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Speaker 1: sense of humor of our car doctor fans. Right, we

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Speaker 1: You know it's gonna be a busy hour. Tom says,

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Speaker 1: We've got tons of calls. I've got electric vehicle things

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Speaker 1: to Bill up in Maine and see how many cards.

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Speaker 1: We can fix this our bill you're on running in

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Speaker 1: I have an O nine Trailblazer, and um I called

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Speaker 1: zero in my air contitioning shuts off. Does the car

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Speaker 1: So this is strictly the temperature gage goes to zero

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Speaker 1: You'll do well. I appreciate. I have a good day

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Speaker 1: you too. Bye bye. Let's get on over and talk

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Speaker 1: to Tim and Michigan oaates Chevy Silverado and some noises

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Speaker 1: I'm I'm dating you, okay, So you know remember copper

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Speaker 1: How many miles are on this Barbara? Not a scratch?

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Speaker 1: and Minnesota. Isaac, how can I help sir? Here? You Ron? Hey,

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Speaker 1: But it clearly had a spark knock, debt nation pin

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Speaker 1: put on that flyer when you sold it, you know,

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Speaker 1: and I don't care about those numbers, then I'll make

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Speaker 1: the switch and I can use some sort of maintenance

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Speaker 1: deal where I'm thrown in an additive to ensure everything

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Speaker 1: is still working properly. But right absolutely, and if you're

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Speaker 1: gonna you know, and and to and use the Barrenman's

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Speaker 1: you know, get the B twelve kim Tool fuel injection

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Speaker 1: cleaner and that'll do a good job for you. All right.

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Speaker 1: You can probably find that you have an O'rallyoto parts

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Speaker 1: by you Oh yeah, yeah, I usually by it by

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Speaker 1: the by the case out of ware. So um, you know,

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Speaker 1: O'Reilly Oto parts will have that. And uh, as stuff works,

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Speaker 1: that stuff works amazing, you know, and that old that

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Speaker 1: that should solve any ping issues or cleanliness issues that

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Speaker 1: you're gonna have as well. So um, but yeah, you're

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Speaker 1: you know, just remember gasoline changes, you know, never never

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Speaker 1: mind gasolene's changed since nineteen sixty nine, but uh, you know,

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Speaker 1: gasolene changes as as the week goes by, I think sometimes,

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Speaker 1: So alright, sir, all right, sir, you're very welcome. You'll

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00:25:31,880 --> 00:25:33,440
Speaker 1: be well, and thanks for the call. I appreciate it.

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Speaker 1: Zo zero, we're back right after this. Welcome back, we

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Speaker 1: any of the car Doctor. Let's get over to Bill

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Speaker 1: in Ohio seventeen Chevy Colorado. Bill. Welcome to the Car Doctor, sir,

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00:25:50,560 --> 00:25:54,920
Speaker 1: How can I help? Oh? Thank you. I got to

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Speaker 1: about a year year ago, we're so close to Chevy, Colorado,

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00:26:01,040 --> 00:26:06,480
Speaker 1: eleven thousand miles, And soon after I noticed the Universal

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Speaker 1: on occasions the shifting was rough at times through there.

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Speaker 1: So then I took it before the warranty with up

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Speaker 1: and then uh there was a squeaking sound also, so

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00:26:21,119 --> 00:26:24,520
Speaker 1: they were saying there's debris in between the leaf springs.

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00:26:25,640 --> 00:26:27,920
Speaker 1: They cleaned all that up and stuff, and then put

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Speaker 1: the leaf spring inserts in, and then they put another time, uh,

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00:26:36,560 --> 00:26:42,639
Speaker 1: the leaf spring um shims also into there and stuff.

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Speaker 1: So once or so a few months ago, I noticed

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Speaker 1: how rough the universal which shift. Now it doesn't do that.

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Speaker 1: I just get to squeaking sound after I go over

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Speaker 1: bumps and stuff. So I was wondering if anything else

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Speaker 1: that I could do? Uh, possibly when am I going

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00:27:00,600 --> 00:27:04,399
Speaker 1: to have to keep inserting these leaps bring inserts and

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00:27:04,440 --> 00:27:07,639
Speaker 1: stuff all the time. Seemed to be hoping so that

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00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:11,840
Speaker 1: the transmission is no longer shifting rough, which was part

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Speaker 1: of your original concern. Am I understanding that correct? Yes? Yes,

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Speaker 1: uh okay um. Just on that note, they did come

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Speaker 1: out with a bulletin for rough shifting transmissions that talks

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00:27:24,640 --> 00:27:28,840
Speaker 1: about fluid exchange. Those vehicles are prone to torque converter issues,

