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HR1 DRIVE RADIO November 2, 2024 by John Rush
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John Rush (Host) :
All right. Good morning, everybody. Drive Radio, KLZ 560. We have got a full crew with us today. Appreciate everybody. And thank you all for tuning in, even the last hour for Fix It Radio. But we’ve got Roy Anditsa from ProTech Auto Shield with us. Good morning.
John Rush (Host) :
Good morning.
John Rush (Host) :
Good morning. Is it cold out still? It’s okay for me. Getting better?
John Rush (Host) :
I thought it was really nice.
John Rush (Host) :
Okay, there we go. And Josh from Legacy and Ridgeline with us as well.
SPEAKER 12 :
It’s a beautiful fall day today.
John Rush (Host) :
You know, I was looking at the flag over here, and it’s not even moving at all. So, yeah, very, very nice day. So those of you that are listening, yes, we’ve got some weather coming in. We’ll talk a little bit about that today as far as being ready and prepared and all of that. And then, of course, if you guys have questions for any of us, myself included, or josh on the mechanical end of things please let us know and then of course roy indeed so when it comes to everything uh from paint to window tint to the clear bra protection to those of you that are looking to even do some advertisement wraps changing the color of your car all of that we can talk about all of that as well and i had several questions on that actually this last week so if any of you have any more questions along those lines please let us know we have the experts here 303 Again, 303-477-5600. You can text us a question as well. I’ll do my best to get those answered. And a lot of you that texted last hour, I apologize. I had to wait until the top of the hour to answer because it’s hard for me when I’m alone to, I cannot text and talk or type and talk at the same time. I’m just not coordinated enough. So I’ll be able to do a little better now that we’ve got a full house and other folks here to help me out. So yes, if you text me, I will get back to you as quickly as I can. If it’s something you want to add into the conversation, by all means, Let us know, 307-200-8222. Okay, question of the day. This could be as you’re just driving around town or a road trip, either one. Do you prefer to be the driver or passenger slash navigator? And this came up because I went over to Roy’s last night to pick up a car, and I rode with my wife, which I don’t normally do. Normally, I’m the driver. And I was the passenger. And I wasn’t a very good passenger last night because I kept telling her what to do. And she was like, are you going to shut up? You guys all know my wife. She says, will you just shut up and let me drive? And I’m just like, you know, you could have gone like 30 seconds ago. Why have we not turned yet? And I’m just, you know, I don’t make a good passenger. Let’s just say that I am not a good passenger ever. Right.
John Rush (Host) :
Same thing.
John Rush (Host) :
You are not? No, I’m not. You’re the driver.
John Rush (Host) :
You know what? Let me tell you a quick story. Before I started the business, because we do a lot of mobile. Right. Now I drive a lot. Yeah. Like a lot. You’re everywhere. Yeah. Now I’m used to drive, and I don’t like to drive. I mean, it’s just I used to fall asleep. Well, that’s not good. Yeah. That’s not good. No, no. Yeah. And now that I’m teaching my daughter how to drive and everything. Yeah. Oh, my gosh. I get dizzy on the passenger seat. I get dizzy. And it’s just crazy. I mean, I get dizzy. My back hurts because the seat is not. It’s not the same. It’s not the same. It’s not my seat. You know what I mean? And oh, my gosh. It’s just. No, no, no. So I’m not the only one. No, I got to drive. I got to have control. Okay.
John Rush (Host) :
Well, that’s me. I don’t do very well as a writer. So, again, that’s the question of the day. You guys can call in with that answer, 303-477-5600. We’ll get around the room, but before we’re done, we’ll get Dietz and Josh to chime in on that as well. But, yeah, me personally, I’m just not – I am not a good passenger at all. I will drive, I did when my brother was ill and we were going down to see him quite a bit down in Houston when he had his cancer, his bout with cancer and all that. The last time coming home from Houston, 18 hours straight and I never got out of the driver’s seat. That’s just me. I’ll drive it all the way through because I’m not a good passenger at all. It is, but that’s just me. So Mike in Highlands Ranch, go ahead, sir.
Caller (Guest) :
Hey, John, good morning. I’m thrilled to be the first caller. You are. I have a break question. Yes. So I’ve noticed throughout the last, well, many, many years of having cars and brakes and et cetera replaced, what causes one shoe to wear more than the other? Is it a matter of the… You know, one side of the brake, particularly on disc brakes, may wear more than the other one. Is it a matter of the calipers, the number of those?
John Rush (Host) :
Good question, by the way. Go ahead, Josh.
SPEAKER 12 :
So 90% of the time it is the caliper pins. So as the calipers move and the brake shoes wear, there’s actually slides that take up for that. And what happens is dirt and grime gets in those pins and rusts or locks them in place. And that’s usually what we find the majority of the time. So one pad is doing more work than the other. Yeah, the one that’s actually getting the force and the other one is not able to move. So basically it would be like when you had drum brakes, a lack of adjustment.
