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SPEAKER 20 :
And it is Drive Radio, KLZ 560. Had a great hour on Fix-It Radio. Hopefully a lot of you are still listening. We’ll continue on with our theme of what are some great gift ideas. In this case, we talked about in Fix-It Radio about gift ideas for the DIYer around the house. We’re going to just move that into what is a great gift idea for the motorhead in your world, the DIY car guy concept. gal even in your world so we’ll continue on with that 303-477-5600 steve horvath from geno’s auto service with me today was this last hour as well so steve welcome to drive radio as well welcome thank you always appreciate you and patch night with us as well from all tech automotive up in fort collins
SPEAKER 06 :
Hey, good morning.
SPEAKER 20 :
Merry Christmas. It’s a great day to drive down anyways. Oh, beautiful day today. Gorgeous. So, yeah, not any better than that. So, appreciate you taking time out of your day, which, given that it’s so nice outside, you guys are making a big sacrifice. So, thank you. We could be golfing. You could be doing lots of things outside besides being here. We appreciate you being here. And those of you listening, again, give us what your ideas are for great gift ideas for the Motorhead in your world. On top of that, of course, Larry Unger is answering phones for us today, and Charlie Grimes, our engineer. But when it comes to some of those gift ideas and the reason why we’re doing that today, and depending upon how far we get along, might continue this into next week. We’ll just see how it goes. But bottom line. we know we’re hard to buy for okay i will be the first to admit that and when you’re one of those individuals that you know what’s that old saying you have tools to fix tools which most of us do yeah it’s hard to go buy another tool that you know that individual will actually enjoy although during fix it radio we had lots of great suggestions from not only the the callers and listeners that you know called in but i had a pretty good list of items that we’ll continue on with next week as well so again what is that great gift idea for that motorhead in your world and we’ll take those calls 303-477-5600 but i’ll start with you guys any anything that you want to add to the list pat we’ll start with you you bet i got one uh so this is colorado and the average day it could go from 20 degrees to 70 degrees and back to 20 again so in almost every car i just keep a car oriented hoodie sweatshirt when uh when it gets cool pull it out and let’s go Yeah, it’s not a bad idea. Again, that’s another great – I talk about this on some of my other programs. There are some items that, for example, tape measures and flashlights. Can you ever have enough of? No is the answer because you will stick those in each car. You’ll put them in each toolbox, tool bag. You’ll have them in a drawer in the garage. house. You’ll have one in your nightstand. I mean, the reality is when it comes to, you know, flashlights especially, you never have enough. And the hoodie thing that Pat just mentioned as well, kind of the same deal. Okay, so you have an extra one you go throw in the car and it’s always there because I do the same thing, Pat. I’ve actually got one in the truck that i keep in the back underneath the seat at all times so you’ve got it no matter what if you need it it’s there uh they’re easy to you know they’re easy and cheap and in my case uh you end up getting some that are given away at times from promotional things and so on so you know when i have one of those i just go throw it in the back like you just said yep i have those little have you seen those little magnet lights that they charge up and you can they click anywhere you want to put them and they you can kind of adjust them they’re really small they’re cheap
SPEAKER 04 :
And you know what the problem is, you always leave them on a car. And the car comes back like two months later, three months later, and it’s still there. Oh, that’s hilarious. It’s still there, but I’ve lost a few of those. You do lose those.
SPEAKER 20 :
Yeah, and tape measures, they get legs and walk off as well. I’ll just say straight up, those are some items that even if you know somebody has a lot of items, Will they ever refuse another tape measure or flashlight headlamp, the little stick-on lights that Steve was just talking about? Literally, anything along those lines. Will they ever refuse anything like that? No, they will never refuse those. All right, let’s get started on questions. Rich in Nevada, go ahead.
SPEAKER 09 :
Yes, I’ve got three or four questions here. Sure, go ahead. One thing is I’ve got one of these slime digital tire gauges. I also have a pump that shows a gauge. You stick it on and pump up the air. And then I also have a stick, and all three of them give me a different reading, as much as five pounds difference. Which would be the most reliable, would you think?
SPEAKER 20 :
Which one’s the most expensive of what you own? Oh, really? Is that right? I’m not. And by the way, the old sticks are usually fairly accurate, the way those things are designed. As long as it’s a professional type stick, you know, pressure gauge, what I’m trying to say there. As long as it’s a professional, you know, there are some really inexpensive ones that are out there. You know, what I’m talking about is if it’s the heavy steel, you know, you pick the thing up and you know there’s some robustness to it. Those are going to be, even though they’re not digital, they’re accurate, Rich.
SPEAKER 09 :
Is that right? Okay, good.
SPEAKER 20 :
Now, if it’s a cheesy aluminum one, they’re not as accurate.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay, then. And then also on oil, does oil age out by just sitting there? Should you dump it every six months regardless of mileage, or what would you recommend?
