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One of the core values of the automotive world is that we are all enthusiests, and for the most part, we understand each other and can often help  when help is needed.  Located in Conroe, Texas, there is a group of automotive enthusiests that are woking out of a small shop in support of 'others'.  Now those others could be single moms, the spouse of military personel, or just about anyone that is in need of some transportation.In God's Garage, they take a vehicle and make it road worthy or at least give it a try.  Sometimes it is just a matter of fixing a vehicle that someone can't afford to fix as part of their struggle.  Join us to hear more about this great organization and the work they are doing.  Maybe even find a way to help...In our feature segemnt, we have 'This Week In Automotive History'.-----  -----  -----In Wheel Time Car Talk' audio podcast can be heard each weekday on most providers:Apple Podcasts,   Pandora Podcast, Amazon Music Podcast, Spotify,   Google Pod

Most people look at destination fees as simply a part of the new car buying process, something that is a charge to get the vehilce to the dealer that is past on to the comsumer.  Ever wonder why those fees have been going up?  Maybe even just what is a destination fee anyway?Mike Montiello with Consumer Reports joins us once again with some insights from a Consumer Report 'report' on the rising cost of Destination Fees.In our featur, over in the New Car Showroom, Don Armstrong has been busy checking out the 2021 AMG GLE53. -----  -----  -----In Wheel Time Car Talk' audio podcast can be heard each weekday on most providers:Apple Podcasts,   Pandora Podcast, Amazon Music Podcast, Spotify,   Google Podcasts,   Overcast,   Amazon Music,   Stitcher,   iHeart Radio,   Pandora,    TuneIn + Alexa,   Podcast Addict,   Castro,   Castbox and more on your mobile device.-----  -----  -----In Wheel Time is a live broadcast every Saturday from 8:00a-11aCT streaming video to YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and InWh

It is a long way over to Italy, so while we have our automotive contact Manuela Mancin joining us and we are checking out the drag racing in Italy, the car club scene, and even a little European NASCAR.Mustangs on Malta?We wrap up this episode of In Wheel Time with Automotive News Headlines in our feature segment.-----  -----  -----In Wheel Time Car Talk' audio podcast can be heard each weekday on most providers:Apple Podcasts,   Pandora Podcast, Amazon Music Podcast, Spotify,   Google Podcasts,   Overcast,   Amazon Music,   Stitcher,   iHeart Radio,   Pandora,    TuneIn + Alexa,   Podcast Addict,   Castro,   Castbox and more on your mobile device.-----  -----  -----In Wheel Time is a live broadcast every Saturday from 8:00a-11aCT streaming video to YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and InWheelTime.com.Tags: In Wheel Time, automotive, car talk show, car talk Live, car talk show, Mustang, Ford MustangBe sure to subscribe for more In Wheel Time Car Talk!---- ----- Want more In Wheel Time Car Talk any time? In Whe

A few weeks ago, In Wheel Time started reaching out to automotive enthusiests around the world.  The idea is to learn about their car culture, maybe how they do their events or club rallys.  Of course, we want to hear about the cars as well...This week, we are visiting Italy with Manuela Mancin.  Now Manuela is absolutly a car person, but she is also very much a Mustang gal.  So join us for part 1 of our two part interview about the automotive scene in Italy.In our feature segment, Michael Marrs is checking out the New Car Showroom where we have the 2021 Volvo XC90 Recharge Inscription - what Volve calls a hybrid in a luxury SUV/CUV.-----  -----  -----In Wheel Time Car Talk' audio podcast can be heard each weekday on most providers:Apple Podcasts,   Pandora Podcast, Amazon Music Podcast, Spotify,   Google Podcasts,   Overcast,   Amazon Music,   Stitcher,   iHeart Radio,   Pandora,    TuneIn + Alexa,   Podcast Addict,   Castro,   Castbox and more on your mobile device.-----  -----  -----In Wheel Time is a

