The Buick Roadmaster is a large, older-style car model from Buick. In the podcast, it sounds like the name is being used as a nickname, not necessarily to talk about a specific new car. The point is that the Roadmaster name is well known and memorable.
The Cadillac CTS is a mid-size luxury car, similar to a sedan, made by Cadillac. The podcast mentions a 2013 CTS Premium because someone is considering buying one and comparing the price. It’s being talked about as a used-car option.
An auto heat shield is a cover you put over your windshield to keep the sun from heating up the inside of your car. It helps the cabin stay cooler when you’re parked.
“Right to repair” is the idea that car owners should be able to get their cars fixed without being forced to go only to the dealership. It usually means getting the same repair information and access that mechanics need.
This is the long argument about who should be allowed to access the information needed to repair cars. Car makers say it’s protected, while independent shops say they need it to fix cars properly.
In this context, “share data” means providing repair-relevant information such as diagnostic trouble codes, service procedures, and technical documentation. It’s the core issue in right-to-repair fights because modern cars rely on software and electronic systems to diagnose and fix faults.
“Proprietary” means the company says the information is protected and they don’t want others to have it. In car repair, that can mean limiting access to diagnostic and repair details.
They’re comparing cars to an iPhone: you can own the device, but the company may not make it easy to repair yourself. The analogy is about control over repair access.
They mention John Deere tractors to show this kind of repair-access fight happens in other industries too. It’s about whether owners and independent mechanics can get the information needed to fix the equipment.
A turn signal is the light on your car that shows you’re turning or changing lanes. It’s important because it tells other drivers what you’re about to do.
A “blinker” is your turn signal—the lights that tell other drivers which way you plan to go. Using it helps prevent confusion and reduces the chance of a crash.
The Lexus RX 350h is a luxury SUV that runs on a mix of gasoline and electric power. That hybrid setup is mainly there to help you get better gas mileage in normal driving.
Car makers often update cars a little each year. Those updates can be small (new features) or bigger (changes under the hood), so people debate whether it’s better to buy the current year or wait for the next one.
Fascia is basically the car’s front and rear “outer front/rear styling” pieces, like the bumper area and the panels around the lights. A change to it usually means the car looks different and may be updated for airflow or new lighting.
Term
Rev four
They’re talking about a newer version of the car’s power system that sends power to the wheels. “Next generation drivetrain” usually means improvements in how the car runs and uses fuel.
“Lease to buy” means you start by paying to use the car for a while, and then you may be able to turn that into actually owning it. They’re saying it might be cheaper than buying outright in their situation.
They’re dealing with a sciatic nerve problem, which can cause pain or discomfort in the lower body. They’re saying the seat comfort matters a lot for them because of that.
They’re referring to a Lexus RX hybrid, which is a Lexus crossover that uses both gas and electricity. They mention it because buying a newer one is expensive compared to what the speaker already has.
The Subaru Outback Wilderness is a special version of the Outback that’s meant to handle rougher roads better than the standard model. It’s the “more rugged” trim you’d pick if you want an outdoorsy vibe.
A freeway is a high-speed, limited-access road where cars typically travel faster and with less room for sudden changes. That matters in snow because drivers have less time to react to unexpected visual cues like hazard lights.
“Roadside emergency flashers” means your hazard lights—the ones that blink to warn other drivers. In snow or rain, turning them on at the wrong time can distract people and make driving more confusing.
A sunroof is a glass panel in the roof that can open for extra light and fresh air. The caller here is saying they don’t want that kind of roof feature.
The Cadillac Escalade IQ is a big Cadillac SUV that runs on electricity. In this segment, they’re talking about its large glass roof and how it can make the cabin feel much hotter in extreme heat.
A panoramic moon roof is a big glass section in the roof that lets in more light. If it doesn’t open, it can still act like a heat collector when the sun is strong.
A sliding cover is the shade that you pull over a glass roof panel. The host is saying that if you can cover the glass when you want, it makes the moon roof less annoying.
The Nissan Armada is a big family SUV from Nissan. It’s designed to be comfortable and capable, and the host is saying the one he reviewed was quick and looks great, and it costs less than a Toyota Sequoia.
The Ford Expedition is a large SUV meant for carrying people and gear, especially on road trips. It’s the kind of vehicle people compare when they’re trying to find a big, practical SUV for less money. The podcast likely mentioned it because of its overall cost and what it offers.
