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Car Connection Workshop · Jul 3, 2026
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1997 Jeep Wrangler TJ
This is a classic, rugged open-top SUV made by Jeep in the late 1990s and early 2000s. It is famous for having round headlights, a bouncy but fun ride, and being very easy to modify for driving over rocks and through mud.
Car
2008 Nissan Rogue
A popular, everyday family SUV made by Nissan. It is designed for comfortable commuting and grocery shopping rather than off-road adventures.
Car
Nissan 2008 Nissan
The Nissan 200SX is a sporty, two-door car made by the Japanese company Nissan. Depending on the year, it was either a fun-to-drive sports car or a reliable, sporty version of a standard compact sedan.
Term
rust protection
This is a special spray or coating applied to the underside of a car to stop wet weather and road salt from eating away at the metal and causing rust holes.
Car
1967 Chevrolet C10 Fleetside
A classic, vintage pickup truck made by Chevrolet in 1967. It has a smooth, flat-sided truck bed and is highly collectible today for its cool retro look.
Car
2003 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible 1.8T
A modern, bubbly-shaped Volkswagen Beetle with a convertible soft top and a sporty turbocharged engine that makes it surprisingly quick and fun to drive.
Car
2000 Saab 9-3 Convertible
A premium convertible made by a defunct Swedish car company known for making cars inspired by airplanes. It features a turbo engine and unique styling.
Car
Wrangler Tj Wrangler
The Wrangler is a rugged, open-top SUV made by Jeep that is famous for its ability to drive over rough terrain like rocks, mud, and sand. The 1997 version is a classic model that people love to rebuild and customize for outdoor adventures.
Term
Tiptronic
An automatic transmission that gives you the option to shift gears yourself using buttons or by pushing the gear stick forward and backward, without needing a clutch pedal.
Car
1984 Toyota Pickup Mojave
An extremely rare, special-edition vintage Toyota 4x4 truck from the 1980s. It is highly prized by collectors because only a few hundred were ever made, and they are famous for lasting forever.
Car
Mitsubishi Mirage
The Mirage is a very small, budget-friendly car made by the Japanese company Mitsubishi. It is designed to be inexpensive to buy and very cheap on gas, making it a basic way to get from point A to point B.
Car
Trans Am Gta
The Trans Am is a sporty, two-door American muscle car made by Pontiac. It is famous for its low, aggressive look, loud V8 engine, and sporty styling, which made it a popular performance car of its era.
Car
Fiat Spider
The Fiat Spider is a small, vintage two-seat convertible sports car from Italy. It was designed to be fun to drive on curvy roads with the top down, offering classic Italian style at a relatively affordable price.
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1971 Fiat 124 Sport Spider
A classic, vintage two-seat convertible sports car from Italy. It is fun to drive on twisty roads but requires frequent mechanical attention to keep running smoothly.
Term
Cabriolet
A fancy European word for a convertible car—a vehicle with a fabric roof that can be folded down to let the sunshine in.
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Volkswagen Golf
This is a small, vintage convertible car made by the German company Volkswagen. It is famous because its convertible top was specially designed and built by a historic coachbuilding company named Karmann, making it a stylish collectible today.
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Plymouth Valiant
The Plymouth Valiant is a classic, mid-sized American family car from the 1960s and 70s. It is famous for being incredibly tough, simple to repair, and lasting for hundreds of thousands of miles with basic maintenance.
Car
Ford Aerostar
An old-school, wedge-shaped minivan made by Ford in the 1980s and 90s. It was popular for family road trips but is remembered by mechanics as a nightmare to work on because the engine was buried deep under the dashboard.
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Good morning folks! You're tuned in to Car Connection where the coffee's strong, the
stories are real, and the wrenches never stop turning. I'm your host, Niall Motormouth Jenkins,
coming to you from the Car Connection workshop. Where the smell of fresh oil, a little elbow
grease is all part of a balanced breakfast. Around here, we don't just talk cars, we
live them. Whether it's a 25 year old Jeep Wrangler getting a second chance at life,
or a Nissan Rogue getting its brakes back in order, or perhaps a mystery leak that's
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or two. Because let me tell you, over four decades as an automotive service tech,
you can't make this stuff up. You just can't. There's stories in my head that all of a sudden
I'll go, Oh, I haven't thought about that for years. Well, that can happen. Well, we've made it
to almost the weekend. I call it the weekend. It's Friday. I've worked weekends for 32 years now.
