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He's got a different question. Now, Tom, 20 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 2: what's bothering you today. 21 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 3: Well, it's about tire pressure. And you know I'm in 22 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 3: the heated climate. 23 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:15,320 Speaker 2: Right, Yeah, you're in You're in Florida? Is it is it? 24 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 2: Are you calling it? Is it nighttime now? Or are you? 25 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 2: Are you on the enclosed Are you in the enclosed 26 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 2: porch you were telling me about when we were off 27 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:24,039 Speaker 2: air there a little while ago. 28 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 3: Yes, I am. 29 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:27,320 Speaker 2: Now what happens if you're not in the enclosed porch? 30 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:29,319 Speaker 2: Or are their alligators? Tom? 31 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 3: No, I need my house. 32 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:35,639 Speaker 2: Okay. Yeah. See that's why I can't live in Florida. 33 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 2: I can't live in Florida when there's something outside that 34 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:41,319 Speaker 2: would that would eat me, you know, and like. 35 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 3: When the alligators are a little bit further away. 36 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 2: All right, Okay, I'll believe you. So I'll take your 37 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 2: word for it. Right, I'll take your word for it. 38 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 2: So what's going on with tire pressure? 39 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 4: Tom? 40 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 2: Let's go back to that. 41 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 3: The manufacturer says thirty p s i. But my tire 42 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 3: recommend you know, says the maximum is forty four psi. 43 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 2: Okay, where where where are you looking? Where does it 44 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 2: say forty four uh on the tire on the tire, 45 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:15,919 Speaker 2: and where does it say thirty on the manufacturer dekel 46 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:19,839 Speaker 2: on the on the door pillar, right, So you want 47 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 2: to follow what the manufacturer calls for. Now a couple 48 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:27,960 Speaker 2: of a couple of ways this changes. I've seen people 49 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 2: they will take and put an incorrect tire on the car. 50 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 2: What do I mean by that? They'll put the right size, 51 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 2: but it will be the incorrect load rating or speed rating, 52 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:47,240 Speaker 2: and that can affect how the vehicle handles stability, tirewar, traction, 53 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 2: and so on. So as long as you have correct 54 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 2: tire size whatever it is, two, five, fifty five, sixteen, 55 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 2: load range, load range or speed rating t and if 56 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 2: the player says thirty, even though the tire says maximum 57 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 2: pressure forty four, and you notice it says maximum right, 58 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 2: if it says maximum pressure forty four, you want to 59 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:12,919 Speaker 2: go by the thirty that's on the door placard. Would 60 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 2: I bump it up two pounds? Sure? I might make 61 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 2: it thirty two? How does the car ride all right? 62 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 5: You know? 63 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:20,839 Speaker 2: I might play with that a little bit to see 64 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:22,520 Speaker 2: if I get a little bit better traction, a little 65 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 2: bit better handling, depending upon what kind of vehicle we're 66 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 2: riding in. You know, my plow truck. I've got a 67 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 2: twenty two Chevy Silverado twenty five hundred HD. And when 68 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 2: I plow with it, I'll run fifty pounds in the 69 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:38,680 Speaker 2: front seventy two pounds in the back. But when I plow, 70 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 2: I'll drop the rear tires at least ten pounds, probably 71 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 2: closer to fifteen. It puts, yes, and put some weight 72 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 2: in the back and I'll get a little bit better traction. 73 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 2: But I'll pump the fronts up because they're carrying the 74 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 2: weight of the plow, and the plow weighs fifteen hundred pounds. 75 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 2: So you know, it's a it's a guide. It's recommended. 76 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 2: But there are times that you will play with tire pressure. 77 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 3: But in the heat of Florida, wouldn't you want to 78 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 3: keep the PSI lower? 79 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 2: Well, so let's understand this, all right. You know when 80 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:19,599 Speaker 2: do you put the pressure? When do you put the 81 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 2: air in the tire? All right? What's what's the temperature swing? 82 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 2: What was the temperature swing in Lakeland today? Where did 83 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 2: it start and where did it end? 84 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:30,360 Speaker 3: Eighty two? 85 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 2: It went from where ninety three to eighty two? Yes, 86 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:38,159 Speaker 2: that's a one pound change, okay, So I would you 87 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 2: know if they're calling for thirty I would have put 88 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:44,039 Speaker 2: thirty one it depending on if if I did it 89 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 2: later in the day when it was warmer out and 90 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 2: it's going to fluctuate, it'll drop the thirty when it 91 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 2: cools off. 92 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 3: Well, I'm an old truck driver for forty years at 93 00:04:55,920 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 3: delivery and all that kind of good stuff, right, And 94 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 3: we always do PM and on the tires and stuff 95 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:10,039 Speaker 3: before we left, right, so we always make sure that 96 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 3: you know it was that when it was cold, you 97 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:17,160 Speaker 3: checked yours. 