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Holy cow. Yeah, that's true.
It was busy. That voice was Todd Chambers.
He is we call him the old roadmaster around here.
Yeah, it's the old kind of sickly roadmaster after a week in D.C.
and the travel to and fro and everything else picked up something along the way.
Maybe it's just a remnant of D.C. itself.
You know, it very well could be.
But I'm feeling fine.
Just just don't sound it, but glad to be back.
Yeah, after last week, July 4th, we were actually in D.C.
for the 250th, and it was glorious glad to be there.
But I'm certainly glad to be back.
You and a bunch of people from your church actually sang.
Over 400 strong and a choir.
We sang all over D.C., including the Kennedy Center itself on Friday night.
How cool. The well, you as you called it early,
Trump, the Trump, John F Kennedy Center,
but they cover that with a big tarp right now, you know,
because of all the stuff going on. Oh, sure.
We were the last act there before they shut it down for a little bit to redo some of it.
But yeah, we were honored to be there and it was a great experience for sure.
Well, there you go.
809 to 67777 is the phone number.
Our question of the day, which we have every single week.
What is one thing other drivers do that make you crazy?
One thing other drivers do that make you crazy.
I asked this question on the Dallas show earlier today
and people had a lot of opinions on other drivers.
So I want to hear from you 809 to 67777
And in the newsletter yesterday, the top three things,
which, by the way, were exactly the three that I predicted would be number one.
Dave Ramsey blows it again on car advice.
I called him out six years ago about something he said on his radio show about cars.
And I like the guy. I like his show.
But he needs to just be quiet when it comes to cars,
because he can't get it right. Stay in your lane, sir. Yes.
I had a commentary that I wrote and I am telling I'm I'm just I've been putting it off.
But I just finally came out with it.
It's time for General Motors CEO to retire. Wow.
Mary Barra, I like her.
She did a lot of great things,
but she has made a lot of mistakes over the past few years.
And being paid millions to do so, I think it's time for her to step aside.
And then last in the top three consumer reports,
reached out on an opinion piece that I did a few weeks ago,
and they gave me all the reasons why they thought that I was off base.
And so I refuted each one of those.
I appreciated greatly the fact that they reached out.
That was nice and was very respectful.
With what they said, it just didn't change my mind.
They're like Dave Ramsey, they need to stay out of cars.
So that really pulling any punches this week, are you?
No, I'm just going to get it all out in one week.
OK, all right.
I do that about once a year. All right.
Let's talk to Walter in Los Angeles.
Walter, thank you for calling the car pro show.
How could I help you?
Good morning, gentlemen. How are you guys doing?
We're doing great, buddy. What's up?
Great. Thank you for taking my car.
I was interested in getting a new car
and I'm looking at a 2013 Cadillac CTS premium.
Yeah. And they're asking for 11600 dollars.
Mouse. I'm sorry.
How many miles?
It's got 72500 miles.
OK, so that's low for a 13 year old car.
It does it. Yeah.
Does it look to be in great shape?
Yes, it looks clean interior.
All of that looks clean. I'm not a mechanic.
Obviously, I open the hood up, but, you know, I don't really know what I'm looking at.
But, you know, they do clean it up when they receive it, right?
Yeah. Oh, yeah.
Or whatever.
If here's the thing, Walter, those were great cars.
That was one of the.
I was one of the things that I am mad at the
General Motors CEO about and I wrote about it on the
getting out of the car business, taking away sedans
and putting all their money into electric vehicles.
That was a really good car.
If it's got a good, clean history report,
then I think it's fine.
I think it's really fine.
And I pulled the car fact.
I'm sorry. OK, good.
And no wrecks, no floods, no odometer issues.
No wrecks, no floods.
It showed one previous owner.
That's what caught my eye.
It said one previous owner.
And when I looked at the car fact,
sure enough, it was only registered at DMV once.
Well, quite with this independent dealership that they have enough.
Yeah. The second time it was registered.
And then it showed a few of it showed like about 18 before.
Before we run out of time, Walter, I think it's a good buy.
Offer 10 grand and see if that'll buy it.
Your trade could be worth a lot or not.
Find out which by calling Jerry Reynolds, the car pro at the
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That's the difference between them and all the other generic shades out there.
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It will actually drop the interior, interior temperature of your car.
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Our question of the day, what's the one thing that other drivers do that
makes you crazy?
Let me hear from you at 809 to 67777
A few other stories that were in yesterday's newsletter.
