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Speaker 1: air conditioning and vacuumly well those aren't too bad, but

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Speaker 1: you know, I don't want to be under somebody's hood

427
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Speaker 1: pulling out switches all of that kind of under dashboard

428
00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:22,840
Speaker 1: and I don't want to do that. Yeah. And then

429
00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:26,040
Speaker 1: and then is it is there an age limit here

430
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Speaker 1: on how far or how new you want to work

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Speaker 1: or how old you want to work? Um? I don't

432
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Speaker 1: really mind the age. Um, well, because the older, the

433
00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:40,440
Speaker 1: older stuff, you know, the older stuff has I mean,

434
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Speaker 1: this is this is a really layered question, Jeff. It's

435
00:24:43,240 --> 00:24:46,359
Speaker 1: a great question, but you know it's the the older

436
00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:49,800
Speaker 1: stuff can be as difficult as the newer stuff primarily

437
00:24:49,840 --> 00:24:53,720
Speaker 1: just getting parts and you know, just just I'm thinking,

438
00:24:53,880 --> 00:24:56,600
Speaker 1: you know, thy year old vehicles that you know, at

439
00:24:56,640 --> 00:24:59,360
Speaker 1: one point people might think they're simpler to work on.

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Speaker 1: Number one, you don't have the technology to to support

441
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Speaker 1: that vehicle anymore because most of the scan tools are

442
00:25:05,240 --> 00:25:07,280
Speaker 1: dried up and gone that you know, unless you're looking

443
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Speaker 1: for some specific things, um, you know, and then getting

444
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Speaker 1: parts as a problem. So you know, that's that's probably

445
00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:17,440
Speaker 1: not realistic. It depending upon and I would look around

446
00:25:17,480 --> 00:25:20,520
Speaker 1: at your vehicle population. Who's going to bring you the car?

447
00:25:21,880 --> 00:25:24,439
Speaker 1: You know, if if you know your next door neighbors

448
00:25:24,480 --> 00:25:26,640
Speaker 1: got a Volkswagen, forget it. You can put enough tools

449
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Speaker 1: in a barn in a single day to work on

450
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Speaker 1: that vehicle and be successful at it. Never mind try

451
00:25:31,640 --> 00:25:34,600
Speaker 1: and make any money at it. Um unless you're unless

452
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Speaker 1: you're looking to do this, you know, just to be

453
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Speaker 1: a good guy and you know, not charge anything. Um.

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Speaker 1: If that's the case, come to Waldwick. I got a

455
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Speaker 1: few cars for you. Um uh you know it's I

456
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Speaker 1: think if I wanted to help my neighbors, um, you know,

457
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Speaker 1: maybe I want to do oil changes, maybe I want

458
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Speaker 1: to do some light filter service. Maybe I want to

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Speaker 1: have some form of a scan tool so when the

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Speaker 1: check in and light pops on, I can at least

461
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Speaker 1: if I can't diagnose that, I can at least point

462
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Speaker 1: them in a direction. You know, you're you're you're gonna

463
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Speaker 1: kind of be a fluff shop. I think of it

464
00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:13,680
Speaker 1: all right, You're gonna you're gonna do the peripheral stuff.

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Speaker 1: You're gonna help, you know, in some cases just general maintenance,

466
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Speaker 1: take care of the car. Maybe point them in a

467
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Speaker 1: direction where they've got to go what they've got to do.

468
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Speaker 1: But you know, you're gonna have to go get some knowledge.

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Speaker 1: You have to go get a bunch of knowledge, you know,

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Speaker 1: to be any kind of success at this. You know, um,

471
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Speaker 1: what do you do now you're retired? Yeah, pretty much retired.

