#59 - Shaking the rust off with good news for Laguna Seca and bad news for production enthusiast cars.

About this episode

The hosts discuss the decline of manual transmissions, the rise of SUVs, and the enduring appeal of the Miata.

You may be wondering, where have you all been. Its a long story, well not really, its a shirt story. Around. We have been around. But we are back in a new studio now and back to doing the thing we love most, talking about cars. Join us as we discuss the continuing decline of the manual transmission, the SUVification of the world, and the pureness of the Miata that will get us through all of it. JOIN OUT DISCORD! Use the link below to join the newest and already best automotive community on the internet. https://discord.com/invite/ccfTQnUkVF

Topics covered

• Laguna Seca
• manual transmission
• SUVification
• Miata

Keywords

• automotive
• car culture
• enthusiast cars

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Miata

Places: Laguna Seca

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