The Car Show with Dale and Dane Donovan Dec 14, 2025

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Car

Toyota Tundra

The Toyota Tundra is a large truck that can carry heavy loads and is often used for work or towing. In 2021, Toyota started changing the engines they use, moving away from the V8, which is a type of engine known for its power.

Car

Toyota truck

The speaker bought a used truck made by Toyota from a dealership. It's important to know the model year because it affects the truck's features and warranty.

Term

platinum warranty

A platinum warranty is a type of vehicle protection plan that covers many repairs and services, giving you more peace of mind about your truck's condition.

Car

Chrysler Imperial

The Chrysler Imperial is a big, fancy car that was made by Chrysler for many years, known for being luxurious and comfortable. It had a lot of cool features and was considered one of the best cars you could buy back in the day. People talk about it because it's a classic car that many admire for its style and history.

Term

odometer

An odometer is a tool in cars that shows how far the car has driven. It's important because it helps you know how much the car has been used.

Term

mileage

Mileage is how far a vehicle has been driven. It’s important because the more miles a car has, the less it's usually worth.

Term

depreciation

Depreciation is how much less something is worth as time goes by. For cars and trucks, the more miles you drive, the less money you can usually sell it for later.

Car

Ford F150

The Ford F-150 is a popular truck that many people use for work and everyday driving. It's known for being strong and reliable.

Car

Mazda 5

The Mazda 5 is a small family car that has sliding doors and can fit several passengers. It's designed to be practical and easy to use for families.

Part

sports muffler

A sports muffler is a type of exhaust part that makes your car sound louder and sportier. It can also help the car perform better by letting air flow more easily.

Part

cold air injection

Cold air injection is a way to get cooler air into the engine, which helps it run better. Cooler air has more oxygen, which can make the engine more powerful.

Part

cold air intake

A cold air intake is a part that helps your car's engine breathe better by bringing in cooler air. This can make the engine run more efficiently and produce more power.

Term

OEM parts

OEM parts are the original parts made by the car's manufacturer. They are the same parts that came with the car when it was new, ensuring a perfect fit and function.

Part

resonator

The resonator is another part of the exhaust system that helps change the sound of the car. It makes the exhaust sound better and can help reduce unwanted noise.

Company

K&N

K&N makes special air filters that help cars breathe better, which can make them run faster and more efficiently. They're popular among car enthusiasts who want to upgrade their vehicles.

Term

mass air flow sensor

The mass air flow sensor checks how much air is coming into the engine so it can mix the right amount of fuel with it. If it doesn't work right, the engine might not run well.

Part

K&N filter

A K&N filter is a special type of air filter that helps your car's engine breathe better, which can improve performance. Unlike regular filters, you can clean and reuse a K&N filter instead of replacing it every time.

Car

Honda Prelude

The Honda Prelude is a two-door sports car made by Honda. It was known for being fun to drive and had a sporty design.

Part

air filter

An air filter keeps dirt and dust from getting into the engine. A clean filter helps the engine run better and can improve fuel efficiency.

Car

Toyota Wyon

The Toyota Wyon is a unique car from 1987 that has a powerful engine design. It’s not commonly seen, making it special among car enthusiasts.

Term

five-speed transmission

A five-speed transmission is a system in a car that lets you choose from five different speeds while driving. It helps the car perform better and save fuel.

Term

single inlet, dual outlet muffler

This type of muffler takes exhaust from one pipe and sends it out through two pipes. It can help the car perform better and change the sound it makes.

Brand

Audi

Audi is a car brand from Germany that makes luxury cars. They are known for their stylish designs and advanced technology.

Brand

BMW

BMW is a luxury car brand from Germany that makes high-performance vehicles. They are known for their sporty designs and driving experience.

Term

E85

E85 is a type of fuel that contains a lot of ethanol, which is made from corn. Some cars can use this fuel, but not all of them can.

Car

Chevrolet 3500 HD

The Chevrolet 3500 HD is a strong truck designed to carry heavy loads and tow trailers. It's commonly used for work, like construction or hauling.

Part

throttle body fuel injectors

Throttle body fuel injectors help deliver fuel to the engine so it can run properly. They are important for making sure the engine gets the right amount of fuel for good performance.

Car

Chevrolet 454

The Chevrolet 454 is a big engine used in some trucks and cars. It produces a lot of power but doesn't get good gas mileage, which means it uses more fuel than smaller engines.

Car

Mazda Rx7

The Mazda RX-7 is a sporty car that uses a special type of engine called a rotary engine, which is different from the usual engines most cars have. It's known for being lightweight and fun to drive.

Part

rotary engine

A rotary engine is a different kind of engine that spins instead of using pistons like most cars. It's lighter and can be smaller, but it has its own unique way of working.

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Good afternoon and welcome to the car show on 55KRC, the talk station.

I'm Dane Donovan from Donovan's Auto Entire Center,

taking your car questions.

