2025 Tax Guide, Ford's $5B Bet on EVs, 5 Ways to Maintain Your Car's Value, Plus All-New 2026 Hyundai Palisade, 2025 Kia Sorento Hybrid and 2025 Mazda MX-5 Miata Test Drives

August 22, 2025

Dear Car Pro Family,

Hard to believe that next weekend is Labor Day weekend already and four months from Monday is Christmas day! Where does the time go? We’ve got another jam-packed edition of our newsletter for you to enjoy today and, as always, if there is information someone else might be able to use, feel free to forward this, we encourage you to do so. I get great joy out of educating people about cars and the car industry, and also what goes on in car dealerships.

Today, we kick it off with our annual in-depth study of tax code 179 for the self-employed and business owners. Remember, the size of the business does not matter. PLUS, a new way to save you money is in that same article, and it is for everyone, dealing with interest charges on new cars. Getting this info for you this year was a bit more challenging because of the big beautiful bill that was passed last month.

In news, the Ford Motor Company is taking a big gamble sinking 5 billion dollars into electric vehicles. J.D. Power released two studies I think you might be interested in, and in a first for me, an insurance company is suing Nissan, a Nissan dealership, AND their own customer regarding a fire that was started due to a recall that was not performed.

Kim Komando has some very useful information for you today, and don’t miss Kim’s Fun Quiz. The answer is at the very bottom of this newsletter, along with my closing message which addresses not believing everything on the Internet. I have a new batch of Quick Shift stories for you today, and don’t forget to go shopping in the Car Pro Merch shop, lots of good stuff there. Get caught up on the tariff news, too.

In car reviews, I have the ALL-NEW 2026 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy and apologies right now for gushing over it. I also have another very popular 3-row, the 2025 Kia Sorento SUV. In our third review, Amy Plemons brings you a gorgeous drop-top, the super-exclusive 2025 Mazda M-5 Miata 35th Anniversary Edition.

If you haven’t perused my FAQ page, please do. There are likely multiple articles you can use, every one of them written by me.

All of our other regular features are below including the Classic Car Contest, our radio station listings, how to connect with us on Facebook and call the show to talk directly to me, and much, much, more.

We very much appreciate you being part of the newsletter family. Without you, there is no Car Pro Show. Let us know how we can help you, and if you haven’t been to our website lately, check it out at CarPro.com. It changes daily.

Have a terrific week. See you on the radio!

IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO ALL CARPRO SHOW LISTENERS FROM
JERRY REYNOLDS, THE CAR PRO

Friends, we have been publishing the latest rules and eligible vehicles list for Tax Code 179 for over a decade. I encourage you to reach out to one of our Certified Car Pro Dealers at a CarPro approved dealership. They will help you figure out how to get the eligible vehicle you want. Note: Many automobile buyers will now be eligible to write the interest off on car loans, as a result of the “big beautiful bill” signed into law this July. The details of the rules are at the link below along with the latest on Tax Code 179.

2025 Tax Guide and List of Eligible Tax Code 179 Vehicles →

Besides the Car Pro Show and our weekly newsletter, my other favorite radio show and newsletter is Kim Komando’s. We're on many of the same radio stations across America. She does for her listeners and newsletter subscribers exactly what I endeavor to do: Give you useful information to keep you up to date on the latest in cars, only she does it with technology and there is nobody who does it better. Not sure how she puts out a top-notch newsletter seven days a week, but she does.

Kim’s Quiz:

Back in 1983, something wild happened in the deserts of New Mexico. No flying saucers this time. One company decided the best solution to an overflow of 700,000 unsold products was a giant burial ground, leading to decades of urban legend.

🏜️ What was in the pit? A) Atari 2600 “E.T.” cartridges, B) Commodore 64s, C) Betamax tapes or D) Pong consoles? Find the answer popping up at the end like a zombie hand!

Here are some interesting and useful things in Kim’s newsletters from this week I found for you:

Literal fields of green: While everyone’s glued to Bitcoin tickers, U.S. farmland just hit a record $4,350 per acre, up 89% since 2011. Jeff Bezos is shooting for soybean stars with 462,000 acres, Bill Gates went from Microsoft to microgreens with 275,000 acres, and Warren Buffett once said he’d drop $25B for 1% of all farmland. Now this seems like a fine place for a bad joke. How do you get a farm girl to like you? A tractor. (lol)

Clear your Facebook search history: We’ve all done a bit of stalking. On your desktop, go to Settings & privacy > Activity log > Logged information > Search > Your search history. Select the three-dot icon next to any term to Delete it or remove them all at once by clicking Clear Searches in the top right.

