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Two friends podcasting about car culture and their own attempts at modifying, racing, and fixing things they probably broke in the first place.

TeamClearCoat


    • May 30, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 4m AVG DURATION
    • 545 EPISODES

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    502-Ian Sings Praise, Dave Lives In His Garage Bays

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 63:51


    Holy turtle time, the Lemons car is finally running! We talk about what it took to get our turtle van running again and Dave brings a new segment to the show. Whether your tools are shiny, greasy, or anywhere in between, we love you!

    501-Story Time With Ian

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 45:36


    And we're back! In our first post-500th episode Ian crafts an intriguing arc for a license plate game and baffles Dave with an automotive oddity. We love you!

    500-Live From Denver Racing Social!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 56:01


    We celebrated our 500th episode by throwing a party at Denver Racing Social, turning laps in their BANANAS full-motion racing sim setup, and subjecting everyone to a live recording of our show! We love you!

    499-Sometimes Smaller Is Better...

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 52:38


    Ian graciously presents Dave with a tiny and adorable gift this week. Dave returns the favor by bringing a new segment to the show. We love you!

    498-Chef Ian Cooks Up A Show

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 52:38


    This week Ian gives us a multi-course meal of mostly motoring morsels. We love you!

    497-Lift Laugh Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 57:06


    Thanks for the episode title Peedah! This week Dave gets lifted and Ian has a boys night in and has a movie night with his firstborn. We love you!

    496-Literal Lucky Break!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 62:14


    Unfortunately there are tons of us that know the gut-rock feeling when righty-tighty turns to um...righty-loosey. Thankfully, we lucked out this time! We love you!

    495-Donut Ian And Daft Dave

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 71:13


    This week Ian has his own judgy gaze pointed right back at him and Dave unravels a mystery that was really only a mystery to him. We love you!

    494-Mobile Ball Pits And Group Chat Nitwits

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 65:10


    This week Ian is in his element as some very, VERY, dumb people have stepped into his wheelhouse. Take us away mobile ball pit, take us AWAY. We love you.

    493-Goofs Gab Over Graphs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 64:26


    Whew! Despite a few technical difficulties, it's all computers after all, this episode felt like a return to form. Dave found Ian a new job, and Ian isn't too fond of Dave's F1 race watching method. We love you!

    492-Mermaid Ian And Battery Backup Dave

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 32:52


    We had a few cords pulled on us in this episode! From Ian's kid taking him down a peg or two to Dave's literal cord getting pulled, we hung in there and kept this one from being a lost episode. We love you!

    491-Man...Sorry. Sorry Man.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 57:44


    Those Swiss scamps are at it again gluing forged carbon nonsense to an already impossibly ugly car. And the poo cherry on this trash sundae? Our favorite karting place is closed for good. Ooof. RIP Unser. RIP Podium. We love you.

    490-Crash Into Me, But Like Really Slow

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 69:54


    Just don't empty your tour bus poo tanks onto unsuspecting people below. This week Dave sees a weird and very slow thing happen, and Judge Ian discusses his moral failings. We love you!

    489-Steve Edwards Returns!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 81:03


    This week Steve Edwards returns and joins us in person! We subject him to our recent Tropicathingy discovery and in exchange he gives us the skinny on Dakkar, overlanding, motorbikes and more! We love you!

    488-TROPIWHAT?!?! Tropicool!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 60:55


    This week us two old dogs learn a kind of new trick! We never knew these were a thing, and as usual, we're left with more questions than we have answers. We love you!

    487-We Find Ian Wet Yet Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 55:44


    Heads up, fast-forward to 20:46 if you don't want to hear a bunch of current events/politics/news BS. In this show we start with a heavy topic, just wanted to let you know. Take care of yourselves everyone, we love you!

    486-New Face, Who Dis?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 39:52


    This week Ian talks us through his plastic surgery plans and Dave gets stung by the License Plate Game. We love you!

