Q3 U.S. Auto Sales, Bring On The HD Truck Wars, plus 2022 Mercedes-Benz GLS 580 and 2022 Lexus UX 250h F SPORT Luxury Test Drives

October 7, 2022

Dear CarPro Family,

If you are in DFW or perhaps visiting the area, come see us tomorrow at the Sam Pack Spring Nationals Classic Car Show. We’re live from 9-2 Central at the Sam Pack Car Museum, one of the finest classic car collections in America. You can only see the collection one day a year and it is tomorrow. Details below.

Also below, I have information for you that we are super excited about! Starting this week, you can listen to the National CarPro Show live from our website. I tell you below exactly what to do and it is simple.

I have the national sales results from the 3^rd quarter for you today, and we have a short show again on WBAP tomorrow. If you are a lover of ¾ ton and up pickups, the State Fair of Texas started last week and it is the most attended auto show in America by far. I have details for you on new Heavy Duty trucks from Ford, Chevy, and Ram.

In new vehicle reviews, I give you a review and video of the beautiful 2022 Mercedes-Benz GLS 580 with a 483-horse V8 under the hood. Our Amy Plemons brings you a full review of the 2022 Lexus UX 250h F SPORT Luxury.

In advice, I tell you what to do to get your car ready for winter. It is better to do this before the first really cold snap.

If you have subscribed to the newsletter in the past year, you’ve probably not read my True Stories from a Former Car Dealer series. Today is #23 titled: The Po-lice. This is the story of my days with the Dallas Police Department with a tragic ending of the story when a dear friend was brutally killed in the line of duty.

Plus, lots of other information you will enjoy! If you have never been to our FAQ page, take a minute and peruse the categories, something there will interest you for sure.

You’ll find the following stories as you scroll down the newsletter:

We so appreciate all of you who take this newsletter and listen to the show every week. We know that without you, there is no CarPro Radio Show. So always let us know when we can help you. If you have not been there lately, take a look at our website, www.carpro.com, it changes all the time!

Have a terrific week. See you on the radio!

TCU takes on Kansas tomorrow, so that means we will lose the 10 AM hour on WBAP. Call early, we’ll only be on air 9 AM to 10 AM. 800 288-9227 is the number, or call the national show 11-2 Central, 800 926-7777.

TCU also knocks us off the air on KPIR in Granbury Saturday, but the national show will re-air in its entirety on Sunday 11-2 PM and online at www.KPIR.com.

Texas and Oklahoma play early as well, which will knock us off KRLD as well. However, the show will air the following day, Sunday from 2-4 PM.

You can also get the three-hour national show podcast here by 2:30 PM Saturday:

CarPro Show National Podcast →

JOIN THE CAR PRO SHOW TOMORROW, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8th, AT THE 30TH ANNUAL DALLAS NATIONALS CLASSIC CAR SHOW brought to you by Sam Pack’s Five Star Dealerships, benefiting Holy Angels Residential Facility and the North Texas Mustang Club.

This year, the show features the Dallas Area Chevy Classics Club! You can also swing by and take a look at the impossible to find BRONCO RAPTOR I am reviewing this week! ⬇️

Yes, the CarPro Show team will once again be broadcasting live from the road TOMORROW, October 8, LIVE from 9AM – 2PM!

We're our own hot topic this week! If our Facebook page is any indication, we're not the only ones excited that every Saturday starting tomorrow you can listen to the national CarPro Show live from www.carpro.com. This is great news on those Saturdays when we are pre-empted by sports, breaking news stories, or like a couple of weeks ago, when there was a technical issue with KNX in Los Angeles.

Here's how it works: Every Saturday between 11 AM and 2 PM Central/9AM to Noon Pacific under the RADIO tab at our website, click LISTEN LIVE. The tab will not be there at any other time.

You can listen on your computer OR on your mobile device. If you are in your car and your phone is connected to Bluetooth, you can listen there.

If you are in a market that only gets two hours of the show like Los Angeles, where we are not streamed by the radio station, you’ll always be able to get us and you can catch that third hour that has not been available to you except on the podcast.

DFW listeners on WBAP, as soon as we sign off on WBAP at 11 AM Central, you can join us for three more hours!

We hope this makes it much easier for you stay connected to us!

A few years ago, I started writing a series of True Stories From A Former Car Dealer. Over 40 weeks, I wrote about experiences I had from my days as a dealership owner. Some will make you laugh, others will make you cry. The reaction was beyond my wildest expectations.

For our new subscribers, and for those of you who may have missed one or perhaps simply forgot the details, we’ll bring these to you in the order they were written.

In this story, I tell you about my days as a Dallas officer, how it came to be, and in a sad ending, the brutal death of a friend.

Read True Story #23: The Po-lice →

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.

Best of all, it’s simple to use. Choose new, used, or certified. You can select the make and model, or find just a price range you are looking at. Choose the number of miles you are willing to travel and put in 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.

At the front page of CarPro.com, just click on FIND A CAR or FIND YOUR CARPRO. If you don’t find the car of your dreams, check back regularly.

The CarPro 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:

Dallas, TX: WBAP 820 AM/99.5 HD 2, Saturday 9am to 11am Central
Dallas, TX: KRLD 1080 AM, Saturday 2pm to 4pm Central
Granbury, TX: KPIR 1420 AM, Saturday 11am to 2pm Central
Granbury, TX: KPIR 1420 AM, Sunday 11am to 2pm Central

Catch the WBAP DFW Podcast Here →

FOR ALL OTHER MARKETS CLICK HERE OR ON THE LINK BELOW→

You 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 Kevin McCarthy 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!

October 7, 2022

WBAP and KRLD Pre-Emption This Saturday - Call Early

Join Us At The Sam Pack Classic Car Show Tomorrow!

Mr. Sam Pack opens his private car museum only one time per year!

30TH ANNUAL DALLAS NATIONALS CLASSIC CAR SHOW

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Ford is a close second, followed by Chevrolet.

Hot Topic: You Can Now Listen Live On CarPro.Com!

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CarPro Advice: Get Your Car Ready For Winter

True Stories From A Former Car Dealer: #23

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Bumper to Bumper: Industry News

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