Steve Dean fills in for Jerry Reynolds on the Car Pro Radio Show, providing expert advice on various automotive questions from listeners. Topics include the reliability of the Ford Explorer, the implications of vehicle certification, and the latest on the Ford F-150 Lightning's production changes. Listeners also inquire about the Toyota Corolla Cross, the impact of accidents on vehicle equity, and comparisons between different SUVs. The episode features engaging discussions on leasing versus buying, and the pros and cons of various vehicle models, ensuring a wealth of information for car enthusiasts.
"I have a question I'm looking at. They used 2022 Ford Explorer XLT."
The Explorer XLT is a popular SUV from Ford that can seat five people and has a roomy interior for cargo. The 2022 version has newer safety tech and better fuel economy than older models.
The Ford Explorer XLT is a mid‑size SUV produced by Ford Motor Company. The 2022 model year includes updated styling, improved safety features, and a range of engine options.
"Basically the certification Patrick is going to take that warranty typically most of them will take it out at least to 100,000 miles... and then they do a certification, which means they've basically gone through the vehicle pretty thoroughly and make sure that there's no major issues"
When a used car is sold as “certified,” it means the dealer has inspected it and offers extra protection, like a new car warranty for a set number of miles or years.
A Certified Pre‑Owned program is offered by manufacturers to provide an extended warranty and thorough inspection for used vehicles. It often includes coverage similar to a new car’s factory warranty.
"There should be if you wanted to go a little bit larger, you might want to look at the expedition."
If you need more space than the Explorer, the Expedition is a bigger SUV that can fit more gear and people. It’s built on a truck chassis for extra strength.
The Ford Expedition is a full‑size SUV known for its large cargo capacity and seating for up to eight passengers.
"Okay. Bad news is Ford has halted production on the F-150 lightning."
The F-150 Lightning is a fully electric pickup truck made by Ford. It has no gasoline engine and uses batteries to power its wheels.
The Ford F-150 Lightning is an all-electric version of Ford’s popular pickup truck, featuring a large battery pack and dual electric motors for high performance.
"So that will be electric, but it will also have a generator that will actually charge as the vehicle is being driven."
The generator is a little gasoline engine that turns on when the battery gets low, giving the car more miles to go.
In an extended range vehicle, the generator is a small gasoline engine that charges the battery while driving, allowing the car to travel farther than its electric range alone.
"Hello. I currently have a F-150 V8, I guess it's a 350-25 model."
The Ford F‑150 is a big pickup truck that people use for work and hauling. It’s famous for being strong and reliable.
The Ford F‑150 is a full‑size pickup truck produced by Ford Motor Company. It has been in continuous production since 1948 and is known for its durability, payload capacity, and versatility.
"Well, you're Ford F-150 on your towing. You should be able to tow 13-5-14,000 pounds."
Towing capacity tells you how heavy a trailer or load your truck can pull without overloading it. It’s an important number for anyone who needs to haul big stuff.
Towing capacity is the maximum weight a vehicle can safely pull, measured in pounds or kilograms. It depends on engine power, transmission, suspension, and braking systems.
"unless you're going to move into a three-quarter ton or one ton, and then you can also deficit in gas and diesel."
A three‑quarter ton truck is a medium‑sized pickup that can carry a decent amount of stuff—think moving boxes or a small piece of equipment. It’s bigger than the smallest trucks but not as big as the biggest ones.
In the U.S., pickup trucks are classified by their payload capacity: a three‑quarter ton truck can carry up to about 3,500 pounds of cargo. This class is smaller than a one‑ton truck but larger than a half‑ton.
"I am going to look at a winning 19 Honda CRV with 120,000 miles on it for about 15 and five."
The Honda CR-V is a small SUV that many people use for everyday driving. The 2019 version has a nicer interior and better safety tools.
The Honda CR-V is a compact crossover SUV known for its practicality, fuel efficiency, and reliable performance. The 2019 model introduced a more refined interior and updated safety features.
"Yes, my wife has a 2007 Toyota RAV4 with 200,000 miles."