98 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 2: Right, that's right. But now, but now keep in mind, 99 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 2: let's let's talk about the northeast. And this is this 100 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:26,120 Speaker 2: is why I always say order repair is a national 101 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:30,600 Speaker 2: event with regional consequences. In New Jersey. All right, you 102 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 2: bring me your car in New Jersey in July and 103 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 2: I changed the oil. I'll bring it from the outside 104 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:40,560 Speaker 2: where it's one hundred and three degrees and I bring 105 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:43,720 Speaker 2: it into my air conditioned shop and it goes up 106 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 2: on it goes up on the rack. Oh yeah, runs 107 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:48,960 Speaker 2: and air conditioning all day. Let's let's not even go there. 108 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 2: Let's not even have that conversation. So you couldn't imagine 109 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 2: me in Florida, all right, it would I'd have to 110 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:55,920 Speaker 2: be able to hang meet in the shop in order 111 00:05:55,960 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 2: to it's and that's a whole other conversation, all right, 112 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:03,960 Speaker 2: but I'll bring that car in. We will do tire 113 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:06,160 Speaker 2: pressure on a car that comes in for an oil 114 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 2: change in July within the first eight to ten minutes. 115 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 2: We make sure we do it early because we want 116 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:15,080 Speaker 2: to catch the temperature outside. We want to let it 117 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:18,039 Speaker 2: stabilize a little bit inside and then send it back 118 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:22,919 Speaker 2: out the door. But in three months July, August, September, 119 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 2: we get to the end of September, we've got October. 120 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:28,040 Speaker 2: What happens in October? We start to get frost warnings, right, 121 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:33,400 Speaker 2: we start to get cold. And my point is all cars, 122 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:36,600 Speaker 2: regardless of whether or not they've got tire pressure monitoring 123 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 2: systems on them or not, all cars. And if you 124 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 2: read any manufacturer's owner's manual, it still tells you the 125 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:45,799 Speaker 2: same thing, check your tires at least once a month. 126 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 2: From fancy to simple, from old to new, the science, 127 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 2: the laws of physics are still the same. And guess what, 128 00:06:55,680 --> 00:06:58,240 Speaker 2: very few people do I have a. 129 00:06:58,240 --> 00:06:59,600 Speaker 3: Tire gage by my side. 130 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:03,799 Speaker 2: Yeah, but you're because you're an over the you're retired 131 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 2: over the road. Trucker. You understand the value of tire pressure. 132 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 2: You get it right. Most people. Most people do not 133 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 2: because they're they're they're very just, they're oblivious. There's no 134 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:18,560 Speaker 2: other way to say it. All right, sir. 135 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:19,960 Speaker 5: R. 136 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 3: I enjoy your show, and you're very knowledgeable and you're 137 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 3: the credit of society. 138 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 2: Listen, Tom, I appreciate that. I'm just you know, you know, well, look, 139 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 2: I'm just I'm just I'm just a lucky mechanic that 140 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 2: got a radio show and I just just trying to 141 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 2: help everybody. But I appreciate the comments. I really do. 142 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:45,680 Speaker 3: You never want to come down to spring training? Call 143 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 3: me and put you up? 144 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 2: Are there alligators? Will I be in an enclosure? 145 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 5: No? 146 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:55,680 Speaker 3: You be at the Lachland Stadium watching George Tigers. 147 00:07:55,720 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 2: Okay, well maybe we'll do that. 148 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:00,360 Speaker 3: I forgot to tell you I'm from Troit. 149 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 2: Okay. Oh, then I'm gonna have to I'm gonna have 150 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 2: to call you back. I'm sure we could get some 151 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:08,040 Speaker 2: Detroit street racing stories out of you. 152 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:08,920 Speaker 3: Yes we could. 153 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:12,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm sure. So did the factory really come out 154 00:08:12,520 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 2: at night? 155 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:13,080 Speaker 3: Tom? 156 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:14,920 Speaker 2: Let me do it right now? Did the factory really 157 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 2: come out at night? Do you recall the sixties and seventies, 158 00:08:17,960 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 2: the eighties. You sound like you're of that generation or 159 00:08:19,880 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 2: of that ilk Did they yeh yeah, did they? Did they? 160 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:25,800 Speaker 2: Did they really come out? 161 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 5: You know? 162 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:28,440 Speaker 2: The stories are guys like the Larean would come out 163 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:33,280 Speaker 2: at you know, midnight and go street racing down down Woodward. 164 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:40,560 Speaker 3: And yeah, I'm a downtown guy. Yeah it close. 165 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:42,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, a lot of a lot of a lot of 166 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:45,959 Speaker 2: things that don't happen now, you know, a very a 167 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 2: very different culture and we're not. 168 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:51,520 Speaker 3: Cruising down uh well in Detroit and the Woodward now. 169 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:56,960 Speaker 2: Right right, and Woodward Woodward was the big cruise right. 