John Rush (Host) :
Okay, here’s a question I have for you, Josh, and Mike, you can chime in on this as well, because over all of the years doing this and doing the work and so on, Josh, my gut feeling is some brake systems, let me say this correctly, do a better job of not having that happen than others. Am I correct in that? You are correct on that.
SPEAKER 12 :
Okay.
John Rush (Host) :
It’s in the design. Okay, so some are just more prone.
SPEAKER 12 :
And then, you know, who did the last brake job, too? Okay, all right. Because a lot of places, they… Just don’t do it right. They don’t clean it up. If you go in and you clean up the pins and you make sure you’ve got good boots and you make sure you lube everything the way it is, it should make it to the next brake job without that being an issue. If it doesn’t, then you actually might have an issue in the caliper itself where it’s not retracting. All right.
Caller (Guest) :
Okay. Let me interject something here. I own a lot of and have owned a lot of exotic cars with some very, very remarkable braking systems.
Caller (Guest) :
Right. Mm-hmm.
Caller (Guest) :
I’ve noticed that even if you’ve got a six-caliber system and you’ve seen those because of the different sizes along the braking system of each of those braking points, they’re different in the front and they are in the rear where they apply the pressure to the pad, correct?
Caller (Guest) :
Correct, correct.
Caller (Guest) :
Okay, so is it still a dirt issue? Because it’s interesting that, frankly, and I service them regularly and have them looked at or have in the past. So this is something that you may get more buildup on the smaller ones, the smaller pistons, than the larger ones or the larger ones as opposed to the smaller ones.
SPEAKER 12 :
I don’t really see it with piston size. It just seems like design size. And what type of pad was in there, too. That’s true, too. So the thing is, if you want like a quiet pad, you usually get a lot more dirt.
Caller (Guest) :
Yeah, no. Well, most of the cars I own are not quiet pads. They’re high performance. I mean, until they’re warmed up. Right, they don’t stop. They’re absolutely, and when they’re warmed up, they’re stunning. I mean, what they will do is stunning.
Caller (Guest) :
Right.
Caller (Guest) :
But before that, you’ve got some real issues with noise, which I’m okay with. I don’t care about that.
John Rush (Host) :
Right, right. i think a lot of it mike and josh you can chime in as well i think some of it mike comes down to just the overall caliper design and traditionally and i think this is pretty true across the board maybe not on every single design but for the most part the outer pad will wear at a lesser reduced amount than the inner pad that is up against the pistons are i think that’s just natural as you get for pretty much any car that i’ve ever serviced mike throughout the years You can get them to be fairly equal, but if you took a micrometer and measured them, you’re going to find the inside pad wears faster than the outside pad.
Caller (Guest) :
Yep, that’s very true. That’s exactly been a John of the thank you. That’s been my experience throughout the whole process, even the pads on… on my daily drivers that I’ve had through the years.
John Rush (Host) :
That’s interesting that you say… And really quick, Mike, for everybody listening, so that folks understand why, that inner pad is the first one to apply… period in the other pad think of it as a follower pad so that initial hit on the rotor is going to come from the inside pad and then the outside pads going to follow so even that momentary momentarily is what I should say that that inner pad hitting even if it’s a nanosecond before the other one every single time you break that’s happening oh and that I get it that makes incredible sense
Caller (Guest) :
Because when I’ve replaced the brakes on my 4Runner with aftermarket brakes, and the interesting, what people don’t understand is the brake hand that they suggest, the amount of heat that is generated, when you hit your brakes, is stunning, absolutely stunning. When they give you that break-in procedure, they say, okay, as you come up, then put it in park so you allow the brake pads to come away from the disc so that they don’t heat up.
John Rush (Host) :
Really quick, on those lines, just for people to go look at, because it’s fascinating to me, Mike. There is a video I watched this past week, and one of you may have sent it to me, one of you listeners. Mike, you may have even sent it. I don’t remember now. I get so much stuff that comes at times, I kind of forget where things come from.
Caller (Guest) :
I know you do.
John Rush (Host) :
But there is a video of F1 car brakes and how hot they actually get, and it is absolutely fascinating to watch them get to, like, 1,800 degrees, and I’m not exaggerating, red hot like coals, and yet they still function. Yes.
SPEAKER 12 :
Yeah, that’s why watching night races is so nice.
John Rush (Host) :
It’s unbelievable. It is unbelievable, Mike.
Caller (Guest) :
I have seen similar ones with brakes in the Le Mans series, and yes, no, you’re absolutely right. And once again, what I was stunned at in the braking period for the high-performance brakes that I put in is how important it is to allow those to cool in between. Yep. What do they say? We want you to accelerate to 45 miles an hour and then brake with this type of pedal, a 5-pedal or a 4-pedal or an 8-pedal, which is a hard pedal or a 9-pedal. And then get off them. Don’t let the pads sit against the… Right, let it cool. while you’re breaking it in or we’re going to have a problem. And the stunning amount of heat that is generated on a regular passenger car break is remarkable.
John Rush (Host) :
Oh, so much that most people don’t realize this, Mike, but to the bare hand, no gloves after you’ve driven it for any length of time at all, you’re not going to touch them. They’ll burn you.