SPEAKER 20 :
Once it’s in the car, it can age out over time, and rule of thumb is you should change at least once a year, even if it’s a vehicle that you don’t drive much. Now, there’s a caveat I’ll add to that. If you have your vehicle, and a lot of you listening do, if you’ve got a vehicle and it’s in pretty climate-controlled space, in other words, it doesn’t get super hot in the summertime, doesn’t get super cold in the winter, stays above 50 in the winter and stays below 90 in the summer, you don’t have a lot of temperature variation, honestly, Rich, in that case, you could even probably stretch that with the new synthetic oils we have. You could stretch that to probably once every other year if you don’t drive it at all. I mean, some people don’t drive… you know, 100 miles a year, for example. In that case, yeah, you could stretch that out for a couple of years. Otherwise, if you’re driving, you know, 3,000, 4,000 miles a year, that oil’s really not aging out per se, but the type of trips you’re using and so on, you need to do an annual oil change.
SPEAKER 06 :
Rich, are you talking about in the car or in the bottle?
SPEAKER 09 :
Is the oil still in the bottle? In the car.
SPEAKER 06 :
In the car, okay.
SPEAKER 20 :
Yeah, in the bottle, it never ages out. Right. It’ll get too old for the SFI spec before it ages out.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay. And then on a turbocharged engine, how often would you recommend having that oil change on that?
SPEAKER 1 :
4,000.
SPEAKER 09 :
Every 4,000?
SPEAKER 20 :
On a turbocharged engine, yes. Because it’s most likely direct injection, meaning we need to do the full synthetic, the EPR treatment from BG, the MOA, which is the mortar oil additive, and the 44K, and you want to do that at every oil change. And that’s going to keep carbon deposits and things inside of the engine down, therefore giving you better longevity and and saving money down the road. And there’s all sorts of, for all of you listening that have direct injection engines, there’s all sorts of videos now out there of guys even that do engine rebuilds and so on that will show you what happens inside the engine not doing the things that we’re recommending.
SPEAKER 09 :
And you should do that every oil change. Really, is that right? Wow, okay. And then also, I’ve got an F-150 2011 model. And I had the first time I’ve ever done an engine restore, you know, that you talk about where they clean out the carbonation. And I’ve actually seemed like I’ve actually lost one or two miles per gallon after that. Could that have caused that or not?
SPEAKER 20 :
No. What specific product did you use, Rich?
SPEAKER 09 :
I’m not for sure.
SPEAKER 20 :
It wasn’t a BG or anything like that. Okay. And again, if you could maybe even email me at a later date what particular product they used, I can do a little bit of research on that. But the BG product we talk about, You will generally, I mean, it’s not a guarantee, but you will generally pick up some mileage with what we recommend because of what it’s doing inside to the rings and so on. You will normally pick up some mileage when it’s all said and done. So to lose mileage, that’s where I want to know exactly what did they do and see if there’s any correlation. There shouldn’t be, but I don’t know in your case because I don’t know what they did.
SPEAKER 09 :
Sure, sure. And back to the turbocharged engine, how often should you change that air filter? I understand that… Only when it’s needed.
SPEAKER 20 :
Only when it’s needed, and that’s one of those items. I’m glad you brought that up. We don’t talk about this near enough. Most air filters are changed far too often. In fact, I’m one that believes that… Unless you’ve got significant mileage and or you’ve been driving in really dirty areas, don’t even touch the box. I am not a fan of opening the box every oil change because, frankly, they don’t need it. Air filters will run 30,000, 40,000 miles fairly easily, especially in all the modern filters we’ve got today and the good air boxes and so on. If you’re using a good quality filter, I guess I should start off by saying that. If you’re using a premium filter, they’ll go that long. But I am not somebody that says they need to be checked every single oil change because, frankly, every time the box is opened, there’s more risk of getting debris into it then than if you just left it alone.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay.
SPEAKER 20 :
And that’s coming from somebody that has a fleet of street sweepers that run in very dirty elements all of the time. And, Rich, we don’t touch them until we know for sure it’s at a point where they need replaced or cleaned because what I just said applies to that area especially, but it really applies to every single engine out there. Mm-hmm.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay, then. Okay, well, thank you very much. Appreciate your help.