In Wheel Time Car Talk' audio podcast can be heard each weekday on most providers:Apple Podcasts,   Pandora Podcast, Amazon Music Podcast, Spotify,   Google Podcasts,   Overcast,   Amazon Music,   Stitcher,   iHeart Radio,   Pandora,    TuneIn + Alexa,   Podcast Addict,   Castro,   Castbox and more on your mobile device.-----  -----  -----In Wheel Time is a live broadcast every Saturday from 8:00a-11aCT streaming video to YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and InWheelTime.com.Tags: In Wheel Timeautomotivecar talk showcar talkLive car talk showLonnie FordKiaLone Star ThrowdownBe sure to subscribe for more In Wheel Time Car Talk!---- ----- Want more In Wheel Time Car Talk any time? In Wheel Time Car Talk is now available on iHeartRadio! Just go to iheartradio.com/InWheelTimeCarTalk where ever you are.----- -----Be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast provider for the next episode of In Wheel Time Car Talk and check out our live broadcast every Saturday, 10a - 12noonCT simulcasting on iHeartRadio, YouTube, Fa

Custom truck shows seem to be mostly the male species driving around in the raised trucks with suspension kits and big wheels, or maybe they are bagged down on the ground, scrap'n a little asphalt in the parking lots.  Well ... it ain't all just about the guys.Joining the In Wheel Time crew is Sammy Jo Andrew who is showing her '86 Chevrolet squarebody stepside that she has been 'working on' that includes having it bagged to drag.Also joining the crew is Samantha Markum who brought her 1978 Ford Thunderbird to show.  Samantha is with House of Hot Rods.In our feature segment, it is the 2021 GMC Sierra 2500 that Don Armstong has been going over.-----  -----  -----In Wheel Time Car Talk' audio podcast can be heard each weekday on most providers:Apple Podcasts,   Pandora Podcast, Amazon Music Podcast, Spotify,   Google Podcasts,   Overcast,   Amazon Music,   Stitcher,   iHeart Radio,   Pandora,    TuneIn + Alexa,   Podcast Addict,   Castro,   Castbox and more on your mobile device.--

This week, it is all about the 10th Annual Lone Star Throwdown!In this episode of In Wheel Time Car Talk, we continue our talk with event host Lonnie Ford, and we are joined by Frank Rechlin - IKandy Paintworks out near Phoenix, Arizona.  Frank brought his SEMA build to LST as SEMA was cancelled, so LST gets the debut of a beautiful 1963 GMC pickup.  Dropped with a lot of body work and a BB under the hood.   Give a listen as Frank tells us all about it.In our Feature segemnt, we have the upcoming Events Calendar.-----  -----  -----In Wheel Time Car Talk' audio podcast can be heard each weekday on most providers:Apple Podcasts,   Pandora Podcast, Amazon Music Podcast, Spotify,   Google Podcasts,   Overcast,   Amazon Music,   Stitcher,   iHeart Radio,   Pandora,    TuneIn + Alexa,   Podcast Addict,   Castro,   Castbox and more on your mobile device.-----  -----  -----In Wheel Time is a live broadcast every Saturday from 8:00a-11aCT streaming video to YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and InWheelTime.com.Tags: In

We continue our coverage of the 10th Annual Lone Star Throwdown with host Lonnie Ford giving us the rundown as the vehicles parade by.  Not really a parade, just the judging is drivethrough and we are settin along the drive so we get to see a great 'parade' as the vehicles make their way to the judging area.Lonnie grabbed part of the PSE crew walking by - Power Stroke Engineering is the title sponsor for this year.  It is 'Cory the Service Manager' over at PSE, and we talk a little about diesel motors.Also joining us in this segment is James Orsten, from Wilmer, Minnisota.  James and his crew were showing his '49 Chevy that is mounted onto a 1-ton Dodge frame sporting a Cummins diesel backed by a 5-speed manual gear box.  Add in a flat bed so that it can be used on the family farm and you have a unique combination that sounds really good as it rumbles by.------  -----  ------In Wheel Time Car Talk' audio podcast can be heard each weekday on most providers:Apple Podcasts,   Pandor

