Drive or Be Driven: The Future of Automated Cars?

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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 .

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8 to 11 am .

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Welcome to the award-winning In Wheel Time Car Talk Show Coming up , our story of the week , along with this week's recalls and our guest , the sold car price . Later Jeff will bring us some of his car culture 1970s car poses . Yeah , I like it .

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Picture you next to your hot rod .

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Everybody's got their clothes on , unfortunately on this one , mr Mars has driving directions for the Fourth of July . Howdy , along with Mike out of this rural Mars . We always need more , Jeff Zekin . I'm Don Armstrong . David Ainsley is preparing packing for his big trip to Michigan .

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The UP Youper , and he didn't invite us to go Again , again .

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Yeah , there's that . Well , anyway you forgot . So glad you could join us . It's going to be a hot day again here in Houston . Hot by I mean about 92 degrees .

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Oh , I thought maybe you thought because I was going to be walking around outside . That's how hot it is out here .

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That's exactly what I thought . You read my mind . Oh great car knack . Well , we've got lots to get to in our two-hour live program here , and so I thought we would just get right to it . Shall we , shall we ?

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We're going to start off with our story of the week this week , and here is the story from Automotive News . Consumers are unimpressed with many driver assistance features and uncertain if more advanced systems will be useful . That's the assessment of a new JD Power white paper , which calls into question whether the efforts automakers are expending on driver assistance upgrades are worthwhile . The efforts automakers are expending on driver assistance upgrades are worthwhile . Driver assistance has an identity crisis . According to Kathleen Rizg , jd Power's senior director of user experience , benchmarking and technology Try to put that on a business card and co-author of the paper , told Automotive News , owners of systems that offer level two automated driving I didn't know that there were levels of automated driving do not consider the systems convenient , and more advanced hands-free systems are not resonating with consumers .

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You ever driven a car that does all the driving function for you ? No , you Mars . No , not all of them . I don't trust it . Well , some are okay . I don't trust it . Well , some are okay , others aren't worth a hoot , but who ? They've got to get a lot better , in my opinion , for it to have wide adoption Plus . Are you going to pay $2,000 , $3,000 for this feature ? I'm not . No , not if you're not going to pay $2,000 , $3,000 for this feature , I'm not .

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No , not , if you're not going to use it . And if it's on there , is it an option or is it a normal feature and benefit ? I don't see the benefit . I see the feature , I don't see the benefit .

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Most of them have their options . Owners of systems that offer level two automated driving do not consider the systems convenient and more advanced . Hands-free systems are not resonating with consumers . They're not seeing the value and the differences of these capabilities right now , risk said . Driver said if they must keep their eye on the road or be ready to take control at any moment , the feature doesn't offer any of the convenience it promises according to the paper . And that goes with other things too Start-stop you love that .

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Oh , I hate it .

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No , I absolutely turn off what I don't understand is so they put the start-stop feature on there and it is like it's on and you have to turn it off .

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How about switching it around ? Yeah , turn it on . If you want it on , correct , I turn mine off . Right , how about switching it around ? Yeah , turn it on . If you want it on , correct , yeah , I turn mine off .

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I put the seatbelt on , turn off the start-stop . Motors did not understand if the fundamental purpose of the system was to offer convenience or improve safety , and only 24% of respondents felt that active driving systems made them better drivers . Only 24% that decreased as automation's role expanded . 18% said that hands-free driving , a more advanced technology , made them better drivers . Well , because they couldn't drive to begin with . Middling experiences with present-day technology will limit US motorists' interest in paying for more sophisticated technology later , according to this woman . Technology later , according to this woman . The stymie that could stymie

Story of the Week: Driver Assistance Problems

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car makers' burgeoning plans to hook consumers into subscriptions for driver assistance systems . Tesla , prominent example , charges $8,000 up front , or $99 a month for its assisted driving system that it calls full self-driving . A month for its assisted driving system that it calls full self-driving . Others are looking to follow that lead . Mercedes-benz $2,500 for its drive pilot system . General Motors CEO Mary Barra your favorite , has said her company anticipates $2 billion in annual revenue from Super Cruise within the next five years .

