My Car Guru Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Your car is the most important thing (device, tool, appliance) that you own. If it doesn't work OR you pay more than you should to acquire it, then you either had no advice or bad advice during your decision making process. Listen to this episode and learn why you need a car guru, why I decided to become an EV (electric vehicle) dealer (reluctantly) and how failing to change...

Send us Fan Mail It's a love-hate relationship....you and your mechanic,  that is. He knows there are 10 simple things you can do to prevent the most common and expensive car repairs from happening. But, he knows that most people won't listen, and he loves making money because of it.  You hate to hear the bad news...he loves to deliver it......see...LOVE-HATE. Listen to this podcast, bec...

Send us Fan Mail I saw a bumper sticker the other day that read "I'm Blessed" You hear that a lot, but lately, it strikes me a little differently... because how do you know if you are "Blessed", and who "Blessed" you?   Will you feel blessed when tragedy strikes?  Why did you get blessed and others didn't?  And most important of all, how do you even define t...

Send us Fan Mail The FTC should change its name. They could still use the same three letters, they would just mean something different....The FEDERAL TRUTH COMMISSION instead of the Federal TRADE Commission. Just imagine if every business claim was true....you could actually grow your hair back. You could make those wrinkles disappear forever. You could buy a new car for $199 per month! Wouldn&apo...

Send us Fan Mail My mom told me not to call people mean names. So I don't.  But in this episode I do use semi-hurtful names to describe folks with terrible driving habits that cause me, you and most other excellent, responsible drivers some serious stress related anxiety.  (I admit it...I'm guilty of a few....ARE YOU?) Email Lennie at lennielawson2020@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail According to the Ford Motor Company, about two million of you fine folks are going to go electric in 2025....they hope you will go electric in the all new Ford F150 Lightning truck for the Mach E Mustang SUV.  I reserved one of these electron-eating machines in July 2022...that cost me $100. Yesterday, Ford notified me that it was time to order my truck and kindly send them $500 m...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is full of it....I mean full of car information and cool analogies. Like why buying a mattress and buying a car is a similar experience in more ways than one.  And what's so special about the Shelby name? Nothing, unless you love Mustangs. Email Lennie at lennielawson2020@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail I have trained a lot of people how to sell...not just cars, but anything.  In truth, everyone sells something. They sell an idea to someone they live with or work with. They sell themselves during a job interview. They sell a girl on the idea of going on a first date. They sell their kids on the value of being responsible.  WE ARE ALL SALESPEOPLE AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER The problem...

Send us Fan Mail The root word of "ignorant" is "ignore". I'm "ignorant" about a lot of things like calculus, electricity, plumbing, nuclear physics......But too many car buyers ignore the really important aspects of a car deal. They don't understand what the unscrupulous salesperson is actually up to when they switch the buyers focus to the monthly payment,...

Send us Fan Mail I know...catchy title, but it really sums up this broadcast. One of the fastest ways to lose everything is to be under-insured when it comes to liability coverage.  In this episode, Lennie provides you an easy answer to sleeping better and not worrying about getting sued. Plus, learn the secret power behind relationships with the people who can make your CAR-LIFE run a lot better....

Send us Fan Mail Electric vehicles....they are all the automotive industry wants to talk about these days. Automakers have bought into the GREEN mindset "hook, line and sinker".  Going EV involves many changes to your budget, your lifestyle, how you travel and, in some cases, becoming more dependent (and vulnerable) to government regulation.  Who controls electric rates?....government an...

Send us Fan Mail We all have to learn how to "protect our flanks"----They teach that in military school, but they need to teach the concept to all students in every school. "Protecting  your flank" is all about being prepared, thinking ahead and understanding the possibilities--positive and negative. Too many people buy cars before they find out the total cost to own it, includ...