170 00:08:57,520 --> 00:08:59,839 Speaker 3: Yes, sir, it was it still is. 171 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:02,040 Speaker 2: How many how many cars do you think was was 172 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 2: there on Woodward in the heyday in a night? One 173 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 2: hundred five hundred? 174 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:14,440 Speaker 3: Ir Dad, have to say more than four hundred? 175 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 5: Really, yeah, I mean because we had this little strip 176 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 5: from downtown Woodward up to Pontiac and you had a 177 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:28,600 Speaker 5: Burger joint, you know, where everybody would be. 178 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:33,120 Speaker 3: And they still do, uh I think coming up now 179 00:09:33,320 --> 00:09:38,000 Speaker 3: or maybe I missed it, but they had that Woodward 180 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:40,440 Speaker 3: Woodward strip going. 181 00:09:40,280 --> 00:09:45,680 Speaker 2: On and and they're still doing the cruise all listen 182 00:09:45,720 --> 00:09:47,760 Speaker 2: there's a lot of Yeah, I. 183 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:49,880 Speaker 3: Got a fund, I got a lot of friends do 184 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:53,559 Speaker 3: in Michigan, family and stuff like that. And my friend 185 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:56,000 Speaker 3: has a Toyota m R. Two and he takes it 186 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:58,040 Speaker 3: down Woodward Avenue. 187 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:00,920 Speaker 2: Yeah. I don't know if I I don't know how 188 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 2: cool i'd feel cruising Woodward with my elbow out the window. 189 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:11,439 Speaker 2: But I guess I think I probably enjoy it. Regardless 190 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:13,960 Speaker 2: of where you're at in New Jersey. 191 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:19,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think it's called West New York City. 192 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, she's she's over. She's over in Union County, over 193 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:25,080 Speaker 2: by the by New York City and the River. 194 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:30,480 Speaker 3: Yeah. She works for a company called Amazon. 195 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:32,240 Speaker 2: I've heard of them. 196 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 3: Yeah. 197 00:10:34,679 --> 00:10:37,280 Speaker 2: Hey, Tom, I got it. I gotta go, and you 198 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 2: and I, You and I could chat all day. It's 199 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 2: like it's like old Home Week. 200 00:10:40,920 --> 00:10:45,360 Speaker 3: So I'll listen to the program at six o'clock in Lakeland. 201 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:48,480 Speaker 2: Oh, we appreciate that time. We appreciate you. You'd be well, 202 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 2: my friends, Well, thank you. I gotta go, Tom, I 203 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:54,880 Speaker 2: really do all right. You'll be well. Bye Bye. I'm 204 00:10:54,920 --> 00:10:56,880 Speaker 2: running any in the car. Doctor. We'll be back right 205 00:10:56,880 --> 00:11:02,680 Speaker 2: after this. Welcome back. We're let's let's do an email 206 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:05,800 Speaker 2: and I tried doing this via phone. I actually called Paul, 207 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:08,280 Speaker 2: or we called Paul. I know that we called him 208 00:11:08,320 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 2: back because and let me take a moment and mention 209 00:11:12,160 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 2: this again. You know, if you call five zero nine 210 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:17,200 Speaker 2: nine zero zero or twenty four to seven phone number 211 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:21,280 Speaker 2: during the week, odd hours whatever, leave a message, We're 212 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:23,679 Speaker 2: not on the air. We're on the air Saturdays two 213 00:11:23,760 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 2: to four pm Eastern time. We tell you this all 214 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:27,880 Speaker 2: the time. Well, if you call and leave a message 215 00:11:27,920 --> 00:11:31,080 Speaker 2: at eight five five five six zero nine nine zero zero, 216 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:34,600 Speaker 2: like Paul did, we will call you back. Paul didn't 217 00:11:34,600 --> 00:11:37,160 Speaker 2: get the memo, though, because we called him back to 218 00:11:37,160 --> 00:11:39,280 Speaker 2: get him on the air, and I'm not sure if 219 00:11:39,320 --> 00:11:40,880 Speaker 2: we got through to him. So in any event, I 220 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 2: want to answer his question. 221 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:41,960 Speaker 5: No. 222 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:44,679 Speaker 2: One the hopes that he's listening, because you know he's 223 00:11:44,679 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 2: a regular listener. He says, Hey, Ron, my name is Paul. 224 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:50,559 Speaker 2: I'm calling in reference to my twenty twelve Toyota Prius. 225 00:11:51,240 --> 00:11:55,920 Speaker 2: I've already used within a year's time, rear rotors twice, 226 00:11:55,960 --> 00:11:58,520 Speaker 2: and brake pads. I'm using ceramic brake pads, and the 227 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:01,199 Speaker 2: power and the product I'm using power stock. My question 228 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 2: is why are my rear brakes running out so quickly. 229 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:06,640 Speaker 2: I didn't think it would. I believe I'm buying high 230 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:08,240 Speaker 2: quality break pads. I don't know if I should do 231 00:12:08,280 --> 00:12:10,520 Speaker 2: this myself or just have a mechanic to do all 232 00:12:10,559 --> 00:12:12,480 Speaker 2: four rotors. I don't know how we got the rotors 233 00:12:12,920 --> 00:12:16,760 Speaker 2: from rear brake pads, Paul, and let me stop there 234 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:19,760 Speaker 2: for a second. If you're only doing rear pads and 235 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:23,760 Speaker 2: not rear rotors, depending upon what the rotors look like, 236 00:12:23,960 --> 00:12:29,080 Speaker 2: especially the interface, because after all, this is this is 237 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:32,360 Speaker 2: this is main right. We know there's a high salt 238 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:35,320 Speaker 2: content there and there could be issues. You know, we 239 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:37,600 Speaker 2: want to be sure that what we're doing. You know, 240 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:41,200 Speaker 2: we've got a good, smooth, clean surface rotor to work 241 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:43,719 Speaker 2: from that it'll it'll do the job it's supposed to do, 242 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 2: so you know, by all means, you know, we want 243 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:49,480 Speaker 2: to if you have to put rotors on it is 244 00:12:49,480 --> 00:12:52,400 Speaker 2: what I'm trying to say, nicely, don't just don't just 245 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:57,000 Speaker 2: you know, try and save some money. Rotors are mandatory. 