WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.040 --> 00:00:04.440 It's night time with Dan Ray. I'm telling you easy 2 00:00:04.799 --> 00:00:06.040 Boston's video. 3 00:00:07.280 --> 00:00:10.800 All right, welcome back everybody. I'm delighted to be joined 4 00:00:11.279 --> 00:00:15.080 once again as we have been now for many, many years, 5 00:00:15.320 --> 00:00:18.399 two of my favorite guests, Larry and Scott Rubinstein. They 6 00:00:18.519 --> 00:00:23.640 are car experts. There's no car that you can mention 7 00:00:23.800 --> 00:00:27.000 that they do not have an opinion on. So Larry, 8 00:00:27.320 --> 00:00:28.719 welcome back. How are you tonight? 9 00:00:30.039 --> 00:00:33.359 Thank you? Dan, I'm fine, getting better every day, loving 10 00:00:33.399 --> 00:00:34.799 life man Frian, loving life. 11 00:00:35.280 --> 00:00:38.359 Yeah. And Scott, I know that you're still involved in 12 00:00:38.759 --> 00:00:40.560 car racing. Tell us about that. 13 00:00:42.719 --> 00:00:44.520 I well, you know, it's been a slow year for 14 00:00:44.560 --> 00:00:46.560 me this year. I haven't unfortunately, haven't made it to 15 00:00:46.600 --> 00:00:48.719 the track this year. I did run a race in 16 00:00:48.759 --> 00:00:52.439 the fall last year, but hopefully plus season's over we'll 17 00:00:52.439 --> 00:00:53.359 get one more in. 18 00:00:54.399 --> 00:00:59.079 So between the two of you, how many years, and 19 00:00:59.119 --> 00:01:02.439 I'm sure you I'm sure it's significant. How many years 20 00:01:02.479 --> 00:01:06.599 have each of you been involved with audibobiles? 21 00:01:08.640 --> 00:01:17.680 Wow? Myself from helping my father when he was working 22 00:01:17.680 --> 00:01:20.280 on cars, I'd say I've been in about sixty five 23 00:01:20.760 --> 00:01:24.599 years and Scott started when he was about five years old. 24 00:01:26.560 --> 00:01:32.400 So the first go ahead, Scott. 25 00:01:31.560 --> 00:01:33.439 Now I say, I think the very first thing I 26 00:01:33.519 --> 00:01:37.079 did was help Dad to rebuild a carburetor of my 27 00:01:37.239 --> 00:01:40.000 mom's sixty I don't think it was the sixty nine 28 00:01:40.079 --> 00:01:41.519 Fury Dad, it was at the Cutlass. 29 00:01:41.560 --> 00:01:45.079 I think it was years the sixty nine Fury three with 30 00:01:45.159 --> 00:01:48.159 the three eighteen with a two barrel carter carburetor. 31 00:01:49.319 --> 00:01:50.760 Oh yeah, yeah, and that was it. 32 00:01:50.840 --> 00:01:51.000 Yeah. 33 00:01:51.120 --> 00:01:54.159 Five. And then it's uh, other than well, even when 34 00:01:54.200 --> 00:01:57.359 I was in the military, I did it was. I 35 00:01:57.439 --> 00:02:01.239 was a lightwelled diesel mechanic in the in the military, Harry. So, yeah, 36 00:02:01.280 --> 00:02:02.719 it's kind of been my whole life. 37 00:02:03.599 --> 00:02:06.959 So we're talking about probably combined over one hundred years 38 00:02:07.000 --> 00:02:12.360 of experienced automobiles. Okay, and it's been a while since 39 00:02:12.360 --> 00:02:16.120 you've been here. But let's before we get to phone 40 00:02:16.120 --> 00:02:18.520 calls and all of that, let's just talk about a 41 00:02:18.599 --> 00:02:22.479 little couple of tips as to what people should be 42 00:02:22.520 --> 00:02:27.840 doing in advance of the driving season. One of the 43 00:02:27.879 --> 00:02:31.800 things that I did last year as a present to 44 00:02:31.919 --> 00:02:35.360 all the members of my family, I got those I 45 00:02:35.400 --> 00:02:37.120 don't know what you call them. You can blow up 46 00:02:37.159 --> 00:02:41.800 your tires with these machines. They're not all that expensive, 47 00:02:41.840 --> 00:02:44.280 but they're really great to have when you when you're 48 00:02:44.319 --> 00:02:46.680 out on the road at night or even during the 49 00:02:46.759 --> 00:02:48.719 day and you notice that one of your tires is 50 00:02:48.800 --> 00:02:51.919 low as opposed to running it on the rim, you 51 00:02:51.960 --> 00:02:54.319 can kind of you know, obviously if you have a blowout, 52 00:02:54.360 --> 00:02:58.680 it's not going to help you. But this, this, this, 53 00:02:58.680 --> 00:03:01.639 this you want? But what are these? They're like you know, 54 00:03:01.639 --> 00:03:03.919 they're like power guns that they're basically blow up you 55 00:03:04.000 --> 00:03:06.280 tis what's the term of art for those? 