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Auto Talk Radio — 321 episodes

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The new State of California Vehicle safety inspection that replaced the Old Brake and Light Inspection

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Summer Maintenance tips, to keep you and your vehicle on the road

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Belt Failures on your vehicle, how often should belts and tensioners be Inspected

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The Importance of Yearly alignments when it comes to your vehicle

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How Poor Vehicle Maintenance May wreck your Wallet

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10 Mistakes during Maintenance that will damage your vehicle

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Counterfeit Auto Parts and how this May effect you and your family!

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The Automotive Industry has a career for Everyone

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Tune ups and how that term relates to today’s vehicles

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How Important is it to replace spark plugs when recommended

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How to go about Choosing a quality Automotive Facility, prior to needing one

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How important is a yearly alignment for your vehicle

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How to Make your vehicle Last 200, 000 Miles

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The benefits of having a directed Injected vehicle when it comes to fuel

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The top Ten Mistakes we see made by Unqualified technicians

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Maintaining your vehicle cooling system for hot weather

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The Best Money Spent on a Repair is on a qualified technician to diagnosis your vehicle right the first time

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Published myths when it comes to servicing your vehicle

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Multiply Gas Saving with Proper vehicle Maintenance

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Helping your vehicle survive in Hot Temperatures

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Most common Failures that cause the check Engine light on your vehicle

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2025 Lowest rated vehicles for the Year

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Shhhh... Listen to your car, it's telling you What Repair is needed.

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Signs you should pull your vehicle over Immediately

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Your vehicle fluids and servicing them

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Replacing your tires and what you need to know!

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Proper Diagnosis and how important is it

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Tips to making your vehicle last longer

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Vehicles with Excessive Oil Consumption and the Cause’s

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Top Vehicle Maintenance Myths

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The best vehicle Safety features in 2025

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Gas Prices and Saving Money, prices are better everywhere but here in California

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Batteries, and everything you may want to know about them and your vehicle

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The Importance Of proper Diagnosis at a Quality Facility | 12.27.25

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Top Most common Transmission Problems | 12.20.25

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Changes that have come about since the Election for Auto Cost, fuel Cost , EV discounts | 12.13.25

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5 Most common causes of vehicle break downs | 12.06.25

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Extended warranties are they worth the money they charge for them | 11.29.25

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Noises from your vehicle and what these noises could mean | 11.22.25

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Top Vehicle Automotive Brands Causing headaches for consumers | 11.15.25

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Most common Cause’s we currently see in California for the Check engine light to Illuminate on your vehicle | 11.08.25

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Keeping Critters out of your vehicle in wet winter Months | 11.01.25

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Fuel Induction Services what are the true Benefits of this service for your vehicle | 10.25.25

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Used vehicles that you should avoid purchasing | 10.18.25

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Cost versus Price when it comes to your Vehicle’s service or repair | 10.11.25

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Vehicle Warning Lights that you should never Ignore | 10.04.25

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Keys to keeping your vehicle Maintained and on the road | 09.27.25

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Vehicle Recalls and TSB’s, what doe s all this mean to you and your vehicle | 09.20.25

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Recommend Services what should you be following when it comes to your vehicle | 09.13.25

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What are the Most common repairs we are seeing these days at our repair facilities | 09.06.25

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Ev’s what is the true Cost of Ownership of an EV Vehicle | 08.30.25

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Timing Belts, when should they be replaced and why | 08.23.25

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AC, what should you know about having your AC Serviced as we are currently in the hottest months here in Southern California | 08.16.25

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What you should know about Parts and the quality of parts being used in your vehicle repair | 08.09.25

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Vehicle Noises that you should never Ignore | 08.02.25

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Fluid servicing Intervals for your vehicle and what you should know | 07.26.25

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Ways you may be killing your vehicle! | 07.19.25

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Hybrid & Electric Vehicles Current status, and is one for these vehicles right for you | 07.12.25

