Celebrating Fifteen Years of Bumper to Bumper Radio and Getting the Most From Your Auto Repair Shop

Bumper to Bumper Radio, the car guys on KTAR, 92.3 FM in Phoenix, AZ, broadcast every Saturday from 11:00 am to noon. On this show, Matt Allen of Virginia Auto Service in Phoenix, AZ talks about the fifteen year anniversary of Bumper to Bumper Radio and how to ask the right questions so you can get the most bang for your buck at the repair shop. Also on this show:

• Recapping last week’s over-maintained services, including while-you-wait work, and GDI or engine-decarbon chemicals that often do not work versus walnut blasting.
• Under-maintained items to ask your auto repair shop about, including valve adjustments on import vehicles, transfer cases, and differentials.
• Virginia Auto Service’s experience with rapper J. Cole and a trip to his concert.
• 2003 Toyota Tundra: Insurance totaled my truck after a wreck I was not cited for. How does that process work, and how do I get my personal items back?
• 2021 GMC Terrain: How bad is it to let my car idle with the air conditioner on in this heat?
• 2017 Ford Edge: At 111k miles on this 2.0 EcoBoost, how worried should I be about coolant intrusion, and is there any preventative maintenance I should have done?
• 2012 Kia Sportage: After a tire rotation, my tire pressure light came on. Do I really need a $100 sensor?
• 2020 Ford Edge: I have put a lot of money into this used SUV. Does lemon law still apply, and should I keep it or sell it?
• 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe: The paint is peeling off the roof. Where should I take it to be repainted?

Cars talked about on this show are the 2003 Toyota Tundra, 2021 GMC Terrain, 2017 Ford Edge, 2012 Kia Sportage, 2020 Ford Edge, and the 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe.