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Unveiling New Rides and Thrills at the Texas State Fair with Kimberly Shultz · In Wheel Time Podcast

• 0:01
  Speaker 1: Welcome to another In Wheel Time podcast, a 30-minute mini version of the In Wheel Time Car Show that airs live every Saturday morning 8 to 11 am, central From the Sugar Shock Studios in Houston, texas, usa.
• 0:19
  Speaker 1: It's the In Wheel Time Car Talk Show.
• 0:20
  Speaker 1: Just ahead we get a preview of the Stellantis Chrysler, dodge, jeep, ram show.
• 0:25
  Speaker 1: All right At the upcoming State Fair of Texas with Kimberly Schultz.
• 0:30
  Speaker 1: Jeff has the cruise in and events calendars, and we'll have the stories making automotive news headlines this week.
• 0:35
  Speaker 1: Howdy, along with Mike out of this world, mars.
• 0:38
  Speaker 1: We always need more.
• 0:38
  Speaker 1: Jeff Zekin, I'm Don Armstrong.
• 0:40
  Speaker 1: Glad you could join us on this Saturday.
• 0:42
  Speaker 1: We really appreciate it.
• 0:43
  Speaker 1: Strong, glad you could join us on this Saturday.
• 0:44
  Speaker 1: We really appreciate it.
• 0:44
  Speaker 1: Let's just get right to it, shall we?
• 0:45
  Speaker 1: I haven't spoken to her in a long time.
• 0:48
  Speaker 1: Yeah, almost two years.
• 0:49
  Speaker 1: Kimberly Schultz, it's great to see you.
• 0:53
  Speaker 2: Thank you, it's good to be on the show.
• 0:55
  Speaker 1: Well, thanks, we appreciate you taking the time.
• 0:57
  Speaker 1: You know she sends out these wonderful press releases, all professional and stuff, because you know she is a representative.
• 1:04
  Speaker 3: She sends them to you.
• 1:04
  Speaker 3: Yeah, believe it, or?
• 1:06
  Speaker 2: not oh my, that's what I do of my work for a living there.
• 1:10
  Speaker 1: Yeah, exactly, and she does such a great job, and I thought, well, I'm not going to make it up there, but at least we can have her on to talk about the cars.
• 1:18
  Speaker 1: It's a press preview thing, which is the day before the state fair opens, which, by the way, is next Friday, september 27th, right, and so they've got to have this big press thing going on there on Thursday, the morning before.
• 1:33
  Speaker 1: And are you going to go Mars?
• 1:36
  Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm going to get up there.
• 1:37
  Speaker 1: Mars is going to go.
• 1:38
  Speaker 1: It's been five years, but I'm going to go, okay.
• 1:41
  Speaker 1: So, at any rate, I'm thinking, well, wait just a minute.
• 1:45
  Speaker 1: Years, but I'm gonna go okay.
• 1:46
  Speaker 1: So, at any rate, I'm thinking, well, wait just a minute, she's got all of these vehicles here.
• 1:48
  Speaker 1: Why don't we just have her on and talk about all of the vehicles that stellantis is going to show?
• 1:51
  Speaker 1: So I'll let you and you any order you want to, and I think, and well, let's just go for it, let's talk about them well, I mean the show.
• 2:01
  Speaker 2: You know the show itself.
• 2:03
  Speaker 2: It's the longest running auto show in the country and state fair numbers say that about six million people come through those automotive show spaces and so it's really a great investment for us.
• 2:17
  Speaker 2: And you know people really enjoy what we put on display and we try to do some really fun interactive displays as well.
• 2:26
  Speaker 2: So you're in the fair setting where it's, you know, fun to not only look at the cars but like experience them in special ways.
• 2:33
  Speaker 2: So we've got the lineup is great this year because we have three all new, entirely all new vehicles and this is the first time they've even been in Texas.
• 2:42
  Speaker 2: So people who are heading up from Houston to the show are really going to get a great experience, at least in the Stellantis displays For our Ram.
• 2:53
  Speaker 2: You know Ram has that big outdoor truck display in the truck zone and we're going to have our new Ram 1500 RHO which is our off-road truck.
• 3:05
  Speaker 2: This is a.
• 3:07
  Speaker 2: This, basically, is kind of like a TRX replacement, since we're not doing the TRX anymore.
• 3:12
  Speaker 2: It's got heightened off-road capability and a really aggressive appearance.