One of the largest truck and SUV shows in Texas, the Lone Star Throwdown is celebrating a 10th Anniversay!Joining the In Wheel Time crew today is Lonnie Ford, who along with Todd Hendrix, is the mastermind behind this great show.  Utilizing the entire Montgomery County Fair Grounds, the show has a compination of trucks - high, low, and everything in between - along with SUVs and a few cars just to keep everything on the level.  There is a max of 2,500 entries, over 100 vendors, and a bunch of Food Trucks to make sure there is a little something for everyone.  It is a 3-day event this year, and the weekend pass, the three day pass is only $20!  Which is a great thing because you can't see it all in one day!-----  -----  ------In Wheel Time Car Talk' audio podcast can be heard each weekday on most providers:Apple Podcasts,   Pandora Podcast, Amazon Music Podcast, Spotify,   Google Podcasts,   Overcast,   Amazon Music,   Stitcher,   iHeart Radio,   Pandora,    TuneIn + Alexa,   Podcast Addict,   Castro

It seems every new model year brings innovation in saftey features and designs in automtive safety.  Join us with Mike Monticllo from Consumer Reports as he teaches us the difference in the type of systems as well as some of the lastest developments.In our feature segment,  Michael Marrs has been in the New Car Showroom checking out the new Ford F-150 Hybrid, something that has been a long time coming.------  -----  -----In Wheel Time Car Talk' audio podcast can be heard each weekday on most providers:Apple Podcasts,   Pandora Podcast, Amazon Music Podcast, Spotify,   Google Podcasts,   Overcast,   Amazon Music,   Stitcher,   iHeart Radio,   Pandora,    TuneIn + Alexa,   Podcast Addict,   Castro,   Castbox and more on your mobile device.-----  -----  -----In Wheel Time is a live broadcast every Saturday from 8:00a-11aCT streaming video to YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and InWheelTime.com.Tags: In Wheel Timeautomotivecar talk showcar talkLive car talk showLonnie FordKiaLone Star ThrowdownBe sure to subscribe

Whether it is a hurrican or a winter storm, if the electricity goes down...many people wonder about  how electric cars will fare under those cicumstances.  With Texas going through our version of the winter wonderland, In Wheel Time reached ou to the @HoustonElectricAutoAssociation, HEAA, and Kevin Douglass shared his personal experience driving his EV in a winter storm.In our feature segment, it is 'Konrad's Car Clinic' and we are talking about how to jump start a car - properly.We finish thie episode with more Automotive News Headlines.-----  -----  -----In Wheel Time Car Talk' audio podcast can be heard each weekday on most providers:Apple Podcasts,   Pandora Podcast, Amazon Music Podcast, Spotify,   Google Podcasts,   Overcast,   Amazon Music,   Stitcher,   iHeart Radio,   Pandora,    TuneIn + Alexa,   Podcast Addict,   Castro,   Castbox and more on your mobile device.-----  -----  -----In Wheel Time is a live broadcast every Saturday from 8:00a-11aCT streaming video to YouTube, Facebo

The second most expensive purchase most people make is their automobile.  It pays to take care of that investment,  and friend of the show, John Gray with Gulf Coast Auto Shield has been great to share information on how to take care of our vehicles.With the super cold freeze hitting SE Texas, many people have been asking what they can do to help protect their paint and he shares what we might be able to do.In our feature segment, Jeff Dziekan share some Automotive History on the Snowplow - a vehicle device that most of us don't want, really don't want to need, but when we do ... we do!  ----  -----  -----In Wheel Time Car Talk' audio podcast can be heard each weekday on most providers:Apple Podcasts,   Pandora Podcast, Amazon Music Podcast, Spotify,   Google Podcasts,   Overcast,   Amazon Music,   Stitcher,   iHeart Radio,   Pandora,    TuneIn + Alexa,   Podcast Addict,   Castro,   Castbox and more on your mobile device.-----  -----  -----In Wheel Time is a live broadcast every Saturday from 8