I had the mid year sales results.
Every manufacturer except Volkswagen and Audi, for some reason, didn't report yet.
But we'll add those to the website next week when we find out.
But where everybody else stands for the year, why Polestar is being forced out
of the United States, which was timely because Amy Plemons, our executive
producer, just reviewed it.
It was yesterday's newsletter.
Yeah, the president's right to repair memo and what that means.
This has been an ongoing debate for many, many years with people who want
the auto manufacturers to share data with them on how to fix their own car.
Yeah. Manufacturers don't want to do that.
They say it's proprietary.
But you bought the car.
But you bought the car, but you didn't buy the technology.
Oh, gee. So it's like.
Yeah, you bought an iPhone, but they're not going to tell you how to fix it
because they don't want you to fix it. Right.
They want you to get another one. Exactly. That's what it is.
There is a lot of of this back and forth.
It's been going on since I was a little kid.
Yeah. And I don't know that's going to end any time soon.
But I at least tell you what direction things are going.
I understand both sides, though, really. Oh, I do too.
John Deere tractor has been in the same fight for many years.
And they're just about to settle a lawsuit over that. Wow.
So there we go.
And we had our videos the week and I haven't asked you.
How did yours do? Let me see if you made the top 10.
No, there's number 10. No, no, you didn't look right below that.
And you'll see me at number 11. Hey, number 11.
Number 11. Yeah.
And that we go to Boston, Massachusetts.
Let's do that. And let's talk to Eddie.
Eddie, good to have you on the show.
Good morning. Good morning, gentlemen.
And thank you for taking my call. You betcha.
What can I do for you?
I'd like to answer the question.
What drives me crazy is drivers not signaling to take a turn.
Yeah, I'm with you.
100% makes me nuts.
It's there.
It doesn't cost you anything to to use your blinker.
Why don't you?
Exactly. All right.
I'm in the market for a Lexus RX 350H.
Yeah. I looked at the 2026's.
Love it.
But researching and on YouTube and online
for the 2027, they've making some changes.
Do you think it's worth waiting?
I can question whether it is or not.
I don't.
You know, if you like the 2026,
we know for a fact it's going to be cheaper than the 2027.
And typically, Lexus doesn't do anything that's radical.
I can't tell the RX today from one that I can't tell a 26 from a 2018.
So, you know, it's good as the 26 has been and it has been a spectacular SUV.
I think it's the best SUV made in America.
You're smart to get the hybrid.
That's what I would do if I were getting any kind of Toyota or Lexus,
I'd get the hybrid not only for the field economy,
but for the extra horsepower that you pick up as well.
I get to 26 and pocket the money.
How long do you think you're going to keep this thing?
This will be my last car at my age.
And I did find out that the front and rear fascia is going to be changed.
And it's the next generation drivetrain that they just came out with the Rev four.
Then OK, then then I would tell you about the 2026.
Let's be safe.
If you're going to keep this thing a very long time, we know what we've got today.
It's a great powertrain.
I wouldn't risk a new one right now.
I'd let I'd let it come out for a while first.
Almost everybody thinks they know about cars,
but the car pro Jerry Reynolds actually does know.
Call the car pro show now on the chase dot com car pro listener line
at 1071
The next stop is Sandy in California.
Sandy, welcome.
Jerry, I spoke to probably a few years ago and I ended up putting some money
in my 2013 Lexus that I was hoping it would be my last car.
Yeah, but it's got several repairs that are way,
way probably up to almost 8000 dollars.
Well, you know, the repairs are gone up.
Yes, they have.
So now I have a hybrid Lexus of 2013 that I loved.
Thought it would go 200 and fifty.
It's almost at 200 not quite.
I think about 100 and ninety.
Yeah, so I'm looking for a recommendation.
Do I go with another Lexus?
My repair of my person that I use at my Lexus dealership suggested
I go with the lease to buy would be less money.
But I do a lot of driving.
I'm old, though, but I don't know how long I'm going to be doing a lot of driving.
I have a sciatic issue in those seats.
I don't know.
They're not the most comfortable, but I think I don't know what to do.
Well, I help if you're driving a lot of miles.
I would not do a lease that that'll bite you.
And if you look at the price of replacing the 2013 that you've got,
it's going to be it may be a bit of a shock to you
because a new a new Lexus RX hybrid is going to run you close to seventy
thousand dollars today.