• 3:17
  Speaker 2: It's the best value for more horsepower per dollar at like $129.60 per horsepower 540 horsepower.
• 3:28
  Speaker 1: I'm thinking I am all into that.
• 3:32
  Speaker 2: So yeah, more than any other off-road truck.
• 3:35
  Speaker 2: And then what coincides with that vehicle is we have our RHO Thrill Ride.
• 3:42
  Speaker 2: So that's the Ram 1500 RHO Thrill Ride and it's literally a mini Baja course that we set up at the state fair and we take people over these berms.
• 3:54
  Speaker 2: You literally get air and it's like 55,000 square feet but that's not huge for a big truck.
• 4:03
  Speaker 2: But what the engineers can do in that small amount of space and the number of jumps that you do in the vehicle to get air, it's just.
• 4:12
  Speaker 1: It is a really thrilling experience obviously, obviously, you have actually taken a ride in this.
• 4:17
  Speaker 1: Did you squeal like a little?
• 4:21
  Speaker 2: girl in the back seat.
• 4:22
  Speaker 2: Oh you bet.
• 4:23
  Speaker 2: And you amazed too, because there's people lined up in front of you when you're jumping over these berms.
• 4:30
  Speaker 2: There's people waiting in line to get into the truck and you're thinking how can this truck stop in time before you run into these people?
• 4:39
  Speaker 2: But you know, the course is well designed and it's just a thrill, because you're just amazed at how fast you can go in such a short amount of time in a small space.
• 4:51
  Speaker 2: And so, mike, when you come to the fair on Thursday for the media day, that thrill ride is going to be open for the media from 8 o'clock until noon, and so I would encourage you to come early, come like at 8, and you can actually experience it, because the RHO hasn't even been launched yet.
• 5:13
  Speaker 2: When is it scheduled?
• 5:14
  Speaker 1: to be launched.
• 5:16
  Speaker 2: Just later this year.
• 5:17
  Speaker 1: Gotcha Later this year.
• 5:19
  Speaker 2: So it's coming up soon, but this will be an opportunity for you to get in it before really anybody else has been able to ride and you don't get to drive it, will the dodge dealers?
• 5:29
  Speaker 1: are they taking orders for this thing yet?
• 5:32
  Speaker 2: oh, you know that's a great question.
• 5:33
  Speaker 2: I am not for sure I'd have to get back to you on that it's okay, I just thought of going out there now you won't be able to drive it though, mike, because I know you're used to driving.
• 5:42
  Speaker 3: Well, we, I know, but I you won't be able to drive it though, mike, because I know you're used to driving Well.
• 5:45
  Speaker 2: I know, but I would just, you don't want.
• 5:46
  Speaker 3: Mike.
• 5:46
  Speaker 3: Mars to drive this car, take an insurance policy on every spectator there, but like you say, if you've got engineers and stuff that are going to be driving it, they're going to show me or everybody, they're going to show a lot more capability in that short amount of time than even I could try and wriggle out of it.
• 6:05
  Speaker 1: You're not allowed.
• 6:06
  Speaker 1: You are not allowed to drive it.
• 6:07
  Speaker 1: I ain't riding with you anyway.
• 6:09
  Speaker 3: No one is.
• 6:09
  Speaker 3: I'd want to see his license.
• 6:11
  Speaker 3: Do I have to have a?
• 6:13
  Speaker 2: license.
• 6:13
  Speaker 2: That's one of the really fun elements.
• 6:15
  Speaker 2: And then for Jeep we have got our all-new Jeep Wagoneer S, which is a beautiful luxury all-electric.
• 6:24
  Speaker 2: It is a beautiful luxury all-electric.
• 6:25
  Speaker 2: It's Jeep's first all-electric vehicle offering.
• 6:28
  Speaker 2: It's got sleek design, very aerodynamic, lots of state-of-the-art technology, 4x4 capability.
• 6:37
  Speaker 2: It's just a beautiful BEV, and that's going to be on display too and we're actually going to be presenting that.
• 6:45
  Speaker 2: So, mike, you'll get to go to that press conference on Thursday.
• 6:47
  Speaker 2: And then indoors we have.
• 6:50
  Speaker 2: Oh, and one other special thing about Jeep is Jeep has a display outdoors this year.
