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My Car Guru Podcast
Lennie Lawson is a 48-year veteran of the auto industry, a current new car dealer, motivational speaker, and financial coach. He’s a straight shooter who tells it like it is—no fluff, no sales pitch.
If you’re buying, trading, servicing, repairing, or just trying to avoid an expensive mistake, My Car Guru gives you the insider knowledge most dealers would rather you didn’t have. Lennie pulls back the curtain on the car business and gives you practical advice to improve your Car-Life—and maybe…
Episodes
- My Car Guru Podcast
The truth about the demise of a big part of the American Dream....the American Car
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If a successful business owner came to your child's high school to speak, what would you want your child to learn?
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What to do when that catastrophic mechanical failure happens to your car....and someday...it will
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Disaster strikes: my personal story of a blown engine...PLUS, why independent new car dealers matter
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A 91 year-old listener, and Alabama super-fan, made my day yesterday with a gift for my grandson
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You look like a bum, you don't talk right and you have blue hair....YOU'RE HIRED!
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Where you choose to have your oil changed could end up being a huge financial mistake...(talking $1000's)
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When a big F""" YOU is the wrong approach...plus, some other car owner/car dealer interaction suggestions
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How my grandson tried to "off me" while driving a golf cart PLUS, a review of famous car features from the past
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What would a group of high school students ask a real, live, new car dealer? You may be impressed...some are listening
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Car trivia challenge....just how much do you really know about the automobile?
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Avoiding the purchase of a flood car PLUS why buying an EV is not all bad....not great, but not bad
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Modern paint protection techniques and why you may, or may not, need to take the leap
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Hurricane Helene update...the amazing response in a wounded region, PLUS..navigating the loss of what you own
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What would you do if this "car trouble" happened to you?...plus more automoblie trivia
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"Screw-proof" your next car deal with these money saving tips
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The Flood of 2024: adapting to a new (hopefully, short term) reality
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How to maximize the price you get for the car you just want to sell....and avoid a potential rip-off
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The sharks are swimming in your pool and they smell your "financial-blood" in the water
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How to handle (and how not to handle) a serious complaint with a car dealer
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How businesses and local schools can work together to improve lives....and what are the latest EV lies?
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Don't buy any used car (even if they call it "pre-owned" to make it sound better) before you listen to this podcast
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I was warned this morning like never before, and my wife was a witness, PLUS...How trucks became family cars
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Common car questions answered....and a few you won't like or appreciate
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I witnessed a murder at Bristol Motor Speedway...and other miscellaneous car-life ramblings
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"Naive" doesn't mean that you aren't smart...you just won't recognize when you are getting ripped off on a car deal
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What is NICE to know, what is IMPORTANT to know and what is ESSENTIAL to know about your car.
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Just about every new vehicle, and their owners, owe a debt of gratitude to this company and this groundbreaking SUV
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You, or someone you know, has an old car to sell.....here's what it takes to sell it and sell it fast
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Get a pen and paper...write down these phrases that are guaranteed to save you money when buying a car
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A great story about a bank, an old lady with a 1956 Ford, a life change at a Bob Evans and why you don't need 4-wheel drive
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Critical information for car buyers...THE TOP TEN car dealer ad claims and what they really mean
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Knowing where your rear end is could save your life, Plus...how to guarantee you can't buy a car
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If you live long enough, you will eventually drive an EV....and here is why
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How to buy the car you want without compromising your "non-negotiables", Plus, a story of serving others
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What is the most important thing you can learn how to do?.....and especially in the moments of highest stress
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The joy of driving and the nightmare of an escalating repair bill...and what to do about it
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If you can bake a cake, you can certainly do these things to save hundreds on car maintenance
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How a ticking noise could have led to a fist fight....and how I typically avoid car-related violence
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(Free Anti-ripoff protection) If you're damaged car is worth fixing the right way, this is how you make sure it is
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My Car Guru: guaranteed to improve your CAR LIFE and, apparently, a "tinnitus" relief method
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Journey with me as I choose the right vehicle for my 16 year old grandson...and how I got lucky with this one.
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New vehicle prices didn't get ridiculous overnight...here is how it happened, by decade, starting in 1950
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When you should (and how you should) buy an Extended Warranty...timing is everything
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Your engine may be a ticking time bomb...watch your oil level and stay close to your dealer with these brands
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How a cigarette butt can cost you a customer, PLUS..why new cars are sold by salesmen and not Amazon
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Car Owner Alert! Jump-starting your new vehicle could cost you thousands...and other things you need to know!
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Car owner ALERT!...This one episode help could pay for your next family vacation with the cash it will save you
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Why the EV market is collapsing (duh).....and why that's a good thing, Plus, how to boost your engine performance
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Ranking the top 5 podcasts PLUS the NUMBER ONE technique the shady car dealer uses to overcharge you!
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This is a story of restoration and renewal....and losing ones mind and butt in the process
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Every car owner should know these CAR-LIFE basics that are only common sense to smart-alecks
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Tire kickers become buyers if you treat them right PLUS "want heated seats?"...pay a subscription fee
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Here is the most important class you may have missed in school: ATTITUDE 101
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Some very poignant examples of how "thinking about it" can save you a lot of money and regret
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My tornado scare PLUS what would you do if this happened to you?
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Three summertime car care tips you cannot afford to ignore, PLUS, a wrap up on financial responsibility
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The survival of your marriage may depend on this discussion about financial transparency
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"Perfect practice" works better than just "practice" and it can save you thousands on your next big purchase
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Pink, hairy steering wheel covers and other ignorant things people do to, or with, their cars
Send us Fan Mail I saw a pink, hairy cover on a steering wheel the other day (it's not a rare sighting around here). The owner was sitting in her car in the…