The Troubleshooter 4-26-24

Yeah, ripped up you need so you don't have come running shoes as as can. Shooter's gonna help come Man Dix is the Troubleshooter Show. No Tom Martine. Hey, I'm Tom Martino, and I welcome you to the only show that's kind anywhere in the universe. We are, by the way, here to help you solve problems, answer questions, take complaints, make your life a little easier. I encourage people to call when problems start. All right, in the beginning today's Car Day, I got Uncle Kevin in the

home studio. We didn't go to the mothership today. Marcus Usann are off and then the other car guys are off. So it's Kevin and me. So this is where we will be enjoying the pizza. And by the way, Car Day is not just about cars, but we do talk about cars, and we kind of concentrate them today and Kevin, anything new in the

car biz. No, right, moving along now. I hate bringing this up because it's just gonna piss me off, and like, like it reminds me of the movies where they say, oh honey, now your blood pressure, you know, like you better watch out. Years this happened to come up yesterday and I started reading about it and looking on YouTube and finding these fake testimonials. And it's the guy that used to be in Denver. I drove him out of Colorado. I literally drove him out of Colorado with all

my negative, negative stories. By the way, they didn't start out to be negative. They started out to be stories. They're negative because this Rocky Mountain Radar as it was called when he was here. I don't know where he moved, but Rocky Mountain Radar he markets now that it's called the Odin od I, and he claims now he used to make his own, but now he claims the Odin. Maybe he makes that, I don't know. He claims that it has long range detection and scrambling technology. He claims it

cannot only detect radar and laser. Both these are right off the website Rockymountain Radar dot com. He claims that it will scramble lasers and it will scramble radar. Now, technology to scramble radar and laser based on the military specs I know and the aviation specs I know, is an astronomically expensive technology and cannot be contained in that little thing on the dash. We tested this years and years ago and found not only did it did not scramble, it did

nothing. It was like putting a dog turn on your dash. It did nothing. Okay, now this one might detect you know, detectors are not new radar detectors. Blah blah blah. However, it does not scramble it and he claims it scrambles it to an unreadable thing so you can't get a ticket. And they say they're going to never get a speeding ticket. Anyway, here's the bottom line. I didn't test this one, but I'm going to. I'm going to literally get one and test it. But I am

almost positive at this point. I swear to God, I am positive it's BS. And in fact, I'll even put a challenge out to the owner. I ran him out of town. He knows who I am. He's on YouTube, the lies that he spreads about Rocky Mountain radar and Odin O d N. If you guys get a chance, my YouTube morons, my Facebook flunkies, my uh I heart downloaders, my people who just listen live. I don't know why I'm giving it publicity, because I'll tell you why.

Because there are people buying it. Now, let me tell you why he found the perfect crime in my opinion, because he's a fraudster, he's a liar, he's a cheater. Do you know why. I talked to the Attorney General when he was in Colorado. I talked to the district attorneys. I talked to the Federal Trade Commission. Kevin, why do you feel he's getting away with him? Would your what would your guest be, Kevin? Well, it's kind of hard to prove, isn't it, whether it

scrambles or not. Well, okay, bottom line is I proved to them and they admitted not Rocky Mound radar. But the authorities admitted it did not work and that he was committing fraud. They admitted that. They said they'd have a case. Why didn't they go out Not sir ah, I'm going to tell you why they didn't go after him because the victims are not sympathetic to them. Because they said, these people are trying to get around the law anyway, so they did not feel sorry for the victims. They said,

these victims are trying to break the law. They want to speed. So the authorities were not anxious to not anxious to do this to take this guy on because they did not sympathize with the victims. It was almost the attitude it serves them right, It serves them right. So I want to test this again, and I am thinking, I don't know how many he's selling. I don't know what he's doing, but I'd like to get him off the market because no matter who buys this for three ninety nine, they're

throwing money away, and I think is wrong. Now, I can't say so much for the detection. I don't know how much radar detectors costs. I mean, that's not a hard thing to do to get a radar detector. But I want to know what people think about this. Does it bother you that this guy? I mean, I'm sure there are so many products like this on the market that just don't work. He out and out lies, i mean, lies on YouTube about this product. So I'm going to

order one. I'm going to go out and test it. Then I'm going to try maybe even though I don't want to spend a lot of money because there's not a lot of victims. I don't know if I'll get an attorney, but I want to do a class action. What I'd like to do is sue on behalf of anyone who ever bought one. But I think it'll just put him out of business. But that'll be good enough. If I can engineer this. I would like to do this. And I'm telling you

straight up front. If I test it and by some miracle he has found how to take a multimillion dollar technology and put it down into a little box you can put on your dash, then he should, by the way, sell it to the military, and he should, you know, and I'll tell you if it works. But I'm gonna do it. Now. Let me go to the phones. Randy called toward the end of the show, I believe or on the show yesterday about Aquaspase. Now, Aquaspase is a

