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Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast, Episode 38: Summer Road-Trip Tips, 2020 Ford Bronco

Road-Trip Tips

Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast

Whether you drive a car, need a car, or just occasionally bum a ride with friends, you’ve come to the right place. Join the editors of Consumer Guide Automotive as they break down everything that’s going on in the auto world. New-car reviews, shopping tips, driving green, electric cars, classic cars, and plenty of great guests. This is the Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast.

Episode: 38

Broadcast date: July 19, 2020

Guest: Jeanette Casselano

Summer Road-Trip Tips, 2020 Ford Bronco

With host Tom Appel off this week, co-hosts Damon Bell and Jill Ciminillo start off the show by discussing the highly anticipated and long-awaited reveal of the 2021 Ford Bronco and Bronco Sport. Jeanette Casselano, Director of External Communications for the American Automobile Association (AAA), joins us to talk about AAA’s summer-travel forecast report, how to get your vehicle ready for a road trip, and how to travel safely during the pandemic. Damon and Jill discuss their test-drive experiences in the Toyota RAV4 Prime and Prius Prime plug-in hybrids, and also discuss Nissan’s unveiling of its first pure-electric crossover SUV: the Nissan Ariya.

The Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast is broadcast every Sunday on Chicago’s WCPT AM 820 at 1:00 PM CST.

Discussed this week:

First Look: 2021 Ford Bronco

First Look: 2021 Ford Bronco Sport

AAA

First Look: 2022 Nissan Ariya

Test Drive: 2019 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Limited

More Consumer Guide Test Drives

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The CG Daily Drive Blog

Car Stuff Facebook Page

Consumer Guide on Twitter

Tom on Twitter

Damon on Twitter

Jill on Twitter

Drive, She Said (Jill’s blog)

Tom on the radio:

Tom on the Nick Digilio Show

Tom on Green Sense Radio

Tom on the Stan Milam Show

Used Car Sales Recovery

Summer Road-Trip Tips

Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast, Episode 35: JD Power Initial Quality Rankings, 2020 Cadillac XT6 Road Trip

JD Power Initial Quality

Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast

Whether you drive a car, need a car, or just occasionally bum a ride with friends, you’ve come to the right place. Join the editors of Consumer Guide Automotive as they break down everything that’s going on in the auto world. New-car reviews, shopping tips, driving green, electric cars, classic cars, and plenty of great guests. This is the Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast.

Episode: 35

Broadcast date: June 28, 2020

Guest: Larry Nutson

JD Power Initial Quality Rankings, 2020 Cadillac XT6 Road Trip

Host Tom Appel and co-hosts Jill Ciminillo and Damon Bell start the show by discussing JD Power’s recently announced results of its Initial Quality Study, as well as Mitsubishi’s plans to scale back its presence in “megamarkets” including the United States. Larry Nutson, Executive Producer and Chicago Bureau Chief at The Auto Channel, joins us to talk about his summer road trip in the 2020 Cadillac XT6 Sport. Tom has another quiz for Damon and Jill, and Damon runs down the latest articles on the Consumer Guide Daily Drive blog–including a road-test review of the 2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid.

The Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast is broadcast every Sunday on Chicago’s WCPT AM 820 at 1:00 PM CST.

Discussed this week:

JD Power 2020 IQS press release

Test Drive: 2020 Cadillac XT6 Premium Luxury

Test Drive: 2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited

Drop-Top Madness! 20 Classic Convertible Ads

Quick Spin: 2020 Ram 1500 Rebel EcoDiesel

The Auto Channel

More Consumer Guide Test Drives

Follow the crew:

The CG Daily Drive Blog

Car Stuff Facebook Page

Consumer Guide on Twitter

Tom on Twitter

Damon on Twitter

Jill on Twitter

Larry Nutson on Twitter

Drive, She Said (Jill’s blog)

Tom on the radio:

Tom on the Nick Digilio Show

Tom on Green Sense Radio

Tom on the Stan Milam Show

 JD Power Initial Quality