Author: TeamClearCoat

72-Ian Gets Serviced – Against His Will, Dave Seals Himself In A Camper Van, And We Defend Our Island From A Jet Skiing Cheeto

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Episode 72-We’re back, and better than ever! Well, we’re back at least. Come, join us on our mental health island! It’s full of cars – broken Saabs, beautiful Volvos, and exciting new Kias. We can even start a Werther’s Original liveried racing tea… Wait. Is that spray-tanned jerk on the jet ski back? FINE. We’ll talk about the stupid wall!… Read more →

71-Dave Is A Nightmare On The Playground, Ian At The Gardens Is A WHOLE THING, And We Talk A Lot

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Episode 71-The part when Nico starts touching the other baby’s head… We’re discussing some emergency situations this time on the TeamClearCoat podcast. Dave has a Code Brown while driving home for the holidays, Ian has a parental emergency, and what did we do with those stupid paper tickets? Slightly less urgent are discussions about how difficult the last few tenths… Read more →

70-Happy Freaking Holidays From TeamClearCoat

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Episode 70-Bah Whatever We’re imagining the future in this episode – the realities of the coming year in automotive news, the dystopian possibilities of a world filled with dealership parts counter employees, and the utopian vision of a world with fewer Hawaiian shirts and more cardigans. Right now, though, we need to deal with a stripped out Volkswagen and Dave… Read more →

69a-The TeamClearCoat Annual Performance Review

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Episode 69a-This doesn’t sound good… Hey: TeamClearCoat! Step into my office, it’s time for your annual performance review. Now, don’t get me wrong: you did some great stuff this year. “Big strong man?” Classic! Your interviews? Surprisingly not terrible! Dave ahem…relieving himself in a fie… well, HR will talk to you about that one later. What I want to discuss… Read more →

69-Ian Is Uncomfortable, Dave Has Loud Feelings, And We Stab A Fork Into Our Thigh Just To Feel SOMETHING

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Episode 69-Zeees hair, iz all yours? Is nice! Ian has an uncomfortable interaction; well…all of his interactions are uncomfortable so this was par for the course. Anyway, moving from discomfort to our happy places, SNOW HAS FALLEN AND WE CAN HAZ ALL THE DRIFTING!!! Dave and Ian discuss the differences between their two cars’ handling in snow and we uncover… Read more →

68a-More Milk Silence

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Episode 68a-The stuff that happens in Sodor man…it’s heavy. The after show is short and sweet – we’re enamored with this week’s main show, and we talk about our favorite stuff from the year. Also, we talk about the dystopian hellscape that is Thomas The Tank Engine. TeamClearCoat Drivetribe TeamClearCoat YouTube Channel TeamClearCoat website TeamClearCoat Instagram TeamClearCoat Twitter TeamClearCoat Facebook… Read more →

67a-Dave Eats Candy, Ian Likes The Wrong Kind Of Candy, And We Talk About Data About Data About Data

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Episode 67a-Well duh. It’s short and literally sweet in the blanket fort for today’s after show. We talk about candy and whether attempts to display it in a dignified way work. And just so you aren’t overwhelmed with sugary sweet content, we chase it with some bitter civil liberties realism. TeamClearCoat Drivetribe TeamClearCoat YouTube Channel TeamClearCoat website TeamClearCoat Instagram TeamClearCoat… Read more →

67-Dave Finally Talks F1, Ian Perfects His Dave Impression, And We Put Ourselves Into Winter Mode

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Episode 67 It’s back to normal programming this week in the blanket fort. Except that it’s anything but normal. Ian gets to talk about F1, Dave attempts a burnout, and all the cars are now in – ugh – winter mode. But don’t worry: we’ll still drone on for far too long about autonomy and infrastructure. TeamClearCoat Drivetribe TeamClearCoat YouTube… Read more →