246 00:12:57,040 --> 00:12:59,960 Speaker 2: It's don't do a pad slab because just doing a pad, 247 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:03,160 Speaker 2: if the rotors are beat up or rotted or rusted, 248 00:13:03,679 --> 00:13:06,520 Speaker 2: that can cause an issue for you premature padwear. It 249 00:13:06,559 --> 00:13:09,320 Speaker 2: happens all the time, but that isn't where I think 250 00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:10,920 Speaker 2: we're going here. But I just want to mention that, 251 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:13,080 Speaker 2: all right. You then go on to say, I don't 252 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:14,600 Speaker 2: think I should do this myself or have a mechanic 253 00:13:14,679 --> 00:13:16,480 Speaker 2: duel four rotors getting them all done at once. I'm 254 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:19,000 Speaker 2: just simply baffled as the way I'm going through rear 255 00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:21,040 Speaker 2: brake pads. Well, you say, en roators in the rear 256 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:24,160 Speaker 2: run my front roaders. I have been good for well over, 257 00:13:24,360 --> 00:13:26,280 Speaker 2: and you give a date. I hate to replace them. 258 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:28,440 Speaker 2: That's all, okay? And then you know he gives me 259 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:30,360 Speaker 2: his phone number and he lives in Madison, Maine. 260 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:30,800 Speaker 3: Paul. 261 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:34,120 Speaker 2: First of all, all right, if you're listening, get a 262 00:13:34,160 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 2: look at Toyota bulletin. And this bulletin came out a 263 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:40,120 Speaker 2: long time ago, all right. Get a look at Toyota 264 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:43,160 Speaker 2: TSB two forty eight ish twelve, and it talks about 265 00:13:43,240 --> 00:13:47,440 Speaker 2: unevenware or accelerate and accelerated where on rear brake pads 266 00:13:47,440 --> 00:13:50,280 Speaker 2: on this generation Prius. And they go on to talk 267 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 2: about things that you might have to do with measurement 268 00:13:53,920 --> 00:13:56,560 Speaker 2: and to see what runout might be. But they also 269 00:13:56,720 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 2: mentioned the fact that there is an updated rear brake 270 00:13:59,480 --> 00:14:04,040 Speaker 2: pad kit, and I believe what Toyota did was change 271 00:14:04,080 --> 00:14:08,120 Speaker 2: the compound. They changed the material of the pad to 272 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:12,280 Speaker 2: compensate for weight distribution on the vehicle. So you know, 273 00:14:12,400 --> 00:14:15,880 Speaker 2: first things first, this Bolton talks about a new design 274 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 2: brake pad kit, which I would assume power Stop is doing. 275 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:22,000 Speaker 2: Power Stop is a very good break pad. We use 276 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:24,560 Speaker 2: them all the time in the shop. Full disclosure, but 277 00:14:24,840 --> 00:14:27,560 Speaker 2: I just want to cover the bass. My obligation is 278 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:29,760 Speaker 2: to give you all the information. The other thing is, 279 00:14:29,800 --> 00:14:33,600 Speaker 2: I'd like to try and diagnose this, so you know, 280 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:36,080 Speaker 2: if you are replacing rear roadors. I'm a little fuzzy 281 00:14:36,080 --> 00:14:40,280 Speaker 2: about that based on your email. But if you're replacing 282 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:44,960 Speaker 2: the rear roadors with the pads, are they being properly 283 00:14:45,040 --> 00:14:47,960 Speaker 2: lubricated to the slide pins work? What kind of condition 284 00:14:48,040 --> 00:14:50,280 Speaker 2: are the calibers and so there's a couple of things 285 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:53,360 Speaker 2: you have to think about there. The other issue is 286 00:14:54,040 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 2: are the front brakes working, because typically the priuses we 287 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:02,840 Speaker 2: will change two sets of front pads before we even 288 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:06,240 Speaker 2: get close to the rears. And we've got some priuses 289 00:15:06,280 --> 00:15:08,240 Speaker 2: out there that are running around with two hundred thousand 290 00:15:08,280 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 2: miles on them in original rear brake pads. So my 291 00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:15,280 Speaker 2: other question becomes, are the front brakes working like they're 292 00:15:15,280 --> 00:15:17,800 Speaker 2: supposed to? You know, if you go out there and 293 00:15:17,880 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 2: hit the brake, cart, does the car nose dive? 294 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:20,120 Speaker 3: Does it? 295 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:22,040 Speaker 2: Does it pull down like it's like it's going into 296 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 2: a hard stop. You know, something you could do if 297 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:27,400 Speaker 2: we were going to diagnose this is to get a 298 00:15:27,400 --> 00:15:30,800 Speaker 2: thermal imager, you know, a tempt gun. Take the car 299 00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:33,600 Speaker 2: for a ride. Is it all right? Do we have 300 00:15:33,640 --> 00:15:36,680 Speaker 2: even temperature on both front rotors? Is one more than 301 00:15:36,680 --> 00:15:38,560 Speaker 2: the other? Do we have any kind of heat? What 302 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:41,520 Speaker 2: sort of heat are we generating? And you know it's 303 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:44,920 Speaker 2: easy enough. Find another car, take it for a ride, 304 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:47,800 Speaker 2: measure the rotor temp and you'll be close. I mean, 305 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:49,440 Speaker 2: it won't be the same as a twelve prious unless 306 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:50,880 Speaker 2: you have and have a twelve prius there. You know 307 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 2: what's known, good known, good known bed right, So do 308 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:58,880 Speaker 2: we have correct application, operation and application of the front brakes? 309 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:02,000 Speaker 2: So that comes and then for that matter, what's the 310 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:05,400 Speaker 2: temperature of the rear rotors? Are the calibers causing the 311 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:10,400 Speaker 2: brakes to drag? So my point becomes Paul and everybody else. 312 00:16:10,800 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 2: Just just replacing pads and rotors on a repetitive basis 313 00:16:15,880 --> 00:16:18,040 Speaker 2: doesn't necessarily get us anywhere. We've got to do some 314 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:20,760 Speaker 2: sort of diagnostic We've got to do a few things 315 00:16:20,760 --> 00:16:24,440 Speaker 2: here to see is what we're doing correct? Do we 316 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:28,440 Speaker 2: need to do and think outside the box. Brake pads 317 00:16:28,440 --> 00:16:31,640 Speaker 2: and rotors are pretty clear cut if you can get 318 00:16:31,680 --> 00:16:35,000 Speaker 2: them on the vehicle, if you're using a good quality part, 319 00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:39,400 Speaker 2: If you're lubricating the caliber slides, lubricating the pins and 320 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 2: the shields and the hardware that the brake pad sits on, 321 