The Car Show with Dane Donovan 12/6/2025
Annotations will appear as you listen
0:00
45:02
Part
tires
Tires are the rubber parts that go around the wheels of a car. They help the car grip the road and are especially important for safety, especially in bad weather like snow.
Term
batteries
Batteries in cars give power to start the engine and run electrical parts like lights and radios. It's important to check them, especially in winter when they can struggle to work properly.
Part
battery
A battery is like a big rechargeable power source for your car. It helps start the engine and runs things like the lights and radio when the engine isn't running.
Part
alternator
An alternator is a part of the car that makes electricity while the engine is running. It keeps the battery charged and powers the car's electrical parts, like the lights and radio.
Part
starter
The starter is a small motor that helps start the car's engine when you turn the key. If it breaks, the engine won't start at all.
Term
voltage
Voltage is like the pressure of electricity in the car. It tells us how much electrical power is available to run things like lights and the radio.
Term
coolant
Coolant is a liquid that helps keep your car's engine from getting too hot. It moves around the engine and radiator to keep everything at the right temperature.
Term
AGM
AGM is a special kind of battery that doesn't spill and is made to last longer than regular batteries. It's often used in cars with advanced features like stop-start systems.
Term
stop-start feature
The stop-start feature is a system in some cars that turns off the engine when you're not moving, like at a red light, to save gas. It starts the engine again when you want to go.
Term
start-stop feature
The start-stop feature helps save gas by turning off the engine when you're not moving, like when you're stopped in traffic. It starts the engine again when you want to go, which can help save fuel.
Car
Ford Fusion
The Ford Fusion is a type of car that is larger than a compact car but smaller than an SUV. It is designed for everyday use and is known for being comfortable and practical.
Term
5W20
5W20 is a kind of oil used in cars. The numbers tell you how thick the oil is when it's cold and when it's hot, which helps the engine run smoothly.
Term
5W30
5W30 is a type of oil used in cars. The numbers tell you how thick the oil is when it's cold and when it's hot. It's important for keeping the engine running smoothly.
Term
manufacturer recommended oil
Manufacturer recommended oil is the type of oil that the car maker says you should use in your vehicle. It's important to use this oil to keep the engine working well and to avoid problems.
Term
15W40
15W40 is a type of oil that helps car engines work well, especially in warmer weather. It keeps the engine safe when it's running hard.
Term
10W30
10W30 is a type of oil that helps keep car engines running smoothly in different temperatures. It works well when it's cold and when it's hot.
Term
0W8
0W8 is a kind of oil used in cars that helps them run better, especially in cold weather. It's thinner than older oils, which helps save fuel.
Term
white smoke
If you notice white smoke coming from a car's exhaust, it could mean that something is wrong with the engine, like coolant leaking into it. This is usually a bad sign and should be checked out.
Term
black smoke
If you see black smoke coming from a car's exhaust, it means the engine is using too much fuel. This can happen for a few reasons, and it's usually a sign that something might be wrong with the engine.
Company
GM
GM stands for General Motors, a big company that makes many different cars and trucks. They are well-known for brands like Chevrolet and GMC.
Car
Ram 1500
Car
Dodge Ram
The Dodge Ram 1500 is a big truck that people use for work or to carry things. It's known for being strong and comfortable to drive.
Part
blend door actuator
The blend door actuator is a small part that helps control the temperature inside your car by mixing hot and cold air. If it breaks, you might not be able to get the right temperature in your car.
Car
GMC Safari
The GMC Safari is a van that can fit a lot of people and cargo, making it great for families or work. It's built to be tough and last a long time, which is why some people still use it today.
Car
Honda Civic
Car
Honda 2000 Honda
The Honda S2000 is a small sports car that people love for how fun it is to drive. It has a powerful engine that can go really fast and is known for being very responsive on the road.
Term
depreciating asset
A depreciating asset is something that loses value as time goes on. For cars, this means that the longer you own it, the less it's worth when you try to sell it later.
Car
GMC Yukon
The GMC Yukon is a big SUV that can carry a lot of people and stuff. It's known for being strong and good for families, but some people worry about how it will hold up as it gets older.
Term
main bearing issue
A main bearing issue happens when the part that helps the engine's moving parts turn smoothly fails. This can cause serious problems and might even stop the engine from working.
Brand
Toyota
Toyota is a car company famous for making reliable cars that last a long time without many problems.
LIVE
Revitalize your bathroom with big savings at Lowe's.
Get up to 40% off, select Vanities and Free Delivery during our Bath Savings event.
Plus, get up to 40% off, select Shower Heads.
No matter what style you're looking for, we've got you covered.
Shop for your bathroom, refresh at Lowe's.
We help.
You save.
While supplies last, selection varies by location.
Support for the show comes from Public, the investing platform for those who take it seriously.
On Public, you can build a multi-asset portfolio of stocks, bonds, options, crypto, and now
generated assets, which allow you to turn any idea into an investable index with AI.
It all starts with your prompt, from renewable energy companies with high free cash flow
to semiconductor suppliers growing revenue over 20% year over year.
You can literally type any prompt and put the AI to work.
It screens thousands of stocks, builds a one-of-a-kind index, and lets you back-test it against the
S&P 500.
Then, you can invest in a few clicks.
Generated assets are like EFTs with infinite possibilities, completely customizable and
based on your thesis, not someone else's.
Go to public.com slash podcast and earn an uncapped 1% bonus when you transfer your portfolio.
That's public.com slash podcast, paid for by Public Investing, brokerage services by
Open to the Public Investing Inc., member FINRA SIPC, advisory services by Public Advisors
LLC, SEC registered advisor.