Love to hear from you the number to call 513-749-5500.

That number again, 513-749-5500.

Hope everybody's enjoying the holidays.

You know, we've got a big week coming up here.

You know, I don't know if you know, but a couple of days from now,

Wednesday morning, we've got a lot of them.

We've got some presence coming and we've got Santa coming.

So I hope everybody's out there getting their shopping done.

I know I was earlier this morning.

In fact, I had to text my producer and said,

hey, I am stuck in a line at a store and I just...

I made it. I actually was a little bit earlier than I typically...

Well, usually I'm late.

So early for me is like on time.

But yeah, was here on time today.

But I didn't think I was going to make it.

It was brutal out there, just doing some shopping.

And you know, it's tis the season, right?

So a couple of days, we've got Christmas.

And then next week, we've got New Year's and it's 2025.

I cannot believe how quickly this year has flown by.

And you know, you don't realize it.

You just go through the day-to-day operations

and you just don't realize it all of a sudden,

you blink and boom, the year's over.

So it's just crazy.

But would be a good idea if you're looking or thinking about,

maybe a Christmas present for a loved one

or a family member or a child.

Not a bad idea to get their car repaired, right?

So they're going to be in town.

So probably most college students, they're probably in town.

Now would be a great time to think about that car

instead of calling two days before,

you know, my son and my daughter was leaving for school two days.

Can you get them in?

You know, now's the time to do it.

Think about that and just make sure that that car is ready to go back to college.

I know it's difficult.

I know it's challenging to try to get the car out of their control

so you can get it to the repair shop.

But now's the time to start thinking about that.

And again, not that anybody wants to get a set of tires for Christmas.

I know that's not probably what anybody wants,

but some people would probably appreciate it, right?

You might have a friend or a family member or maybe just somebody in your local church

or your local Bible group or whatever your local neighborhood group, what?

And they might not be able to afford some type of repair

or some type of tire repair or replacement.

And it's just, you know, sometimes we get caught up

in giving somebody a present or giving somebody a gift card, right?

But let's think about the, you know, if you see a local member of your parish

that is struggling or maybe, you know, might need some type of car repair

or a free oil change or tires or brakes or something like that.

I think sometimes we don't think about those things.

We think about just giving gifts.

And I understand that putting tires on somebody's car,

it's not like this magical thing and everybody's going to be stoked about it, right?

But it's something that they would greatly appreciate

in the sense that they need that transportation,

they need that vehicle to get to work or to get their children to sports

or get their children to school or something like that.

So just, you know, it's just something to think about.

And it doesn't, it can be any of the listeners, you know,

you don't have to bring it to Donovan's.

You can take it to any of your local repair shops.

But just like, hey, listen, I want to give you a free set of tires for your car, you know,

and I really think that people would appreciate that.

So it's just a thought.

I'm not saying that you have to do it.

It's just a thought that, hey, look, there are when you're maybe racking your brain

trying to figure out what to get somebody.

And if there's somebody that's in need of some type of car repair,

would be maybe a great gift that I think that they would help.

It would definitely help them out.

So it's just a thought.

So especially going into our Christmas or, you know,

we've only got a couple of days left.

So think about it.

And we've already seen a little bit of snow.

Nothing's really stuck to the ground.

Ground's been kind of too warm.

But listen, we all need tires.

We all need to get back and forth to work and school.

And it's just something to think about, right?

So again, I'm here.

Love to take your car questions.

A number to call 513-749-5500.

That number again, 513-749-5500.

Phone lines are wide open.

Love to hear from you.

So please give me a call.

We're going to go to the phones.

We've got Bill.

Hey, Bill, welcome to the car show.

How can I help?

Hi there.

I have the weird one of the day.

Okay.

The first one, the first one out of the day too.

Yeah.

I bought a 21 tundra when I knew that they were getting away from the V8.

Why ordered the truck?

Loved it.

I got re-rendered and totalled in 22.

So I negotiated with the insurance company to pay a premium to get me another 21 used,

and I bought it from a Toyota dealer out of state.

The truck had 7900 miles on it, and it was pretty close to what I had.

So did the deal and had the insurance company pay for the premium,

I think Toyota called it platinum warranty on the vehicle,

and got the truck.

Loved it.

Still driving it.

My problem is the first time I took it in for an oil change,

they recorded the mileage, and when I took it in for the second oil change,

it had the truck for over a year now, it had the same mileage.

So the tech said, hey, no problem.

I couldn't figure out how to set the, I thought it was stuck,

the truck or something was stuck.

Tech says no problem, we'll take care of it, bring it in for an electrical.

So I bring it in.

He says, no charge, you've got the platinum service, it won't cost you anything.

I take it in for the electrical, they find out that the truck was originally built in Canada,

traded in in the states, and the dealer in the states that took the truck in, swapped the

kilometer driven chip on the odometer for one in imperial miles.

And in the process, rolled the mileage back.