SPA dealer. I want full disclosure here. I used to endorse Aquaspas. Geez, maybe thirty years ago, twenty five, maybe twenty, I don't know. No, it was more than twenty years ago. I believe it was more than twenty years ago. Aqua Spase. I used to endorse them on the show, Randy, and really yep. Then I stopped because they were doing some things that I felt was shady. Okay, two things. One was they were offering a one hundred percent rebate one hundred percent on your

purchase price. You would buy the tub, you'd get a voucher and in so many years you would redeem that voucher for one hundred percent of the purchase price. Now, they made it so you had to do it in a certain timeframe, and you had you know, proof of purchase, this and that, and and it sounded like, well, not eight out of ten

people will never do it, But what about the people that do. They claim they had a company it was out of England that backed them up and was doing this all over the world, all over the country on jewelry, on appliances, on hot tubs. And I talked to the guy and he swore to God, yep, it's going to happen. So Aquaspase signed up for this program, and then I just started doing the math because Aqua Spase would pay him a portion of every sale, and then he was supposedly going

to put that money away and somehow have money to rebate. It did not work. The company caved. It was a disaster that was Aquaspase. Aquaspase also wanted me to do a commercial about the stock show. They rented a place, and I think it was up there they were doing. They wanted me to advertise that they were going to be at a big or no, that there was going to be a big spa show, okay, with all these different spas and everything with great prices, come and see spas one stop

shopping. Except it was only Aqua spas in the show. There was no one else. So it was their show, but they made it sound like it was going to be. It was one of these shows where trade shows, where a lot of people are gonna be there, You're gonna get variety, you're gonna see all kinds, and it was just them selling them. So I thought that was disingenuous. Let's put it this way. I got a bad taste in my mouth about Aquaspase, but I'll be honest here,

never ever heard a problem about Aquaspase probably twenty years or more. I mean, in fact, I never heard a complain about Aquaspause. When I was endorsing them, I decided not to do it anymore based on those factors. But I actually never got complaints about them. Okay, I'll have to be

totally straight here, never got really complaints about them. And then this complaint came yesterday, and the complaint is you simply bought a hot tub in advance for a home, and you put a back door in there in case you couldn't finish the home or something, right, Randy, go ahead, yes, sir, oh yeah. So you know, me and my wife, we were in the middle of buying a house. We're real close to it. Wasn't sure if we're going to be approved or not. So I said,

you know, this is fully refundable. He was yeah, yeah. I said, well, come we put it in there. If I don't close in my house by such and such an eight. You picked the date. I said, it should be within a couple of weeks, you know, He said, yeah, sure. We were there November sixth, he wrote, November. If it doesn't close by November twenty sixth or twenty eighth, twenty sixthy thing was twenty eighth, November twenty eighth, full refund. We had not closed on the house until January. I had to I had

to put so you didn't. So how much did you put down on this? Two thousand dollars? And okay, so you put down two grand with a back door on that and he and it was signed by that guy who sold it to you. Yeah, And I've talked to him and he said it's completely out of line that Matt won't give us the money bag. But he I'm just an employee. Brother. I can't believe it. And did he? But but here this is really important, not important to you,

but important to Aquaspase. I'm sure did Matt have not? Matt? Who was the guy you worked with? Aaron? He's the one that put that on there, not the manager, not the ownership. Right, he was the manager. He was the only one at the store. Oh oh, are you sure he was the store manager? He said he was in charge of charge. Okay, he wrote in a special clause, right, yes, okay, Thus I think you guys have no I do. I saw it. But here's the point. I want people listening to know this.