So for those reasons, I think I would look at a certified pre-owned RX hybrid.
I think you could save easily 20000 dollars on a three year old one
with 30000 miles, maybe 35000
But it comes with a very long warranty.
And in that thing will last you because the hybrid systems
and the hybrid batteries are so much better recently than they were back in 2013
You got one of the first ones.
And and and I think if you if you get a certified one,
it's going to not only save you money, but it's also going to last you.
You'll be able to make another, you know, at least 225
if not 200 and 50000 miles.
So go to my website, carpro.com.
I've got two great Lexus dealers in Southern California there
in Manhattan Beach and Santa Monica.
If the last car you bought made your blood pressure reading higher than your SATs,
let's fix that.
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And welcome back to the car pro show with Jerry Reynolds, the car pro
and me, Todd Chambliss, the old roadmaster.
One of the most clicked items in this week's newsletter that dropped yesterday
would be the color of cars.
Yes, the popularity, most popular car colors in America.
Apparently white, black and gray are dominating the market,
but blue has a nine point one market share now outranked silver.
And I read that because I've got a blue car.
The first blue car I think I've ever owned actually my life
and it made me kind of happy to know that, even though it doesn't matter
in the whole scheme of things, because you're driving in the car.
You really don't look care about what colors on the outside.
But yeah, white, black and gray, not the real vivid colors like the reds
and some of the more outlandish like the oranges and all that kind of thing.
Yeah, where these things get a little bit dicey for me is.
You you take white, OK?
You got pearl white, you got regular white.
You got matte white.
Yep, all of them are popular, but they all they're they all get classified
as white, the same thing with the grays, the gray hues.
You know, there's there's dark gray, there's light gray, there's medium gray.
I mean, I don't know.
I've reviewed more blue cars in the past two years and so is Amy
than ever in my life.
That's crazy.
And I've been reviewing cars for 25 years back in the day.
They really didn't mix together different colors like this.
You had just like pretty clean slates back then.
Yeah, yeah, you really.
So now it kind of obfuscates everything because you've got, like you said,
different hues and shades of white.
So is it one shade of white that dominates the other?
I mean, it's hard to tell from something like this.
I don't know that the pearl white, which is really more of a cream color,
is extremely popular right now.
The Subaru Outback Wilderness I've had this week was a pearl white shade.
But the the Acura 80X I've had was blue.
Really? Yeah. OK.
And a bright blue.
Like like over the top. Oh, is it?
Wake, it's just bright. OK.
Highlighter blue, if you will. Gotcha. Gotcha.
OK, let's. Oh, I want to talk to you about
what's the one thing that makes you crazy that other drivers do.
And we're going to talk to Robert in Cleveland, Ohio about that very thing.
Robert, welcome.
Yes, a little.
Yeah, I'm on the freeway here in northeast Ohio
when the snow flies and you're on the freeway.
Everybody's traveling at a reduced speed, surely.
But they have the need to turn on their roadside emergency flashers.
And all you see are these
white flashing red lights in front of you when you're trying to drive in the snow.
And let me tell you, it happens here in Dallas, Texas, when it rains,
there's always somebody now that they're not getting off the road.
They're driving and, you know,
I mean, we're talking about apples and oranges here because in Cleveland,
when it snows, I mean, you've got to slow down.
You don't have any you choice.
But here, yes, but the whole flow, everybody's at the same reduced speed.
Right. So why?
Why like you're sitting there idle in the middle of the freeway lane.
So why put your hazards on?
Why do you need them?
I don't know. I don't either.
I'm with you.
Robert, thanks for the call. I appreciate it.
What's your pet peeve about other drivers?
I talked on the Dallas show this morning.
Mine is when someone is going straight through,
you come to a red light and you're going straight, but you're in the far right lane.
And so somebody behind you that wants to make a right turn,
it's got to sit there when they could be making a right turn on red.
Absolutely. Yeah. Don't do that.
That's so rude to me.
If you've got a left lane, just get out of the way.
If you know you're going straight, there's another lane to your left.
Use it. I'll get behind five cars to leave that lane open.
That's just the right thing to do. It is. It's the right thing to do.
But I swear every time I move over intentionally,
some idiot comes up on the right, goes up to the red light, going straight.
So I didn't do any good for anybody.
Well, at least your hands are clean in that situation.
Yes, that's exactly correct.
That's sad though.
Let's talk to Joel in La Port, Texas.
