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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 offers 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.