56 00:03:08.439 --> 00:03:16.400 Well, actually Scott bought some for me and several of 57 00:03:16.439 --> 00:03:20.680 his family members for Christmas of last year. And it's 58 00:03:20.800 --> 00:03:24.879 just a small air compressor and some of them run 59 00:03:24.919 --> 00:03:27.479 off a lithium battery and there's some you have to 60 00:03:27.520 --> 00:03:33.000 plug into your power source at the car itself and 61 00:03:33.080 --> 00:03:39.199 the handy to have. Today's world, truth be told, flat 62 00:03:39.240 --> 00:03:42.240 tires are not that much of a thing today as 63 00:03:42.280 --> 00:03:46.800 they were twenty years ago, thirty years ago. The tires 64 00:03:46.840 --> 00:03:49.639 are so good now. Don't get me wrong, it's still 65 00:03:49.680 --> 00:03:52.840 great to have it. It's like having a spare tire 66 00:03:52.960 --> 00:03:56.439 on your car. Now, I'll go twenty years having a 67 00:03:56.479 --> 00:04:00.680 car and never use my spare But it's like insurance 68 00:04:00.680 --> 00:04:03.000 that has to be there, and you hope you never 69 00:04:03.120 --> 00:04:03.479 need it. 70 00:04:03.919 --> 00:04:07.240 Yeah, I did the same thing. I decided that you 71 00:04:08.759 --> 00:04:12.520 run out of ideas at the holidays. And I just 72 00:04:12.560 --> 00:04:15.319 thought that last year, and they were about sixty five 73 00:04:15.319 --> 00:04:17.480 bucks or something. But it's just a peace of mind 74 00:04:17.519 --> 00:04:19.680 that you get. What else would you be telling people 75 00:04:19.720 --> 00:04:25.040 to do. Maybe maybe that's not the greatest idea, But 76 00:04:25.480 --> 00:04:28.560 what do you have to do to make sure that 77 00:04:28.680 --> 00:04:32.720 as we move through the fall and into the winter 78 00:04:32.839 --> 00:04:34.800 driving season? What are we looking at no matter what, 79 00:04:34.959 --> 00:04:37.279 whether you got a new car or a car that's 80 00:04:37.360 --> 00:04:38.720 ten or fifteen years old, what do. 81 00:04:38.720 --> 00:04:41.879 You got to do well before we get into the dietems? 82 00:04:42.279 --> 00:04:44.959 And I started to make a little list because I 83 00:04:45.040 --> 00:04:46.600 kind of knew you were going to ask me this. 84 00:04:47.519 --> 00:04:50.399 You were talking about gifts you can give people for 85 00:04:50.480 --> 00:04:54.120 their car. And recently I was at a store called 86 00:04:54.160 --> 00:04:58.120 Harbor Freight. They're all over the state, Okay, and they 87 00:04:58.240 --> 00:05:02.480 have this lantern like device that's about the size of 88 00:05:02.480 --> 00:05:06.319 a can of beer and you just pull it open 89 00:05:06.480 --> 00:05:11.759 and it shines a bright light and it is a 90 00:05:11.839 --> 00:05:14.639 landing off sorts, So when you have a breakdown, you 91 00:05:14.639 --> 00:05:20.120 can put this on the road to alert other drivers. 92 00:05:20.120 --> 00:05:24.399 It's so well seen versus a flashing red light in 93 00:05:24.439 --> 00:05:26.680 the back of your car. Sometimes people are just so 94 00:05:26.879 --> 00:05:30.120 used to seeing it. But this bright white light and 95 00:05:30.759 --> 00:05:33.240 we picked them up at that store. Then there are 96 00:05:33.279 --> 00:05:36.319 five dollars each and you would not believe the amount 97 00:05:36.360 --> 00:05:38.759 of light these things goes. So if you want to 98 00:05:38.800 --> 00:05:43.120 get a stocking stuff or a gift, any form of a 99 00:05:43.240 --> 00:05:48.279 battery operated light being flashing or a nice bright white light, 100 00:05:48.360 --> 00:05:51.680 that's a great gift idea. But you talked about you 101 00:05:51.720 --> 00:05:55.600 asked me about what we do for winter ready, and 102 00:05:55.639 --> 00:05:58.040 the five things that I was thinking about today is 103 00:05:58.639 --> 00:06:03.079 you really check your tie tread and check your tire pressure. 