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Riding, Driving, and Flying with Pete Nielson
Jun 22, 2026
56m 58s
The Useless Tire Regulation Nobody Asked For
Jun 16, 2026
41m 06s
Old Cars and New Adventures with Brian McLean
Jun 8, 2026
58m 51s
The New FAILRRARI Leaf
May 31, 2026
49m 15s
Forza 6 Fever, Filson Broncos, and an Oil Crunch Coming?
May 26, 2026
40m 02s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/22/26 | ![]() Riding, Driving, and Flying with Pete Nielson | This week we had the pleasure of meeting our new friend Pete Nielson! Pete had messaged on the show about a few great topics and took us up on our offer to have him swing by and hang out on the show. Little did we know Pete has had one heck of life of riding motorcycles, racing cars, working on race teams, and working with the aerospace industry. Nick brings us this weeks question of the week: What mod do you regret doing and why? The Avants Podcast is brought to you by our friends at STEK USA and Carter Seattle! Not an Avants member? https://www.avants.com/member-plans Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Leave us a voicemail or send us a text any time at 425-298-7873! We're doing give aways! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and we'll pick a random name every 25th review! | 56m 58s | ||||||
| 6/16/26 | ![]() The Useless Tire Regulation Nobody Asked For | This week we’re talking tires—and no, not just the dangerously tempting Avants member deals you should be taking advantage of! California is rolling out a new tire efficiency regulation that’s already stirring up debate across the auto world. On paper, it’s about improving fuel economy and reducing emissions. In reality, it could significantly reshape what tires you can actually buy and make you buy more of them. A lot more. The rule centers around rolling resistance—basically how much energy your tires waste as they roll down the road. Under the proposed program, replacement tires sold in California will need to meet stricter efficiency standards, similar to the low rolling resistance tires that come on new cars from the factory. Here’s where it gets interesting: Tires that don’t meet the standard may no longer be legal to sell in the state. The regulation is expected to roll out in phases starting around January 1, 2028. It applies to most passenger vehicle and light truck replacement tires, with some exemptions (like certain off-road or low-volume tires). The goal is improved fuel efficiency and lower emissions, with "projected" cost savings for drivers over time (hint: that won't happen). Critics argue this could reduce tire choice, especially for enthusiasts, and potentially push the market toward a narrower set of approved options. Some also raise concerns about cost, availability, and how these efficiency-focused tires balance performance factors like grip and longevity. So what does it actually mean for drivers? Fewer options, more regulation—and a lot of unanswered questions about how it’ll play out in the real world. We break it all down, what’s fact vs. speculation, and whether this is a meaningful step forward… or just another case of California virtue signaling with no actual beneficial impact. The Avants Podcast is brought to you by our friends at STEK USA and Carter Seattle! Not an Avants member? https://www.avants.com/member-plans Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Leave us a voicemail or send us a text any time at 425-298-7873! We're doing give aways! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and we'll pick a random name every 25th review! | 41m 06s | ||||||
| 6/8/26 | ![]() Old Cars and New Adventures with Brian McLean✨ | vintage carsautomotive adventures+5 | Brian McLean | — | ItalyAlps+3 | vintage FerrariAlps+7 | STEK USA | 58m 51s | |
| 5/31/26 | ![]() The New FAILRRARI Leaf✨ | automotive newsroad trip stories+4 | — | Ferrari LeafLuce+3 | Vancouver IslandSeattle | FerrariVancouver Island+5 | STEK USA | 49m 15s | |
| 5/26/26 | ![]() Forza 6 Fever, Filson Broncos, and an Oil Crunch Coming?✨ | gamingautomotive+4 | — | Forza Horizon 6Filson Edition Bronco+1 | — | Forza Horizon 6Filson Bronco+3 | STEK USA | 40m 02s | |
| 5/18/26 | ![]() Overhyped!✨ | overrated carsautomotive discussion+3 | — | Vector W8Jaguar XJ220+2 | — | overrated carsVector W8+5 | Carter Subaru | 45m 53s | |
| 5/11/26 | ![]() Brake-by-Wire Is Here… Are We Still Driving?✨ | brake-by-wireelectric vehicles+4 | — | SkylineGT-R+7 | — | brake-by-wireBMW+6 | STEK USA | 43m 44s | |
| 5/4/26 | ![]() The Worst Overlander Ever Succeeds✨ | overlandingadventure+3 | — | Bronco RaptorReliant Robin+1 | LondonCape Town | overlanderBronco Raptor+5 | STEK USA | 46m 52s | |
