Car Pro Radio Show August 23 25 Hour 1

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This is the CarPro show with Jerry Reynolds, the CarPro, and his co-host, Todd Chambliss.

Jerry ran highly successful dealerships for decades and always gives you straight

talk and honest answers about everything automotive.

Plus, he probably knows more about trucks than anyone you've ever met.

Seriously, he's amazing.

Todd keeps things moving.

So, rev up your engine and get ready to call in with your question on the CarPro show.

Well, hi there.

Thank you for calling us on the CarPro show.

And if you want to do that, here's that number, 800-926-7777.

That's the number, and we're talking cars at a great time to get yourself a new one.

Because the Labor Day incentives have started to escalate.

Saw some real movement the past few days.

So, if you've put it off and put it off, you're going to need to probably do something

between now and September 2 when this current round of incentives goes out.

And I think after that, we may be looking at a very different scenario when it comes

to pricing and that sort of thing.

Because I'm already seeing evidence, and if you're a free weekly newsletter subscriber,

you'll read about this next week.

But I'm seeing evidence that as cars transition from 2025 to 2026, we know every year

a new model comes out, even if the car didn't change, the price goes up.

That's part of it.

But I think we're going to see some very serious escalation in prices this time,

because of the tariffs.

I know in one case, one manufacturer is raising their prices anywhere from $800 to $4700.

From 2025 to 2026.

So, automakers are doing anything that they can right now to try to offset the tariffs

that are affecting any car that's coming in from outside the United States.

And the only way they can do that and survive is if they raise the prices

of everything.

So that's what's going on.

I think waiting until December, like I typically will tell you to do,

I don't know that that's a good strategy this year, especially if you're looking at a 2025

and there's no big change in 2026, then I'd go ahead and jump on to 2025 right now.

Let's talk.

800-926-7777-800-926-7777 Todd Chambliss is my co-host and he's with me today.

I am and glad to be here.

And I think you're exactly right.

Just every week, I have a chance to peruse the newsletter and hear you talk about this

with the $7,500 cash going away for EVs.

That includes the used ones, right?

It's 4,000 unused ones.

4,000 unused, right.

With that going away, end of September and the fact that here we are at the end of

a month next weekend, all the incentives are starting to heat up

and then I think you're dead on right with the 26s going up appreciably when they come out.

It's probably a good idea to go ahead and get that going right now.

Start thinking about what car you want to do.

If you use Jerry's process, it's great because if you know which car you want,

you just need to go test drive it and you're not going between two or three different cars.

You can get this done and get it done relatively quickly if you go to one of his dealers.

Yeah, you can.

And if you got a trade in, I was watching the auction this week again, as usual.

And I can tell you that trade prices are extremely high right now.

And that's a benefit to you as well, especially if you're in a state,

if you're listing from a state that gives you a tax credit when you trade in a car

on the sales tax, that's a big motivator when your trade's bringing top dollar

and you get to save on the sales tax.

The newsletter did come out yesterday.

The number one clicked on thing was a video that I did.

It was actually part of an interview I did with Fox News on,

and I don't know why they asked me this.

I mean, typically Fox asked me really serious hard hitting questions,

but they wanted to know for some reason how often you should wash your car.

The hard hitting news right there, Fox.

Wow, really?

Well, but it was an number one clicked item on the newsletter.

It was.

And he said he earned the earlier show that it was an afterthought.

You weren't going to put it in there till later on.

I wasn't.

I was finished with the newsletter and it already sent it to Amy when the

interview came out on the Fox website.

So I sent it to her and I said, hey, I did this interview and here's the link to it.

I don't know if you want to put it in the newsletter or not.

If you do, here it is.

She did.

Yeah.

It is.

And it's a good.

My wife, I think that was the first thing she watched at the newsletter.

She said, that was really interesting because I wanted to know how often should you

wash your car?

Wow.

It's tough.

You never know.

That's right.

Let's talk to Jason in Tyler, Texas, in East Texas.

Jason, welcome.

How can I help you, my friend?

Well, I'm driving an old 2007 Duramax 2500 and it's been a fine good truck, got about

300,000 miles on it.

And I've also owned two 2014 GMCs, which are on their third transmissions.

I'm kind of in the market would like to have a newer diesel pickup, maybe a 3500.

But I'm kind of at the dilemma is it seems like GMC sort of dropped the ball on transmissions

in the last 10 or 15 years.

