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 June 14, 2024
Dear CarPro Family
HAPPY Father’s Day to all you Dads in Car Pro land! I hope you have a wonderful day Sunday and get all the attention and love you deserve. Enjoy our special tribute to you below. As a Dad who lost his only child, I reflect on fond memories on Father’s Day with my son for the 30 years we celebrated together.
It is a car review extravaganza for you today! Count them, FOUR very different car reviews await you. I had the hot and rare 2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse with a 5-liter V8 and a six-speed manual. Also, an SUV I fell in love with, the 2025 Mazda CX-70 plug-in hybrid 5-passenger SUV. I also had the 2024 Nissan Ariya all-electric SUV, and finish off with the redesigned 2024 Ford Ranger XLT Crew Cab.
We have a lot of other interesting info for you today, don’t miss any of it! The Feds have relaxed the future fuel economy cars must achieve, likely due to the cool off in electric vehicle interest. This is verified by a new AAA survey on consumer EV interest you’ll find below in a separate story, and it is not good news for Elon Musk. Also below, I give you the news headlines from the past week regarding electrics.
If you are tall, I have a terrific list of 28 categories of SUVs that will fit you best! Tires are more likely to fail in summer than any other time of year, so protect yourself and your family by learning about tire safety! Hats off to our friends at Jeep. They were once again named the most patriotic brand in America. Plus, a story that warmed my heart about a dog that traveled 4 miles to tell his family that his Dad had been in a car accident and alerted them to call for help. Give that puppy a treat!
Don’t miss Kim Komando’s very useful Tips of the Week. She had a lot of really great ones this week, and as always, I encourage you to subscribe to her terrific and very useful newsletter that you’ll get seven days a week. Last Saturday, I talked about the good memories I had as a kid looking at the JC Whitney catalog. Good news, they are back and I have the info for you below!
In advice today, as promised last week, I have advice on dealing with an insurance adjuster. This is critical right now if your car is totaled or stolen and not recovered. This article from my FAQ page has made listeners thousands of dollars since I wrote it.
We have another True Story from a Former Car Dealer below. This is a series of 40 stories written by me. Some are really funny, some are incredibly sad. I really peel back the curtain on my career highs and lows in the car business, and also share a lot of personal information. I hope you’ll take a minute and read these each week, I truly believe you’ll enjoy them. #24 is titled: Dick. This is the story of a salesperson in my younger days named Dick Ryan. It was my first position as a manager, and Dick taught me a lot about the car business, and about life.
Plus, lots of other information you will enjoy, including our videos of the week we talk about on the air all the time! If you have never been to our FAQ page, take a minute and peruse the categories, something there will interest you for sure.
You’ll find the following stories and more info as you scroll down the newsletter:
We so appreciate all of you who take this newsletter and listen to the show every week. We know that without you, there is no Car Pro Radio Show. So always let us know when we can help you. If you have not been there lately, take a look at our website, www.carpro.com, it changes all the time!
Have a terrific week. See you on the radio!
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Summertime's hot temps can be tough on tires. So whether you're heading out on a road trip or just across town, don't forget to make sure your tires are in good shape for the journey. 
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As a dog lover, this is an incredible story I had to share out of Oregon. A pup travelled 
Big news for JC Whitney catalog fans like myself! It's making a comeback as a 100+ page print and digital magazine! A new issue of the JC Whitney Magazine + Catalog will be released every quarter. In fact the spring issue is out now. Click below to find out more info about the paid subscription.
A few years ago, I started writing a series of True Stories From A Former Car Dealer. Over 40 weeks, I wrote about experiences I had from my days as a dealership owner. Some will make you laugh, others will make you cry. The reaction was beyond my wildest expectations.
As I say on the air, a car is only worth what someone is willing to write a check for, and KBB doesn't write checks. I have set up an affiliation with an online car buying service called Give MeTheVIN.com that DOES write checks - and you'll get a firm offer in under two minutes.
We have had a lot of fun with our classic car contest on the 
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Here are the DFW markets the show airs in, times, and stations, and don't forget you can now listen to WBAP on the FM dial at 93.3 FM!
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