Our Annual 9/11 Tribute, Plus 2024 Ford Bronco Sport Free Wheeling Edition, 2024 Kia Niro Hybrid and 2024 Hyundai Elantra N Test Drives

September 13, 2024

On behalf of Kevin McCarthy and the rest of us on the Car Pro staff, thank you for the outpouring of love and kindness shown for his retirement celebration last weekend. Kevin was truly touched, I could tell. If you missed either radio show or the tribute to him in last week’s newsletter, it is below.

DFW friends and anyone in the DFW area tomorrow, the 32^nd annual Dallas Nationals Car Show is tomorrow, so make plans now to come see Sam Pack’s private car collection, one of the finest in America, FOR FREE! He opens the museum just once a year to the public, and it is here, details below. I’ll be there doing the Car Pro Show live 9-2 alone and I’d LOVE to see you!

Below you will find our Annual Salute to the Heroes & Victims of the 9/11/01 tragedy. You will hear Kevin again as we recount the events of that horrific day. I have the August 2024 sales report for you today, with my take on everything.

You asked for it, and we delivered. Check out our all new Car Pro Merchandise on our website. We really wanted quality stuff, not junk, so do some shopping! We’ll continue to offer more items as time goes by, click here.

Dog lovers, I have the best vehicles and music for your K9 love and tips for traveling with him or her. Are you ready for some football? I have 10 tailgating features for you, and it seems like artificial intelligence is taking over the world, but it is helping to streamline the car buying process, too! Stories are below.

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.

In advice today, I give you tips and dangers of sharing the road with 18-wheelers. There may well be some things there that you have not previously thought about.

In reviews, I have the 2024 Ford Bronco Sport Free Wheeling edition. It is hard to write an objective review on a vehicle you like but find atrocious to look at. I also review the 53-mile per gallon 2024 Kia Niro hybrid SUV, which is wonderful. Our Amy Plemons gives you a fantastic full review of the 2024 Hyundai Elantra N.

We have another True Story from a Former Car Dealer below. This is a series of 40 stories written by me, and we’re down to just three more after today. Today, #37 is titled: Selling Out. I give you my highs and lows of my car business career, and I lay it all out on how I came to the extremely difficult decision to sell my dealerships, which led to my career on the radio airwaves. I keep no secrets on this story, friends.

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!

The way the calendar fell this year, today’s newsletter fell closer to the actual date of the darkest day in American history. Below you will find our Tribute to the Heroes and victims of that horrible day, 9/11/01.

Yearly, I am inundated with requests to post the audio. We recount the time before the first plane hit the tower, then all the events leading up to the fall of the Twin Towers.

We cap it off with a musical version of me teaching my nephew Connor, who was three years old, the Pledge of Allegiance with the help of the incomparable Lee Greenwood. Connor just landed his first job as an Attorney in a law firm in Oklahoma City after earning his law degree at Oklahoma University.

I hope you enjoy this tribute. I vowed that as long as I was on the air, we would play this every year, on or near September 11, in hopes that people would never forget the darkest day in America’s history, the day we lost our innocence.

If you listen to the Car Pro Show, you’ll hear it tomorrow, but if you want to hear it in advance, or share it with someone you know or love, here is the audio. Bear in mind, some of the timelines we talk about will be off a little, but the events of that day are accurate and chilling and this is one of the best pieces of audio Kevin McCarthy ever voiced:

The tribute will air tomorrow (Saturday) Central time at:

9:15 AM on WBAP 820 AM/93.3 FM and WBAP.com
11:35 AM on all nationally syndicated stations that air live, OR click LISTEN LIVE at CarPro.com

Did you make a promise to yourself or others 23 years ago to NEVER FORGET? If so, this is for you.

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A faithful listener wrote this and sent it to me 23 years ago, the day after that horrible day, and I wanted to share it with everyone.

If you missed the news last week, Kevin McCarthy, my Trusty Sidekick for 23 years, retired. We gave him the sendoff that he so deserved on both the DFW Car Pro Show and the nationally syndicated version as well. In fact, the entire Dallas show was pretty much a celebration of one of the greatest careers in radio.

This was our announcement in last week’s newsletter, and be sure to watch the fantastic video put together by our Executive Producer, Amy Plemons:

You can listen to the WBAP broadcast in DFW below, and the celebration continued in the first hour of the national broadcast. You can catch it here as well:

WBAP Broadcast (Both hours): Click Here
National Broadcast (3 hours): Click Here

Thank you again Kevin for 23 years of broadcast excellence on the Car Pro Show. I couldn’t have done it without you.

