Apex Adjacent

Dave is bringing some old school iPod goodness to his GS F, which kicks off a discussion around our past automotive audio systems! We love you!

Ian's done a bit of spring cleaning, suspension refreshing, and playlist stacking. And Dave? He snagged some car photos that he knows Ian is going to love. We love you!

Every now and then, we get to see our friend through someone else's eyes. The results can be WILD. It can be something we never saw ourselves or something that we don't want to see. Sometimes...it's PERFECT. We love you!

This week Ian finds himself in a mood, and Dave has been Dave'ing to a whole new level. We love you!

This week Ian declares that we're basically astronauts, and once again we are UPSET WITH STELANTIS. Remember, even if we have some big bad feels about Stelantis, we love you!

This week Ian brings in a glorious My Eyes and Dave talks tips! Put on some headphones, lock in, and let's do this! We love you!

This week Dave confronts the accusation that he's holding back about a time when he...ahem...couldn't hold back. We also discuss another crappy topic, the current state of Jeep. Don't buy one! We love you!

Spring is very much springing this week as Dave peeps the first robin of spring in car form. Also, Ian completes a multi-year mission to get Dave in a hairy situation! We love you!

Sometime you spike the ball, and sometime the ball spikes you, Oscar. This week we chat about the used EV market and EV tech that helped make a big whoopsie poopsie at the most recent F1 race. We love you!

This week Ian wows by flexing his psychic muscle and Dave talks fixing and the feelings that come up. We love you!

This week Ian beefs with someone (or something) telling him what to do, Dave discusses his petulant cars, and we manage to debunk alien abductions by way of Ian’s rental car. Whaaaat? Tune in to find out how! We love you!

Our Olympic spirit continues to soar (or bounce, if you're Ian) as we place crappy drivers on assorted podiums. Are they winners? OH HECK NO. They are most certainly not. Tune in and find out why. We love you!

This week Ian shares his history of flying (and bouncing) through the air, some...ahem...piston enhancing efforts, and our continued appreciation of cars with bonkers proportions. We love you!

One of our absolute favorite guests returns to the show this week, VICTORIA SCOTT! Victoria and Jordan Hoffstetter have a fantastic new podcast, Tran Girlismo! We had a great chat, we know you're going to enjoy it too! We love you!

This week we reflect on the past, Dave shows his full-blown nerd self, and Ian crushes a License Plate Game! Stay strong and hang in there folks. We love you.

Joining us in the blanket fort this week is Weird Car Bluesky mainstay, Drew! He drops in to talk ALL the car things with us and have just a bit of therapy too! Everyone, give this episode a listen, we love you!

Sometimes you just need a moment of peace or joy when you're getting hit by our now-normalized tidal wave of bad news. This week we talk about things that bring us joy and help us through tough times. Please take care, we love you.

There's a first time for everything, and this week Dave discloses his first warning light experience with his new to him GS F. Ian also has a light on his dash, and fire in his eyes. We love you!

Join us as we close out 2025 in our favorite way, by looking at your cars! Thank you everyone who sent their cars in for this year's show, we really appreciate you! Take care everyone and happy new year, we love you!

This week Ian reports in from the dairyland and increases the carbon footprint of our show by tenfold. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone, we love you!

This week Ian and Jenny tell us all about their 20th anniversary vacation! You'll hear all about he highs and lows of vintage car rental, how to fix a train cabin with a USB cable and more! Congrats on 20 years! We love you!

Some folks read an owner's manual as a cautionary tale while others take it as a challenge. I don't think you're going to have a hard time figuring out where each of our hosts land on this one. We love you!

Car things are happening this week! The GS F gets lined up and driven, the Abarth decides to give Dave the silent treatment, and Ian's VW Alltrack crackles oddly. Weird! We love you!!!

Dave's GS F has arrived! But he can't drive it just yet. UGH. WAITING IS THE HARDEST PART! We love you!