SPEAKER 20 :
You’re very welcome, Rich. And that is something over the years that I learned. And that, by the way, is a little bit opposite of what they teach us in the automotive world. Because I grew up where every oil change, you check the filter. Of course, I grew up in the 70s to where you almost needed a filter about every other oil change. It was a little different time. But as we’ve gotten to where there’s the enclosed air boxes. And we’ve got a flat filter. It’s not a round filter anymore that goes around the carburetor. It’s a flat filter inside of an air box. They’re typically positioned in a spot, by the way, where there’s not as much dirty air coming into it in the first place. Back in the day, you were sucking air right off the engine. As time went by, got into the early 80s or so, they kind of started ducting even the air cleaners then kind of out to the front grill area of the vehicle. When we moved into the actual air boxes where the inlet of the air box is typically right up front by where one of the headlamps or the grill area is at, we are literally now sucking much cleaner air into the engine than what we ever did. And the problem is… Yes, there still can be some dirts and bugs and some contaminants and stuff in there. And remember, every time that box gets opened, some of what I just mentioned can naturally fall into the area that will then get sucked into the engine. So unless a technician is super diligent. And they’ve got, frankly, and I talk about this on Fix-It Radio a lot, one of the little portable shop vacs that’s really handy to have that are cordless. Unless they’re vacuuming all of that out really well and putting everything back together, which, by the way, most don’t. And I’m not criticizing anybody. If you go to QuickLoop, by the way, none of what I just said is happening. They’re opening it up. They’re looking. They’re putting it back together, and off it goes. And, frankly, you’re doing more disservice on that engine than you would be if you just left it alone. And the other misconception, and, by the way, you don’t hear it as much anymore. but used to be people talked about changing the filter and picking up fuel economy. That is actually a lie. On modern vehicles that are computer-controlled, a dirty air filter means there’s less airflow going to the engine, meaning that the fuel-air ratio is going to change, meaning you’re going to cut back on fuel, not add fuel. So it’s actually the opposite. Putting a new filter in might actually decrease fuel economy, then increase it because power is going to increase and so on. So, again, that’s one of those things where if you hear any ad out there, from any auto shop saying, yeah, change your air filter and improve mileage. You don’t go there because they have no idea how things on the actual car itself work. And they’re essentially misleading in the advertisement because nothing could be farther from the truth. And yet in our world, even a lot of old technicians will tell you what I just said is wrong, that changing an air filter will actually improve mileage. things um yeah no it doesn’t been around it far too long and no it does not so lucy jerry you guys hang tight we have one line open 303-477-5600 pat from fort collins and steve from geno’s we’ll be right back this is drive radio klz 560.
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All right, we are back again. I should add, too, on the air filter end of things, we were talking through the break, Pat, Steve, and I were. Also, the other big no-no, and some folks will still do this from time to time, never blow an air filter out with compressed air, period. This is not your furnace filter. This isn’t the lawnmower air filter. I mean, we’re doing, you know, this is a very high-end thing that’s in most modern cars. The age of the fleet is about 13 1⁄2 years now. And these guys can answer this better than I. The average engine replacement cost, guys, is how much? 10K or more? Yep, north of 10. Okay, north of 10K. So you’re going to blow an air filter out and risk, in some of what I just mentioned in that last segment, risk damaging a $10,000-plus component on the vehicle. Yeah, not worth it, folks. So, yeah, just don’t go down that path. Lucy, you are next.
SPEAKER 12 :
Hi, John.
SPEAKER 20 :
Hey, Lucy. Hi.
SPEAKER 12 :
In October, I purchased a brand new 2025 Subaru Outback. Beautiful. Okay. Crystal pearl, warm ivy interior.
SPEAKER 18 :
Very nice.
SPEAKER 12 :
I’m going to upgrade it. I’m an avid listener, so I put a clear bra on it. Nice. I tinted the windows. And that ceramic coating, I learned about that on your show. It’s amazing. Yep. The snow just falls right on.
SPEAKER 20 :
Absolutely.
SPEAKER 12 :
And the car looks like… I’m back from when they put clear coat on cars years ago, and that’s what it reminds me of. The color looks deep.
SPEAKER 20 :
Very… Everything you just said, you are the testament, so thank you. Nice.
SPEAKER 12 :
Um… This is the thing. I drove a Lexus previously, and this is a very practical car that’s comfortable and handles beautifully, but it’s not my style. I want to put it on the market, and I want to know what selling platform you suggest. I only want a price fair to me and the buyer. But this is such a new car, it’s different than selling a used car. So what do you suggest?
SPEAKER 04 :
That’s a tough one. It is.
SPEAKER 20 :
It is. And the reason I say that is because most people buying this car that would be buying it on the used market will need to get it financed. You actually, Lucy, would be best off calling Josh and Justin up at Ridgeline Auto Brokers in Boulder, having them consign the vehicle. They’ve got the ability to help somebody get financed and handle that whole end of it. and still get you top dollar when it’s all said and done, and you’re not messing with somebody coming and driving and are they legit or not. And the transactional side of it would be so much easier. Safer. And safer, yes.
SPEAKER 12 :
And I’m actually buying the vehicle I’m replacing this with from Ridgeline Auto.
SPEAKER 20 :
Oh, perfect, perfect. Then just tell them what you want to do and let them handle the whole thing.
SPEAKER 12 :
But I was under the impression they only handle cars up to $25,000.
SPEAKER 20 :
That’s their normal, but they will do other cars. I mean, I talk to them weekly, so, yeah, they will. I mean, their advertising and what they specialize in is that $10,000 to $25,000 range. But, no, they’ve sold and they have at times vehicles that are much higher in price than that, all the way up to $100,000 or so. So, yeah, they’ve sold many a vehicle in that upper price range.
SPEAKER 04 :
And they may have somebody already interested.
SPEAKER 20 :
On that particular car, Lucy, they may very well have somebody interested. Absolutely.
SPEAKER 12 :
And I’m willing to take a hit on it. I know the minute you drive off the showroom floor, it loses a little value. But I’m just at the point in my life where I want a car I absolutely love.
SPEAKER 20 :
Can’t blame you.
SPEAKER 12 :
I don’t want to just have transportation. Don’t settle.
