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Speaker 1: Ron An Anian Volkswagons in trouble again, Well not really again,

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Speaker 1: put in test mode? How how will you know? Welcome

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Speaker 1: to the radio home of ron and Anian the Car Doctor,

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Speaker 1: since this is where car owners the world overturned to

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Speaker 1: for their definitive opinion on automotive repair. If your mechanics

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Speaker 1: You know what, I'm here to fix your car. It's

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Speaker 1: not that big a deal. I just happen to be

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Speaker 1: radio to talk to you about it. And that's all.

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Speaker 1: This radio show is really about solving your car problem.

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Speaker 1: So that's why I always say zero nine zero zero

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Speaker 1: And I've I've learned that over the time, um repeat

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Speaker 1: Sure enough, the seat now worked normal. Talking to her,

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Speaker 1: In December of two thousand seven, they had a production

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Speaker 1: need the ability to research. That's what the text need.

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Speaker 1: And I might be paraphrasing that, but you get the point.

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Speaker 1: And I should point out the real thrill of the

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Speaker 1: and your wife comes out and says Walt telephone, and

429
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Speaker 1: you get distracted, pushed the button the wrong way, and

430
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Speaker 1: then you send power up that ground leg. What could happen?

431
00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:14,879
Speaker 1: So you're going back to a computer with twelve vaults

432
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Speaker 1: that doesn't necessarily like to see that in all cases.

433
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Speaker 1: So I'm a little cautious on things like that. So okay,

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Speaker 1: it helps me a thank you a lot, right, I mean,

435
00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:27,680
Speaker 1: you know, they have some great videos YouTube channel stuff

436
00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:31,159
Speaker 1: that you can see, and you know, maybe as I

437
00:24:31,280 --> 00:24:34,080
Speaker 1: use it more in the shop, UM, I don't use

438
00:24:34,119 --> 00:24:35,919
Speaker 1: it a whole lot I haven't had the need, but

439
00:24:35,960 --> 00:24:37,360
Speaker 1: maybe as I use it more in the shop, will

440
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Speaker 1: do a couple of videos on our own in the future.

441
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Speaker 1: I can't promise, but okay, but it is a good tool.

442
00:24:42,440 --> 00:24:46,280
Speaker 1: I like the tool, all right, sir. Okay, thank you

443
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Speaker 1: visit sometimes. Thank you. Wal Well, we'll take we might

444
00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:50,359
Speaker 1: take you up on that. And now I've got Harry

445
00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:53,400
Speaker 1: looking up cruise ships. But we'll get there, Walter. Take

446
00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:57,840
Speaker 1: good care. Tom yo yo, yo yo. I think it's

447
00:24:57,920 --> 00:25:00,640
Speaker 1: a time for our Facebook card doct her t shirt

448
00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:02,919
Speaker 1: giveaway of the week, Is it not? Yes, it is.

449
00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:06,560
Speaker 1: And this question comes from Frank Hammer, who asks Ron.

450
00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:08,600
Speaker 1: He says, you know, Ron, I've listened to your show

451
00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:11,080
Speaker 1: for many years and I now listen via podcast, and

452
00:25:11,119 --> 00:25:14,040
Speaker 1: I know you don't like Subaru actually as Volkswagen. But

453
00:25:14,119 --> 00:25:17,320
Speaker 1: I also know your first rule is by what you like. Anyway,

454
00:25:17,359 --> 00:25:20,159
Speaker 1: The owner's manual from my forest Or indicates that the

455
00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:23,040
Speaker 1: first cooling change should be in eleven years or a

456
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Speaker 1: hundred thirty seven thousand, five hundred miles. That sounds like

457
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Speaker 1: a recipe for disaster to me. If coolan's gotten that good?

458
00:25:28,680 --> 00:25:31,639
Speaker 1: And what would you recommend for a coolant change? Interval. Well,

459
00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:33,960
Speaker 1: I think where the coolant would last eleven years and

460
00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:37,280
Speaker 1: a hundred thirty seven thousand miles, I think that exists.