The RAV4 is a small SUV from Toyota that people use for everyday driving. The 2007 version is part of the second generation, which means it has a slightly different look and some updates compared to earlier models.
The Toyota RAV4 is a compact crossover SUV that has been produced since 1994. The 2007 model year falls in the second generation (2003‑2010) and is known for its practicality, fuel efficiency, and reliable Toyota engineering.
"And I think you could look at the Forester. It would be a possible choice for you."
The Forester is a small SUV made by Subaru. It has four‑wheel drive and is good for carrying people or gear.
The Subaru Forester is a compact crossover SUV known for its all‑wheel drive, practicality, and strong resale value. It’s a popular choice for families and outdoor enthusiasts.
"[1334.0s] The all-wheel drive on most of them is just a great handling vehicle."
All-wheel drive means the car can send power to all four wheels at once, which helps it grip the road better when it's slippery or during sharp turns.
All-wheel drive (AWD) is a drivetrain configuration that sends power to all four wheels simultaneously, improving traction and handling in various driving conditions.
"I've read and seen a lot of videos on about a thousand miles a mile battery for Tesla for somebody. I guess it doesn't matter if it's Tesla or not."
Some electric cars today can drive 300-500 miles before needing a recharge. A thousand-mile battery would let you go about twice that distance without stopping.
A "thousand-mile battery" refers to an electric vehicle battery capable of delivering a driving range of approximately one thousand miles on a single charge, significantly surpassing current mainstream EV ranges.
"Two, you get to the end of the lease and if the market value on the vehicle is lower than your residual, then you turn the keys back in and walk away."
Residual value is the price the car should be worth when you finish leasing it. It helps set how much you pay each month.
Residual value is the estimated worth of a leased vehicle at the end of the lease term, used to calculate monthly payments.
"Two, you get to the end of the lease and if the market value on the vehicle is lower than your residual, then you turn the keys back in and walk away."
Leasing is like renting a car for a few years. You pay each month, and at the end you can give it back or buy it.
Leasing is a vehicle financing method where you pay monthly fees to use a car for a set period, after which you can return it, buy it, or lease again.
"My personal preference would be the infinity, but Acura is a great vehicle."
Infiniti is a fancy brand from Nissan that makes nicer cars with more comfort and style.
Infiniti is the luxury vehicle division of Nissan, offering upscale sedans and SUVs with premium features.
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Welcome to the car pro show. Jerry Reynolds, the car pro, was in the auto industry for over 35 years, and in addition to getting his sixth win from the Texas Auto Writers Association for Best Radio Show in Texas,
he's a member of the Texas Radio Hall of Fame, along with fellow members, Dan Ratherin, George Carlin. His co-host, Todd Jambliss, just became a member of Applebee's Hall of Fame for finishing off 84 chicken nuggets without using a dipping sauce.
Now let's get to straight talk and honest answers about everything automotive on the car pro show.
Oh my goodness. Do you say 84 nuggets? That is just crazy. But you know what? I might take him up on that and see if I can do 85. I love those nuggets.
Hey, if you're listening right now and you're like, that's not Jerry. No, it is not. Jerry is on some well-deserved vacation. And so today you have Steve Dean filling in for Jerry Reynolds. Now Steve, you have been in the car business. What, since you were five? Is that something like that?
It seems like it at times. So we're going to be answering your questions today. All you got to do is call us on the chase.com car pro line. And that is 800 926 77 77. That's 800 926 77 77. And that's exactly what Patrick has done today. Patrick from Long Beach. What is your question for Steve Dean today?
I have a question I'm looking at. They used 2022 Ford Explorer XLT. And it's at the Ford dealership. And I'm looking for something that'll hold four people or more. And it has a good cargo space. And comfort is important to me in leg room. And I just wondered it says it's gold certified. And I wonder what that means.