You know, I've heard of some issues.

What do you use this truck for?

Pest control business.

I haul a RV with it three or four times a year and dump trailer occasionally.

How big is that trailer, the RV?

About 10,000 pounds.

Okay.

So today with the way trucks are built, a three quarter ton will do you a great job up to about

16,000 pounds and some will go all the way to 20.

If you want a one ton, that's fine, but it's overkill.

And if you go with a three quarter ton, you're going to get a much better ride and drive than

you are with one ton.

The only real difference is, you know, the suspension and the springs.

If I'd go with three quarter ton, I'd stay with the diesel.

You know, have you ever tried a power stroke from Ford?

I have not, no, sir.

Well, a lot of people swear by them and I always had good luck with them.

All the years I was in the Ford business, we had the 7.3 and it was probably one of the best

engines ever made.

I think the current iteration of it, the 6.7 is as good as the 7.3.

It's more fuel efficient.

It's got more torque and it's got more horsepower.

It's a beast.

And yet the truck itself is a real joy to drive even for a three quarter ton.

So I would suggest that you look at an F-250, my friend.

I appreciate the call.

Welcome back to the Car Pros Show.

Jerry Reynolds is the car pro and I'm Todd Chambliss.

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Let's talk to Ron in Tyler.

Ron, welcome.

Hey.

Thanks for making my call.

What are you about, buddy?

What can I do for you?

Well, I got two issues.

I have a 2000 Nissan row that I bought brand new.

And it has 65,000 miles on it.

And I have a 2017 Toyota Highlander that I bought gently used.

And it has 72,000 miles on it.

Okay.

And my question or temperature is, I mean, what do you think about these two vehicles?

Should I hang on to them for a while or?

I think it's risky with the Rogue.

And I'll tell you why.

The CVTs transmissions at that time, 2013 to 2016, were very problematic.

And if you haven't had any problems with it, you're probably going to.

It's a completely different story with Nissan today.

Thankfully, they don't have that problem anymore.

But they did back then.

And I think the only thing that's probably saved you is the fact that it's a very low-mileage vehicle.

Now that Highlander, man, you got years with that thing.

And if you don't make it to 250,000 miles, I'd be completely shocked.

So I would trade, if you're going to do something, I'd trade the Rogue and keep the Highlander.

Who drives which car?

My wife drives the Highlander.

She drives the Rogue.

She drove the Rogue for several years.

And when she upgraded, of course, I got her old car.

Of course.

Welcome to America.

Welcome to being married, too.

Anyway, they actually met my brother, my oldest brother, bought an Nissan Rogue,

the exact same model and year, just like a month before I bought mine.

And it was way more than I do.

And at 150,000 miles, he did have to put a new transmission in his.

Well, he did good then.

Oh, yeah.

That's what I thought.

Now, you know, because I wouldn't have 150,000 miles on mine for 10 more years.

Right.

But it's still got good value because it's a low-mileage 2016.

And it's going to fall into a price range that dealers love.

Those are hard to find.

If you were going to do something, what would you want next?

Well, I think a Toyota.

I mean, I'm going to be a Toyota guy from now on.

RAV4?

Yeah, probably.

Or maybe a Tacoma.

Maybe.

I don't know.

The jury's out on that.

Interesting thing.

I know you've got lots of work to do.

Interesting about that.

My eldest son, I bought him a Toyota Tacoma when he turned 16,

gently used.

He drove it for three years and sold it for what I paid for it.

Oh, yeah.

Which was crazy.

One of the best resale vehicles in history is the Tacoma.

Now, they're not quite as good today as they used to be because the prices of new ones have gone up.

But there are some good deals out there on Tacoma.

They are extremely plentiful right now, which is rare for Tacoma.

So the dealers are selling out.

I got a dealer in Dallas, Fort Worth, Freeman Toyota, that will cut you a smoking deal and even deliver the car in the paperwork to you.

They'll do the trade online.

They'll do it all.

If you go to carpro.com, click on Find a Car Pro Dealer Near Me, Near the Top.

And it'll pull Freeman Toyota.

The only Toyota dealer I've ever had on this show and they are spectacular.

Jerry Patterson is going to be the guy there.

I appreciate the call, Ron.

The car pro Jerry Reynolds knows things you just can't know.

So call him at 1-800-926-7777.