| 4/27/26 | ![]() Enjoying Cake and Being Sad About Our Key Fobs✨ | automotive industry newselectric vehicles+3 | — | Amflow PR Carbon ProAvants Magazine+6 | — | electric trucksFord Lightning+4 | STEK USA | 46m 28s | |
| 4/20/26 | ![]() Birds, Trucks, and Bad Decisions✨ | car marketbirdwatching+3 | — | GMC JimmyFord Everest+5 | — | GMC JimmyFord Everest+7 | — | 44m 34s | |
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| 4/13/26 | ![]() The Diesel Dilemma✨ | fuel pricesdiesel vehicles+3 | — | Avants | Seattle | dieselfuel prices+6 | STEK USA | 45m 50s | |
| 4/6/26 | ![]() Let The Modding Resume!✨ | modificationsautomotive upgrades+3 | Brian | F‑150 RaptorRanger Raptor+2 | — | moddingautomotive+6 | STEK USA | 52m 47s | |
| 3/30/26 | ![]() The Adventure Bug Bites Nick's Whole Family!✨ | adventureautomotive+3 | — | Storyteller Beast ModeKTM 390 Enduro R | Utah | adventure machinesgo-anywhere rig+3 | STEK USA | 50m 29s | |
| 3/23/26 | ![]() Overland Updates, Snow Wheeling Hitchhikers, and Boring F1 | Brian Dallas drops in to give us some updates on the Overland scene for 2026, Nick goes snow wheeling and picks up hitchhikers, and Dan thinks F1 is boring now. Our Avants community question of the week, what is the most beautiful car ever made? Post a pic of your favorite! The Avants Podcast is brought to you by our friends at STEK USA and Carter Seattle! Not an Avants member? https://www.avants.com/member-plans Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Leave us a voicemail or send us a text any time at 425-298-7873! We're doing give aways! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and we'll pick a random name every 25th review! | 47m 34s | ||||||
| 3/11/26 | ![]() Consumer Reports Bombs the New 4Runner | Consumer Reports has launched there worst of 2025 and much to our surprise, the new 4Runner made the list! We love the new 4Runner, but CR did have some good points about the underwhelming engine choice as well as it's ride quality on the road. While the other choices were somewhat expected, we were surprised to see the beloved 4Runner make the list, but what do you think? And for our question this week, where are you most excited to travel to in the upcoming driving season? The Avants Podcast is brought to you by our friends at STEK USA and Carter Seattle! Not an Avants member? https://www.avants.com/member-plans Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Leave us a voicemail or send us a text any time at 425-298-7873! We're doing give aways! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and we'll pick a random name every 25th review! | 40m 17s | ||||||
| 3/2/26 | ![]() Analog Opportunities | With several emissions rollbacks already taking effect, the automotive industry finds itself at a rare and timely crossroads—one that opens the door for genuinely exciting cars once again. Horsepower figures are now pushing past the 1,000 mark from multiple manufacturers, signaling that the long-running horsepower war is rapidly reaching its natural conclusion. As that race winds down, there’s hope that automakers will redirect their energy toward what truly defines a great car: delivering a more engaging, rewarding, and memorable driving experience. Speaking of memorable driving experiences, what automotive related destinations have you felt called to go back to? For us, it's clearly Moab, Idaho, Colorado, and the hidden roads of Sierra Nevada's. What place has you itching to come back and drive? The Tail of the Dragon, the Alps? Let us know! The Avants Podcast is brought to you by our friends at STEK USA and Carter Seattle! Not an Avants member? https://www.avants.com/member-plans Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Leave us a voicemail or send us a text any time at 425-298-7873! We're doing give aways! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and we'll pick a random name every 25th review! | 36m 30s | ||||||
| 2/23/26 | ![]() Circumstantial Nostalgia, Chinese Motorcycles, and Rebuilding Bugattis | For almost all of us out there, affording a new car means selling the old one. As we get older and more settled in life, sometimes the idea of a project car or buying a replacement for that vehicle you wish you still had becomes more obtainable. Which vehicle would you repurchase and why? Which project car is right around the corner for you? We also talk about the rise of the Chinese automakers that we can't get in the States, but Chinese motorcycles have already snuck in and they're actually good! Will the Chinese motorcycle market direction be an indicator of the upcoming automotive market? The Avants Podcast is brought to you by our friends at STEK USA and Carter Seattle! Not an Avants member? https://www.avants.com/member-plans Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Leave us a voicemail or send us a text any time at 425-298-7873! We're doing give aways! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and we'll pick a random name every 25th review! | 44m 47s | ||||||