461
00:25:37,280 --> 00:25:39,480
Speaker 1: It's just not here because this is the real world.

462
00:25:39,520 --> 00:25:42,960
Speaker 1: I said, you know, I think in fantasyland that's possible,

463
00:25:43,119 --> 00:25:45,000
Speaker 1: and I think that's what the engineers are going on. Well,

464
00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:46,680
Speaker 1: either that or you'd find that in the junk the

465
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Speaker 1: one in the junkyardument. Because for a company that just

466
00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:54,240
Speaker 1: ten years ago was known for head gasket failures from

467
00:25:54,240 --> 00:25:58,159
Speaker 1: poor cooling system issues, I find it amazing that they

468
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Speaker 1: actually have the nerve to stand up and say you

469
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Speaker 1: have to change the cooling for eleven years. I actually

470
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Speaker 1: read a couple of bulletins from Subaru, and it's not

471
00:26:04,720 --> 00:26:06,520
Speaker 1: that I don't like them, they just they're They're an

472
00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:08,960
Speaker 1: interesting company the way they think. There's more than a

473
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Speaker 1: few bulletins out there from Subaru to talk about their

474
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Speaker 1: fear of cooling system exchange service using a machine that

475
00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:22,320
Speaker 1: has other cool intended for fear of contaminating the Subaru system. Now,

476
00:26:22,560 --> 00:26:25,600
Speaker 1: why is it that's Subaru? And I've never got an

477
00:26:25,640 --> 00:26:27,679
Speaker 1: answer from anybody, And maybe I don't have the right

478
00:26:27,680 --> 00:26:29,440
Speaker 1: to ask this question, but I want to know. Why

479
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Speaker 1: is it? Subaru is the only car company I've ever

480
00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:36,200
Speaker 1: seen issue that bulletin Why are they the only ones

481
00:26:36,240 --> 00:26:40,399
Speaker 1: that have a problem with contaminated cooling? Listen, let's be honest.

482
00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:42,840
Speaker 1: Do you think everybody looks up a cooling machine to

483
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Speaker 1: afford product, flushes it and gets out all the old

484
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Speaker 1: coolinth of whatever it is they were flushing before. In

485
00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:50,880
Speaker 1: most cases no, And even if you try, you can't

486
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Speaker 1: get a Subaru mandates it. They don't want any cross contamination.

487
00:26:56,520 --> 00:26:58,919
Speaker 1: So to answer the question, Frank, if it were me,

488
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Speaker 1: I would be testing that coolant every year using a

489
00:27:03,800 --> 00:27:06,919
Speaker 1: dip strip, using which is basically what it is. It's

490
00:27:06,920 --> 00:27:09,199
Speaker 1: it's a dip strip. It's the idea of the litmus

491
00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:11,680
Speaker 1: paper test we all did in high school science, where

492
00:27:11,720 --> 00:27:15,119
Speaker 1: we're looking to see when the cooling turns acidic and

493
00:27:15,480 --> 00:27:19,600
Speaker 1: when the coolant loses its freeze point protection. And I

494
00:27:19,600 --> 00:27:23,320
Speaker 1: would probably consider replacing that coolant at the five year mark.

495
00:27:24,160 --> 00:27:26,840
Speaker 1: I'm just being cautious. You know what, if I'm spending

496
00:27:26,840 --> 00:27:29,399
Speaker 1: an extra hundred and fifty dollars so you don't have

497
00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:31,800
Speaker 1: to replace head gaskets prematurely, or you don't have an

498
00:27:31,800 --> 00:27:35,320
Speaker 1: engine problem, prematurely, so be it better to be safe

499
00:27:35,359 --> 00:27:37,720
Speaker 1: than sound. I agree with you, Frank, it sounds like

500
00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:40,399
Speaker 1: a recipe for disaster. Hey, if you got a question

501
00:27:40,440 --> 00:27:42,119
Speaker 1: for the Car Doctor, you want to win a Car

502
00:27:42,200 --> 00:27:44,640
Speaker 1: Doctor T shirt, get out to our Facebook page Ron

503
00:27:44,640 --> 00:27:47,640
Speaker 1: Andiny and the Card Doctor and ask a question. If

504
00:27:47,640 --> 00:27:50,399
Speaker 1: we pick your question from that page, use it up

505
00:27:50,400 --> 00:27:53,000
Speaker 1: here on air. We do this the same time each hour.