Well, I got a rare open line at 800-926-7777.

That's the number that Brenda from La Porte, Texas called.

Brenda, welcome.

Well, thank you, Jerry.

Thanks for taking my call.

It's a pleasure.

I had a question.

Could you explain internet pricing to me as far as buying a car?

And I'm trying to decide if that's a better route to go versus going through a car pro dealership, which is what I've always done in the past and always got a good deal.

Internet pricing means absolutely nothing.

Okay.

And I hate to say that.

I do.

I hate to say that because I wish it wasn't that way.

For many, many years, it was like the newspaper.

You'd open your Saturday paper and there was 50 pages of car ads and they were every single one bait and switch.

And it's gotten that way with the internet with most dealers.

A lot of my dealers absolutely stick with what's on the internet.

And sometimes for my listeners, they'll do even better.

The majority of what I see out there, Brenda, is there's fine print that's easier to hide on the internet than it was in the newspaper in the old days.

And you'll see things that dealers do add-ons and those aren't in the internet price.

I've seen dealers, for instance, on certified cars.

They put a price on the car that's already certified.

But then in the fine print, it'll tell you that you got to pay the certification fee.

And oh, by the way, that's $2,500.

I've seen it all.

Okay.

I have zero faith in internet pricing.

If you want a straight-up deal, an honest, fair deal, then continue to do what you've done that you use my dealers and follow my process.

You can't go wrong.

I had a feeling it was maybe one of those, if it's too good to be true, type things.

Yes.

But I thought, well, let me have somebody explain it.

And like I said, I have gone through the CarPro dealerships twice and was taking care of.

And I'm trying to decide I've retired and so I'm trying to downsize and decide what direction I'm going to go in.

But that came up recently, so I thought I'd ask.

Yeah.

I'm telling you straight, I pay no attention to internet pricing anymore.

That's a shame.

I appreciate the call, kiddo.

All right, let's get this over with.

Okay.

Let's do it.

Really?

Okay.

Go ahead and do this.

Go ahead.

I know where you're going.

You go ahead and start.

Todd's video beat my video.

I knew it would happen one day.

It's just the way the cards fall sometimes.

I suppose.

This kind of turns you ejected.

It's just one of those lucky, flu key things like that.

Jerry's talking about, we get a report after the newsletter is released every single Friday evening on the most clicked items on the newsletter,

which of course is helpful to be able to know what people are really interested in.

There's this, this unspoken of rivalry going on that started when you say, hey, you want to start doing a video of the week.

And I said, okay, I'll do a video of the week, but it's turned to this.

Well, my video was number one.

What was yours, Todd?

And it was number five or six.

Well, this week because of some weird anomaly in the system, my video was more clicked than Jerry's video.

So there you go.

That's the story.

Can I count my car?

How many times your car's washed video in this?

I don't know if you can do that.

Although that was number one to your credit by far and away.

The most, how often you should.

My wife said, I haven't seen yours or Jerry's videos, but I saw that thing about washing the car.

That was important.

Well, I'm glad she enjoyed it.

She really did.

And it was higher up on the page, too.

That might have helped.

To be fair, that probably was true.

That might have helped.

800-926-7777.

Our last caller left a line open and now we go back to the phones and we go to Linda in the Woodlands.

Linda, welcome.

What can I do for you?

Thank you.

Good morning.

Hi there.

I've had, yeah.

I have had two outbacks with the latest one purchased in 2017.

Yeah.

I have about 190,000 miles on it.

And I have loved outback for the size, the handling, safety, and the eyesight technology.

I love that, too.

Yeah.

The long trip comfort wasn't that great.

But I have, we have three grandchildren that are reaching their teens.

And I'm going to need a new SUV for more space.

So I'm going to need the recommendation.

Okay.

A mid-sized SUV that maybe has a third seat.

Yep.

There's a gazillion of them.

But I think my favorites are I love the Kia Telluride.

I love the Hyundai Palisade.

Both those are really, really nice SUVs that are really good buys when you look at other

three-row SUVs out there.

I'll tell you another one that I reviewed not long ago.

And with the incentives, the Ford Explorer is an exceptional SUV.

Okay.

Really, really roomy in the third row.

The seat folds down with the push of a button.

I love that.

The fuel economy is really good.

So, and there's others out there.

And I don't want to confuse you by giving you one in each brand that's made.