Stop spam calls: On iPhone, go to Settings > Phone > Silence Unknown Callers to send numbers not in your contacts straight to voicemail. On Android, open the Phone app > Settings > Block numbers and toggle Block calls from unknown numbers. Depending on your Android, they might still be able to leave you a voicemail.

Digitize your old VHS tapes: You don’t have to keep watching them on a VCR. Use a converter to transfer those memories onto your computer. No time? Got a lot of money? Walmart, Costco or Walgreens can do it for you. Prices usually run $16 to $35 per tape.

17.75-The average turbulence score on America’s bumpiest flight. The eddy dissipation rate (EDR) is basically a nerdy way to measure how violently the air’s shaking you around. Albuquerque to Denver nails it, turning a short hop over the Rockies into a midair mechanical bull ride. Expect seat belt signs, coffee spills and a nervous chuckle from the flight attendant.

On a wing and a snack: This is the start of something huge! Auntie Anne’s, Jamba and Schlotzsky’s are going airborne. DoorDash and Alphabet-owned Wing are piloting drone delivery in three Texas cities (Frisco, Plano, & Ft. Worth), promising pretzels and smoothies in just under three minutes, if you live within 4 miles. And get this. Delivery costs only $3.99. The mall food court just learned to fly.

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Photo Credit: Mecum Auctions, Inc.

We have had a lot of fun with our classic car contest on the Car Pro Show Facebook page. We post the photo of a classic vehicle every Saturday morning and invite people to guess the year, make, and model. The prize: an AutoHeatShield. Official contest rules →

This 1970 Mercury Cougar did not sell at Mecum Monterey on August 16th it's part of Mecum's The Bid Goes On.

Our Facebook winner this week, and winner of an AutoHeatShield, is:

CarPro listeners receive a 10% AutoHeatShield discount with the code "CarPro10".
Visit AutoHeatShield here →

If you are searching for a particular new or used vehicle, we can help you! The best news is, if you use CarPro to search, when you find the car of your dreams it will be at a CarPro approved dealership.

Our search feature is simple to use. Choose new, used, or certified. You can select the make and model, or find a price range you are looking at. Choose the number of miles you are willing to travel and enter your zip code. From there, you can look through all your matches, knowing you are shopping at a dealership I have handpicked that adheres to the high standards I require.

Start your search on the front page of CarPro.com. If you don't find the car of your dreams, check back regularly.

have 5 hours to call the show! From 9AM- 2PM Central, 7AM-Noon Pacific, and 10 AM to 3 PM Eastern, the phone numbers are:

DFW Show: 9 AM to 11 AM Central,
- 1 (800) 288-9227
National Show: 11 AM to 2 PM Central,
- 1 (800) 926-7777

Add the numbers to your cell phone; you never know when you are going to need straight talk and honest answers about everything automotive.

So, what is the CarPro Radio Show?

Confused about the car buying process? Worried you won’t get a fair deal? Wondering about which vehicle is best for you? Then tune in to the CarPro Radio Show every week where Jerry Reynolds and Todd Chambless will guide you through the car-buying process with confidence.

No matter where you listen to the show or which station you listen to, you have five hours to call in and ask your questions. We take calls every Saturday from 9 AM-2 PM Central time, 7 AM to Noon Pacific. The phone number is different the first two hours, then changes, so keep that in mind.

We would love to help you in any way possible! Keep in mind, we don’t take mechanical questions, but everything else is great!

The Car Pro Radio Show is heard every weekend all over the United States, and every weekend we deliver straight talk and honest answers about everything automotive. We would greatly appreciate it if you would take a moment and tell a friend about the show.

Most of our listeners tell us that they never thought they would look forward to a show about cars. You may have friends or relatives who feel the same way in the cities below, please make them aware.

Here are the DFW markets the show airs in, times, and stations, and don't forget you can now listen to WBAP on the FM dial at 93.3 FM!