Generated assets is an interactive analysis tool.
Output is for informational purposes only and is not investment recommendation or advice.
Complete disclosures available at public.com slash disclosures.
Want flexibility?
Take yoga.
Want flexibility with your health insurance?
Check out United Healthcare Insurance Plans, underwritten by Golden Rule Insurance Company.
They offer flexible, budget-friendly medical, dental and vision coverage that may be right
for you.
More at uh1.com.
My perfect day as sand, salt, water and friends.
But my moderate to severe plaques rises can take me out of the moment.
Now, I'm all in with clearer skin thanks to Sky Rizzy, Riz and Kizumab Rizza, a prescription
only 150 milligram injection for adults who are candidates for systemic or phototherapy.
With Sky Rizzy, most people saw a 90% clearer skin and many were even 100% plaque free at
four months.
Sky Rizzy is just four doses a year after two starter doses.
Don't use if allergic to Sky Rizzy, serious allergic reactions, increased infections or
lower ability to fight that may occur.
Before treatment, get checked for infections and tuberculosis.
Tell your doctor about any flu-like symptoms or vaccines.
Thanks to Sky Rizzy, there's nothing on my skin.
And that means everything.
Ask your doctor about Sky Rizzy, the number one dermatologist prescribed biologic in
psoriasis.
Visit SkyRizzy.com or call 1-866-SKY-Rizzy to learn more.
Good afternoon and welcome to The Car Show on 55KRC.
I'm Dane Donovan from Donovan's Auto & Tire Center here in studio taking your car questions
and the number to call 513-749-5500, the number again, 513-749-5500.
I do apologize.
I am a little horse.
I tizzed the season to be sick and I feel fine, but just just a bit horse.
All all my boys are well they the past like month have had all three of them all had pneumonia.
So luckily, I mean, knock on wood.
I don't have it.
But yeah, I just I woke up a little horse today and we had we were out.
You know, and I'm old 41 years old.
We went out had a we had our company Christmas Party, which was a great success.
Celebrating, you know, the end of the year.
And I'm curious to know if anybody for all the callers today, I want to know,
does your does your company do a Christmas party?
I'd like to know because it just seems like it's something that just not a lot of companies do anymore.
And, you know, we we we went down to the Hard Rock Casino in Cincinnati and had a nice dinner.
And then we gave everybody a hundred bucks to go and gamble if they wanted or whatnot.
But it was a good time and most I most people love it like it.
You know, I understand that it's, you know, you know, you get.
Rather be at home on our couch and comfortable, but it's well perceived.
But I'm curious.
Anybody that calls, I would like to know if you if you if you guys do one as well.
So very it was a very, very busy week as we've talked.
I talked about this just it seems like just a couple of weeks ago, probably about a month ago.
But we talked about snow and we got a I shouldn't say a bunch of it.
But I love the snow and I wish we got more and everybody, you know,
you've got two types of people, other people that love snow or hate it.
I would say most people don't like it.
I love it.
I don't like the I don't like the shoveling part.
But, you know, it's it's something that I enjoy.
But again, you know, I'm sure a lot of you.
I saw a lot of car accidents.
I saw a lot of, in fact, when we came in on, I think it was Tuesday with the snow,
there's a jackknife tractor trailer in front of our shop right by the train tracks.
And then no cars could get around it.
And then when they did get around it, well, then they lost their traction.
So then they're just spinning.
And the Ridge Road was absolutely just a parking lot.
You literally could not go anywhere up or down.
And those are the times when you're like, man, I think I probably need tires.
In fact, a friend of mine was like, hey, you guys put new tires on my truck.
And he goes, man, I was, you know, did a great job through the snow.
And so I told you it was coming.
We don't know if we're going to get any more or if it's going to be any worse or what not.
But you got to make sure that we were getting our cars ready for the winter.
And it's here and we want we need to make sure that we're testing our batteries.
And, you know, when I again, when I started in this industry,
we would have a huge influx of people that would come in around this time
and say, hey, I need to make sure my car is ready for winter.
I need you to check my tire pressure, my battery, my starter, alternator, coolant,
all my fluids. And nowadays, nobody comes and says, hey,
I want to make sure that my car is ready for winter.
And we don't know what mother nature is going to throw at us.
And we need to make sure that we're you still need to do that,
because you don't know what type of.
We, you know, here in Cincinnati, we could get rain.
I think we're supposed to get rain in the middle of the week.
And then the two days later, we're, you know, two, four or five inches of snow.
You need to make sure that you get it in, especially because now we're going into
we're going into Christmas, right?
So all of your loved ones or family members, sons,
daughters are coming home from school.
And we get a lot of people like, hey, my we get that scramble mode.
It's like, hey, my my daughter's in, she's got this problem.
I need to get it in right now because she's leaving Monday, you know?
And here it is. It's mid, mid Friday.
You know, make it make it a point even if.
There's nothing wrong with the car.
If your son or daughter are coming back from school or you, again,
have a family member that's coming into town,
even if there's no problems with it, schedule the appointment now,
schedule it now and make sure that that, you know, you can get in.
We can look at it, inspect it.
And it doesn't even have to be, you know, whoever your mechanic is.
But, you know, have that mindset of getting it in and just getting it checked out.
So there isn't the, you know, that crisis mode, right?
I had a very good customer of mine.
She called me, her son, I think he's out west.
I think Colorado, I can't remember.
Anyways, she goes, hey, she checks me like at nine o'clock at night or whatnot.
Hey, his battery lights on.
What do I do?
And then and then five minutes ago, she said, oh, car died, right?
So now she's in scramble mode.
Sons, you know, six, seven, eight states hours away, right?