And you know what? I don't even know what that is really. It's just, you know what? Tomorrow.
Let's get through today and get to tomorrow. But let's focus on just today and the essentials.
What do we need to accomplish today? And I'll tell you, when it comes to repairing and servicing
automobiles, if you don't as a tech, if you don't develop that mindset to two mindsets,
we have to have. Don't focus on the problem. Focus on the solution.
And is the coffee hot and the donuts fresh? That's all we got to focus on. And today,
let's get today's work done. In my mind, I'm already into next week, working out the schedules,
what's going to be done. And yes, I keep a calendar and I keep a calendar old school.
I like a really big calendar, post it up where I can see it. And as the month closes,
I put all the information on to the next month. So I can just look at the day and I can see what's
going on. What are we, what do we have to accomplish today? And then I peek at the days ahead because
I take that stuff out of my head and I track it. So you know what, it's not taking up space in my
brain that I just don't have or can afford to give away and tie up with nonsense. I write stuff down.
I'm still a little old school, I have a spiral bound notebook. And I write stuff down, I'll go,
oh, yeah, instead of rattling it around in your head continuously, write it down.
Where am I going with this? Well, it is fun Friday. So I think before we do anything,
we should see what the weather is going to look like. And we're going to talk,
we're just going to have open discussion this morning. And hopefully I can make you laugh a
little bit. So if you do spill your hot beverage on your lap, I was never here. So if you're just
scooting through the drive through, it's Friday, flub, dip will check your order because there's
two days of the week I know when that can get seriously messed up. Mondays. Yep. Monday shift.
And Friday shift because their heads are already going into the weekend. That's what you got to
remember. So double check your order, lock it down in your cup holder, get yourself back out on the
road and on your way to work. Keep an eye on the other guy. And here's what we got for weather
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that groove, it is what it is for me. And I don't sit and whine and cry about it because that solves
nothing. But we got to solve problems. Every day, all of us are facing some kind of problems.
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That's what having a good service tech is all about as well, is they've, you know, they got
their your back, not your wallet. So today's forecast, and I know there's a bit of an introduction
there, but it's important to know and understand everything we do, everything I'm involved in
through car connection for 32 years is done with specific intent.
Specific intent. Yeah, exactly. Not just doing a whole bunch of random stuff and then check and
see how it's doing a year later. No, it's all done with specific intent is to help you.
Because I really don't need to be here. But I want to be here to help you to help navigate you
through what can be a horrendous situation for people is car down. It's the only car you got.
You got no finances to replace it. And you don't have a whole lot of reserve to get it back out
on the road. That's pressure. That's what my good friend many years ago, he was my real estate
agent for life. I don't know if he's still around or not. But if John D. Libertel, he was with Remax
on the Hamilton Mountain. And he was a client at the shop. And I met him through the car doctor
used to be on CHML. Another good friend of mine. And he would always always say, you know what,
you know, real estate is almost like automotive. It's motivation by fear.
Used to always laugh. That was so good today. 33 degrees right now and cloudy.
Wind is making it feel colder. About 31 degrees hazy conditions expected around 9am this morning.