506
00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:56,199
Speaker 1: Each week you'll win a Car Doctor T shirt will

507
00:27:56,240 --> 00:27:58,320
Speaker 1: be heading your way. Frank, send me a line Ron

508
00:27:58,359 --> 00:28:01,200
Speaker 1: at Card Doctor Show dot com your address that sure

509
00:28:01,200 --> 00:28:05,040
Speaker 1: it will be out the door Monday morning, six zero zero.

510
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Speaker 1: We're on Nating the Car Doctor. We are back right

511
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Speaker 1: after this coming by. Hey, welcome back. We're nating of

512
00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:36,159
Speaker 1: the Car Doctor rolling along this hour. You know, in

513
00:28:37,400 --> 00:28:41,000
Speaker 1: the National Automotive Technology Competition was created and it's brought

514
00:28:41,080 --> 00:28:44,440
Speaker 1: together the nation's best high school automotive technicians. And I

515
00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:46,719
Speaker 1: always talk about where the technicians of tomorrow when it's

516
00:28:46,760 --> 00:28:49,240
Speaker 1: gonna be gentlemen like the next two that we're about

517
00:28:49,280 --> 00:28:52,760
Speaker 1: to have on, Jonathan O'Neil and Devon be Alec from Connecticut,

518
00:28:52,920 --> 00:28:55,600
Speaker 1: and they are the winners up here in this part

519
00:28:55,640 --> 00:28:56,880
Speaker 1: of the country and We thought we'd have them out

520
00:28:56,880 --> 00:28:58,360
Speaker 1: a little bit to look at the technician and talk

521
00:28:58,400 --> 00:29:01,080
Speaker 1: about the technician of tomorrow because I want to retire

522
00:29:01,160 --> 00:29:03,440
Speaker 1: and it's nice to know guys like this or are

523
00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:06,040
Speaker 1: out there on the up and coming ranks. Guys, welcome.

524
00:29:06,080 --> 00:29:08,760
Speaker 1: How are you today? Are good? I'm not. I'm not

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00:29:08,800 --> 00:29:10,520
Speaker 1: sure which I'm talking to? Do we have both the

526
00:29:10,560 --> 00:29:12,200
Speaker 1: on the same line, or were on extensions? Or how

527
00:29:12,200 --> 00:29:15,640
Speaker 1: are we doing this? We're both on the same line

528
00:29:15,720 --> 00:29:19,320
Speaker 1: right now. Okay, So let me talk to Jonathan first.

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00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:24,400
Speaker 1: I guess Jonathan, um, you're you're You've won a contest

530
00:29:24,440 --> 00:29:26,640
Speaker 1: about fixing cars at the national level. You guys are

531
00:29:26,640 --> 00:29:29,479
Speaker 1: going to New York uh in a couple of weeks, right,

532
00:29:29,560 --> 00:29:32,320
Speaker 1: or has that already happened? That already happened. We did win.

533
00:29:32,480 --> 00:29:35,960
Speaker 1: We won our state competition in Connecticut, and then we

534
00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:38,440
Speaker 1: went to the New York International Auto Show and won

535
00:29:38,480 --> 00:29:42,200
Speaker 1: that competition there, facing on the top other twenty nine

536
00:29:42,200 --> 00:29:46,600
Speaker 1: teams across the country. So you guys are the national winners.