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The Most common Vehicle Purchasing Mistakes we see Made | 07.05.25

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Cooling system and other vehicle fluid services, is there such a thing as lifetime fluids on a vehicle | 06.28.25

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Belts on your vehicle, when should they be Inspected | 06.21.25

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Why a yearly alignment is so important for your vehicle | 06.14.25

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Poor Vehicle Maintenance and how it could wreck your wallet | 06.07.25

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Join us while we discuss the benefits and features of today’s Direct Injected Gasoline vehicles | 05.31.25

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The Auto Industry Career’s, there are numerous careers, Join us while we cover all the ins and outs of the automotive Field | 05.24.25

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Finding the right repair and service facility before you need one | 05.17.25

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Very Damaging vehicle Maintenance Mistakes | 05.10.25

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Should you fix the vehicle or trade for a newer one | 05.03.25

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The top Mistakes Made by Unqualified technicians | 04.26.25

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Why the Best Money spent on a repair is for a qualified Diagnosis | 04.19.25

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Spark plug replacement for your vehicle and the importance following manufacturers recommendations | 04.12.25

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Myths when it comes to servicing your vehicle | 04.05.25

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Multiply your Gas savings with the proper vehicle Maintenance | 03.29.25

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Counterfeit Auto Parts and what you should know about the parts being installed on your vehicle | 03.22.25

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The most Important things to look for when purchasing a used Vehicle | 03.15.25

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Alignment on your vehicle and what is important to know when it comes needing this service performed | 03.08.25

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How the Term Tune-up has changed with Newer Vehicles | 03.01.25

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Most common Failures when it comes to the check engine light | 02.22.25

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Proper Diagnosis when it comes to check engine lights | 02.15.25

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Everything you should know about your vehicle’s battery | 02.08.25

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Fluid Service Intervals and the right Time to service your fluids | 02.01.25

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Supplying the right information to get you vehicle fixed right the first time | 01.25.25

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The Best vehicle Safety features for the Past Year | 01.18.25

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Picking a quality Repair Facility before you need one | 01.11.25

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The Most common Transmission Concerns | 01.04.25

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Tips for saving money when it comes to tire Replacement

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Importance of having a proper Diagnosis completed when it comes to problems on your vehicle

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5 Most common Failures we see today on Vehicles.

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Aftermarket vehicle Extended Warranties, are they worth the money spent on them?

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Newer vehicles burning more oil than they should, How much is to much?

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The Hurricane Aftermath and Hazardous vehicles to Purchase as a result | 11.23.24

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The top vehicle maintenance myths for 2024 | 11.16.24

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Worst Rated vehicles in 2024, Including some very interesting things about 2024 EV’s | 11.09.24

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Keeping those critters out of your engine and passenger compartment as the winter sets in | 11.02.24

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Keeping those critters out of your engine and passenger compartment as the winter sets in

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Signs that you should pull your vehicle over immediately

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Most common transmission concerns and how to address them

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Common codes and smog failures that are related to these failures on vehicles

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Tips to make your vehicle last longer

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Noises from your vehicle and what they might mean and why you should have them checked out by a qualified technician

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Warning Lights on your vehicle dash and why you should never ignore them

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Cost versus price of a repair. Are they the same thing?

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Recommendations and needed services for your vehicle, who should you believe

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Key to keeping your vehicle safe and on the road without concerns

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Potential changes to the automotive industry vehicle sales after the next election cycle

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Highly Need Fuel saving tips that you can use and definitely need

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Top Vehicle Brands Causing Headaches for American Consumers

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Keeping your vehicles cooling system in good working order!

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The true cost of ownership when it comes to today’s EV’s

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The most common repairs we see being performed at poor facilities

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Ten common mistakes made when purchasing a vehicle

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Five vehicle noises you should never ignore

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Vehicles to avoid when purchasing a used vehicle

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Ways to help your vehicle survive summer temperatures

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Your vehicle’s belts and the different kinds of belt failures

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Keeping your vehicles A/C system in good Working Order

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Your vehicle, does it have a timing belt? How important is this belt and when should it be replaced?