Caller (Guest) :
You’re not going to touch them.
John Rush (Host) :
They’ll burn you.
Caller (Guest) :
Well, that’s interesting. Okay.
John Rush (Host) :
Great question, by the way. That’s a great overall question. And really quick, Mike, to dovetail into this, because this is something that comes up with a lot of the shops that I coach from time to time as well, is the price difference between getting a correct break job done versus a lot of the quick, quote-unquote, places that are out there advertising break jobs. There is a vast difference between a high-quality break job and one of those places.
Caller (Guest) :
John, let me interject and agree with you. So what happens is this is along the same lines that you continue to promote on your show, and that is quality work, taking care of your vehicle, maintaining it, finding a good quality shop that knows what they’re doing, and it saves you money in the long run. If you’re going to use it, get a cheap brake job with that, then you’re stepping over a dollar to save a dime.
Caller (Guest) :
And it’s just stupid.
Caller (Guest) :
And by the way, as I might point out to people, that guess what? Brakes are kind of important.
John Rush (Host) :
Yeah, just a little.
Caller (Guest) :
Just a little.
John Rush (Host) :
Probably between that and steering, Mike, the most important thing is on the car.
Caller (Guest) :
Thank you, John.
John Rush (Host) :
You’re the man, Mike. That was a great question, by the way. Great start to the day. Appreciate you, Mike. All right, Jerry, Eva, you guys hang tight. We’ll come right back. Don’t go anywhere. Drive Radio KLZ 560.
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John Rush (Host) :
And yes, that last ad you heard, Roy and Dietze both from ProTech with us today. We’ve got a question on everything from ceramic coating, the difference in the qualities of paint protection film, which is essentially clear bra. It’s a short name, but it’s really paint protection film because it’s not just the bra of the car anymore. You can do it anywhere you want to as far as that goes, even the door sills and things like that. We’ll talk about some of that today. window tint and of course uh when you when you talk about doing you know your your advertising and all of that doing the wraps and or just doing a color change they can do all of that for you as well then of course josh from regional auto brokers and legacy automotive with us today as well jerry and greely you are next go ahead on my daily commute between greely and fort collins uh
Caller (Guest) :
When I’m driving to work in the afternoon, it’s obvious that the traffic lights on the highways are controlled by a timed cycle. And then when I come home late at night with much less traffic, it’s obvious that there’s some sort of… AI, I guess, to where the vehicles coming from the crossroads immediately get the right of way.
John Rush (Host) :
Yeah, they’re using cameras, and there’s a controller inside that box that’s there next to the street. Every stoplight has one of them. And really quick, Jerry, great comment. And I do think a lot of people hate AI or they’re afraid of AI. What I will tell you is if we can get more AI into traffic lights, I think you’ll see traffic moving much better. Some of these stupid lights that I go and sit at at times, Jerry, I’m thinking to myself, who in the world? program this dumb light, because whatever it’s doing is about opposite of what it ought to be doing. And AI would fix a lot of that. But that’ll take time, as you know, because it’s, you know, it’s going to be an upgrade to a lot of these boxes that are out there. But as more and more cities do that, you’re going to see traffic flow better.
Caller (Guest) :
Okay. Well, I guess I kind of live in a bubble. I haven’t been to the big city down there in Denver for years, but I didn’t know if that was a common thing.
John Rush (Host) :
You know what? Believe it or not, even here, some cities, some places, some intersections, yes, they’re very quote-unquote smart, and they do a pretty good job of traffic flow. And there’s other places, Jerry, where it’s about as defunct, if you ask me, as any other place in America would be, rural or otherwise. I mean, it’s a hodgepodge here. It really, there is not a, even inside of a city, it’s not like there’s a set standard and every intersection is going to be smart. We have some really, really dumb intersections in town.
Caller (Guest) :
I’m dead serious.
John Rush (Host) :
We really do. There are some that you literally sit there and you think to yourself, well, wait a minute. There’s no traffic coming. Why has this not – I’ll give you an example. There’s out on Highway 85, and I think it’s 128th Avenue. that particular light there is not run, in my opinion, in a smart way at all. They have got it so screwed up, untimed. They’re not watching the traffic. They’re not doing the things that you’re talking about. It’s all done off of time versus the cameras. And there’s times where you’ll be sitting there on the turn lane trying to go back west on 128th off of 85. And they’re in another car coming for a half a mile. And yet you just sit there and wait and wait and wait and wait. And I’m thinking to myself, you could have gone 100 times over. But that light isn’t smart enough to figure that out that’s one example jerry where it’s a dumb light
Caller (Guest) :
I was also wondering about human observations of the traffic. I stumbled across a YouTube video of a law enforcement officer making the traffic stop. He gets attacked by the driver. He’s wrestling with the driver on the side of the road. His hands are full. He can’t key his mic to call for help. But it apparently just so happens that somebody somewhere is looking at that intersection from a camera. and they see what’s going on, and then they call for backup. And I just wondered how many times there’s people observing the traffic.