SPEAKER 20 :
No, don’t settle, Lucy. I’m not going to argue with you on that. I can’t blame you at all. But you’ve also put some nice features on this car, too. Sure. That’ll upgrade it as well. Absolutely. What are you going to buy?
SPEAKER 12 :
A Lexus, and I’ve always driven a Lexus, and I got used to the Lexus product, which is incredible.
SPEAKER 20 :
It’s a fine product. There’s nothing wrong with them at all, Lucy. We talk about them. Even the ones I test drive and we give reviews on, they’re just solid vehicles. There’s not a thing wrong with them.
SPEAKER 12 :
And ideally, I’d like a 1984 911 because I’m from the— Oh, yeah, you and me both.
SPEAKER 20 :
I’m with you there, Lucy.
SPEAKER 06 :
Absolutely.
SPEAKER 20 :
Absolutely.
SPEAKER 12 :
So there’s my wish list.
SPEAKER 06 :
No, that’s a good one as well. Absolutely. You might need to have two cars.
SPEAKER 12 :
And I was willing to compromise, but I tried it and it didn’t work for me.
SPEAKER 20 :
And really quick for all of you listening, Lucy, and I’ve driven plenty of Subarus over the years on test vehicles. I’ve never owned one. And I can fully understand what you’re saying. While the Subaru is very practical, they drive well. It’s a great car for the majority of people. We’ll go from A to B, especially in our snow and all of that. They have one of the best four-wheel drive systems out there for that end of things, and they’re fabulous. But it’s not a Lexus. That’s right.
SPEAKER 12 :
My thought exactly. And I tried it and it didn’t work. And, you know, at least I tried it. But once you drive something like a Lexus, you know.
SPEAKER 20 :
And for all of you listening, I mean, Lucy and you know, but for folks listening that may not, I mean, this is everything from the creature comforts, how it sounds inside, the driving factor as far as the way it feels and steers and so on. They’re just not in the same category of cars.
SPEAKER 12 :
Yeah, and my interiors were mahogany and real wood. And I walked up to my car, and I would just be so happy and proud to be getting into a Lexus. And I just don’t have that feeling. And I’m at the age where life is too short to not be happy.
SPEAKER 20 :
Absolutely. I fully agree with you, Lucy.
SPEAKER 12 :
So a few extra thousand dollars in the grand scheme of things is nothing if I’m happy with the vehicle. But I’m delighted you recommended Ridgeline. They have so much integrity and professionalism, and I’ve loved working with them. I’ve worked with them before.
SPEAKER 20 :
And Justin will be around even today, Lucy. Call Justin. And sooner than later, because this time of the year, people look to do things at end of year for all sorts of different reasons. So on this one, especially, sooner than later. agreed and it doesn’t have a scratcher doorman perfect perfect far away from everything it’s perfect and i the sooner i i am unable to sell it the better absolutely john thank you lucy no program thank you so much appreciate you very much merry christmas to you and uh… yeah they will probably listening to if you’re looking for a new used car or you’re looking to do something even like what lucy just mentioned a moment ago uh… ridge line auto brokers and its legacy auto repair as well they now have three locations as far as the service end of it goes so they can take your your vehicle in multiple locations and then as far as the sale of it goes they can handle that as well they can sell you a new a new used car in the boulder area or they can do it up north in fort collins doesn’t matter just give them a call and with lucy being in golden not that far of a drive to boulder and she’s already used them but for those of you listening doesn’t really matter where you’re at they will help you with that purchase and yeah it’s a way different experience than going to your typical dealership in buying something new or used i’ll just tell you that straight up so jerry and greely go ahead
SPEAKER 16 :
I’ve got a Craftsman brand clicker-style torque wrench that I bought about 40 years ago. I don’t know why, but it’s out of calibration now. It happens.
SPEAKER 20 :
It happens.
SPEAKER 16 :
And I’ve been on the Internet trying to figure out how to calibrate it. During my research, I find these people giving advice to exercise the wrench. They say run it all the way up to the top end of the scale and then back down three times.
SPEAKER 20 :
That’s the way you’re supposed to do it. Back in the day, we would do that, yeah. Nowadays, with the newer digital units and so on, Jerry, they have changed immensely from the one that you have. And I would just tell you straight up. They’re imported, but for those that don’t need them on a daily basis and don’t need to spend $500 on a torque wrench, you literally, Jerry, could buy a new digital imported, wherever it’s coming from overseas, buy one for less money than calibrating yours.
SPEAKER 16 :
Well, I’d never heard of this exercising thing, and the instruction manual that came with the torque wrench new doesn’t say anything about it.