| 2/16/26 | ![]() We Don’t Really Do Car Reviews | We talk about cars all the time, but we’re not out there test driving them very often so we don’t really consider ourselves “car reviewers”. Reporting in general has changed significantly over the years, and the latest “review” on the F250 by Dan Neil in the WSJ shows how even car reviews aren’t safe from bad taste and political soap boxes. In better car review news, the real car reviews on the new Rivian R2 have started to drop and we all seem to think it’s a great step in the right direction EVs as a whole, but we would love to hear your thoughts on it. Dan is more excited for the Scout and Rivian R3, and we both think the new Slate is unfortunately doomed due to increasing costs. Who do you think was the biggest brand loser of 2025? We give our vote to Ford for having more recalls than we didn’t think possible and the huge failure of the Lightning, which should have been an easy win. In really good consumer news, the Michelin and BF Goodrich discount is renewed for 2026 and you can save more than ever by buying from our partners at Discount Tire! Considering how warm it has been in the PNW, it’s getting close to time to get those new summer tires anyway! The Avants Podcast is brought to you by our friends at STEK USA and Carter Seattle! Not an Avants member? https://www.avants.com/member-plans Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Leave us a voicemail or send us a text any time at 425-298-7873! We're doing give aways! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and we'll pick a random name every 25th review! | 43m 34s | ||||||
| 2/9/26 | ![]() Listener Follow Ups and the Ford Seat Debacle | On this episode we respond to a helpful listener voicemail, a great suggestion from Juan on the one car that just needs one change, and Brian Dallas swings by to talk about the Ford seat issues that plague their vehicles equipped with Recaros. The Avants Podcast is brought to you by our friends at STEK USA and Carter Seattle! Not an Avants member? https://www.avants.com/member-plans Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Leave us a voicemail or send us a text any time at 425-298-7873! We're doing give aways! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and we'll pick a random name every 25th review! | 53m 23s | ||||||
| 2/2/26 | ![]() Bring Back Stereo Dolphins! | Bring back stereo dolphins! We think there's a market for simplified vehicles that will outlast you with proper maintenance, and we think diesel, non-hybrid, trucks with no built-in infotainment, and manual options would be just the thing. Doug DeMuro disagrees, but do you? It turns out about 1/2 a million Washington drivers have expired tabs. In a surprise to no one living in the area of constantly increasing taxes and costs, more drivers than ever are skipping tab renewals. We often forget the tabs on our motorcycles and trailers, but what about you? Did you hear this episode then suddenly realize your tabs are still from 2021? Living in that RTA zone and it just doesn't make sense to renew them for you? Tesla pulls the plug on the Model S and Model X; is it a sign of decreasing demand for EVs? Questions for the audience this week! Is simplicity something you want and would actually pay for? Is there an actual market for vehicles like the 70 series or is it just a nice idea? What vehicles is close to perfect, except for 1 or 2 glaringly obvious flaws like the Prelude? What other manufacturers are obviously missing the mark on their models besides the Honda Prelude? Did you "forget" to renew your tabs? Is it just too expensive now? The Avants Podcast is brought to you by our friends at STEK USA and Carter Seattle! Not an Avants member? https://www.avants.com/member-plans Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Leave us a voicemail or send us a text any time at 425-298-7873! We're doing give aways! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and we'll pick a random name every 25th review! | 51m 16s | ||||||