Basically the certification Patrick is going to take that warranty typically most of them will take it out at least to 100,000 miles. And then they do a certification, which means they've basically gone through the vehicle pretty thoroughly and make sure that there's no major issues and any recalls that needed to be done. And basically on if it's a Ford certified unit, then it's going to have something similar to what the factory warranty would have been for the first 12 months, 12,000 miles.
And then it could either be a powertrain or a extensive coverage on top of that.
Yes. What about the cargo space? And I never owned them before because I got fishing gear and a lot of gear that carry it with that be room in the back.
There should be if you wanted to go a little bit larger, you might want to look at the expedition. It's going to give you a little bit larger carry space.
But if you're just carrying, you know, tackle boxes, fishing poles, stuff like that, then the explorers going to take care of it for you.
This engine and I have a question on the engine. It says it's got a 2.4 EcoBoost 4 cylinder or a turbo. Is that a pretty reliable engine?
Yes, it is. It's been out for quite a while now. And if it were a first year, then I would say, hey, you know, I might want to wait and let's see how it performs. But no, the EcoBoost has done great for years now.
Power though, I'm not going to tone anything with it. So it should be okay for us power right driving it on the freeway.
Absolutely.
Okay. All right. That's that you take care of it. Thank you. Have a nice Christmas.
You too, Patrick. Thank you for calling.
And that number to call in the chase.com car pro line is eight hundred nine two six seventy seven seventy seven. That's eight hundred nine two six seventy seven seventy seven.
Let's go to Maryland. I'm going to ask Stephen if he has snow there in Maryland. Stephen, what's your question for Steve Dean this morning?
I have a question about the Toyota style and the Toyota Corolla cross pickup truck. I'd like to know if they're going to be sold this coming year.
Stephen, that would be that would be something I need to actually check on for you because I saw some articles and some information on it, but I didn't see any specifics as far as rollout date.
You know, they both look like they're economically priced and right up my alley. That's why I'm interested in seeing that they're going to come on the market or not.
If you will email me your contact information to Steve at carpro.com, I will do a little be happy to do a little research for you on that and actually send you some information.
I'll do that very good.
All right.
Merry Christmas.
That chase.com carpro line to call is eight hundred nine two six seventy seven seventy seven. That's eight hundred nine two six seventy seven seventy seven.
You know, since he mentioned pickups. Let's talk about pickups. The Ford EV lightning.
I remember when it first came on the scene and I'm thinking yes, I live on the golf coast and if my power goes out, I'm going to use my lightning to charge my hand.
Well, Laura, I have good news and I have bad news for you.
Okay. Bad news is Ford has halted production on the F-150 lightning. No way.
Now that the mandates have changed a lot of the manufacturers have kind of changed gears as well.
Ford is actually going to be riding off like nineteen point two billion dollars as they have stopped that.
What they are going to do though is they're going to continue it and it's going to be called an E or EV.
Which is an extended range vehicle.
Okay. Okay.
So that will be electric, but it will also have a generator that will actually charge as the vehicle is being driven.
Wow.
So it'll be an extended range vehicle and that'll actually start coming out probably in twenty six. It'd be my guess.
So they're going to go without the lightning for an entire year before they come out with this potential new thing?
That's typically how it's going to work and people that bought the F-150 lightning.
It shouldn't be concerned because most manufacturers will still manufacture parts for.
It's not a law, but it is pretty much industry standard that they will manufacture parts and everything for ten sometimes fifteen years.
Ford is not in any way getting out of the electric vehicle market.
Okay. Okay.
They are simply diverting.
They're pivoting.
Like most manufacturers, they are pivoting.
Okay. Okay.
And on the plant, they're going to be retooling in some of their plants.
And the amazing part about it is they will actually be able to build an automobile in thirty six seconds.
Thirty six seconds.
That's sink in.
I know.
Thirty six seconds.
Have they been on our freeways?
I'm just saying thirty six seconds are going to build a car that's going on our freeways.
It isn't very incredible on what they've done on the plants and the automation of it.
Well, it sounds exciting then at least what Ford's going to be coming out with now.
But I'm thinking, what happened?
What happened to the F-150 lightning?