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00:27:29,880 --> 00:27:33,080
Speaker 1: and they've got a procedure enough I remember, serves me

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00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:38,199
Speaker 1: right eighteen and a three three three. It's about a

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00:27:38,200 --> 00:27:41,360
Speaker 1: two year old bulletin now that talks about fluid exchange

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00:27:41,359 --> 00:27:42,960
Speaker 1: and the procedure for that. So keep that in the

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Speaker 1: back of your head. At the trends starts to shift rough,

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Speaker 1: you may want to consider having your mechanic do a

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00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:51,480
Speaker 1: fluid exchange when that vehicle hits the thirty thousand mile mark,

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00:27:51,600 --> 00:27:55,080
Speaker 1: just as a matter of record, just a good way

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Speaker 1: to start with a used vehicle, just good clean fluid.

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Speaker 1: That being said, uh, you know, it's possible. I've seen

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Speaker 1: cases where if the shims aren't installed properly as far

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Speaker 1: as the squeak where they've fallen out, are they still

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00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:12,199
Speaker 1: present in the leaf springs? I don't know right now

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Speaker 1: at this time. You know, it could be that they've

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Speaker 1: fallen out. It's you know, it's supposed to be a

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Speaker 1: permanent repair, and I'll say it like this, it's a

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Speaker 1: permanent repair if it's done properly. The fact that it's

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Speaker 1: it's come back again, it makes me question did they

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00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:29,439
Speaker 1: install them right? Have you gone back and talked to

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Speaker 1: the dealer or the repair shop that did the work.

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Speaker 1: Now that's why it's waiting to get some word on you.

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Speaker 1: Then I would try to talk to them again about it,

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Speaker 1: you know, because also keep in mind, this could have

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Speaker 1: nothing to do with the shims or the leaf springs.

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00:28:44,160 --> 00:28:47,360
Speaker 1: This could be a squeak from something else. Now, one

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00:28:47,360 --> 00:28:49,600
Speaker 1: of the things we'll do on a regular basis at

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Speaker 1: the shop, and we've had a great deal of success

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Speaker 1: with it over the years, is we will use a

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Speaker 1: combination of a silicon spray and some trading oil, some

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00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:05,080
Speaker 1: light lubricating oils like a liquid wrench, and some silicone spray.

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Speaker 1: We mix it up and will apply it to either

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Speaker 1: with a brush. We'll put it in an atomizer bottle

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00:29:09,480 --> 00:29:12,160
Speaker 1: and spray it directly on the rubber components because it helps.

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00:29:12,240 --> 00:29:15,720
Speaker 1: It helps the quiet things down and soften the rubber

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Speaker 1: and insulate the rubber from moisture and abuse in environment.

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Speaker 1: And you know, it's a simple little thing that we do,

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Speaker 1: and it it has reaped great rewards for the customers

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Speaker 1: in the sense that it quiets things down really economically

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Speaker 1: and and and and quickly. And you know that's what

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00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:34,800
Speaker 1: people like right, they want to get the car fixed.

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00:29:35,080 --> 00:29:36,760
Speaker 1: So you know, could you have a dry rubber bushing

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Speaker 1: here that's emulating that squeak that makes you think it's

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00:29:39,920 --> 00:29:43,440
Speaker 1: the leaf spring? Sure? So, um, let me ask the

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Speaker 1: important question, just out of curiosity. Do you have a

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00:29:46,080 --> 00:29:51,760
Speaker 1: regular mechanic, Bill? Okay, have you gone and talk to

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00:29:51,800 --> 00:29:55,920
Speaker 1: them about it? No? No, not at this time. Okay,

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00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:58,360
Speaker 1: So you know, because I'm assuming the dealer did the

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00:29:58,440 --> 00:30:05,360
Speaker 1: leaf spring shims originally under warranty, right, so maybe it's

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Speaker 1: a trip to your the guy that you've been going to,

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00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:11,560
Speaker 1: your regular mechanic, tell him the story, let him do

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00:30:11,640 --> 00:30:14,760
Speaker 1: the visual on it. Yes they're there, No, they're not there,

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00:30:15,240 --> 00:30:18,520
Speaker 1: or know it's something else unrelated. Before you go back

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00:30:18,560 --> 00:30:23,520
Speaker 1: to the dealer. You're out of warranty now you said, right, Uh,

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00:30:23,800 --> 00:30:27,840
Speaker 1: warranties over. So it's been eleven months, right, so if

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00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:30,959
Speaker 1: if if warranty is up, before you go back and

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00:30:31,040 --> 00:30:33,480
Speaker 1: raise a fuss. Now, if your shop that you've been

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00:30:33,480 --> 00:30:36,200
Speaker 1: going to, you know for other stuff, says hey, Bill,