• 6:55
  Speaker 2: So usually it's just the trucks all the Ram trucks are out there in the in that area, and now this year we've actually split that space between Jeep and Ram, because the Jeep brand deserves to be outdoors too, and so we'll have a really nice Jeep lineup outdoors too in that area.
• 7:20
  Speaker 1: The one that I'm just going to say.
• 7:21
  Speaker 1: This is the one that I'm all goosed up about the Dodge Charger Daytona.
• 7:30
  Speaker 2: Yes, yes, yes, that's Dodge's first all-electric vehicle and in fact, Mike was just in the Hornet.
• 7:38
  Speaker 2: I believe that was the RT.
• 7:41
  Speaker 2: Was that the hybrid you were in, Mike?
• 7:44
  Speaker 3: It was the RT.
• 7:44
  Speaker 3: Yes.
• 7:45
  Speaker 2: Yeah, okay, so that's Dodge's first, you know, hybrid vehicle, and now we've got our all-electric coming.
• 7:52
  Speaker 2: But now this vehicle is just beautiful.
• 7:56
  Speaker 2: The photography, the photos that you see don't do it justice, and so I think you guys are going to well, mike, you're going to really enjoy seeing it in person, because then you see just all it's.
• 8:08
  Speaker 2: It's just very well crafted, it's.
• 8:11
  Speaker 2: It's still, even though it's all electric, it's um, it still pays homage, uh, to the dodge brand in beautiful ways and it's still gonna keep its its throne and as the world's quickest and most powerful muscle car.
• 8:25
  Speaker 2: And you know, that's where electric.
• 8:28
  Speaker 2: As much as some of our mopar fans are sad to see the hemi go away, you know this is electric, um, electric motors allow for some incredible levels of performance, and that's where we're introducing the dodge charger tatona as an all-electric first.
• 8:50
  Speaker 2: But then we do have ice models coming up and we're going to use our hurricane engine um lineup for that, and I think this electric vehicle, I understand, has 670 horsepower yeah, it's, it's.
• 9:06
  Speaker 2: It's amazing, it really is um, and it's just beautifully sculpted, like when you see it in person.
• 9:14
  Speaker 2: It's unlike.
• 9:16
  Speaker 2: It just does a really, really good job of paying homage to the brand and staying true to what it's all about.
• 9:24
  Speaker 2: Even though we're moving electric, I mean, we all have to do our part, and, as beautiful as that Hemi was, we pay a lot of credits on it to keep it on the road, and so we really have to.
• 9:37
  Speaker 2: The brand needs to start moving towards some more efficient ways of producing this power.
• 9:45
  Speaker 1: Now, kimberly, I've got to, I'm going to send you pictures.
• 9:48
  Speaker 1: Oh, shut up.
• 9:49
  Speaker 1: Well, that 670 horsepower.
• 9:52
  Speaker 2: You know that's intense.
• 9:56
  Speaker 1: Well, to say the least, and I also understand that the Dodge boys and girls have been working on making it sound like it's got other power sources.
• 10:10
  Speaker 1: I don't know how else to put it.
• 10:14
  Speaker 2: Yes, and in fact I was going to see if I could play a video for you guys, but I don't know if the sound would come through.
• 10:23
  Speaker 3: Well, we've never had one with sound, so we could try it if you want to play it.
• 10:27
  Speaker 2: I mean, if I played it would Well, you'd have to share, I'd have to share my screen, huh.
• 10:35
  Speaker 1: Probably.
• 10:36
  Speaker 2: Yeah, we don't.
• 10:36
  Speaker 1: Yeah, I don't want to do that.
• 10:38
  Speaker 3: I'll tell you what.
• 10:39
  Speaker 1: I'll record it up there and send that to you too, you could do that, or you can have Kimberly send you the video and we can play it next week.
• 10:46
  Speaker 3: No, I want to send you, I want to harass you from up there.
• 10:48
  Speaker 3: Just bring it back with you.
• 10:50
  Speaker 1: I don't need this harassment, mr Mars, but anyway, anyway, all right.
• 10:55
  Speaker 1: So Dodge Daytona the Wagoneer S, what else?
• 11:05
  Speaker 2: We'll have the Fiat 500e there and I do have one of those in the press plate which we need to get to both of you all because you would be so surprised.
• 11:10
  Speaker 2: Yes, it's a small vehicle, but once you sit in it you don't feel like you're in a small vehicle at all.