DFW Friends, JOIN THE CAR PRO SHOW tomorrow AT THE 32nd ANNUAL DALLAS NATIONALS CLASSIC CAR SHOW brought to you by the Sam Pack’s Five Star Dealerships. If you are from out of town, but in DFW for some reason, come by and say hello and see the beautiful cars on display!

Mr. Sam Pack opens his private car museum only one time per year! There is NO ADMISSION CHARGE to visit Mr. Sam Pack’s private car collection!

This Year Featuring the North Texas Corvair Association!

WHEN: Saturday, September 14th, 10AM – 2PM
WHERE: 2070 Diplomat Drive, Farmers Branch, TX 75234 – Click Here for Map.
REGISTRATION TIME: 8AM – 10:30AM
REGISTRATION FEE: $25
SHOW TIME: 10:30PM – 1PM
AWARDS: 1 PM to 2:15 PM

The Car Pro Show will be broadcasting LIVE from 9AM – 2PM!

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Contact: Alex Sagal 972.408.8062

Friends, we have been publishing the latest rules and eligible vehicles list for Tax Code 179 for over a decade. Many of you wait until the last minute to make your purchase. Many wait until right after Christmas, but things can happen that could cause you to miss the December 31, 2024 deadline. I encourage you to reach out to one of our Certified CarPro Friends at a CarPro approved dealership NOW. They will help you figure out how to get the eligible vehicle you want by the end of the year, or worst case, have a VIN so you can complete the paperwork by December 31, 2024.

Click here for our 2024 Guide →

Disclaimer: While every effort was made to make sure this list is accurate, Car Pro Radio Network, CarPro and its affiliates are not responsible for errors or omissions.

Always consult with your tax professional.

SPECIAL THANKS TO CPAs BILL & SUSAN CATON FOR THEIR HELP DECIPHERING THIS COMPLICATED TAX CODE.

Besides the Car Pro Show and our weekly newsletter, my other favorite radio show and newsletter is Kim Komando’s. We are on many of the same radio stations across America. She does for her listeners and newsletter subscribers exactly what I endeavor to do: Give you useful information to keep you up to date on the latest in cars, only she does it with technology and there is nobody who does it better. Not sure how she puts out a top-notch newsletter seven days a week, but she does.

Here are some various tips & information I picked up from Kim’s newsletter this week I hope you find as useful as I did:

Apalachee High School shooting: A teacher says a newly installed tech system called Centegix prevented even more casualties on Sept. 4. Staff carry digital cards that instantly alert law enforcement to a physical threat on campus. Officers arrived at the school within two minutes of the first shots going off. We need this to roll out nationwide now.
1 hour a week of phone usage leads to a 10% higher risk of cardiovascular disease. So, uh, yeah, that’s pretty much all of us, right? This is a classic example of correlation, not causation. Using a phone doesn’t impact your heart directly, but too much sitting on your butt sure does.
Spot the fake: Change Healthcare is offering free credit monitoring after this year’s massive data breach (paywall link). A reported one in three Americans had their insurance info, Social Security number, health conditions and more leaked. The credit monitoring is through IDX. If you get anything else in the mail, it’s a scam. Just a reminder: If you haven’t frozen your credit yet, here are the steps.
Fix anything, anywhere! Travel prepared like a good little scout. (Fun fact: I was a Boy Scout leader. It’s a long story.) Bring these nifty gadgets to fix:
- Hiccups, with a straw that stops them instantly (need this for the studio).
- Bad breath, with pre-pasted disposable toothbrushes under $8.
- Glasses, with this $2 repair kit.
- A dead phone battery, with a compact Anker power bank that’s 17% off.
- Everything else, with pocket-sized, go-anywhere duct tape on sale. Sure wish I’d invented that!
Please be quiet: Amazon has banned delivery drivers from chatting too much or even singing along to music. A cab camera monitors mouth movements, and if there’s too much lip action, they get a “distracted driver” warning. Amazon says it’s for safety, but drivers aren’t thrilled. Yup, 24/7 surveillance is part of that gig.

Gotta wing it: Imagine soaring a couple of hundred feet above the ground in your own personal aircraft. They’re called “short-hop adventure crafts” and they’re taking off. (Sorry, had to.) The electric BlackFly requires only seven days of training before you (not me) can take to the skies. Watch it in action.

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.

For our new subscribers, and for those of you who may have missed one or perhaps simply forgot the details, we’ll bring these to you in the order they were written.