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:46,160 Speaker 2: chances are you're doing it right. Now, we've got to 322 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:47,920 Speaker 2: start to get into the minutia. We've got to get 323 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:51,400 Speaker 2: into the little lily bitti right, Does the caliber drag? 324 00:16:52,040 --> 00:16:56,440 Speaker 2: Does the front brake work? Does the backwork? Back break 325 00:16:56,480 --> 00:17:00,800 Speaker 2: apply evenly? So, don't assume it's parts. You've taken it 326 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:03,080 Speaker 2: this far. I encourage you to go further and then, 327 00:17:03,320 --> 00:17:06,960 Speaker 2: lest but not least, don't rule out that bulletin from 328 00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 2: Toyota two forty eight twelve. It's older, but you know 329 00:17:11,680 --> 00:17:14,000 Speaker 2: it's We've got to look at everything. As I always say, 330 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:16,960 Speaker 2: don't tell me what's don't tell me what's bad. Look 331 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:18,920 Speaker 2: for what's good. If you look for what's good, you'll 332 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:21,919 Speaker 2: figure out what's bad and what's causing the premature break 333 00:17:23,119 --> 00:17:25,919 Speaker 2: weear issue on this twelve prias. All right, Paul, I 334 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:27,199 Speaker 2: hope that did it for you. I hope you got 335 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:29,239 Speaker 2: something out of that. If not, call us at eight 336 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:31,879 Speaker 2: five five five six zero nine nine zero zero, and 337 00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:33,760 Speaker 2: then when we call you, please call us back. We'd 338 00:17:33,760 --> 00:17:35,520 Speaker 2: love to chat about this on are if we need to. 339 00:17:35,560 --> 00:17:36,800 Speaker 2: But I think this will get you going in the 340 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:39,280 Speaker 2: right direction. I'm ronnin Anie in the car doctor. I'll 341 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:44,480 Speaker 2: be back right after this. Don't go away. Hey, we're back. 342 00:17:44,600 --> 00:17:47,120 Speaker 2: Let's go to Let's go to Illinois. Let's go talk 343 00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:49,800 Speaker 2: to Alicia twenty thirteen Ford Escape and looks like a 344 00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:52,600 Speaker 2: multitude of problems. Alisia, you're talking to the car doctor 345 00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:54,520 Speaker 2: ronin Inie and how can I help? What's going on here? 346 00:17:55,960 --> 00:17:59,720 Speaker 4: I've had my car for about a year and I've 347 00:17:59,760 --> 00:18:04,720 Speaker 4: had a lot of cooliant issues and I have a 348 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:06,280 Speaker 4: lot of mileages on my car. 349 00:18:06,440 --> 00:18:09,440 Speaker 2: To use car and how many miles are on this car. 350 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:14,720 Speaker 4: Two hundred and twenty seven thousand. 351 00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:17,520 Speaker 2: You're right, you do have a lot of miles on 352 00:18:17,600 --> 00:18:26,000 Speaker 2: this car. So okay, so s vehicle right right right? 353 00:18:26,080 --> 00:18:31,719 Speaker 4: I need transportation. My cooliant has been going in and 354 00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 4: out in my AC, and I obviously need transportation because 355 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:36,200 Speaker 4: I'm a mom. 356 00:18:37,280 --> 00:18:38,720 Speaker 2: I knew you were mom. I can tell by the 357 00:18:38,760 --> 00:18:42,400 Speaker 2: sound of your voice you were mom. You're a single mom, right, yeah? 358 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:44,760 Speaker 2: How could I know? How could I tell that? Smile kiddo. 359 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:48,639 Speaker 2: We're going to take care of this, all right, I promise. So, 360 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:51,360 Speaker 2: so you've got a twenty thirteen escape, it's got over 361 00:18:51,359 --> 00:18:53,920 Speaker 2: two hundred thousand miles on it. Now, when you say 362 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:58,119 Speaker 2: you've got cooling coolant problems, are you losing coolant or 363 00:18:58,119 --> 00:19:02,639 Speaker 2: the engine overheats or both both? All right? And then 364 00:19:02,640 --> 00:19:06,159 Speaker 2: when you say you have AC problems, what do you 365 00:19:06,160 --> 00:19:09,119 Speaker 2: mean the AC stops your conditioning stops working, or it 366 00:19:09,119 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 2: doesn't work at all? 367 00:19:11,040 --> 00:19:14,119 Speaker 4: Yeah, like it goes in and out and along also 368 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:15,200 Speaker 4: with my heat too. 369 00:19:15,960 --> 00:19:19,000 Speaker 2: Okay. So when you say when you say the AC 370 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:21,960 Speaker 2: goes in and out, you mean sometimes it blows cold 371 00:19:22,119 --> 00:19:25,160 Speaker 2: and then it blows hot, or it doesn't blow air 372 00:19:25,200 --> 00:19:26,520 Speaker 2: at all. 373 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:30,480 Speaker 4: Right, it doesn't blow or sometimes it does blow, okay. 374 00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:32,080 Speaker 2: But when it when it blows it's. 375 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:35,800 Speaker 4: Cold, uh sometimes okay? 376 00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 2: And what else is going on with this car? 377 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:44,320 Speaker 4: And I had a transmission week in December and I 378 00:19:44,359 --> 00:19:45,280 Speaker 4: got that fixed? 379 00:19:45,480 --> 00:19:48,719 Speaker 2: Right? What did that cost? Do you remember? 380 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:53,480 Speaker 4: A good like three hundred and probably fifty dollars? 381 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:53,879 Speaker 5: Right? 382 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:57,879 Speaker 2: So how how for lack of a better way to 383 00:19:57,920 --> 00:19:59,920 Speaker 2: put it, how upside down in this car? Are you? 384 00:20:00,119 --> 00:20:02,320 Speaker 2: How much more do you owe on it? 385 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:03,640 Speaker 4: About three thousand? 386 00:20:04,040 --> 00:20:04,280 Speaker 2: Right? 387 00:20:05,640 --> 00:20:05,840 Speaker 5: You know? 388 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:08,879 Speaker 2: The issue is it's not going to get any cheaper 389 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:14,000 Speaker 2: to fix from here. So if I said to you, Alicia, 390 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:16,840 Speaker 2: you know, go buy a different car, what's in the budget? 391 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:19,440 Speaker 2: What do you have realistically? 392 00:20:22,280 --> 00:20:26,960 Speaker 4: I mean, I'm okay with staying within ten thousand dollars, 393 00:20:27,119 --> 00:20:29,640 Speaker 4: but it's just the fact of having to buy a car, 394 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:33,280 Speaker 4: a new car costantly every year. Like I'm between. I'm 395 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:36,000 Speaker 4: decisive if I should just say, get like a brand, 396 00:20:36,080 --> 00:20:39,439 Speaker 4: brand new car, year model, or just stick with the 397 00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:44,480 Speaker 4: older used cars. But with the newer cars, only the 398 00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:48,119 Speaker 4: shops can fix it, like you can't get a side 399 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:52,080 Speaker 4: mechanic to fix it, right, and the older car, you know, 400 00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:55,600 Speaker 4: that was the nice pro with that is that you 401 00:20:55,640 --> 00:20:57,400 Speaker 4: know anyone can fix it, right? 