And it's, it's nine o'clock at night.
It's like, what, you know, what do I do now?
Again, you'll never be able to avoid it a hundred percent.
It's always a possibility, right?
I can check your battery today and it's dead tomorrow.
I can check your alternator or your starter today and it not work tomorrow.
And that sometimes frustrates people, right?
Because a lot of people think that I have the prenotation that, hey,
if you plug it into a computer, the car tells you what's wrong with it.
That's not always the case.
Yes, computers can do a lot.
Cars can tell you a lot of what's wrong with them, but that's not always the case.
And again, with batteries, alternators and starters,
those are your three components that you really, really need to get checked
during these times, these cold seasons, because in these, in these times,
because the cold is what terrifies these things, extreme heat and extreme cold.
Take out your batteries, your starters and your alternators.
OK. And again, I will tell you, yes, get them tested.
We can test them, but unfortunately, if I test your starter in the car
starts, it's going to test good.
I don't get, I don't get a health report, right?
I don't say, oh, starters at 99 percent health.
I don't. We, you know, you don't get that in this industry.
It doesn't happen.
The car starts, the stars going to test good. OK.
The alternator, we can test that and it can tell us the voltage
and it can tell us whether or not it's low or it's high.
It should be at roughly about 14.1, 14.2 volts when the car is running.
Now, if it's at 13, two or something like that, we probably have an we have an issue.
If it's, you know, at 15, we could have an because it can overcharge.
It can undercharge.
We can test that.
But again, I can test your alternator today and it absolutely quit working
tomorrow morning. It just can happen.
And there's no component.
There's nothing. There's no maintenance you can do to it.
It's just either it works or it doesn't.
Again, starter can't really get a health report on it.
Alternator, you can.
And of course, the battery and everybody thinks that, oh, I just got that battery.
And, oh, batteries last in our region, in our in our tri-state area, Cincinnati,
the average battery lasts about three to four years.
That's it.
Whether you don't drive the car at all or you drive it every day,
that's about the average life of a battery.
Now, our batteries have become extremely expensive
to the point of sometimes in some some of these cars, it's five,
six hundred dollars for a battery installed.
So I'm not, you know, you need to make sure that you're getting you tested it.
You're making sure that you get it tested.
And, you know, especially during these times, so you're not stranded.
So you're not on the side of the road.
So you're not at the mall and, you know, you're having to get it towed
because, you know, nobody wants that.
So this is the time that you need to get it in.
And you need to make sure that the car is ready for the winter.
And again, coolant. We talked about that.
You don't have, again, when I got into this industry,
you know, every 30,000 miles, you needed to you need to change your coolant.
Well, all the most of your coolants nowadays are, you know,
you change them at 110, 120,000 miles.
But you still need to make sure that it's full.
And again, at 100,000 miles, it needs to be changed.
So you need to make sure that the cars you have the right coolant.
And again, if you're having heating issues,
like say, you notice, oh, you know, I'm not getting great heat.
A lot of times it's because there isn't any coolant in the system.
And again, coolant is what you need in order to make sure your car is heated properly.
Right. So these are the things that we need to think about right now.
And and talk about it.
And like I said, if you have a loved one that's coming into town for Christmas
or, you know, obviously your son, your daughter, nephew, whatever,
even if they don't have any car problems,
but you're going to send them back out after the first of the year,
schedule an appointment with your mechanic,
whether it's Donovan's or anybody else,
schedule that appointment and just say, hey, I need you to do it once over.
Right. A lot of people go, oh, do you provide any type of service
where you just do a look over it? Absolutely.
You bring it in and we do a vehicle inspection.
We check it from head to toe, tires, brakes, filters, fluids, batteries,
alternation, we check all that stuff.
Wipers, so many people.
I mean, I sometimes have people come in where there's no wiper blade
even on the wiper arm and they're like, I think I need wipers.
Like it happens.
Believe me, it happens.
So think about that and think about what type of weather we're getting into.
That's that's the important part.
So all right, the number to call 513-749-5500.
That number again, 513-749-5500.
The phone lines are wide open.
Love to hear from you.
So I'll get you right in.
Coming up, we have Walt, you're listening to the car.
So I'm 55KRC, the talk station.
This is 55KRC, an iHeart radio station.
Do you have a truck, camper, RV or a trailer that needs body repair?
If so, call Frank's Heavy Truck Collision Repair located just off 575
around 63. It's convenient to both Cincinnati and Dayton.
With over 30 years of experience, including insurance work and fleet work,
Frank's knows the most important things are quality work and customer satisfaction.
Frank's Heavy Truck Collision Repair prides themselves in doing the job right
and getting your vehicle back on the road.
Call 513-829-9030, 829-9030.
The one place for Sean Hannity weekdays at 306 55KRC, the talk station.
You're listening to the car show on 55KRC.
I'm Dane Donovan from Donovan's Auto and Tire Center here every Saturday
to take your car questions. I'm here most Saturdays, not every Saturday.
Sometimes I have, I'm actually supposed to be at a birthday party right now
for my nephew, but I'll get there eventually.
I do apologize again.
I'm a bit under the weather horse.
Feel great, but just, you know, just a little whore.
So I apologize in advance.
But again, love to hear your car questions.
The number to call 513-749-5500.
And like I said, I'm here most Saturdays.
My producer, Dan, does a phenomenal job.
He keeps tabs on me, lets me know in the morning.
Hey, are you coming in today or not?
Do I need to prepare to do another
an old show or what's going on with you today?
And so we are out late last night.
We had, again, we had the company Christmas party, had a great time,
and it was, it was a lot of fun.
So all right, taking, I'm taking your calls again.
The number to call 513-749-5500.
