We always have a blast chatting with our guests about all sorts of different topics, but sometimes we go off the rails and dig deeper into their automotive and motorsports pasts. As a bonus, let's go behind the scenes with this pit stop mini sode for some extra content that didn't quite fit in the main episode.

On this What Should I Buy? B-side from our Teens & First Time Drivers episode, Don and the team unpack and explore more about driving Big Cars and handling Highway Bullies.

Sit back, enjoy, and remember to like, subscribe, and support Brake/Fix on Patreon for early access to this content.

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00:00 Introduction and Overview

00:26 High School Car Stories

00:43 Toyota FJ Cruiser Discussion

01:43 Car Preferences and Experiences

05:07 Low Riders and Custom Paint Jobs

08:25 Teaching New Drivers

12:28 Teaching Safe Driving Habits

13:04 Avoiding Highways: A Personal Story

14:33 Driving Skills in Different Countries

17:19 The Impact of COVID on Driving Behavior

17:43 Family Car Enthusiasm

21:10 Choosing the Right Car for $10,000

25:09 Podcast Outro and Announcements

Dear Abby: “my daughter Stacy is looking for her first car and has her heart set on a VW bug. Any suggestions?”

It’s not uncommon for us to receive an email or text like this one from friends or co-workers. As fathers of future petrol-heads, we couldn’t resist getting the band back together for yet another What Should I Buy debate.

Mind you, these messages are sometimes never more detailed than what you heard, but it’s enough to start the conversation. - And like all What Should I Buy (WSIB) episodes… we have some shopping criteria, so the next logical questions are obviously: how old?, how many miles? and what’s your budget?

Tonight we’re bringing together some of the “OG” What Should I Buy crew: Mountain Man Dan, (and) Rob Luhrs, and Mike “Story Time” Crutchfield for this episode, but it wouldn’t be a What Should I Buy? without our panelists William “Big Money” Ross, Mark “The Data Cruncher” Shank, and Don Weberg from Garage Style Magazine.

And in this episode our panel of extraordinary petrol-heads are challenged to find our “first time driver” something that will make their friends go “YOU DROVE THAT AT 16?”

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00:00:00 Introduction to the Debate

00:00:55 Meet the Panelists

00:02:34 Don's Dilemma: Choosing a Car for His Daughter

00:09:02 First Car Stories: Panelists Share Their Experiences

00:23:09 Manual vs. Automatic: The Great Debate

00:30:12 The Social Impact of Your First Car

00:31:14 Generational Differences in Car Enthusiasm

00:33:42 Safety Features for Teen Drivers

00:37:26 Choosing the Right Car for College

00:39:26 Affordable Car Options Under $10K

00:44:05 The Debate on Older vs. Newer Cars

00:46:22 Practical Considerations for Teen Cars

01:03:27 The Cost of German Car Enthusiasm

01:05:20 Affordable Hybrids for Eco-Conscious Drivers

01:07:04 The Indestructible Nissan Altima

01:11:04 The Versatile Honda Element

01:24:22 Selfish Dad Lightning Round: Dream Cars for $10K

01:32:34 Final Thoughts and Farewell

On Ferrari Friday's, William Ross from the Exotic Car Marketplace will be discussing all things Ferrari and interviewing people that live and breathe the Ferrari brand. Topics range from road cars to racing; drivers to owners, as well as auctions, private sales and trends in the collector market.

This week William crosses over with Crew Chief Eric from Break/Fix Podcast to talk about the Netflix Series, Car Masters: Rust to Riches, Sixth Season, and the conclusion of their journey into high-end exotics and the Ferrari saga.

Copyright William Ross, Exotic Car Marketplace a division of Sixty5 Motorsports. This episode is part of our Motoring Podcast Network and has been republished with permission.

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00:00 Introduction to Ferrari Fridays

00:37 Reviewing Car Masters on Netflix

02:04 The Mystery of the Bargain Ferraris

06:12 The Gotham Garage Dilemma

15:52 The McLaren Controversy

21:16 Nostalgia Cars and DeLorean Drama

27:03 Unexpected Dealings and Frustrations

27:37 The Humvee and Jaguar Trade Fiasco

28:16 Ferrari and Semi Truck Trade

28:54 Ferrari 308 GTS Market Analysis

30:19 Shop Reactions and Internal Tensions

33:04 Modding the Ferrari 308: Hits and Misses

47:49 The Future of Car Masters

53:09 Final Thoughts and Viewer Engagement