The point is he wrote in a special clause, and it said that if you didn't build by a certain time or finish, you get your money back. And the bottom line is Aquaspase is not honoring it. I don't see there's a way you can. Mark must have told you this when you called Jesiny. Did he suggest you go to small claims court like this? Said? No, we are. We're gonna talk about it, but Katchina got an interesting reaction when she called over there. We'll talk about that and more

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insurance companies find out now three all three seven seven to one help. You'll think you're his only customer when you choose Frank durand the real estate Man dot com to list your home with Remax Alliance three all three nine two zero sixteen twenty two. Hi Tom Martino, you're troubleshooter three oh three seven one three talk seven one three two five five. So this guy goes to Aquasphaspus two

th thousand dollars down. Aquaspa's manager, Aaron rights in there. He can get his money back if his house isn't done by a certain time, because he didn't want to wait. You know, Uncle Kevin over here had a good well, Randy, why did you even do that like that? Why didn't you just wait till your house was done? We're curious. We're just you know, walking walking to the mall and seen it. We had one of our house that we were selling and just impulse. Kay and Kelly,

you called out there? Did you talk to Aaron? Who'd you talk to? So I left a message for Aaron. I talked to a gentleman who would not identify himself. He did not give me his name or anything like that. But basically, did he called back or did you talk to him when you called? I talked to him when he called or when I called, And he was from the get go very irate and wasn't the most forthcoming with information, but he did indicate that this had already been settled quote unquote,

and I use how did he say it was settled? He said that Randy has already been in touch with our attorney. And so then I asked, who is your attorney? And he why would they have to go to court over this if he wrote in there, I'll give you a refund. Well, because I guess the owner did not give Randy the money back. They did not honor the contract. And so the gentleman I chat to said that they always honor their contracts. And you don't know what you're talking about,

girl. That was one of the things that were that way. I mean, we'd be happy to hear what they mean by that. Maybe maybe they'll claim that Randy wrote it in himself, or maybe he'll well. The funny part is that he hung up on me. So I called him back and on the second time, because at the end of the conversation he said, never call this number. Of the first conversation, he said, never

call this number again. So I called him back and I recommend I also recommend that no one ever calls that number, and no one uses these people if they're going to be this way, right, okay, right, And then it got a little bit more contentious in that he said I didn't know what I was talking about. He told me to stfu if that is any indication he didn't spell it out. And uh so I was a little taken aback by that. What a professional manner this guy day. And so then

he dropped the bomb that he sued you. Oh really, yes, sued me? Yes? Well, first of all, let me just say this. Let me just say this. I don't recall ever being sued by anybody up at Aquaspas or did he mean he personally sued me? I believe he mentioned the company sued you. Well, that's not right because we just parted company. But uh here's here's what I do want to say, had they sued me. Now, I'm telling you, I'm seventy, I kind of

remember a lot, but I don't ever recall. No, I'm just going to say I wasn't sued by them, because here's but here's what I do want to say. If they did sue me, they lost because I've never lost a case, right, So right, Well, okay, so that means I beat them. What he is saying is I beat them in a lawsuit, is what he's saying. Well, but I don't remember beating them

in a lawsuit. Well, the second phone call. The second phone call ended with him saying, if you do not stop calling this number, I'm going to get the sharemer sheriff from Larimer County on to literally come and you know, serve you for harassment. And by the way, I don't mind not calling them. In fact, I think consumers should never call them. And it's okay. What he is saying is he does not want to honor the contract, nor does he want to talk on the air about anything.

Bottom line, that's what you said. Yes, and he told me that I didn't know anything about it and that I should stop calling him immediately or he was going to bring harassment claim. Now, I don't see any recent documents filed. Well, let's see, okay, I do see this Articles of Organization back that was in twenty twenty three. Was the the latest document I see here on the Secretary of State. I just want to see who the registered agent is. I see Vint Davis. Well, I see a

Kevin Quintero Aqua Space. Oh no, I'm sorry, that's Aqua Spa CE pools. I don't know if that's them. Honest to god, I can't tell what I'm looking at here Aqua Spase. Is it Aqua Spa aqua pools and spas? Or or is it Aquaspas inc? Is it? I think it's Aquaspase Incs. But I'm not sure actually, to be honest with you, here, yeah, there's a Matthew Davis. This is in Fort Collins. Is that who it is? You think? I think yes, yes, yes, is Matthew the one that said he sued me to think.