Let's go to Walt.
Hey, Walt, welcome to the car show. How can I help?
Hey, Dale, it's Walt from Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.
Listen to your show.
First time caller, long time listener.
Listen to your show every week.
You mentioned batteries.
And I remember about a month and a half ago,
you were talking about the correct way to connect and disconnect batteries.
And I was going to, going to give you a little hint,
but let me make sure I'm right before I give you a hint.
You, when you disconnect the battery, you disconnect the negative,
then the positive.
When you reconnect, you connect the positive
and then the negative. Is that correct?
OK, then here's a little hint.
You've heard of the lefty, loosey, righty, tidy, right?
I'm a negative, I positive, positive, oh, negative.
So whenever you get in front of your battery, think NEPON, negative,
positive, positive, negative.
That's a great idea.
No, that's yeah, because
listen, some of my guys in the past have made that and let's
delve into a little bit why you disconnect the negative first,
because a lot of times if you've got a big rat,
if you've got a ratchet with an extension, right?
And you're taking the positive off first and that ratchet that you're using
touches any type of metal in that vehicle.
You're getting sparks and you're getting, you know,
so that's why we disconnect the negative first.
And but that's that's that's a great idea.
Yeah, well, I appreciate that.
But I that's what I wanted to do.
I've been trying to give you that hint.
And I think anybody that works on cars is probably a third of NEPON NEPON.
I'm going to look that up. I have not.
Yeah. NEPON Steel was going to buy US Steel.
I think, you know, they're the big Japanese steel company.
And they're big and we're going to buy, like I said, US Steel.
I don't know where that stands right now, but if you're familiar with it,
it's just real easy, negative, I positive, positive, O negative.
All right, I will use that.
But OK, I appreciate it.
Hey, love your show.
All right, thank you so much.
You have a great day.
Merry Christmas.
You know, again, with batteries, they're these batteries nowadays.
So most of them were what most batteries in the past were a lead acid.
OK. And, you know, had put you had to put, you know,
distilled water in them and so on and so forth, right?
Well, most of your batteries now, because your vehicles have
all these electronics in them.
And basically, again, you're driving a computer on wheels if you have a newer car today.
So a lot of these cars, especially if you have the start, stop feature.
A lot of cars sometimes have two batteries.
You have an auxiliary battery for the start, stop, and then you have a regular battery.
So it can get very expensive very quickly.
And the AG, you know, the new batteries are AGM
and they're a lot more expensive and there's no fluid in them.
So you they technically are supposed to last longer.
That's not always the case.
But again, you can still test them and you still need to make sure
that, you know, your battery is good to go even, especially
if you have the stop, if you have the stop, start feature.
Now, I personally do not like that feature.
If you have the ability in your vehicle to turn it off.
So all of all of your manufacturers mostly will have a button where
every time you start the car, you need to turn it off.
You have that option.
You can't disable it.
But you can turn that if you have if your vehicle has that option to turn
has a button, you can turn it off.
I would turn it off.
Simply because it puts a tremendous amount more strain on your battery
and your starter, right?
If you think about it, if you start your car in the morning.
To go to work and then you started to go home, you started your car twice.
But if you have that auto start
and that start stop feature and you're going from, you know, here to work,
but you're in traffic and it starts and stops 15 times on the way there.
And then on your way home, you're in traffic and it starts stops 15 times.
You've now just put a lot more strain on your battery and on your starter.
I don't personally like the feature.
I don't feel that it saves a tremendous amount of gas.
Some people might like it, but just understand that you don't have a separate
starter and a separate battery to do that.
That's still putting a tremendous amount of, you know, we used to,
you know, I had cars that come in 200,000 miles and never put a starter on them.
Now I have cars coming in at 40,000 miles and a new starter, new battery.
It's two thousand dollars.
So, you know, if you have that feature,
I would recommend that you turn that off because, again,
it puts a lot of strain on your starter and your battery.
So again, the number to call 5137495500 going phone lines are wide open.
We're going to go back to the phones. We have Ron.
Hey, Ron, welcome to the car show. How can I help?
I have a 2018 Ford Fusion.
It has about 60,000 miles on the car
and about 10,000 miles on this engine.
I had to put a new long box in it about 10,000 miles ago
because of a crack box.
And that's a whole other story with Ford, but we'll not go into that.
My local shop changes are all for me.
They use mobile one.
Ford suggests 5W20 in it.
And they insist on using 5W30.
They think that's going to give a little more protection.
And the reason Ford uses 5W20 year around when it's hot
and you don't need that kind of an oil is to help meet their mileage standards.
Do you agree with that?
I do. I do agree with the logic in that.
And, you know, again, when I was in this industry, when I started in this industry,
there weren't there was only, you know, two or three different oil grades, right?
It was 10W30, 1540, and now there's 30, you know.
So but I agree with the logic.
However, we typically will just stick with what the manufacturer recommends
simply because of, you know, liability issues.
Right. If if somebody if I, you know,
if I put a thicker oil in the vehicle
and they're like, oh, my gas mileage has gone down or you did this.
But it's we do it and do it.
The manufacturer recommends strictly for liability issues.
I don't disagree with them.
Yes, it does give it a little bit more out of protection.
These oils, I mean, they now have, I mean, again, when I was when I started,
it was 10W30, 1540, maybe five, you know, I can't remember.
Right. Right.
I mean, now we're down to 0W8.
The newer Toyotas are taking 0W.
It's water and I understand that it's for fuel efficiency and whatnot.
But again, and I've talked about this many, many times on this show,
these vehicles, all of them, all of them across the board
because of the fuel efficiency issues and whatnot.
These vehicles are using and burning oil.