104 00:06:04.040 --> 00:06:10.160 Your tire tread is like your parachute. If you could 105 00:06:10.199 --> 00:06:12.279 have the best breaks in the world, but if you 106 00:06:12.319 --> 00:06:15.279 don't have gripping tread on your tires, forget about it. 107 00:06:15.319 --> 00:06:19.079 You're just gonna gonna slide. And if they're down that low, 108 00:06:19.160 --> 00:06:23.120 you could consider using a snow tire the it front 109 00:06:23.240 --> 00:06:26.120 or rear wheel drive. Some people put forced snow tires 110 00:06:26.160 --> 00:06:29.639 on their car are a really good all season tire. 111 00:06:30.920 --> 00:06:33.399 Next thing I would do is change the oil and 112 00:06:33.439 --> 00:06:35.959 anti freeze if it's even close to being do And 113 00:06:36.040 --> 00:06:39.879 the reason why I say that if you're close to 114 00:06:39.959 --> 00:06:44.160 being do you go into your regular service station hopefully 115 00:06:44.199 --> 00:06:46.800 they are a Triple A approved or one of the 116 00:06:46.839 --> 00:06:53.600 Naparado Kakia centers. Some station or service repair facility has 117 00:06:53.720 --> 00:06:58.120 credentials and while they're doing the oil change in the 118 00:06:58.199 --> 00:07:02.480 anti freeze, check our replace. FYI, there's no such thing 119 00:07:02.480 --> 00:07:05.040 as permanent anti freeze. I don't care what the book says. 120 00:07:05.879 --> 00:07:09.279 You ask them to inspect your battery, your belts, and 121 00:07:09.319 --> 00:07:12.959 your hoses, and you ask them further, could you check 122 00:07:13.040 --> 00:07:17.439 all of my lenses my light and wipe of blades 123 00:07:17.600 --> 00:07:21.879 are imperative and inclement weather, poor wipe of blades can 124 00:07:21.959 --> 00:07:25.199 get you injured or injure somebody else. They don't cost 125 00:07:25.199 --> 00:07:28.279 a lot, and it's like when they're bad, it's like 126 00:07:28.800 --> 00:07:32.120 running around with fogged up eyeglasses on. You're going to 127 00:07:32.199 --> 00:07:32.800 hit something. 128 00:07:33.120 --> 00:07:37.120 Sure, all great suggest bets, and. 129 00:07:37.079 --> 00:07:39.160 That is my feelings on it. Scott, did you want 130 00:07:39.160 --> 00:07:39.759 to add to that? 131 00:07:41.079 --> 00:07:43.519 What more can I add to that? You've got such 132 00:07:43.519 --> 00:07:46.560 a complete list. I'll tell you, still, Pops, after all 133 00:07:46.600 --> 00:07:49.759 these years, you're still sober paid and always do exactly 134 00:07:49.759 --> 00:07:52.079 the right things that we need to be carried with us. 135 00:07:52.439 --> 00:07:54.759 The only thing I maybe want to add to it, 136 00:07:54.839 --> 00:07:57.040 especially you know, with the cold season coming up. 137 00:07:57.480 --> 00:07:58.879 And I do it regularly. 138 00:07:59.399 --> 00:08:02.240 Always you keep a blanket in the car. You never 139 00:08:02.360 --> 00:08:04.920 know when you know, possibly a bad storm and god 140 00:08:04.959 --> 00:08:06.959 forbid you do end up with a flat tire equal 141 00:08:07.000 --> 00:08:10.040 becomes undrivable and you're stuck on the side of the road. 142 00:08:10.439 --> 00:08:11.920 You know, you never know when you're gonna need it 143 00:08:11.959 --> 00:08:15.000 when again needs to stay warm. So that's always another 144 00:08:15.000 --> 00:08:16.639 great stock and stuff. But you can throw in the 145 00:08:16.720 --> 00:08:19.319 vehicle in something that'd be great to carry with you 146 00:08:19.519 --> 00:08:20.639 on a daily basis. 147 00:08:21.040 --> 00:08:23.519 All great, All great. 