1 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:02,759 Speaker 1: Ron Aian. 2 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:05,800 Speaker 2: So my question is what have you seen in these 3 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 2: Prius coming through your shop? 4 00:00:07,760 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 3: My comments on a Prius or this Tom I like 5 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 3: them as a vehicle, I wouldn't own one. 6 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:15,680 Speaker 1: Maybe one day I'll be reincarnated and collect as a 7 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:20,239 Speaker 1: sensitive guy. Sure driving a blue fricking Prius? I think 8 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:21,640 Speaker 1: you say. 9 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:27,480 Speaker 3: Your the Car Doctor two thousand and six. Kia came 10 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 3: into the shop this week. You just won't believe it. 11 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:31,040 Speaker 2: Wait, he comes to Mikia. 12 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:34,559 Speaker 3: What's a Michia, my Keia. 13 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:38,840 Speaker 1: Welcome to the radio home of ron Aanian, the Car Doctor. 14 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:42,280 Speaker 1: Since nineteen ninety one. This is where car owners the 15 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 1: world overturned to for their definitive opinion on automotive repair. 16 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:49,879 Speaker 1: If your mechanics giving you a busy signal, pick up 17 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 1: the phone and call in. The garage doors are open. 18 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 3: But I am here to take your calls at eight 19 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 3: five five five six ninety nine. 20 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 1: Hundred and now he running? 21 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 3: Did I ever tell you about the Dirty Dozen? I 22 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:09,320 Speaker 3: mean for auto repair? Hi, and welcome runnin Ny in 23 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 3: the card Doctor. Here you can call in on the 24 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:13,759 Speaker 3: Car Doctor's studio hotline eight five five five six nine 25 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 3: nine zero zero. That's the toll free number to call 26 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 3: into the Card Doctor's studio eight five five five six 27 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 3: O nine nine zero zero and it's twenty four to seven. Anytime, 28 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 3: day or night you call that number leave a message 29 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 3: if we're not on the air. This radio show originates 30 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 3: Saturday afternoon two to four pm Eastern Time. You can 31 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 3: leave a message at eight five five five six nine 32 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 3: nine zero zero and we'll call you back. Hey, there's 33 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 3: a message service there, Fast Harry Fastarry dot com. We'll 34 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 3: call you in, hook you up and get you in 35 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:41,480 Speaker 3: que and we can talk to you here on air 36 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:44,759 Speaker 3: for the next round of Card Doctor Radio the following weekend, 37 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 3: and for everyone's benefit, answer your question and solve your problem. 38 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 3: Take everything on about cars and throw it away on 39 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 3: a weekly basis. That's our new battle cry. Because cars 40 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 3: are just always changing, so's auto repair. Auto repair is 41 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 3: an ever evolving business, and it's a constantly moving target, 42 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 3: and it's a target that has a sweet spot, and 43 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 3: hit in that sweet spot is what really keeps business 44 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 3: humming and customers happy and cars rolling along. And it 45 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:14,640 Speaker 3: seems that over the years I've learned to pay attention 46 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 3: to the little things, because the little things are very important, 47 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:21,080 Speaker 3: you know, auto repair is a regional business. Someone once 48 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:23,639 Speaker 3: asked me, they said, you know, what do you think 49 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 3: is important for a successful auto repair shop and what 50 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 3: makes a good repair? And my answer was, it depends 51 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 3: on what part of the country you're standing in when 52 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 3: you ask that question. Because auto repair is a regional 53 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:41,640 Speaker 3: business with national consequences. What's important to me in the 54 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:44,240 Speaker 3: North is different for the guy down in Florida than 55 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 3: for the guy in California than for the guy in Arizona. 