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Okay , you think so . Well , go ahead . Finish the article , you know .

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I guess the issue here that I have is that I realize that I'm an older American and I like to drive to begin with , don't you ? Yeah , I like to drive . I do too , and I don't need the car to drive for me . I prefer driving myself . That's just me . Let me thumb through this While you're thumbing through there .

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That's an option that they have for the driving . There's other options that you can turn off . When I bought mine , they were going through the litany of things in the queue that you can turn on . If you get too close to something , your seat vibrates . That that's good , that's . That's a good thing . And then the other is the distance . You can have the car slow down or automatically stop if your distance is too close . I I don't like that feature . I turn it off . Or lane changing when you know you stay in the lane and you've got to fight the wheel to change the lane , I hate that . I turn that all off . So the only one I actually work manually is the start-stop function . That's it . I don't have the automatic drive . I don't have all that hands-free stuff , so you can keep it , and if I'm ever in a car that has it , I refuse to use it . I don't want it , or I don't even want the option .

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That's my opinion . I don't use it either . The car that I'm currently driving out there and I've had this problem now twice and both of them are Chrysler products where you put it in reverse . Now I have a slight grade from the street onto my driveway that goes over the sidewalk . It's very slight , right , it's not very steep , it's just very slight . Put it in reverse . Well , apparently , the reverse sensor on the thing , the backup thing , my God it slams on the brakes .

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Oh , mine does that too , pulling on the garage sometimes . Yeah , absolutely it slams on the brakes . And I figured out you've got your foot depressed on the brake pad as you're rolling backwards and you're kind of easing off . Well , if you touch that a little too hard , it will stop . I noticed it's the pressure that you put on the brake pedal . In my experience it's that way It'll stop the car .

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In my car I don't even have my foot on the brake and it just all of a sudden I'm in reverse and it goes . What I mean ? It squeals the tires , skids the tires on there . It's that violent In the driveway . In the driveway , backing up what .

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What . What is that ?

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It's a recall . No , yeah , something's pointed at the wrong angle . It's a recall .

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Yeah , I thought maybe a camera might be pointed down and it sees that concrete and stops .

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I don't really know what the problem is , but it's very annoying and frightening , actually , because you're thinking , oh my God , am I going to run over a baby , or is there somebody walking behind me , or whatever ? I don't get it . An Alex Partners study issued in April found market penetration of level two automated driving systems has reached approximately 56 percent in China , while 38 percent of new vehicles in the US contain level two driving technology . Us market will eventually adopt driver assistance tech at a greater scale , but that adoption will not be at the same pace as earlier technology such as adaptive cruise control . I do like that pace .

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As earlier technology such as adaptive cruise control , I do like that . So you hit the cruise control and you can adjust the distance between you and the car ahead of you . I usually like to have it nice and short so people don't cut in between us , but whatever , it works great . When I have a car that doesn't have the adaptive cruise control feature , I'm kind of saddened by that because I like that , but that only operates when you have the cruise cruise control feature . Kind of saddened by that because I like that .

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But that only operates when you have the cruise on .

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Correct . Yeah . Yeah , market research and consumer willingness to pay for new features is going to take a lot longer than manufacturers want , because the technology is there , not always the best , but it is there . And you know , oh , jeff , come on in , let me show you this new feature , yeah what are we going to ? Monkey with today . Yeah , it comes out in the Buick and this is going to be perfect for you . It's only going to cost you $2,000 more Back to the drawing board .

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Yeah , no , I'm good with all that . Thank you very much for trying . Yeah , I agree , all right , how about let's do some recalls

Weekly Vehicle Recalls

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real quick here , shall we ? Yeah , yeah .

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Mike agrees . Barnes just spoke up there , didn't he ? He did .