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Parts and the Quality of Parts

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Technical Service Bulletins and recalls: What does all of this mean to you as a vehicle owner?

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Hybrid & Electric Vehicles, is this truly going to be our future?

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Fuel Induction services with carbon removal...how important is this service?

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10 Vehicle Damaging Maintenance Mistakes We Often See

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Multiple Ways You May Be Killing Your Vehicle

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Why the best Money spent on any repair is spent on a qualified diagnosis by a qualified technician?

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Coolant Services, Transmission Services? What does it mean we folks say the fluid is lifetime? How long is a lifetime when it comes to fluids?

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How important is getting an annual alignment?

127

Counterfeit Automotive Parts, What you should Know about Parts you are purchasing off the Web

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Things should look for and ask when looking for a quality automotive service & repair facility

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Are we already seeing a change in relation to Ev’s and how much market share they will keep?

130

Most common Mistakes we see on vehicles from non-qualified Technicians working on them!

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Making your vehicle last over 200,000 miles

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Gasoline Directed Injected vehicles and all the benefits that come along with them

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How poor vehicle maintenance could wreck your wallet

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How important is it to maintain replacing your spark plugs and at what intervals

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How important is having your vehicle aligned properly with newer vehicles

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Several Myths when it comes top servicing your vehicle properly

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The Most common Cause of the Malfunction indicator light or Check Engine Light on your vehicle.

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How to go about choosing the right repair facility for you and your vehicle

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Importance Of Qualified Proper diagnosis when it comes to repairing your vehicle

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Fluid servicing Intervals, how important is it to service your vehicle fluids properly?

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How to give the correct Information to assist in diagnosing your vehicle properly.

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Most Important Items to look for when buying a used vehicle

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Everything you need to know about your vehicle Batteries

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Why it is important to have a qualified technician Diagnosis a check engine light

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Problems a vehicle can diagnosis itself or maybe not

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Future Vehicle technologies that might have a chance

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5 Most common Failures when it comes to vehicle breakdowns!

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Tune up and how this term relates to newer vehicles

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How to Multiply your fuel savings these days with proper care and Maintenance of your vehicle

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Noises from your vehicle and what these noises could mean to you and your vehicle

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Most common codes that we see Illuminate your check engine light

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Most common transmission problems we often see

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Diagnosing Vibrations in Vehicles and what Items are of concern

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Smog Laws and what Permanent diagnostic codes are and how it can affect your vehicle failing or passing smog

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Gas Saving Tips, as we do not see the price of fuel getting cheaper anytime soon

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Most common repairs that are performed regularly in repair facilities today

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Cost versus price when it comes to automotive service and repair

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Ev’s ( Electric Vehicles) and the cost Of Ownership

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The Most Common Vehicle Purchasing Mistakes

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Regular and recommended services for your vehicle

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5 Vehicle noises you should never ignore

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Maintaining your vehicles cooling system during the summer heat

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The key to keeping your vehicle safely on the road

164

A/C System service...will your system be working when those hot days hit?

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Belts on your vehicle and proper maintenance and care of your belts

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Timing Belt Service

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Parts how they are designated and the Quality of Parts Being put on your vehicle.

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Damaging Vehicle Maintenance Mistakes and how to avoid them!

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Recalls and TSB and How important these both are in relation to your vehicle.

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Why The Best Money Ever spent is on a Qualified Technician at a quality facility to diagnose your vehicle!

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Hybrids and EV’s, is any of this right for you? It maybe, join in to see!

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Fuel Induction service and cleaning, How important is this to your vehicle?

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Multiple Ways you May Be Killing your vehicle!

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Does your vehicle require a yearly Alignment?