By now, everyone knows that a lot of south Texas is not preppared for serious winter weather.  Hardly ever freezes, snows even less, yet some area expereienced temperatures near 12F degrees, something that has not happened in almost 100 years.  This caused a lot of problems, but a lot of Texans found ways to minimize the damage.Richard Tomlin with Apex Auto Works in Alvin, Texas, does a lot of race car work - building, maintaing, and occasionally getting to drive one.  So with a lot of expensive customer cars in the shop, what did he do to protect their rides?  He shares some of the things he and his crew can sup with.In our features, we have This Week In Automotive History, and then we round it all up with some of this weeks Automotive News. ----  -----  -----In Wheel Time Car Talk' audio podcast can be heard each weekday on most providers:Apple Podcasts,   Pandora Podcast, Amazon Music Podcast, Spotify,   Google Podcasts,   Overcast,   Amazon Music,   Stitcher,   iHeart Radio,   Pandora,    TuneIn + Al

Coming up next weekend, February 26-28, 2021, it will be the 10th anniversary of the biggest custom truck / SUV event in SE Texas,  The event has grown to a max of 2,000 registered vehicles entered, that is 2,000 custom vehicles in one place.  In addition, there are over 100 vendors and there is a food court full of foodtrucks.  Lonnie Ford, one of the masterminds behind this annual event joins us with an update as In Wheel Time gets ready to join the event for a Saturday morning live broadcast.In our features, Don Armstrong has been checking out the new Kia K5 in the New Car Showroom and seems to have some definite ideas on this vehicle.  ----  -----  -----In Wheel Time Car Talk' audio podcast can be heard each weekday on most providers:Apple Podcasts,   Pandora Podcast, Amazon Music Podcast, Spotify,   Google Podcasts,   Overcast,   Amazon Music,   Stitcher,   iHeart Radio,   Pandora,    TuneIn + Alexa,   Podcast Addict,   Castro,   Castbox and more on your mobile device.-----  -----  -----In Wheel Tim

Seems our world is getting smaller and smaller every day.  But it is still a big world out there where people that have an interest in the automotive world continue to be involved in the sport.  We got curious, particularly with the pandemic, on how people in other parts of the world are involved in the automtive world,  With the help of friends, we are stating a series of interviews in differnt countries.The first stop of our 'Round the World tour, in is England, New York, England to be exact, which is not far from Boston, England...we thought that is pretty cool!  Simon Fixter is an automotive enthusiest that has several vehcilces in his collection, all of which he drives and occationally lets other people drive in movie production.  Join us as we learn a bit of the England Auto World and stay tuned for more around the world with In Wheel Time.In our Feature segment, Konrad DeLong has the Car Clinic and then more Automotive News Headlines.  ----  -----  -----In Wheel Time Car Talk' audio podcast c

Some major changes in the pre-owned vehicle world may be the game changer some of us have been looking for.  Andrew Ashman joins us to talk about the 'Ford Blue Certified' program recently rolled out to give consumers more choices to go along with the Gold Certified program.In our feature segment,  Jeff Dziekan is in the Pre-owned Showroom looking at a 2018 Lincoln Continental Platinum.----  -----  -----In Wheel Time Car Talk' audio podcast can be heard each weekday on most providers:Apple Podcasts,   Pandora Podcast, Amazon Music Podcast, Spotify,   Google Podcasts,   Overcast,   Amazon Music,   Stitcher,   iHeart Radio,   Pandora,    TuneIn + Alexa,   Podcast Addict,   Castro,   Castbox and more on your mobile device.-----  -----  -----In Wheel Time is a live broadcast every Saturday from 8:00a-11aCT streaming video to YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and InWheelTime.com.Be sure to subscribe for more In Wheel Time Car Talk!---- ----- Want more In Wheel Time Car Talk any time? In Wheel Time Car Talk