• 11:16
  Speaker 2: It's super fun, really well designed, just a fun car to zip around in.
• 11:22
  Speaker 2: And for many people you know that 500e, at least in Texas, is a second vehicle Because the range you know you can't drive to Dallas and Houston on one battery with it.
• 11:34
  Speaker 2: It's meant for city living, but oh, it's just so fun and just really beautiful.
• 11:39
  Speaker 2: And then Alfa Romeo will have the Tonali there.
• 11:42
  Speaker 2: I know, don, you just got out of the Giulia.
• 11:46
  Speaker 1: Oh my God, the hat, giulia.
• 11:48
  Speaker 1: I was shocked and surprised.
• 11:51
  Speaker 1: And I was actually more shocked and surprised that you didn't call me and say Now Don?
• 11:55
  Speaker 1: You're going to have to tone it down in your driving habits because of all the horsepower and fun that is one bad to the bone car.
• 12:03
  Speaker 1: Oh my God.
• 12:05
  Speaker 2: Isn't it?
• 12:06
  Speaker 2: It's just.
• 12:06
  Speaker 2: It's beautiful Italian design.
• 12:09
  Speaker 2: It's.
• 12:10
  Speaker 2: The powertrain is amazing.
• 12:12
  Speaker 2: You know the way it drives, it's just.
• 12:16
  Speaker 1: I was totally shocked, in a good way.
• 12:19
  Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, it's fabulous.
• 12:21
  Speaker 2: So the Tonali is just a mini version of that.
• 12:25
  Speaker 1: Now, you do know what I call that on this show, don't you?
• 12:28
  Speaker 2: No what.
• 12:29
  Speaker 1: A toenail.
• 12:30
  Speaker 1: It's spelled that way T-O-N-A-L-E.
• 12:34
  Speaker 2: Oh my gosh, no, my goodness.
• 12:39
  Speaker 3: Looks like you're not getting that card.
• 12:40
  Speaker 3: Huh yeah, so much for that.
• 12:42
  Speaker 3: Don't send it to him.
• 12:45
  Speaker 2: Send it to me, it's the Alfa Romeo Tonali.
• 12:47
  Speaker 2: There you go.
• 12:48
  Speaker 1: I understand and you've done a perfect job.
• 12:50
  Speaker 1: It's just me.
• 12:52
  Speaker 1: I can't help it.
• 12:52
  Speaker 3: He just stubbed his toe and broke his toenail, that's right.
• 12:56
  Speaker 1: Oh my gosh.
• 12:56
  Speaker 1: You broke your Tonali.
• 13:00
  Speaker 1: Yeah, that's it right.
• 13:02
  Speaker 2: And then, of course, we'll have our Chrysler Hybrid Pacifica there, which I know Mike drove recently, and it's still.
• 13:16
  Speaker 1: you know, we still keep winning awards as one of the best minivans on the market, and I have to tell you that somebody asked me the other day that they were in the market for a minivan and they were almost dead set on buying that Chrysler Pacifica.
• 13:26
  Speaker 1: And I'm going well, go for it.
• 13:28
  Speaker 1: It's a great vehicle.
• 13:29
  Speaker 1: Why would you not?
• 13:30
  Speaker 1: I know and that's a stow-and-go thing that you've got with the seats, I mean nothing can compare to that.
• 13:36
  Speaker 1: It's a beautiful vehicle.
• 13:38
  Speaker 1: If you've got a family there, you go.
• 13:40
  Speaker 1: That's the way to do it.
• 13:42
  Speaker 2: Right, yeah, and I mean more and more.
• 13:44
  Speaker 2: Well, even empty nesters are used in minivans nowadays.
• 13:50
  Speaker 1: It doesn't have the stigma reputation that it used to have.
• 13:54
  Speaker 1: Oh, that's a mom and pop car.
• 13:56
  Speaker 2: You know, I think in Texas, I think it still does.
• 14:00
  Speaker 2: I think Texans at least a lot of families prefer having the really big SUVs and I don't know.
• 14:08
  Speaker 2: You know you really get more storage, you get better fuel economy in the Pacifica than you would in any SUV, so it's a great vehicle.
• 14:18
  Speaker 3: It's easier to drive.
• 14:21
  Speaker 1: It's a car-like ride, unlike the SUV.