Is that who you talk to? Or? You know? He would not indicate what his name was. He would not tell me what his name was. He would not tell me who is What number did you call? I want to make sure that I got the right one here? What number did you call? I called the Fort Collins number, which is nine seven zero two two six three three five three. Okay, I don't think anyone should

call that number Aquaspase basically sucks. They're going on the Sleeves Brigade because we have a breach of contract, just blatant and okay, let me just mark this for Sleaves Brigade people. You know what, we have plenty of good SPA companies around. In fact, I don't know why he just wouldn't go to Costco and get one. Nay, Randy, I don't understand you know spas or not magic. No. And just so you know what he called

me yesterday after the show. Oh what did he say? Well? I think he called me like four times and I finally called back and said, Hey, who is this? She said, I'm just my lawyer. Just wanted me to know. Let you know that we're following bringing paperwork up against you and gonna for what for? What? I mean, if you're lying. Listen, if you're lying, you should be sued. But you showed us a document signed, You showed us that you put money down. I

mean, what part of this is not true? And then my opinion is they suck? Well, okay, let me just address it their attorney. Mister attorney. Now listen. I'm sure you're proud that you're an attorney. You went to school and all that, and you want to show you got balls and you want to or whatever you got nerve. If you're a female attorney, you want to show that you can do something for your client.

But I also think you're going to tell your clients some realistic crap here, First and foremost, what is he going to sue for an opinion that Tom Martino has that this sucks? Or what about this a customer who's telling the truth about the transaction? Or what about this the fact that we called your client and begged them to give their side of the story, even off the air. They can do it. So which part of this do you feel as actionable, mister attorney. I don't think you do. And I think

that you have, of course a responsibility to tell your client that. And mister whoever you are at spabrokers who think you sued me, But I don't recall beating you. And of course I beat everyone, never lost look me up on Lexus and Nexus or anywhere else, never lost a lawsuit. So, in fact, got attorneys fees a good part of the time for what we call anti slap laws. Anti slap means when you go after someone for their opinion or for expressing something, and all of that, then there are

attorneys fees usually granted. So I don't want to get into all this. Your attorney can explain that to you when you calm down. But if you look at this for what It is pure and simple. It's a contract. The guy paid money with a written clause that he can get it back. Now, maybe you want to tell me this guy Aaron who did that was

fired and wasn't wasn't I authorized to do it? And if you do tell me that, then you'd have to have a problem when he sues you in small claim court to show why you have negligently, negligently and trusted that manager with certain authority or at least you know, an impression of authority for customers. I don't know any of this because I'm not going to have to fight

this. I'll just give it to my attorney. But here's what I'd like to tell you, mister spabrokers and mister attorney or missus attorney, bring it pre oh three seven one three talks seven one three eight two five five people. Randy, you got to start this small claim. I don't see how you lose, do you. I don't see how you lose unless you're lying, And if you're lying, I'll help them sue you. But I don't

think you're lying. Yeah, I should lose, Randy. I don't know many why this is happening, but one thing for sure, you shouldn't have done the deal at all. I mean you should have just waited for goodness. Sure is a good lesson learned, that's for sure. Okay, So Spas and I want to tell people spob I would not use Aqua Spas at all. I would not use them, but not a good deal. That's my opinion. That's my opinion. So Aquaspas and and we called nine seven

zero two two six thirty three fifty three. And I don't want anyone calling there because the guy doesn't want phone calls. And besides, I wouldn't call there anyway, because you don't want that company. If you're looking for a hot tub, you at Costco. Hey, you know, we have a local company here. I think they're still around. Spa Brokers, good company. They've been around for years in Denver, for years. In fact, I used to endorse them too, years and years and years and years and

years. Uh, Spa Brokers, that's probably where I would go. Three oh three seven to one three talk seven one three eight two five five. Okay, So you hurt my opinion. And of course that is my opinion, which of course is free to express in this country. Because you know, they haven't completely shut us down. More coming up. Go with a sure thing Denver's best roofer Excel Roofing dot com. You don't pay a cent until you're content. Wait time for an insurance check up free, no obligation.

