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