148 00:08:23.680 --> 00:08:25.079 You know, when I get to start a one ball 149 00:08:25.160 --> 00:08:29.279 quick one, don't forget to take your snowbrushes and long 150 00:08:29.319 --> 00:08:32.799 snow rakes out of your sheds in garages and put 151 00:08:32.799 --> 00:08:34.759 them me and you put them back in your cars, 152 00:08:35.000 --> 00:08:37.039 because the snow will be here before you know it. 153 00:08:37.159 --> 00:08:40.840 So yeah, and even if it never shows, uh, if 154 00:08:40.840 --> 00:08:43.279 it never snows, I should say, which would be great 155 00:08:43.320 --> 00:08:46.720 for all of us. It's good. It's good to be prepared. Nonetheless, 156 00:08:46.879 --> 00:08:48.759 all right, gentlemen, gonna take a little break. My guest 157 00:08:48.840 --> 00:08:52.639 Larry Scott Rubinstein, the WBZ car guys. Any question you 158 00:08:52.720 --> 00:08:56.919 have perhaps about a car you're looking to buy, uh, 159 00:08:57.159 --> 00:08:58.919 maybe a car that you're looking to sell. 160 00:08:59.360 --> 00:08:59.480 Uh. 161 00:08:59.720 --> 00:09:02.480 Feel free join the conversation. If you've had a problem 162 00:09:02.480 --> 00:09:05.159 with your car. Larry Scott are always willing to talk 163 00:09:05.200 --> 00:09:06.559 with you. I'd like to get as many of you 164 00:09:06.600 --> 00:09:10.000 in as possible. Let's light them up six one, seven, two, five, 165 00:09:10.039 --> 00:09:13.120 four ten thirty six one seven, nine, three, one ten thirty. 166 00:09:13.480 --> 00:09:16.840 I look at tonight's program as one that really gives 167 00:09:16.879 --> 00:09:20.759 you an opportunity to get some free automotive advice and 168 00:09:21.039 --> 00:09:23.200 from two experts who have been doing this for a 169 00:09:23.279 --> 00:09:27.759 long time, long long time, but many years with WBZ 170 00:09:27.879 --> 00:09:30.480 as well. That's why they're called the WBZ Car Guys. 171 00:09:30.559 --> 00:09:33.320 Be right back on Nightside. Feel free, don't be shy. 172 00:09:33.399 --> 00:09:34.240 Coming back right. 173 00:09:34.120 --> 00:09:38.120 After this now back to Dan Ray live from the 174 00:09:38.159 --> 00:09:42.600 Window World nights Side Studios on WBZ News Radio. 175 00:09:43.320 --> 00:09:47.000 Gentlemen, Larryan, Scott Rubinstein, the WBZ car Guys. I like 176 00:09:47.080 --> 00:09:49.159 to call them the Knightside Car Guys. But they've been 177 00:09:49.200 --> 00:09:55.200 on WBZ now for between Jordan Rich and myself, how 178 00:09:55.240 --> 00:09:57.720 many other programs have you done here in BZ? Have 179 00:09:57.799 --> 00:10:00.360 you been a guest on Morgan Show? I assume as well, 180 00:10:00.399 --> 00:10:02.440 I mean you've you've made the rounds here right. 181 00:10:03.320 --> 00:10:08.720 Yes, we've been Morgan too. You know interesting fact today's 182 00:10:08.759 --> 00:10:11.879 smartphones they tell you everything that you did, even if 183 00:10:11.919 --> 00:10:14.519 you don't know that you did it. We were on 184 00:10:14.639 --> 00:10:20.759 the show exactly six years ago in studio exactly six 185 00:10:20.840 --> 00:10:21.720 years ago today. 186 00:10:22.559 --> 00:10:26.039 That would have been twenty eighteen. That would have been, right, 187 00:10:26.240 --> 00:10:28.120 that would have been Is that the last time you 188 00:10:28.120 --> 00:10:28.799 were in studio? 189 00:10:29.480 --> 00:10:34.639 That's I would expect, uh, thinking when we got COVID, 190 00:10:35.159 --> 00:10:39.399 I would expect we were probably in another time that. 191 00:10:39.759 --> 00:10:42.519 I because we generally get you in a couple of 192 00:10:42.519 --> 00:10:45.720 times a year, at least maybe sometimes three times a year. Well, 193 00:10:45.799 --> 00:10:47.720 let's get it started. We get these phone lines starting 194 00:10:47.720 --> 00:10:49.279 and go. So we're going to go. First off to 195 00:10:49.360 --> 00:10:52.080 Doris and Linfield. Doris, thanks for getting us going tonight. 196 00:10:52.159 --> 00:10:54.799 You're first up. You're with Larry and Scott Rubinstein the 197 00:10:54.879 --> 00:10:58.159 WBC car guys. What's your question abound your comments? 