Now, a lot of people go, what?
They have the prenotation that, oh, I'm not seeing any white smoke.
It, you know, pay attention like when you get on the highway
and you see a big puff of black smoke that that's that's carbon
and some oil build up and they're kind of.
So it's important that.
You check it regularly and you change it regularly.
I don't I don't think that you're not going to have any issues
with it, with with going up a little bit thicker.
But I typically, I mean, even in my own vehicles,
I still stick to the same weight.
I think more importantly, it's not necessarily about the weight or the oil.
It's about making sure that it's full of oil and changed regularly.
I think that's more of what's important.
But I don't think that you're going to damage anything if if you do that.
Was it 10W 30 or 530?
OK, all right, thank you so much.
All right, take care.
Bye bye.
Yes, you know, he had a great question.
And I think if you go up a little bit thicker on the oil,
I don't think it's going to do any type of harmful damage to your vehicle.
However, I do like to stick to the, you know, the makers,
the recommendations of the manufacturer and what the car calls for.
I think.
We don't necessarily need to talk about the, you know,
going up a little bit thicker because it's going to be a little bit more
protection and he's right. The logic is, yes, I mean, to an extent, yes.
However, the conversation needs to be.
Am I checking it and making sure that it's full and am I changing it regularly?
That's the conversation that really has to be had and we need to talk about.
And we do talk about I tried to do it as much as I can.
Most of you who listen regularly, you're probably like, oh, God, he's on his oil.
I promise you it's the thing that's going to make your car last the longest,
you know, to 300,000.
My wife's cousin, he is a UPS driver.
And for those of you who don't know, the UPS,
the most of your UPS trucks are GM engines,
GM chassis, transmissions engines.
And he just he said to me that he actually delivers to us
at our ridge location and he goes, yep, this thing's up to 200,000 miles.
This thing is he's and for, you know, per my conversation or what I said earlier
was, you know, start and stop and puts a lot of wear and tear on these things.
Now, of course, they have their own mechanics,
but he has to every single time he delivers a package, he's shut the car off
and started back up, shut and he's not driving mainly highway roads.
Right. You know, he's going two houses down and then a block over.
And but that thing has 200,000 miles.
And he drives that same truck every single day.
And again, they're maintained.
And he does say that at about 5,000 miles,
it that will he comes on and he has to ride it up and they put oil in it
and they send them on his way.
They do. He says that around I think he said around five or maybe 10,000 miles.
They change it. Well, here on this show,
I will always tell you 5,000 miles is where you need to change your oil.
No more than 6,000. That's where we need to be at.
So again, taking your phone calls, a number to call 513-749-5500.
That number again, 513-749-5500.
Phone lines are wide open. Love to hear from you.
But coming up, we have Jeff.
You're listening to the car show on 55 KRC, the talk station support for the show
comes from public, the investing platform for those who take it seriously.
On public, you can build a multi-asset portfolio of stocks, bonds,
options, crypto, and now generated assets,
which allow you to turn any idea into an investable index with AI.
It all starts with your prompt from renewable energy companies with high free
cash flow to semiconductor suppliers, growing revenue over 20% year over year.
You can literally type any prompt and put the AI to work.
It screens thousands of stocks, builds a one of a kind index
and lets you back test it against the S&P 500.
Then you can invest in a few clicks.
Generated assets are like EFTs with infinite possibilities,
completely customizable and based on your thesis, not someone else's.
Go to public.com slash podcast and earn an uncapped 1% bonus
when you transfer your portfolio.
That's public.com slash podcast, paid for by public investing,
brokerage services by open to the public investing Inc.
Member FIONRA SIPC, advisory services by public advisors LLC,
SEC registered advisor, generated assets is an interactive analysis tool.
Output is for informational purposes only and is not an investment
recommendation or advice.
Complete disclosures available at public.com slash disclosures.
The new year means new health goals, not just for your body,
but for your finances, too.
But did you know financial health is directly related to identity protection?
You need life lock because your personal info is in endless places
that are outside of your control.
It only takes one mistake and not even your mistake to expose you
to identity theft and lost funds.
Life lock monitors hundreds of millions of data points per second
and alerts you to threats you could miss on your own.
If your identity is stolen, life locks, US based restoration specialists
will fix it backed by the million dollar protection package.
In fact, restoration is guaranteed or your subscription money back.
Don't face drained accounts, fraudulent loans or other financial losses
from identity theft alone, resolve to make identity, health and wealth
part of your new year's goals with life lock.
Visit lifelock.com slash iHeart and save up to 40% your first year.
That's 40% off at lifelock.com slash iHeart terms apply.
Revitalize your bathroom with big savings at Lowes.
Get up to 40% off, select vanities and free delivery during our bath savings event.
Plus get up to 40% off, select shower heads.
No matter what style you're looking for, we've got you covered.
Shop for your bathroom, refresh it Lowes.
We help you save while supplies last selection varies by location.
Way back in 1958, my grandfather opened Donovan's Auto and Tire Center
right here in Cincinnati.
A lot has changed since then, but our commitment to honest auto repair hasn't.
We believe in making sure your vehicle gets everything it needs and nothing it doesn't
because as a family owned business with our name on the wall, integrity matters.
From 1958 to today, Donovan's Auto and Tire Center is still Cincinnati's honest
choice for auto repair and we're proud to keep this city moving.
Three area locations, find yours at DonovanTire.com.
It's Glenn Beck, weekday mornings at 9 0 6 on 55 KRC, the talk station.
You're listening to the car show on 55 KRC, the talk station.
I'm Dane Donovan.
Again, I do apologize.
I'm a little bit hoarse.