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Yeah , you joining in the conversation . Well , I'm trying to what he's trying to do is he's over there fiddling on the computer , like every teenage girl does , he actually is trying to help the show out with that .

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Is that what he's trying to ?

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do ? He absolutely is . Oh , you're speaking up on his behalf .

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No , it's trying to cover for me . I'll slip you some money in a little bit , Jeff .

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General Motors is recalling 62,000 Chevy Silverado heavy duties , 4,500 , 5,500 , 6,500 from the 2019 to 2024 model years . The affected vehicles . In the affected vehicles , the brake pressure sensor might have been assembled in a way that allows brake fluid to leak beyond the seal and into the brake pressure switch , increasing the risk of fire under the hood . Oh man , God , Other recalls . I have a list of Ford products here that goes on infinitum . Backseat occupants may become trapped in the Ford Mustang Mach-E 21 to 25 . Side marker in daytime running Lights may fail . Lincoln Navigator for 2022 .

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Let's get back to the Mustang . They're locking you in the car .

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Apparently , if the battery goes down , backseat occupants may become trapped . I didn't drill down into it , what's causing it , but it's being recalled for that . Sudden loss of brake function . I just did that . The heavy duty no , I did not . That wasn't for Fords , that was for Chevys . Ford heavy duties , super duties , as they call them 2020 model year , and they're all heavy duty . Sudden loss of brake function . Improperly displaying instrument panel . I don't know what . It's displaying Nude pictures or something I don't know . That would be for the Ford Ranger , 2025 . Damaged wire harness may cause engine stall . Ford F-150 2025 . Child safety lock may not prevent the door from opening . Ford Bronco , 2025 . Passenger airbag may deploy improperly . Ford Bronco , 2025 . Ford Mustang Mach-E 2025, . Vehicle rollaway risk . Second row seat may move unexpectedly in the Ford Explorer and the Aviator for 2020 to 2025 . Martha , was that you back there kicking the seat ? Martha's not there anymore .

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Martha rolled away . She rolled away .

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Backed up until you hear glass Loss of brake function on a bunch of Volvos . I'm not going to get through them . This list is too long 2020 through 2026 on some of them . Wow , A brake pedal may shift out of position . You know there was a brake pedal there . Wait a minute . Oh , it's over on the passenger side .

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It's in the back seat now .

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Acura , mdx , tlx and the Pilot 21 to 25 model years . Well , there you go . Pilots don't need brakes , properly tightened restraint , tie-down fasteners If you've got kids , that's not good . Chrysler Pacifica Voyager and Sienna Hybrid 2021 to 2025 . And a bunch of Mercedes-Benz inadequate impact protection in the C pillar . You know how you count pillars , right .

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First up the windshield is A , behind the driver is B In the back seat , passenger back there that's C . Some cars actually have a D pillar as well . Yeah , anyway , so those are the recalls . Okay , let us move on and have a good time with this week's Guess the Used

Guess the Used Car Sold Price

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Car Sold Price . Oh my , I believe that you have one . I do , it's the first one up . Ladies and gentlemen , we proudly present from Hemings Motor News the 1953 DeSoto Fire Dome . It's a station wagon . It's got Jeff's name written all over it .

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It looks kind of like a 53 Chevy , I like that toothy grill .

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Guess how much that that car sold for $32,000 .

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Oh no , I would say $24,000 .

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Do we have anybody joining us ?

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Well , Jeff and George were on here , but there are some times they're .

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Well , maybe they're just waking up . I like the copper color . I like the not white top , but cream color .

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George says $16,999 .

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$16,999 .

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What is it used ?

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car salesman today or what Every day Ike says $11,000 . 11 . Well , Heitzman's closest . It sold for $12,864 . $12,864 . I was going to buy three of them . Okay , here's another , Jeff car A 1960 Cadillac 62 . Oh my gosh . Look at that thing . Look at the size of it it's .

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Ellis .

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It's smiling at me Pretty much .

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1960 Cadillac 62 . How much did that thing sell for ?

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Give me a hint , Jeff . I'm going to go 40 . 40? .