56 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:51,239 Speaker 3: And you get the point. Everything is predicated by environment 57 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:54,799 Speaker 3: and operating conditions and traffic level and age of the 58 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:59,639 Speaker 3: vehicle fleet. And you know, overall, an indicator of what 59 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 3: part of the country you're in predicates how you're going 60 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 3: to take care of that fleet. Each part of the 61 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 3: country really has a unique stream of consciousness and that's 62 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:14,080 Speaker 3: what keeps the vehicles going and it keeps them safe 63 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 3: in their operation in that part of the world. Over 64 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 3: the years, I put together a list it's the little things, 65 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 3: and I want to share some of them with you 66 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:23,640 Speaker 3: today as we kick off this hour of the Car Doctor. 67 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 3: I sort of affectionately call it my dirty dozen, and 68 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:30,360 Speaker 3: these are some of my dirty dozen tips for taking 69 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 3: care of your car wiper blades. You know, wiper blades. 70 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 3: It just amazes me. They're so overlooked, and it's one 71 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 3: of the most critical components for any car, regardless of 72 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 3: how new or old it is. You know, as dumb 73 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 3: as it sounds, if you can't see where you're going, 74 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 3: then you can't get to where it is you got 75 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 3: to be. And if you're in bad weather, not being 76 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 3: able to see is going to bring things to a 77 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 3: halt very quickly. And it's funny, you know, auto repairs 78 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 3: a study in human emotion. Right, do you ever notice 79 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:04,760 Speaker 3: that everybody thinks of changing wiper blades when it's raining 80 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 3: or snowing. Nobody ever says, on a nice sunny day, 81 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 3: I wonder how my wiper blades are, or when they 82 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 3: bring the car in for an oil change, hey, by 83 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 3: the way, check the wiper blades. They always wait for 84 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:18,480 Speaker 3: the crisis to happen before they actually do something about it. 85 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:24,040 Speaker 3: And the really weird thing is, wiper blades are right 86 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:26,480 Speaker 3: in front of you all the time, unless you're driving 87 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:28,200 Speaker 3: with your eyes closed, in which case you don't need 88 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 3: wiper blades. And we've got a whole bunch of other problems. 89 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 3: But you know you're staring at them, look at them. 90 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:38,280 Speaker 3: And I can't tell you how many times a new 91 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 3: customer will come into the shop and we'll be looking 92 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 3: at the wiper blades. On the first initial road test, 93 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:46,239 Speaker 3: the right blade is half falling off. There's a gouge 94 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:48,880 Speaker 3: in the glass a sixteenth of an inch deep from 95 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:52,919 Speaker 3: where the metal bracket is. They don't notice that, but 96 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:54,840 Speaker 3: the car's in for the squeak out of the back 97 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:57,680 Speaker 3: in the right rear corner and I can't even hear 98 00:04:57,720 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 3: it because the radio's turned up so loud, or all 99 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 3: the glass bottles are rolling around in the rear of 100 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 3: the trunk area and people are interesting. It's a study 101 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 3: in human emotion, truly. The Rodney dangerfield of autoparts, good 102 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 3: wiper blades are really a necessity, especially in fall and 103 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:18,719 Speaker 3: winter driving bulbs. Bulbs are another favor for my Dirty 104 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 3: dozen list. Break light, tail light, headlight, license plate light. 105 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:25,680 Speaker 3: And it's not just a safety issue. I mean, have 106 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:28,159 Speaker 3: you ever seen a car with no brake lights and 107 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:30,200 Speaker 3: then you find out all of them are burned out? 108 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:32,240 Speaker 3: And you say, how could that happen? Well, because it's 109 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 3: been that long since anybody ever actually checked them. If 110 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:37,719 Speaker 3: you live in a state where safety is no longer 111 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:41,240 Speaker 3: part of the inspection program New Jersey, then you'll see 112 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:46,919 Speaker 3: an issue with more cars are becoming cyclops. One headlight 113 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 3: and no brake lights, and it's really kind of an issue. 