Paper bag, check. Breathing, check. Buckle up folks, this is happening, Dave is getting a new-to-him car and it's a biggie! We love you!

This week Dave discovers he won't be the only one owning his next car, and we're not talking about the bank. Think more hairy, more sassy, and with a big burnout predilection. Woah boy. We love you more than Ian loves doing donuts in rental cars (allegedly)!

Passenger Ian reports the highs and lows of his recent travels and Dave discloses his potentially pending automotive purchase. We love you!

Oh boy. Buckle up folks, this is the episode we've had on our minds since summertime. We're going to talk about it, the car that almost broke us, the Lexus LX 500h F Sport. Did we love it? You'll see, but rest assured, we love YOU.

This week Dave confesses his affection for an Ian recommendation and we dig into the psyche of Cybertruck owners groking themselves silly from inside their own cars. We love you!

This episode is almost "Oops all bleep bloops", but we find time to discuss the demise of Lexus LS, beginning our grieving process for one of the greatest sedans of ALL TIME. Pour one out for a real one everybody. We love you!

Our resident de-escalator gets a bit of publicity this week, advocating traffic calming measures in his own neighborhood. Join us as we talk about how to make streets safer for everyone. We love you!

This week we share some good news from the SCCA Autocross community and are amazed by a wild 'Murican Mali-Mino. We love you!

This week we talk about our Lemony race weekend and how your spouse's true crime obsession can help you in the garage, really! We love you!

This week Ian discusses his difficult duties and Dave debuts yet ANOTHER segment - Hondas We're Here For! You know who else we're here for? YOU! We love you!

Tinfinity! This week we briefly touch on our tenacious ten year run, talk more Mount Carmore, and find ourselves just as confused as a certain trash panda presented on a tire cover. It will mostly make sense, maybe. We love you!

Car ownership can inspire some wild journeys, and in this week's episode Ian and Dave discuss the voyage into the depths of the Lemons car dash, where hopefully OBD treasures await. We love you!

This week we continue our discussion to see if anyone or anything can dethrone the absolute blistering lineup that Toyota/Lexus brought circa 1998. We love you!

Ian's car needs to go to the shop and he gives us the deets on why. Dave talks about why Toyota/Lexus' 1998 lineup is living rent free in his head forever. We love you!

...The Dave will play. This week Dave dips his toe in the snap, crackle, and pop world of aftermarket tuning. Oh and Ian hates a Jeep. We love you!

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?! We got to drive a heckin McLaren Artura Spider and we can't stop thinking about it! This whole episode is gonna be a gusher folks, we love the car and we love you!

In this episode Dave avoids financial ruin, at least in one form, but Ian might take the bait. Mattel may love your money, but we love YOU!

Covered in oil! This week we have our buddy Pat to thank for the wildly disruptive grenade he lobbed into Dave's day via Instagram. Let's get greasy and get into it! We love you!

You didn't know you had us to thank, but maybe you do? Who knows. It's late, we're getting silly, and we've got some goofy license plate games for you. We love you!

In this episode we continue our RMDE 2025 coverage with the absolutely delightful Hyundai IONIQ 9! If they only had the guts to make one...er...two changes, it would be PERFECT. We love you!

Hang on everyone, we finna do one journalism! This week we start with two cars from Stellantis, the 2024 Jeep Wagoneer S EV and the 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona EV. We love you!

WHAT?!? Okay, so we did a Lemons race and it went WAY BETTER than expected! Tune in to keep this wild roller coaster ride going. We love you!

This week Ian hops in the passenger seat to ride along with Dave on his emotional roller coaster. We hint at some highs and wallow in the lows and bring you all along for the ride. We're sorry, and we love you.

This week we stare into the eyes of our most feared competitor and it turns out they're gosh darn handsome! Kidding aside, this week we dive deep into the influential and foundational elements of how we view competition and sportsmanship. We love you!

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!

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!