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00:30:36,440 --> 00:30:38,240
Speaker 1: some of the shims are there and some of them aren't,

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00:30:38,280 --> 00:30:40,720
Speaker 1: and you know they did a poor job. Find your

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00:30:40,760 --> 00:30:43,280
Speaker 1: receipt and go back and talk to the dealership and say, listen,

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00:30:43,280 --> 00:30:46,360
Speaker 1: I was here whatever it was a year ago. You

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00:30:46,440 --> 00:30:49,680
Speaker 1: did this recall, you did this bulletin update under warranty,

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00:30:49,720 --> 00:30:51,520
Speaker 1: and I'm missing half the shims and that's why my

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00:30:51,560 --> 00:30:56,360
Speaker 1: squeak is back. At least then you have knowledge, all right, Yeah,

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00:30:56,560 --> 00:30:58,920
Speaker 1: I can't remember when they were putting these shims. They

534
00:30:59,040 --> 00:31:01,320
Speaker 1: really had a hit man rough to get a man

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00:31:01,680 --> 00:31:05,760
Speaker 1: right right, Well, yeah, they could still be there, but

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00:31:05,840 --> 00:31:10,000
Speaker 1: again we're both guessing. You know, it's it's let's not

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00:31:10,200 --> 00:31:11,880
Speaker 1: you know, let's not go through what I'd like to

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00:31:11,880 --> 00:31:16,080
Speaker 1: refer to sometimes as analysis paralysis. Let's look and see.

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00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:19,240
Speaker 1: You know, we'll dire. We'll diagnose ourselves into a fever

540
00:31:19,320 --> 00:31:21,200
Speaker 1: pitching into a corner and we haven't even looked at

541
00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:25,120
Speaker 1: the vehicle yet. Um uh. You know, my, my, my,

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00:31:25,320 --> 00:31:28,280
Speaker 1: someone I know very near and dear to me thirty

543
00:31:28,360 --> 00:31:30,280
Speaker 1: years ago, as a marine went through all the landings

544
00:31:30,320 --> 00:31:32,800
Speaker 1: in the Second World War. He's gone now, Harry always

545
00:31:32,840 --> 00:31:34,600
Speaker 1: used to say to me. He says, like they told

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00:31:34,680 --> 00:31:36,280
Speaker 1: us on the boat that morning, let's way do we

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00:31:36,320 --> 00:31:38,000
Speaker 1: get there to see if we're gonna die. Let's see

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00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:39,600
Speaker 1: if the problem is still there. Let's take a look

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00:31:39,600 --> 00:31:42,640
Speaker 1: and we'll worry about it afterwards. Um, so you're gonna

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00:31:42,680 --> 00:31:47,320
Speaker 1: say something real quick, Bill, I thank you very much

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00:31:47,360 --> 00:31:50,640
Speaker 1: for all your inform You're welcome. Yeah, you're you're you're welcome,

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00:31:51,960 --> 00:31:54,760
Speaker 1: you too, sir. Be well. Um, but yeah, let's not

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00:31:55,160 --> 00:31:57,720
Speaker 1: let's not have analysis paralysis. Let's go out there and

554
00:31:57,720 --> 00:32:02,040
Speaker 1: see what's going on. Let's take a peek. Eight zero

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00:32:02,080 --> 00:32:11,720
Speaker 1: the car doctors coming back. We're right after this. Welcome back,

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00:32:11,720 --> 00:32:13,520
Speaker 1: we're on any of the car doctor reading. An article

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Speaker 1: from de Mars d M A r G E DeMars

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00:32:16,600 --> 00:32:19,840
Speaker 1: dot com written by A. Jamie Weiss tells a story

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00:32:19,880 --> 00:32:22,840
Speaker 1: about a Tesla owner that had damaged his car and

560
00:32:23,040 --> 00:32:25,040
Speaker 1: was trying to get it repaired. And I'm picking it

561
00:32:25,120 --> 00:32:27,880
Speaker 1: up midpoint where the vehicle owner took it to a

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00:32:27,960 --> 00:32:31,360
Speaker 1: repair shop called Rich Rebuilds, also known as Rich Benoit,

563
00:32:31,400 --> 00:32:34,320
Speaker 1: who was a Massachusetts based car enthusiast. The article says,

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00:32:34,560 --> 00:32:36,760
Speaker 1: who's made ways in recent years for his advocacy of

565
00:32:36,840 --> 00:32:39,720
Speaker 1: customers rights to repair. And I think we've spoken to Rich.