114 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:57,159 Speaker 3: You see the big issue with bulbs because not only 115 00:05:57,240 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 3: is it a safety hazard usually not for long mom 116 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 3: because if it has no brake lights, you usually find 117 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 3: out the hard way when the person runs into the 118 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 3: back of you, Which kind of makes me wonder. So, 119 00:06:06,880 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 3: if you've got no brake lights because the bulbs are 120 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 3: burned out, and the person behind you hits you, how 121 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 3: will you be able to prove that in court that 122 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 3: it was their fault? Well, it is their fault if 123 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 3: they hit you, But how are you, as the person 124 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:20,039 Speaker 3: that hit them, how can you prove it in court 125 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:21,440 Speaker 3: if the back of the car is all smisched in 126 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:23,599 Speaker 3: and the bulbs are broken. Kind of makes it that 127 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:27,320 Speaker 3: much so important to check brake lights on a regular basis. 128 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:32,040 Speaker 3: But I wonder why so many people notice burnt out headlights, 129 00:06:32,080 --> 00:06:34,479 Speaker 3: But how many of you checked all your lights on 130 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 3: a regular basis? You should, or you're going to get 131 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 3: an invitation from the Boys and Girls in blue radiator caps. 132 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:46,600 Speaker 3: Radiator caps, how old is your car? How many miles 133 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:48,719 Speaker 3: you got on it? If your car is four to 134 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:50,920 Speaker 3: five years old and it's got somewhere between eighty and 135 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:53,720 Speaker 3: one hundred thousand miles on it, you may need a 136 00:06:53,839 --> 00:06:56,760 Speaker 3: radiator or an expansion tank cap. You know that poor 137 00:06:56,839 --> 00:06:59,400 Speaker 3: radiator cap has gone through so many cooling and heating 138 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 3: cycles that its ability to maintain pressure and work as 139 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 3: designed is compromised, and a bad or a weak cap 140 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 3: can cause overheating. It's funny, but I've sold probably a 141 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:18,160 Speaker 3: half a dozen or so radiator caps in the last 142 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:23,440 Speaker 3: three weeks from new customers coming in vehicles fit into 143 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:26,280 Speaker 3: this category, and every one of those caps that I 144 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:30,440 Speaker 3: tested did not hold pressure, didn't have a problem. It 145 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 3: was just part of a winter physical or a winter 146 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 3: get ready physical where they said, hey, look the car over, 147 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 3: we're going into the fall. I want to be sure 148 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 3: I'm ready for the winter in the fall driving season. 149 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 3: What kind of shape is the vehicle in? And part 150 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:43,800 Speaker 3: of it is we'll do a pressure test on the 151 00:07:43,880 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 3: vehicle's radiator cap, and sure enough, week caps week caps 152 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 3: on all of them. By the way, stant is the 153 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 3: radiator cap you want National product been around forever, makes 154 00:07:54,760 --> 00:07:57,560 Speaker 3: the best radiator and caps in general. But we're talking 155 00:07:57,680 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 3: radiator caps here. Stant radiator caps a way to go. Remember, 156 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 3: a radiator cap will cause you to lose coolant, It 157 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 3: could cause the engine to overheat, and for the price 158 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 3: of an eight to fifteen dollars radiator cap, you can 159 00:08:12,520 --> 00:08:16,800 Speaker 3: cause major engine damage. And obviously, you know, for want 160 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 3: of a nail, the shoe was lost. For want of 161 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:21,240 Speaker 3: a shoe, the horse was lost. And you know the 162 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 3: end of that riddle, the bottom line, and this is 163 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 3: what's so important. You really need to formulate or your 164 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 3: mechanic needs to formulate a dirty dozen list. Have you 165 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:34,720 Speaker 3: ever asked them? Have you ever thought about it? You know, 166 00:08:34,800 --> 00:08:37,440 Speaker 3: what are the critical little things that you need to 167 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:40,080 Speaker 3: do to keep your car going in your part of 168 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:43,680 Speaker 3: the country. The worst thing you can do is try 169 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:46,840 Speaker 3: to maintain a car the exact same way, regardless of 170 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 3: your make and model, regardless of where it operates, because 171 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:55,120 Speaker 3: not looking at the details, not looking at that dirty dozen, 172 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:59,120 Speaker 3: not generating that small list of things to do and 173 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 3: be aware of, will not help ensure that in the 174 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:05,360 Speaker 3: end you're going to get the need to where you 175 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:10,440 Speaker 3: be and safely, Drive safe, get a dirty dozen. Hello 176 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 3: and welcome rodin Ady and the Card Doctor here eight 177 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:14,439 Speaker 3: five five five six so nine nine zero zeros the 178 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:17,200 Speaker 3: phone number here to answer your questions and solve your problems. 179 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:19,560 Speaker 3: This is an interview free hour. We are here to 180 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 3: take your calls. As always. I should point out that 181 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 3: this radio show is available on podcast. If you're not 182 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 3: podcasting and you're listening live, but you want to take 183 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 3: the Card Doctor with you, you can get out to cardoctorshow 184 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:34,560 Speaker 3: dot com. 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But we're just trying to make it 194 00:09:57,640 --> 00:10:01,320 Speaker 3: easy for everybody to get good solid repair information, because 195 00:10:01,640 --> 00:10:04,320 Speaker 3: in the end, that's why I'm here. I'm here to 196 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:08,040 Speaker 3: help solve your car's problem and answer your question. Remember 197 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 3: what I always say, The only bad question is the 198 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:14,480 Speaker 3: one you don't answer. So the phone bank is full. 199 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:16,360 Speaker 3: We're just gonna pull over and take a quick pause, 200 00:10:16,400 --> 00:10:19,120 Speaker 3: and when we return, we're gonna kick open the garage doors. 201 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:22,320 Speaker 3: I'm running any in the car doctor, stay tuned. Shut 202 00:10:22,640 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 3: up your bad name. By the way I got it, 203 00:11:01,840 --> 00:11:04,600 Speaker 3: Welcome back. Why don't they need the car doctor dancing 204 00:11:04,640 --> 00:11:06,960 Speaker 3: along this hour? I guess, as the beach boys would say, 205 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:09,640 Speaker 3: let's get over and talk to Sam Oakland, Maine, twenty eleven, 206 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:12,680 Speaker 3: Ford and some problems and questions about wire Sam. Welcome 207 00:11:12,679 --> 00:11:14,199 Speaker 3: to the card Doctor at eighty five to five, five 208 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 3: six nine nine zero zero. How can I help? Hi? 209 00:11:17,800 --> 00:11:20,480 Speaker 2: Thank you for taking my call. Like everybody else, I's 210 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:21,319 Speaker 2: appreciate it. 211 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:21,840 Speaker 3: Well. 212 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 2: Well, I have a Ford F one fifty Lariat twenty eleven, okay, 213 00:11:27,960 --> 00:11:31,120 Speaker 2: and I had to change my tires at thirty six 214 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:37,560 Speaker 2: thousand miles and because of that, the inside tread towards 215 00:11:37,559 --> 00:11:40,840 Speaker 2: the engine and I'm both tires was bold and the 216 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 2: rest of the tires to get involved. I used to 217 00:11:44,880 --> 00:11:48,280 Speaker 2: I have my tires balanced every five thousand miles right, 218 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:51,599 Speaker 2: and I'm a ford A one fifty. I had it 219 00:11:51,679 --> 00:11:54,480 Speaker 2: a line every five thousand miles. I know you don't 220 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:57,360 Speaker 2: need to do it every time, but I did. But 221 00:11:57,640 --> 00:11:59,760 Speaker 2: at the end of the thirty six thousand miles that 222 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:03,760 Speaker 2: were no good. Now I just recently bought some other tires. 223 00:12:03,800 --> 00:12:06,199 Speaker 2: I don't want to say the name because of the 224 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:07,319 Speaker 2: sheer competition. 225 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:13,120 Speaker 3: Listen, say the name. We're an equal opportunity offender. Here 226 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:13,640 Speaker 3: say the name. 227 00:12:13,679 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 2: It doesn't matter, Okay. I just bought some Mischelins alex 228 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:25,040 Speaker 2: D's ats P two seven time sixty five our eighteen. 229 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:29,840 Speaker 2: Now I have about thirty eight thousand dollars on it. 230 00:12:29,880 --> 00:12:32,640 Speaker 2: And I went to the dealer yesterday for some stupid 231 00:12:32,640 --> 00:12:35,920 Speaker 2: thing that I do. Anyways, I had them come out 232 00:12:35,960 --> 00:12:39,040 Speaker 2: and take a look at the tire and he says, yeah, 233 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:44,200 Speaker 2: it's kind of capping on the inside. Now I am 234 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:46,840 Speaker 2: going when I do get my old change, and I 235 00:12:46,880 --> 00:12:50,000 Speaker 2: am going to have it realigned. We're going to check 236 00:12:50,920 --> 00:12:54,880 Speaker 2: the alignment the last time and this time. But my 237 00:12:55,120 --> 00:13:00,480 Speaker 2: question is if there is a discrepancy between the last 238 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:03,719 Speaker 2: time I had a lined and this time, do you 239 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:05,079 Speaker 2: have any suggestions? 