John Rush (Host) :
That’s a great question. I don’t think as much as you would think, I’m guessing that was a very unique situation where somebody just happened to be monitoring that intersection at that time. And that particular officer was very lucky. Now there’s places like the tunnel, for example, Eisenhower tunnel, where they monitor that 24 seven, they are watching for anything that would go wrong inside the tunnel, the approach to the tunnel coming away from the tunnel. Uh, it’s I’ve been in it. I’ve watched the con I’ve been in the control room at the tunnel itself. We’ve done a tour there in the past as a show. And that’s one of those, Jerry, where they are watching every single aspect of what’s going on there 24-7, 365 or six days a year, depending upon what year it is. And they are monitoring it closely. But that, I think, is the exception to the rule.
Caller (Guest) :
Hmm.
Caller (Guest) :
Okay. Well, I don’t know anything about these matters.
John Rush (Host) :
No, that’s a great question. No, and really quick, Jerry, there is – I know I’m weird. I watch a lot of weird videos. I’ve actually – there’s an actual traffic light guy. I don’t know what – servicer, installer, whatever you want to call him. who has put a lot of videos up on the internals of that box and how those are actually working and how the computer is extrapolating some of the things, Jerry, that you’re talking about. And if it’s a smart intersection, he explains how everything in that box is working. It’s pretty cool. You should go look it up. It’s on YouTube. It’s worth watching.
Caller (Guest) :
Okay. Well, I appreciate the tip and the information.
John Rush (Host) :
You’re very welcome, Jerry. Appreciate it very much. Eva, let’s get your question in before the break. Go ahead, Eva.
Caller (Guest) :
Oh, hi. Can I first give you the response to your question before?
John Rush (Host) :
Absolutely.
Caller (Guest) :
I love to drive. I drive cross-country. I love it. But if somebody else is driving, I love that even more because I like to look around. instead of keeping my eyes on the road, especially as I’m getting older, you have to do that.
John Rush (Host) :
Sure. So that means you’re a good passenger, not like me. I’m a bad passenger.
Caller (Guest) :
I’m a great passenger, and I think a great driver.
John Rush (Host) :
I am a good driver, bad passenger.
Caller (Guest) :
That’s okay. I wouldn’t mind having you drive because I love to look around.
John Rush (Host) :
I wouldn’t mind that at all. No, I like good passengers. That’s always fun.
Caller (Guest) :
All right. Hey, so my important question is this. Not that the other wasn’t important to say, but I have an old Toyota RAV4. I don’t use it very often.
Caller (Guest) :
Okay.
Caller (Guest) :
I love it. I love to drive stick shifts, so… That’s my baby. Anyhow, I thought the battery, because I hadn’t used it for a while, I thought the battery was going bad. But then I got a battery charger. I couldn’t find mine. And so I got a new battery charger, and it didn’t do anything. And as I was trying to get it started, it made different sounds than usual. And so somebody suggested it might be the starter.
SPEAKER 12 :
Josh, thoughts? So do you get a click or anything like that? And do you have lights on the dash? So when you turn the key, does everything light up?
Caller (Guest) :
Oh, I’m sorry. I forgot to tell you. I have lights on the headlights.
SPEAKER 12 :
The headlights do come on.
Caller (Guest) :
Yeah.
SPEAKER 12 :
Okay. And then do you get like a little tick? Everyone’s having like a little click and it still won’t start?
Caller (Guest) :
Well, Actually, it was a faster clicking, and it made a weird noise, and I thought, I’m going to stop trying because I don’t want to blow anything up when it made a different noise in the engine. Or, you know, under the hood.
SPEAKER 12 :
Right. So with the faster clicking, it’s on the battery side. So either your cable ends are dirty and it can’t get enough voltage to the car, or the battery itself is not producing enough power. If it was the starter, you would just get like a little thud. You’d get a click and nothing else. But if you get a click, click, click, click, click, click, click, it’s usually you’re not able to get enough voltage into the car. So I would check your battery cable ends, make sure they’re not dirty, and then I would actually have that battery test to make sure that it can do what it needs to do.
Caller (Guest) :
Okay, okay, so take out the battery, have it tested, and clean cables. And also, because I don’t use it very often, and I live out in the minor boondocks between the two cities, you know, and I have, I know mice can chew stuff.
SPEAKER 12 :
They can, and they do.
Caller (Guest) :
Yeah, so I should look at that. But, okay, so right now it doesn’t sound like I need to get it towed in to have a starter. Because if it’s a starter, there’s nothing I can do.
SPEAKER 12 :
Right, but with the battery, what I would do is pull that battery out, have it tested, and then take your old toothbrush and some baking soda and water and clean those battery cables up really well.
Caller (Guest) :
on that car all right so that’ll help all right that’s all that that’s very helpful and if none of that works i’ll call back next saturday all right yeah and we’ll keep helping you uh appreciate you very much eva i love that i have you here well we love having you eve if you need anything you let us know Oh, you bet. Thank you so much.