Feel great, but, you know, out late and, you know, I had a good time.
Again, Christmas party and it was, you know, I'm old, right?
So I can't bounce back like I used to, you know, you stay out.
I'm not oldest and yes, I am not as old as Tony.
And but, you know, I go to I turn into it.
My mother-in-law says this all the time and I've kind of taken over the phrase,
but I turned into a pumpkin about eight o'clock.
I like to come home, you know, usually get home
about six, six, 30 dinner, hang out with kids for a bit, turn on the news
and then goes to bed.
But then I get up typically around five or six, right?
But when you're up till, you know, midnight, that's that's that puts a toll on you.
You can't bounce back like, like, like you are like I was when I was 20.
So anyways, again, taking your phone calls, the number to call 513-749-5500.
Let's go to Jeff. Hey, Jeff, welcome to the car show.
How can I help?
Hey, good afternoon.
Good afternoon. How are you?
Good. My, my buddy has a 2016 Dodge Ram 1500.
And he's got heat that comes out the passenger side, but not out of the driver's side.
And then it'll come out of the driver's side, but then go away again.
OK. Any idea?
Yeah. Do you know if he has dual climate control, meaning like, can the passenger
and the driver operate what heat, you know, or coldness they want?
Do you know if that?
And that that I don't know.
I want to say yes, it probably does.
Most cars do.
So what you have is if that happens most of the time, if you've got heat on,
you've got great heat on one side and cold on the other, or it goes back and forth.
You have what's called a blend or actually are a blend or motor.
OK, it's a little plastic, cheap, thirty dollar motor.
OK, and that's what operates that door in the in the dash.
OK, and that motor can work.
It can be stripped out and it can work and then not work, which it sounds like
that's what it's doing currently.
So the blend or motor or blend or actuator is bad on that vehicle.
The problem is sometimes and Dodge is notorious for this.
Sometimes the actual door itself breaks.
Sometimes it's not the motor, but nine out of ten times, it's the motor.
You put a new motor in it. Great.
But depends on where Dodge decided to put that motor.
If it's sometimes it's on top of the dash, sometimes it's at the bottom of the dash.
Sometimes you have to pull the whole dash out in order to replace it.
But box, the heater box.
And again, the whole dash is going out.
It's thousands of dollars.
Dodge is notorious for that, that the doors break and you got to put.
But what I would tell you is I would start with getting it looked at.
And you most of the time, if you can get to the motor.
And like I said, nine out of ten times, you can access it.
It's not fun, but you can access that motor.
And you want to make sure that when you get that motor out, you want to make sure
that you can manually with your finger or tool, make sure that that door can swing
back and forth and there's no issues.
Most of the time, the actuator is the problem because they're very cheap.
I mean, they're, you know, they're probably it's it's, you know, probably hard.
It's going to be hard to get to.
Oh, absolutely.
Sometimes they'll put them on top of the dash and there's no way to get to it.
You have to pull the whole dash out.
It depends on where they put it and every, you know, every year, make and model is different.
Dodge might put it, you said it was a 16.
Yeah, Dodge may have put it on the side right by the gas pedal, right?
But in 2015, they could have put it on top of the dash, you know, and so a lot of times
when a lot of your vehicles, especially when they're dual climate, you know, you have
sometimes up to six actuators, one for the vent, one for the defrost, one for the hot
and cold on the temperature on both sides.
And the dealers do it all the time.
I'll call them up and say, hey, I need a driver's blend, you know, blend and you need
to get a schematic that where it shows exactly which one you need
in order to get the right one.
You can't just go online and just go, you know, 2016 Dodge Ram, pick up
Blendor motor because it some
sometimes they can be different.
Driver's side might be different than the passenger side and vice versa.
Or sometimes they could all six actuators could be the same.
It's it's really it can be difficult.
But if you're going to try to tackle it yourself, what I think you need to do is
locate the one, locate the actual the driver's side.
Blendor actuator located on a schematic on the heater case.
Locate where it's at.
And again, you can do that.
You can Google it or YouTube it.
Most of the time there's a there's going to be a video for it.
But OK, there's usually only three little screws that hold it in and you pull it out
and you just want to make sure that you can operate that door manually again by
a tool or finger or something like that.
Make sure that that door is swinging back and forth.
Most of the time, it's just the actuator.
That's that's the that's causing it.
So good deal.
Hey, I won't keep it.
But as far as, you know, talking about the, you know, changing the oil,
I've got a 2002 GMC safari.
I change your oil every 3,000 miles.
I don't know what if it's a big difference or not.
But I'll put the the Lucas in there with it and I can turn that key.
That thing fires up.
It's super, super quiet.
And I've got three hundred and forty two thousand miles on that.
How many?
Oh, three hundred and forty two.
Wow. Yeah.
On a two thousand two thousand and two.
That's awesome.
And no, three.
No, the Lucas, we use Lucas.
I like the product.
I do believe that it adds it's there's a benefit to to use in it.
And, you know, as you stated, I mean, you have you have over three hundred
thousand miles on the vehicle.
But like you said, you change it every three thousand miles.
That's the that's the best thing that you can do.
And that's why there's so much confusion in the auto world
about when it needs to be changed.
And like, again, if you if you remember before 2008,
before all these automakers were scrambling because we're in the financial crisis.
Remember, 2008, it's not that long ago.
2008, it was three thousand miles, right?
Now, today in 2005.
We're we're we're telling people, we'll just wait for the light to come on.
Just look at the life mate reminder that oh, you have 10 percent life left.
Or I mean, BMW tells their their main fuel and engines have have we are they better?
Yes. But we still need to have the, you know, you still need the life blood
of the vehicle and you still need to make sure that you're changing it
regularly and checking it.
