“Employee pricing” means a special discount that’s usually available through a car company’s employees. If it’s “back,” it means the discount program has restarted, so some buyers may be able to pay less than usual.
Toyota is another car company they’re comparing against Ford. They’re saying Toyota kept its discounts going longer, which gives shoppers more time to benefit.
Incentives are discounts or deal offers from the car maker that lower what you pay. They’re talking about when those deals end and how that forces other brands to respond.
Rebates are cash discounts that reduce the price you pay for a car. They’re saying Ford is stacking rebates on top of other discounts to make the deal more attractive.
Leasing means you rent the car for a few years and then give it back (unless you choose to buy it later). They’re asking listeners whether they wish they’d leased instead of bought.
In car buying, an option is a factory-installed feature or package you can add to a vehicle, usually for an extra cost. The hosts mention paying extra for an option you’re not using, which is a common source of buyer regret.
The Buick Roadmaster is an older, full-size car model from Buick. The podcast mentions the “old Roadmaster,” meaning it’s talking about the classic version. It’s remembered for being big and comfortable.
The Ford Mustang is a well-known Ford sports car. They mention it because a headline claims employee discounts can bring its price down to the level of a Miata.
The Mazda MX-5 Miata is a small two-seat roadster designed for easy, fun driving. In the podcast, it’s mentioned because the Mustang’s discounted price can be similar. That comparison helps people decide what they get for the money.
This is a specific version of the Ford Bronco SUV. “Outer Banks” is a nicer trim level, and the hosts are using it to show how discounts and rebates can lower what you pay.
EcoBoost is Ford’s turbocharged engine family, and “2.3-liter” describes the engine’s displacement. A 2.3L EcoBoost is a common powerplant in Ford crossovers and SUVs, combining turbocharging with gasoline efficiency.
This means the Bronco uses an automatic transmission with 10 different gear settings. The car shifts for you, and the extra gears can help it feel smoother and more efficient.
A painted hardtop is the solid, body-colored roof section on a vehicle designed to be removable or configurable. On the Bronco, this kind of roof setup is part of the model’s modular design and can affect weather protection and style.
MSRP is the sticker list price the manufacturer sets for the car. They’re saying the final price is now several thousand dollars below that list price.
Selling outright means you sell your car directly instead of using it as a trade-in. You may get more money because you’re not letting the dealer set the value.
A trade-in is when you hand your current car to the dealer and it counts toward the purchase price of another car. Dealers often pay less than you could get by selling it yourself.
RetailMyRide.com is mentioned as a partner that can help sell the car through consignment. Consignment can sometimes bring in more money than a straight dealer trade.
Consignment means you let a shop/partner help sell your car for you. The host thinks this approach can earn more money than selling through a dealer trade.
The “Genesis” name is used for Hyundai’s luxury cars. The podcast compares Genesis models to other luxury sedans of similar size. The point is to help people see how Genesis fits into the luxury market.
A fob is the keyless remote you use to unlock and start many newer cars. The host is saying the thieves could make a new one quickly so they could steal the car.
A recall is when the manufacturer says there’s a problem with certain cars and offers a fix. Sometimes you have to get it done within a certain time, and what they’ll pay for can depend on the car’s history.
A dealer is the local shop that sells and services the car. For recalls, they can only do certain things, and if the recall period has passed they may say there’s nothing they can do.
This means there’s a deadline for when the recall fix is covered. If you’re past that deadline, the dealer may not be able to help for free, but the manufacturer might still consider it.
Here, “factory” means contacting Toyota directly, not the local dealership. Toyota may be able to offer help even if the dealer says the recall period has passed.
“Courtesies” means extra help the company might offer out of goodwill. It’s often not the full free recall repair, but something like a partial discount or shared cost.
The Toyota Hilux is a pickup truck sold in many countries. The problem is that the U.S. has stricter rules for pollution and crash safety, so some Hilux versions can’t be legally brought in.
