dave lament about the Viggen failing emissions testing. Again. On an upnote, Ian had a rental that he really liked, and we've seen some STUFF. Also Ian hates Toto, so there's CLEARLY something wrong with him. Much like a Tesla Model 3 bumper filled with rain water, we've also unhinged ourselves from our mounting brackets and gone off the rails. Buy stuff with our hashtag brand on it! TeamClearCoat website AutoWerkz Blog TeamClearCoat Drivetribe TeamClearCoat YouTube Channel TeamClearCoat Instagram TeamClearCoat Twitter TeamClearCoat Facebook TeamClearCoat Video Game Recommendations on Steam

Episode 154-Sweaty You know, after a long sweaty day at the go kart track, what could be more refreshing than sitting in a blanket fort with absolutely zero ventilation? Well, just about anything other than that. Given that we're prone to making bad decisions, we tough it out in the blanket fort and get down to brass tacks. In better news, automotive manufactures have once again decided to give us some cars. We discuss what we'll be driving at the Rocky Mountain Driving Event this year, and would love to hear from you as to which cars we should focus on. Buy stuff with our hashtag brand on it! TeamClearCoat website AutoWerkz Blog TeamClearCoat Drivetribe TeamClearCoat YouTube Channel TeamClearCoat Instagram TeamClearCoat Twitter TeamClearCoat Facebook TeamClearCoat Video Game Recommendations on Steam

Episode One Five Three We're still puzzled as to why someone would put a put a 3.7L badge on a Ford Mustang. What we're not puzzled about is what WRX drivers adorn their cars with, especially when it's such an OBVIOUS CLICHÉ that you're walking into! We're not mad, we're really not. Ultimately, we're just disappointed. It's almost like the person is being given a test, and the results determine whether or not we'd ever be friends with that person. You know what Dave's not disappointed by? Ian. He's not! He's proud! Specifically, he's proud of his ideas about how someone looks at cars when they bolt on junk you find at Pep Boys. Any time someone looks at their car with the perspective of it being something more than an appliance to get from point A to B, then we love it, and it is our duty to encourage it! Andrew, one of our listeners, rightly called the TCC Crisis Line when he happens across a cluster of Polaris vehicles, which leads us to coining a term for a group of them: A Dockers of Slingshots. A pair of pleated Dad pants, a Ryobi power drill, and a folding chair that gets turned around so that one can "rap" with the kids all combined into the primordial ooze that birthed that vehicle. Buy stuff with our hashtag brand on it! TeamClearCoat website AutoWerkz Blog TeamClearCoat Drivetribe TeamClearCoat YouTube Channel TeamClearCoat Instagram TeamClearCoat Twitter TeamClearCoat Facebook TeamClearCoat Video Game Recommendations on Steam

Episode 152-Royals! Humility. Denial. When it comes to Ian's karting abilities, our resident racer (the better and less-sunburned of the two at least) seems to be in a Schrodinger-esque superstate composed of the two where he is both humble and in a state of denial about his talent. Well guess who comes crashing through the cat box to boldly declare that Ian is a good driver? Dave. Dave does that. We all know he does that. He does. He did. While Ian may not like discussing his victories, Dave certainly likes discussing his failures, and in this week's show the tales of Viggen ownership start to stack up. Oh, and guess what? We land on the absolute best analogy for our cars. Water-filled heads and all. 14 times!!! Buy stuff with our hashtag brand on it! TeamClearCoat website AutoWerkz Blog TeamClearCoat Drivetribe TeamClearCoat YouTube Channel TeamClearCoat Instagram TeamClearCoat Twitter TeamClearCoat Facebook TeamClearCoat Video Game Recommendations on Steam

Episode 151-The taste of victory Ah the refreshing flavor of victory. Dave doesn't get to taste it often, or seemingly care to, but when he gets his pasty ginger lips on the sweet chalice of triumph, he certainly doesn't hesitate to gloat about it. While Dave's victory is technically not impressive, or impressive at all, we are truly impressed by a VW Jetta. Numbers don't lie, and when we ran the math on how much this car travels, the magnitude of what we were truly witnessing came into focus. Thank you Chris, please NEVER STOP SENDING US PICTURES. Lastly, we round out the episode by looking and listening to the things you sent us! Please never stop sending us things! Buy stuff with our hashtag brand on it! TeamClearCoat website AutoWerkz Blog TeamClearCoat Drivetribe TeamClearCoat YouTube Channel TeamClearCoat Instagram TeamClearCoat Twitter TeamClearCoat Facebook TeamClearCoat Video Game Recommendations on Steam

Episode 150-Wow! When is a DonK not a donk? When is an effort to save humans turned awful? When will Dave stop obsessing over Isuzu? Well, answers in order: when it's a website, when Elon gets involved, and probably never. Speaking of Mr. Musky, we discuss being able to separate the person from the brand or the artist from the art, all while Ian TAKES IT TO THE MAX! Buy stuff with our hashtag brand on it! TeamClearCoat website AutoWerkz Blog TeamClearCoat Drivetribe TeamClearCoat YouTube Channel TeamClearCoat Instagram TeamClearCoat Twitter TeamClearCoat Facebook TeamClearCoat Video Game Recommendations on Steam