198 00:11:01.240 --> 00:11:04.080 My question is hi, can you hear me? 199 00:11:05.720 --> 00:11:05.879 Ken? 200 00:11:06.240 --> 00:11:08.120 Thank you? Thank you. 201 00:11:09.320 --> 00:11:11.679 I'm looking to buy a new car and I'm trying 202 00:11:11.720 --> 00:11:16.360 to compare the Mercedes GLC to the Porsche Makon. 203 00:11:17.120 --> 00:11:20.799 You're going high end doors. 204 00:11:21.360 --> 00:11:24.360 Well, I have to be honest. I have the Mercedes GLC. 205 00:11:24.519 --> 00:11:28.679 It's a twenty sixteen, and I wanted your opinion on, 206 00:11:30.639 --> 00:11:33.240 you know, whether I should switch over to the Porsche. 207 00:11:33.639 --> 00:11:35.200 What holds its value better? 208 00:11:37.919 --> 00:11:44.360 What what model? Porsta? The Macon, Oh, the Macon. 209 00:11:44.440 --> 00:11:48.919 Okay, I mean you've been in the Mercedes for eight 210 00:11:49.039 --> 00:11:52.639 years now. I mean Mercedes is kind of you know, 211 00:11:52.679 --> 00:11:55.960 they're in their own glass and you know, as Standard 212 00:11:55.960 --> 00:11:59.120 pointed out that they're high in both high end vehicles. 213 00:11:59.519 --> 00:12:02.440 Have what havn't you liked about the Mercedes? 214 00:12:04.120 --> 00:12:07.120 Well, I like the Mercedes. I just at this point, 215 00:12:07.360 --> 00:12:10.720 you know, wanted to make a change. We always wanted, right, 216 00:12:10.799 --> 00:12:13.960 I mean, my husband always wanted a Porsche. So I 217 00:12:14.039 --> 00:12:18.320 just thought, you know, maybe I would switch at this time. 218 00:12:20.039 --> 00:12:22.960 And right now I have a seven thousand dollars repair 219 00:12:23.039 --> 00:12:26.720 bill that I'm looking at, you know, for the front struts, 220 00:12:26.799 --> 00:12:30.240 the wheelbearings, and I have to make a decision here. 221 00:12:30.240 --> 00:12:33.279 Am I going to invest the money into the you know, 222 00:12:33.399 --> 00:12:34.519 my Mercedes, or. 223 00:12:34.440 --> 00:12:35.840 Am I going to go with the Porsche? 224 00:12:36.039 --> 00:12:38.279 So right, I. 225 00:12:38.200 --> 00:12:43.080 Mean, take can is beautiful, it is a sharp looking car. 226 00:12:44.759 --> 00:12:46.879 I want to know how miles she has in the car. 227 00:12:46.919 --> 00:12:48.320 How many miles do you have a car? 228 00:12:49.519 --> 00:12:51.639 I have one hundred and fifty two thousand. 229 00:12:52.519 --> 00:12:54.559 Okay, that's going to be a factor in terms of 230 00:12:54.559 --> 00:12:57.039 whether you're going to plow seven thousand dollars into it. 231 00:12:57.080 --> 00:12:59.080 Go ahead, gentlemen, exactly yep. 232 00:13:00.399 --> 00:13:02.720 I personally say, if you can afford to make the move, 233 00:13:03.799 --> 00:13:07.840 you know, by all means, certainly do it. The difference 234 00:13:07.840 --> 00:13:12.559 between Porsche and you know, Mercedes not a ton. I 235 00:13:12.559 --> 00:13:16.200 think Mercedes Gota has a little bit more of the 236 00:13:16.279 --> 00:13:20.120 luxury and creature comforts, uh, and Porsche's have more of 237 00:13:20.120 --> 00:13:22.840 a style to them. I don't think you can go 238 00:13:22.879 --> 00:13:24.759 wrong with either one of you test driven both the 239 00:13:24.799 --> 00:13:27.200 new models. 240 00:13:28.039 --> 00:13:30.799 I'm actually in a loner for the Mercedes right now, 241 00:13:30.799 --> 00:13:32.679 and I'm going for the Porsche tomorrow. 242 00:13:32.919 --> 00:13:34.639 So, but you happen to be honest. 243 00:13:34.639 --> 00:13:36.159 What do you make of the Whitebot? 244 00:13:38.080 --> 00:13:39.879 What do you think of the GLCs off? The new 245 00:13:39.919 --> 00:13:40.840 GLC so far? 246 00:13:42.159 --> 00:13:44.039 I like it? Yeah, I like it? 247 00:13:44.200 --> 00:13:44.600 Yeah? 248 00:13:45.440 --> 00:13:48.120 Okay, So I think really, I don't think you can 249 00:13:48.159 --> 00:13:51.519 go wrong with either one. Both high end cars, very 250 00:13:51.600 --> 00:13:55.039 nice cars. Like I said, my opinion, I think you'll 251 00:13:55.080 --> 00:13:57.799 get more style from the Porsche, but I don't think 252 00:13:57.799 --> 00:14:00.919 you can beat the comfort level that you getting the Mercedes. 