Today's temperature range is from 31 to 52 degrees. Did you hear that 52 degrees? Guess what's
happening gonna be happening at 52 degrees. The rusties begin to eat your car if it's not
protected. That's what happens. And the rust will take off like you won't believe. So 52 degrees
and it's going to feel like a little more like 28 to 48 degrees Fahrenheit precipitation. Do we have
some? Well, it's saying there could be some snows 3.4 inches but highly unlikely at 52 degrees or
48 degrees rain point two of an inch in the next 24 hours about point one of an inch of the wet
stuff. So that's where we're at heading into the weekend. And things are looking a whole lot better
next next week for the weather. I mean, 63 on Saturday tomorrow. Yeah. That's that's to get excited
about it. Don't you think next week's temperatures 56 58 52 54. You know what that means? That means
the 2008 Nissan Rogue needs to get an appointment for you said it. I heard somebody saying rust
protection. Yes. Because that means the rusties are going to wake up and acids from the road salt
are going to wake up and get activated in the cold. The salt residue which is an acid it sits
dormant. But as soon as we hit 40 degrees Fahrenheit plus it activates and I'll tell you it eats
body metal like you would not believe. So a little bit of damage can turn into a lot of damage in a
hurry. Okay, where are we going next while we should have our morning swiggy right. I tell you
I'm Johnson for coffee this morning but I have to have my herbal tea first. Following the rules
to stay healthy. So suck it up buttercup right. It is what it is and it is what it is. So on three
21 let's give thanks to Earl and Louise Grant at City Auto Sales and leasing greater
Toronto area's premier pre owned auto store providing us with low mileage quality vehicles at
fair prices in house leasing as well as financing and you can buy with confidence and be treated
with nothing less than honesty and integrity and Earl and Louise their car guys they have the
resources and I don't know where they pull these vehicles from but they're absolutely
outstanding. What does that mean they they're clean inside and out they're beautiful they're
gorgeous and that's how they run their business they're gonna gonna sell you any junk and they
also won't let you go out the door without a conversation and be car broke and don't be that
person you know what I was many years ago I had to have the hot rod I had to have this the that
to impress who exactly don't get stuck into a car payment or owning an automobile that keeps
you broke that you're out there on the road every day home to work
to work home to work and that's just the first week to make a stinking car payment and pay interest
to drive a vehicle to impress people you may not necessarily even know or even like
that's it as I always say we've got to become smarter than the cat then we're moving in the
right direction so if you're car buying this spring get in touch with your own Louise Grant
they have a lot of amazing resources to find that specific vehicle that you're looking for
that may not necessarily be in their inventory let them do the legwork for you and I'll tell you
if you got to drive 90 minutes one way like I used to to work it's worth it to get a good ride
to buy a quality pre-owned vehicle and pre-owned that's the best let someone else
pay the large money and let it depreciate and you walk in and you just snatch that and go yep
that's mine and lick it say this one's mine exactly and take it home and take care of it
all right that was a long swiggy thing right good thing it's Friday
321 that's how we do this 321 it's swiggy time let's have a huge one make it
a super double flippable ripple swiggy on 321
yeah that's just about all of it gone
mm-hmm coffee is directly following the program so what are we talking about today it's Friday
how many of you out there have vehicles that you've given names to like it has you've given it a name
let me know in an email email me motormouth.jankins at gmail.com or nile at ccbusnet.com or you can
go to our website ccbusnet.com carconnectionbusinessnetwork.com there is a way for you to send me an email directly
through the website so there's a there's a email form that's where I was trying to think of it's
too long a word for me to remember on a Friday yeah we're getting near the tail end of 80 hours
for the week yeah great great matter is shrinking yeah so send me an email let me know what car you had
and what name you gave it and why just a little bit of your your backstory why did you name
that vehicle that I think it's interesting to see what you know do you name your vehicles
that's my question out to you today on Fun Friday and tomorrow is Q&A so if you haven't tuned into
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so they get a hot meal twice a week and if you can help them out with that that'd be great maybe
you've got some volunteer time that would be a great place to invest it so thank you for that
ahead of time well what what vehicles do you have or past present or maybe a future vehicle what
would you name it or what have you named your vehicle and i'll share some stories myself uh we
have every vehicle that is part of our car connection fleet that we've created over 32 years
they're not toys i call them tools because that's what they are we take them out and help fund raise
and attract people to the event and meet and greet people we let the kids have their pictures taken
with their moms or by themselves behind the steering wheel and we take them out to car shows