SPEAKER 20 :
No, that was kind of an internal thing in the industry we just all knew to do back in the day. And again, they’ve changed so much from the one that you have that, and I still have some of the old ones like what you’ve got, Jerry, but most everything now has been modernized like a lot of other tools and much different than what you’re using. And really quick, there’s even some, you can watch some videos on this for those of you listening. A lot of those click type units are actually not torquing it to even the exact specifications that you’re setting. So let’s say you’re setting 60 pounds on the torque wrench. I’ve seen videos on this even Snap-on’s got a great video on this is how this works. As you’re getting ready to click, when it goes to the click, you could be at 59, you could be at 61, you could be at 62, you could even be as high as 65. The new modern high-end wrenches, Jerry, that a lot of the guys use in the engine you know, the engine rebuilt, you know, remanufactured world and so on. They’re using wrenches that will actually give a tone. You go slowly and it’ll tone it as soon as you’re at the spot you’re supposed to be. There’s no click anymore because that break over click is where things can get out of adjustment on what you’re trying to torque. The new modern wrenches that are very expensive and do the toning that I just explained are a lot more accurate and used in that engine. Typically in the engine end of things is this much more precise there than what you would need other places.
SPEAKER 16 :
Well, something else that’s new to me that I’ve stumbled across is the electronic adapters, where I guess you can put them on any wrench. And what do you think about those?
SPEAKER 20 :
They work very well as well. Same principle. They’re putting the device between a regular ratchet, per se, or breaker bar, per se, and the socket that you would be on. The other thing you have to remember about torque wrenches, and most people that use them know this, but you can’t use any kind of… extensions or anything along those lines when you’re using a torque wrench because it’s going to change the torque value going through the extension and a lot of people a lot of home you know a lot of guys working out of the garage don’t know what i just said don’t understand that you can’t use an extension and you even have to be careful how long your socket is and what kind of socket you’re even using to make sure you’re accurate when it comes to that impact sockets being the best because there’s less movement in them right and what are you using the fork wrench for mostly
SPEAKER 16 :
Torquing my wheels down when I rotate my tires.
SPEAKER 20 :
In that case, I mean, if you’re off a couple of pounds, it’s not going to make a hill of beans bit of difference, Jerry. That’s one where it’s not as big of a deal. Now, something else you can think about, and they’re very accurate, and they work very well, and they’re not as expensive as they used to be, just get what they call a torque stick. So you buy a torque stick that actually goes on the end of an impact gun, which most of us have even at home now because they’ve gotten so inexpensive. And if you use a torque stick to whatever that specification is supposed to be, they’re all colored. You can buy them in a kit or you can buy just the one that you want. And if you do that, you don’t ever have to torque them.
SPEAKER 1 :
Got it.
SPEAKER 16 :
All right. Well, I appreciate the advice as always, gentlemen.
SPEAKER 20 :
You’re very welcome, Jerry. Appreciate you very much. Yeah. And the torque wrench thing, we don’t get into a lot of this because most homeowners and even DIYers aren’t doing that much anymore with torque wrenches. And unless you’re doing some engine rebuilding type stuff or even like differential work or things like that, very seldom are you getting into where you need a torque wrench and even a lot of technicians anymore. Would I… As a shop owner, would I require a technician to have a torque wrench? I’d probably buy that as a shop tool now just because you’re using it so – other than wheels and things like we just mentioned, we’re using torque sticks typically for that anyway. So, yeah, as far as a torque wrench in a shop goes, do you need one per technician? No, you could use one per shop and be just fine. Am I wrong, guys?
SPEAKER 06 :
You share it back and forth, and I think what you also said is the more precise the job, the better tool you need.
SPEAKER 04 :
Well, and when you’re doing engine stuff, you’re using the degrees, right? So we’re torquing to 33 pounds, and then we’re turning it 180 or 90.
SPEAKER 20 :
Way different than what it used to be back in the day. But for those of you that even do a lot of your stuff at home, as far as the torquing of the lug nuts and all that goes, honestly, to make it nice and fast, if you do a lot of that yourself, just get yourself a set of torque sticks. Typically, they’ll come in, what, four or five different torque sticks. Most of them are four, I believe, and they’ve all got the different poundages and stuff. and the nut size that you would need for each, and off you go. And we’ve been using those in the industry for, gosh, how many decades now, guys? Two or three decades now.
SPEAKER 04 :
Two or three, yeah.
SPEAKER 20 :
They’ve been around. So anyways.
SPEAKER 04 :
Mine are all worn off. I can’t tell the color anymore.
SPEAKER 20 :
Food for thought. So just something to think about when it comes to that end of things. Again, we’re asking for great gift ideas for motorheads, and I just gave you one, by the way. The Torx sticks for if you know somebody that does a lot of this at home. Maybe they’re even doing your rotations for you. You take it over, they do it, whatever. Yeah, these are great ideas as far as that goes because they’re very handy to have around even in your own shop at home, and they’re not as expensive as they once were. Another one of those items that has come way down in price from what they were a couple of decades ago. So we’ll be right back. Drive Radio is, of course, what you’re listening to. The website, drive-radio.com. This is KLZ 560.