• 14:23
  Speaker 2: Yes, right, I really enjoy it Of course I'm guilty, because when my kids were little, you know, I had a Pacifica and they loved it.
• 14:34
  Speaker 2: They thought they were the coolest kids on the block, you know, because they had their screens in the back seat.
• 14:41
  Speaker 1: But then the moment that they could actually climb in and out and buckle themselves up, I got a jeep wrangler and, by the way, speaking of that, you know that our friendship goes back now 25 years, and I was working at a television station here in town and I will tell you this that, uh, we, we've known each other.
• 15:02
  Speaker 1: Actually, if you look at their picture right there, that's kimberly schultz, right?
• 15:06
  Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, well, look, I met her when she was a baby.
• 15:10
  Speaker 1: And look at her now.
• 15:11
  Speaker 1: I mean, she's what 20, she's 25, wow I was just right out of high school oh my god isn't it amazing?
• 15:21
  Speaker 2: that's what's so great about this industry, is you know?
• 15:25
  Speaker 2: I really have had the same job for a long time, but because the vehicles change every year and the industry changes, every year brings something new and interesting and like a new challenge to overcome, or you know, something new that we need to educate people about, or I mean, or new design that's new design.
• 15:45
  Speaker 2: That's just incredibly relevant and beautiful.
• 15:49
  Speaker 1: And then you have idiots like me that embarrass you, put a smile on your face and do all of the crazy things that I've done all the years that you've known me.
• 16:00
  Speaker 2: Oh my goodness.
• 16:00
  Speaker 2: No, you've always been somewhat fun, Both you and Mike myself just been a joy to work with I'm so glad you're coming up to dallas mike, so we can see you and then you're going to stay for rodeo yes, yes, oh, that's awesome, yeah, so we're going to have the um.
• 16:15
  Speaker 2: Our lineup at rodeo will be three different uh types of trucks uh, the tungsten, the ram 1500 tungsten, the ramping tender limited.
• 16:24
  Speaker 2: We're going to have the rebel there for the off-road course, because the rho isn't in the fleet yet.
• 16:31
  Speaker 3: And then we'll have the jeep wrangler 392 for you to drive, and uh they have got yeah, go ahead the last time I was up at that track there was no uh, they weren track.
• 16:43
  Speaker 3: They were just getting started on designing the off-road, so I haven't seen any of that.
• 16:48
  Speaker 2: Yeah, that off-road track is fantastic.
• 16:51
  Speaker 2: It's got some really technical elements to it that are great, and then the back half of it is a Baja course, which is where the Wrangler 392 really can show what it's capable of.
• 17:07
  Speaker 2: You know, it's just, it is a hoot to drive.
• 17:14
  Speaker 1: Kimberly, it's so great to talk to you.
• 17:15
  Speaker 1: We thank you so much for joining us today.
• 17:17
  Speaker 1: How old are the kids now, by the way?
• 17:20
  Speaker 2: Oh my gosh, they're in college now.
• 17:24
  Speaker 1: Oh my God, I remember when she was pregnant with them.
• 17:27
  Speaker 1: I know.
• 17:29
  Speaker 2: I know this is my first year as an official empty nester.
• 17:33
  Speaker 1: I love it.
• 17:33
  Speaker 1: Well, it's great to talk to you, great to see you.
• 17:36
  Speaker 1: Mike's going to send my love up there and give you a big hug.
• 17:39
  Speaker 1: We appreciate you and hopefully we will see you at this year's Houston Auto Show.
• 17:44
  Speaker 2: Oh, you bet We'll be there.
• 17:46
  Speaker 1: Thanks again.
• 17:46
  Speaker 1: Talk to you soon.
• 17:48
  Speaker 2: Bye y'all.
• 17:49
  Speaker 2: Have a great show, you too.
• 17:50
  Speaker 1: Bye-bye.
• 17:50
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  Speaker 3: Jeffrey has that.
• 20:15
  Speaker 1: Okay.
• 20:15
  Speaker 3: Saturday, the 28th.
• 20:17
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• 20:22
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• 20:26
  Speaker 3: It goes from 9 am to 11 am at the Garages of America located at 5432 FM 1488.
• 20:32
  Speaker 3: It's Saturday or Sunday?
• 20:32
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• 20:36
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• 20:40
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• 20:44
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  Speaker 3: They've got prizes.
• 20:57
  Speaker 3: Take your prize possession out there, and that's at 1910 Cypress Station in Houston.