to get involved in the local community we go to things like uh what is it called cars and coffee
we were invited last year to the very last one but i couldn't get there i was vacationing i was the
last man in the cottage door last year i don't know how that happened i have to talk to my brother a
about that how did i get to be the last filler at the cottage last year but anyways missed a
couple of things that was one of them but that's what these vehicles that we put together for
and now a lot of the car shows are vehicle or category specific yeah it's not just run what
you're drunk kind of thing or um they call a work in progress if you've got a vehicle that's
roadworthy and drivable and you're still fixing it up there are car shows for those folks as well
and they call it uh works in progress and some car shows have an area specifically for that
and you have to sign in as that your vehicle is a work in progress so what we've had to do
over 32 years is make sure that we can get into these car shows and fundraising events because a
lot of the car shows now are raising funds for local charities uh and so the uh the committees
the and the president and vice president of the car clubs they decide together as a unit and i don't
know if they ask those who are part of the club what organizations they'd like to get involved in
and raise funds so they there's an entrance fee always to get in and you got to register your
vehicle but if you're not in the category you can't go in that's right so if you're if you're
a hamster you can't get into the farm show if it's for cows you got to be you know you got to be a
cow to get in that's how it works exactly can't be a hamster and show up and get into the car
the cow show you have to be a cow to get in the cow show so that's why we develop the tools we need
to be able to do that is get ourselves invited and then we can go and be part of the cruise event
that's raising funds for local charities so that's how that works but they all have a name
yeah so would you like me to tell you those names are you waiting holding you in the balance
okay all right we got we've got a uh we got a new one this year that's ready well mr green jeans
is going to be out there this year that's great last year we were close but we ran into some
some snaggle pusses right at the very last like the final hour and I had to go and pull something
else out and get to the location to get done for setup day so mr green jeans didn't make it so mr
green jeans gonna gonna be out there this year he says 67 Chevy fleet side pickup came from Georgia
and it's dark green with a white top that's the original colors bumpers are white top is white
and he's green and that's his name mr green jeans and he has a logo mr green jeans farms
is on the doors and so he's gonna be out there this year and I'll be wearing coveralls or bibs
or whatever with a straw hat yeah and a little piece hanging out of my mouth a little piece of weed
or something we have orange crush that is a 2003 Volkswagen Beetle convertible five speed
1.8 turbo and yeah orange crush resurrected orange crush from nothing that car was I found it on a car
lot in the middle of nowhere and stopped in to inquire and the guy was like you got to buy this
look I'll make you a deal super deal you can't refuse everybody wants it for son or daughter
pretty much for a daughter but it's a stick can't get rid of it it's been here way too long and I
said well I'll think about it no no you got to come in the office right now I'll make you a deal
if you'll buy that I said well I was really interested in something else really he goes what
I said well I'm curious about the sob 93 convertible oh you like that and I go yeah
it was oh you got to come in the office we'll make a deal so anyways they did they made me a deal
they said well we'll sell you the sob but you got to take the beetle too so that's how and we
and then we ended up having them as a client it was a lot of fun and we did some fundraising together
so we have the 2000 sob 93 millennium silver with leather interior and we loved on it I worked
a whole winter on that car to get it ready and it is it's pretty much ready and that car's name is
Sabrina get it sob brina yeah Sabrina
then we have a couple of cars that are left in storage that I've had for four decades I guess
1992 ish so we're asking our youtube viewers we're ready to we're pretty much wrapped up with the
the Jeep the 97 Jeep TJ Wrangler that I rescued from the crusher and we brought it back to life
and a lot of it you can watch all the videos that teach you how to do that how to bring
it something back to life and just go through all the neglected maintenance and that's what I've done
gone through all the neglected maintenance and you're going to see the one of the final videos
there's still a couple things that have to be done I got to do some floor welding and some torque
box welding and I'll show a little bit of that but I don't want to bore people with that and I
want to do the welding outside I do not want to do the welding in the shop it's too tight we got
too many projects going and you know great chance of you know having a fire and I don't want that to
happen so I've got that to do some transmission servicing but this weekend I will film the very
first and last part of the series as I started up and drive it out the bay door we pushed it in
last year and it's driving out under its own power we got some customer exhaust that needs to be done