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three talk three all three seven one three eight two five five Welcome. Let's continue here and again, I'm really sorry that happened with Aquaspas, but people learn your lesson. They will not honor all contracts apparently, and that's Aquaspas up north there. I don't know if they have any in the Denver Metrrie, but I recommend SPA brokers. I recommend Costco for goodness sakes, or just about anywhere. I'd rather just go to a place that I know the

contract actually be honored. That's my opinion. Com what's going on? Man? You got a twenty eighteen Ford and is it a Ford Escort sport? That's correct? Yes, so huh okay, we got Uncle Kevin with us to listen to you. So what's going on? Yes, this only happens when I gas up and try to start the car and ind case, the battery light like a dead battery. And only when you start up in the like the first start of the day. No, no, only from the

gas station, sitting at the gas pumps. It's really weird and I can barely get it started. Only wait, this is after you fill up. Yeah. Yeah, and once once I get I can barely get a crank, you know. And then then after that it's okay. I can turn it on and off everywhere. Wait a minute, what is it about pumping gas that would cause that to happen? Kevin? That just doesn't even now when you say you okay, you turn it off, you pump the gas. As soon as your gas is pumped, you go to start it,

and it doesn't crank, or it cranks but won't start. It has a show the red light or dead battery comes on, and I could just turn it over enough to get going, you know, and then after that, and it never happens anywhere else. That's correct. If you went to the gas station and turned it off and pretended to pump gas, not just no, I would be so curious as to why the hell and does it happen

at every gas station? I always go to Costco the same exact place, Yeah, over on Westminster here, and I just can't kid to me, that is like a there's no rhyme or reason for that one. I mean, I'd like someone listening to tell me why the hell that's it. It's got to be some sort of a vapor, some sort of a mission. Yeah, but okay, can you do us a favor? I mean, ron it never you never get that red light, and it never happens except

at that Costco. Yeah. Now the red battery light comes on, you know, well, what do you mean it comes on every time you started? No, the warning light for the dead battery. It shows the red battery light only when you're at that Costco. That's correct. Does it run rough once you get it started or does it run normal? It runs normal, celerates good. And when you go to start, I'm going to ask this again, and you're at the Costco. You just pumped gas and you

go to start it and that red light's on. Does it crank reluctantly? Light or does it crank but not start just like you said reluctantly? Okay, okay, Kevin, that mate? I mean, what would zapp is power only at that Costco? I got nothing. I'm totally stunning. Okay, hold on a second. What about this if you went to that Costco and turned it off but not pumped gas and then tried to start it. I really mean that. I like to know. Or if you go to

another gas station, are you you got it? You gotta call us back? Do you need gas today? No? I got a full tank yesterday, damn it. And it happened yesterday. That's correct. Yeah? How far from that Costco? Oh? I'm real close? Like Ken blocks five? Or could you, honest to god, could you go there, pull up to turn it off, do everything you would except don't buy gas? I just is it because buying that gas can't possibly be the factor. There's

something there interfering. Could there be an EMF? I don't know? I mean, am I sounding stupid? I mean? Is there an EMF? Signal there interfering with his truck or his computer? Could it be I don't know, you know, that's the thought. I should go to a different gays. I gotta take it. Listen, whatever you do, please let us know. Please, because we have nothing, and I'm going to ask my listeners to chime in. Three all three seven one three A two five

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two zero sixteen twenty two. Hi Tom Martino here with Uncle Kevin from Sheridan Autotech dot com. By the way, I want to go right to UH. I want to start with UH, Katie with this overheating on a two thousand and five Dodge Magnum Katie, how many miles on that it has over one hundred and twenty thousand miles. How long have you owned it? Well, I owned it for over ten years. Okay, did it suddenly start

tell your story? What's going on with it? Well, okay, this is just a spare car that I use and I'm not driving my kids around, and I've had an overheating issue for quite some time, and I just got a new radiator for it, and so everything works fine, except that it seems like every time that I use the air conditioner, the hose pops off and then my car overheats. So I just wanted to see ask you and uncle Kevin before my husband starts tearing the car apart, if you have

any suggestions on what what where? The pressure issue is that the hose, the hose is popping off the radiator or popping off the engine the upper radiator hole, right, Why is that? Ken? Well, I mean it should have a little coupler so that it can hold the clamp, but the radiator may have not. Maybe it does, and it's tight. It's tight, but I'm saying, is is it popping off on the radiator side or the engine side? It's popping off from the like, not the engine side

the radiator side. So where it's connected to the radiator, even though there's a clamp on there, it pops off. There should be a little collar around that so when you put the hose on, the clamp has something to grab. It's a little bit larger on the outside, like a lip yep, like a belt, But yeah it is, and it's on there. Hold on, just hold on and we'll come right back. Go with a sure thing Denver's Best roofer Excel Roofing dot com. You don't pay a cent