I mean, if you had to give, I'm putting you on the spot, Steve.
If you had to say, what is wrong with the lightning?
What is wrong? Where did it go?
There's nothing wrong with the lightning. The demand just simply isn't there for electric vehicles that the government had mandated.
So that's all changed.
All right.
That number to call on the chase.com car pro line is eight hundred nine two six seventy seven seventy seven.
Let's go to Rami in Houston. Rami, what is your question for Steve Dean?
Oh, first. Can you hear me?
Yes.
First of all, this guest host has the radio voice.
Where's he been, huh?
Secondly, if you are, if car is then involved in the act again, you know how to take it away.
It's possible to buy a great car, but it's not great for how you drive.
Let Jerry Reynolds help you. Call the car pro show now at one eight hundred nine two six seventy seven seventy seven.
Welcome back into the car show. It is Jerry Reynolds on vacation today.
So Steve Dean in for Jerry on the car pro show.
And we have plenty of calls to go to.
And we need to talk to Rami in Houston. Rami, you have a question for Steve Dean.
So go ahead and tell us.
Yes. Can you hear me?
We can do you fine.
All right. Okay. The question is this.
First of all, the guest has the radio voice on a week ban.
Okay.
Question on equity.
If you give an accident, it's going to affect your equity.
But if you get the accident, then repair it and the car looks new.
Where will the repair make you whole again?
And you get back your full equity or if the dealership found out you've been in an accident,
that another self will affect the equity.
Rami, yes. Either way, it's going to affect the equity you wanted.
The dealership is going to know because they're going to pull the car facts on it.
And it's going to show unless you actually paid for it outside.
And most use car managers are going to walk up to that car.
And they'll know in ten seconds whether or not it's been in an accident, been repaired.
So, in answering your question, yes.
It is going to be worth more if you get it fixed.
As far as equity, that's going to depend on if you still owe money on it or not.
Okay.
But the accident end of the self, you're saying it's going to take a hit on that?
Absolutely. It will have an impact on it.
But again, it will depend on, you know, how old the vehicle is, you know,
and how many miles on it as to how severe of an impact you might have.
If it was a 24 model, then yes, it's going to get hit a decent amount.
If it were a 2015, well, an accident is really not going to have that much of an effect on it
because it's already a 10-year-old car.
Oh, my God.
Thank you so much. Okay.
You're more than welcome. Have a wonderful Christmas.
That number to call is 896-7777-8926-7777.
Let's go to Tony. Tony has a question for you, Steve.
Let's go, Tony.
Hey, Steve, Jerry Reynolds says that he likes the Chevrolet traverses smooth and quiet ride
and drive better than the Hyundai Palisade or the Kia Telluride.
Do you think that applies also to the Blazer and the Equinox versus the Hyundai Santa Fe
and Kia Serrano and Tucson and Sportage?
Yes, I did.
Also, like, quite. Yeah. That's what we're looking for, smoother, quieter.
And we are, would be a repeat customer with Chevrolet and we have a trading on a Chevy.
So, I think we'll go there.
And notwithstanding the warranty, it's just as good, probably, right?
Absolutely. There's just a tremendous amount of great product on the market these days.
And the warranties on all of them are so much better than they used to be in the past.
So, you can't go wrong there.
All right, Chevrolet. Thank you very much.
You're welcome. Have a great day. You too.
I used to go on the cake, 1-800-926-7777.
Okay, we're going to talk to Austin in Burleson, Texas.
I'm not sure if I pronounced that right.
The producer is shaking his head saying, no. So, yeah.
So, let's go ahead and talk to Austin. You're on with Steve Dean.
Go ahead, Austin.
Hello. I currently have a F-150 V8, I guess it's a 350-25 model.
And I'm not happy with the towing.
And I'm looking at a RAM-I6 2025.
What can you tell me? Am I going the right direction?
Well, you're Ford F-150 on your towing.
You should be able to tow 13-5-14,000 pounds.
On the RAM, the towing capacity, on a RAM-1500,
your towing capacity is going to be somewhere around 11,000-5-11,000-6.