with the engine that's in there wasn't quite exactly the same so the exhaust has to be adjusted
we got to drop the big heavy shield underneath clean out all the mud and stuff but anyways
that one we haven't named yet yeah it has no name so maybe you can help us name that that vehicle
we have princess royal and that car I built during covid which was interesting
very much so I have that footage on my gopro we're going to have to edit that and so we can show you
that on our youtube channel uh princess royal is it I rescued that from the heart of crystal beach
somebody whispered in my ear and said you're looking for another beetle convertible I go
you know if the price is right and I said where is it gave me a sort of idea and I'm cruising
crystal beach till I saw it and then I made a connection there and ended up putting a deal
together and I built that car and brought it back to life it was it was hurting aesthetically it had
seen a lot of driving by braille yeah you hit something and then you go oh I I think I hit
something well that doesn't look good that's some nasty looking artwork so I fixed all that
bad artwork cleaned it up fixed a whole pile of stuff mechanically it was good it was interior
aesthetics exterior aesthetics I did full pull the whole nose off at the front pulled the whole
rear off at the back replaced bumper covers and some paint work and the guys came to the table
and painted stuff for me and it was great we in the car is royal blue with tan leather interior
and and that's why I called her princess royal yeah that's a 2.5 liter tiptronic automatic
tiptronic tranny and I'll tell you that thing runs on fumes I think that's the best engine
Volkswagen has ever ever created so that's princess royal we have who's left um yeah I'm
just thinking where they are princess royals up there Moe you don't you haven't met Moe
Moe is a 1984 Toyota short box four by four and it's short for Mojave it was only 500 of a made
in Canada received most of them and its number is 222 out of 500 and this is where when I talk about
paying interest and principle this is the one that really did it for me I was 22 years old when I
bought that that Toyota Mojave I tried to get one and I missed one and then I missed the vehicle
that Toyota came out with the year before it was called a Mirage was also a short Toyota
four-wheel drive pickup and they only made 500 of those and the four-wheel drive ones came to
Canada so I missed that and then I did find this Mojave in London in the Hamilton Spectator for
sale it had 11,600 kilometers on it and so I phoned the guy made the deal anyways long story short
Moe is still with me I was paying that loan off at $11,600 at 17.93 interest yeah you heard that right
17.93 interest by the time I paid that truck off working my butt off putting myself through
trade school at Mohawk College working a job paying for my own apartment the whole nine yards
I paid $22,000 for that truck yep but I have it and I still have it and he's all ready to go
I went over it last year or the year before and did the brakes for the first time at 169,000 kilometers
how did I do that fleet maintenance schedule that's what I'm going to say
all these vehicles you know what was wrong with every single one
maintenance neglect that's all whether it was aesthetics inside the outside and mechanical
all three the trifacta that's what put them in my hands at very little money people had just
run them into the ground and we brought them back to life and the T Jeep TJ Wrangler the same thing
found it in a wrecking yard a truck wrecking yard down the Niagara on the lake and in the middle of
nowhere we were in there harvesting some parts working on a trailer for a ministry that is called
outdoor adventure meant for Christ and they travel all over doing fishing derbies archery
target shooting all kinds of things for single moms single dads to spend time with their kids so I
volunteered to help build a kitchen a larger kitchen trailer a hauler so they took a race car
hauler and a group of us were putting it together as a kitchen so I was in there wrecking yard getting
some parts and that's how I found the 97 Jeep TJ Wrangler so I'm thinking oh restoration yes
forgot about restoration that should be out this year finally that's been a 15 year
restoration that's why I call it restoration is because it's been 15 years in the making
and this has been the worst vehicle I've ever had to do and it's still got a couple of challenges
we just can't seem to get past oil leaks and every day I walk past it it's covered up in the
far corner of the shop it's leaking transmission fluid again and power steering fluid and I got
to get it on the lift to determine exactly what's going on but I bought this vehicle that was worked
on and frame off restoration was done by some really bad mechanics that's all I'm gonna I'm
gonna leave it at that everything they've touched everything they did I've had to redo it everything
was haphazardly put together and it's been a really big challenge so I nicknamed the car restoration
then we have the fire chicken and that's coming along too you'll see that on videos we got to
do the rear brakes on it and then it'll be mobile that's a 1984 Trans Am GTA it's a looker it's
white with the silver eagle all over it tea glass tea tops and that one we may be raffling off so you
might want to stick around for that one I think that may be our second muscle car from the 80s that
we raffle off as our youtube channel gets to monetization that will change everything so a