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Go ahead , morris , you could probably get 25 out of scrap metal on it . I would say 20 . Heitzman says 20 . Okay , george says it's an Art Grendel , special Art Grendel .

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He says $21,999 . Well , actually George wins because it was $22,260 . Oh man , george , it might not fit in the garage , but that is your car , buddy , see , I just get excited , fit it in the backyard .

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I get overexcited when I see something we're going to move on to another Cadillac .

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This is a 1991 Cadillac Broham $9,000 .

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I'm going right up to the top .

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You're thinking , wow , that's a two-body in the trunk car $15,000 . Well , that's all I got All right . So 15 . Well , that's all I got All right . George said yes , he's still drooling over the blue one . Itunes says 29,000 .

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Sold car price . Now , by the way , I had to look at this to see why it sold for this . It only has 37,000 original miles , oh so you didn't tell us that we should have waited .

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No , I interrupted him 14 , okay , oh , so you didn't tell us that we should have waited . No I interrupted him .

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$14,999 from George George wins Again .

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Sold price $15,750 . We're going to have to send him some steaks or something . We're going to cut George off , or something .

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Next up the wheel covers on this . I had those in the wintertime on my Nova oh God , my Nova , I did they all get packed up with snow ? No , they were just wheel covers to protect the lug , nuts and stuff . I took the mags off .

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Oh . I see 1965 Ford Mustang convertible . Now , this is not . I can't imagine this being a numbers matching car or anything like that . This is a driver , it's a convertible . I've told you all that I'm going to tell you For a 65 Ford Mustang convertible . And I've told you all that I'm going to tell you for a 65 Ford Mustang convertible how much did it go for ?

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I'm going to say 17 . I'm going to go 24 . Yeah , 24 is where I'm at . Heitzman says 31 .

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And our used car salesman . That's with us , george has it piped up yet . Okay , well , I'm going to tell you that it sold for $27,300 . Oh boy , $27,300 . That would be a great hot rod tour of a Texas car .

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Yeah , it's just them things . The 65s and 66s have just the price on them . Six-cylinder automatic , it's just in a convertible . Yeah , it's gotten stupid money .

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Well , that's not stupid money .

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Well , compared to where I remember buying them for $1,000 . Well , there's that .

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All right . Next up the 1941 Cadillac 62D . All right , that is a mobster car if I ever saw it . How much did that sell for ? I think that was in the movie the second Gotham . How much Come ?

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on , we've got to roll through .

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Okay .

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I'm going to go for $28,000 .

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I'll go $25,000 . Anybody else ?

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No , they've got a little bit of a delay $11,550 .

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Oh boy .

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Next .

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And it still won't fit in the garage . 64 Pontiac GTO . It is a hardtop . 64 GTO , pretty car . This is a restored award winner Restored award winner . A restored award winner 35 . 35 ?

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45 . 45 ? George says 37 , 9 , 9 , 9 .

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52 , 908 . All righty , so I don't know whether it's a frame off or what , but it's a pretty hefty price for a 64 . Yes , next up , 1972 Buick Riviera . This is a rebuilt 455 motor in it and it is restored .

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How can it be restored ? It's got aftermarket wheels on it .

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So it's a resto mod , but it's a restored body , okay .

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Okay , I'll tag 28 . I'll go 16 .

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It sold for $29,925 . Man , I'm off to it , way to go .

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Yeah , good job .

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All right .

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Two more .

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It's the only way we can win . If George is too far behind , he can't contribute .

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This , ladies and gentlemen , it's rough , it looks rough . This is a 1988 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser . Now , this is not the Vista Cruiser with the little windows on the top . So this is an 88 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser and it's rough looking $8,000 .

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$8,000 . It's still in the shipping crate . I'll go for $7,000 . $7,000 . It's still in the shipping crate , I'll go for $7,000 .