240 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:07,560 Speaker 3: Let me ask you a couple of questions, Sam, what 241 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:10,240 Speaker 3: do you do for a little? Does this truck carry weight? 242 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:16,160 Speaker 2: No? Okay, so it's like a vehicle to me. It's 243 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:20,000 Speaker 2: my later life intrigued. I always wanted a truck, and 244 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:20,959 Speaker 2: I bought a truck. 245 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:23,680 Speaker 3: Okay, gotcha? All right? That's good. Okay, that tells me 246 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:27,560 Speaker 3: a lot. So you're getting the tires balanced every five 247 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:33,080 Speaker 3: thousand miles. Are they rotating them as well? Yes, sir, okay, 248 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:37,040 Speaker 3: so they're rotating them. Are they crossing them? Are they 249 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:40,000 Speaker 3: just moving them front to back? Are they moving them 250 00:13:40,040 --> 00:13:40,760 Speaker 3: where needed? 251 00:13:42,520 --> 00:13:46,400 Speaker 2: I think radios they just move them from rare to front. 252 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:50,040 Speaker 3: Okay. Well, And the fact is, in the last twenty years, 253 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:55,240 Speaker 3: most radios, if they are not directional or positional, meaning 254 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:57,840 Speaker 3: they have to rotate a certain direction or they have 255 00:13:57,920 --> 00:14:00,280 Speaker 3: to be in a certain position on the vehicle, you 256 00:14:00,320 --> 00:14:02,439 Speaker 3: can cross them. You can make the right front, the 257 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:05,080 Speaker 3: left front, the right front, the left rear, and so on. 258 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:06,920 Speaker 3: You can put it any position. 259 00:14:07,640 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 2: So go ahead, real quick. I had original tires on 260 00:14:12,080 --> 00:14:16,079 Speaker 2: the vehicle from board. I don't know if they're directional 261 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:18,920 Speaker 2: or not. Right now, these new mission lens I have, 262 00:14:19,560 --> 00:14:22,480 Speaker 2: I do not know if the directional are not right? 263 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:25,960 Speaker 3: They they probably are not. If you look on the 264 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 3: side of the tire, it will if they are a 265 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:33,200 Speaker 3: directional tire, they will show you an arrow and say 266 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:37,240 Speaker 3: direction of rotation. If they're a positional tire, it will 267 00:14:37,320 --> 00:14:41,960 Speaker 3: say mount outer or mount to outside of tire, something 268 00:14:42,120 --> 00:14:47,920 Speaker 3: like that. But you can on you know, if it's 269 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:51,480 Speaker 3: just in any position tire. And the whole idea of 270 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:55,240 Speaker 3: rotating tires is putting them where they're going to provide 271 00:14:55,560 --> 00:14:59,360 Speaker 3: the maximum amount of life and the minimum amount of wear. 272 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:01,640 Speaker 3: One of the things I don't like. One of the 273 00:15:01,640 --> 00:15:04,280 Speaker 3: things I don't like about rotational tires, and it seems 274 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 3: like the market is driving in that direction is when 275 00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:12,200 Speaker 3: they start to chop. And some cars, regardless of how 276 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:16,040 Speaker 3: well they're aligned or what alignment numbers you make up, 277 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:19,200 Speaker 3: they still will chop the tire. And that's just the 278 00:15:19,240 --> 00:15:23,960 Speaker 3: design of the vehicle. You can't straighten yeah, right, and 279 00:15:24,360 --> 00:15:29,440 Speaker 3: you just can't. You can't correct that tire because it 280 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 3: is a positional it's got to be on the right 281 00:15:31,560 --> 00:15:34,840 Speaker 3: side or it's got to be you know, facing this direction, 282 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:37,800 Speaker 3: and it becomes an issue and you will chew up tires. 283 00:15:38,440 --> 00:15:42,840 Speaker 3: So I am very selective about what I will put 284 00:15:42,880 --> 00:15:45,400 Speaker 3: on a vehicle. When someone says, hey, give me a 285 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:47,200 Speaker 3: set of tires, I will give them a good, better, 286 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 3: best scenario. Obviously, we will look at the general tire 287 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:53,680 Speaker 3: selection in the general tire family and see what's there. 