group of us guys want to be able to raffle off a car once a year for local charity so
that's that's what that one is for I don't think we're gonna keep it I think it's more
or less it's gonna be one that'll be you'll be having an opportunity to win that
yeah have I forgotten anything oh yes I did I forgot two more they're coming in the shop so
we've asked our youtube viewers which one would you like to see us work on next 1971 Fiat Spider
1608 ccs came across the ocean from Italy and I've got all the paperwork for that and there's a big
backstory on that car and I've had it since the early 90s and that one needs some engine work
and some maintenance so it's a we're letting the viewers our subscribers on our youtube
channel make the decision on that is it going to be Tony the 1971 Fiat and how did he get his name
Fiat acronym is fix it again Tony so yeah so we call him Tony and or is it going to be the 92
Volkswagen Golf Carmen series Cabrio lay that's right from Germany that's a California car it's
red convertible of course Cabrio lay and that needs a whole bunch of just some mechanical work the
clutches bad on it radiator tune up world change valve cover gasket fuel filter brakes shocks
all that stuff's got to be done and all that stuff is set aside for it so
if you subscribe you can send us a comment or send me an email which one would you like to see us
work on next is your choice so I think that's the last of them and then they're all cleaned up
yeah and then we'll decide what we're gonna we are gonna raffle some of them off but we have
decided what the order is going to be but the Monte Carlo um we call them Carlos Carlos is
going to be the first one that we raffle off so what are the some of the names and I used to have
a 1975 was it 75 Plymouth valiant that was given me handed the keys to me and I had to go find it
in if you know the Hamilton area down near what used to be cops call see them
bay 200 it was in the underground parking at bay 200 for ever and it was one of my clients
her sister's car she passed away handed me the keys as they were the ladies I call them the ladies
we're heading off to Florida to go golfing and I have to look at I looked after their
Cadillacs and actually had to get a Cadillac to leave them a Cadillac to service their Cadillac
yeah big story behind that one too but the I called them my ladies so the ladies handed me the
keys and they were oh we're off to go golfing in Florida we'll be back in a month it's in there
here's the address here's the key so that's how I ended up with Gert 1975 Plymouth valiant
it was a mint condition covered in a quarter inch of dust yeah so that that vehicle's gone I sold
that three times and bought it back I think that's about it so where am I going with that
it's all about having the checklist the fleet maintenance system that I created how do you
keep all that in order how do you keep it all going how do you prevent it all from breaking
the bank is by following the fleet maintenance system that I created it makes it easy is it
doesn't matter whether you have one car or 10 with the fleet maintenance system you can keep
your maintenance organized so then you don't burn out green matter that you can't afford to give away
like myself I think it's from all the exhaust fumes from working and when I worked at the
Mack trucks of Canada and Peterville of Ontario yeah we took in a lot of exhaust I think that's
where it happened but just the same that's how I keep track that's what makes it easy and as
we're fixing something up I create lists of stuff that needs to be done and it's posted usually it'll
be in the glove box of the vehicle or if it's on the lift that's where the list of stuff that needs
to be taken care of is there and you do an item you check it off so you don't have to think about it
so you can focus on other things and then you can keep that vehicle as long as you want
and if there are any pattern failure items on whatever vehicle it is like I've discovered
and I have a list on this 2008 Nissan Rogue that was donated to us and we decided to bring it back
to life we that's me myself and I when I say we that's that's pretty much that's it I don't have
any other techs I am the tech secretary host the engineer the writer the editor
and filmmaker yeah me myself and I and thank goodness I have Skippy she's a great blessing
and very talented but anyhow that's how you can keep things going is I now know
four items that are pattern failures on that Nissan Rogue and I've written them down and
in the file so I know that they're there but mentally I know those are areas I need to pay
close for attention to so if I don't want the vehicle to expire before you get return on your
investment how are you going to do it that's how you're going to do it is know what their
shortfalls are know what parts of them suck and when you know what those parts are those are the
areas you're going to pay closer attention to so it doesn't run away from you and you end up losing
it so I remember went back when I'm saying I remember when I'm going to leave you with this one
the Ford Aero Star we nicknamed them the Aero Bar and just to change a headlight on one of those
things was unbelievable the engineer that designed that is probably still laughing in the Cayman
Islands somewhere and they they had a list of problems and I said one time to a fellow he goes
well I never touch one of those I said you know what I would I said that I think they're kind of
sporty and that's when you know many vans were starting to get hot out there and everyone was
