Colin Wood & Thomas Hope

Auto Arcadia

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Welcome to Auto Arcadia, Where two car obsessed guys crash headfirst into the wild world of automotive culture. If you miss the unfiltered charm of peak Clarkson-era Top Gear, you’re in the right place. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of the infamous automotive giants, hot topics and debates, to our own personal anecdotes. Whether a dedicated petrolhead or just a casual interest, we’ll explore everything the mechanical world has to offer. We will be aiming to drop a new episode weekly. Patreon https://patreon.com/AutoArcadia Youtube...

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Colin Wood & Thomas Hope

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Musical sounds, fix or forget and where to stop on the colour wheel 09.03.2025 1:22:43

Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes. In this episode, we delve into the subject of Music, car colours and fixing things. And take a look at why so many people want whi...

Cars in media and what they say about us 03.03.2025 1:42:13

Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes. In this episode, we dive into the world of car stereotypes and how these have influenced, and are influenced by, media including c...

Bad habits, confessions and parking nonsense 23.02.2025 1:14:40

Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes. In this episode, we delve into the subject of bad habits and parking nonsense. And take a look at the things that make drivers rag...

The 90s vs the 00s, electricity and teradactyls 16.02.2025 1:17:26

Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes. In this episode, we delve into the subject of the 90s vs the 00s ..... and somehow end up covering subjects like electricity and t...

The mx-5 question 09.02.2025 1:05:35

Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes. In this episode, we delve into the subject of The mx-5 question. And take a look at the question ... or more importantly the answe...

Toxic car culture and other musings 02.02.2025 57:15

Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes. In this episode, we discuss the toxicity of online car culture and other random car thoughts.

Brief History of, and the case For F1 26.01.2025 1:41:06

Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes. In this episode, we delve into the subject of F1! Thomas is a fan, Colin isn't. Can he be convinced to give it a go? We take a spo...

Mementos, tangents, politics and cars 19.01.2025 1:04:30

Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes. In this episode, we delve into the subject of Mementos, tangents, politics and cars. And take a look at keeping momentos of cars,...

Shitbox vs sports car - is built better than bought 12.01.2025 1:06:00

Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes. In this episode, we delve into the subject of is built better than bought. And take a look at are you better off building a car to...

JDM = Overpriced and Overhyped ? 05.01.2025 1:00:23

Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes. In this episode, we delve into the subject of JDM = Overpriced and Overhyped ? And take a look at how and why this might be the ca...