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Speaker 1: At one point, the car's owner told the story about

567
00:32:42,640 --> 00:32:46,280
Speaker 1: after driving over some debris his brand new Model three teslaly,

568
00:32:46,280 --> 00:32:48,440
Speaker 1: he damaged a small part of the car's cooling system

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00:32:48,480 --> 00:32:51,360
Speaker 1: would prevented the car from running entirely. After taking his

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00:32:51,440 --> 00:32:54,960
Speaker 1: vehicle to a test Less service center, he was quoted,

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00:32:55,000 --> 00:32:58,880
Speaker 1: are you ready sixteen thousand dollars after being told the

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00:32:59,040 --> 00:33:02,640
Speaker 1: entire battery would need replacing to insult the injuries. Insurance

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00:33:02,840 --> 00:33:05,520
Speaker 1: company refused to cover the cost to so we reached

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00:33:05,520 --> 00:33:07,320
Speaker 1: out to Benoit, who was able to fix the small

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00:33:07,400 --> 00:33:09,400
Speaker 1: part using a breast fitting like you'd find that a

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00:33:09,480 --> 00:33:13,200
Speaker 1: home improvement store for only seven twenty three times less

577
00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:15,440
Speaker 1: than Testla's quote. So I guess we're gonna be going

578
00:33:15,440 --> 00:33:17,000
Speaker 1: at home deepot to get our cars fixed in the

579
00:33:17,040 --> 00:33:19,920
Speaker 1: future because they're gonna have the parts. And you know,

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00:33:20,040 --> 00:33:23,719
Speaker 1: this is just a small example of what we're seeing

581
00:33:23,760 --> 00:33:27,200
Speaker 1: in the stories just make no sense. There was another woman.

582
00:33:27,400 --> 00:33:30,680
Speaker 1: There's another article that came in via research Cathy from

583
00:33:30,680 --> 00:33:35,320
Speaker 1: Auto Week that talks about that Tesla vehicle owners might

584
00:33:35,360 --> 00:33:39,240
Speaker 1: need to add a new hardware to their vehicles despite

585
00:33:39,240 --> 00:33:41,160
Speaker 1: over the air updates. Hardware updates could be and it

586
00:33:41,240 --> 00:33:45,160
Speaker 1: could be inescapable even for systems owners already bought Tesla

587
00:33:45,320 --> 00:33:47,120
Speaker 1: roll that would have calls full safe driving on a

588
00:33:47,160 --> 00:33:50,280
Speaker 1: subscription basis. Over the weekend months after the option to

589
00:33:50,320 --> 00:33:52,960
Speaker 1: subscribe on a monthly basis announced as an alternative to

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00:33:52,960 --> 00:33:56,200
Speaker 1: the one time ten tho dollar payment at purchase. So

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00:33:56,320 --> 00:33:58,280
Speaker 1: you're telling me, with an electric vehicle, if you want

592
00:33:58,280 --> 00:34:00,960
Speaker 1: to have self driving now you have to pay ten

593
00:34:01,040 --> 00:34:04,120
Speaker 1: thousand dollars for the thrill of it. And then if

594
00:34:04,160 --> 00:34:06,920
Speaker 1: you've got an older one, you're gonna be adding software,

595
00:34:07,320 --> 00:34:11,560
Speaker 1: uh and hardware. I just I don't see it. Look,

596
00:34:12,200 --> 00:34:15,640
Speaker 1: all I'm asking you is to just think about this, Okay,

597
00:34:15,680 --> 00:34:18,000
Speaker 1: is this really what we want? And the last one

598
00:34:18,040 --> 00:34:21,399
Speaker 1: from research Kathy, This is from Thomas Humme, who out

599
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Speaker 1: on YEA who finance global electric vehicle battery industry will

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Speaker 1: be sold out by This comes to us from the

601
00:34:27,960 --> 00:34:31,800
Speaker 1: Bank of America's Global research unit. They're reporting that the

602
00:34:31,960 --> 00:34:34,640
Speaker 1: forecast the global operating rates of electric vehicle batters will

603
00:34:34,680 --> 00:34:38,720
Speaker 1: rise to it. Also down around the bottom talks about

604
00:34:38,719 --> 00:34:41,600
Speaker 1: and they build the case that they're gonna need four

605
00:34:41,680 --> 00:34:44,960
Speaker 1: hundred and fifty billion with a b dollars in federal

606
00:34:44,960 --> 00:34:48,160
Speaker 1: stimulus or a subsidy of ten thousand dollars forty five

607
00:34:48,200 --> 00:34:51,480
Speaker 1: million electric vehicle salt. Who's paying for all this? It's

608
00:34:51,480 --> 00:34:54,120
Speaker 1: gonna get political, real student folks, or it already is.

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Speaker 1: I'm ring any of the car doctor, reminding you good

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Speaker 1: mechanics aren't expensive, they're priceless. See you. She was star