coming up with one so Ford came up with the Aero Bar they had the wind star and the Aero Bar
the Ford Aero Star and that was they were all kind of named after you know the space shuttle
kind of thing that era so where am I going with this it had a list of pattern failures
like you wouldn't believe and people they were a ton of those out there so we knew for our
Aero Star wind star folks that what areas we needed to pay close attention to on their vehicle
when it would come in for service to stay ahead of their problems and when you do that you can
still get long life out of that vehicle so shoot me an email let me know what you've named some of
your vehicles and why and if you don't mind if I can read that out on the air that would be great
Saturday tomorrow morning is Q&A so if you have questions Saturday morning show is a one hour
program for you and that's where I'll take questions in it I'll do Q&A with you but you
right now you have to email me your questions when my buddy Ty gets back he is a space engineer
and he's going to show me how we can use our IP over internet phone and tie that in so that I can
take calls during the program so we're going to turn it into a call in show so we're working on
that behind the scenes but till then send me an email let me know what your question is I'll
answer it on the air on Saturday mornings let me know what vehicles you have what names you've
given them and why and give me permission to share that so we can get some conversation going
because I know a lot of people and I don't know if it's just women only but women named their cars
are you one of those women yeah what have you named your car oh I did have a car back in the past
I bought off a longtime customer a 1980 or 81 Chevy Malibu station wagon and her name
was Rhonda yeah Rhonda was a great car absolutely and I handed that off to a single mom I drove
for quite a while and then heard of a single mom needed a car she was broken down she didn't have
wheels three kids and my apprentice told me that and I'm like we got to get her set of wheels I mean
my goodness can't can't have that happening now that I know and so I gave up Rhonda to her but
that was a great car that car was very reliable and useful so have yourself a fabulous Friday
have an extra cup of joe I know I will I'm working in the shop this afternoon getting ready for next
week's shoot video shoot like subscribe share follow ring the bell do all the things follow us on
Facebook Instagram iHeartRadio our podcast we have uh this is episode 104 I think we're in season two
yeah season two episode 104 uh videos for you to follow along and remember most $5,000 car repairs
start off as a $200 maintenance item would you rather spend small money on a schedule
be a grabbing hold of one of our fleet maintenance systems or big money on a surprise there's a
question for you to ponder over the weekend so send me an email that's all you got to send me an
email to get further details on how you can get a fleet maintenance system built and designed by
yours truly motorboat so have a fabulous Friday happy healthy motoring be careful be careful out
there on the roadways because there there's idiots out there and uh yeah they're not thinking on
Fridays people shut their brains off about 245 somewhere around there so be safe have a fabulous
weekend we got some warmer weather coming and uh we'll see you tomorrow morning Saturday morning at
8am for another morning drive with motormouth and q and a so get your questions over to me today
today there's a website form at carconnectionbusinessnetwork.com all that information to connect with
me is in all the descriptions on our youtube videos and in the description on our podcast and I say
just uh description you should read what I put in the description on our youtube videos and our
podcast because I put a lot of nuggets in there that will help you as well not just the videos
in the podcast but I put extra special nuggets for you in the descriptions so have yourself a
fabulous weekend hope to see you uh or hear from you and tomorrow morning Saturday morning's program
for q and a or until Monday I'll be back in the driver's seat at 8am peace patience
and kindness always bye for now thank you to uh Niagara block at 5000 Montrose road Niagara falls
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About this episode
Niall "Motormouth" Jenkins shares his decades of automotive wisdom from the Car Connection workshop, focusing on how rising spring temperatures activate road salt and accelerate vehicle rust. He discusses the importance of proactive maintenance, like rust protection, and shares his old-school organizational habits for keeping a shop running smoothly. While navigating the transition to warmer weather, this session sets up essential advice for preparing your vehicle for upcoming road trips, ensuring your ride stays reliable and safe before you head out on vacation.
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Heading out on vacation? Before you load the family and hit the highway, spend just five minutes giving your vehicle a proper road check. In today's Fun Friday episode, Motormouth shares five simple inspections that can help prevent breakdowns, flat tires, overheating, and unnecessary roadside delays. From checking your spare tire and fluids to tire pressures, lights, phone chargers, emergency supplies, these quick tips can help you arrive safely and stress - free. Safe travels, enjoy your summer adventures!
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