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We are nearly 1 year into this podcast thing!  Can you believe it?  Daryl and Eric released the first ep in June of 2018!  What should we do for the anniversary? For our second show in May,  let’s talk about Wheeling!  Eric just got back from an adventure in Tennessee with avid TW listener Jake Irish.  We invite Jake along for this show to talk about the trip, and of course, comment on the automotive news of the day. Projects: Eric: Grocery List from GSMTR:  UCA’s, Fuel Tank Skid, Tires, Front Bumper, Hidden Winch Mount, Good Cleaning! Also, I am chasing Unicorns at the farm…Read More →

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To start the story of our Trail Team trip to Tennessee this spring… We need to go back to October 2018 in Arkansas…  The Southern Cruiser Crawl in Hot Springs. As you know from our previous ventures to SCC, this is a favorite haunt of the Trail Team and we were there again in full force at last years event. It’s a tradition that our guys buy into the saturday night charity raffle at SCC and this year we all walked off with some great prizes.  One of them was Jake’s certificate for a free entry to the Great Smoky Mountain Trail Ride, donated byRead More →

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We have talked about Rich Benoit and his YouTube channel, Rich Rebuilds.  It was a compelling and nicely produced video on the Motherboard YouTube network that first caught our eye…  Rich finds two halves of salvageable Tesla sedans and tries to marry the two cars into one functional ride.  The ensuing quest to rebuild these cars with the assistance of the local Tesla dealer becomes a comical and thought provoking display of corporate protectionism mixed with a Marx Brothers routine.  (The party of the first part…) Rich’s work with Tesla bits and pieces is asking fundamental questions that need to be answered.  Who REALLY ownsRead More →

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After a week’s worth of rain, a few crummy days, and a pair of frozen pizzas, we’re back at it this week. Eric and Daryl bring you another roundup of automotive news and views from flyover country. Here’s a few highlights, but you’ll want to download the full episode to get caught up. Feedback Robert got in touch with us after the last show where we were talking about used oil hassles, and he recommended Lenz Oil Service at 3001 S.W. Washington Street, Peoria IL, 61602. in Peoria. They have a pair of DIY oil drop-off tanks open 24 hours a day, and they alsoRead More →

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You Tube.  The final frontier?  Doubtful, but its certainly another avenue to explore as we promote the show. We will be putting full length episodes and all of our short clips up on the Youtube channel.  Will we ever “Joe Rogan” and record the show live???  Hard to say.  I doubt Daryl or I have the free time to edit video as well as audio shows. Regardless, if you are not a “facebook-ian”, this is another outlet to watch what we are posting. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMLb1Vdr5A300fkQv_sz-kQ PS… The channel name should change to a more legitimate URL once we are active for a month.  We will keepRead More →

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Thanks for listening to the Automotive Podcast that Peoria… Desires?  (Still working on the catchphrase!) Peoria Cars and Coffee finally happened!  We have a little roundup of the turnout.  (It was awesome BTW)  Burnouts are still a thing???  Apparently they are!  (Side note, the big reveal was released since we recorded…  CC Peoria will be at the Levee District for the May event) Let’s talk auto shows Eric and Daryl had the opportunity to get out to the Peoria Auto Show before the event opened for Media and Dealer night.  Friend of the show Regan popped in as well. The Peoria Auto Show is aRead More →

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A fast car with a sticky set of tires doesn’t make someone a better driver. Spend a few minutes searching YouTube and you’ll find proof in the form of BMWs that drive off a twisty California mountain road, or Ford Focus STs that drift into a hill. There are much better ways to sharpen your skills behind the wheel, but there’s none more attainable than a ¾ mile road course set up by a local volunteer-run organization such as the Champaign County Sports Car Club. About This Week’s Guest Dean Plumadore knows a thing-or-two about such matters. As president of the CCSCC, he’s letting hisRead More →

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Spring is in the air, and so is that “new car smell” air freshener you bought at the local auto parts store. Don’t worry, we’re not judging you. As soon as the nice weather arrives, most of us start thinking about cleaning our rides and washing off all of that caked-on winter salt and road grime. For those of us with hobby vehicles that never see such harsh conditions, we eagerly bust them out of their automotive cocoons to begin the seasonal preparations for the upcoming show season. But before you pick up a bottle of Nu-Finish and drag out the orbital buffer you gotRead More →

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It’s quite easy to fall down a YouTube rabbit hole. It begins innocently enough with a search for a video about a classic Porsche and before you know it, you’ve watched every video related to Porsches, and the history of Porsche as a brand, and traced the Porsche family lineage and mapped out your next 12 Porsche purchases, ranked in order of historical significance. You’ve lost daylight, grown a beard, and the kids haven’t gotten their dinner. (Did you have kids?) This is no way to enjoy life. As part of our ongoing commitment to improve your automotive YouTubing*, we’ve mechanically sorted the wheat fromRead More →

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Eric and Daryl class up the place by inviting our friend Regan on the show for some insight into the automotive industry. We also talk about the Springfield origins of fried meat on a stick along Route 66, dream of “BroDozering” a Rivian pickup, and we break down why the Oldsmobile Quad 4 engine was the pinnacle of automotive engineering. This show is another 90-minute wonder, but it’s chock-full of fun, so you’ll definitely have to download and then block your calendar for a long lunch. You’ll enjoy it or your money back* *this show is free, so you get what you pay for. EpisodeRead More →

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