• 21:03
  Speaker 3: Then here's my favorite, a Groove Fest 2024.
• 21:06
  Speaker 3: It's an award-winning festival Flashback to the good old days celebration of the old groove things baby, Traditionally held in Tomball Depot.
• 21:16
  Speaker 3: It is at 201 South Elm Street in Tomball, Texas.
• 21:21
  Speaker 3: And then, of course, you've got on Sunday of next week you've got the Weekly Car Meetup in Willis, Texas.
• 21:27
  Speaker 3: And then, of course, Don's been talking all morning about the events that we're having.
• 21:31
  Speaker 3: You've got Woody's Waterfront coming up next weekend, Space City Corvette show on the 12th of October, the 19th Spring Branch High School, and so on.
• 21:39
  Speaker 1: Got a couple headlines.
• 21:40
  Speaker 1: I want to get in before the end of the show.
• 21:41
  Speaker 1: More than half of new vehicle buyers recently surveyed said it was important that they were introduced to someone from the dealership's service department when picking up their new car from the dealership's service department when picking up their new car.
• 21:52
  Speaker 1: But more than half of respondents said they didn't meet anyone the last time they bought a new vehicle.
• 21:57
  Speaker 1: According to the Carscom and Dealer Raider survey conducted in August for Automotive News, many believe a sales-to-service handoff is an important factor in customer retention.
• 22:09
  Speaker 1: Yes, it is.
• 22:09
  Speaker 1: 51% of those surveyed said it was very important that they meet somebody from the dealership service department.
• 22:15
  Speaker 1: Another 14% characterized it as somewhat important.
• 22:18
  Speaker 1: 21% said eh, I don't care, one way or the other, I care.
• 22:23
  Speaker 1: I do too, because you know you're going to meet somebody in the service department and I want to shake their hand before I go in there.
• 22:31
  Speaker 1: Mad, that's true.
• 22:33
  Speaker 1: Ford Motor Company encouraging road trip karaoke with a new feature on some model's infotainment system.
• 22:39
  Speaker 1: But solo commuters can't play it unless the vehicle is parked.
• 22:43
  Speaker 1: Software update for the 24 F-150 Lightning pickup truck includes a version of the Stingray oddly enough karaoke app that uses sensors to detect whether anyone's in the front passenger seat.
• 22:56
  Speaker 1: If so, the passenger can scan a QR code on the screen to control the karaoke experience from a smartphone while playing songs through the vehicle's audio system.
• 23:06
  Speaker 1: Coming to a car near you, auto dealerships might see higher demand from consumers following the Federal Reserve's decision September 18th to cut its benchmark rate 0.5 points.
• 23:17
  Speaker 1: According to Edmunds, many Americans have been holding off on making vehicle purchases in hopes that prices and interest rates would come down or that incentives would make a return.
• 23:31
  Speaker 1: The Fed on the 18th announced a new rate target of 4.75 to 5% when it comes to loans, okay, and 25 vehicles across three categories have advanced to the next round of the North American Car, truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year Awards for 2025.
• 23:48
  Speaker 1: We'll have to get a hold of Jack Nerad.
• 23:50
  Speaker 1: Talk about this.
• 23:51
  Speaker 1: There are now 10 cars and 10 utilities and five trucks in the running for the annual awards.
• 23:58
  Speaker 1: Almost 50% of the 25 semifinalists are electric vehicles, even though they make up only about 8% of market share, and nearly 500 Toyota dealerships are helping to support local flag football leagues as part of the automaker's new sponsorship deal with the NFL.
• 24:17
  Speaker 1: About 40% of the company's US retailers have gotten involved with NFL flag in some way.
• 24:23
  Speaker 1: During the first year of the deal, nfl flag said more than 700,000 kids ages 4 to 17 participate in the 1,800 leagues around the country, so if you've got a kid in that age group, well, that's a good one.
• 24:38
  Speaker 1: So hopefully they won't get hurt when they're out there playing in pads.
• 24:42
  Speaker 1: That's a good thing.
• 24:43
  Speaker 1: Yeah, and Robin Berendorf envisions a big future in the US for digital automobile price tags.
• 24:49
  Speaker 1: He believes the family's company Digital Communication Solutions will make that happen.
• 24:54
  Speaker 1: The main technology centers on a digital pricing tool, a tablet placed inside the car, at the windshield or side window, for customers to view two sizes available so they can change the price whenever they want to.