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They sell worldwide, but their showroom is right here. here in Denver. Find them today at worldwidevintageautos.com or call 877-378-4679 and make sure you tell them John Rush from Drive Radio sent you. All right, we are back. Drive Radio, KLZ 560. Question of the day. Great gift ideas for that motorhead in your world, that do-it-yourselfer. Again, Pat Schneidt from Alltech Automotive with us today from Fort Collins. There’s two locations up there to service you. And Steve from Geno’s. It’s on the other end of the spectrum, all the way down south here, Geno’s Auto Service. So either way, if you want to find those guys, just go to drive-radio.com and Find them there. And Larry, who just walked in at the break and said, here, here’s a great gift idea. Now, this one I get a lot of. Questions, even. I’ll get text messages on this one. What do I buy? And it’s jump box. So we’ve started talking about jump boxes, gosh, guys, probably a decade ago, and I’m not exaggerating when I say that. Advising people, throw your jumper cables away. If you want to keep them in the back room or whatever, and you had to go jump start your tractor or something, whatever. Okay, fine. Go for it. On modern cars, don’t use jumper cables. The risk of having things get hooked up incorrectly, you’ve got a helper there, something happens, then wiping out a computer and other things, it’s there. It happens. These guys are shaking their heads because they see it happen all the time. So use the jump boxes. All of the good ones, which for the most part now is almost everything. have a circuit protector in them where you can’t hook them up backwards. If you do, they’ll just not do anything. They’re just, hey, I’m hooked up backwards and I’m not going to do anything. So there’s some internal protection as far as that goes. And then you’re also, you’re just not worried about having these cables running around. You’re not pulling up next to the car. All of the stuff that can go wrong jump-starting a car, you eliminate with a jump box. And when I say jump box, we in the shops use an actual box. It’s like a lunch box, kind of small igloo-sized lunch box. It has a battery pack in it, and you can use that to start pretty much anything, including big diesel trucks and so on. Sort of what we use in the shop world. That’s overkill for most people at home. Unless you’ve got a big diesel truck, most of you guys can go buy the Norcos or whatever other brand. There’s a lot of them even sold at Napa. Pick your poison. The biggest thing there is they’re really kind of rated for what car are you trying to start and what engine is in it. The bigger the engine, the bigger the starter, the more amp draw we have, and so on. And so that’s one of those where you really have to kind of determine what do you own, who are you maybe even helping at times, and what size jump box do you need in that process. So a lot of this I always tell people, well, my number one question typically back is what are you driving? because then I can help you with what size of a jump box to actually go by. Because, again, if you’re driving a diesel truck, you’re going to need something much, much more than the guy driving a Civic with a four-cylinder engine. Literally, you’re going to be two to three times as much on the one end of the diesel than you would be on the four-cylinder Civic. So that’s one of those where, yes, great idea. It could be a great gift idea, although if you’re going to do it as a gift, you need to kind of know what you’re buying first. for the gift because you don’t want to undersize it because if it’s undersized, it’s a paperweight. You’re not going to get any use out of it at that point. Now, also, really fast, Larry said, some of these also come with a built-in air compressor. Yes, they do. So that’s another one of those where look at it, what’s the size and so on, and how does that work? I’m still a guy where I love the Milwaukee air inflators. They’re small enough, and they work with some of the batteries that you probably already have kicking around, and other brands have them as well. Those things work like, I mean, they’re so slick, they’re just… Built-in gauge, the whole nine yards. They just work fabulous. So, Darrell, you’re next. Go ahead.
SPEAKER 07 :
Hi. I got an auto insurance question. Okay. And body damage. My car was rear-ended. Not too bad of damage. Took it to the body shop. The at-fault vehicle that hit us is going to fix it. They were going to pay it. And then the body shop delved into it deeper and put in a supplemental claim.
SPEAKER 20 :
Supplemental claim, that’s normal. Yeah, that happens.
SPEAKER 07 :
Which put that up above their threshold, and now they want to total it. It’s a 24-year-old car.
SPEAKER 20 :
Not surprised. What is it? What’s the vehicle, Daryl?
SPEAKER 07 :
It’s a 2000 Toyota Camry.
SPEAKER 20 :
Okay. What’s the total claim now up to with the supplemental claim?
SPEAKER 07 :
It was getting upwards of right around about $3,200. Okay.
SPEAKER 20 :
What do you feel the vehicle is worth?
SPEAKER 07 :
That’s tough to say on a car that old. Their offer is, they gave two offers. One is if I surrendered the vehicle. Mm-hmm. And one is if I didn’t surrender the vehicle. Well, I’m keeping the vehicle. I just put $1,400 worth of work into it, and it’s drivable.
SPEAKER 20 :
And that’s beside the point, and I’ll tell you why in a moment. What are the two offers? Give me the offers.
SPEAKER 07 :
Okay. One was $3,200, and the other one was $3,500. $3,200, you keep the vehicle. $3,500, you don’t.
SPEAKER 20 :
Correct. Keep in mind, with the $3,500, the other thing that’s going to nick the car, not that it matters if you’re going to keep it long term, is you’ll have a salvage title when it’s all said and done.
SPEAKER 07 :
Yes, and they won’t cut a check until apparently I can get on the Colorado DMV website and change the title myself to a salvage title.
SPEAKER 20 :
I think you can. Bottom line, you’re not going to get a check until it is. That’s how they do that.
SPEAKER 07 :
Okay, so that’s standard.