I think when I, when I'm looking for value and I'm looking for long-term durability

and comfort, I think those, I think those three are tops.

Okay.

And so Subaru really doesn't have, I saw that they have the ascent, I think is

the next one up.

It is.

But I haven't read that much about it.

And it's got the eyesight system, which I like.

The ascent hasn't been a great seller.

It doesn't have a lot of the features that the three I gave you have.

Okay.

But it's worth a look.

Since you're, since you're prone to Subaru, it's worth a drive.

And, and there are advantages to it.

I don't think it's priced as well as it probably should be.

And part of the reason is Subaru just doesn't do incentives very often.

I mean, when they do them, when they do them, they're not very big.

Unlike everybody else.

And they don't have to, they sell, Subaru sells all the cars they can build.

And rightly so.

You know, they make a great one.

So I, I, you know, I'd certainly not rule it out.

I'd look, keep some notes, use my dealers and let's see what you can find out there.

Great.

Thank you so much.

You're so welcome.

And Linda, keep it.

If you're going to do something, I would recommend you do it between now and September 2nd while

the incentives are good.

They're going to change.

And I'm afraid that they're going to go down.

The incentives are going to go down.

And I know for sure the prices are going to go up on the 2026s.

So let's, you know, if you're going to do it, go ahead and pull the trigger.

I think it's a good time to do so.

That gives you.

Okay.

I'm going to do it for a week to get it done.

Yes, I can do it.

All right.

Get on.

Call me back if you need me.

Okay.

Thank you so much.

See you.

And we go to Mike in Houston.

Mike, welcome.

Thanks for calling.

Thank you.

Thank you, Jerry.

Appreciate you taking my call today.

You bet, pal.

Enjoyed your show tremendously.

Thank you.

Yeah, I just, I recently went in with my son to a dealership and, you know,

he's got a 750 plus credit score and it just doesn't seem like, you know,

they even care about that or that even moves the needle at all anymore.

As far as financing or as far as.

Yeah.

Oh, okay.

As far as, you know, it's still like they're trying to throw a eight, nine percent

interest rate at them.

And I know interest rates are high, but, you know, it's just, you know,

first time car buyer, obviously, so that didn't help them.

Does he have any, he has no car credit, right?

He has no car credit, but he's got credit cards and this and that.

Yeah.

That's, that's his problem.

They auto, auto lenders, the Ford credits and the alley financial and Toyota financial

and on and on and on.

They're looking at car credit and you're right.

Credit score is not, doesn't mean a big deal.

I mean, somebody that's got two or three credit cards that pays them on time.

That's good.

And it gives them a good credit score, but it doesn't tell the lender that

they're going to pay back a major obligation and that's what they're

looking for.

They'll do it, but it's a riskier loan in their estimation and in their

computer matrix.

And what happens in the car business, Mike, is you fill out a credit

application.

The dealer sends it into electronically, sends it into the lender.

It's given a risk score.

And in most cases, when I was in the Ford business, it was zero to five.

So six classifications and zero was the top of the line.

Could buy anything you wanted.

The computer would do an approval for it.

You didn't have to talk to a human.

As you got up into levels two, three, four and five, then you're probably

going to have to have a conversation with the lender that each one of

those levels has a different interest rate and that interest rate

goes up as the risk goes up.

Now, if you wanted to do it, you can cure that with a go signer.

If you wanted to sign for him, he could do that.

You could do that.

And that will bring the score down.

What I recommend typically is that you are the primary buyer and your

son be the co buyer.

Because on the credit on the credit reports, you both get equal credit

for the loan.

It won't show that you co signed on his credit report yet they're

going to base the interest rate on your credit, Mike, not his.

And that's the way you get the best rate.

I appreciate the call.

Use my dealers.

They'll take good care of you and they'll help you with finance.

Knowing the right time to trade is a huge thing right now.

Ask the Car Pro.

Jerry Reynolds at 1-800-926-7777.

And you're listening to The Car Pro Show with Todd Shambles and The Car

Pro Jerry Reynolds.

And the newsletter this week, one of the most clicked items happens

to be ways to maintain your car's value.

You know, the second you drive off the dealership lot and you hit

the street, depreciation sets in.

It loses value and will continue to do so of course in the life of

the car.

But there are ways to maintain the car's value.

Some of the items listed in this advice column that Jerry wrote

in the newsletter are pretty common sense things.