472
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Speaker 1: What you do which mechanic for many, many years and

473
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Speaker 1: a lot of different things. Yeah, you know, hey, listen,

474
00:26:42,840 --> 00:26:45,560
Speaker 1: there's nothing wrong with it. The the problem that's gonna

475
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Speaker 1: be is what you're You've got to have a definition

476
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Speaker 1: of what it is you want to work on, because

477
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Speaker 1: you know, to to do this from home and justify

478
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Speaker 1: the expense. Listen, I know full blow and hardcore repair

479
00:27:00,960 --> 00:27:05,800
Speaker 1: shops five six man crews, five base, six bays. They're

480
00:27:05,840 --> 00:27:09,960
Speaker 1: struggling with creating enough income to buy the tools and

481
00:27:10,080 --> 00:27:14,679
Speaker 1: keep the roof over their head, so you know, to

482
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Speaker 1: do it on a one man basis, And then you've

483
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Speaker 1: got to think about the liability. All right. I had

484
00:27:22,119 --> 00:27:24,320
Speaker 1: someone called me this week, you know, can I can

485
00:27:24,359 --> 00:27:28,399
Speaker 1: I put four tires and rear brakes on his Volkswagen? No?

486
00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:33,440
Speaker 1: Why not? Where the brakes come from? Amazon? Okay? Where

487
00:27:33,440 --> 00:27:38,280
Speaker 1: did the brakes come from? Oh? China? Right? Okay, Well

488
00:27:38,359 --> 00:27:41,520
Speaker 1: the liability is Ron likes living where he's living because

489
00:27:41,520 --> 00:27:44,680
Speaker 1: when the rear brakes have an issue, Yeah, but I

490
00:27:44,720 --> 00:27:48,640
Speaker 1: won't sue you. Well when you're dead. You know, well,

491
00:27:48,680 --> 00:27:51,320
Speaker 1: when you're dead and your state suites me, trust me,

492
00:27:51,320 --> 00:27:53,639
Speaker 1: because they're not gonna go sue China. They're gonna go

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Speaker 1: sue the guy that put them on. So then it was, well,

494
00:27:57,960 --> 00:28:00,479
Speaker 1: can you do the tires? Yeah? I can do the tires.

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00:28:00,520 --> 00:28:02,159
Speaker 1: I mean, I'm not thinking right, I'm trying to be

496
00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:04,280
Speaker 1: a good guy and help the mountain. And then I

497
00:28:04,320 --> 00:28:06,560
Speaker 1: called him back and I said, we never said where

498
00:28:06,680 --> 00:28:08,639
Speaker 1: the tires come from. Now I'm thinking it's gonna be

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Speaker 1: good Year or Cooper or you know some brand that's

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00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:14,240
Speaker 1: here in the States that if there's a problem, they'll

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00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:17,680
Speaker 1: go after the US based company. What was the brand

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00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:22,440
Speaker 1: of tires Lakeland, Lakeland Golden. We looked it up there

503
00:28:22,440 --> 00:28:26,439
Speaker 1: made in Thailand. Go ahead, go through Thailand. Maybe it's

504
00:28:26,440 --> 00:28:28,879
Speaker 1: a little easier than China. I'm not really sure, but no.

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00:28:29,560 --> 00:28:32,239
Speaker 1: So you've got to think about the liability because if

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00:28:32,280 --> 00:28:34,720
Speaker 1: you start to do this, you know, you may be

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00:28:34,880 --> 00:28:37,120
Speaker 1: zoned for this, and upstate New York because the zoning

508
00:28:37,200 --> 00:28:40,479
Speaker 1: laws are very different, and you may be zoned for it.

509
00:28:41,280 --> 00:28:43,960
Speaker 1: But trust me, the liability is going to still be

510
00:28:44,080 --> 00:28:48,320
Speaker 1: on you. And if money changes hands and there's a

511
00:28:48,320 --> 00:28:52,800
Speaker 1: problem with that car, you know, and it can happen.