John Rush (Host) :
Absolutely. No, appreciate it very much. And, yeah, everything she described, just dead low battery, that for those of you listening, when you hear that fast clicking, what that typically means is there’s not enough voltage to engage the solenoid to get everything rolling. I know I’m speaking in layman’s terms as much as I can. Right. Those of you that are more technical, don’t accuse me of that. I know how a starter works, but there’s not enough juice to get things rolling along, and that clicking is essentially the starter trying to engage, but there’s not enough voltage there to make all that happen.
SPEAKER 12 :
Not enough power to make it happen.
John Rush (Host) :
Not enough power.
SPEAKER 12 :
Not enough juice. She brought up another good point. It’s fall. It’s starting to get cold. The mice are going to start moving into your cars because your car is a little bit warmer. So do whatever you can to keep them from getting into your car.
John Rush (Host) :
Great point. And I had another – Texter, remind me that you would be surprised, and this is for Roy and Dietze, how many people still don’t know what PPF actually is? So when we come back, I want you to describe what that is because there are still people out there. Then this person sent me a text message off of one of the… the facebook groups locally where that topic came up and people still have no idea what ppf is so there’s folks out there listening that probably don’t either we’ll explain that as soon as we come back again lines are open 303-477-5600 we’ll be right back drive radio klz 560.
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John Rush (Host) :
Have you ever thought about owning a classic car, hot rod, older truck, or an out of the norm vehicle? Worldwide Vintage Autos is the place to go for all your vintage car and truck needs. With over 80,000 square feet of indoor showroom and warehouse space, they make the shopping experience easy every vehicle they sell is checked out by their own staff and is verified as a road worthy vehicle and this includes consignment vehicles when you buy a vehicle from worldwide it’s a vehicle you can safely drive home they sell over 1200 vehicles a year and most of their inventory comes from people like you and me if you want to eliminate the hassle of selling your vintage or unique vehicle give them a call today By the way, sign up today for the VIP list. They’ll give you updates on all their new inventory that the general public doesn’t see yet, and it’s at a discounted price. Worldwide Vintage Autos. Don’t let the name fool you. They sell worldwide, but their showroom is right 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. Lucy and John, hang tight. I’ve got a question. I have a question for Roy and Dietz, and I know Josh does as well, when it comes to PPF, paint protection film, which a lot of folks back in the day called it, and we all still do kind of. In Colorado, our nickname for it was clear bra. But the technical name is paint protection film, so PPF. So, colored PPF. Which we now make, and that’s why we call it PPF instead of clear, Brock. It’s not clear anymore in some cases. You can get it colored, matched, whatever. My question is how accurate are those colors if somebody wants to try to match the color of their car? How accurate are they? No.
John Rush (Host) :
Not. No, they’re not good.
John Rush (Host) :
So if you get red and red, it’s not going to be exact.
John Rush (Host) :
Oh, no. No, no. It’s more like for custom site. You know what I mean? Okay. It’s like someone wants to do a color change just to make your car look different and nice. And then you decide to add the protection to it. And then you choose the color PPF. I see. To match that. There’s a difference between the vinyl wraps.
John Rush (Host) :
Right. Which Josh asked earlier, so hold that thought. Let’s take a couple questions. We’ll come back to that because that’s not one and the same either, and there’s misconceptions on that as well. Lucy and Golden, though, go ahead.
Caller (Guest) :
Hi there. I’ve been shopping for a vehicle, and I’ve gone to several car dealerships.
John Rush (Host) :
I’m sorry. I feel your pain.
Caller (Guest) :
I was just going to say, the salesmen think they’re doing me a favor by just talking to me.
John Rush (Host) :
Okay, so I’ve got some advice, but let’s hear the rest of your story first.
Caller (Guest) :
Well, I leave feeling frustrated and insignificant, but I have to compliment a business I heard about on your show.
John Rush (Host) :
Hang on, Lucy, I’m going to stop you because no one ever shopping for anything, no matter what it is, should feel that way leaving. If you are, that is not a place for you to do business, period.
Caller (Guest) :
I agree, but there’s a lot of those places around.
John Rush (Host) :
And I’m going to give you some tips on how to avoid that, but go ahead, keep going.
Caller (Guest) :
Well, I have to compliment a business I heard about on your show, John. I listen to you religiously. I made an appointment with Ridgeline Auto Brokers in Boulder.
John Rush (Host) :
That’s Josh, the owner, sitting here with us.
Caller (Guest) :
Justin stepped out of the office to meet me when I arrived, which I thought was very respectful. And he was very kind and patient with me. And I’ve got to tell you, it is worth the drive to work with Ridgeline because they are professional. And I left feeling really good about my time there. And he sat down and worked with me and, you know, spent as much time as I needed to get the information I needed from him. So especially for single ladies out there that don’t shop with our husbands, these are the guys you want to work with. They work fabulous in every way.