So not only did I not get a truck with 7900 miles on it,

I got a truck with closer to 40,000 miles on it.

Wow.

I've emailed and called them.

I've been emailing and calling, trying to get a live human for about two months now.

And I can't get anyone.

I've sent paper letters through the mail.

I know they got them.

I, you know, I use the tracking information or whatever.

No one will talk to me.

So I'm ready to go to the next level and that's iron attorney, I guess, and do something litigation-wise.

Is there an attorney or an attorney group in Cincinnati

that specializes in auto title and similar issues that you've ever dealt with?

That's a great question.

And I, no, I, man.

Okay.

So, well, that's, that is, that is, I've never heard that.

That's wild.

I didn't even know it on me, too, brother.

So, so the dealership, so the dealership that you bought it from out of state,

they did the, the chip swap or?

Okay.

And they-

As a matter of fact, the Toyota tech, they apparently have a guy that goes dealership to

dealership that does their electric work.

He was able to pull up and showed me where they changed the chip and where they attempted to

mess with whatever the, the control module is that manages the odometer.

And, oh, it gets better.

When they figured this out, I got billed for the tech time, even though it was a part of

the platinum warranty because Toyota canceled my warranty because they can't verify the mileage.

So I got a bill to find this out, too, in the process.

Oh my gosh, what a, man, that, I'm sorry you have to go through that.

I, I, what a, you know, I have never, ever heard that.

I mean, I've heard people rolling odometers back, but in this day and age with the software

that's out there, you, it's almost impossible, but apparently somebody's figured it out.

So you got, so the truck really has 47,000 miles on it, not 79?

They're figuring it's somewhere that I got the truck, somewhere between 27 and 30,000 miles

based on them, the points that they see in the computer.

And I'm not sure exactly how they did this.

They gave me a printout.

I don't have it with me as I'm driving.

The truck, the odometer reads 79.56.

And now that I think of, once this guy pointed it out on the oil change, I'm like, yeah,

it's been reading that since I got it.

I, you know, I just figured I was screwing up not, not getting it out of trip or something

like that.

So I bought the truck, advertised 7,900 miles on it.

And they think that a year into this, it's closer to 40.

And I, I may have put six or seven on it.

I actually have two trucks.

And so I'm, I'm looking at, I'll have to put a set of tires on it.

That blew me away too.

I'm like, who goes to a set of tires and 8,000 miles?

So that, so I'm looking at depreciation on the mileage, the value is lower.

I paid a premium for this truck to get one of my 8,000 miles on it.

Well, State Farm paid a premium for it.

But you get the point.

Right.

And then I paid like an extra three or four grand State Farm did for this platinum warranty,

which Toyota has now canceled because of the mileage difference.

She's so Pete.

So my total, my total out, I don't know about depreciation on the value,

but I'd say I'm probably out close to $10,000.

Wow.

What, what is the deal?

I'm assuming you've called the dealer.

What's the dealership saying?

I can't get a human to talk to me.

Oh, wow.

I've emailed the salesman that I bought it from.

And then I, about a couple of months ago, I get a random like,

Hey, or have you thought about buying a new truck email from the dealership?

So I get this guy's email address.

I send him a copy of the, of what I sent to the salesman.

Nothing.

I called the dealership.

I got the sales manager and the general manager's information.

I left voicemail on probably five or six occasions for each one of them

and I've emailed both of them.

My last was a, um, a letter and a copy of the information that I got from Toyota

with, you know, the service ticket number and, you know, how they do it in their,

in their computer system.

I sent all of that to them with a, you know, a signature required.

They signed for it and I've called two or three times in the last two weeks,

trying to get someone to talk to me about it.

No one will take my call.

So they've not acknowledged me.

Gotcha.

Um, what, what state, I mean, you don't have to,

what state is this dealership in?

Wisconsin and I'm in Ohio.

Yeah.

Right.

Absolutely.

Huh.

Matter of fact, I've been in your shop several times.

They're on ridge.

You guys put tires on my F-150 the last time.

Okay.

You go, that's what I figured.

Maybe I give you guys a shot.

I had no clue what the company was managing to call.

Yeah.

I shoot.

I, I, I mean, I've, 25 years of doing this, I've never heard of, I mean, I've seen people

roll like the, you know, the old school Odominers back, but in this digital world,

I've never seen or heard this.

So the paperwork from, the paperwork from Toyota doesn't say odometer fraud,

but the, the service writer at the Toyota dealership basically took me inside and said,

hey, we're not going to write this down, but you probably are going to end up

doing something legal with these people because it looks like what they did was nefarious.

Yeah.

And it's a legit Toyota dealership in Wisconsin.

Man.

It wasn't a biker, pay-per-lot or something like that.

It's a legit dealership.

Yeah.

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All right.

Well, I'm sorry.

I guess I figured that being exasperated, I didn't know where else to look, I'll find

an attorney somewhere.

Yeah, Bill, so real quick, too, it looks like my next caller's name's Larry.