And that's the most critical and easy and cheapest thing that you can do.
And you're you're a testament to that.
You hey, I change it every three thousand miles.
I have three hundred wolves at three hundred twenty.
Three hundred forty two three hundred forty two thousand miles.
And you change it every three thousand miles and you put the Lucas in it,
which again is an additive that protects the engine a little bit better.
And that's why because you do it regularly.
That cost it doesn't cost that that that much either.
You know, it beats replace the replacing an engine.
But then you have those oils out there.
My daughter bought one said guaranteed for a hundred thousand miles.
How can that possibly be?
It's yeah, I know I listen, it frustrates me.
It angers me and you know, some people might be on the other side and be like,
well, of course, then you're going to say change your oil every three thousand
miles because you want people to come back.
Listen, I change the oil in my vehicle the same amount.
Every I I change my oil on my vehicles at five thousand miles.
They're fully synthetic.
I do check my oil level.
I have a brand new truck.
I still check it because it's important.
And the problem is that I think there's just so much confusion as when to do it.
And that's like I have this platform to talk on this radio station and tell people,
hey, look, if you're if you're using a conventional oil,
which most cars don't take conventional oil anymore, but there are people that,
you know, I mean, my my I have a 2000 Honda Civic.
It still takes conventional oil, right?
I change it every three thousand.
And then if it's synthetic, you change it at five.
But I'm still checking it.
My wife's car, she has a GM.
It burns oil.
They all do.
I check it.
She changes it right.
I well, she doesn't.
I change it regularly.
But I'm telling you, it's the most important.
I'm not I'm not here to tell you to change your oil because, you know, I want you to.
We want to get you in more.
No, I'm telling you because it literally every almost not literally every single day.
I have a car that's in my shop, one of my shops that's in there
because it's not functioning or running or the check engine lights on or it's
running bad or it's misfiring and it's because it doesn't have any oil in it.
And so then the oil is black.
It's like tar.
Yeah, yeah.
It doesn't cost that much to change it.
It's like I said, it beats buying a new motor.
It does.
Yeah, absolutely.
And these cars are not getting any cheaper.
You know, they released a study that the it's the average
price of a vehicle today is $50,000 average price of a vehicle.
It's the highest it's ever been.
So protect your investment.
I understand it's a depreciating asset rate.
It's going to go down.
You're going to lose value in it.
But protect it.
I'm going to tell you, protect your investment.
The best way to do that is just change the oil regularly and check it.
All you can do, you want to get 342,000 miles out of your vehicle.
Make sure you're changing it regularly and checking it and you'll get that.
Yeah, yeah, I mean, that, you know, it'll burn a little oil.
I mean, obviously, because it's old, but I'll turn that key and that thing just
hums.
Yeah.
And I told myself, I will get 500,000 miles out of this van.
I will.
Yeah, you will.
Keep it going.
You're doing the right thing.
So, well, hey, I got to get.
All right.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
Take care.
Uh-huh.
Bye-bye.
All right.
Coming up, we have Bill and Doug.
You're listening to the car show on 55 KRC, the talk station.
Do you have a truck, camper, RV, or a trailer that needs body repair?
If so, call Frank's Heavy Truck Collision Repair.
Located just off 575 at Route 63, it's convenient to both Cincinnati and Dayton.
With over 30 years of experience, including insurance work and fleet work,
Frank's knows the most important things are quality work and customer satisfaction.
Frank's Heavy Truck Collision Repair prides themselves in doing the job right
and getting your vehicle back on the road.
Call 513-829-9030, 829-9030.
This is 55 KRC and I Heart Radio Station.
I'm sorry.
I was out.
I was, I apologize.
I apologize.
Sorry about that.
I was, I stepped out of the studio for just a second.
So again, I'm back.
I was talking to Tony.
He's the boss, you know.
All right.
Let's go back to the phones.
We have Bill.
Hey, Bill, welcome to the car show.
How can I help?
Well, I got to, I'm kind of afraid.
I've got a five year old GMC Yukon.
OK, I've got 73,000 miles on it.
I do everything that the factory says to do.
Change oil, you know, transmission, all that kind of stuff.
So my curiosity is, do I sell it now and get a new one?
Or do I just keep on driving what I've got?
Is it going to, is it going to fail me at 100,000 miles?
Or how do I look at this?
Great question.
Well, I'm sorry.
What year is 2000?
20, 2020.
OK, I'm sorry.
It's five years old.
Yeah.
No, I don't think you get rid of it.
My wife's, my wife has a Yukon and hers is a 2018.
So not that much of a difference.
But right, the new Yukon's, and this is no lie, the newer Yukon's
are the engines are failing before they even leave the dealership
lot. We had one not too long.
Oh, wow.
They they had a main bearing issue and they down at one of the dealers,
local dealers, they had started it up and five minutes it was running.
The engine was locked up and they had had to get a new engine.
So there was major issues with that.
I don't think I don't think you should get a new one.
You know, most people like the concept of a new car.
I get it, but in my opinion, you know, in my opinion, I would keep what you have.
GM does.
I do like GM's product, but they do burn oil.
So just make sure that if you keep it, you're checking it.
But if I'm with if I'm you, I'm keeping it
because the newer ones are far more expensive and the reliability.
I'm telling you, all these newer cars, the the reliability,
it gets less and less and less.
Every I mean, I I just bought my new I just bought my first new vehicle.
I'm 41 years old.
I just bought my first new vehicle of my life.
Never had a new vehicle ever bought a new one. Long story.
It's a Ford love Ford.
But anyways, I go to hit the remote start won't start.
I'm like, that's weird.