John Rush (Host) :
Well, A, thank you. We have really close relationships with all of our folks, but Josh and I especially, and Roy and I, I coach these guys as well, Lucy, so we talk on a very, very routine basis. So, A, thank you. That warms all of our hearts greatly. We want to provide that type of service. Now, if you’re somebody listening and you don’t have that ability, Maybe you’re out of the state even and you don’t have the ability to drive to Boulder and see Josh and Justin and all that. Lucy, let me give you, even you, in the future, a tip on how some of this should work. So first thing you have to decide is, Number one, and I know sometimes you don’t know because you’ve got to look at some of the different vehicles to determine, what car am I looking for? And what I would suggest on that, Lucy, is do as much research as you can on the front side. We do car reviews here. My son and I do. We’ve done them now since 2008. So I’ve been doing car reviews for a very, very long time. Look at some of the reviews. Just remember that, and I say this in my own reviews, just because it’s something I like, And fits me doesn’t mean it may for you. So every review you have to kind of take with a grain of salt, look at the big picture, I guess you could say, but determine in the end, new or used, what car am I looking for? And then, you know, the next thing that I do, even if you’re looking for a new car in my case, who has one? So who’s got that particular car? And the third thing that I do is once I find where that car is, I do all of my negotiation work and what I’m trying to get accomplished either via email, text, or phone without ever walking in the door in the first place.
SPEAKER 12 :
Makes it a lot faster.
John Rush (Host) :
Because in the end, you can make everything a lot smoother and faster. Now, the other thing that that does, Lucy, is that really, I guess in layman’s terms, separates the men from the boys. If they’re not willing to help negotiate with me in that manner, I don’t need to deal with them. I don’t care what the car is.
Caller (Guest) :
Right, I hear you. And I do enjoy your reviews of vehicles. Some of them I can’t afford.
John Rush (Host) :
Well, there are some that I can relate right there with you. I could not see myself driving on a daily basis either, so I can fully understand what you’re saying there, absolutely. And, again, that’s why we have a huge mix of cars. I mean, honestly, Lucy, everything from, you know, I just drove a little Buick. You’ll hear a review of that today. About 11.30 we’ll do a review. That’s a $30,000 new car, four-door SUV, 1.4 liter engine. I believe it is turbocharged, four-cylinder engine, 30 miles to the gallon, very luxurious inside, and you wouldn’t think that coming out of a Buick, but a fabulous car for $30,000. So we’ve got everything from cars that we drive in the low 20s all the way up into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Caller (Guest) :
Good to know, and that helps because I find car shopping very confusing. Because even in every line of cars, if you go to Lexus, they have so many different models with so many different engines and so many different features. And I find it confusing.
John Rush (Host) :
You are not the only one that’s that way. Even myself, who’s in this business, or Roy and Josh, who are as well, even for us, there is times where it literally, Lucy, can make your head spin. There are so many different options and makes and models, and even inside of that particular line or even that particular model, there’s a ton of options. So, yeah, no, it can make even the best of us our head spin. Absolutely. Absolutely.
Caller (Guest) :
Oh, good to hear, because there’s a lot. And when I go into a dealership, I want to become educated about the vehicle. But it seems a lot of the salespeople are taught how to sell, but they don’t really know the product that well.
John Rush (Host) :
Lucy, I will tell you, with the exception of maybe one or two folk that I deal with regularly, the majority of salespeople know far less about the product than I do. Mm-hmm.
Caller (Guest) :
Yes, and I’ll even ask questions, and I know the answers, and they can’t even answer them correctly. That’s a good test. Instead of saying they don’t know, they’ll give you an answer they think you want to hear, and it’s not even the correct information.
John Rush (Host) :
And that is wrong. Again, I teach people how to do this on a regular basis. That is the number one rule that you break when you’re trying to sell something to someone. What they’re doing is breaking rule number one. Never tell the customer something you don’t know is a fact.
Caller (Guest) :
Well, there’s a lot of that going around, so I wish you could train more of these people.
John Rush (Host) :
Well, honestly, Lucy, I wish I could as well because I think things would be a lot better in the world, but I can’t, so it is what it is.
Caller (Guest) :
Well, I’ve got to tell you, Justin was great at educating me, informing me. They have excellent vehicles there, and I would not hesitate to go back. And like I say… If you’re a single gal and you want to be treated with kindness and respect and patience, that’s the place to go because it’s very impressive. Awesome.
John Rush (Host) :
Well, again, Lucy, thank you. We appreciate that. And that was, for all of you listening, that was not a solicited for testimonial. Lucy, you just called in, so thank you.
Caller (Guest) :
You bet. Thank you, John.
John Rush (Host) :
I appreciate it. No, thank you very much. And it was very kind of her, by the way, to do that. But, yeah, I can speak for this because I know these guys personally, and you hear them on air with us on a regular basis. Josh, the owner, is here with us right now. That’s the business that they run. It is. It’s the way we do it. It’s that simple. There’s nothing hidden. Just walk in and ask questions, and we’ll answer it for you.
SPEAKER 12 :
Yeah, exactly.
John Rush (Host) :
Not that hard. John, Bill, you guys hang tight. We’ve got one line open, 303-477-5600. This is Drive Radio, KLZ 560.
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John Rush (Host) :
All right, we are back. Drive Radio, KLZ 560. Again, Josh from Legacy Automotive and Ridgeline Auto Brokers. We just heard a testimonial about them a moment ago. And Dietze and Roy from ProTech Auto Shield with us as well. John and Cheyenne, go ahead, sir.