    485-TAKE ME AWAY SKYDADI!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 43:01


    Sometimes you just want to be whisked away in a cloud of vapesmoke while being coddled in a mediocre compact sedan while the exhaust gently burbles behind you. Is that too much to ask? ENTER SKYDADI. We love you!

    484-David Obuchowski!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 98:57


    We're thrilled to have David Obuchowski back on the show this week! David is the creator and host of the amazing Tempest podcast, the author of intriguing and heartfelt essays and publications, and all-around fantastic person!

    483-Whoopsie Poopsie Part Deux!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 57:49


    This week we see a Zillow listing that absolutely piques the interest of a very specific dumpster-driving demographic. Speaking of mistakes, we close the loop on the cars we missed for our 2024 Show Us Your Cars episode. We love you!

    482-Whoopsie Poopsie!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 64:50


    2025. Here we are. What's our first move? Well...talking about something we messed up. On hashtag brand baby! We love you!

    481-SHOW US YOUR CARS 2024!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2024 91:46


    It's that time of year, time to SHOW US YOUR CARS! Thank you everyone that submitted this year, we're so lucky to have all of you riding along with us. Take care everyone, happy holidays, we love you!

    480- Czars And Free Cars

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 54:01


    This week Dave gives Ian a rundown of the very real and technically almost kind of free Fiat 500e lease program. Ian comes in hot with an album that is VERY MUCH up Dave's alley. We love you!

    479-Trimming The Shrubs To Make It Look Bigger

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 56:50


    Low angle. Fish-eye lens. Forced perspective. Sketchy lighting. A Lotus? Hmmm... This week we unpack the photographic techniques of an unquestionably interesting and possibly duplicitous realtor in the Pacific Northwest. We love you!

    478-Ed Niedermeyer!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 82:29


    This week Ed Niedermeyer joins us in the virtual blanket fort! He's the author behind Ludicrus: The Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors and boy oh boy do we have some stuff to talk about! You'll love this conversation, we know we did! We love you!

    477-Art Tarts And Mustang Minutes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 49:11


    This week we talk about coping, gratitude, and debut a new segment! We are so thankful for each and every one of you! We love you!

    476-Put A Bow On It

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 44:04


    This week Ian lets us in on his very close and personal encounter with a BMW and Dave gives us the lowdown on what caused our most recent Lemons race to end early. We love you!

    475-Little Victories

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 64:35


    Sometimes you just need a friggin' win. In this episode Dave takes us through his recent home appliance repair and we talk about what comes next after Ian's R32. We love you!

    474

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 67:07


    Please take care of yourselves and each other. We love you.

    473-Ian's Annual Butterfinger

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 54:20


    We're a bit tense this week, and Ian's annual candy ration won't dent the mountain of anxiety we're dealing with. Please, get out and vote! We love you!

    472-Carmentia and the Reverse License Plate Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 68:39


    This week Ian hits us with a new twist on one of our favorite games and Dave brings a new term into our nerdy automotive lexicon. We love you!

    471-Previously On Apex Adjacent...

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 64:39


    In this week's episode we dig into the past, discussing how cars came into our lives at an early age, how they dovetailed into video games, and how cool it is to see things fresh through other's eyes. We love you!

    470-A Prison Of Our Own Making

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 68:10


    In this week's episode we go well beyond Getting Wet With Ian, straight past Damp With Dave, and plunge headfirst into our place in the automotive journalism landscape. Sounds boring, but we're sure you'll dig the story. We love you!

    469-Idiots Autocrossing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 53:01


    In this week's show we do a deep dive into our recent joint autocross outing, pouring over a very nerdy video Dave made that shows our hilariously different approaches. We love you!

    468-Mystery Solving via RTFM

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 61:03


    In this week's show Dave finally, with some help, figures out why his little Fiat lit up like Charlie Brown's Christmas tree at the last autocross event, just in time to mix it up for he and Ian's upcoming drive. We love you!

