The Straight Shift with The Car Chick

LeeAnn Shattuck, The Car Chick: Your Car Buying and Repair Expert•www.thestraightshift.com

The Straight Shift is a podcast that's about cars! Car buying, car selling, car maintenance and repairs, safe driving tips, and general car-related nonsense designed to empower consumers. Brought to you by The Car Chick, the #1 trusted automotive expert for women and smart men. New episodes drop the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month!

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The FTC Is Finally Cracking Down on Dealer Pricing Bullshittery

Think hidden fees, fake discounts, rebate games, mandatory add-ons, and vehicles advertised at prices you can't actually get are just part of buying a car? The FTC doesn't think so. In this episode, The Car Chick® breaks down the six dealership advertising and pricing practices the FTC says may violate federal consumer protection laws. But before we get into the legal stuff, I share a real-life dealership fiasco that happened while shopping for a military family's Ford Transit van — a deal that ...

Jun 17, 2026•31 min•Season 2Ep. 129

How Global Chaos Ends Up in Your Driveway

Summary After a three-month hiatus, The Car Chick® is back — and apparently while she was gone, the global economy decided to completely lose its damn mind. In this comeback episode of The Straight Shift, The Car Chick breaks down how conflict in the Strait of Hormuz, rising oil prices, tariffs, petrochemicals, EVs, and global supply-chain chaos are affecting far more than just what you pay at the gas pump. Because modern cars aren’t just vehicles anymore — they’re giant rolling international gr...

Jun 03, 2026•19 min•Season 2Ep. 128

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