This was a hard one to write Kids. In this episode, I tell you about my difficult decision to get out of the car business in 2006 and why. I really open up on this one. I tell you about my victories through the years and tell you about the agony of defeat. I tell you about the pain of driving away from my dealership that I built, for the very last time.

Read True Stories #37 →

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From there, you can look through all your matches, knowing you are shopping at a dealership I have handpicked that adheres to the high standards I require.

Start your search on the front page of CarPro.com. If you don't find the car of your dreams, check back regularly.

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I am mystified by this video. If you can figure it out, please let me know! In this 2 minute video captured by a dash cam from the car behind, you see a 22-year-old man driving a new Subaru very erratically. He’s all over the road, causes a horrific crash, and ends up with the Subaru on its roof. He also had a younger female passenger inside. Must have been drunk, right? The San Diego Police say no drugs or alcohol. So, what happened here? Maybe someday we’ll find out, but his parents are not talking!

You have 5 hours to call the show! From 9AM- 2PM Central, 7AM-Noon Pacific, and 10 AM to 3 PM Eastern, the phone numbers are:

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Add the numbers to your cell phone; you never know when you are going to need straight talk and honest answers about everything automotive.

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Confused about the car buying process? Worried you won’t get a fair deal? Wondering about which vehicle is best for you? Then tune in to the Car Pro Radio Show every week where Jerry Reynolds and Kevin McCarthy will guide you through the car-buying process with confidence.

No matter where you listen to the show or which station you listen to, you have five hours to call in and ask your questions. We take calls every Saturday from 9 AM-2 PM Central time, 7 AM to Noon Pacific. The phone number is different the first two hours, then changes, so keep that in mind.

We would love to help you in any way possible! Keep in mind, we don’t take mechanical questions, but everything else is great!

The Car Pro Radio Show is heard every weekend all over the United States, and every weekend we deliver straight talk and honest answers about everything automotive. We would greatly appreciate it if you would take a moment and tell a friend about the show.

This week we welcome two new stations!

KKTK AM 1400/FM 97.1 in Texarkana, TX!
- Saturday: 12 noon to 3 pm CT (Replay)
KQEW 102.3 FM in Fordyce, Arkansas!
- Saturday: 5PM - 8PM CT (Replay)

Last week we welcomed WSAR 1480 AM/95.9 FM in Fall River, MA. WSAR is the number one AM radio station on the South Coast. With its studios and transmitter in Somerset, Massachusetts, it broadcasts on 1480 kHz. Its transmitter power output is 5,000 watts (unlimited hours) using two towers. They are the home of the Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots, The Boston Celtics and local sports action. The Car Pro Show will air LIVE Saturdays from Noon to 3PM ET.

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Other recently added new markets:

KXRA Newstalk Radio Alexandria, MN:

Sunday 3-6pm (replay) and 9pm to Midnight CST (replay) on 1490 AM/100.3 FM/105.7 FM.
KTLR 890 AM/103.7 FM Oklahoma City: Sunday 4-5pm CT (replay)
The Mountain WSYY 1240 AM/ 102.5 FM Millinocket, ME:

Saturday 9AM- 12PM PT
KUFO: Portland, Oregon: Saturday 9AM- 12PM PT
Nevada Talk Network - THE Rural News Source: KELY 1230am/98.5fm, Ely; KPVM-TV 25.7, Pahrump, KAVB 98.7 FM, Hawthorne, KPKK 101.1 FM, Amargosa Valley, NV, KDJJ 94.1 FM, Fernley-Fallon all three hours live 9AM- 12PM PT
KFIR 720 AM, Sweet Home, Oregon: Sunday 4PM - 7PM PT (replay)
KBAR 1230 AM, Burley, Idaho: Saturday 6PM – 9PM MT (replay)
KACT 1360 AM, Andrews, Texas: Saturdays 7PM – 10PM CT (replay)
WDOC 1310 AM, Prestonsburg, Kentucky: Time TBD
KLXX 1270 AM, Bismarck, North Dakota: Sunday 10PM – Midnight CT (replay)

Most of our listeners tell us that they never thought they would look forward to a show about cars. You may have friends or relatives who feel the same way in the cities below, please make them aware.

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!

Dallas, TX: WBAP 820 AM/93.3 FM/99.5 HD 2, Saturday 9am to 11am Central
Dallas, TX: KRLD 1080 AM, Saturday 2pm to 4pm Central (replay)
Granbury, TX: KPIR 1420 AM, Saturday 11am to 2pm Central

WBAP DFW Podcast Here →
FOR ALL OTHER MARKETS, CLICK HERE→

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