There are some that you might not have thought about too that

are real important to go read.

So I recommend that you go and check out this advice column

in the newsletter.

And you can do so from carpro.com and get that sent

immediately.

Let's go to Bob in Spring, Texas.

Hello, Bob.

Welcome.

Hey, Jerry.

I got a good friend who lives in the northeast New Hampshire.

He traditionally drives BMWs.

He puts about 35 to 50,000 miles on them and trades them in.

But now he's talking about an Audi.

And he was asking me, you know, the pluses and minuses

of Audi's versus BMW.

Yeah.

And these are cars.

These are sedans.

Yeah.

Well, I think I didn't know how to answer that.

Yeah, I get you.

I think for me where he's living, I think the Audi

Quattro system is far superior to what BMW offers in a

four-wheel drive or all-wheel drive.

I like and I'm just telling you straight and I have a

BMW myself, but I think the Audi interior is nicer.

I like the seats better in the Audi than I do the BMW.

I think they look better and I think they're more comfortable.

Now, I like the infotainment system of the BMW better.

The Audi and I'm driving one right now.

There's one downstairs.

I'm driving the Audi SQ8, which is an SUV.

But I noted in the review that the electronics are sort of

antiquated to me and the BMW is not.

That was one of the things that sold me on the BMW and why

I leased one.

It's electric, but I leased it because of the computer

system that's in the dash.

I thought it was the best I'd seen.

Quality wise, they're both great cars.

Driving characteristics, if he's used to a BMW and he goes

to an Audi, he'll notice a softer ride.

And the handling is not as good with the Audi as far as

running into a hard curve at a pretty high rate of speed.

The BMW will grip the road and just, I mean, it just goes.

The Audi's more of a true luxury ride.

I don't think it's more of a true luxury car.

It's not what I would say with the BMW.

I call BMWs sports sedans.

And I think the Audi is a luxury sedan.

And that's as succinct as I know how to put it.

Got you.

Now, does it change your mind or opinion if he's probably going

to go just pure gasoline powered vehicles?

No, it doesn't change.

It didn't change anything I said.

I wanted an electric and that's why I got one.

I wanted to take advantage of the 7500 from the government

while it was there.

And I wanted to try it.

I've reviewed a gazillion electric, but I wanted to own one

and see what it was really like so I could tell people.

But the gasoline engines, Audi makes it great, great.

In fact, this SUV I'm driving from Audi right now shares

an engine with a Lamborghini, believe it or not.

They do a great job with powertrains.

If he wanted to keep it longer than what he typically does,

I'd put my money on the Audi before I'd put it on the BMW

for long life and long lack of issues.

So I wish he was in a part of the country I could send him

to a dealer, but that's the differences.

This will be on the podcast later.

Music

It's that time of the show when we talk about happy listeners,

those who have taken Jerry's advice on getting a new car

and have great stories to share.

Like Kenneth and Austin, who was looking for a brand-new

Tahoe, a 2025 Tahoe.

So of course he talked to Ryan over at covert Chevrolet of Hutto

where he says that they took their time,

helped them find the right vehicle.

He knew it might be tough because of demand

and the 2026 is coming out.

But Ryan there found several vehicles for him to look at.

He loved that Ryan spent time looking for the right vehicle

and didn't put pressure on them to make a quick decision.

After they made their decision, he got $2,000 more

for the trade than they expected,

drove that new Tahoe home in no-time flat,

very pleased with Ryan and the covert group

and not surprising really.

No, not to me especially.

They've been taking care of my Austin listeners

for Ford's and Chevrolet's for a long, long time.

Yep.

And just good family-owned operated dealership.

Been in business over 100 years.

Is that right?

Yeah.

Didn't know that.

Yep.

And Stan and Houston was looking for Tacoma

and Toyota of Katie came to the rescue.

It's great as always.

Not for his son, his first experience at a dealership

and now his son knows why he uses car pro

because of that great experience.

I love it when the young people learn early how to buy a car

because if they go through the car pro process

and they have great experience,

next time they go to buy a car,

if they don't go through the car pro website,

they're going to know what to look for.

They're going to know that something's wrong.

Exactly.

Because they're very first experience,

which is the one you always remember,

they're going to know.

And so it's training for the rest of their lives.

And I think that's awesome.

Gives them confidence in moving forward with that too.

Yes, it does.

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