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Christmas Wish Lists

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: 61

Broadcast date: December 27, 2020

Guest: None

Christmas Wish Lists, Elon Musk Offers Tesla to Apple

Host Tom Appel and co-hosts Jill Ciminillo and Damon Bell start off the show by discussing  Elon Musk’s recent tweet about his attempt to sell Tesla to Apple three years ago, and the reports of Apple’s current plans to enter the autonomous electric-vehicle market. Instead of a guest this week, we share our automotive Christmas wish lists–vehicles we wish automakers would build (or start building again). Tom has a quiz for Damon and Jill on fake trim-level names, and Damon runs down the latest articles on the Consumer Guide Daily Drive blog, including test-drive reviews of the Chevrolet C8 Corvette Convertible and the BMW X7 M50i.

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

Discussed this week:

Quick Spin: 2020 BMW X7 M50i

Test Drive Gallery: 2020 Mazda 6 Signature

Test Drive: 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible

Forgotten Concept: Mercury Messenger

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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 WGN Radio

Tom on Green Sense Radio

Tom on the Stan Milam Show

The Crew

Christmas Wish Lists

F-150 Hybrid

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: 56

Broadcast date: November 225, 2020

Guest: Brian Bell

F-150 Hybrid; 2022 Honda Civic

Host Tom Appel and co-hosts Jill Ciminillo and Damon Bell start off the show by discussing  four just-unveiled new vehicles: the 2022 Honda Civic Prototype, 2022 Infiniti QX55, 2021 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392, and 2022 Subaru BRZ. Brian Bell, Marketing Manager for the Ford F-150, joins us to talk about the all-new 2021 F-150 . Tom has a quiz for Damon and Jill on important auto-industry dates, and Damon runs down the latest articles on the Consumer Guide Daily Drive blog, including our Consumer Guide First Spin review of the 2021 Hyundai Elantra compact sedan.

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

Discussed this week:

Jill’s BRZ Post

First Look: 2021 Ford F-150

Ford F-150 Hybrid Drive

First Spin: 2021 Hyundai Elantra

Quick Spin: 2020 Lexus GX 460 Premium

Forgotten Concept: Mazda MX-03

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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 WGN Radio

Tom on Green Sense Radio

Tom on the Stan Milam Show

The Crew

F-150 Hybrid

C8 Corvette Review

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: 49

Broadcast date: October 4, 2020

Guest: Matt Edmonds

Buying Tires Online, C8 Corvette Review

Host Tom Appel and co-hosts Jill Ciminillo and Damon Bell start the show by sharing their test-drive impressions of the Chevrolet C8 Corvette. Matt Edmonds, Executive Vice President at The Tire Rack, joins us for a talk about buying tires online, what to look for when tire shopping, and The Tire Rack’s extensive tire-testing processes. Tom has a groan-worthy quiz on car/movie-title puns for Damon and Jill, and Damon runs down the latest articles on the Consumer Guide Daily Drive blog–including a Consumer Guide review flashback on the 1974 Dodge Monaco.

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

Discussed this week:

The Tire Rack

Quick Spin: 2020 Ford Edge ST

Quick Spin: 2020 Volkswagen Jetta SEL Premium

Review Flashback! 1974 Dodge Monaco

Stop-and-Go Madness! A Gallery of Classic Car Ads Featuring Brakes

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

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

The Crew

C8 Corvette Review

Cadillac Super Cruise Subscriptions

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: 42

Broadcast date: August 16, 2020

Guest: Rob Peterson

2020 Buick Encore GX, Cadillac Super Cruise Subscriptions

Host Tom Appel and co-hosts Jill Ciminillo and Damon Bell start off the show by talking about Cadillac being on the cusp of charging a subscription fee for its Super Cruise  hands-free-driving system. We also discuss Ford Motor Company’s recently announced CEO switch, as Jim Farley steps in to take the the reins from Jim Hackett. Buick Marketing Manager Rob Peterson, joins us to talk about the 2020 Buick Encore GX subcompact SUV, and Buick’s transition to an all-SUV lineup. Tom has a quiz for Damon and Jill on average-transaction prices, and Damon runs down the latest articles on the Consumer Guide Daily Drive blog, including a test-drive review of the 2020 Nissan Frontier PRO-4X.

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

Discussed this week:

Test Drive: Cadillac CT6 with Super Cruise

Test Drive: 2020 Buick Encore GX Essence

Test Drive: 2020 Fiat 500X Sport

Test Drive: 2020 Nissan Frontier PRO-4X Crew Cab

5 Most-Expensive American Sedans of 1975

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

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

Super Cruise Subscriptions

Self-Driving Cars

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: 32

Broadcast date: June 8, 2020

Guest: Kelsey Mays

Self-Driving Cars, 2020 BMW 8-Series

Host Tom Appel and co-hosts Jill Ciminillo and Damon Bell start the show by discussing Nissan’s plans to revamp its Infiniti luxury division as part of the company’s broader restructuring process. Next, we talk about our test-drive experiences with BMW’s 8-Series family of cars. Kelsey Mays, Senior Consumer Affairs Editor at Cars.com, calls in to discuss the current state of self-driving vehicles and the semi-autonomous technologies available on 2020-model-year vehicles. Tom has an Infiniti-themed quiz for Damon and Jill, and Damon runs down the latest articles on the Consumer Guide Daily Drive blog–including a overview of the vehicles of the “Hogan’s Heroes” TV show.

The Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast is broadcast every Sunday on Chicago’s WCPT AM 820 at 1:00 PM CST. It is available as a podcast shortly thereafter.

Consumer Guide Publisher Tom Appel on the Nick Digilio Show

Tom on Green Sense Radio

Tom on the Stan Milam Show

Discussed this week:

Infiniti

Test Drive: 2020 BMW 840i Coupe

Test Drive: 2019 BMW M850i Convertible

Test Drive: 2020 BMW M850i Gran Coupe

Steps to Hands Free Driving: Autonomous Driving Levels Explained

Which Cars Have Self-Driving Features for 2020?

The Cars of Hogan’s Heroes

More Consumer Guide Test Drives

Follow the crew:

The CG Daily Drive Blog

Car Stuff Facebook Page

Consumer Guide on Twitter

Kelsey Mays on Twitter

Tom on Twitter

Damon on Twitter

Jill on Twitter

Drive, She Said

Self-Driving Cars