Crash tests are safety tests that check how well a vehicle protects people in an accident. If a vehicle can’t pass those tests, it usually can’t be sold legally.
Sometimes people try to bring a car in from another country and change it so it meets U.S. rules. The host says it’s usually so costly that it often isn’t worth it.
Diesels are a type of engine that runs differently than gasoline engines. The host is saying Toyota doesn’t seem interested in offering diesel models in the U.S.
“Three quarter ton” is a way to group pickups by how much weight they’re built to carry. It usually means a bigger, more work-focused truck than smaller half-ton pickups.
A tire repair kit is a small tool you keep in the car to help you deal with a flat. It usually seals the puncture temporarily, but it may not work for every kind of tire damage.
A spare is what you use when you get a flat tire. The question here is whether a tire repair kit can replace the need to carry a spare.
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Lexus LS460
The Lexus LS460 is a big, luxury sedan. The person asking about it wants another Lexus that feels similar—comfortable and loaded with features.
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Lexus LS500
The Lexus LS500 is the newer version of the LS line that replaced the LS460. The caller says it’s difficult to get because Lexus doesn’t make as many of them.
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class is a top-of-the-line luxury car. It’s meant to feel very comfortable and “high-tech,” and it’s often used as a standard when comparing other luxury sedans.
The Genesis G90 is Genesis’s biggest luxury car. The hosts are saying it has a very fancy interior, lots of room in the back, and a warranty that’s meant to reduce hassle.
This means the car is covered for a long time—about 10 years and up to 100,000 miles. If something covered breaks, the warranty helps pay for repairs so you’re not stuck with the cost.
Feature overload means the car has so many features and settings that it can feel confusing or intimidating at first. The hosts suggest getting help from the dealer so you can learn what everything does.
“Mileage” just means how many miles the car has been driven. The host is basically saying that up to a certain point the car tends to be trouble-free, and after that you may start seeing problems.
Lexus LS is a high-end luxury sedan from Lexus. The host is comparing how it feels to drive versus a Mercedes-Benz S-Class—saying the Mercedes is more firm and sporty.
A test drive is when you actually drive the car before buying it. The host says you should do a longer one so you can really feel the differences between cars like the Mercedes and Lexus.
The hosts talk about people staging fake “bear attacks” on expensive cars and trying to claim money from insurance. The story ends with them getting caught quickly and facing jail time.
A Toyota Tacoma is a pickup truck. “Limited” means a nicer, more optioned version of that truck. The listeners wanted that exact version, not just any Tacoma.
“Free oil changes” is a dealer or manufacturer offer that covers the cost of periodic engine oil service for a specified duration. It’s relevant because oil changes are a key part of routine maintenance and can reduce ownership costs.
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We're here this entire hour talking cars, talking about the big announcement from Ford
yesterday of employee pricing is back and that just came out of nowhere.
Nobody saw that coming and so here we are.
It's back and you can just bet your bottom dollar that every other automaker that sells cars in
America hit the panic button yesterday morning when Ford made their announcement and they've
got to figure out some way to counteract what this employee pricing thing is going to do for
Ford because last time we had employee pricing sales jumped 14.5% in one month.
That's a huge increase.
I mean, when you start talking increases at the automaker level, they start talking about
half of 1% is a great job.
They went up 14.5% the last time they did it.
They're going to do that again.
And so the other automakers are scurry and Toyota is the smart one.
They didn't end their incentives on April the 30th.
They ran through this weekend and through Monday night with their April incentives.
So they got time to come up with a plan, but everybody else that ended their incentives on
April 30th, they were all ready to make their announcements on Friday morning, yesterday morning
and guess what?
Now they got to come up with another plan because whatever they were going to do probably wasn't
going to be enough to offset what Ford's currently doing, which is employee pricing,
plus rebates on everything.
And it's just amazing.
If you want to talk to me, you want to pick my brain, you want to answer the question of the
day, which is what's the one thing you wish you'd have done differently when you bought your last
car? Maybe you bought it and you wanted to lease it.
