Automotive 101
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Who’s The Best Car Maker
The Question to Call in with on Today’s Show 866-348-7884 The very, very unofficial result from my Face Book and Twitter surveys yesterday total 43 participants Ford 9 votes 21% Toyota 7 votes 16% BMW 6 votes 14% VW/Porche/Audi 5 votes 11% GM 3 votes 1% Honda and Mercedes tied […]
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New Car Fever Is Contagious
For years when I taught car salesman the importance of staying in contact with previous customers I would quote a statistic that 33% of families that buy a new car will buy a second one within a year. I went hunting for such a study on the internet but can’t […]
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Are You Ready For Winter 10 Ideas plus (What’s The Best Ice Scraper?)
Snow tires: Softer rubber helps on ice and snow not just to get through the snow but to stop and corner on ice. Flush That Radiator: protect your engine with fresh clean ph balanced coolant. Acid forms in your coolant and deteriorates your cooling system. Not to mention the protection […]
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One Simple Negotiation Tip
Life is full of negotiation and years ago Jackie B. Cooper a world famous car salesman came and did a seminar at the dealership I was working at and he taught this car business proverb I have never forgot. “Never tell someone what you can’t do, tell them what you […]
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Key Insights (A Couple Apps to Help Find Your Keys)
Back in the day, we used to have to cut TWENTY sets of Keys for my boss’s wife because she would always lose them, and we would be running all over getting her keys. In those days keys were cheap with no computer chips or remotes but today is a […]
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6 Simple Tips To Beat The Heat
Tips to Beat the Heat 1. Park in the shade 2. Crack your windows when parking if no sign of rain 3. When getting into the car roll the windows all the way down. (get the hot air out) 4. Drive the first ¼ mile with the windows at least […]
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Against The Wind (5 Ways That Can Save You Money)
Highway driving and fuel consumption has almost everything to do with going against the wind; it takes 70% more horsepower and 20% more fuel to average a speed of 70 mph vs 60 and 58% more horsepower and the same 20% to go 65 mph vs 55. The numbers skyrocket […]
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EPA, California Notify Volkswagen of Violations “Up to 18 Billion in Fines”
Carmaker allegedly used software that circumvents emissions testing for certain air pollutants Washington – Today, EPA is issuing a notice of violation (NOV) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) to Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, and Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (collectively referred to as Volkswagen). The NOV alleges that four-cylinder […]
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Body Armor
Crumple Zones Passenger Safety Cells Side Impact Rails Uni-body Construction Today Cars have the benefit now of decades of computer aided designs and crash tests galore. On Today show: How can we best take advantage of all this ‘Body Armor’.
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Car Prayers
Audio Teaching It would seem that God has had me on lesson plan on prayer this week. So this morning I felt Him leading me towards this topic. What would be some ways to pray about and for your vehicle and driving needs. So as you might imagine I have […]
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