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Show shooter's gonna help come Man six is the Troubleshooter Show. Now, Tom Martino, Hey Tom Martino, Your troubleshooter three oh three seven one three Talks seven one three eight two five five. Welcome to the only show of us kind anywhere in the universe truly is. And this hour brought you by Frank durand the real Estateman dot com. I love the man. He is really really good at what he does and he has stats to show it. No

gimmicks, just plain facts and plane performance guarantees and writing. If you're looking to buyer sell or just getting an idea what your house is worth. Frank Duran, the real estate Man dot com three oh three nine to zero, sixteen twenty two. I want to give a couple updates. This is very important. The other day I had on Retirement Planning Center of the Rockies.

We were talking about changes in the state law. This brook from a Red Rocks RS that I heard I had to provide four one k's for my people and he said he didn't hear, but he said he didn't think. So it does turn out that Colorado does have a special provision where you have to provide a four oh one k to your people if you have more than Kevin. Do you know about it because you're you're an employer. Yeah, but it's not a four one K. But it's some sort of have you have

to do it retirement. You don't have to contribute to it, though, no, you could, but you have to provide it for them to contribute, or you have to opt into this new state program that they're putting together where they're gonna Okay, what is the number of employees that are five or more five or more six or something? Okay? So yes, so we aired in that you must have a retirement plan if you have more than five employees. You don't have to contribute to it, but you must have it

set up. Okay. On that one And on the other one, I talked about aquaspase, you know, and threatening or they said they sued me, and they never sued me, by the way, and if they did, they lost. I've never lost a lawsuit ever. Just I'm proud of that because people usually sue out of anger, not out of intelligence. In any case, I said that I've won many times on what's called anti slap legislation. And by the way, give credit where credits due. It came

from Democrats. Anti slap legislation years ago. States adopted Many states adopted this legislation, and even in the States that haven't adopted it. People have used the court precedence to say you can't just sue someone because you're angry, and that's really here's what it says, strategic lawsuits against public participation. That's what slap stands for. What it means is this, you can't use lawsuits as an intimidation like that guy called that guy and said, I'm gonna sue the

pants off of you, blah blah blah. You can't do that because that's well, you can do it, but you're going to be slapped for it. It's it's a it's an intimidation lawsuit. It's strategic litigation designed to censor, intimidate, or silence critics by the by burdening them with the cost of legal defense until they abandon their cause. Now, that truly is what's called a slap lawsuit. And then there are anti slap measures that allow people to

defy themselves and get money back for it from the offending party. So I just want you to know that, and perhaps Aquaspas should run that by their attorney as well. Aquaspas we were talking about, because they wouldn't honor a contract for a consumer and they won't come on, they won't talk about it. Basically, they suck. Let's talk now about Katie and the overheating issue.

Katie, you say your two thousand and five Dodge Magnum over one hundred thousand miles, you overheat, and when you overheat, you don't overheat necessarily. When it warms up, it pops the radiator host pops off. Now, Kevin mentioned a few things. Let me go ahead. No, go ahead, Katie, I'm sure I was just gonna say that when I got

to I take good care of this car. I know it's old, but when I did get the radiator replaced, I also got a new fan and a new thermostat, and the car runs great except when the homes doesn't pop off all the time. It only actually pops off when I'm using the air conditioner. And it's double clamped too, so it's not like the issue that it's popping off all the time. No, what he said is, especially when you said you replace the radiator. He said, sometimes radiators come for

some reason with that hose receiver where you put the hose over it. That receiver doesn't have the berbal on the end of it to grab that clamp he said, sometimes they just don't have it on there and they slip and slide off. That's one thing. He also said, if you have a head gasket problem, go ahead, wet. It could materialize as you put it

under strain and heat. So in other words, when the head gasket separates the cooling from the oil system and the compression I mean, and Kevin explained that the compression pressure will leak into the cooling, leak into the cooling system and that could be over p shuring your system. So you need to get what they call a block test to make sure you don't have any there's there's what they call a block test. It's a very simple test the shop can

perform to see if there's any hydrocarbons in your coolant. Those would be coming from the head gasket. Okay, okay, well I will I will tell Teck the radiator first. If that if that lip is on there, then you're fine. And the next one you have to do it. It's simple

test, like I said, a block test. Okay, Well, one is that the first problem when it happened all the time, if it was not necessarily no, no, because a lot of times you have a small leak will exacerbate with heat and then the pressure and the extra load from the air conditioning could be pushing it over. Try that, see test and you can always drop by shirt and allixa on Colfax west of wads Worth, Katie three three four two is his number. Let's uh, let's continue now.