You should have leased it.
That's what Todd did.
Maybe you leased it and you wish now you'd have bought it.
Maybe, you know, you got an option that you paid extra for that you're not using or maybe
you wish that you had spent a little more money and got a certain option.
Let me hear from you.
800-926-7777, 800-926-7777, and speaking of the old roadmaster,
you're with me today, Todd Jambus.
And to dovetail back on the Ford employee pricing that you were talking about just a
moment ago, there's a headline on the website here.
It says, thanks to renewed employee pricing, a Ford Mustang now costs as much as a Miata.
So think about that for a second.
Well, I looked to see what the effect of it was.
And here's an example on a popular vehicle, the 2025 Ford Bronco Outer Banks edition.
That's one of the upper trim levels.
Yeah, not the highest, but it's near the top.
So this has got, it's nicely equipped, leather seats.
It's got the 2.3-liter EcoBoost.
It's got 10-speed automatic, 18-inch wheels, a painted hardtop,
which is a nice feature.
That's almost $2,700.
Anyway, this thing stickers a total sticker from the factory of $55,830.
You take out the, you come up with the employee price, the Ford employee price,
the price that dealership employees pay, the price that dealership owners pay,
the price that somebody that's worked on the assembly line for 30 years pay.
So remember, this sticker was $55,830, employee price is $51,983.
So that's substantial, but there's also a $2,750 rebate.
That gets you down to $49,233, and that's a savings of $6,597, $6,600 off.
This is a vehicle that not long ago was bringing MSRP, and now it's $6,600 off MSRP.
Bear in mind, that's a Texas rebate.
There's rebates on all of them, and that $2,750 could vary.
It could be more where you are.
That could be.
It could be less where you are.
So you're going to have to talk to one of our four dealers at our website,
carpro.com, to find out for sure what your deal is.
But let's talk to Todd in Texas City, Texas.
Todd, welcome to the Car Pro Show.
Thank you for holding.
Good to talk to you.
I've been a longtime listener.
Good to have you.
I just have two really short questions.
My wife has a 2017 Lincoln MKC.
It's very low mileage, fresh paint, an immaculate vehicle, and she's looking for something similar,
and I was looking for your recommendations on that.
And also, would we be better off selling it outright or using it as a trade-in?
I'd sell it outright, and when you say low miles, how many does it have?
It just rolled over $79,000.
Wow. 10-year-old car.
That's a car that is perfect for my consignment partner, which is retailmyride.com.
If you go to carpro.com at the top of the page, click on sell a car.
When you get there, there's one spot where you can get a bid on your car,
and they'll come pick it up and write you a check, then there's the consignment side.
I think you could probably pick up several thousand dollars extra by going with the consignment.
It'll take a little bit longer, but if you can pocket $2,500 to $3,000 more money,
because it's not going to have a lot of value as a trade-in, Todd, because it's 10 years old.
Most people, you've got a vehicle there that's been discontinued.
I'm sure it's brand new, and it is low miles, but the dealers can't finance it because of its age.
They're going to send it to the auction, so they're going to want to just give you enough
to get their money back. If you can pocket $3,000 by waiting two to four weeks, which is typically
how long it takes them to sell a car for you, you're going to be better off. Now, as far as the
replacement, I would tell you to look at both. If you want to stick with Lincoln, stay with,
look at the Corsair, which is there, and then look at the Aviator. Both those are super nice.
Bayway, Lincoln's my dealer there. Look at both those. You might even look also at the Lexus RX350
and see what y'all think about that. But I got good dealers all over Houston.
Our last caller was Todd from Texas City. Todd, I hope you're listening. I threw you a curveball
there, and I apologize to hit me afterwards. You've got an MKZ and asking for a replacement.
In my mind, I was thinking MKX, which is exactly why I hate alphabets as far as car names.
So I give you a couple SUV suggestions. I should have given you car suggestions.