Get in the car.
Check engine lights on this car has 70.
This truck has 17,000 miles on it in the check engine lights on.
I'm like, it's it's, you know, it becomes very frustrating.
So I keep what you have.
My wife, like I said, hers is an 18.
I like GM.
They're a great vehicle as long as you're changing the oil.
And then at 100,000, what I would tell you to do at 100,000 miles.
Those vehicles, I'm assuming yours is all wheel drive or four wheel drive.
Most of them are OK.
Make sure that at 100,000 miles.
Typically, you're going to get hit hard with maintenance, right?
Typically, you should do a tune up, which is plugs and wires.
They do still have.
Well, some of the newer ones just have coil over top of what makes tune up.
And then you're you're going to hit with.
Think about your fluids.
You've got a front differential fluid, your transfer case fluid,
your rear differential fluid.
Those all need to be changed around 100,000 as well.
So think about that.
So at 100,000 got changed.
OK, go ahead.
No, you know, just think about that.
If they got changed already, that's great.
That's great. Yeah.
No, I had them.
It's a factory does, you know, change, change something at 60,000 miles.
Fine. I did.
You know, it's I watch my I watch my forwards because I wasn't there.
I don't change it every 5,000 miles, but I'm I'm I watch it and I'm and I keep it current.
OK.
Yeah.
You know, what other.
Go ahead.
What other cars are going to are going to like this are going to last
as long as what this one does?
Toyota's or are they having trouble with with all all the other cars?
Oh, um, no.
Toyotas are not.
I like toyotas.
They're I know they don't have as many problems that those
and Honda's have Toyotas and Honda's have the least amount of problems.
They're the the most and Mazda Honda.
Toyota Mazda are your your most efficient
and best valued least amount of problem cars and manufacturers out there.
Those three.
OK, so you can't go wrong with them.
But I will tell you, yes, Honda's do burn oil.
Yes, Toyota's do burn oil.
But do they do it extensively like Hyundai's and Kia's?
Absolutely not.
So. Fords don't burn oil.
GM's burn oil.
But I keep with what you have at 100,000 miles.
Just think about the maintenance.
But I keep with what I keep what you have.
So all right, thank you so much.
Thank you so much for all the listeners.
Doug, I do apologize for not getting to your question.
I'm running out of time here.
I'm against the clock.
Please call back next Saturday.
Everybody have a great weekend.
I'll be back next Saturday to answer all of your car questions.
You listen to car show and fifty five KRC the talk station.
The new year brings new health goals and wealth goals.
Protecting your identity is an important step.
Your info is in endless places that could expose you to identity theft,
leading to lost funds.
LifeLock monitors millions of data points per second.
If your identity is stolen,
LifeLock's restoration specialist will fix it, guaranteed or your money back.
Resolve to make identity, health and wealth part of your new year's goals with LifeLock.
Save up to 40 percent your first year.
Visit lifelock.com slash iHeart terms apply at CVS.
It matters that we're not just in your community, but that we're part of it.
It matters that we're here for you when you need us day or night.
And we want everyone to feel welcomed and rewarded.
It matters that CVS is here to fill your prescriptions
and here to fill your craving for a tasty and healthy snack.
At CVS, we're proud to serve your community
because we believe where you get your medicine matters.
So visit us at CVS.com or just come by our store.
We can't wait to meet you.
Store hours vary by location.
This is Julien Edelman from Dudes On Dudes with Gronk and Jules.
Sunday mornings, I've got my game day ritual.
Coffee, Lucky Socks and now New Morning Uncrustable Sandwiches.
It's all about that 12 gram protein boost
with the new Uncrustables Bright Eye Berry or Up and Apple Flavors.
Bright Eye Berry's got a feisty receiver energy.
Up and Apple, your classic do it all tight end.
Soft, pillowy packed with protein and easy enough
for Gronk to grab from the freezer.
Whether you're on the couch, driving to the tailgate
or heading to the locker room, new morning Uncrustable Sandwiches
are the MVP of snacks.
Your new Sunday kickoff ritual starts here
with new morning Uncrustable Sandwiches packed with 12 grams of protein.
With Venmo Stash, a taco in one hand and ordering a ride in the other
means you're stacking cash back. Nice.
Get up to 5% cash back with Venmo Stash on your favorite brands
when you pay with your Venmo debit card.
From takeout to ride shares, entertain any more,
pick a bundle with your go-tos and start earning cash back at those brands.
Earn more cash when you do more with Stash.
Venmo Stash terms and exclusions apply.
Max $100 cash back per month.
C terms at Venmo.me slash Stash terms.
About this episode
Dane Donovan discusses winter vehicle preparedness, emphasizing the importance of checking batteries, tires, and fluids as the season changes. He shares personal anecdotes about holiday parties and the challenges of maintaining cars in cold weather. Listeners call in with questions about specific car issues, including battery maintenance and oil types, while Dane stresses the significance of regular oil changes and vehicle inspections to avoid breakdowns. The episode highlights the need for proactive vehicle care, especially with family traveling during the holidays.
Original notes
In this episode of the Car Show, Dane Donovan discusses the importance of winterizing your vehicle. He shares his own experiences with snow and car accidents, emphasizing the need to check your battery, alternator, and starter. Dane also talks about the benefits of regular oil changes, citing a listener's experience with a 2002 Dodge Ram that's still running strong after 342,000 miles. He advises listeners to schedule a vehicle inspection, especially before sending loved ones home for the holidays. Dane also answers questions from listeners, including one about the best oil to use in a 2018 Ford Fusion.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Car Show with Dale and Dane Donovan
55KRC (WKRC-AM)
0:00
45:02