Teamclearcoat - An Automotive Enthusiast Podcast By Two Car Nerds

Look, we're going to level with you. Stuff is TENSE right now. Given everything that's happening in the world right now we've decided to split this week's episode up into two different parts. This one is a quick check-in between two friends to find out how one another is coping with everything. We'll come back at you later this week with another episode once current events play out. Please mask up, wash your hands, stay safe, and take care of yourselves and others. We love you.

In this week's episode, we host a virtual intervention/support group/investigation into our buddy Marquette's recent automotive purchase. We had a great time chatting with him, and we're looking forward to you watching/listening along.

Honestly, there isn't much we can say about this week's episode. There have been some absolutely crazy and disappointing events taking place, so in this week's episode we talk about the coup attempt and kick it over to ourselves from a time before it happened. We love you everyone, please stay safe.

Was this the 2020 any of us wanted to have? Ooof. No. Hard pass. That said, there were still some positive things we could pull out of this dumpster fire of a year. In this week's episode we reflect on the things that kept us sane and got us through, and that absolutely includes you dear listener/viewer. Thank you so much for sticking with us and we love you.

It's hard to imagine a tin foil hat that could tame Ian's mane, but in this week's episode it becomes very clear that he's going to need it. We love you everyone, stay safe and have a safe holiday season! Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays!

Are there lessons you could learn from this week's episode? It depends. Would you ever buy a Saab? Would you ever fill said Saab with old cans of house paint that leak all over and fill the car with fumes? Would you ever drive said Saab on track tires on snow and ice-covered roads? Well, then maybe this episode isn't going to teach you anything you didn't already know. What you will learn is that even when we're in a ditch, we still find things to be thankful for, and that includes you. We love you.

In this week's episode we reflect on a very specific event in the before times, a little time capsule of joy, panic, donuts, and shame. We love you everyone.

This week we're absolutely honored to have Stef Schrader return to the show. We talk all things puffalump, how Rolls Royce validated her automotive opinions, and PARSH things! Our main topic is about the demise and potential rebirth of Opposite Lock, one of the best automotive communities to exist on the internet. Oh and Jim Spanfeller is a freaking HERB. https://www.jimspanfellerisaherb.com/

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Just because you're crying while eating turkey in your basement all by yourself doesn't mean that you have to be alone, at least from an audio/video perspective.

If you are going to go through the effort of gluing a creepy freaking doll head on the back of your car, you may as well go the extra mile of getting out the soldering iron and making it a FUNCTIONAL creepy freaking doll head. We love you everyone, please stay safe.

You know, not every episode is a car show, but every episode certainly is an Apex Adjacent episode. In this episode we lightly touch on cars, but mostly we talk about our mental states, why we took a week off, post-election stress, and feelings. All the feelings.

Ian is back in Denver! And not in his house. Yep, in this episode Ian beams in from his mobile blanket fort studio bathroom station. We had a great time catching up and sharing our respective car spotting and brunch pictures. Oh, and for the love of dog, GET OUT AND VOTE!!!

Well, based on the title and a vanity plate, we don't know if buying a convertible C5 Corvette is really on the list, but here we are. In this episode we retreat to our island to take a mental break from the insanity of the world right now. Come with us, camp out for a bit, and for the love of dog effing VOTE!

Our boy Ian is out and about, so apologies for the truncated episode. Besides Ian's apology-non-apology, still manage to wedge in some discussion around one of the more earnest and INSANE vanity plates we've ever seen. We love you everyone. Vote.

You speak, we listen. Mostly. Sometimes. Anyway, what are we talking about? Cars. Nope! Bicycles. And then some cars too. Thanks Daniel for suggesting this, it was a really fun episode. We love you everyone!

In this week's episode Ian's been having a time. In typical fashion, Dave is ready and waiting with the automotive podcast equivalent of a hot cup of tea and a well-worn book by the fireplace. After all, what is our show without equal parts therapy session, car stuff, and sheep-based mood assessments. You read that correctly. We love you.

Cool. Calm. Collective. A friggin ice cube under pressure. When weird stuff goes down, and it has gone down, Ian's expert hands know how to handle the situation. Besides our cooler Ian diffusing an INSANE situation, we have a whole bunch of listener stuff that you goofballs sent us. Thank you, we love you!

In this week's episode Ian screams into the sky, wishing his celestial Calgon vanquish him from the hellscape that is our present tundra. Dave? Oh, he just brags about beating the pants off of his skyward-bound co-host in Fantasy F1. We love you.

Wow. Five years. In this, our 5th anniversary show, we reflect on how far we've come, how fantastic our listeners are, and how clutch this show has been for both of us. Thank you. Thank you so much everyone, we love you.

Wow. Ian's reading of vanity plates is...something. It's not that he gets them wrong, but he certainly makes them more fun. Look, if you're going to broadcast when you graduated from an Ivy League college by way of DMV purchases then I'm not sure what else to tell you. We love you everyone.