• 25:05
  Speaker 1: I don't think that either one of the guys were listening to that when I said that, well, I'm just kind of trying, I'm thinking maybe, perhaps that what's going to happen is that, uh, I think you've got me on there right now, but we're talking to all of us, okay, well, all right, um, that.
• 25:22
  Speaker 1: I think what's going to happen is that the, the laptops, the pads are going to get stolen out of the vehicles.
• 25:28
  Speaker 1: Nobody's going to care about what the price of the car is.
• 25:31
  Speaker 1: Yeah, it's true, I like that car, I'll buy it.
• 25:33
  Speaker 1: How much are the monthly payments?
• 25:35
  Speaker 1: Isn't that the way it usually goes?
• 25:36
  Speaker 3: anyway, exactly.
• 25:40
  Speaker 1: Well, I guess that the next time we see each other it'll be down by the bay, Down by the river.
• 25:46
  Speaker 3: You bringing your white van, I'm bringing the white van Are you bringing the Corvette?
• 25:51
  Speaker 1: I think he is.
• 25:52
  Speaker 1: I'm going to try to bring the Corvette, if it's possible to do that.
• 25:55
  Speaker 1: The other thing is that I posted a thing on my Facebook page.
• 26:00
  Speaker 1: Somebody had put a white van up there that says Matt Foley on the tire cover.
• 26:06
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• 26:08
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• 26:09
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• 26:18
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• 26:18
  Speaker 1: Pro-am Auto Accessories has been serving Houston's auto enthusiasts since 1984, providing world-class products for sports cars, european sedans and American muscle.
• 26:24
  Speaker 1: Pro-am is known as the place to go to find exclusive and hard-to-find parts and accessories.
• 26:29
  Speaker 1: Pro-am is one of the very first distributors in the USA for brands such as Recaro, redline, momo Corbo and Simpson.
• 26:35
  Speaker 1: Located in the heart of Houston's premier retail and service corridor, the Galleria area, pro-am's walk-in storefront includes an 8,000 square foot warehouse, showroom and installation bays.
• 26:45
  Speaker 1: Pro-am not only sells parts and accessories, but also offers installation and service.
• 26:50
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• 26:56
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• 27:02
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• 27:06
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• 27:11
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• 27:14
  Speaker 1: The In Real Time Fall Tour begins Saturday, september 28th at Woody's 6th Annual Waterfront Rod and Custom Car Show.
• 27:20
  Speaker 1: There'll be awards for Best Truck Rat Rod, import Paint Engine Interior and Best of Show.
• 27:26
  Speaker 1: It happens at the Topwater Grill in San Leon, texas, where the backdrop of Galveston Bay will be one for your car scrapbook.
• 27:33
  Speaker 1: Registration is $30 per car.
• 27:35
  Speaker 1: On-site Visitors are free, 8 to 4, saturday, september 28th.
• 27:39
  Speaker 1: It's Woody's 6th Annual Waterfront Rod and Custom Car Show at Topwater Grill in San Leon, texas.
• 27:45
  Speaker 1: The In Real Time Fall Remote Tour continues Saturday, october 12th, from 8.30 to 3 at the Good Grub and Gears Car Show and Fall Festival hosted by the Space City Corvette Club.
• 27:54
  Speaker 1: See up to 300 cars under the trees in beautiful Stevenson Park at 1100 Friendswood Drive in Friendswood.
• 27:59
  Speaker 1: Competitors register online.
• 28:01
  Speaker 1: Proceeds benefit Texas EquiSearch.
• 28:03
  Speaker 1: Showgoers will see all makes and models of the finest rides around at this judged event.
• 28:07
  Speaker 1: It's Saturday, october 12th, 8.30 to 3 at the Good Grub and Gears Car Show and Fall Festival, stevenson Park in Friendswood.
• 28:16
  Speaker 1: Well, that's all for this week's In Wheel Time Car Talk Show.
• 28:19
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• 28:33
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• 28:36
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• 28:38
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• 28:46
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• 29:02
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• 29:04
  Speaker 1: We're going to be down there at Woody's Waterfront Car Show from 10 to 1.
• 29:08
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• 29:18
  Speaker 1: I'm Don Armstrong.
• 29:19
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• 29:29
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• 29:36
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• 29:37
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• 29:47
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