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$7,000 . Yeah , anybody else ? No , all right . Sold price $3,900 . Okay , so , like I said , it's rough yeah it is rough and we're going to end with a summer car . 1968 Volkswagen Beetle convertible . How much did that sell for ? Looks clean $15 . $14 . Really Mm-hmm , it sold for $14.7 .

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Yeah , I won one .

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Well , it's because George isn't playing anymore . Thank you .

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George , it has no horsepower , as you know .

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No , but it's got a convertible and you could tool around town with a top down and burn your head .

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That would be something for a high school graduation gift . Yeah , yeah , yeah , alright , just ahead . Jeff's car culture , pop , car poses from the 1970s and Mars driving destinations for the 4th of July

Jeff's Car Culture: 1970s Car Poses

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Yeah , that's right Now . This right here . Heavy on the engine , but light on amenities . Buying a muscle car was an achievable goal . Look at the girl . Yep , yep With the go-go boots . Proud muscle car owners in their pictures . Now , this is a Chevelle and it's captioned by the owner , purple accents on some Chevy power . Now what I see there is kind of a fall-winter shot . I'm thinking it's either the owner or somebody's girlfriend hey , get in front of the car , I'm going to take a picture or dad taking a picture of the daughter's new car Right Could be , could be Absolutely , absolutely , absolutely .

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So the next one we have and these are all real people , come on , there you go . This one is entitled Couple's Photo His and hers Mopar . Look at that , mopar magic . Wait a minute .

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Is that John Hovis ? John Hovis ?

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It might be . You never know , you never know . All right , here's a favorite of mine . This was called Out Front , and who hasn't taken a picture like this in front of your house ? Oh God , yeah , look at that guy Now . Nice car , looks like he's a hot rod .

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He was at the Loopy Tortilla Bar last night . This one is entitled .

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Nifty Fit or Nifty Ride . So it's a pretty tall guy , probably a basketball player in high school and all that good stuff . Bell bottoms , nice car . Bell bottoms , bell bottoms . Yeah , he's got the boots .

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He's got the zipper boots . Yeah , he's got the John Lennon boots .

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I think we all have a picture like that somewhere , don't we , mike ? Not that I'm showing , okay , just making sure . That would be you with hair . And then this one is called Mopar Muscle on the Farm . Now look at that . That is one hot-rodded . I like the barn . I think the young lady looks a little scared being in front of it . Scared , yeah , she's a little scared , so that is a nice one .

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And , of course , you've got the hot rod in the background as well , the old hot rod , the old hot rod .

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And the farm implement on the side . This one is entitled Making Improvements by Just Squeezing Out a Few More , and then we'll leave that up to you . The thing I noticed on this it's all going to be brought to your attention here in a minute the hole in the hood . Look at the hole in the hood .

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It's cut . Looks like a saber saw Is that a .

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Wisconsin car Can't really tell yeah , it's a Wisconsin car , america's Dairyland .

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Not anyone's car .

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There you go . A couple of dairy things going on there , absolutely . He said that . I know he said this one , kathy , and I have a picture like this somewhere around , but this is called waiting by the car . We have places to go drive . Look at the car in the background .

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Look so you got the mustang back . There's a charger up charger up front .

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Look at the wheels . Uh , that young lady's ready to go .

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You know she could be going to the mall , she's waiting for you to get in the car and drive her over . Get in the car and let's go , yeah .

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So again , these are all real people , real cars . So send them to me and I'll get you on here and we'll do that . This one's pretty good .

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Dang , this one's called .

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Garage Posing Are those velvet pants .

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Sleek silver paint . I'm looking at the fender wheels that have been cut and flared yeah looks like velour .

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Possibly it's got blood red interior on that Nice side pipe . I'm thinking velour . Nice young lady , probably posing by her boyfriend's car . It could be her car , or dad's car it could be dad's car as well , you never know . Or mom's Could be mom's . Now this one , this looks like me . I was just going . This was called Bell Bottoms and a V8 . Look at those raggedy old Bell Bottoms .

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He's looking back at the front door going .