He said he has a tip for you.

So I'm going to hang up with you.

So continue to listen.

He says he has a tip for you.

I'm pleased, brother.

Okay.

So just stay on, you know, just continue to listen, and then I'm going to talk to Larry

and we'll find out.

But I do need to take a short break, and then I'll get to Larry, all right?

Good luck, Bill.

Thank you, Bill.

I'm sorry you have to go through that, man.

Merry Christmas.

All right.

Take care.

Bye-bye.

Man, I tell you what, I mean, even if you brought your car to me and I inspected it, I'll be

honest with you, we would have never been able to catch that because we don't have the

software to get in there and do that.

But how deceiving and it's just, it's why it's important to make sure that when you're

buying a vehicle that you get it inspected.

And it also, well, I'll talk about it in a little bit, but buying aftermarket warranties

as well.

I'm furious with a customer, not a customer, but a insurance company that I'm dealing with

right now, too.

And it's important that you continue to listen to say, you need to hear this because it's

not right to buy aftermarket car warranties and it's not right what Bill had to go through

as well.

So it's important to get these cars inspected, but I'll be honest with you, I don't know

that we would have been able to caught it because we would not have been able to get

into the software and determine that.

So, all right, again, take any phone calls and I would call 513-749-5500, that number

again, 513-749-5500.

Your phone lines are wide open.

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Taking your car questions, the number to call, 513-749-5500, I always have to pause when

I do that.

Even though I do this every Saturday, I've got all my other locations and all their numbers

and you always tend to give the wrong number out.

I might do it maybe once a month, maybe once every other week.

I've got the ridge location, the oil change shop, the new auto ford, and you've got the

radio station.

I want to make sure I haven't done it yet.

I hope I'm going to knock on wood, hopefully I don't jinx myself, but the number to call

513-749-5500.

All right, let's go back to the phones we've got Bill.

Hey, Bill, welcome to the car show.

How can I help?

Uh-oh.

I'm sorry, Larry.

I apologize.

See?

I screwed it up.

Larry, I apologize.

How can I help you?

It was a tip for Bill.

We were talking about Bill, so I apologize.

Larry, how can I help you?

Well, I heard his story and first, just if he's listening, I wouldn't really go to the

attorney route because that can get costly.

And second, he probably would have to find an attorney license in Wisconsin.

Now, I do know a firm in Wisconsin, but the easiest thing for him to do, and he can do

it right now, is get on the computer, Google the attorney general's office in the state

of Wisconsin, and file a complaint against that dealership.

And by God, they'll get it straightened out for him.

They'll threaten him and put people in jail because what they did was a criminal activity.

So that's what he needs to do.

If he's listening, contact Wisconsin State Attorney's Office and you can file a complaint

right online.

Okay.

And they'll go after him.

They'll go after him for him.

I told Bill that I was going to get to you in that to continue to listen.

So State Attorney's Office, file a complaint and...

Yeah.

Yeah, because I mean, that's almost a criminal matter.

I mean, it is a criminal matter.

It is, absolutely.

They'll pay attention to them because they can go in here and shut that whole dealership

down.

But other than that, I have a quick question on my own car.

Yes, sir.

I have a Mazda 5 to 10 and I was just wondering your thoughts.

So I was thinking about trying to get some kind of air injection on it and maybe possibly

get a more better muffler, a sports muffler just to kind of hop it up a little bit.

Do you think that would work for me?

Yeah.

I would get...

If I were you...

If it's available, Bozel.

Bozel?

Have you ever heard of Bozel?

Well, no, I have not.

Okay.

I mean...

I know it's kind of hard to find a cold air injection for the 2.3 that I believe this

is.

Well...

Yeah.

I mean, cold...

Well, the cold air...

Are you talking about the cold air intake?

Yeah.

I just want to open it up, you know, an open air one, so to speak, a tube and then a filter.

But it just really seems really hard to find any dealerships that are willing to do anything,

car dealerships that are not car dealership.

With painted shops, it's really want to get into that.

I mean, it's pretty much just, you know, OEM parts and that's it.

Yeah.

I mean, are you...

Well, you mentioned...

Did you say you mentioned you wanted to do the exhaust as well?

No, I've got 150 on it and it's got the original muffler on it.

So, I mean, it's hard to replace it.

So, I'm going to get like a flow mesh.

If I didn't know your thoughts on that, I mean, I don't want nothing to sound too tacky,

but...

Over the summer, I had a gentleman cut my...

I think it's called the reservoir off of my car.

Resonator.

And it really...

That's why I started thinking about more power because I cannot believe the amount of power

and torque, the horsepower increase by just cutting that off.

It's insane.

Yeah.

And I just want to...

You know, I've got a 15-year-old car.

I just want to be able to keep up with today's traffic and I tell you what, it doesn't have.

Yeah.

Like I said, Bosel is an exhaust...

It's a muffler.

It's an exhaust system that would kind of expand on the resonator being out.