So, you're actually getting more of a towing capacity with the Ford than you are the RAM.
If you're talking about those models,
unless you're going to move into a three-quarter ton or one ton,
and then you can also deficit in gas and diesel.
Okay, this one, this is not the EcoBoost.
I have an EcoBoost and it's single-toed fine.
But this one, since they have no high end torque,
it shifts back and forth.
Well, if it's a base Ford F-150,
typically the base engines will tow less of,
typically, around 7,680-400 pounds.
Yeah, this is a layer yet.
Is it something I need to do to it or...?
Austin, what are you actually towing?
How much are you towing?
Probably around 10,000 pounds.
UTVs and a little small cattle trailer,
but the wind seems to affect that quite a bit.
Austin, go ahead and email us.
Steve at carpro.com and Steve will answer your question.
And give us a call, 896-7777.
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I'm more Reynolds.
Steve Dean is in for Jerry today.
And Steve, we are ready to take some calls.
So let's go ahead and go to Kelly in Los Angeles.
Kelly, what's your question for Steve Dean?
Kelly sounds like Kelly's driving.
Kelly, what's your question for Steve Dean today?
I don't think she's going to drive through.
Kelly, give me some fries.
And I like Diet Coke with my meal too.
It sounds like she's going to drive through.
So let's go to Huntsville.
We're going to talk to Wanda as Kelly's getting her drive through order ready.
We'll go back to Kelly.
But Wanda, what's your question for Steve Dean today?
I am on limited budget.
So I'm looking at a youth vehicle.
I am going to look at a winning 19 Honda CRV
with 120,000 miles on it for about 15 and five.
Am I going wrong?
Well, Wanda, you're not going wrong with the choice of vehicle.
What I would suggest to you is a couple of things.
One, make sure you do check the car facts and see what kind of history it's had.
As far as the mileage, maintenance, has it been an accident?
Whatever dealer you're going to, I would recommend that you ask them to take it to an independent mechanic
just for your own satisfaction on any vehicle over 100,000 miles.
And just have it checked out and make sure the transmission is sound, the engine is sound,
and that you're getting the value for it.
Is it an LX, EX, or an EXL?
EX, EXL, and actually it's from an individual.
Okay, so if it was a one owner and it was well maintained, then you should be fine.
As far as the value, I think you're perfectly fine around the 15 grand number.
Because depending on miles, if you get lower miles, obviously it could be worth up to 20,
but it does have excess of 100,000 miles.
So as long as the engine and transmission are sound, I think you're good to go.
All right, thank you so much.
Merry Christmas.
Get those calls ready, 800, 926, 77, 77.
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Welcome in to the CarPros show.
Jerry Reynolds off today.
Steve Dean in answering your questions.
So make sure and give us a call on the chase.com CarPros line 896-7777
Let's go to Galveston and check in with Brandon.
What is your question for Steve Dean today?
Yes, my wife has a 2007 Toyota RAV4 with 200,000 miles.
And she is wanting to get something new used Subaru.
Can you recommend a good Subaru SUV that is reliable?
As Toyota or is Subaru reliable?
As Toyota.
Subaru is as reliable as Toyota.
And I think you could look at the Forester.
It would be a possible choice for you.
Subaru has a great track record on their vehicles and the longevity end of it.
Is there a particular reason you're looking for an SUV?
Yes, she's just wanting to be able to have some hauling capacity and stuff in the back.
But I'm not familiar with Subaru.
I've always been a Toyota guy.
Are they right up there with Toyota?
Because this has been a great car.
It's just kind of getting old.
Yes they are.
Subaru does make a great vehicle.
The all-wheel drive on most of them is just a great handling vehicle.
You're not going to go wrong with that.
Okay, that's what I need to know.
Thank you so much for your time.
Merry Christmas.
And if you want to get your question answered, you call 800-926-7777 on the chase.com car pro line.
And that's exactly what Harley has done from Frisco, Texas.
Harley, what is your question for Steve Dean?