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How to find a quality repair facility when you are in a new city

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Top 10 mistakes we have often seen made by other facilities when servicing and repairing vehicles

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Fast 'N Loud star Richard Rawlings

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How to have your vehicle last for over 200,000 miles! Fix it or trade it in?

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How poor vehicle maintenance could wreck your wallet in the long run

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How important is it to replace your spark plugs at the recommended intervals?

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Direct injected gasoline vehicles and all the benefits they bring to the performance of your vehicle

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Most common Myths when it comes to servicing your vehicle

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Most common transmission problems and the warning signs

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Alignments and how often should you consider having your vehicle aligned?

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Auto Talk | 01.07.23

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The Holiday Show

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The Most common concerns that cause a check engine light on Vehicles!

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The proper information about your vehicle concerns to help get it fixed right the first time!

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Auto Talk | 12.03.22

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Extended warranties...are they truly worth purchasing?

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Your Vehicle's Fluid Service Intervals

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How concerned should you be when your check engine light comes on?

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Things you should be looking for when buying a used vehicle

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The most common reasons that vehicles break down

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Rodent damage to your vehicle and best practices to prevent it

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Tune ups and how they relate to today’s vehicles

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Are there problems cars can automatically diagnose?

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Auto Talk | 10.01.22

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Practical tips to get your vehicle ready for fall

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Ten car safety features that could save your life

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Helping your vehicle survive the high temperatures and current heat Wave!

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Helping your vehicle survive the high temperatures and current heat Wave

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Auto Talk | 09.03.22

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Tips for when your vehicle tires need to be replaced

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Newer Vehicles burning oil, How much oil is too much when it comes to consumption?

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Myths or facts, when it comes to servicing your vehicle

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What attention does that cooling system and other fluid systems need during these hot temperature days?

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Most common repairs we are seeing today in our Repair facilities

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Most common vehicle emission codes with a check engine light

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EV’s ( Electric Vehicles) what you should know before purchasing one!

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The ten most common car buying mistakes

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5 car noises not to ignore!

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Recommend intervals for servicing your vehicles fluids

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Your vehicles cooling system and proper maintenance

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10 signs you should pull your vehicle over immediately

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Tips to making your vehicle last longer

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Price versus cost of a repair...what is the difference?

218

Several Vehicle Damaging Maintenance mistakes we see all the time!

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Parts and the Quality of Parts, what should you know about the parts being put on your vehicle?

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Charging for proper diagnosis and why free scans and throwing parts at a problem will cost you more!

221

Careers in the Automotive Industry

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Hybrid and Electric Vehicles, what is right for you and your family?

223

Breaking down recommendations and needed services for your vehicle

224

The difference between technical service bulletins and recalls when it comes to your vehicles

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Belts on your vehicle, what type of maintenance do they require these days?

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When should you be replacing that timing Belt and why

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A/C service and repair for your vehicle as the warmer months start to set in

228

Fuel Induction services and how import they are to vehicle Maintenance and cost savings

229

Multiple ways you could be killing your vehicle

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The keys to keeping your vehicle safely on the road

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Making your vehicle last over 200K Miles

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Why proper wheel alignments yearly are so important for your vehicle

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The most common mistakes we see from other facilities and unqualified technicians

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Finding a qualified and quality facility prior to needing one

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Auto Talk | 01.22.22

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Poor vehicle maintenance and how this can wreck your wallet in the long run

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Spark Plug replacement and how important is this service on your vehicle

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Most common vehicle transmission problems and concerns

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Auto Talk | 12.18.21

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Auto Talk | 12.11.21

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Auto Talk | 12.04.21

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Auto Talk | 11.27.21

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AUTO TALK | 11.20.21

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Auto Talk Radio | 01.30.21

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Auto Talk Radio | 01.23.2021

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Myths when it comes to servicing your vehicle.

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Poor Vehicle Maintenance could wreck your wallet.

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Most common Codes and problems that will turn on your check engine Light on your vehicle | 01.02.21

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Auto Talk Radio | 12.26.2020

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