253 00:14:01.200 --> 00:14:04.320 I don't think you're going to come down to reference. 254 00:14:04.960 --> 00:14:08.480 I got a question, kay, give me, just don't don't 255 00:14:08.519 --> 00:14:12.120 embarrass my guest here. But these are not thirty thousand 256 00:14:12.200 --> 00:14:14.879 dollars cars. What sort of a price range? Are these 257 00:14:14.919 --> 00:14:22.000 two cars? Pretty close in terms of price? Don't anyone 258 00:14:22.080 --> 00:14:23.279 speak first? Go ahead? 259 00:14:23.600 --> 00:14:25.840 Oh, you know you're waiting for the customer. 260 00:14:26.399 --> 00:14:29.960 No, what are we talking about? 261 00:14:30.679 --> 00:14:30.720 What? 262 00:14:31.080 --> 00:14:37.600 How much of price differential is that between these two cars? 263 00:14:37.879 --> 00:14:38.159 Okay? 264 00:14:38.200 --> 00:14:40.399 What I what I found is is not much of 265 00:14:40.440 --> 00:14:44.559 a price difference. Okay, the portion might be, you know, 266 00:14:44.799 --> 00:14:49.759 maybe five thousand more. But my question is which one 267 00:14:49.759 --> 00:14:52.840 will hold its value you know when I go to 268 00:14:53.080 --> 00:14:54.320 trade in or sell it. 269 00:14:54.440 --> 00:14:55.519 Great question, gentlemen. 270 00:14:57.440 --> 00:14:59.559 I think that the Port is going to hold its 271 00:14:59.639 --> 00:15:04.519 value more because it is rarer than the Mercedes Benz. 272 00:15:04.879 --> 00:15:07.159 But you also have to how many miles did you 273 00:15:07.200 --> 00:15:09.159 want to keep this new car that you're going to get. 274 00:15:09.919 --> 00:15:11.960 Well, I'm not going to go to one fifty two. 275 00:15:13.039 --> 00:15:15.840 You're doing a lot of driving right now, but probably 276 00:15:15.840 --> 00:15:19.080 in a couple of years that driving is going to behalf. 277 00:15:20.320 --> 00:15:24.000 You need to realize risk dollars, and while you were talking, 278 00:15:24.039 --> 00:15:26.600 I was just checking it so I can be accurate 279 00:15:26.639 --> 00:15:30.919 in what I say. The cost of maintaining a Porsche 280 00:15:31.080 --> 00:15:34.960 is significantly higher than a Mercedes, and you. 281 00:15:34.799 --> 00:15:35.960 Have to be prepared with that. 282 00:15:36.000 --> 00:15:38.679 I wanted to know anything. 283 00:15:38.279 --> 00:15:41.159 That moves, anything that has a computer that has moving 284 00:15:41.240 --> 00:15:43.320 posts in it, it's going to wear out, it's going 285 00:15:43.399 --> 00:15:47.200 to break. If you're upset about seven thousand dollars to 286 00:15:47.279 --> 00:15:51.120 repair a beautiful Mercedes, you're going to be very upset 287 00:15:51.200 --> 00:15:53.480 when you find out what the Porsche costs to repair. 288 00:15:54.200 --> 00:15:56.919 It's really a quaranty vehicle. 289 00:15:57.960 --> 00:16:02.000 I'm looking at the warranties that might carry me through 290 00:16:02.320 --> 00:16:06.159 the life of you know, the Porsche. But right now 291 00:16:07.639 --> 00:16:09.200 I don't know if I want to put the seven 292 00:16:09.240 --> 00:16:12.480 thousand dollars into a car that has one hundred and 293 00:16:12.519 --> 00:16:14.000 fifty two thousand. 294 00:16:14.960 --> 00:16:18.080 Have you seen what? Have you asked what the Mercedes 295 00:16:18.159 --> 00:16:19.919 dealer will give you in plade on it? 296 00:16:21.879 --> 00:16:23.279 We're going to get there tomorrow. 297 00:16:23.519 --> 00:16:27.559 Yeah, okay, okay, Doors, I want to do this to you, ye, 298 00:16:28.080 --> 00:16:30.120 go ahead, go ahead ahead. 