Drive Thru News #47 - The $50,000 Millennial Gray Challenge

Episode #47 of the Drive Thru! Break/Fix podcast's monthly news episode containing automotive, motorsports and random car-adjacent news. We celebrate the GTM, Break/Fix Podcast and MPN Anniversary with a summer special, and try and beat the $50,000 challenge. Can we find something interesting to daily drive for less than 50K, in millennial gray?

• Showcase: DAILY DRIVERS ON A 2024 BUDGET
• “The plan” to fix the VW ID “crisis” along with its 3.8% sales drop in China, taking away C-suite company Porsches, and an Audi factory closure in Brussels spells bad times for VW. All while investing more money into Rivian but they're still going to race in Formula 1? 
• BMW is bringing back the 6-series and the grilles look “Normal”
• Let is simmer a moment... McLaren, SUV!
• Vigilante 4x4 swaps Hellcat engines in vintage Grand Wagoneers - this is FIRE!
• If you’re shopping for a new car, you might want to wait for the new “Ford Capri?”
• Pikes Peak Ford F150 Lightning Super Truck, all it's missing is Hoonigan badges! 
• Did you know that the new Mazda CX-90 has an inline-6?
• Subaru… is welcoming you to 1999 with optional CD players!
• Toyota might be getting rid of the Supra, but they’ve also teased the return of the Celica?
• Is Tesla’s dominance waning?
• Another UNCOOL WALL nominee: The Myers Motors NmG
• While Covering the latest in WRC, WEC and Formula 1 news along with... that Brad Pitt movie trailer.
• 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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00:00:00 Introduction and Sponsorships

00:00:40 Kicking Off Episode 47

00:01:30 Cybertruck Woes

00:09:01 The $50,000 Car Challenge

00:26:21 Volkswagen, Porsche, and Audi News

00:35:59 McLaren's SUV Ambitions

00:36:13 Debating the McLaren SUV

00:37:41 Vigilante 4x4s and the Grand Wagoneer

00:41:59 Ford's New Offerings and the Capri Controversy

00:47:52 Mazda's Inline Six and the SUV Debate

00:56:02 Tesla Troubles and Cybertruck Criticisms

01:07:13 Lotus Evija's Goodwood Mishap

01:09:07 Biodiesel and Poop Burning RVs

01:10:56 Radial Aircraft Engine on a Beetle

01:11:51 Uncool Wall Nominee: Myers Motors NMG

01:13:12 Bentley Continental GT Speed

01:22:34 Florida Man Games

01:24:25 Motorsports News and Events

01:37:36 Podcast Announcements and Wrap-Up