The Autoholic Podcast

Autoholics Anonymous Ep. 36 - Wheels of NYC

In this episode, Andrew and Stephen chat with Oren and Kam, the Founder and Creative Producer of Wheels of NYC. Wheels of NYC has become one of the largest organized car meets within New York City - merging the worlds of automotive, fashion, music, and creative storytelling. Together we chat about how they both got into cars, the humble beginnings of Wheels, and their insight into how the New York City car scene has grown over the years.

Autoholics Anonymous Ep. 35 - Mike Sakkas of Hagerty

This week on The Autoholic, we sit down with Mike Sakkas from Hagerty and just talk cars. We get into how the enthusiast market feels right now, the stuff people are excited about, the cars that still make sense, and how tastes are changing. We also touch on the NYC car scene, why it’s different, and why car culture still finds a way here.

Autoholics Anonymous Ep. 34 - Deepak Dave of Autoficionados

In this episode, Stephen and Andrew connect with Deepak Dave of Autoficionados, a new car storage condominium complex in Long Island, NY for car enthusiasts to store and customize their own personal dream garage, and build a community with other car collectors. During our discussion we learn about Deepak's car-crazed family, the diverse set of cars he has owned, his love of Mercedes-Benz, and why he wanted to develop such a community and solution for car collectors in the New York City area.

Autoholics Anonymous Ep. 33 - Cars & Coffees with Duane Wilson

In this episode, Stephen and Andrew chat with Duane Wilson (aka @porschestimmung on IG), who hosts traditional style cars and coffees in the heart of New York City. We discuss how Duane became a car enthusiast, including rides in his fathers '64 1/2 Ford Mustang, his car ownership, moving to NYC, starting these cars and coffees as a way to meet people, and finally his lead petitioning to separate NYC from the Metro Porsche Club of America chapter. Tune in to learn more about one of NYC's key figures in the car community. (Correction Note: In the episode Duane refers to some of the most surprising cars seen at his events, but refers to cars seen at an event held by Will Lee aka @ptsrs).

Autoholics Anonymous Ep. 32 - Andrew Levitt Joins The Autoholic

Stephen's good friend, Andrew Levitt, joins The Autoholic for future podcasts. In this episode we talk about Andrew's prior life working in the automotive industry running a car auction and concours. He shares some of his most memorable moments, such as selling a Ferrari F50 prototype, doing donuts in vintage Ferraris, and other things that don't involve Ferraris. Lastly, we talk about our observation that hundreds of Fisker Oceans have infiltrated NYC as Ubers, and dive into why this might have happened.