299 00:16:30.159 --> 00:16:33.000 I want to look at what the trade value is 300 00:16:33.080 --> 00:16:36.080 over at the Porch dealership, which I think there's one 301 00:16:36.080 --> 00:16:39.679 on one fourteen and at the Mercedes dealer, which is 302 00:16:39.679 --> 00:16:43.840 one right out Linfield where you are, and you can 303 00:16:43.919 --> 00:16:46.679 wave them out. But just understand what I'm saying. Listen, 304 00:16:46.720 --> 00:16:48.679 clearly it's going to cost you a lot more to 305 00:16:48.759 --> 00:16:53.639 maintain the porch. Read that warranty over very carefully. They're 306 00:16:53.720 --> 00:16:57.519 raidy by lawyers. I have been through it before. I 307 00:16:57.679 --> 00:17:00.720 know what you're going through, and I hate to. 308 00:17:00.639 --> 00:17:05.000 Do this to you. Doris. You're a great call. You're 309 00:17:05.039 --> 00:17:06.880 a great call. Best of luck. I don't think you 310 00:17:07.240 --> 00:17:09.359 I don't think you'll make a mistake either way. But 311 00:17:10.200 --> 00:17:14.000 you're you gotta lot. You're You're probably going to be 312 00:17:14.039 --> 00:17:16.839 a highest end caller tonight. I don't think anyone's gonna 313 00:17:16.839 --> 00:17:18.720 top you unless they're going to ask for the price 314 00:17:18.720 --> 00:17:19.519 of an airplane. 315 00:17:19.759 --> 00:17:22.119 Thanks Doris. 316 00:17:22.359 --> 00:17:24.440 All right, good night. We'll take a quick break here. 317 00:17:24.559 --> 00:17:28.119 Uh no, we started. Hi, guys, this is good. 318 00:17:30.480 --> 00:17:32.680 We have down from here. 319 00:17:33.160 --> 00:17:35.559 Yeah, we can look at it like that six months now. 320 00:17:37.519 --> 00:17:39.519 The only one else who has is in more shape 321 00:17:39.519 --> 00:17:41.880 in that regardless the Patriots at this point. By the way, 322 00:17:42.079 --> 00:17:46.079 six seven five, four ten thirty, six seven, nine, ten 323 00:17:46.200 --> 00:17:48.880 thirty I lean his next I got John and Bill. 324 00:17:48.920 --> 00:17:50.559 I got a little bit of room for everybody. If 325 00:17:50.559 --> 00:17:52.640 you want to dial either or both of those numbers 326 00:17:52.680 --> 00:17:55.480 will get you in back on Night's Side after the 327 00:17:55.519 --> 00:18:00.599 News at the bottom of the hour, Here. 328 00:18:00.480 --> 00:18:06.839 On Night Side with Dan Ray on w Boston's news Radio. 329 00:18:07.039 --> 00:18:09.920 All right, bull lines, let's keep rolling here, gentlemen, as 330 00:18:09.960 --> 00:18:14.920 we turn the corner here on the first hour, I 331 00:18:14.960 --> 00:18:17.599 hope that Larry and Scott will be able to stay 332 00:18:17.640 --> 00:18:18.960 with us for a couple of hours. Sole we go 333 00:18:19.000 --> 00:18:21.920 to Eileen. Eileen is not going to be dealing with 334 00:18:21.960 --> 00:18:25.000 a Porsche or Mercedes. I don't think Hi, Eileen, how 335 00:18:25.039 --> 00:18:25.319 are you? 336 00:18:26.240 --> 00:18:26.440 Hi? 337 00:18:27.839 --> 00:18:35.160 Well, I'm fine. I have a Toyota Prius, but I 338 00:18:35.480 --> 00:18:37.960 and I have a question about that. But the thing 339 00:18:38.039 --> 00:18:43.200 that I'm calling about is I saw on TV the 340 00:18:43.279 --> 00:18:48.160 other day something about electric cars because there's so much 341 00:18:48.200 --> 00:18:52.680 heavier than normal cars that when they crash into a 342 00:18:52.720 --> 00:18:58.720 guard rail, the guardrail can't take the weight or the 343 00:18:58.759 --> 00:19:03.279 impact and the the car turns over on its roof. 344 00:19:04.200 --> 00:19:12.319 And I that's worrisome to me. So then I looked 345 00:19:12.359 --> 00:19:17.039 up the Toyota Prius and it's pretty heavy. Also, it's 346 00:19:17.079 --> 00:19:21.440 heavier than most cars. So I'm I'm a little I'm 347 00:19:21.519 --> 00:19:28.960 just a little worried about. 