Yes, can you hear me?
We can hear you just fine.
Great.
Hey, listen.
My question is from your experience.
Once you've seen the trades, I'm sure you've got a pulse on all of this.
I've read and seen a lot of videos on about a thousand miles a mile battery for Tesla for somebody.
I guess it doesn't matter if it's Tesla or not.
And I'd like to know what are your exact projections on when they may start building a car
with a thousand miles battery.
I think that's anybody's guess at this point.
Harley, it's most ranges on the batteries now are typically on the outside four to five hundred miles.
I would have to do a little more research on that as far as trying to determine when Tesla is going to come out with one that'll go.
Excuse me, a thousand miles.
I think that if they, if they can get whoever gets the thousand mile battery, that'll be a gas killer, I think.
Because I think that's one of the limiting factors in being able to transition to an electric car is the fact that it has such a limited range.
And if you can get that thousand miles in there, then that gives you opportunity to make a trip or something like that where it's limited to, you know, five hundred there, five hundred back.
And that's quite a broad radius from your current location.
That is correct. And I think it's going to be a while before you see that because right now the average is typically, like I said, between three and four hundred miles is kind of the top of the scale on that.
As it stands today, Tesla has no production scheduled or, or looking at four thousand mile battery.
Okay, so I guess we just sit and wait if see what happens. Like I said, I think that's going to be a deal, deal breaker for the gasoline engine if they can get that out.
It's going to be a challenging and interesting next few years on the development that's coming out.
Okay, thanks so much for your input. Have a great day.
The number that a Harley called eight hundred nine two six seventy seven seventy seven and that is how you asked Steve Dean your question whatever it is, whether it's trucks, cars, EVs, motorcycles.
I'm sure you can answer that too on eight hundred nine two six seventy seven seventy seven.
Let's go to Parvill and talk to Ben. Ben, what's your question for Steve Dean?
I want to see what you think about the 2004 Chevrolet Blighter.
And what is your question about it, Ben?
Can you hear me, Ben?
Ben, go ahead and turn your radio down and then get on the phone with us. That will help you because I think you're hearing both.
Hello.
Okay, Ben, we're going to have to come back to you.
You know, one of the things I wanted to ask you, Steve, is is leasing still the way to go if you just don't want to make that huge car payment every month?
Laura, leasing is a great option for people to look at, but it's not for everybody.
And anybody that does a lease should actually look at what their habits are.
Okay.
You know, cost of leasing, you know, cost of ownership on a lease is less, you can get more expensive car for a lower payment.
The downside is especially in the younger generation in the 20s and 30s, is they're just building their careers.
So they don't really have established driving habits like someone over 40 like me.
Okay. Good.
You didn't include me in that because I was going to have to punch you.
And a lot of people, though, go especially the younger generation, they'll say, well, I want a nicer car.
I get a lower payment.
And then a year later their career takes a step up and they move or relocate or take change industries.
And now they're driving 25 and 30,000 miles a year and they're trapped in the lease.
You'd get hit with excess mileage.
So in the past 40 years that I've been doing this, if someone wants to lease, I usually sit down with them.
Talk about what their driving habits are.
And if they foresee them changing because they can put themselves in a trap that way.
And that's not what we want to see happen.
Right.
So as long as they know what their mileage and their limits are and they build that into the lease going forward,
then that's great.
So leasing eventually has three great options.
One, lower payment.
Two, you get to the end of the lease and if the market value on the vehicle is lower than your residual,
then you turn the keys back in and walk away.
Nice.
If you've got equity, then you can buy it and finance it out.
You'll pay a little bit more for the vehicle over time.
But you've had it since day one, and it's been a great vehicle for you.
So best of all worlds.
Do you see the number of people leasing growing now or is it fewer people now leasing?
Leasing has been continuing to grow more and more every year, especially with the luxury and vehicles
and the pricing of vehicles now.
Leasing is becoming more and more popular.
Yeah.
I was thinking with the lease payments, you got a little bit more wiggle room when you've got the lease payment going on.