512
00:28:53,360 --> 00:28:56,280
Speaker 1: You've just you've just got to be cautious. Doing it

513
00:28:56,360 --> 00:28:59,800
Speaker 1: for free, being a good guy that's one thing. Doing

514
00:28:59,840 --> 00:29:02,560
Speaker 1: it for money that's a whole another story. You got

515
00:29:02,560 --> 00:29:04,600
Speaker 1: to decide in your head what do you want to do,

516
00:29:05,160 --> 00:29:06,880
Speaker 1: and then we can talk about a business plan, and

517
00:29:06,920 --> 00:29:09,720
Speaker 1: then we can talk about what tools you'll need besides everything.

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Speaker 1: Eight five five five zero nine zero zero. I appreciate

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00:29:13,760 --> 00:29:15,680
Speaker 1: the call, Jeff run Needing the car doctor. I'll be

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00:29:15,680 --> 00:29:28,240
Speaker 1: back right after this welcome back running in the car Doctor.

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Speaker 1: Let's go to rhin r and Maine some comments about

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00:29:30,680 --> 00:29:34,440
Speaker 1: electric vehicles run are welcome aboard, sir. Hey, how's it

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00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:37,840
Speaker 1: going today, Ron? Good? What's going on? Well? Uh, so

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00:29:37,920 --> 00:29:39,920
Speaker 1: I've been I would follow you show every week and

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00:29:40,280 --> 00:29:42,360
Speaker 1: the last few weeks I've definitely been a hot topic

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00:29:42,400 --> 00:29:46,000
Speaker 1: on electric cars and and how you think that they're

527
00:29:46,040 --> 00:29:49,280
Speaker 1: definitely uh, they're trying to push them too fast. And

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00:29:49,360 --> 00:29:51,120
Speaker 1: I one of them to say, I agree with you,

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00:29:51,880 --> 00:29:55,000
Speaker 1: and I listen to you guys on one on three

530
00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:59,440
Speaker 1: point nine up here in Maine in Bangor, And there's

531
00:29:59,520 --> 00:30:03,360
Speaker 1: a show on George Hill Rick Tyler Show which they

532
00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:06,960
Speaker 1: have a fellow on quite regularly, Jim Wan Brack, and

533
00:30:07,040 --> 00:30:11,880
Speaker 1: he used to be our last governor, uh the page

534
00:30:12,320 --> 00:30:16,080
Speaker 1: his energy advisor, and he has a lot to say

535
00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:19,640
Speaker 1: whether he's all in on what you're going with. It's

536
00:30:20,360 --> 00:30:24,240
Speaker 1: it's crazy, you know, And you know, I don't necessarily

537
00:30:24,240 --> 00:30:27,880
Speaker 1: think electric cars are bad. I think I think there

538
00:30:28,000 --> 00:30:30,800
Speaker 1: is a place for electric cars in the future. I

539
00:30:30,840 --> 00:30:33,000
Speaker 1: just don't think it's an all electric future. I think

540
00:30:33,080 --> 00:30:37,560
Speaker 1: that's the problem. And yeah, exactly if they have their

541
00:30:37,600 --> 00:30:41,560
Speaker 1: own place and if you are want an electric car

542
00:30:42,200 --> 00:30:45,240
Speaker 1: for you for you to try to save you know,

543
00:30:45,400 --> 00:30:49,360
Speaker 1: on on gas and whatever. I think they're fine, But

544
00:30:50,480 --> 00:30:55,720
Speaker 1: if you want to save the environment, then, uh what people?

545
00:30:56,280 --> 00:30:58,400
Speaker 1: I would like to see a lot of people see

546
00:30:58,480 --> 00:31:02,440
Speaker 1: as they watched the point of the humans are humans

547
00:31:02,520 --> 00:31:04,600
Speaker 1: of the planet. Right, go it's Spike Mike Moore that

548
00:31:04,640 --> 00:31:07,280
Speaker 1: he put out and see the full documentary on the

549
00:31:07,320 --> 00:31:11,080
Speaker 1: YouTube and it's really good. He shows you just why

550
00:31:11,720 --> 00:31:15,680
Speaker 1: wind and solar are what they say they are. That