288 00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 3: And you know, we like general tires at the shop. Listen, Michelin, 289 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:02,400 Speaker 3: you said, miss right, I'm going I'm going to tell 290 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:05,320 Speaker 3: you my perspective. One of the things I don't like 291 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:08,520 Speaker 3: about Michelin is they tend to be very expensive, and 292 00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:10,800 Speaker 3: I question whether or not I question whether or not 293 00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:13,120 Speaker 3: you get banged for the buck out of them. And 294 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:15,720 Speaker 3: when you start the price a set of Michelins versus 295 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:18,480 Speaker 3: a set of Generals, And in your case, you're not 296 00:16:18,560 --> 00:16:21,800 Speaker 3: getting thirty thousand miles out of the tires. You know, 297 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:23,840 Speaker 3: if you got thirty thousand out of a set of Generals, 298 00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:26,840 Speaker 3: and you'll ride just as safe and just as comfortable. 299 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:29,040 Speaker 3: The money you save can be put towards the next 300 00:16:29,080 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 3: set of tires, if that's going to be the characteristic 301 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:34,120 Speaker 3: of this vehicle. So it's one of the reasons before 302 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:36,960 Speaker 3: I start just you know, staying with a brand or 303 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:40,280 Speaker 3: trying a Michelin like that, I will consider, Hey, let's 304 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:43,080 Speaker 3: look and see what General has generaltire dot com for 305 00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:47,840 Speaker 3: more information if you're interested, and see what's there now? 306 00:16:48,560 --> 00:16:53,280 Speaker 3: In your case, is the dealer aligning it? Really aligning 307 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:55,920 Speaker 3: it every five thousand miles? Is that what you said? 308 00:16:57,040 --> 00:16:59,880 Speaker 2: I asked somebody else to the alignment the last time 309 00:16:59,880 --> 00:17:01,160 Speaker 2: I had a dealer do it? 310 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:01,560 Speaker 3: Okay? 311 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:04,239 Speaker 2: Now the question I have. I have a four by 312 00:17:04,359 --> 00:17:07,600 Speaker 2: four right, and he says you only align the front end. 313 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:08,359 Speaker 2: Is that true? 314 00:17:08,600 --> 00:17:11,480 Speaker 3: Well, you're gonna set toe on the front end if 315 00:17:11,520 --> 00:17:16,120 Speaker 3: it needs something, and it's a shimmable, alignable front end, 316 00:17:16,359 --> 00:17:18,760 Speaker 3: you can change things. Let me ask you this. Who's 317 00:17:18,800 --> 00:17:20,400 Speaker 3: the other person doing the alignment? 318 00:17:20,880 --> 00:17:25,520 Speaker 2: Is it just a person? Was like a Sam's Club. 319 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:27,760 Speaker 2: I can't think of the name. It's a big box 320 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:31,720 Speaker 2: type of place. Right for a hundred bucks, they aligned 321 00:17:31,800 --> 00:17:33,600 Speaker 2: the balance and do all kinds of jot. 322 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:35,240 Speaker 3: Let me, let me, let me, let me ask you 323 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:37,399 Speaker 3: a question, Sam, because you seem like you seem like 324 00:17:37,440 --> 00:17:39,320 Speaker 3: a reasonable guy. Let me and let me say it 325 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:42,600 Speaker 3: like this, and and don't take offense, please, But if 326 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:45,480 Speaker 3: if if you had a major illness, all right, if 327 00:17:45,480 --> 00:17:47,440 Speaker 3: you had something wrong with you, would you go down 328 00:17:47,480 --> 00:17:49,120 Speaker 3: to the clinic, or would you go to a hospital 329 00:17:49,119 --> 00:17:50,680 Speaker 3: and seek out a specialist. 330 00:17:51,359 --> 00:17:54,000 Speaker 2: I would go to the hospital, take out a special Okay, 331 00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:55,600 Speaker 2: your car, I went to the dealer. 332 00:17:55,680 --> 00:17:58,160 Speaker 3: Now right, You're right. Your car has got an illness 333 00:17:58,320 --> 00:18:00,679 Speaker 3: and it's it's time to You know, the guys at 334 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:03,440 Speaker 3: the box clubs and the guys at the mass merchandisers, 335 00:18:03,800 --> 00:18:07,320 Speaker 3: they're good. Some are better than others. But in general, 336 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:09,720 Speaker 3: a repair facility is only as good as the guys 337 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:12,200 Speaker 3: inside and how much they care. And I'm not saying 338 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 3: every dealer is perfect, and I'm not saying and I'm 339 00:18:14,480 --> 00:18:17,080 Speaker 3: not condemning every mass merchandiser, but if you've got a 340 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:21,239 Speaker 3: specific problem with a vehicle, this is where. And if 341 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:24,399 Speaker 3: you're a longtime listener, and I encourage you to keep listening. 342 00:18:24,440 --> 00:18:27,480 Speaker 3: If you're not, that relationship you have with your mechanic 343 00:18:27,880 --> 00:18:32,399 Speaker 3: is so gosh darn important, because by now at the shop, 344 00:18:32,600 --> 00:18:34,760 Speaker 3: we would have had more than a few conversations about 345 00:18:34,760 --> 00:18:39,680 Speaker 3: tire selection, alignment selection, and avoided tearing up tires every 346 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:42,360 Speaker 3: thirty thousand miles if we didn't have to. Because it's 347 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 3: just that important, Sam, do me a favor. Let the 348 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:46,720 Speaker 3: dealer take a look at alignment. See what that turns 349 00:18:46,720 --> 00:18:48,280 Speaker 3: out to be, and give me a call back next 350 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:50,240 Speaker 3: week and let me know what's going on. I'm running 351 00:18:50,280 --> 00:18:55,600 Speaker 3: Endy and the Car Doctor. We're back right after this 352 00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:02,119 Speaker 2: Bank by No