| 1/26/26 | ![]() Good As New! | "Good as new!" "...Yeah... good as new..." This week we talk about rebuilt and salvaged titled cars. There are good deals to be had buying rebuilt titled cars and rebuilding salvaged title cars, but you really need to know what you're looking and when to know you're getting scammed. Episode spoiler alert, you're almost always getting scammed. Also, we're mourning the loss of the local white 250 GTO that sold at auction for a $38.5 million; we will miss seeing it's surprise appearances at Exotics and other local events. Do you think it sold for the right price? Is any car worth that much to YOU? We go back and forth on it. Dan doesn't think any cars is, but Nick wishes it was in his garage. The Avants Podcast is brought to you by our friends at STEK USA and Carter Seattle! Not an Avants member? https://www.avants.com/member-plans Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Leave us a voicemail or send us a text any time at 425-298-7873! We're doing give aways! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and we'll pick a random name every 25th review! | 42m 41s | ||||||
| 1/19/26 | ![]() Using Your Car For More Than Intended | We love it when our audience gives us feedback about a topic, so we want to hear how you have used your car for maybe more than its originally intended purpose. The big stories are always fun, but we would love to see and share some of your moments of your car being used to it's fullest. Camping out of your supercar? Towing your track bike with your track car? Converted your Smart car into a tank? Used your Hilux to help overthrow annoying government regime? Let us know in the comments, or send us a voicemail or text message! The Avants Podcast is brought to you by our friends at STEK USA and Carter Seattle! Not an Avants member? https://www.avants.com/member-plans Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Leave us a voicemail or send us a text any time at 425-298-7873! We're doing give aways! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and we'll pick a random name every 25th review! | 40m 59s | ||||||
| 1/12/26 | ![]() 2026 Starts Off Strong for Avants, but Weak for Honda | We here at the Avants Podcast welcomes Kevin Nielsen and Daniel Piker to the crew! Kevin has just started the new San Diego chapter of Avants and is a car person through and through. Daniel joined us back in October and you have probably noticed all the upgrades on the Avants social media. Honda's new Prelude has bombed in the US market, selling just 126 units in the last 2 months. Probably because it's a rebodied Civic with better suspension and brakes and they're asking an insane $40+ thousand dollars for it. Want to see something cool though? Check out this story from VinWiki on the Ganassi racing "secret" tunnel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJR8Ke6Tw6A The Avants Podcast is brought to you by our friends at STEK USA and Carter Seattle! Not an Avants member? https://www.avants.com/member-plans Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Leave us a voicemail or send us a text any time at 425-298-7873! We're doing give aways! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and we'll pick a random name every 25th review! | 43m 06s | ||||||
| 1/5/26 | ![]() Turn Off the Data and Drive | Are you giving your insurance and law enforcement everything they need to ruin your fun drive? If you've opted in to driving monitoring apps, or even just your cars infotainment system user agreement you just might be. We talk a little about the inevitable use of your data against you, yet another Corvette variant coming around the corner, and more on this weeks show! The Avants Podcast is brought to you by our friends at STEK USA and Carter Seattle! Not an Avants member? https://www.avants.com/member-plans Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Leave us a voicemail or send us a text any time at 425-298-7873! We're doing give aways! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and we'll pick a random name every 25th review! | 57m 57s | ||||||
| 12/24/25 | ![]() The ZR1 Is Conquering Basically Everything | The ZR1 and Mustang GTD finally have gone head to head and the ZR1 proves it's almost impossible to beat, not just by the GTD, but by basically anything on the market. We can't wait to see the ZR1X and what numbers it's going to put down. If you're willing to wear the jorts, the Corvette is likely going to be king for a long time. In other good news, Porsche has finally back peddled on the full EV Cayman/Boxster that no one wanted. The Avants Podcast is brought to you by our friends at STEK USA and Carter Seattle! Not an Avants member? https://www.avants.com/member-plans Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Leave us a voicemail or send us a text any time at 425-298-7873! We're doing give aways! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and we'll pick a random name every 25th review! | 34m 38s | ||||||
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