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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, Dave Riccio of Tri-City Transmission in Tempe, AZ and Matt Allen of Virginia Auto Service in Phoenix, AZ offer tips and advice on how to buy a used car without getting ripped off.  Also on this show:

  • What is a pre-purchase inspection and should I get this done on a car that I’m interested in?
  • Is it better to buy a car from a large dealer or go the private seller route?
  • I’m going back and forth on buying either a 2014 Honda Accord V6 or VW Passat Diesel and I’m not sure which car would be the most reliable?
  • Is it better to buy diesel cars?
  • 2000 Toyota Corolla: After I bought this car for $2000 I had to dump almost $1,000 in it to get it up to par. I’d like to turn it over and sell it but I’m not sure how much it would be worth.
  • 1996 Corvette: How often should I change our automatic transmission fluid? Should we always request that we drop the pan and have the filters cleaned?
  • 2011 Ford F150: I heard there were some problems with the F150 Ecoboost on this vehicle. Do you know if Ford has been able to improve the ecoboost system?
  • What is the “lemon law” in Arizona?
  • 2014 Toyota Camry: I was told that I need to change the oil every 10,000 miles. This seems like too long to wait. How often should I get the oil changed?

Cars talked about on this show are 2000 Toyota Corolla, 1996 Corvette, 1998 Toyota Corolla, 2011 Ford F150, and 2014 Toyota Camry.

Bumper Audio Clip of the Week

Bumper to Bumper helps a listener who is having trouble passing emissions with their 2012 Nissan Pathfinder.