The Car Doctor Podcast

Discussing Supply Chain issues with Dr. Rob Handfield of North Carolina State University

Rob Handfield is the Bank of America University Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management at North Carolina State University and director of the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative (http://scrc.ncsu.edu). He also serves as an adjunct professor with the Supply Chain Management Research Group at the Manchester Business School. Plus a review of the Hyundai Palisade and answers to a listener questions 

Rebuilding carbs, with Riley, Ranger Raptor and Mercedes Benz XM---Happy Mother’s Day

In this episode we talk with 17-year-old Riley of https://rileysrebuilds.myshopify.com/ who rebuilds carburetors and created a very successful business. Then we talked with marketing manager for the Ford Ranger, Gretchen Sauer about the new Raptor Ranger. Finally on this Mother’s Day we review the fabulous and slightly weird Mercedes Benz XM

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV reviews, listener questions, and hearing from our long-time listeners.

We review the rather good Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, answer some questions from the weekend mailbag and talk with our listeners 

Talking Cars with NEMPA VP George Kennedy and a review of the Hyundai Kona N

In this episode we talk with New England Motor Press VP George Kennedy about the NY Auto Show, the all new Nissan Ariya, Larz Anderson Auto Museum publication Upshift and the Hyundai N-line on products. 

This week we are talking with co-worker Lauren Paterno about AAA’s first annual ESG report.

Learn how AAA is looking at the future, the community it supports and the environment. We also talk with Jake Isaac the Lincoln Nautilus brand manager about the 2024 Nautilus and review the outstanding Kia Telluride.

Do Americans really want electric cars and do safety and MPG improvements really raise vehicle cost?

In this episode we talk with Consumer Reports Chris Harto a Senior Policy Analyst. Chris tells us about two new reports he authored as well as what the new rules for the EPA means for consumers. Plus we re-review by popular demand the BMW all electric SUV and answered some car questions from the mail bag.

Adding EV power to vintage cars, a review of the BMW iX and AAA Auto Guide winners

In this Easter Sunday episode we talk with Rob Ward the CEO of https://legacyev.com/ about adding EV power to vintage cars and trucks. We also talk about the AAA Car Guide winners https://www.aaa.com/carguide announced at the NY Auto Show and review the fantastic BMW iX M60 all electric SUV

The best and worst cars, trucks and SUVs with Mike Quincy of Consumer Reports

In this episode of the full program podcast from the live program on WATD we talk with Mike Quincy of Consumer Reports about the April “Cars” issue. We also answer some listener questions and some mail bag questions 

A chat with Car and Driver senior editor and columnist Ezra Dyer plus a review of something really different (for me)

In this episode we talk with old friend Ezra Dyer about all things cars. Plus we review the Yeedi vacuum and mop station, answer some questions from the mail bag and talk with radio regular Mike from Bridgwater, who always has some great comments. 

The Best Family Cars according to US News, plus a review of the Hyundai Santa-Fe PHEV

In this episode we chat with US News, auto expert John Vincent about thier best picks for familty cars. We cover, cars, vans and all SUVs. Plus a review of one of my favorite SUVs the Santa Fe and in this case a plug in hybrid. All this plus aswers to some listener questions and fighting a cold-hopefully taht didn't come across to much.