But as far as like a cold air intake, I mean, I don't know of any...

Hard to not recommend it for the winter because it gets too cold.

I mean, yeah.

If I were you, I would just stick to like just do a K&N.

K&N.

K&N air filter.

Yeah.

I know what that is.

Yeah.

I could buy one of those myself and just put it in.

I mean, but they have them like cone shaped.

So, I mean, you can buy one that is just a regular standard filter, right?

Which is fine.

But the problem...

Here's my...

The problem with the cold air intakes is a lot of times, you know, you're messing with

the mass air flow sensor and, you know, you can get a leak in the system and cause all

kinds of...

It can cause check engine lines and issues.

So, if you want with just a straight up K&N filter change and then the bozel exhaust with

the resonator gone, I think that's where you benefit the most.

Okay.

Well, that actually helps me out a great deal.

I'm glad that...

Because I wanted...

That's the route I was thinking about going exactly what you just told me.

So, thank you very much for that information.

I want to stay away from, you know, the cold air intakes.

But I'll tell you, years ago, I had a Honda Prelude and I went to one of these fast oil

and loop shops and they said, oh, you need a new air filter.

So, they put one in and I'll tell you, it just took about 50% of my power waste in that

little car.

It was fun to drive.

It was fun to drive before I went there and put a...

They probably put some type of cheap air filter.

Who knows?

They might have installed it wrong, but it is really kind of powered down off of it.

So, okay.

Thanks a lot.

I hope that stuff works out for that gentleman.

Thank you.

Well, thank you.

I'll take care.

Man, the phone lines are...

Man, I appreciate everybody calling.

Man, you guys are...

Man, lighting us up.

So, I appreciate it.

So, the number to call, 513-749-5500, let's go to Gary in Georgetown.

Hey, Gary, welcome to the car show.

How can I help?

Hello.

All right.

Do I need to get off speakerphone?

Yes, please, if you could.

Okay.

Is that better?

Yes, sir.

Two things.

The legal issue, but the guy in Wisconsin, what you need to remember, that's one of the

blue states.

In fact, I'm not mistaken.

That's where Tim Walls came from.

I would not depend on their reports.

You have a lawyer, a local lawyer, or do it yourself.

You send them saying you've got 30 days to respond or I'm taking you to court in Cincinnati

or whatever city he's in.

You make them come to you and say, we're going to talk about this in front of a local judge.

And oh, it's amazing how these people will settle with you when they find out they're

not going to be able to do anything but get summoned to court.

And you know, Wisconsin's, what, 300 miles away from here, pay a lawyer to come down

here.

They'll settle with you out of court.

I did this with an insurance company.

My mom had a bad insurance problem and the insurance people said, oh, no, we can't settle

with her.

The end result was that was they not only paid my mom's claim, but they also paid me

$500 as a consulting fee just to keep me pursuing them.

But yeah, just sue them locally here in the area.

Don't try to get an attorney in Wisconsin.

The other thing is on the mufflers, I heard you were talking about that.

I've got a very rare Toyota.

It's an 87 Wyon that has that high performance four valve per cylinder, two liter and a five

speed transmission.

When I got the car, it had about 200,000 miles on it and I had a, somebody put a core

rare turbo, turbo, turbo muffler on it, which is cute, but it's noisy.

I did some praying, a lot of people don't want to hear that, but I had to do this thing.

I went underneath the car and made it the space that I could have a muffler put in.

I then went to the muffler catalogs.

It's a local car dealership, excuse me, the parts company and said, what have you got

here in, this was a 2019, 2020, 2021 muffler.

I got the highest performance, quietest muffler I could for, I think it was a Cadillac, but

it was a 2021 model muffler being put on a 1987 car.

The new mufflers have all of the built in tricks that most of these high performance

mufflers do, but they're made to be quiet.

So this was a single inlet, dual outlet muffler.

It was about twice the size of the turbo muffler that I took off of there.

Then I added two of those little resonator tips, got them from all the zone or something,

and welded them on.

Don't put them all at the bolt, so you'll find them lying by the side of the road like

I've seen another one lying there.

You put them on and then have somebody tack weld the thing right up against the muffler.

When I did that, the car got way more power, and it was actually quieter than what I took

off of there.

So I'm getting better mileage, better power, and what I did was put a stock muffler, but

it was for a bigger car, like one of those big 390 or whatever cubic inch engines versus

my little 91 CC engine, you know, whatever it is, pardon me, 2000 CC, 91 cubic inches.

But that's what worked for me, and I got the high performance, but without all the rocket.

All right.

Well, great.

I appreciate that.

Okay.

Well, yeah.

God bless you, and you all have a merry Christmas.

You too as well.

Thank you for the question.

Have a great day.

Bye-bye.

All right.

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And we'll call 513-749-5500.

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Welcome back and taking your car questions.

The number to call, 513-749-5500.