    467-The Post-Lemons Report

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 74:23


    Dave gives us the download from the LeMons B.F.E. GP 2024 and Ian catches Dave up on some scary supply-chain news. We love you!

    466-You're In Luck

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 54:39


    Do we ever endorse a bit of less than legal behavior on this show? We'll never say, because you know, LAWS...but on this week's show Ian is not holding back about his enjoyment of a recent crime that he, and millions of others, witnessed. We love you!

    465-Crushing Embarrassment Meets Wave Of Relief

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 55:44


    In this episode Ian talks about the sigh of relief and embarrassment by proxy he feels when something bad is someone else"s fault. Also, it"s been nine years since we started this goofy endeavor, we"re so thankful for all of you! We love you!

    464-Peak Procrastination

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 61:07


    This week we find out what's been keeping Ian busy and how his car knowledge is enabling his new online quiz obsession. Also, Dave discovers more things that he doesn't know about his Abarth. We love you!

    463-A Blast From The Rusty Past!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 53:07


    This week Dave tells us about reconnecting with someone from his past, gives us a Lemons car update, and manages to keep Ian awake the whole show. We love you!

    462-Joel Migchelbrink!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 63:18


    This week we're honored to have Joel Migchelbrink in the virtual blanket fort! Besides being Dave's autocross nemesis, Joel has started up a Lemons team with his buddy Kris and suckered our resident ginger to join in. We love you!

    461-Brendan and Steve from SHIFT | Colorado Magazine!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 22:42


    Hey! It's a wild week on our side, so we're dusting off an interview we did with Brendan and Steve about a year ago. They produce SHIFT | Colorado, an amazing free online magazine. Seriously, just check out the mag, it's BRILLIANT! We love you!

    460-Pappy Dave and Van Life Ian

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 58:25


    In this week's episode Ian looks back fondly on the time his family literally lived in a van down by the river, and old man Severenuk talks about working on his Fiat with his grandson. We love you!

    459-Ian's Idiocy Pays Off

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 67:32


    Woah. When thrown a literal worldwide IT issue last week, our resident rental guru steps up to the plate and crushes a home run. He's going to be talking about this for years folks, may as well get used to it now. We love you!

    458-Wet Yet Again With Ian

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 60:41


    The Apex Adjacent crew is 2 for 2 solving mysteries this week. Dave gets to the bottom of his mystery package and Ian solves the case of the way-too-wet VW floor. Was it the meddling kids? Tune in to find out. We love you!

    457-ALL THE. CAR THINGS.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 67:40


    Apologies up front if you read that title in a Blink-182 voice. Ahem. This week Dave does all the car things and...oh hey, Ian is in town! In his home town. And he's in Dave's home! Okay. We love you!

    456-High CPU Usage And Low-Mileage Malibus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 57:56


    Is it good or bad that Ian is the VERY FIRST driver of a brand spanking new car? It's a good question, unfortunately Dave doesn't have the CPU cycles to figure it out. We love you!

    455-The All-New 2024 FIAT 500e RED!!! Beep Beep!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 52:11


    This week we talk about the all-new adorable little electric nugget from Stelantis, the fancy new FIAT 500e Product RED edition! Our resident RED-head got some stick time with this adorable auto and is here to tell us all about it. We love you!

    454-Stuffed Cars And Sour Times

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 61:40


    What a freaking week. From Ian's cross-country summer relocation to Dave's emotional roller coaster, we're reeling from the few days before this episode. Have a seat, snag a drink of choice, and let's just hang for a bit. We love you.

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    453-Ian Dodges Ice Bullets

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 50:14


    In this week's episode we discuss Ian's hail near miss and Dave's Lemons team update. We love you!

    452-Barely Clearing The Lowest Possible Bar

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 72:51


    While we may not be the best, we're almost kind of fairly certain that we're probably not the worst. Maybe. We love you!

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