I would say about that same size, look at the Lexus ES and look at the Genesis G70.
Both those cars are nice luxury cars. They're about the same size as what you got. And yesterday
in the free newsletter, Amy reviewed the G70 Genesis, and you can read all about it there.
And I think you'll really like it. And the Lexus ES is all new for 2026. And I know you guys love
that. Yeah. With the newsletter, I was looking at some of the more clicked items this week,
and the number one clicked item had to do with folks who are operating this
multi car 15 count sophisticated vehicle theft operation. They were targeting cars in DC,
Maryland and Pennsylvania. They were able to do this without hot wiring it to break the window.
They had the sophisticated piece of gear that allowed them to make a brand new fob on the spot
within a minute and drive away. But they finally got that confiscated. Now they're facing 15 counts.
Janine Pirro actually was the judge who actually got this going for them. And
they're now at a commission. But yeah, it's scary to think that they've got sophisticated
equipment and gear and intel and things that you can do that within a minute right on the spot and
not even break the window. Yeah, no ignition breakage. Yeah. I mean, yeah, it's frightening.
Nobody else figures that out. Me too. Yeah. On the chase dot com car pro hotline is Connie
from Wilsonville, Oregon. Connie, welcome. What can I help you with?
Hello, I hope I have enough information because I'm calling for my sister.
She drives a Toyota SUV. Yeah, it was involved in a recall and she told me that the recall expired
about a year ago. At the time that she got the recall notice, she wasn't have any paint problems,
so she didn't do anything. Then when she reacted, she reacted late and she went to a dealer and they
said that they couldn't do anything for her. I was wondering and that I think expired about a year
ago, paint job. I'm wondering if there's any way if she went to the factory or anything like that,
if they might help her. Did she buy the car new?
Oh, I knew you could ask me something I didn't know, but I think she bought it. I think she bought
it used. Okay, she bought it used. I don't think they're going to do anything to help her. If she
bought it new, there's a chance. The dealer that she took it to, they don't have any say so in it.
They had to tell her what they're trained to tell her, which is, I'm sorry, you missed the window
of opportunity for the recall. But if she goes direct to the factory and if she bought it new,
so find that out first. If she bought it new, there's a chance that they will help. They may not do
the entire job, but they may offer to split it with her. For instance, I've seen that happen.
But they typically will only extend courtesies like that to people if they bought their car new.
So I think that's going to be a major piece of this puzzle putting together. So find that out.
If she'll go to toyota.com at the bottom of the page, there's a contact us button and she can
find a phone number or she can email them, whichever she wants to do. And look, it's certainly,
even if she bought it used, it doesn't hurt anything to ask. I'm just telling you that the
best chance she has is if she bought it new. Okay, so if she does all this, did you say to me for
her to call the factory? Is that what you said? Yes, call the factory. They make the decision. The
factory pays the bill. Even during the recall period, if she'd got it in, it would have been
the factory paying the dealer to do the work. So the dealer can't do that work and then just
send the bill to toyota without their permission. And toyota is going to tell the dealer no,
because it's easier to tell the dealer no than it is to tell one of their own customers no, right?
Of course. That's reality. That's the way it works. That's the inside scoop.
Connie, I appreciate the call. Good luck to you, my dear.