551
00:31:16,040 --> 00:31:19,680
Speaker 1: the electricity to come from the electricity to come from,

552
00:31:20,560 --> 00:31:23,160
Speaker 1: the electricity has to come from somewhere to charge the

553
00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:26,320
Speaker 1: electric car. Right, and I get it. California is gonna

554
00:31:26,320 --> 00:31:28,880
Speaker 1: start the electric car trend. But Californias does have a

555
00:31:28,880 --> 00:31:31,640
Speaker 1: pollution problem. But guess what you've got to invest in

556
00:31:31,720 --> 00:31:35,400
Speaker 1: mass transportation? A very political topic here, a very hot topic.

557
00:31:35,400 --> 00:31:37,840
Speaker 1: I appreciate the call. If you're into gym send him

558
00:31:37,840 --> 00:31:39,280
Speaker 1: our way. We have to talk to him up here

559
00:31:39,280 --> 00:31:43,719
Speaker 1: on Air zero. The car doctors coming back right after this.

560
00:31:50,040 --> 00:31:52,520
Speaker 1: Welcome back the car doctor. Let's get over to Perry

561
00:31:52,520 --> 00:31:55,880
Speaker 1: in Virginia, OH Seven priests and some comments and questions

562
00:31:55,920 --> 00:32:00,000
Speaker 1: and concerns. Perry, Welcome aboard, sir, how can I help? Uh?

563
00:32:00,160 --> 00:32:02,480
Speaker 1: Nice talking to you. I bought my Prius in two

564
00:32:02,600 --> 00:32:06,040
Speaker 1: o seven, brand new, and UH average is about forty

565
00:32:06,040 --> 00:32:08,360
Speaker 1: six miles. Again, I'm very happy with it. Obviously I'm

566
00:32:08,360 --> 00:32:12,200
Speaker 1: still driving it. But a couple of things. Uh. And

567
00:32:12,240 --> 00:32:15,000
Speaker 1: I will warn people you have to replace those batteries,

568
00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:19,040
Speaker 1: and they can be expensive. But um, having to do

569
00:32:19,080 --> 00:32:22,040
Speaker 1: with the battery, Uh, I've noticed that when I go

570
00:32:22,120 --> 00:32:25,760
Speaker 1: away from when I go away uh for ten days

571
00:32:25,840 --> 00:32:28,600
Speaker 1: or a week, sometimes the battery runs down very quickly.

572
00:32:29,080 --> 00:32:34,040
Speaker 1: Now you're you're talking about the start battery, not the

573
00:32:34,120 --> 00:32:38,560
Speaker 1: high voltage battery. Well, I don't know. It's the battery

574
00:32:38,600 --> 00:32:41,320
Speaker 1: in the back. I'm not a very mechanically inclined guy.

575
00:32:41,360 --> 00:32:45,120
Speaker 1: It's the battery in the trunk, right, that's the battery.

576
00:32:45,160 --> 00:32:48,520
Speaker 1: All that battery and the trunk does. All that battery

577
00:32:48,640 --> 00:32:55,200
Speaker 1: does is engage the starter and crank the engine. That's

578
00:32:55,400 --> 00:32:58,680
Speaker 1: That's not the hybrid battery. The hybrid battery is under

579
00:32:58,680 --> 00:33:04,480
Speaker 1: the back seat. There's two batteries. There's two batteries in

580
00:33:04,520 --> 00:33:08,840
Speaker 1: that car. This is a seven Prius. Yeah, yeah, there's

581
00:33:09,080 --> 00:33:13,360
Speaker 1: there's two batteries in that car. Brother, okay, all right?