Caller (Guest) :
All right, John, a couple of quick comments before my question.
John Rush (Host) :
Sure.
Caller (Guest) :
I love EVAs. I love that she gets in there and puts her hands in there and gets her hands dirty.
Caller (Guest) :
I like the fact she’s driving a stick shift. That’s even better.
Caller (Guest) :
That’s the 2024 anti-theft.
Caller (Guest) :
That’s it. Exactly.
Caller (Guest) :
I would love to see how many 20-year-olds that haven’t had military service could drive a stick.
John Rush (Host) :
Well, we know, not many. There’s even valet signs now that will get put out, John, that will say, you know, no manual transmissions. They can’t drive them.
Caller (Guest) :
Yeah. We can’t sell a manual transmission right now.
John Rush (Host) :
It’s ridiculous.
Caller (Guest) :
And I guess it’s still pretty hard to find one at this point, other than in probably trucks.
John Rush (Host) :
That’s probably, I mean, I think the ratio is about 2% of all cars made now have a manual.
Caller (Guest) :
So I guess if you want one specifically, you’re ordering it.
John Rush (Host) :
Pretty much. Other than I did hear that, and I don’t know if this is a good move or not, but Jeep is going to only sell the V6 Wranglers in the future with a standard transmission.
Caller (Guest) :
Wow.
Caller (Guest) :
Well, that’ll keep the Jeep mechanics in clutches.
John Rush (Host) :
Yeah. I’m sorry. I don’t know why that decision was made, but that’s what I’ve heard.
Caller (Guest) :
Okay. And then Lucy was so right about how car dealers speak to you. And I do what you do, John. I do all my research online. And then I go in and tell them what I want. But the other thing I love about Colorado-Wyoming, which I didn’t have back east, was the fact that the dealerships are closed on Sunday. So you could drive by the lot and take a look at the car that you’re thinking about buying without having somebody… constantly on your back right you know what i mean yep um i know some dealers don’t like that because they lose a day of sales but that makes it easier if i know that uh you know right joe chevy has the blaze or the tahoe that i want because i’m a lot and it’s everything i want then it makes my life easier when I have to go in there and start negotiating.
John Rush (Host) :
Correct. In Colorado, because of the blue laws they’re called, and the dealers, the last time those came around, they really fought hard to make sure that that wouldn’t change because they like being closed on Sunday. They’ll say it’s for family and a day of rest and all that. I think, though, John, it’s as much of what you just said as anything. I think people get an opportunity to go by and look at things and make decisions without somebody there hassling them.
Caller (Guest) :
All right. So… Okay, so here’s my question for you and Josh because I need a couple old mechanics. Is there a trick to get the tape off of a wiring harness to look for a short?
SPEAKER 12 :
Is there a trick? Seam ripper. So go to your wife’s sewing kit and get a seam ripper. And you start at one and you put that seam ripper in and you just rip right up the tape. That’s what I use all day long. I buy them from Amazon in bulk.
Caller (Guest) :
A seam ripper. I never even thought of that. And I know my wife has a sewing kit, so she probably got one.
SPEAKER 12 :
Makes it simple. Or we’ll go to Walmart. They’re a dollar. I buy the cheap ones because I’m always breaking the tips off. Because I’ll run into something in the harness that you can’t find until you get there and it just breaks the tips. So I literally buy the bulk and give them to all my techs, too.
Caller (Guest) :
Oh, you know, I wish I would have called a half hour ago. I just left Cheyenne.
Caller (Guest) :
Yeah, don’t destroy your wife’s good seam ripper that she’s had forever, but I’m sure she’s got a cheap one in there.
Caller (Guest) :
Oh, okay. But yeah, sewing department at Walmart, if she doesn’t have one, I guess I’ll be heading there. sometime during the day on Monday.
John Rush (Host) :
Now, really quick, what you can use if you don’t have that, and some of you guys listening have really good, sharp, stainless steel, the short scissors, the real short ones, you can take just one half of that scissor with the blade up, of course, and do essentially the same thing Josh is talking about, but they’ve got to be really sharp or you’ll just tear stuff up.
Caller (Guest) :
What about a… You know the real little… Swiss Army Knife, the one you can put on your keychain. It’s got one I have one of those with a really sharp blade on it.
SPEAKER 12 :
You think that would work? I’ve used it. It does. You’ve got to keep the tension right on it as you push it up. Correct. And be careful. There’s always something hidden in there. Don’t want to nick a wire.
Caller (Guest) :
Okay, and then last question. Do they make an open shrink wrap that you can put over a wire that You know, that you can’t slide over the wire that, like, it’s slit down the side and then it’ll shrink tight?
SPEAKER 12 :
No, because you can’t heat it up and shrink it. So you have to get it over the wire to shrink it because you can’t have that gap. Right, right. So you can always use… You can’t have that opening. Yeah, go to the auto parts store. You can buy a liquid electrical tape, and that’s what you can use.