Dallas, TX: WBAP 820 AM/93.3 FM/99.5 HD 2, Saturday 9am to 11am Central
Dallas, TX: KRLD 1080 AM, Saturday 2pm to 4pm Central (replay)
Granbury, TX: KPIR 1420 AM, Saturday 11am to 2pm Central
Listen to the WBAP Podcast (up every Tuesday)→

How many times have I told you NOT to believe things on the Internet. You’ve probably seen this 1-minute video showing a Mustang Mach-e electric supposedly with its autonomous driving feature on, scraping along a highway wall before wiping out a Mitsubishi. Internet headlines cried: “Driver seen praying in out-of-control EV.” The truth? The car was NOT in autonomous mode, and the driver was arrested on Suspicion of DWI by the California Highway Patrol. Remember, it’s all for the clicks!

My video of the week is a reminder to you that the Internet is full of worthless information, and I hope you take that to heart. It is beyond me why some folks believe everything they read on a screen, like that gives information instant credibility.

Not a day goes by that I don’t hear from a listener who is interested in a car but tells me they “heard” XXXX car has XXXX problem. When they say they “heard” it, I know they actually mean that they read the information online.

Ask yourself when you read things online: Is this information verifiable? 99% of the time, it is not. You may not realize this, but some people make things up and post them online just to get attention. Are they lonely or bored? Maybe. Who knows what the motivation is, but making important decisions about a purchase as large as a car based on unverifiable info is just not good business.

Here’s the truth: Pick any car made in the past 20 years and I’ll find something bad online about it. It could be the greatest car ever made, and somebody will knock it. It doesn’t matter the make, model, or price, somebody had an issue they wrote about online.

Guess what? The most popular cars have the most bad things written about them. Are there legitimate issues talked about online? SURE. No question about it. A widespread issue like the Tundra engine problem, or the 6.2-liter GM engines are real, and they are online and that is good. However, those are being taken care of and that is all you ask. This is precisely why you have a warranty with every new car. Be thankful things have changed, when I started in the car business, the warranty on a new car was 12 months/12,000 miles, period, and not everything was covered.

A final thought: Happy people don’t post online, generally. If a customer has an issue, they can’t WAIT to slam their car, or the automaker, or the dealership they bought from online. The other side is, those who had a GREAT experience, no issues and no problems, don’t usually think to rant about how wonderful everything was. So, when you look for car information, remember, you are only seeing ONE SIDE. You get a horribly skewed view of the product and if you read something enough, you start to believe it. The reality is that on a popular vehicle, for every negative comment, there could be 100,000 super happy people who are just quietly enjoying their vehicle.

Beware the keyboard warriors.

The CarPro 2025 Tax Guide

IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO ALL CARPRO SHOW LISTENERS FROM JERRY REYNOLDS, THE CAR PRO

Ford Makes $5 Billion Bet On Electric Vehicles

U.S. Car Market

How Were New Vehicle Prices In June?

Tariff Talk

Straight Talk and Honest Answers

CarPro Advice: 5 Ways To Maintain Your Car's Value

VIDEO: How Often Should You Wash Your Car?

Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Is Going On Now

Two Great Sweepstakes In Support Of Our Veterans!

Two Great Sweepstakes!

On The Road: Test Drives

All-New 2026 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy

2025 Kia Sorento SX-Prestige Hybrid

2025 Mazda MX-5 Miata 35th Anniversary Edition

Quick Shifts

Each week I bring you the top stories in the auto industry along with my commentary or sometimes amusing thoughts about the craziness that goes on in the world of cars.

Bumper to Bumper: Industry News

Insurance Co. Sues Nissan, The Owner and Dealership Over Fire

J.D. Power: Dealer Finance Satisfaction Survey

J.D. Power: EV Charger Satisfaction Study

Queen Elizabeth's 2006 Range Rover Headed to Auction

Weekly Recalls

Our Incentives Guide

Kim Komando's Quiz and Other Info

Check Out Our Newsletter Archive Page!

Classic Car Contest: Win An AutoHeatShield!

Exclusive Approved Products & Services

It's Here! The CarPro Merchandise Shop!

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Miss the Show? Catch Our Podcast!

Searching For A New Or Used Vehicle?

FAQ: Research Your Questions Before You Shop

You Have 5 Hours To Call The Show!

Where to Find Us

My Must-See Video Of The Week!

Todd's Video of the Week!

Closing Message From Jerry Reynolds

IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO ALL CARPRO SHOW LISTENERS FROM
JERRY REYNOLDS, THE CAR PRO