Drive Thru News #45 - Road Trippin' #nopunchbacks

Episode #45 of the Drive Thru! Break/Fix podcast's monthly news episode containing automotive, motorsports and random car-adjacent news. This month we continue Drive Thru #44s "Highway Bingo!" when you we go Road Trippin' with special guest co-host William "Big Money" Ross from the Exotic Car Marketplace!

• Showcase: ROAD TRIPS
• The latest Cybertruck nonsense… The gear selector is part of the visor?
• Buc-ees is stirring up some buzz as far north as Michigan! 
• We’re half way through the 2024 Car Buying Year - Whats “officially dead”?
• Road trippin’ is also about “open air motoring” but… would you drive a Toyota S-FR?
• Can’t get a test drive in a Maverick - head on down to your local u-haul!
• Meanwhile, where are those Z-400s you ask?
• We don’t talk about French Cars Much, but when we do… Eric gets to #RANT
• Remember the Neural-Link? #fail
• Study links preference for loud cars to some surprising personality traits
• Covering the latest in WRC, WEC and Formula 1 news along with...
• Community News, brought to us by CollectorCarGuide.net
• HPDEjunkie.com Track Side Report
• With hysterical Florida Man stories and much, much more! 

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00:00 Introduction and Sponsorships

00:33 Welcome to Episode 45

01:09 Summer Road Trips and Automotive News

01:55 Cybertruck Controversies

07:36 Buc-ee's Expansion

11:02 Road Trip Stories and Camper Vans

12:43 National Parks and Family Road Trips

14:12 2024 Car Models and Discontinuations

29:35 Nissan's Market Struggles

33:45 Nissan Sentra: Performance and Specs

35:41 The Costly Money Shift Incident

36:19 Shifting Techniques and Time Trial School

37:33 Promo: Oxedo LED Headlights

39:34 Random New EVs and Concept Cars

41:34 Classic Cars and Facebook Marketplace Finds

44:27 TikTokers and Financial Missteps

49:06 Tesla Troubles and Legal Issues

01:02:36 Whistlin Diesel's Cameraman in Trouble

01:04:15 Study Links Loud Cars to Personality Traits

01:07:02 Crazy Car Mods: The 20-Foot Exhaust Pipes

01:09:28 Ferrari Movie Review: A Deep Dive

01:19:47 Cybertruck Chase: A Wild Ride

01:21:54 Florida Man Strikes Again

01:23:28 Motorsports News: Open Wheel Racing Updates

01:32:05 Le Mans and WEC: Upcoming Events

01:37:07 Summer Car Shows and Track Days

01:40:02 Wrap-Up and Thank Yous