So tell us what's the worst lease you've ever seen.
Oh, anybody that did a five-year lease.
Oh, really?
Is it bad?
Yeah.
Absolute max.
I would, in my opinion, would be 48 months.
Okay.
I usually tell people try to stay at 36, or 39, gives a little bit of leeway payment wise.
But in my opinion, I would stay on the 36.
If you can't hack that payment, then maybe look at a less expensive vehicle that gets you to where you want to be.
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Let's go ahead and talk to Josh and Santa Barbara, Josh.
What is your question for Steve Dean?
Hello.
So my brother, he was in a car accident this past week, and so he was looking for a new vehicle.
He had an AccordTLX.
He loved that car.
Personally, the car guy, I want him to buy a Volkswagen GTI because I own it myself.
I'm really hoping that he finds the right car for himself.
A Q50 has a lot of great car community, but it's coming to the end of production.
And so I'm wondering, is that the right car to purchase, given that it's at the end of its life,
or if you're looking at an Audi S4 instead, or should he go to the Volkswagen GTI route?
What's your thoughts?
Josh, first off, you're looking for a fun car because those have some pretty nice performance in the infinity.
I think you were asking about the Q60.
Q50, rather.
Oh, the Q50.
Yep.
The horsepower that you're going to see on those is incredible.
Right.
And the handling you're going to love.
Infinity makes a great vehicle.
I was thinking you were looking at the Q60, which is kind of that sport convertible that actually started in like 2014.
It's got 300 horsepower.
My other brother actually wanted that one, but he ended up with a Lexus IS and said,
and he loves his Lexus IS so much.
So on the Q50, is he looking at the two liter or the three liter twin turbo?
I wouldn't get the twin turbo because I love the noise coming from that motor,
but he's going to go with whatever provides the most horsepower.
He's a car enthusiast.
He wants great community.
And so whatever makes him happy will tell you that.
Well, then obviously he's going to be looking at the red sport,
which is a 400 horsepower.
It is a twin turbo V6.
But the infinity has a great product.
Do you think given that the Q50 is coming out of production,
is it a smart purchase or should he go with a legacy vehicle that's going to continue on from now on?
I would not be concerned about that at all just because they're ending a model.
Doesn't change anything with the aspects of the vehicle or its performance or its service afterward.
It just simply means that they're going in a different direction or upgrading,
which most manufacturers are doing at this point.
Do you think that he should get back into an Acura this time instead, an Acura Integra maybe?
My personal preference would be the infinity, but Acura is a great vehicle.
Yeah, I agree.
I prefer to infinity as well.
I test for one and I loved it.
So I'm going to tell him, hey, he should go with the Q50.
There you go.
Yeah, I just want to say, I'm in Santa Barbara, California.
And every weekend your show brings so much joy to start my weekend.
So thank you so much for doing a great job every week.
Well, thank you, Josh.
We're happy to hear that.
And I'm just honored to sit in for Jerry for the weekend.
Yeah, exactly.
Thank you.
All right, Merry Christmas.
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That's why Steve Dean is here answering your questions.
So let's go to James in Killgourd, Texas, James.
What is your question for Steve Dean today?
Well, I'm looking to get a cruiser looking at a 68 tornado, like his advice.
Well, that's an interesting one, James, because a 1968 tornado.
Yes.
Because those are going to range, you know, obviously based on miles in condition and everything.
Those can actually range between 90, about 10 grand and $22,000.
So are you buying it from an individual or a dealership?
Well, it doesn't really matter.
Probably not a dealership, but, you know, I'm willing to do a little bit of work on it, not much.
I'm 79, so, you know, there's that.
I understand.
It's like a get one that's fairly pretty good condition and, you know, paint it and get streets.
This is a fun car for you, isn't it?
You want this as a fun car.
Yeah.
Well, you're supposed to at 79 be able to enjoy whatever you want to enjoy at this point I would say.
I would just check it out, you know, obviously.
Get it checked out and make the best decision you can.
Give us a call just like James did 800 926 77 77.
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