537
00:29:46,880 --> 00:29:50,959
Speaker 1: Congratulations to both of you. So, Devin, what got you

538
00:29:51,040 --> 00:29:54,720
Speaker 1: interested in cars? I mean, you know, I know, listen,

539
00:29:54,720 --> 00:29:56,560
Speaker 1: I was interested in cars at my age I'm curious

540
00:29:56,600 --> 00:30:00,120
Speaker 1: what made you tick? What made it happen for you? Um? Well,

541
00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:02,760
Speaker 1: when I was younger, um, you know, I always played

542
00:30:02,760 --> 00:30:07,120
Speaker 1: with you know, mashbox Cars has trocks and other little cars.

543
00:30:07,160 --> 00:30:09,720
Speaker 1: But when it really started, I was in eighth grade

544
00:30:10,360 --> 00:30:13,960
Speaker 1: and my grandfather had a fifty seventh Thunderbird, uh the

545
00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:16,880
Speaker 1: wive lock V eight in it, and we did a

546
00:30:16,880 --> 00:30:20,960
Speaker 1: full build on that. And after that, Um, when I

547
00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:26,000
Speaker 1: was fourteen, I bought Must Stay in Cobra and from

548
00:30:26,040 --> 00:30:29,920
Speaker 1: there on out it was just cars. Yeah, just cars.

549
00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:32,000
Speaker 1: It just made just made you tick. I often think

550
00:30:32,360 --> 00:30:34,280
Speaker 1: I tell people they said, what do you like about cars?

551
00:30:34,320 --> 00:30:35,840
Speaker 1: I said, to me, it's like a piano. I can

552
00:30:35,880 --> 00:30:37,560
Speaker 1: look at it. Some people think it's just a bunch

553
00:30:37,600 --> 00:30:39,040
Speaker 1: of keys, black and white. I look at a car

554
00:30:39,080 --> 00:30:41,960
Speaker 1: under a hood and I can I just get it, um,

555
00:30:42,400 --> 00:30:46,280
Speaker 1: you know. And Devin, same thing for you. Yeah, pretty much.

556
00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:50,840
Speaker 1: Sometimes I don't always get it, um, But the fact

557
00:30:50,880 --> 00:30:53,640
Speaker 1: that figuring it out was the most fun part. Jonathan,

558
00:30:53,680 --> 00:30:56,800
Speaker 1: what do you love about cars? Uh? You know, I

559
00:30:56,840 --> 00:30:58,560
Speaker 1: think a lot of people are like me, and they

560
00:30:58,560 --> 00:31:00,320
Speaker 1: just can't put a finger on it. They just like it,

561
00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:04,000
Speaker 1: and I just like them. They're just interesting. Now both

562
00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:08,080
Speaker 1: of you are currently working in a dealership. Correct. Uh,

563
00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:12,280
Speaker 1: John's about to be. I'm not yet. I'm cutting off

564
00:31:12,280 --> 00:31:14,600
Speaker 1: for a little bit. Um. I want to school, as

565
00:31:14,600 --> 00:31:18,400
Speaker 1: to us say, stay competition, and I have nationals now

566
00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:22,840
Speaker 1: in June, so I don't really have time, say not

567
00:31:22,960 --> 00:31:25,760
Speaker 1: to school and whatnot? Right? Right? Right? Um? Are you

568
00:31:25,760 --> 00:31:27,600
Speaker 1: gonna go to trade school? Either one of you? Are

569
00:31:27,640 --> 00:31:30,320
Speaker 1: you going to work right away? We have, but we

570
00:31:30,400 --> 00:31:32,800
Speaker 1: have a bunch of full tuition scholarships. We already go

571
00:31:32,840 --> 00:31:34,520
Speaker 1: to a trade school. Um. Our high school is a

572
00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:36,880
Speaker 1: trade school, but we we want a bunch of full

573
00:31:36,920 --> 00:31:40,120
Speaker 1: tuition scholarships through the New York competition. Um. So we

574
00:31:40,160 --> 00:31:41,560
Speaker 1: have a lot of thinking to do and where we

575
00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:43,680
Speaker 1: want to go next. Well, let me let me tell

576
00:31:43,720 --> 00:31:45,800
Speaker 1: the two of you. You know, when I started doing this,

577
00:31:45,920 --> 00:31:50,600
Speaker 1: it was nuts bolts, carburetors, points, distributors in advance. Um.

