This is an interview episode for Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor. Ron's guest, once again, is Tim McDonnell of Mitchell Information Systems. They have a rolling conversation about how service information has grown and companies like Mitchell have developed ways to continue to bring the information to market year after year. Diagnostic procedures have changed too, due to vehicle complexities and Ron shares his thoughts with Tim on how procedure has changed with the vehicles as well. Providing something for everyone they also talk about how a consumer is better served by a shop that has information to make a more complete and accurate repair.

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Ron opens this episode of Classic Car Doctor talking about a story, at the time, one of his daughters' had traveling through Virginia with a radar detector. He reacts to a recent email from a listener and explains his position on why he does what he does in relation to sponsors. His first call of the hour is with Charles in Harrisonburg VA with an intermittent (every 3 months?) starting issue on a 1999 Ford Taurus. With a problem so erratic can Ron give a diagnostic direction? Tune in to find out!

After the break, Ron talks a bit again about Radar detectors and then takes a call from Reiner in Guilford CT and they have a conversation about vehicle warranties.

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Ron starts this episode saying someone asked him this week if he gets bored fixing cars : talks about an 02 Trailblazer that lost headlights : takes a call on a 25 Honda CRV and questions/comments on things like start/stop and lane departure features : takes a call on an 18 Corolla as a follow up with his pre collision system malfunctions because of running into a curb : takes a call on a 97 LeSabre with a quick stall after startup.

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