SPEAKER 20 :
Now, here’s the other thing. I think they’re too cheap. The buyout is not enough money. That car, if it’s in good condition, you said you just put $1,400 into it, which should be taken into account. If that car is very roadworthy, interior is good, paint is good, it’s not all beat up, dented up, and so on, it’s worth more than $3,500. Agreed. You could replace it for that one.
SPEAKER 07 :
No. Is there like a website that I could kind of verify any of that stuff? Nope.
SPEAKER 20 :
The best thing to do, I’ve got a sponsor. We interviewed him last week on Fix It Radio. And your best bet is to call Burke Payne. At BP Appraisals, he does this all the time in this arena because the other thing you need to make sure that you’re getting full credit for is the money you’ve already put into the car. He can help you with all of that. He’s got a process whereby he’ll get receipts and things from you, and he will give you an actual certified appraisal that you’re going to go back to the insurance company with. And believe me, they will pay off of that or you go get an attorney, one of the two.
SPEAKER 07 :
Oh, okay.
SPEAKER 20 :
So we’ll get you more money out of this when it’s all said and done, by far, Daryl. Thousands more than what you’re getting right now. You’re not getting near enough. Okay. All right, his number. You ready for his number? Yeah, I’ve got it there. 720-295-10… Or, sorry. 720-295-0108. Tell him you listened to me, and I told you to call him, and he will do the rest. Great. Now, he’ll have a fee, because he’s going to give you a professional appraisal out of it. But believe me, the fee you pay him versus what we’re going to get out of the insurance company will far surpass what it costs you to do this.
SPEAKER 1 :
Yes.
SPEAKER 07 :
Okay. Excellent idea.
SPEAKER 20 :
Is it a flat fee, or is it a percentage? No, he does a flat fee, and he’ll help you. And he’ll even help with the insurance side, in some cases talking to them for you if need be, Darrell. Nice.
SPEAKER 07 :
Okay, well, great. I appreciate it very much.
SPEAKER 20 :
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SPEAKER 20 :
All right. Merry Christmas, everybody, as well. Myself again, Pat from Alltech Automotive up in Fort Collins with us today. Steve Horvath from Geno’s Auto Service with us as well. Thank you for all the calls, by the way. I apologize. I haven’t checked the text line here. We’ve been chatting so much with callers. I will do that here momentarily. But we’re asking the question to give us some great gift ideas for those, you know. Hard to buy for folks in your life. Maybe they’re gearheads or just do-it-yourselfers, whatever. You know, what is a good item to buy them? 303-477-5600. And really quick, I was going to say this anyways. So kind of the segue into we’ve had Lucy call in about, you know, changing cars and so on. And the last call we just got on what’s that value of that used car and so on. Some of you will be thinking about buying a car as we head down the stretch into the new year. And some of you may be doing it for business purposes, tax deductions. Some of you may just be doing it because it’s a good time to do it. Maybe you’re getting some bonuses or whatever the case may be. You might even have a new driver coming up in the family. So here’s where I wanted to go with this. Number one, there are some great deals right now. Now, prices of used cars are down because the price of new cars are also. Now, in all in all, they’re up. I understand that. But they’re down from where they were a year ago. You’re no longer paying full list price for a new car. There’s a few rare exceptions to that. If some dealer is trying to sell you a car at list price and it’s a regular everyday car and you see 10 of them on the lot, go somewhere else. That car is not worth this price, and they will have to discount that car to get it sold. Now, the best week of the year always, always, always is between Christmas and New Year’s. Here’s the reason. Most dealers get what we call discounts on the cars based upon volume, not just for the month, but especially for the year. What they pay for models coming in even after the first of the year will be heavily based upon what they did in 2024. So in some cases, and I’ve had it happen to me, in some cases you can buy a car at a little bit of a loss even for the dealer if they’re so close to their numbers that that one or two car sales is going to put them over for the year and help them with future discounts. You can sometimes take advantage of that. So I’m not joking. The best week. Of the entire year, to always buy a car is the last week of the year. That week between Christmas and New Year’s is the best time to buy a car because of what I just said. So for those of you that might be in that market, car, truck, whatever, and you’re looking at popular models, I mean, I’m not talking about a one-off. You’re not going to go buy a Ford Raptor R. No, that’s a whole different situation. But regular, everyday vehicles. If you look at any of the lots, and there’s a plethora of, you ought to be able to get a really great deal on that vehicle. I mean, all the way down to almost what invoice is or less. If you’re anywhere in that list price area, go somewhere else.
SPEAKER 04 :
Now, taxes, too, don’t they, if they have that inventory still kept on their lot after the first year?
SPEAKER 20 :
In Colorado, it doesn’t change anything.
SPEAKER 04 :
It doesn’t change, okay.
SPEAKER 20 :
It doesn’t matter. Rob, really quick, we’ll come back to that, by the way. But, Rob, go ahead. I want to get you in before the top of the hour. Go ahead.
SPEAKER 08 :
Good Christmas present for anybody is those Napa glass cleaning microfiber cloths.
SPEAKER 20 :
Absolutely. Great, great tip.