Episode 149-Kimspiracy Theories This week gets deep. Whether it's a deep dive into the dark deep F1 state plot for Kimi to understeer into Lewis, or Dave finally learning how to spell Isuzu, the depths, we explore them. Buy stuff with our hashtag brand on it! TeamClearCoat website AutoWerkz Blog TeamClearCoat Drivetribe TeamClearCoat YouTube Channel TeamClearCoat Instagram TeamClearCoat Twitter TeamClearCoat Facebook TeamClearCoat Video Game Recommendations on Steam

Episode 148-Don't do as we say. Or do. It is never too late or too early to apologize. If there was ever one word that could sum up the show, "sorry" may not be it, but it's in the top, I'm going to say, three. Look, we're the last folks that you should look to as role models. Don't be envious of Dave's instant ability to get sunburned when he's around any lightbulb brighter than a candle, as well as you shouldn't be jealous of all of the constant manscaping that Ian gets to do. Blisters and body hair aside, there are a few things that we have to offer the automotive enthusiast landscape, namely perspective and the removal of pre-existing biases. In this episode we discuss vanilla-boxing cars to see what their base whitelabel appeal would be. Lastly, take peace in knowing that everything is right in the world once again, well, not really, not in any way shape or form. But the little bit of entropy that fell into line was Ian resuming his rightful position above Dave in the Fantasy Effington Oneries. Buy stuff with our hashtag brand on it! TeamClearCoat website AutoWerkz Blog TeamClearCoat Drivetribe TeamClearCoat YouTube Channel TeamClearCoat Instagram TeamClearCoat Twitter TeamClearCoat Facebook TeamClearCoat Video Game Recommendations on Steam

Episode 147-Help is almost a call away. Sometimes we hear what we want to hear, versus what someone is actually saying. In this instance of "Ginger Hears What A Ginger Wants To Hear", Dave takes the opportunity to make his own terms for the ultimatum laid out by sweet, innocent Ian. Needless to say, it's easier to score points in a goal you yourself draw, and now Ian, very much being a good sport about all of this, has to listen to both PLEEPS and PLOOPS for the course of a (non-business) week. During this episode, we take a forked detour: one path leads to a hotline caller that is very much broken at the sight of a Chevy. Thankfully, the other path leads to a place WHERE WE JUST THINK ABOUT NICE THINGS FOR A CHANGE. NO, YOU'RE SHOUTING. Buy stuff with our hashtag brand on it! TeamClearCoat website AutoWerkz Blog TeamClearCoat Drivetribe TeamClearCoat YouTube Channel TeamClearCoat Instagram TeamClearCoat Twitter TeamClearCoat Facebook TeamClearCoat Video Game Recommendations on Steam

Episode 146-KRYPTO We have a hotline and we encourage you to call or text whenever you see something. This week, something is a broken down Peugeot (is there any other kind in the US?) and a new X6 to hate even more than regular X6s, which is already breaking the needle off of the hate gauge. Speaking of seeing things, Dave's MOTHER came to visit, and while driving through Denver, they happened across a donk. Seizing the opportunity, Dave imparted his donk wisdom upon MOTHER, in addition to discussing the unfair criticism and veiled hate that such a lovely form of automotive expression brings. Speaking of the donk, MOTHER was along for a ride in the Viggen at the time, and in addition to being a bit frightened, she was thoroughly entertained. Dave also discusses his thoughts around the big blue meanie, and reveals some fear of his own. Buy stuff with our hashtag brand on it! TeamClearCoat website AutoWerkz Blog TeamClearCoat Drivetribe TeamClearCoat YouTube Channel TeamClearCoat Instagram TeamClearCoat Twitter TeamClearCoat Facebook TeamClearCoat Video Game Recommendations on Steam

Episode 145-Zoom and enhance and regret instantly At first glance, a brown, angular, petite car careening down the highway seems a bit odd. Dave, arguably the Lotus Europa Special of this show, comes to the realization that what is weird at a distance compounds oddly upon closer inspection. When we look into the brown body panels of an old Lotus, the old Lotus looks back at us. Now then, Ian gets a treat, something we rabid car enthusiasts don't get very often. He gets the gift of finding out about a new car he's never heard of by stumbling on one randomly, getting a glimpse of its captivating lines, and THUS THE GOOGLING AND PICTURE TAKING BEGINS! Game on old chap for said game is afoot! Hm…What else…Not much, besides Dave rubbing oils and lotions into his old man. Sedan. Rubbing his old man sedan. That's not getting any better, shut it down! Buy stuff with our hashtag brand on it! TeamClearCoat website AutoWerkz Blog TeamClearCoat Drivetribe TeamClearCoat YouTube Channel TeamClearCoat Instagram TeamClearCoat Twitter TeamClearCoat Facebook TeamClearCoat Video Game Recommendations on Steam