I'm Dane Donovan from Donovan's Auto Entire Center,

located in the heart of Cincinnati, Ohio, of course.

And we have multiple locations.

So just go to DonovanTire.com and you can find your local closest location,

whatever part town you're in.

So love to hear from you.

So love to take care of it.

And that's why I'm here every Saturday to answer your car questions.

So whatever it may pertain to the vehicle, it's what I'm here for.

And I do this every Saturday just to, you know, and it's not to just have you come to Donovan's.

It's just to give you guidance and to try to help you out.

Because there are so many conversations that we need to have.

And there's so many times, and if you listen to me a lot,

there's so many times I talk about, you know, oil changes, which is the simplest,

most ridiculous thing that I get upset about.

And then, you know, just general maintenance and making sure that,

you know, you can keep your car on the road as long as you possibly can.

I know that it's a depreciating asset, but really, you need to make sure you keep that car on the

road as long as you possibly can.

And that's what I'm here for, again, every Saturday.

And if you don't have time, or if I can't get to you on Saturdays,

you're welcome to call me at work Monday through Friday.

I will take your question.

And you can call me and say, Hey, Dan, what do you think about this?

Love to hear from you.

I'd love to take care of you.

So let's go back to the phones.

We've got Jim.

Hey, Jim, welcome to the car show.

Appreciate your holding.

How can I help you?

Yes, a friend of mine was telling me that the unleaded 88 is a lot better than the regular

87 and the medium 89 and the premium 93.

Are those made for certain cars or for or or certain engines?

It's a blue hose at the gas stations.

Well, I don't know.

Well, I've never what I've never seen a blue hose.

You're talking about

there's the 85, which is the yellow cap and the yellow hose.

And right next to that is the blue hose with 88.

And then next to that is the stuff that we all use 87, 89 and 93.

I'll be honest with you.

I never seen a blue.

I mean, obviously the 85 is ethanol that I mean, some cars,

yeah, you can't put that in every car.

But the blue hose, what part?

I don't I mean, I've only I've only seen 87, 89 and 93.

OK, I mean, Thornton's, Casey's, they've got them.

I need to pay attention more.

I've never seen that.

But OK, I've never seen that.

Jesus, pizza.

So where do you seem at Thornton's?

Thornton's and Casey's.

Casey's, where's Casey's at?

Is there one close?

It's up here in Butler County.

OK.

There's four or five of them up this this direction.

But Thornton's is all over.

Right.

So you've got you've got your standard hose.

Obviously, you get diesel, your 85 and your 87, 89 and 93.

But there's an 88 with a blue hose.

Yes.

I don't know what rock I've been living under, but I don't I've never seen.

I mean, I've never seen one.

But anyways, anyways, we've had this conversation before.

I mean, as far as you're eight, you know, obviously, you have to make sure,

obviously, if your car is gasoline, you don't use diesel, right?

And then if your car is not qualified to have the 85, but as far as 88.

God, OK, I've never I've just never seen it.

But anyways, OK, it shouldn't be an issue.

I I've never I've had this conversation multiple times.

I've never seen somebody's car break down or prematurely break down or there being an

issue because of the fuel that they used in the sense that as long as it's unleaded, right?

You got to make sure your car takes 85, you can put it in there if it takes diesel.

But as far as 88 and.

OK, I don't think you're going to have it.

OK, you'll have to you'll have to look next time.

OK, I appreciate your time.

All right, thank you.

Thank you.

I've never seen a blue gas hose.

I mean, listen, I'm I'm 40 years old.

I have never seen a blue gas hose.

I'm I guess I'm just puzzled.

I just I don't know.

All right, I'm going to look.

I'm driving past the Thornton's after I leave here and I'll find out if they've got a blue

hose, but I've never seen it.

If you've seen it, call me.

Apparently I've I'm pretty.

I'm a pretty vigilant person and I have never seen a blue gas hose.

So I'm I don't know.

I don't know what he maybe I just completely missed the question.

So all right, let's go back to the phones.

We've got Dan.

Hey, Dan, welcome to the car show.

How can I help?

Well, thank you, Dan.

I'm a long time listener to the car show on Saturday and I have an Acura 2007 PSX and I

brought it has 259,000 miles and I brought it to your shop a short time ago.

I don't know if you remember me or not.

I do.

It's a white car.

It had like 250 or 230,000 miles on it.

259,000 and I had all kinds of trouble with an F-CAN failure and all kinds of communications

that were showing on the display, TSP, TSPM issues.

Kind of the display was acting like an alternator was going out.

And my regular my regular mechanic, he did not have all the diagnostics that he needed.

And I had called you on the phone.

And once again, you don't know me from Adam.

I call you and I share with you what's going on.

And you say, let me just look into it a little bit.

And then the following day, you and I communicate once again and we talk about it.

And you're still really not sure what the problem is.

And then you say, I'll get back to you.

And what you did was you did a bunch of research.

And that's what the listening audience needs to know about the call today.

You went out of your way.

