Nick bought a kei truck, and somehow we're all pretending this is going to remain a simple project.
This week we're joined by Brian and Megan as Nick introduces the newest addition to the garage: a 1998 Subaru Sambar. It's right-hand drive, four-wheel drive, has a five-speed with a crawl gear, a surprisingly huge bed, and just enough practicality to justify something that absolutely did not need to be justified.
Naturally, we're already talking about wheels, bedliner, tint, hauling motorcycles, kei vans, engine swaps, and whether we can put the Sambar in the back of another truck with the Grom in the back of the Sambar. Truckception.
We also get an unfortunate update on Brian's Corvette E-Ray. After a transmission replacement and a long stretch in the shop, Chevy is discussing buying the car back. That's a tough outcome for a car he genuinely loves, but when you spend more time troubleshooting a car than driving it, sometimes you have to know when to move on.
Dan also shares a very close call caught on his dash cam that turned into a good reminder of why everybody should probably have one. And with winter coming, we revisit another recurring piece of advice: four-wheel drive is great, but there's still no substitute for actual winter tires. You can watch a Honda Fit almost slam into Dan's bumper here: https://youtu.be/P-Sy0sas5VE
Plus: weighting the back of your truck, driving a kei truck through a drive-thru, elk in North Bend, sovereign citizens, questionable engine swaps, why unfinished projects tend to become permanent projects, and a preview of some seriously strange builds coming to the show.
Small trucks. Big projects. Our usual bad ideas.
As always, don't just get there. Enjoy the drive.
The Avants Podcast is brought to you by our friends at STEK USA and Carter Seattle!
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Nick bought a kei truck, and somehow we're all pretending this is going to remain a simple project. This week we're joined by Brian and Megan as Nick introduces the newest addition to the garage: a 1998 Subaru Sambar. It's right-hand drive, four-wheel drive, has a five-speed with a crawl gear, a surprisingly huge bed, and just enough practicality to justify something that absolutely did not need to be justified. Naturally, we're already talking about wheels, bedliner, tint, hauling motorcycles, kei vans, engine swaps, and whether we can put the Sambar in the back of another truck with the Grom in the back of the Sambar. Truckception. We also get an unfortunate update on Brian's Corvette E-Ray. After a transmission replacement and a long stretch in the shop, Chevy is discussing buying the car back. That's a tough outcome for a car he genuinely loves, but when you spend more time troubleshooting a car than driving it, sometimes you have to know when to move on. Dan also shares a very close call caught on his dash cam that turned into a good reminder of why everybody should probably have one. And with winter coming, we revisit another recurring piece of advice: four-wheel drive is great, but there's still no substitute for actual winter tires. You can watch a Honda Fit almost slam into Dan's bumper here: https://youtu.be/P-Sy0sas5VE Plus: weighting the back of your truck, driving a kei truck through a drive-thru, elk in North Bend, sovereign citizens, questionable engine swaps, why unfinished projects tend to become permanent projects, and a preview of some seriously strange builds coming to the show. Small trucks. Big projects. Our usual bad ideas. As always, don't just get there. Enjoy the drive. 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!

Nick bought a kei truck, and somehow we're all pretending this is going to remain a simple project.
This week we're joined by Brian and Megan as Nick introduces the newest addition to the garage: a 1998 Subaru Sambar. It's right-hand drive, four-wheel drive, has a five-speed with a crawl gear, a surprisingly huge bed, and just enough practicality to justify something that absolutely did not need to be justified.
Naturally, we're already talking about wheels, bedliner, tint, hauling motorcycles, kei vans, engine swaps, and whether we can put the Sambar in the back of another truck with the Grom in the back of the Sambar. Truckception.
We also get an unfortunate update on Brian's Corvette E-Ray. After a transmission replacement and a long stretch in the shop, Chevy is discussing buying the car back. That's a tough outcome for a car he genuinely loves, but when you spend more time troubleshooting a car than driving it, sometimes you have to know when to move on.
Dan also shares a very close call caught on his dash cam that turned into a good reminder of why everybody should probably have one. And with winter coming, we revisit another recurring piece of advice: four-wheel drive is great, but there's still no substitute for actual winter tires. You can watch a Honda Fit almost slam into Dan's bumper here: https://youtu.be/P-Sy0sas5VE
Plus: weighting the back of your truck, driving a kei truck through a drive-thru, elk in North Bend, sovereign citizens, questionable engine swaps, why unfinished projects tend to become permanent projects, and a preview of some seriously strange builds coming to the show.
Small trucks. Big projects. Our usual bad ideas.
As always, don't just get there. Enjoy the drive.
The Avants Podcast is brought to you by our friends at STEK USA and Carter Seattle!
Not an Avants member? <a href="https://www.avants.com/member-plans" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.avants.com/member-plans</a>&nbsp;
Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!&nbsp;
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!

466: Small Truck, Big Man: Nick Bought a Kei Truck

Introducing our first sponsor, Benji Meder! Benji is the owner of M² Fitness! Listen in to hear more as we discuss our stance on advertising, here about Benji, and of course we talk about cars.

Introducing our first sponsor, Benji Meder! Benji is the owner of M² Fitness! Listen in to hear more as we discuss our stance on advertising, here about Benji, and of course we talk about cars.

Benji Meder / M2 Fitness

We interview the creator of Peanut Butter Jelly Time and his wife, Kevin and Kaitlyn Flynn!

We interview the creator of Peanut Butter Jelly Time and his wife, Kevin and Kaitlyn Flynn!

We interview the creator of Peanut Butter Jelly Time and his wife, Kevin and Kaitlyn Flynn!&nbsp;

It’s Peanut Butter Jelly Time!

It's getting cold! Time to prep those cars for the PNW Winter.

It's getting cold! Time to prep those cars for the PNW Winter.

It's getting cold! Time to prep those cars for the PNW Winter.&nbsp;

Winter Prep!

Our interview with Supra Steve!&nbsp;

Steve Theodore

Meet your hosts, Nick and Dan and tag along on one of their adventures.

Meet your hosts, Nick and Dan and tag along on one of their adventures.

Meet your hosts, Nick and Dan and tag along on one of their adventures.&nbsp;

Meet Your Hosts!

Tesla P100D? Porsche 918? We extensively go through a list of our top 10.

Episode 7 - The Ultimate PNW Supercar

We interview to newbies to the PNW car scene, Amanda and Chad Townes. 



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Introducing our first sponsor, Benji Meder! Benji is the owner of M² Fitness! Listen in to hear more as we discuss our stance on advertising, here about Benji, and of course we talk about cars.



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Episode 5 - Benji Meder / M2 Fitness

Kevin is the creator of the original meme, the dancing banana singing it's PBJ Time! He's also got some amazing cars.

Episode 4 - It's Peanut Butter Jelly Time!

We go through a full array what we do to keep our various cars winter ready.

Episode 3 - Winter Prep!

Join hosts Dan Putnam and Nick Bergeron as they get to know industry leading guests beyond just what they drive. The Avants Podcast is never scripted and never predictable, but it’s always a good time and full of surprises. You won’t find any boring reviews that sound like reading off a pre-planned info sheet, ”history of” shows that are reworded Wikipedia articles, or advertisements for the next new foam mattress here! The Avants Podcast focuses on making sure guests are always authentic, just like your hosts.

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