Are you a gear head needing a place to keep your pride and joy?  Looking for the ultimate in a man cave for your next event?Formula Garage Houston may be what you are looking for.  Reggie Draper joins the In Wheel Time crew with more information on this great facility.In our features segment, we have the popular 'This Week In Auto History' and we also have some of this weeks Automotive News Headlines.----  -----  -----In Wheel Time Car Talk' audio podcast can be heard each weekday on most providers:Apple Podcasts,   Pandora Podcast, Amazon Music Podcast, Spotify,   Google Podcasts,   Overcast,   Amazon Music,   Stitcher,   iHeart Radio,   Pandora,    TuneIn + Alexa,   Podcast Addict,   Castro,   Castbox and more on your mobile device.-----  -----  -----In Wheel Time is a live broadcast every Saturday from 8:00a-11aCT streaming video to YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and InWheelTime.com.Tags: In Wheel Timeautomotivecar talk showcar talkLive car talk showDakar RallySue MeadAmy Lerneroff-road racing.B

City Classic Cars, home of SEMA Rides by Sabra ... classic restomod builder located in Houston, Texas.Sabra Johnson has been building cars for years, building a reputation for drivers that can be enjoyed.  In addition, Sabra has been building the next generation of hot rodder with his mentoring programs.  He works closely with a local highschool to teach some skills and more importantly, some life lessons to those that may not have the opportunity to hear from a positive role model.Looking for a people mover?  Don Armstong is looking at the 2021 Chrysler Pacifica in the New Car Showroom during the feature segment on this episode of In Wheel Time Car Talk.-----  -----  -----In Wheel Time Car Talk' audio podcast can be heard each weekday on most providers:Apple Podcasts,   Pandora Podcast, Amazon Music Podcast, Spotify,   Google Podcasts,   Overcast,   Amazon Music,   Stitcher,   iHeart Radio,   Pandora,    TuneIn + Alexa,   Podcast Addict,   Castro,   Castbox and more on your mobile device.-----  -----  -

In this episode of In Wheel Time Car Talk, we continue our talk with Sue Mead and Amy Lerner about their experience running the Daka Rally.  This is the largest off-road race in the world, but we will let Amy and Sue explain more about this event.In our feature segment, for the New Car Showroom, Michael Marrs has been chomping at the bits to talk about his week in the new Ram TRX...very appropriate to be talking off-road racing in this episode.  It is everything you heard about it...and then some....-----  -----  -----In Wheel Time Car Talk' audio podcast can be heard each weekday on most providers:Apple Podcasts,   Pandora Podcast, Amazon Music Podcast, Spotify,   Google Podcasts,   Overcast,   Amazon Music,   Stitcher,   iHeart Radio,   Pandora,    TuneIn + Alexa,   Podcast Addict,   Castro,   Castbox and more on your mobile device.-----  -----  -----In Wheel Time is a live broadcast every Saturday from 8:00a-11aCT streaming video to YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and InWheelTime.com.Tags: In Wheel Timeaut

Happy Valentines Day!For a whole lot of people, it is a great day to stay inside where it is warm ... meaning there is time to check out the latest video podcast from In Wheel Time!In this episode, we are joined by Sue Mead, auto journlaist/race driver/off-road enthusiest and now race team coach!  Joining Sue will be driver Amy Lerner and we are talking Dakar Rally!  What it is, where it is, what it is like...and this is just part 1 of the two part interview.  Be sure to join us on Monday for part 2 of the interview with video on the In Wheel Time YouTube Channel.-----  -----  -----In Wheel Time Car Talk' audio podcast can be heard each weekday on most providers:Apple Podcasts,   Pandora Podcast, Amazon Music Podcast, Spotify,   Google Podcasts,   Overcast,   Amazon Music,   Stitcher,   iHeart Radio,   Pandora,    TuneIn + Alexa,   Podcast Addict,   Castro,   Castbox and more on your mobile device.-----  -----  -----In Wheel Time is a live broadcast every Saturday from 8:00a-11aCT streaming video to YouT