402 00:20:57,520 --> 00:21:00,640 Speaker 2: Do you let me ask you this do you travel 403 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:02,359 Speaker 2: a lot? Do you put a lot of miles on 404 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:07,720 Speaker 2: a car? Yes, you do? How many? You know, how 405 00:21:07,720 --> 00:21:09,480 Speaker 2: many miles? I mean, how many miles a year do 406 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:09,920 Speaker 2: you drive? 407 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:15,879 Speaker 4: Honestly, I don't know. I try to, like, I share 408 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:19,160 Speaker 4: a car with my boyfriend because we've we've always had 409 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:22,360 Speaker 4: car problems. And then on top of that, I try 410 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:25,240 Speaker 4: to do side hustling with like uber eats and stuff. 411 00:21:25,320 --> 00:21:26,879 Speaker 2: Right, gotcha, gotcha, gotcha? 412 00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:27,280 Speaker 3: Gotcha? 413 00:21:28,240 --> 00:21:32,560 Speaker 2: So you know, this is the problem with cars is 414 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:36,119 Speaker 2: sometimes it becomes life altering stuff. Right, you're always married 415 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:37,760 Speaker 2: to this car that you're fixing. So how do you 416 00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:40,400 Speaker 2: get how do you get out of the cycle? And 417 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:43,679 Speaker 2: part of what I was thinking about was do you 418 00:21:44,680 --> 00:21:49,760 Speaker 2: lease something a real inexpensive, basic simple car? You know, 419 00:21:49,840 --> 00:21:52,040 Speaker 2: do you go for a two or three hundred dollars 420 00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:54,120 Speaker 2: a month lease if it's if it exists. I haven't 421 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 2: looked at leasing in a while. But the fact that 422 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:58,560 Speaker 2: you do a lot of miles, I don't know that 423 00:21:58,560 --> 00:22:03,280 Speaker 2: that's going to help you, right, And you're right, you'll 424 00:22:03,320 --> 00:22:06,359 Speaker 2: you'll probably spend every bit of you know, seven to 425 00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:09,600 Speaker 2: eight thousand dollars on that used car, and that's going 426 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:11,200 Speaker 2: to eat a bowl your savings and then in a 427 00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:15,040 Speaker 2: year you probably need another one. I don't know that 428 00:22:15,119 --> 00:22:18,000 Speaker 2: the escape is worth fixing. I'm a little scared by 429 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:22,840 Speaker 2: the mileage, right is it? Is it losing coolant? Like 430 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:26,640 Speaker 2: you're always adding coolant to it and you don't see 431 00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:31,800 Speaker 2: a leak. Right, So it sounds like there's an internal 432 00:22:31,840 --> 00:22:34,280 Speaker 2: engine problem. Has anybody tried to diagnose it and come 433 00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:37,040 Speaker 2: back to you and said something along the lines of, 434 00:22:37,240 --> 00:22:42,960 Speaker 2: maybe it's a bad head gasket. Yeah, yeah, so you 435 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:46,720 Speaker 2: know the one thing you could try, and it may 436 00:22:46,760 --> 00:22:50,080 Speaker 2: not be effective, but if you wanted to gamble up. 437 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:54,359 Speaker 2: I think it's approximately between fifteen one hundred dollars. Company 438 00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:56,960 Speaker 2: by the name of k Seal. You'll find it at 439 00:22:57,040 --> 00:23:01,280 Speaker 2: most oral parts stores. K Seal makes a cooling system seiler. 440 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:05,080 Speaker 2: They make one rated for head gaskets, all right, it's 441 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:08,639 Speaker 2: called Kseal Ultimate and it's a it's a pouring solution 442 00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:10,560 Speaker 2: into the cooling system. It goes you have to you 443 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:12,840 Speaker 2: might have to take some coolant out or your mechanic 444 00:23:12,880 --> 00:23:15,640 Speaker 2: could add it. And what it does is it depending 445 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:18,720 Speaker 2: upon the severity of the head gasket leak or failure. 446 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:23,480 Speaker 2: It stands a reasonably good chance of sealing the cooling 447 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:26,960 Speaker 2: system and solving the head gasket issue at least, you know, 448 00:23:27,040 --> 00:23:29,240 Speaker 2: maybe long enough to get you another year, a year 449 00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:30,679 Speaker 2: and a half, two years. I mean, we've had some 450 00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:35,320 Speaker 2: great success with it, where some cars we've they're still 451 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:40,919 Speaker 2: driving the car three years later. My hesitancy for that is, 452 00:23:41,119 --> 00:23:44,000 Speaker 2: I don't know if that's your only cooling system problem. 453 00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:48,160 Speaker 2: You know, it goes low on coolant and then it overheats, 454 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:52,359 Speaker 2: or it overheats and it's got enough coolant in it. 455 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:55,360 Speaker 2: You know, I'm questioning in my mind, is the cooling 456 00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:58,240 Speaker 2: fan coming on? Right? It's it's like I'm trying to 457 00:23:58,240 --> 00:24:01,200 Speaker 2: figure out which came first, the chicken or the egg, right, 458 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:05,440 Speaker 2: which which which happened first? And it's that's kind of tough, 459 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:11,760 Speaker 2: right the A the AC issue sounds like a separate problem, 460 00:24:12,160 --> 00:24:17,880 Speaker 2: unrelated to the problem with the cooling system, because you're 461 00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:21,040 Speaker 2: saying you're saying the AC problem is the blower, the 462 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:24,360 Speaker 2: fan inside the car. You turn the blower on full speed, 463 00:24:25,040 --> 00:24:27,560 Speaker 2: and sometimes it cuts out and it doesn't work, and 464 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:31,680 Speaker 2: sometimes it does. Right, if I understand you correctly, right, 465 00:24:32,359 --> 00:24:35,960 Speaker 2: if this was hey Ron, the cooling system starts to 466 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:39,040 Speaker 2: overheat and the AC starts to blow warm, but it 467 00:24:39,080 --> 00:24:41,840 Speaker 2: still blows. I'm going to say that the two are 468 00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:45,840 Speaker 2: related because that if the radiator is superheated, it's going 469 00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:49,200 Speaker 2: to affect the effectiveness and how well the air conditioning works. 