Caller (Guest) :
Okay, because I’ve got to find the short, John, in the RAM because halfway to work… Oh, and this is a challenge for everybody if you haven’t done it in a while. Halfway to work, that short, knocks out my cruise control. And when was the last time you drove on the interstate without cruise control? You should try it. It’s one of those things that we don’t realize how much we miss until we miss it.
Caller (Guest) :
Right. True.
Caller (Guest) :
So, John, have a great day.
John Rush (Host) :
You too.
Caller (Guest) :
Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
John Rush (Host) :
You bet. You too, John. Appreciate it. Yeah, so some of you do it yourself, or there’s a little tip on things. Bill and Lakewood, we’ve got a couple minutes. Go ahead.
Caller (Guest) :
Okay, quick question. Just the Bing, we bought the Bing. That worked pretty good. Good. And then on the news, and if you talked about it earlier, I must have missed it. They were talking about these nationals from other countries watching these shop owners or people that own businesses when they were working, they were robbing their houses.
John Rush (Host) :
Yeah, they were taking stuff while they were at work. Absolutely, yes.
Caller (Guest) :
But anyway, the reason why I called was it’s time for my wife to get a new car. We’re thinking either a RAV4… Or the Trailblazer. I don’t know.
John Rush (Host) :
Both are very good cars. I wouldn’t hesitate to buy either one. The RAV4 on the resale side, probably better than the Chevy.
Caller (Guest) :
Well, this is probably a keeper for we’re getting old.
John Rush (Host) :
And it wouldn’t matter.
Caller (Guest) :
I don’t know if you remember when I called you. She’s driving the Equinox when they downsized the engine.
Caller (Guest) :
Right.
Caller (Guest) :
And the whole interior is all plastic.
Caller (Guest) :
Right.
Caller (Guest) :
She don’t like it as much. This is about a third Equinox. She doesn’t like this one out of all of them.
John Rush (Host) :
Gotcha. Yeah, and again, Trailblazer, RAV4, they’re not the same vehicle. If I had to choose one or the other, I’d hate to say I’d probably go RAV4.
John Rush (Host) :
I have a RAV4. I really like it. I drove it all the way to California.
John Rush (Host) :
There’s a testimonial. That was fine.
Caller (Guest) :
Yeah, I’ve never had any issues with it.
John Rush (Host) :
Okay. Thanks a lot. You’re very welcome, Bill. No, that one is pretty easy as far as I’m concerned. So, Wade, two minutes. Go ahead, sir.
Caller Wade (Guest) :
Hey, John.
John Rush (Host) :
Hey, Wade.
Caller Wade (Guest) :
I have a question, but first I’ll just start off. Race car passenger, much scarier than me in driving.
John Rush (Host) :
Yeah, I can imagine. Absolutely.
Caller Wade (Guest) :
I have done that.
John Rush (Host) :
Yes, you are correct.
Caller Wade (Guest) :
Yeah, if you ever have time, look up Mitch Hedberg and talking about being a race car passenger. Like, hey, can I hang my feet out the window? Like, why do I have to keep turning left? Yeah. Can I turn the stereo on?
Caller (Guest) :
That’s hilarious. I’ll watch it.
Caller Wade (Guest) :
But anyway, different question. So I’m in, my dad is in direct competition with like Worldwide Vintage and Cars Remember When and those people. Car sales, classic cars, high rods, muscle cars, we’re having trouble. Like nobody’s, one to buy or Really, just nobody wants to buy anything right now. Nope, not until after Tuesday.
John Rush (Host) :
I’m wondering if you have any thoughts on that. Not until after Tuesday. We were having that same conversation off-air, Wade, and that’s true for a lot of businesses, not just what you guys are encountering. A lot will change after we get through Tuesday, Wednesday of this week. But in general, for most businesses, retail especially, it’s just down right now. People are waiting to spend money until they see what happens Tuesday, which to me makes no sense because for the average person, Wade, nothing will change.
Caller Wade (Guest) :
I agree with you, but yeah, that was kind of my thought, is it comes down to the election. That’s exactly right, 100%. Oh, boy. Well, I hope it…
John Rush (Host) :
I’m just going to be glad it’s over because it’ll get things back to normal, Wade. I’ll let you roll with that. If you have another question, call us back next hour. But, yeah, for a lot of people, those of you that aren’t in business, yeah, businesses right now, there’s a lot of folks that are literally, you know, they’re surviving, they’re doing okay, they’re making ends meet, but they’re waiting for this thing to get over because at the end of the day, they’re not doing what they would normally do this time of the year because of that. And that will, of course, change eventually. this upcoming week, and we’ll talk maybe a little bit about that next Saturday. We’ll see how things go. All right, that’s it for hour number one. We’ve got two more hours coming your way. Give us a call, 303-477-5600, Drive Radio, KLZ 560.
John Rush (Host) :
Still haven’t had enough? Go to drive-radio.com. Email your questions and comments. Download previous programs and find lots of useful information, including your nearest Colorado Select Auto Care Center. That’s drive-radio.com. Thanks for listening to Drive Radio, sponsored by the member shops of Colorado Select Auto Care Centers. On KLZ 560.