800-926-7777. We've got a new newsletter coming out next week, but you can get
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but now you want to push it off a cliff, get some advice from the car pro Jerry Reynolds
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Ty, in Lubbock, Texas. Welcome, Ty. Thanks for listening to us there on KFYL. We're on three
hours there now. Great news. That's awesome. I love your show, Jerry. Thanks, man. I appreciate
it. I really love Toyota's great vehicles, and I love diesel. Yeah. But I wondered how if there's
any way to get one of those Toyota Hilux over here in the States? Well, I don't know of a way, buddy,
because they won't pass our emissions. They won't pass our crash test. The criteria for cars here
is very different than it is anywhere else. The criteria is the same in Canada and Mexico,
as it is in the United States, are pretty close to it. But when you get outside of North America,
man, everything changes. And trying to import a vehicle from there and then adapt it to where
it can be driven in the US, you're going to spend three times the cost of the car
to do that. And it's just, I've never seen it work out. Okay. Do you think Toyota would ever
build something similar that they would market here in the States? I don't. I don't. They don't
like diesels at all. And I don't know why. I got asked, oh, I don't know how many years ago it was,
maybe 10. I got asked, there were some big Toyota executives coming in to Dallas Fort Worth. And
they asked me if I would meet with them and talk to them. And I mean, I'm talking the top of the
chain in Tokyo. And to the point that they didn't even speak English, we had to have an interpreter.
And they wanted me to help them figure out how to sell pickups.
And, and they were, they were talking about at that time,
bringing a three quarter ton truck to the United States. And I said, well, if you're going to do
that, you got to have a diesel end of discussion. It was over. They don't even want to talk about
diesels. And I don't know why I never got an answer to that. But for that reason, it makes me think,
no, they're not going to do anything. You can't get good advice from someone who
doesn't really have a lot of experience. That's why you need to call the car pro Jerry Reynolds
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Welcome back to the car pro show with Jerry Reynolds, the car pro and me, Todd Chambliss,
the old road master. Every single week, Jerry just spends hours and hours doing the newsletter.
It's released every Friday. If you don't get it regularly, you should car pro.com. There's a link
at the very bottom of that first page where you can go and sign up and get the latest ones sent
to you immediately. Now this week, honestly, curveball there on Friday with the Ford employee
pricing that dropped down and to your lap on Friday morning. You got no advanced warning,
but you do the best you can with the deadlines that you've got with that. What do you have coming
up next week in the newsletter? Oh, I got going coming up next week. We got the April 2026 sales
nationally from the dealer from the automakers that report. I'm doing I'm working on a special
and update on incentives because there's going to be so much movement for me because Ford did the
employee pricing. I've got a special report titled food stamps and Ferraris.
That's catchy. Have you seen the news at all this week about
people who are driving these exotic cars? Yes. Going to the grocery store and spending
their food stamps? Yeah, I have. I got a little different take on that. Okay. So be ready for
that. Interested in that. Got new suits and settlements. Yeah. The legal things having to
lawsuits and all the exactly my vice column are tire repair kits a real replacement for a spare.
Oh, okay. I get that question from time to time and then my closing message and I've been
really concentrating on those closing message next week. Why I still believe in handshakes.
I'm interested in reading that because that means a lot. It'll be there. Okay. All right. So
if you want to talk to me, pick my brain, answer the question of the day. What's the one thing you
wish you had done differently when you bought your last car? I've got a line open. It can be yours
on thechase.com car pro hotline 800-926-7777-800-926-7777. Call now and grab it. If you call and you
get all busy signals, wait till somebody hangs up or we go to a break and call then. That is
the best time to do so. Let's talk to Bill in Houston, Texas. Hello, Bill. Welcome.
Hello. How you doing, sir? Okay. Good. I've got a car that I need to replace. It's 10 years old.
It's a Lexus LS460. I'm looking for something that is roughly equivalent. They no longer make the
460 or what they replaced it with the 500. I'm looking for something roughly equivalent that
has the same kind of ride and accessories. I'm very pleased with the car that I have,
but it's time to find something new. Yeah. How many miles you got on your current one?
Only about 80,000. Okay. Have you looked at the LS500?
I have, but they're hard to get. Yeah. It's a low-volume car for Lexus,
and I think it's probably because today they're up over 100,000. When you bought yours, it was
probably 60. That was in the 70s. Was it? Okay. Well, they're over 100 now, but it's a nice car.
I also like, I've got a review up on this car that I really enjoyed was the Mercedes S-Class.
That's been a great car for a lot of years. It's about the same size as the current LS500.