Joel, welcome.
Yes, sir. You love your show.
Thank you, buddy.
I was on my way to work.
I'm going to tag on to talk about turn signals.
I was on my way to work one morning, and it was the time of morning.
Still need your headlights and oncoming single lane traffic.
And I was courteous enough to wait for this.
Yeah. And I didn't want to turn in front of him.
But he kept flying up there and he just breaks and turned in.
So I went ahead and parked and went in the store
and he was standing there to register.
And I said, that's sure it's a nice truck out there.
Is it new? Yes, sir, it sure is.
I said, she doesn't want you to.
Yes, sir.
Well, I'd take you back to the dealer and tell him your turn indicator don't work.
Oh, I love that.
He he called me some names that I could not repeat in Sunday school.
Oh, my goodness.
Oh, that's great.
That is that is great.
Wow. I love that.
Thanks for sharing, Joel.
I appreciate you.
That opened the line at 971
And we go to
Nelson in Baytown, Texas, Houston area.
Nelson, welcome to the car pro show.
Thank you, Jerry. You bet.
I'm looking looking for SUV with some horsepower.
Explorer trimmer or Sequoia S or five.
Why did they insist on putting the glass in the roofs?
I just want a roof in my vehicle.
I don't want a panoramic roof or a sunroof man roof.
Any of that extra for what I don't want.
I hear you.
I I just reviewed last week and it was in yesterday's newsletter,
the Cadillac Escalade IQ.
All electric, massive Cadillac.
It's got a big panoramic moon roof in in the top, except it's fixed.
It's fixed glass.
Now it's dark, but guess what?
I live in Texas.
It's 100 degrees out there today.
Yeah, that glass roof isn't going to stop that that vehicle from getting.
Extremely hot inside.
They will build.
They'll build either of those that way, Nelson,
but you're probably going to have to order it.
And and that's a shame.
Some people when I ordered cars, I've ordered tens of thousands of cars
and I would order one with and one without,
just for people like you.
And I'm the same way.
I have a moon roof in every car I own and I've never used one.
But it's there.
It's good for resale.
That's a fact.
So even as long as it's got a sliding cover
where I can cover up the glass, I'm OK with the moon roof.
I don't mind. I don't mind paying for it.
But I'm never going to use it.
You can bet on that.
It just seems potential for more issues to me.
I know, I hear you.
Look at my if you're on something that's big and fast,
go to car pro dot com and put Armada up in the search box.
I want you to look at the Armada that I reviewed.
I don't know, maybe three or four months ago.
That thing was fast and it was beautiful.
I mean, just beautiful and it will run you less money than a sequoia
or an expedition trimmer.
So you might and I've reviewed both those as well.
You might look at that.
That one is also because it'll save you some money
and it is just outstanding.
Nelson, I got good dealers for all of them.
You may think you know a lot about cars,
but you may also think you can quarter back the Dallas Cowboys.
Get real and get expert advice about the cars
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Now at 1071
And today's question of the day was the one thing other drivers do
that drives you crazy.
Just realized I haven't told you mine yet.
No, please do.
The two lane when it's going one way, you're in the right lane.
Somebody is wanting to pass you and seem aggressive about it.
And then they get in Farnia and then they slow down and go even slower
than when we were driving. It's like, what's the point?
What is your hurry and why do you do that to me?
I have to break check.
Yeah. And and what about
you're you're getting a whole line of people because
there's freeway work going on and the left lane is closed
and everybody's in the right lane and the and the lines about 50 cars deep.
And one is what one you're about to say.
11 person passes all those cars on the left lane
and then horns in the last minute. It's the horn in. Yeah.
You're going to. You I'm not a hornblower,
but I am going to be two inches off the car in front of me.
If you try to horn in in front of me after that. Yeah, that tries.
You are going to get you're not going to get in.
I'll wreck my car before I'll let you in.
Wow, take a stand.
Look at that. I know.
And I'm not a road rage guy. You're really not.
I'm not just a fast driver. I'm passive.
But we've all been sitting there and you want to take
you're going to come back the last minute and you're going to horn your way in.
I don't think so. No, sir.
Walter, that's nox, California.
Welcome to the car pro show.
Hi, Jerry. Thank you.
Love the show. Thank you, buddy.
I don't need any car advice right now.
I just wanted to tell you my pet peeve about drivers.
Yes. And the big thing that really gets on my nerves
is when I'm at a red light and there's a car in front of me
and a right light turns green and he's not moving.
