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Welcome to another edition of the Throwin’ Wrenches Podcast, otherwise known as the auto podcast that is not talking about 1994 Nissan Maximas on permanent replay on NPR. God Bless Click and Clack the Tappet Brothers, but maybe it’s time to retire that program? Sponsors: As always, we’d like to extend a very sincere thank you to our sponsors, Casey Law Office Peoria and Fort’s Toyota of Pekin for helping to keep this program rolling along. We’re also a member of Peoria Podcast Alliance but we really, really need to get to a meeting sometime. Thanks for listening, everyone. Don’t forget to share this showRead 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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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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Let’s face it, we all have a holiday shopping list that seems to grow each year. Some people on our list are easy to shop for. Others, not so much. We’re looking at you, car people! Year after year we have to cater to needs of our family and friends, even if that means a $100 visit to the Yankee Candle store and making the back seat of your car temporarily smell like vanilla cupcakes. Let’s not forget the occasional glitter bombing, and the bleeps and bloops of the latest must-have kids toys. The only saving grace for gearheads is that we’re actually pretty easyRead More →

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We are now live on iTunes!  Subscribe now on your podcast ap with your iPhone. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/throwin-wrenches/id1398126760?mt=2 We will be announcing when we are on the Google Play store as well.  Keep checking back!Read More →