You might look at it. Probably the one that I would focus in on and don't be surprised by this,
but the Genesis G90. That's their biggest car. It's got the most luxurious interior of just about
any car I've ever seen. It's got a massive backseat. It's got a huge trunk, and it is a pure joy to
drive. And guess what? It's going to be about 20 grand less than that Lexus, and you get a 10-year
100,000-mile warranty, and you're never going to take it in for service because they'll come pick
it up and drop off a loaner for you. I was going to ask you about reliability.
You got a 10-year 100,000-mile warranty. That'd be the least of my concerns,
but the answer to the question is they're making some great cars. I mean, really top-notch
quality cars. Now, I will tell you, Bill, if there's any downside to that car,
it's complicated as far as it's got so much stuff on the inside that it will overwhelm you at first.
So you got to be sure and get a good dealer, and I've got some good Genesis dealers in Houston,
but get a good dealer that will go over the entire car with you and help you to understand
how everything works, which is exactly one of the reasons that yesterday in the free newsletter,
I had an article titled, feature overload when your car is smarter than you are.
And this car intimidates even me, and I'm in and out of 100 cars a year,
but it's a joy to drive.
Are the Houston dealers listed on your website?
Yes, they are. Near the top of the page, click on find a certified car pro dealer near you,
put your zip code in, and then choose Genesis or Lexus or Mercedes, whichever one you want to go
see, or go see all of them. Put your zip code in. The very first one you'll see,
it'll be the closest one to you. It's real simple, and my contact will be there the whole deal.
You mentioned Mercedes S-Class. Yes.
What is your take on the reliability of that?
It's a great car up to a certain mileage. And I'd say, as with most German cars,
it's good to 100,000, and it'll be good after that. You will have some issues,
and the downside to that car is they're expensive to fix once something goes wrong.
But up to 100,000, that car has been pretty much bulletproof, and it goes way back.
You can go all the way back S-Class for 20 years, and it's been a great car. It's going to ride
and drive different than your Lexus, and it's going to be pretty drastic. So if you get serious
about one of those, I've got a Sewell dealership there that's fantastic. But you need to take a
good long test drive. It's sportier. It's stiffer. It's nice. I prefer the drive of the Mercedes
to the Lexus LS, but some people don't. So be sure, whatever you do, be sure and drive them.
Thanks for the call, my friend. If you think you want a hybrid or maybe an electric,
call the car pro Jerry Reynolds first. He'll help you decide.
Call the Chase.com car pro listener line now at 1-800-926-7777.
And the quick shifts in this week's newsletter there is hard to pick which story I like the best.
The one that I think probably makes me laugh out of the hardest is the three guys who thought it
would be a great idea to go and stage fake bear attacks on luxury vehicles and then record it
and then send that in for a claim and expect to get money back. I don't know exactly what they're
smoking or drinking or what's going on there, but the actual bear attacks, it looked pretty fake.
I mean, it's not even a real looking bear. That's the thing that just, I mean,
it's one thing for the bear to get into a car, but for someone to be in a bear suit
and they're staging these attacks, I don't even know what they're thinking, how they think,
thought they'd get past this, but they were, they were found out pretty quick and they're,
they're going to be spending time behind bars now because of this supposedly clever plan.
Clue one was the bears were the wrong color for California bears. They had brown bears.
They had the black bears. Well, they were actually lighter colored.
Oh, were they lighter than brown? Oh, for goodness sakes.
Not smart, fellas. Not smart. Oh, yeah. Well, I got some more easy, funny, quick shifts coming up.
The next week's newsletter already picked out. Oh, do you know? Yep. All right. I love those.
Lisa in Los Angeles. Hi, Lisa. What could I do for you?