You went the extra mile from me and you found out what was wrong with my car.

I ordered the part that was necessary off of Amazon.

I brought the car over to your shop and you worked on it.

You had it for three or four days, if I recall.

And you and a number of your technicians had driven it around.

I called you on a Friday and you said, hey, let me keep it over the weekend.

And you come back on Monday.

And I came in on that Monday and I said, what do I owe you?

And you said, well, listen, take it home.

And this is what's really unusual and that your listeners really need to hear.

This is unbelievable.

And I will continue to bring my cars to you because of this.

You said to me, take it home.

I didn't pay anything at that time.

Take it home, drive it, make sure that it's fixed correctly, and then get back to me.

And that's what I did.

And I'll tell you what, that car has been driving magnificently.

I'm a nut about my car.

The communications on the car from the repair are perfect.

The car is running like a gem.

I've got $259 on it right now and I will keep it for a long time to come.

For those of you out there who are listening to the car show today,

I'll tell you what, you want to go to a place that is clean.

You want to go to a place where they have professionals in the office.

Go to Dane's Car Care.

They do a great job.

So that's the reason for my call, buddy.

Dan, I appreciate that.

I really do.

Because that's why I'm here.

That's what ultimately I'm just here to do.

I don't always fix everybody's car perfectly.

But to get an appraise like that, I really do appreciate it.

Because 99% we live in a society,

whether no matter if you're a dentist, a car mechanic, whatever.

We live in a society where you only hear negative feedback.

You never hear positive feedback.

I appreciate that.

I really do.

You're very welcome.

And Dane, my father owned two service stations.

And he had two men that worked for him his entire career, their entire careers.

One, he was honest.

He was a good businessman.

He was straight up front, very forward.

And he charged a fair price.

Everybody's in business to make a dollar.

No doubt about it.

But it was a fair price.

And if there was ever an issue, they came back and dad fixed it.

And there was no problems.

So once again, I thank you, buddy.

And I'll see you soon.

All right.

Well, thank you so much.

Can't thank you enough for the phone call.

It means a world to me.

Because that's what I'm here to just help everybody.

Yes, of course, I'm here to work on cars and make money.

But it's also about taking care of the customer.

And especially this time of the year, it's about taking care of customers and taking care of people.

Unfortunately, we live kind of in a society where that doesn't always happen.

But I'm kind of getting choked up.

Because, I mean, you just in the bottom of my heart, it's always about making an honest living.

And, you know, just taking care of people.

And I genuinely want to do that.

And I don't want anybody to think, especially if I'm on this radio station and somebody brings

their car to me, that my motive here is to drive you to Donovan Tire and to get more business.

My motive is to, and our motive and our job as mechanics at Donovan Tire is to make sure

that you can get back out on the road and then we fix your car correctly.

And sometimes it might take two or three trips before we get it right.

But at the end of the day, I'm going to make it right.

At Donovan's, we're going to make it right.

And I, you know, for that gentleman, you know, I said, hey, listen, you know,

let's see what we can do.

And we fixed it.

And that's all I can ask for is that somebody appreciates the hard work and what we do at

Donovan Tire, right?

And why we're here every Saturday at the station to make sure that we could try to get your car

fixed and not always necessarily, because, you know, at I heart, you know,

everybody can, you can hear me from anywhere in the world, right?

As long as you have an internet connection, you can hear me.

And it's purely to make sure that we could try to help you out and fix your car and make it right.

And if you're locally and you listen and you want to bring your car to me,

I want to make sure that I take care of you.

But if you're not, if you're calling from Florida or, you know, we get a lot of calls

from Florida and New York, and if I can help you and guide you, that's why I'm here.

And so I can't, I can't appreciate the phone call enough.

It was really do appreciate it.

So and that's, that's why I do what I do.

So thank you so much.

So all right, coming up, we've got, we've got Tim, Tom and Rick.

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Welcome back, taking your car questions.

I really do appreciate everybody calling.

Man, I wish I could get to everybody.

I think I'm going to be honest with you.

I will try to get to everybody.

We've got Tim, Tom and Rick.

Let's go back to the phones.

We've got Tim.

Welcome to the car show.

How can I help?

Well, I have a 1995 Chevrolet 3500 HD with the 7.4.

And I'm thinking about replacing the throttle body fuel injectors.

Would it be better to get the Delco injectors or like I said, the echelons from Napa?

Sorry, I'm coughing.

No, Delco.

100% Delco.

Are you going to do the work yourself?

Yeah.

And I tell people every time, if you're doing the work yourself,

you're already saving a tremendous amount of money, right?

So, spend the money and get the quality, especially an injector.

If it was like brake pads or an air filter, no, you don't need an AC Delco.

You're talking about a fuel injector, get the AC Delco, get the original equipment.

Yes, it's going to cost you a little bit more, but you're doing it yourself.

You're already saving money on the labor and the diagnostic and everything else.

So, buy the Delco.