582
00:33:15,040 --> 00:33:19,080
Speaker 1: And and then having to do with the battery. Um. Well, okay,

583
00:33:19,120 --> 00:33:22,200
Speaker 1: but I have noticed that, um that when I leave

584
00:33:22,280 --> 00:33:24,520
Speaker 1: town and turn the car off for a long time,

585
00:33:24,600 --> 00:33:27,600
Speaker 1: like a week or ten days, it can be it

586
00:33:27,640 --> 00:33:31,200
Speaker 1: can really get run down quickly. Now my mechanic has

587
00:33:31,280 --> 00:33:36,640
Speaker 1: me disconnecting the battery in the trunk, just pulling one

588
00:33:36,640 --> 00:33:39,080
Speaker 1: of the terminals. Um, and and that seems to work.

589
00:33:39,920 --> 00:33:42,240
Speaker 1: Does that sound like a crazy idea to you? Or well?

590
00:33:43,360 --> 00:33:45,640
Speaker 1: My questions would be, when was the last time that

591
00:33:45,680 --> 00:33:50,240
Speaker 1: battery and the trunk was replaced or tested? Okay? And

592
00:33:51,400 --> 00:33:54,600
Speaker 1: then and then if it's if it's recent and the

593
00:33:54,640 --> 00:34:00,480
Speaker 1: battery passes its test, what's the parasitic draw Let's let's

594
00:34:00,520 --> 00:34:03,800
Speaker 1: let's do it like this. Okay, you gotta you gotta,

595
00:34:03,880 --> 00:34:07,560
Speaker 1: you gotta kitchen sink in your house. Yes, I do,

596
00:34:07,600 --> 00:34:09,279
Speaker 1: I'm I'm up to date on that, all right. You

597
00:34:09,280 --> 00:34:11,360
Speaker 1: ever you ever? Have you ever have a drippy faucet?

598
00:34:13,400 --> 00:34:15,279
Speaker 1: All right? And so you'll you'll you'll if you don't

599
00:34:15,360 --> 00:34:18,600
Speaker 1: change the washer. Yeah, So you put a cork around

600
00:34:18,600 --> 00:34:22,239
Speaker 1: the the end of the faucet so it'll it won't drip, right,

601
00:34:23,239 --> 00:34:27,160
Speaker 1: But if you don't, you're just dripping water. You're you

602
00:34:27,239 --> 00:34:31,799
Speaker 1: still have volume of water leaking, even though you know

603
00:34:31,880 --> 00:34:39,080
Speaker 1: the faucet's not on right. Cars cars are the same way. Okay,

604
00:34:39,120 --> 00:34:41,960
Speaker 1: if that vehicle has a draw, if the battery is

605
00:34:41,960 --> 00:34:44,600
Speaker 1: in good condition, if the battery passes its low tests,

606
00:34:44,600 --> 00:34:48,080
Speaker 1: it's properly charged and tested, and that battery still loses

607
00:34:48,120 --> 00:34:51,919
Speaker 1: its charge in a short period of time. We want

608
00:34:51,960 --> 00:34:55,760
Speaker 1: to make sure that it doesn't have a small loss

609
00:34:56,440 --> 00:35:00,680
Speaker 1: of electricity being drained from it, causing that battery to

610
00:35:00,760 --> 00:35:03,680
Speaker 1: run down, because a small loss now is only going

611
00:35:03,760 --> 00:35:06,240
Speaker 1: to get worse in time. I don't like the idea

612
00:35:06,280 --> 00:35:09,759
Speaker 1: of disconnecting that battery because every time you connected, that

613
00:35:09,840 --> 00:35:13,400
Speaker 1: vehicle has to learn it's driving characteristics and habits, and

614
00:35:13,560 --> 00:35:16,320
Speaker 1: that's a problem. Get it diagnosed. I think we're missing

615
00:35:16,320 --> 00:35:18,239
Speaker 1: a step here. Call me back if you need more.

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00:35:18,320 --> 00:35:20,839
Speaker 1: I'm running any in the guard doctor reminding you this time,

617
00:35:20,880 --> 00:35:24,680
Speaker 1: like every time. Good mechanics aren't expensive, they're priceless. See

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00:35:24,680 --> 00:35:26,640
Speaker 1: you