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Oh , mom , yeah , and you know it's either a spring day because it's kind of wet , trees haven't bloomed or anything , All that good stuff . He's got a T-shirt on , no belt , skinny jeans . I like it . I remember those days that was kind of yeah . Now this one's just a plain old beach . Drive it right up to the water , get out , do some suntanning 70 model . Keystone Classics on some Goodyear tires and you know it's all washed up .

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Yeah , yeah , and he's trolling for a girlfriend .

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Yeah , sand crabs . Look at the background on that you got a Volkswagen bus , you got a micro bus , you got some vans . A couple of things in the background . The girlfriend probably took the picture . That or the beach patrol .

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It looks like he's got clothes hanging up on the inside so he could change and get back to school .

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He's going on a date . This one's entitled Too Bad . This Front Seat Is Taken , so look at that . A guy driving it and two chicks no no , no , those are two chicks . Those are two women's , I understand that , but that's not her legs . No , that's the driver's leg , that's what I'm saying .

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Two girls and the guy .

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That's not a guy . That's not a guy . Okay , you know what ? Here's a bonus shot for you . That's me in 1977 with my Nova out front . And you know how the crimes , when they fade your picture . You know what that looks like . They block out your picture when you're driving .

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That looks like you posing as Question Mark and the Mysterians it could be .

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But yeah , there's a criminal thing where they blur out your face . But that's my Nova in the background and Kathy's my mother-in-law's driveway . Look at that .

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Well , you can hardly make it out .

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Well , that's the only one I had . I don't have a lot of pictures of it , it's the only one I had .

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Well , that was good yeah , I liked it .

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Mr Mars Driving

Mars Driving Destinations for July 4th

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.

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Destinations 4th of July . We've got about a minute and a half .

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We've got lots of stuff so we're going to go pretty quick . Okay , let's go . So up in Addison , Addison's Kaboom Town draws 400,000 people . If you're looking for some fireworks Now , this is actually considered the third best fireworks show in the entire country .

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Yes , up in the Dallas-Fort Worth area Got lots of vintage warplanes going on , Got an air show , Lots of things to go along with food trucks for the 4th of July . Then you can slide over to Fair Park 4th in Dallas if you really want to go to something different , and they've got lots of music , including the Army Reserve Band , Kids Zones , water fountains for cooling off . Now this is at the stadium , so be sure and check out the Cotton Bowl with the Lagoon and the indoor air conditioning venues for the 4th of Park . Fair Park , Fourth of July . Now you go down to Frisco Freedom Fest . This is for you , Don Spanning two days at the Kaleidoscope Park in Frisco Square .

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I would not do that .

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Honors veterans with a got tournaments , dog parades , drone show leading up to the fireworks A lot of great things going on there . Then , if you're over in the Austin area area , they got the heb concert and fireworks on july the 4th . Now this is where they synchronize the austin symphony plays and they fire up the fireworks , got food trucks , concerts , willie nelson's fourth of july picnic going on all kinds of things . Then you can slide over to the sandy beach golf cart parade and flag ceremony in brownwood . If you're looking for something a little bit different and uh , they cruised by and decked out , golf carts leading and lots of other festivities , food trucks going up to the fireworks display here's one I thought was rather different . It's a sensory friendly led light show up in cypress waters up in the dallas area for people that are , you know , the lights and and the loud noises kind of bug them , so they've gone to an LED wristband light show that goes to the music , along with food and a lot of other festivities , including a petting zoo .

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Then , if you're more into the rustic world , you can go off to Stanford , texas , which hosts the Cowboy Reunion over the weekend . Wild West , of course . You've got the Chuckwagon cook-offs , horse racing , fiddling contests , street dances and the big rodeo leading up to the fireworks . And finally , the 4th of July is the canal walk in Las Colinas , irving , where it's all lit up and you can walk around for the weekend with the lights and it leads up to the 4th of July . Everybody's got some fireworks or something going on . This is coming up for the 4th of July . Places to go and things to do and people to see . All right .

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