SPEAKER 08 :
Keep one in the car. It’s a safety thing. Great, great tip, Rob.
SPEAKER 20 :
Absolutely.
SPEAKER 08 :
And if you can maybe tell me on the other side of the break, do you have any ideas on how to reset the tire warning indicator on a 2008 Dodge Charger? It was the spare, and I was able to reinflate it, but the warning indicator is still on there.
SPEAKER 04 :
Probably the batteries are down on one of the other tires, I would guess. Or that one.
SPEAKER 08 :
Or that one, yeah. It was just the only one that was down was the spare.
SPEAKER 20 :
Has anybody looked at it to see what the charge of battery is like in that spare tire? Being an 08, I’d be shocked if it’s not dead.
SPEAKER 08 :
There’s that. They’re not the original. The tires have been replaced once, but you’re probably right. Well, I’ll just have to take it to the shop then.
SPEAKER 20 :
Yeah, I mean, I don’t think, Bob, where I’m going with this, Rob, is I don’t think that’s a reset issue. If that battery in that particular sensor is down, it’s never going to go away.
SPEAKER 04 :
I would agree. Well, you’re in Centennial. I have a little thing that will tell us if they’re even registering. Yeah, if even they’re sending a signal. If you want to swing by sometime.
SPEAKER 08 :
Steve, we’re old friends. If you want me to do that again, I’ll be glad to see you.
SPEAKER 20 :
Yeah, please. Rob, that would be the way to do that because that one may not even be sending out a signal.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah, I can just put a little thing on it and tell me if it… If you don’t use a power tool often, think about corded. If you can still get corded, it’s those batteries going dead on you because you’re not using the thing that much, and the batteries are not being titled and everything else. If you can get just cheap corded, it’s an awfully good way to solve the problem. I have a little tire inflator I bought from Home Depot. I use that to power the sewer blaster tool I bought from Amazon to clean out my drains with it. It worked beautifully. But it’s corded. I don’t have to worry about the batteries going flat. You are correct. Anytime I just plug it in.
SPEAKER 20 :
You are correct.
SPEAKER 08 :
By the way. I couldn’t agree with you more about the batteries, but by gosh, the corded stuff works.
SPEAKER 20 :
No, and Rob, as a side note, for a lot of you listening where you may be on a really tight budget, but you still would like to have some of these amenities, a lot of these secondhand stores, Rob, will have the very things that we’re talking about with a cord on them because most other people don’t want them and they will donate them away.
SPEAKER 08 :
It saves an awful lot of suffering.
SPEAKER 20 :
Oh, you guys are talking so much common sense. Rob, no, thank you very much, by the way. I appreciate that. Yeah, so side note, back to Rob’s initial question of the tire sensor. It’s an older car. He’s gone through and he’s called plenty of times. This is a family member’s car that he’s gone through and done some things with and so on. Yeah, when you’ve got even a spare and it’s an 08, I can almost guarantee you, I’m not a betting person, but I can almost guarantee you or bet on that that sensor is no longer sending a signal out because those batteries are typically good for, I don’t know, five to seven years. Yeah, if it’s car is parked.
SPEAKER 10 :
Maybe 10.
SPEAKER 20 :
It doesn’t get used a lot. They could go as long as 10 because the battery’s not being used much. It’s really not.
SPEAKER 06 :
It’s just hanging out.
SPEAKER 20 :
It’ll kind of go to sleep, if you would, because it’s just hanging out. But if it’s being driven at all, six, seven years, Steve’s .10 max. So in that case, that would have been 2018. So, yeah, I would say that most likely that is dead, and that’s an issue there. I agree. And we forget that they have batteries.
SPEAKER 06 :
Well, in most repair shops, and certainly every tire shop has a tire pressure monitoring system tool that you can just hold up next to the tire sensor and see if it’s still putting out a signal or not.
SPEAKER 20 :
Which is exactly, in this particular case, what you really need to do. Now, so for some of you listening that are… Do-it-yourselfers at home and so on. That’s another one of those things where back in the day, TPMSs first came out. All the tooling was super expensive. Tool dealers were kind of the only place you could go buy that or from the dealer itself. And they were very, I mean, I’m talking thousands of dollars back in the day to get equipped to do TPMS. you could shave an entire zero off of that today or less correct there are tools out there even universal type tools not for all cars get to some of the exotics it’s going to get a little weird but for the type of vehicle we were just talking about on that charger you can literally go out and buy some aftermarket stuff have it at home in your own home toolbox for relatively uh 50 60 bucks even and and find everything you need to do for that particular end of things again As technology gets improved and more companies manufacture those things, the less of the price there is and off you go.
SPEAKER 04 :
And the designers are better on the car end because that used to be the biggest problem is you could never get them to work right, even when it was more on their side, the automotive manufacturers.
SPEAKER 20 :
The longer they’re out, the better things get. All right. That’s it for this first hour. We’ve got two more hours coming your way. We’re asking, again, for some of those tips of things to buy that hard-to-buy person in your automotive world. Give us a call. We’ll take some of those calls as well, 303-477-5600. But this is Drive Radio, KLZ 560.
SPEAKER 17 :
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