348 00:19:26.400 --> 00:19:29.039 Let's see what they have to say, Eileen. So you 349 00:19:29.079 --> 00:19:34.160 have a Toyota Prius. Gentlemen, I would hope that Eileen 350 00:19:34.200 --> 00:19:37.359 would never be in any sort of an accident. Accident obviously, 351 00:19:37.400 --> 00:19:40.599 but she's concerned about if she did happen to hit 352 00:19:40.599 --> 00:19:43.200 a guardrail, how much of a greater danger is that 353 00:19:43.599 --> 00:19:44.759 compared to a regular car. 354 00:19:45.839 --> 00:19:49.119 So then I did tune in to today's pregame show 355 00:19:50.319 --> 00:19:55.640 and I saw that Eileen actually, as mentioned in the comments, 356 00:19:55.680 --> 00:19:57.839 that she was going to check on it. So it 357 00:19:57.880 --> 00:20:01.799 gave me a good opportunity to do some research, and 358 00:20:01.839 --> 00:20:06.240 I could paid three similar size cars. The Preus, depending 359 00:20:06.319 --> 00:20:10.240 upon the year of the A Prius weighs anywhere from 360 00:20:10.240 --> 00:20:13.759 twenty five hundred to thirty six hundred pounds, depends on 361 00:20:13.799 --> 00:20:18.440 the year. The Honda Civic is about six hundred pounds lighter, 362 00:20:19.480 --> 00:20:23.880 and the Corolla is only a few hundred pounds lighter 363 00:20:25.079 --> 00:20:29.519 what you saw on TV. I am not buying it. 364 00:20:30.680 --> 00:20:33.359 I think that I don't know what the reason they 365 00:20:33.359 --> 00:20:35.640 would say something like that is. I mean, if you 366 00:20:35.920 --> 00:20:42.640 hit the god reel with any car, SUV, motorcycle, if 367 00:20:42.680 --> 00:20:45.799 you hit it at the correct angle, the vehicle's going 368 00:20:45.880 --> 00:20:49.039 to flip and roll. What was the premise of the 369 00:20:49.079 --> 00:20:51.319 whole commercial, if you don't mind me asking. 370 00:20:51.799 --> 00:20:53.480 Was it a commercial or a news story? 371 00:20:53.519 --> 00:20:56.640 I leen, I think it was a news story. 372 00:20:56.720 --> 00:21:00.920 Okay, So what is the premise that that electric vehicle 373 00:21:01.000 --> 00:21:04.599 cars were more susceptible to flipping over? 374 00:21:04.839 --> 00:21:09.480 Yeah, their weight, because they're heavier and the guardrails aren't 375 00:21:09.519 --> 00:21:13.759 strong enough to bounce them back on the road. 376 00:21:18.599 --> 00:21:22.640 Za Koya weighs about a ton more than yours than 377 00:21:22.680 --> 00:21:28.240 your car. And I have seen many pictures and I 378 00:21:28.319 --> 00:21:32.119 have investigated a few accidents with the guardrails held up 379 00:21:32.240 --> 00:21:37.319 just fine after being impacted by fifteen hundred pickup trucks, 380 00:21:37.359 --> 00:21:42.079 twenty five hundred pickup trucks, smaller cars, bigger cars. It 381 00:21:42.119 --> 00:21:46.720 really depends upon the angle. Now, the center of gravity 382 00:21:46.799 --> 00:21:49.160 is going to be different because of the battery on 383 00:21:49.200 --> 00:21:51.480 the bottom. Now, if they want to talk about that, 384 00:21:51.480 --> 00:21:55.400 that's something different, okay, whether it be a top heavy 385 00:21:55.440 --> 00:21:58.079 car or a bottom heavy car. But as far as 386 00:21:58.119 --> 00:22:01.319 the weight of the vehicle goes, it's not really that 387 00:22:01.440 --> 00:22:05.000 much of a bloated car that it is significant in 388 00:22:05.039 --> 00:22:05.839 the turning. 389 00:22:05.559 --> 00:22:09.920 Over, Eileen, I think you're over worried. You know, drive 390 00:22:10.680 --> 00:22:14.559 obviously don't speed. I'm sure Scott wants to say something 391 00:22:14.559 --> 00:22:15.039 here as well. 392 00:22:15.079 --> 00:22:18.119 Scott, No, I mean I wouldn't necessarily. 393 00:22:18.119 --> 00:22:19.680 I feel like the phrase is kind of be an 394 00:22:19.799 --> 00:22:24.039 unfairly targeted here. I think because all evs are a 395 00:22:24.079 --> 00:22:29.000 heavier vehicle in general, the god rails are not made 396 00:22:29.039 --> 00:22:32.160 to handle the weight of those vehicles and what weighs 397 00:22:32.200 --> 00:22:35.359 so much on those of the batteries. Uh, they they 398 00:22:35.400 --> 00:22:39.200 are super heavy, and between that and all the drive 399 00:22:39.279 --> 00:22:43.759 train components of the regenda breaking system, they are heavy vehicles. 400 00:22:44.440 --> 00:22:48.359 So I think it's more of maybe we need to 401 00:22:49.680 --> 00:22:55.839