Episode #177 - BADge Engineering

Episode #177 - BADge Engineering

Author: Frank Harrington IV and Chadwick Atkinson June 11, 2025 Duration: 52:13
Badge engineering in the automotive world is when an OEM will take one model of car, make some (usually superficial) changes to it, slap the logo of another brand on it and call it a new car. Sometimes this works out just fine, other times it's just BAD. The local car idiots of the APA pod sit down to discuss instances where this practice just plain didn't work out.

Frank Harrington IV and Chadwick Atkinson are fully aware that the automotive media landscape is already overcrowded, which is precisely why they decided to add to the noise with Another Pointless Automotive Podcast. Embracing a title that says it all, they’ve carved out a space for conversations that other shows might deem too trivial, too weird, or just plain unnecessary. You’ll hear them meander through absolutely everything on four wheels, from the deeply mundane specifics of windshield wiper fluid preferences to wildly absurd hypotheticals about classic car ownership in a post-apocalyptic world. It’s a refreshingly honest and often hilarious take that acknowledges most car talk is, in the grand scheme, pretty unimportant. This podcast thrives in that delightful gray area between genuine enthusiast knowledge and sheer, unadulterated silliness. Each episode feels like eavesdropping on a couple of friends in a garage, debating topics with zero stakes but maximum passion. If you’re tired of overly polished, data-driven automotive content and just want to enjoy some relaxed, unpredictable chatter about cars, technology, and oddball hobbies, this is the pointlessly perfect listen.
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