He's probably fiddling around with his phone.
Yep. And finally, when I honk at him, you know,
and just about the time the light is turning yellow
and he takes off and I get stuck behind the red light again.
I've been there. I know what you're talking about.
And again, I'm not a horn blower, and I'll give you
four to five seconds to go once it turns green.
But after that, you're going to get a toot.
Now, I don't lay on my horn, but I will.
You'll get you'll get a toot.
And and what I love to watch is the reaction from the people.
They jump. They always jump.
Watch them when you toot the horn at them to go and they're on green.
They jump. Yeah, that's true.
Why? Let's talk to Mike Burnett.
Burnett, Texas. Sorry, I almost said that wrong.
I know better. Mike, welcome.
Hello, Jerry. Hey, buddy.
Hey, so I got a comment about your pet peeve.
Yes, you're driving along and you see someone get in the right lane
and then they don't turn right.
Yep. Whatever you do, don't get married to that person.
I agree. Oh, boy. I agree.
100 percent. Well, now.
Yeah, well, I got my own pet peeve and I don't see this much anymore
because I think most of people that did it are no longer with us.
But when people get on the entrance ramp to the freeway,
get right up to the freeway and come to a dead stop.
Yes. Yes.
They're afraid to get on the freeway.
They're waiting for no cars to come.
Oh, yeah.
And that didn't really happen much anymore.
No, thank goodness.
The acceleration lanes are pretty well marked now.
And I think that might have helped that situation.
But I've seen it and I tell you what.
I've had people pull out in front of me and they're going five miles an hour
because they're sitting there dead stop.
Yeah. Yeah.
And and what happens too many times is the person,
the second car looks over their left shoulder to see, you know,
if there's anything coming and the car in front of them stopped.
Now we got a wreck.
There you go. I want to hear from you.
What what drives you crazy about other drivers?
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And it's happy listener time of the car pro show.
Folks who follow Jerry's advice, do it the car pro way, have a great story.
It involves Baker Nissan.
This time around in Houston, J.R. has a great story.
Says pleasure working with their car pro specialist, knew the vehicle details very well,
offered quick and timely communication, whole buying process, simple and straightforward.
Now is purchase involved to trade in and the car pro pricing and overall experience,
just as advertised, I.E. Excellent.
So good news there for the folks at Baker Nissan.
Yeah, they're great people.
And we got a note from Ted about the show last week, our road to 250.
The most wonderful thing he's heard in many years, I admit, I teared up a few times.
Tears of proudness.
You knocked it out of the universe.
I'm one who flies the flag 365247
Of course, lit properly at night.
Of course. And you have to do that.
And this program hit home, especially the songs.
They are perfect in your patriotism contagious.
God bless.
Thank you. You're a special American.
How about that? Well, that was very kind.
And thank you, Ted, for saying that.
And thank you, Todd, for your editing skills.
Well, I appreciate that.
Thank you for all the hours you spent writing and putting together.
I mean, as a labor of love, for sure.
Five hours of pre-recorded is much more difficult than it sounds.
We learned that pretty quickly.
Yes, we did.
That was our first time to ever do that.
That's right.
Now, if you would like to join us for the podcast of last week's special presentation,
it was the first thing that we put in the newsletter that came out yesterday.
So subscribe today, you'll get yesterday's.
I got a gazillion nice comments about my song that I wrote and produced.
It's called Why Can't Everybody See It?
It was about all the people that are here for the World Cup
and how they're praising our country.
And yet we can't see it.
All we do is complain about it.
Yeah. So I wrote a song to that effect.
That was in the newsletter yesterday, too.
Knowing the right time to trade is a huge thing right now.
As the car pro, Jerry Reynolds on thechase.com car pro listener line, 1-800-926-7777.
About this episode
Jerry Reynolds and Todd Chambliss kick off with “straight talk” car buying help, plus a recap of their huge 250th birthday patriotic broadcast in Washington, including singing at the Kennedy Center. They read listener takes on what other drivers do that drives them crazy—top gripes include not signaling. The show also dives into hot topics: criticism of car advice from Dave Ramsey, calls for GM CEO Mary Barra to step aside, and debates over right-to-repair and manufacturers withholding repair data. A key segment covers a listener’s 2013 Cadillac CTS deal and whether it’s worth buying, plus advice on waiting for a Lexus RX 350h model year change.