578
00:31:50,800 --> 00:31:54,720
Speaker 1: All all I can tell you is keep studying, keep reading,

579
00:31:54,920 --> 00:31:58,840
Speaker 1: don't give up. It's going to change radically. Um. Um.

580
00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:02,240
Speaker 1: Probably more excited for you guys than you guys are,

581
00:32:02,320 --> 00:32:04,400
Speaker 1: because I know what kind of change I went through,

582
00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:07,040
Speaker 1: and I would be willing to bet by the time

583
00:32:07,120 --> 00:32:10,640
Speaker 1: you finish your careers. We really might have flying cars

584
00:32:10,640 --> 00:32:14,360
Speaker 1: for the masses. It'll be interesting. UM. So you guys

585
00:32:14,400 --> 00:32:17,200
Speaker 1: are gonna see some really neat stuff uh in the

586
00:32:17,280 --> 00:32:19,320
Speaker 1: coming years. Listen, the clock is gonna grab me. I

587
00:32:19,320 --> 00:32:20,800
Speaker 1: wish we had more time, but we're gonna keep your

588
00:32:20,880 --> 00:32:23,360
Speaker 1: names on file. We're gonna talk again, maybe monitor your

589
00:32:23,360 --> 00:32:25,960
Speaker 1: progress is you guys, move along, but stay on the line.

590
00:32:25,960 --> 00:32:27,880
Speaker 1: I want to make sure fast Harry gets your information.

591
00:32:27,920 --> 00:32:29,520
Speaker 1: We're gonna send you out a couple of Car Doctor

592
00:32:29,560 --> 00:32:32,720
Speaker 1: t shirts and uh we we appreciate you guys for

593
00:32:32,760 --> 00:32:34,480
Speaker 1: your effort and I wish you the best of luck

594
00:32:34,480 --> 00:32:36,480
Speaker 1: in the years to come. Thank you very much. You're

595
00:32:36,600 --> 00:32:38,760
Speaker 1: very welcome. And UM, by the way, I should mention

596
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Speaker 1: if there's any dealers out there looking for these guys,

597
00:32:41,160 --> 00:32:44,200
Speaker 1: they're the nation's next best technicians. Give us a qual

598
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Speaker 1: at eight five zero nine nine zero zero. I'm Ron

599
00:32:47,240 --> 00:32:49,040
Speaker 1: and any in the Car Doctor. I'll be back right

600
00:32:49,040 --> 00:33:17,320
Speaker 1: after this. Welcome back. Why I'm meaning the car doctor boy.

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00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:19,200
Speaker 1: You know it's it's got to be exciting for those

602
00:33:19,600 --> 00:33:21,640
Speaker 1: those two kids. You know what they're going to see

603
00:33:21,680 --> 00:33:25,160
Speaker 1: in their careers and how technology is going to change. Um,

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00:33:25,240 --> 00:33:28,600
Speaker 1: let me demonstrate it. Like this, Tony, how you doing good? Baby?

605
00:33:29,040 --> 00:33:34,600
Speaker 1: Can you? Hum? Okay? Well that's enough. Um. And the

606
00:33:34,640 --> 00:33:36,840
Speaker 1: reason I say that to demonstrate the point. Have you

607
00:33:36,880 --> 00:33:39,400
Speaker 1: seen the new commercials from Verizon. They're talking about the

608
00:33:39,480 --> 00:33:43,640
Speaker 1: Verizon Hum. Look at the technology that's here, right, Uh,

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00:33:43,680 --> 00:33:45,840
Speaker 1: you know, here's somebody that Tony, you're you're like, you're

610
00:33:45,880 --> 00:33:47,360
Speaker 1: like a lay person when it comes to cars. You

611
00:33:47,360 --> 00:33:50,760
Speaker 1: really don't understand what's going on. Right, So here's a

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00:33:50,840 --> 00:33:52,800
Speaker 1: device that's gonna plug into the O B D two

613
00:33:52,880 --> 00:33:55,480
Speaker 1: port all right, So it's gonna plug it under the dash.