Send us Fan Mail Everyone has an opinion, and a few other things, and this is mine. There are certain features of the modern automobile that are indispensable......to me.  You probably have your own list, but maybe there is a feature on my list you haven't thought about that could change your life forever! (well, that may be a stretch, but you get the point) Listen and learn about features th...

Send us Fan Mail "When should I trade cars?" "When is the best time of year to buy a new car?" "How often should I change my oil or have a front-end alignment?" "How can you tell if a salesman or mechanic is lying to you?" These are just a few of the many car-related questions I get asked quite often, either through emails and text messages from listeners to...

Send us Fan Mail I've seen too many people lose lots of money because they did not understand how to properly handle these car titling scenarios: 1. You bought a car but the title still shows a lien (a loan against it) 2. You lost the original title and need a new one 3. You sold a car several years ago and now you are being sued because it was involved in a serious accident 4. You gave a car...

Send us Fan Mail Quite frankly, there are a lot of things I see in peoples cars (since I do own and operate a car dealership) that I wish I could UN-SEE....but it seems that the "erase feature" in my brain only works on things I am supposed to remember. That being said, there are several very important items that everyone who owns and operates a car should remember to have in their car a...

Send us Fan Mail Most salespeople at car dealerships are well-trained. They know what questions to ask in order to maximize two things: the NUMBER of cars they sell AND the PROFIT they make on each one. If you are car shopping at a very aggressive,  high pressure dealership and you answer any of these five questions in the wrong way, you  will end up paying too much for the car.... guaranteed .  I...

Send us Fan Mail I'll admit it....I have a relatively small platform to do my thing as a CAR GURU. I have a new car dealership with 65 employees, a radio show that reaches several thousand folks a day and a podcast that reaches out even further. But I learned a long time ago the value and importance of " helping just one ".......If I can help just one person with a financial decisio...

Send us Fan Mail I'll admit it....I've never had the windows tinted on any car I have ever owned.   What the factory does has always been enough for me. Plus, If I need to flip somebody off, I want them to be able to see me do it. (just kidding) The truth is.... I'm old and in the minority on this issue...and thank goodness. Window tinting is a hot and growing business and definitel...

Send us Fan Mail This podcast is a reflection of the past. I just saw a name on Facebook that I haven't seen in 50 years. He was one of my brother's best friends, so I had to reach out to him and get reacquainted. I do that periodically...reach back in time to get reacquainted with history, including the car business. We have come a long way since Henry and his Model T (models A through...

Send us Fan Mail Our time is the most precious gift we can give to someone else. Spending time with my grandchildren can often be exasperating, but when we work on a project together and actually build something, a connection is formed that can last a lifetime....that's why I got into building LEGO cars. In addition to this familia advice, I talk about how car-tech may be making our car-life...

Send us Fan Mail We know, "opinions are like a_____, everyone has one", but in this episode, Lennie digs deep into automotive history and his driving experiences to pick his 10BEST vehicles to drive....(and he's driven them all).....And, as bonus offer, he includes the 10BEST vehicles of all time just to sit and look at. If you love cars, check out his list and then let him know wha...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Lennie gives money saving advice to car owners....including when they get the "warranty offer of a lifetime" in the mail.  In addition, Lennie has narrowed down some key habits of car owners that cost them the most money on maintenance and repairs. Call this the "car-savings account" episode, because it will save you thousands if  you listen, a...

Send us Fan Mail On January 18, 2011, our lives changed forever. My son, Leonard Blaine Lawson, Jr. (Blaine), was killed in a car accident. He was 27 years young. Nothing in life has impacted me or my family more than that loss, but our mission as a family has always been to seek a ways to use our tragedy to help others....doing so was part of our healing process. Blaine had epilepsy, and in this...

Send us Fan Mail The short answer to that question is "maybe", but probably not. Especially if the car requires restoration. The truth is, most restoration intentions are never fulfilled. Life gets in the way and most well intentioned "restorers" never really have the stamina to make it to the finish line....plus they usually run out of money first. In this episode, Lennie offe...