Episode 144-Born from jets, now in the hands of a ginger. It was bound to happen sometime -- we made a whole show that was about cars. Dave bought a Viggen, Ian fell in love with a Citroen, and we reveal Dave's rapper name: MC SPF50. That last one is still about cars, we promise. Buy stuff with our hashtag brand on it! TeamClearCoat website AutoWerkz Blog TeamClearCoat Drivetribe TeamClearCoat YouTube Channel TeamClearCoat Instagram TeamClearCoat Twitter TeamClearCoat Facebook TeamClearCoat Video Game Recommendations on Steam

Episode 143-We don't mean to brag, we don't mean to boast, but DAVE LIKES TOAST. Look, pride is not something we're very familiar with here at the TeamClearCoat Podcast. I mean, we are proud of our persistence, our blanket fort construction abilities, and of each other. So maybe we just don't like talking about it? Speaking of being proud of each other, Dave shines the interrogation light into Ian's face to try to get him to admit that he's actually good at driving. Maybe it is his Scorsese eyebrows protecting him, but the guy seems to be immune to it. Another thing that we guess we'll cop to being proud of is the video we made! It's up on our YouTube channel now, and chances are if you're reading this, you've already seen it. If you haven't though, oh buddy, hop on over to our YouTube channel and watch it with your whole eyeballs. Be sure to hang around for Ian's Nick Fury (more like Nick Furry, hey oh!) moment. In between those boastful bookends, Dave talks about being THE FASTEST PASSENGER, and what it's like when people see your wiener. Mobile. Weinermobile. That's it. Or an Aventador. They're basically the same. It's fine. Buy stuff with our hashtag brand on it! TeamClearCoat website AutoWerkz Blog TeamClearCoat Drivetribe TeamClearCoat YouTube Channel TeamClearCoat Instagram TeamClearCoat Twitter TeamClearCoat Facebook TeamClearCoat Video Game Recommendations on Steam

Episode 142-Hot hot hot? Not. In this episode, we start off on the wrong foot. In a drastic over-correction, we quickly pivot to yet another wrong foot. Thankfully we have yet another installment of Getting Wet With Ian to almost sort of wash away body hair and BMs. Almost. As the metaphorical shampoo drips into our eyes, so do the hot takes on the Tesla Model 3. They burn. OH HOW THEY BURN! The cure? Well, water, crying, and not opening Twitter for a while, as well as a well-placed phone wallpaper of someone or something you love. We also play our first messages to come into the Hotline, which inspires us to question our sanity, our motivation, and our apparently masochistic tendencies. That being said, we want, yea need you to call. If you see something, say something, to us. Buy stuff with our hashtag brand on it! TeamClearCoat website AutoWerkz Blog TeamClearCoat Drivetribe TeamClearCoat YouTube Channel TeamClearCoat Instagram TeamClearCoat Twitter TeamClearCoat Facebook TeamClearCoat Video Game Recommendations on Steam

Episode 141-Horses, high. Well good news everyone, Dave's still on his F1 high horse and we'll be honest, hold your slow claps, it's exhausting. That as it may be, his pithiness may be more entertaining than the latest EFFONE race. Ian falls hard when Dave provides him with a new object of his affection in a beautiful round of FMKCars that was birthed from very very very VERY specific Google searches. That paves way to our urgent need for more car news in non-car stories. If a 83 Toyota Cressida was involved in a bizarre crime, then dang it, we need, nay DESERVE to know about it! Also, Rolls Royce pretends to be Lincoln for a bit, in that they didn't make us mad, they just disappointed us. Speaking of letting down your elders, we recorded this episode on Mother's Day. We share stories about our moms, the cars they drove, and the music that they listened to, Manilow and otherwise. Buy stuff with our hashtag brand on it! TeamClearCoat website AutoWerkz Blog TeamClearCoat Drivetribe TeamClearCoat YouTube Channel TeamClearCoat Instagram TeamClearCoat Twitter TeamClearCoat Facebook TeamClearCoat Video Game Recommendations on Steam

Episode 1400-Hotline Dingus Very few things make Ian rage as much as rich youths. Thankfully, because this is a car show, the angry man in his mid-thirties, yep, mid, (Dave wrote this description) channeled his energy into an FMKCars. Speaking of FMKCars, thanks Nick @radmobilegaming for sending in a great one, in which we were reminded of the fascinating Chrysler ME FourTwelve! It's a shame that one never got made. May it motor along in concept-only car heaven with the Ford GT-90 and Dodge Copperhead. A couple garage updates, a rental car tale, and a dorky tweet by the CEO of Uber round out this episode. Thanks for watching! Buy stuff with our hashtag brand on it! TeamClearCoat website AutoWerkz Blog TeamClearCoat Drivetribe TeamClearCoat YouTube Channel TeamClearCoat Instagram TeamClearCoat Twitter TeamClearCoat Facebook TeamClearCoat Video Game Recommendations on Steam