614
00:33:55,880 --> 00:33:57,960
Speaker 1: It will tell you what the check engine light means.

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00:33:58,400 --> 00:34:00,880
Speaker 1: It will tell you when it's time to go in

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00:34:00,880 --> 00:34:03,440
Speaker 1: for an oil change. It will help you connect hands

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00:34:03,480 --> 00:34:06,520
Speaker 1: free to the car in some situations. It can also

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00:34:06,600 --> 00:34:08,920
Speaker 1: give you the ability that if the car is doing something,

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00:34:08,920 --> 00:34:12,160
Speaker 1: it doesn't start, it doesn't run, right, you can call

620
00:34:12,239 --> 00:34:17,359
Speaker 1: a mechanics hotline. It's all subscription service through the Verizon. Hum.

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00:34:17,440 --> 00:34:19,200
Speaker 1: It's called common sense. How can you Why do you

622
00:34:19,200 --> 00:34:22,000
Speaker 1: have to install that in just setting? Using common sense? Right?

623
00:34:22,200 --> 00:34:25,040
Speaker 1: It's it's well, why because how are you gonna call

624
00:34:25,080 --> 00:34:28,160
Speaker 1: the mechanics hotline without a device? To tell you to

625
00:34:28,239 --> 00:34:30,920
Speaker 1: where to find somebody. This is gonna do it for you.

626
00:34:30,960 --> 00:34:35,439
Speaker 1: It's gonna it's gonna automate the process what your well

627
00:34:35,600 --> 00:34:39,440
Speaker 1: for you. But not everybody's got a right for the average,

628
00:34:39,520 --> 00:34:41,960
Speaker 1: for the average Joe. Um. So, I just want to

629
00:34:42,040 --> 00:34:43,840
Speaker 1: let you know that you might hum more in the future,

630
00:34:44,840 --> 00:34:47,040
Speaker 1: especially if you start driving. I want a royalty check.

631
00:34:47,200 --> 00:34:48,759
Speaker 1: You want a royalty check. I'm gonna do that for

632
00:34:48,800 --> 00:34:52,160
Speaker 1: every every car in America. If you're gonna hum, what well? Oh,

633
00:34:52,239 --> 00:34:54,680
Speaker 1: I see, so you're gonna become the person that humes

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00:34:54,680 --> 00:34:58,800
Speaker 1: for the car. Actually, it's a device that Hulmes Tony

635
00:34:59,840 --> 00:35:05,439
Speaker 1: to so I can't imagine. I can't imagine. So, but um, yeah,

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Speaker 1: we love your Tony, um Tony. And I chose Tony

637
00:35:09,040 --> 00:35:11,920
Speaker 1: out of the crew because Tony is probably the least

638
00:35:12,120 --> 00:35:16,600
Speaker 1: bit of a car person that we've got. And it's

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Speaker 1: just interesting to look at the technology and see what

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Speaker 1: they're coming up with, and it's changing in leaps and bounds,

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Speaker 1: it really is. And the Verizon Hume is just the

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Speaker 1: tip of the iceberg they're gonna and what they're getting

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Speaker 1: it to do now, they're they're going to improve upon

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Speaker 1: that in the coming years. I really envisioned the day,

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Speaker 1: and we've got it now, but not for the masses

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Speaker 1: and not for every car. And that's what the humble do.

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Speaker 1: I really envisioned the day. You're gonna take this device

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Speaker 1: like the hump, push the button. I want dinner reservations.

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Speaker 1: Where's the nearest three star, four star restaurant, whatever the

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Speaker 1: case might be in bang Okay, call him up. I

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Speaker 1: want reservations, concierge service, the whole nine yards. The technology

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Speaker 1: that's coming to cars, and we need kids like Jonathan

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Speaker 1: and uh, I'm sorry Devon to fix them. It's just

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Speaker 1: that important. I'm ring aating in the car doctor. The

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Speaker 1: mechanics aren't expensive, they're placeless.