470 00:24:50,040 --> 00:24:54,600 Speaker 2: So from a practical point of view, we're we're almost 471 00:24:54,600 --> 00:24:58,440 Speaker 2: into September. Let's say we could cheat and get away 472 00:24:58,440 --> 00:25:02,000 Speaker 2: without air conditioning for a little while. But the problem is, 473 00:25:02,040 --> 00:25:05,800 Speaker 2: you'll need a blower for winter, right, You'll need the froster, 474 00:25:05,960 --> 00:25:10,719 Speaker 2: You'll need heat. So that almost sounds like a problem 475 00:25:10,800 --> 00:25:15,280 Speaker 2: in either the blower resistor or the blower motor. Both 476 00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:17,679 Speaker 2: of them are not cheap to replace on that vehicle. 477 00:25:18,280 --> 00:25:22,040 Speaker 2: All right, the blower motor, if you have you gotten 478 00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:24,640 Speaker 2: any prices on this, Has anybody tried to diagnose any 479 00:25:24,680 --> 00:25:29,560 Speaker 2: of this. The blower motor, right, because this is the 480 00:25:29,640 --> 00:25:32,240 Speaker 2: newer body style escape. The blower motor on that car 481 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:36,040 Speaker 2: corkscrews in under the passenger side. It's really crazy how 482 00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:38,960 Speaker 2: they put it together. And that blower motor repair is 483 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:42,240 Speaker 2: upwards of two grand just to give you a ballpark 484 00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:44,639 Speaker 2: if you were at the dealer or an independent repair shop. 485 00:25:45,480 --> 00:25:51,160 Speaker 2: All Right, the blower motor resistor is just as difficult 486 00:25:51,240 --> 00:25:54,919 Speaker 2: to get to. But regardless, I think my vote is 487 00:25:54,920 --> 00:25:58,800 Speaker 2: to replace this vehicle if I have that vote, right, 488 00:25:59,520 --> 00:26:02,960 Speaker 2: you know, if if if you wanted to try a 489 00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:06,000 Speaker 2: bottle of k Seal Ultimate, you know, get down to 490 00:26:06,040 --> 00:26:08,480 Speaker 2: your local Oda parts store, you know, and it's it's 491 00:26:08,520 --> 00:26:10,960 Speaker 2: it's real simple and easy to do. You're whoever your 492 00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:14,280 Speaker 2: mechanic is, do you have a reasonable relationship with your 493 00:26:14,640 --> 00:26:16,760 Speaker 2: mechanic that you could go in and talk to him 494 00:26:16,760 --> 00:26:18,640 Speaker 2: and explain what you're thinking. I'm just trying to band 495 00:26:18,640 --> 00:26:20,480 Speaker 2: aid this back together to see if I can buy 496 00:26:20,520 --> 00:26:26,240 Speaker 2: you a couple of months. Yeah, right, you know, That's 497 00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:28,560 Speaker 2: That's what I'm thinking for that And in the meantime, 498 00:26:28,760 --> 00:26:32,359 Speaker 2: while this is band aidd back together, if k sal 499 00:26:32,440 --> 00:26:36,040 Speaker 2: Ultimate buys you that time, which I'm going to give 500 00:26:36,080 --> 00:26:38,040 Speaker 2: you better than average odds that it will. It depends 501 00:26:38,040 --> 00:26:40,880 Speaker 2: on the severity of the failure. At least you've got, 502 00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:43,080 Speaker 2: you know, two months, three months to go out and 503 00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:47,520 Speaker 2: try and find something. And you know, we want to 504 00:26:47,520 --> 00:26:51,880 Speaker 2: look for something, you know, I mean, does a Toyota 505 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:56,240 Speaker 2: Camra work for you? Does a little Honda CRV work something? 506 00:26:56,720 --> 00:27:00,119 Speaker 2: You know? And and and something in that category. You know, 507 00:27:00,200 --> 00:27:02,639 Speaker 2: one hundred thousand miles on those cars doesn't scare me. 508 00:27:02,680 --> 00:27:06,639 Speaker 2: If you can find something in that range, right, and 509 00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:09,679 Speaker 2: they've got some longevity, obviously, I want a mechanic to 510 00:27:09,720 --> 00:27:13,919 Speaker 2: look at it, okay, and I want somebody to, you know, 511 00:27:15,119 --> 00:27:19,000 Speaker 2: try and look for the obvious faults and failures. It's hard. 512 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:23,560 Speaker 2: I feel your pain, kiddo, all right, So but that's 513 00:27:23,560 --> 00:27:25,080 Speaker 2: what I would advise you to do. I think you've 514 00:27:25,080 --> 00:27:28,119 Speaker 2: got to replace this, try and patch it back together 515 00:27:28,160 --> 00:27:30,280 Speaker 2: as best you can. But I think putting money in 516 00:27:30,359 --> 00:27:33,200 Speaker 2: this it's only going to get more expensive as time 517 00:27:33,280 --> 00:27:35,520 Speaker 2: goes on. Okay, Alicia, I know you have a second 518 00:27:35,600 --> 00:27:38,080 Speaker 2: question or some secondary comments. Let me pull over, take 519 00:27:38,080 --> 00:27:42,160 Speaker 2: this pause. We'll be back right after this. Don't go away. 520 00:27:43,359 --> 00:27:45,920 Speaker 2: We're talking with Alicia add of Illinois about or twenty 521 00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:49,800 Speaker 2: thirteen four to escape. Alicia, so far what I'm saying 522 00:27:50,160 --> 00:27:51,000 Speaker 2: makes sense to. 523 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:52,800 Speaker 4: You, yeah a little bit. 524 00:27:53,359 --> 00:27:56,760 Speaker 2: Okay. I just think you try and cobble this car 525 00:27:56,880 --> 00:28:02,320 Speaker 2: back together to buy yourself some time, because I think 526 00:28:02,359 --> 00:28:06,680 Speaker 2: to put bigger money into this is a folly. Because 527 00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:09,360 Speaker 2: here's here's the concern I've got. The other concern I've 528 00:28:09,359 --> 00:28:14,679 Speaker 2: got is you've already had one transmission repair. If that 529 00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:19,160 Speaker 2: transmission were to fail, don't faint, but that transmission, if 530 00:28:19,160 --> 00:28:23,200 Speaker 2: that transmission fails, that transmission in New Jersey dollars in 531 00:28:23,240 --> 00:28:28,000 Speaker 2: a repair shop is about five grand to fix, right, 532 00:28:28,840 --> 00:28:31,760 Speaker 2: So yeah, you know how much how much more do 533 00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:32,560 Speaker 2: we want to put in this? 534 00:28:35,040 --> 00:28:39,480 Speaker 4: Honestly trying to keep from spending that five thousand. 535 00:28:39,360 --> 00:28:43,080 Speaker 2: Right right, That's why I say, you know, go talk 536 00:28:43,120 --> 00:28:45,920 Speaker 2: to your mechanic, tell him, ask him, ask him about it. 537 00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:48,239 Speaker 2: You know you have you have an O'Reilly or an 538 00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:52,840 Speaker 2: advanced autoparts or an AutoZone or something. Right, go down 539 00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:55,000 Speaker 2: there and look for a bottle of k Seal Ultimate. 540 00:28:55,720 --> 00:28:57,680 Speaker 2: It has to say ultimate on it because that's the 541 00:28:57,720 --> 00:29:01,240 Speaker 2: stuff rated for head gasket, right, and see if that 542 00:29:01,440 --> 00:29:03,840 Speaker 2: solves it. And if that doesn't solve it, then your 543 00:29:03,880 --> 00:29:07,000 Speaker 2: problem is much more severe than you realize. And the 544 00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:09,160 Speaker 2: car's really got to go because it's only a ticking 545 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:10,640 Speaker 2: time bomb at that point. 546 00:29:10,880 --> 00:29:14,440 Speaker 4: Okay, what cars do you suggest that I look into 547 00:29:14,520 --> 00:29:17,080 Speaker 4: after this? Or should I get a newer car or 548 00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:19,840 Speaker 4: still try to continue we use cars and just try. 549 00:29:19,640 --> 00:29:23,760 Speaker 2: A different if you can get listen, you know, if 550 00:29:23,800 --> 00:29:26,000 Speaker 2: you can if and I don't know how, you'll I 551 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:27,400 Speaker 2: don't know how, I don't know what the budget is, 552 00:29:27,800 --> 00:29:29,600 Speaker 2: all right, but it's a lot more than ten grand 553 00:29:30,120 --> 00:29:33,920 Speaker 2: if you can find what we call a CPO car 554 00:29:34,440 --> 00:29:39,400 Speaker 2: certified pre owned all right from a manufacturer. A Toyota 555 00:29:39,440 --> 00:29:44,520 Speaker 2: Camry has a good track record, Honda accords, Honda crvs right, 556 00:29:44,760 --> 00:29:50,320 Speaker 2: Toyota Highlanders, rab Fours, all vehicles with good track records. 