100%.

Okay.

100%.

Do you think I should put the fuel pressure spring in at the same time?

Yes.

Yeah.

Absolutely.

It runs okay, but the gas mileage isn't very good.

Well, you think about, I'm sorry, you may have said this.

Is it a diesel or...

It's not a diesel.

The gas, the 454.

Yeah, 454, okay, yeah, yeah.

I mean, it's not going to be very fuel efficient, but I was trying to get a little bit more than

six miles a gallon.

Yeah, yeah.

No, how many miles are on it?

Like 170.

I mean, have you recently done a tune-up as far as, you know, spark plugs and...

Yeah, I got plug caps, wires, new fuel pump, and I put a the map sensor and a new temperature

sensor for the engine.

All right.

Now, dude, no, I mean, if you've done all that, then yeah, AC Delco fuel injectors, I mean,

you know, you could run into the issue where, you know, you could have a brake

caliper or something that's hanging up or low tire pressure.

That can cause, you know, bad fuel economy as well.

I mean, don't rule that out.

Well, I already put on new brake calipers on it when I bought the truck because...

Okay.

It was an old county truck and it was, you know, like one of those female drivers where

the disc wasn't turning anymore because it wore through to the fins and broke free from the hub.

Yeah.

Good Lord, yeah.

Okay.

Yeah.

Do the Delco and if you've done everything else, then I would do Delco.

Hands down.

Okay.

That's what my major question was.

All right, Tim.

Thank you, man.

I appreciate the question.

Have a happy holiday.

All right.

Let's go to the phones real quick.

We've got Tom.

Hey, Tom, welcome to the car show.

How can I help?

Hey, Tom.

Good afternoon, Dane, and Merry Christmas to you and your family.

Yeah, absolutely.

I don't want to be rude.

I don't want to cut you off.

I just, we're going to run out of time here in about two minutes, so I'd love to help you out.

Yeah, I can get right to it.

This is a simple one, probably.

I have a 91 Mazda RX7.

Of course, it's a rotary convertible and I haven't driven it.

It's been sitting in the garage for about three years.

It has about, you know, 40, 45,000 miles on it and I'm ready to pull it out of the garage and,

you know, drive it around a little bit.

And I'm wondering what I need to do to not damage it when I start it back up.

Well, that's a great question.

I mean, to be honest with you, is the gas been in there?

So the gas hasn't been changed in three years?

That's correct.

Okay.

I mean, personally, I wouldn't try to start it.

I think you might cause yourself some headache.

What I would recommend is it getting towed to a repair shop, draining the gas, and then with

the rotary engine, I mean, there's a certain way that those things have to be typically what we

would do because when Mazda brought that rotary engine back, they would have all kinds of starting

issues and you literally would have to take the spark plugs out, fill the engine with transmission

fluid to try to get that thing going.

I personally wouldn't try to start it.

I would get it to a reputable car shop and get the gas out of there and try to do new spark

plugs and then probably fill those cylinder holes with... I'd get it to a reputable shop.

I wouldn't try to start it.

I think you might give yourself a little bit of a...

Might create more of a headache and cost you more money.

Yeah, I don't want to hurt it after I screwed up.

Which one of your locations is closest to Northern Kentucky?

Yeah, it would be my auto foreign.

Northern Kentucky, the shop that I'm at every day is Donovan's Auto Foreign.

We would be able to handle that for you.

Yeah, that's the new one.

We're about 10 miles out of downtown, so...

Super, super.

I'll see you there.

Yeah, call me up on Monday.

I'll be there Monday.

Call me up and I'll schedule you.

All right?

Thank you.

Thanks, Tom.

Take care.

Rick, listen.

Rick, I apologize.

I'm sure you're listening.

I'm sorry.

We're out of time.

I really do appreciate it.

Please call me.

You can call me this week if you'd like or call me next week.

Thank you, everybody, for the car questions today.

Everybody have a happy and safe Christmas.

I'll be back next Saturday to answer all your car questions.

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About this episode

Dane Donovan discusses holiday car care tips, emphasizing the importance of vehicle maintenance before the busy season. He encourages listeners to consider car repairs as thoughtful gifts for loved ones in need. The episode features a caller's unique issue with a Toyota Tundra's odometer, which raises concerns about potential fraud, prompting discussions on legal recourse. Dane also answers various listener questions about vehicle repairs, including fuel injectors for a Chevy truck and reviving a Mazda RX7 after years of inactivity, providing practical advice throughout.

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Original notes

On this episode of the car show, host Dame Donovan takes calls from listeners with car-related questions. Bill shares a shocking story about buying a used truck with a mileage discrepancy, and Dame offers advice on how to handle the situation. Meanwhile, Larry suggests a creative solution to Bill's problem, and Dame discusses the importance of getting a car inspected before buying. The conversation also touches on car maintenance, including mufflers and fuel injectors, and Dame shares a personal story about a customer's positive experience at his shop.

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