Hello. I love your show. Thank you so much for taking my call. So I've been listening to you
for years. So my son has a 2016 RAV4 with 152,000 miles on it and we're thinking of selling Matt,
trading it in to try to get at least the max dollars for it because he commutes now 90 miles a
day, five days a week. He's a teacher, so he only has to do it eight months a year or eight, nine
months a year. But we're looking then to trade that in and because he's just turning 30, bought
his new house, we're trying to keep him under debt and buy a 22, 23, maybe a year, another SUV
in the 23 to 20,000 to 25,000 maybe. So he has like a $10,000 alone versus a $40,000 alone.
Okay. That makes good sense. So what would you recommend? He loves the Toyota,
they love to go camping, they love to go things. So that's why I think the SUV is a good idea,
but he's looking at the hybrid. Is he having trouble with his... Which one would you recommend?
Is he having trouble with his current RAV4? Not at all, but he has 152,000 miles on it and we just
wanted to put another 2000 miles on it a month. It's just going to bring down the cost. So I let
him borrow my, believe it or not, 2004 Ford station wagon that only has 50,000 miles on it.
So he's putting tons of miles on that until June till school ends and then he's looking to get a
RAV4 and get the hybrid. It's the best one out there. They're typically, they'll typically get him
to 225, 250,000 miles if he does his maintenance. Okay. And he knows already, you know, the RAV4
is used to it. There's been changes since he got his. One is you can get it in hybrid,
but it's absolutely the best one out there. If he's going to do a lot of driving,
then I think, you know, the RAV4 fuel economy, he can get, if he drives it right and stays at the
speed limit, he can get upper thirties miles per gallon. So, you know, there's, that is the best
SUV he could buy if he wants an SUV and he wants a hybrid. The Honda CR-V is close to that. I just
think, I still think the RAV4 is going to go at least 50,000 more miles. And for him, that's a big
deal because he's going to rack those puppies up really, really fast. So I've got some good Toyota
dealers at my website, Lisa, click on find a car pro dealer near you and put his zip code in there
and get the contact. Let's see what they can do for him. That's the right way to go.
It's the car pro show. It's happy listener time, one of our favorite times of the entire hour.
Chance to tell you a great story of someone who followed Jerry's advice, went through the website
using one of his dealers and one of his contacts to have a great experience buying a car. Got a
forwarded to me yesterday. The message says, we went through your website to buy a Toyota Tacoma
Limited from Cape Toyota, Long Beach, California, contacted by Evan there, worked hard to get us
exactly what we wanted. Since the local regional Toyota office rejected multiple requests to order
the limited, reached out to a dealer in Tennessee, did a factory trade and able to take advantage of
finance incentives from Toyota as well. And a big shout out to Amy Plemons, our own Amy Plemons,
for her review of the Tacoma Limited. Says it was a big reason we decided to hold out the four
months it took to get the truck. So they waited four months to get this and it was worth it to get
the exact vehicle they wanted. Said her review was spot on and now their daughter is over at
Cape working with Evan to lease her own Tacoma Sport. He says rather they drove past several
of their Toyota dealerships to get here, worth it, offered us eight years of free oil changes
after the Toyota care expires. That's just crazy good. Eight years? Eight years. Wow. That's what
it says right here. That's a lot. So they went there, they've been waiting on ones that they had
on order and Toyota wasn't going to build exactly what they wanted, but Dan found one in Tennessee
and went and got it for them. It doesn't say exactly how the vehicle got there, but that's
what they did. It had to be. If they did, they had to get it from Tennessee to Los Angeles.
Yep. Absolutely. Okay. How about that? That is customer service. It sure is. Holy cow. Hey,
my dealers will go to the ends of the earth for you. Be sure you go to car pro dot com.
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About this episode
Ford’s employee-pricing push gets a close look, including how rebates can move a Bronco well below sticker and why consignment may beat a quick trade-in for a low-mileage Lincoln. The conversation also covers Toyota goodwill on missed recalls, what it takes to import a Hilux, and why a diesel would be essential for a U.S. truck version. Later, the hosts steer a high-mileage driver toward a RAV4 hybrid and share a listener’s successful Tacoma purchase story.