557 00:29:50,320 --> 00:29:53,400 Speaker 2: But you know, to find something decent used, you're probably 558 00:29:53,440 --> 00:29:56,400 Speaker 2: in the twenty to twenty five thousand dollars range, right, 559 00:29:57,480 --> 00:30:00,920 Speaker 2: So you know, you got to see what's the down pay. 560 00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:02,880 Speaker 2: You've got to go look at. And then the other 561 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:05,719 Speaker 2: thing to think about is when you buy a used car, 562 00:30:06,240 --> 00:30:10,000 Speaker 2: you will pay a higher interest rate. So so what 563 00:30:10,040 --> 00:30:12,000 Speaker 2: you've got to consider is, let's say you buy a 564 00:30:12,040 --> 00:30:17,480 Speaker 2: twenty thousand dollars used car, right, and it's used, so 565 00:30:17,720 --> 00:30:20,560 Speaker 2: there's less of a warranty on it, and the interest 566 00:30:20,680 --> 00:30:24,479 Speaker 2: rate is probably seven percent. But if you buy a 567 00:30:24,520 --> 00:30:30,640 Speaker 2: new car that's thirty five thousand dollars, your monthly payment 568 00:30:30,720 --> 00:30:33,880 Speaker 2: may be higher, but your interest rate will be lower, 569 00:30:34,120 --> 00:30:36,800 Speaker 2: and you'll have a warranty from three to five years, 570 00:30:36,840 --> 00:30:39,320 Speaker 2: depending upon the car. So it kind of puts you 571 00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:42,680 Speaker 2: into a better spot. Does that make Does that make sense? 572 00:30:43,720 --> 00:30:45,960 Speaker 2: What I'm what I'm trying to do is figure out 573 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:48,200 Speaker 2: what's the best way to give you some breathing room. 574 00:30:48,600 --> 00:30:51,840 Speaker 2: So as you continue your climb up the mountain, you're gonna, 575 00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:54,320 Speaker 2: you know, slowly, get ahead, get to the point where 576 00:30:54,800 --> 00:30:57,479 Speaker 2: you know you're on top. But a CPO car, if 577 00:30:57,520 --> 00:31:01,320 Speaker 2: you can find a good certified pre owned, the dealers 578 00:31:01,320 --> 00:31:06,280 Speaker 2: always advertise them as CPOs. A CPO car comes with it'll, 579 00:31:06,360 --> 00:31:09,120 Speaker 2: it'll have it'll have a better warranty on it than 580 00:31:09,120 --> 00:31:11,480 Speaker 2: a regularly used car. You pay a little bit more 581 00:31:11,520 --> 00:31:14,600 Speaker 2: money for it, all right, but you'll get a little 582 00:31:14,600 --> 00:31:17,280 Speaker 2: bit of a better warranty, and it's been checked out 583 00:31:17,320 --> 00:31:19,600 Speaker 2: and verified. You know, they do the they do the 584 00:31:19,600 --> 00:31:22,880 Speaker 2: one hundred point check. So you're not buying some clunker 585 00:31:23,360 --> 00:31:25,560 Speaker 2: or somebody else's problem. And if there is a problem, 586 00:31:25,720 --> 00:31:28,760 Speaker 2: they're gonna warranty it. The other piece of advice is 587 00:31:28,960 --> 00:31:31,320 Speaker 2: whatever you buy, you know how to tell when the 588 00:31:31,320 --> 00:31:36,040 Speaker 2: salesman's lying, when his lips move. Remember that, all right, 589 00:31:36,560 --> 00:31:39,440 Speaker 2: So whatever they tell you get it in writing. You know, 590 00:31:39,480 --> 00:31:40,880 Speaker 2: I don't care where you buy it from. I don't 591 00:31:40,880 --> 00:31:42,440 Speaker 2: care if you buy it from Bob's Used Car a 592 00:31:42,440 --> 00:31:46,240 Speaker 2: Lot or Bob's Toyota on Main Street. Oh yeah, you know. Listen, 593 00:31:46,280 --> 00:31:48,000 Speaker 2: you come back every Thursday, We'll give you a free 594 00:31:48,040 --> 00:31:50,719 Speaker 2: oil change. Yeah, put it in writing. And if they 595 00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:53,800 Speaker 2: don't want to put it in writing, don't buy the car. Okay, 596 00:31:54,240 --> 00:31:57,360 Speaker 2: makes sense. I gotta go listen. If you need something, 597 00:31:57,400 --> 00:32:00,320 Speaker 2: you know where to find me. All right, Alicia, all right, 598 00:32:00,480 --> 00:32:02,240 Speaker 2: you'd be well, I'm ronnin Annie in the Car Doctor. 599 00:32:02,280 --> 00:32:07,040 Speaker 2: We'll be back right after this. Don't go away. Well, 600 00:32:07,040 --> 00:32:08,600 Speaker 2: all that about does it for me. This week, I 601 00:32:09,760 --> 00:32:11,680 Speaker 2: was very excited and happy to talk to each and 602 00:32:11,720 --> 00:32:13,840 Speaker 2: every one of you, whether it was directly on the 603 00:32:13,840 --> 00:32:16,600 Speaker 2: phone or by virtue of this just this broadcast or 604 00:32:16,600 --> 00:32:19,040 Speaker 2: this podcast. However you're listening to this show. Let me 605 00:32:19,120 --> 00:32:22,040 Speaker 2: just remind you that there is an ongoing stream of 606 00:32:22,080 --> 00:32:24,880 Speaker 2: information that we put out there available for you. You 607 00:32:24,880 --> 00:32:27,480 Speaker 2: can check out our YouTube channel. Just go out there 608 00:32:27,560 --> 00:32:29,840 Speaker 2: to YouTube and search Ron and Aanie in the Car Doctor. 609 00:32:29,840 --> 00:32:32,760 Speaker 2: We've got fresh videos going up on a regular basis. 610 00:32:32,920 --> 00:32:35,120 Speaker 2: We've also got our Facebook page, Ron Andanie in the 611 00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:38,000 Speaker 2: Car Doctor. That's there for you as well. You know, Alicia. 612 00:32:38,280 --> 00:32:40,800 Speaker 2: Just it's she's sitting in the back of my mind 613 00:32:40,800 --> 00:32:43,760 Speaker 2: that I'm thinking about. That's a tough spot, and I 614 00:32:43,840 --> 00:32:48,440 Speaker 2: realize how hard it is today for people just looking 615 00:32:48,520 --> 00:32:51,760 Speaker 2: for a vehicle, And what do you do? I think? 616 00:32:51,800 --> 00:32:53,760 Speaker 2: And I hope my words meant something to her in 617 00:32:53,760 --> 00:32:55,880 Speaker 2: the sense that she sits down and plans. I think 618 00:32:55,920 --> 00:32:57,680 Speaker 2: you have to plan the attack. I think you have 619 00:32:57,760 --> 00:33:00,920 Speaker 2: to get a basic vehicle. And you know, that's how 620 00:33:00,960 --> 00:33:02,680 Speaker 2: you climb up to the top of the mountain by 621 00:33:02,760 --> 00:33:07,080 Speaker 2: just you know, having some nothing flashy, nothing beyond transportation, 622 00:33:07,160 --> 00:33:09,280 Speaker 2: which is what cars were meant to be, back and 623 00:33:09,320 --> 00:33:12,160 Speaker 2: forth to work, and you can climb out of that pile. 624 00:33:12,240 --> 00:33:15,320 Speaker 2: It's out there for you and everybody else. Alicia, you 625 00:33:15,360 --> 00:33:18,600 Speaker 2: can do it. I have faith in everybody. You know. Cars. 626 00:33:19,040 --> 00:33:21,960 Speaker 2: It's funny, right, Cars, If they do one thing, they 627 00:33:22,080 --> 00:33:26,600 Speaker 2: humble us to the point of teaching us some of 628 00:33:26,600 --> 00:33:30,280 Speaker 2: the extremities of life. I think, and you know, they 629 00:33:30,320 --> 00:33:32,280 Speaker 2: become a necessary part of what we have to do, 630 00:33:32,320 --> 00:33:34,720 Speaker 2: and they help us get there. So I hope what 631 00:33:34,760 --> 00:33:37,200 Speaker 2: I said and I really mean this. She was probably 632 00:33:37,240 --> 00:33:39,600 Speaker 2: one of the most impactful callers I've had in the 633 00:33:39,680 --> 00:33:41,480 Speaker 2: last couple of months. But I really hope what I 634 00:33:41,480 --> 00:33:43,680 Speaker 2: said made sense, and I hope it works for you. 635 00:33:43,800 --> 00:33:47,360 Speaker 2: So get out there, find that CPO car, and I 636 00:33:47,400 --> 00:33:49,800 Speaker 2: hope you do well. I've got to go. I'm running 637 00:33:49,800 --> 00:33:51,360 Speaker 2: out of time till the next time I'm running any 638 00:33:51,400 --> 00:33:54,080 Speaker 2: in the car doctor reminding you good mechanics aren't expensive, 639 00:33:54,120 --> 00:33:55,480 Speaker 2: They're priceless. See you,