Kenny has a comment on the Ford thing. Which one was was that the one where oh yeah, yeah, yeah yeah. Now on one person on YouTube said one of my YouTube morons said, maybe he leaves the door open when he's pumping gas, and that would I don't know anyway, what's your comment, Kenny? He says, when he pumps gas and he only goes to this one place, but whenever, whenever he pumps gas, his battery light comes on. When he gets back in the cab, he can't start

it or excuse me, it's difficult starting. Then everything's normal until he goes back to get gased. Kenny, Yeah, I got you. It's the fuelly vapp valve on those they get stuck open, so when you feel it it hard starts. It just cranks over and over and Thei'll finally go know but he said it what okay? Yeah, he's saying it's a slow crank and his battery light comes up. It's like his battery is dying. I didn't know if that's exactly what he meant, because he's like, the battery

light will come on when you crank your motor. Sure, oh okay, maybe maybe you're right. So but tell me about that evapp thing. What happens? Okay, So it gets it gets stuck open, and whenever you fuel your vehicle, paper gets into the motor and then it doesn't want to start, and it happens every time you fuel. It was like a flooding started. Yeah, it's almost like a flooding. Cool. I got you, bro, I got you. That makes sense. Thank you, Kenny,

appreciate it. Okay, Kenny, I would give you a piece of pizza if you were here. Okay, now let's go to Ron's. Got a question on tax refunds from the state. Go ahead, rond Tom I fouled taxes and I believe that there was a segment on the news the other day saying that there's a lot of checks misplaced, and I was wondering, is there a number to call to a department of revenue? Is this the state or the federal the state. Okay, did you get your federal check?

Yeah? I did get the federal check. When did you file your taxes? Ron, it's gonna be the beginning of February. Oh that's way too soon. That bro that I wouldn't start worrying about it now. Oh though. The only reason I was inquiring because I seen on Fox thirty one and they were saying that people hadn't received their checks and they had been misplaced. And I've been trying to call Department of Revenue, but there's no number that connects you to anyone. No, you know what, I have not

heard What do you mean by displace? I have not heard about that. Yeah, it was on a couple of days ago with Box thirty one. It was a segment on the news. Okay, I'm gonna look that up, but I've not heard about that. Did they say that happened at the state level? Yes, the state level. Yeah, you should just the ft and I don't know why you messed with a check. Yeah, they would and accept the wired. They've they've been converting your direct deposit to paper

check for some reason, and they say that on their boys. Well, what do they say to do when you saw that story, what did they say to do? Well, the reporters said that they're gonna that they have an investigation going on, but there was no remedy for the taxpayers to do because there's no way to connect with the Department of Revenues. Did you go on to the state. Did you go on to the website and hit the click the where's my refund? Yes? I did? And what did you

find? Uh? It shows that they sent it out. They showed they sent my checkout on the eleventh of April. Oh okay, well, if that's what they show, you should have gotten so wait, it actually said that they sent it out. Yes, because it shows this little crack. Okay, I'm reading here. I'm reading here not from Fox but somewhere else. Fifty six thousand checks went to wrong addresses. Wow, how the hell did that happen? Now they have a special number to call if you think

that this might have included your check because you did not get it. Here it is, I got the number for you. Three to zero three nine five one four nine nine six. Okay three oh three nine five one four nine six. Now that number is to inquire about your check. If you believe it went. It was one of these fifty six. So tell them you know about this. You said, Hey, I think my check might be one of them. It said they mailed it out and I haven't gotten

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seven one three talk seven one three eight two five five. So I'm gonna go back to the phones. Now here's the thing. Now, I think we took Jay right on that Ford issue. Was that that we took and he had a comment on that yet? Okay, So now let me move on here and oh Heather, Heather's turn. Okay, Heather, is this the no? This is that was Kim yesterday with Perfect Teeth. This is a new one, Heather. What's going on with you? Right? So

I went to the cup last year nice and again. I want to tell people, just just to be clear, they're independent dentists that sign onto this marketing program. So it's it is okay. I just want to make that clear. Like Perfect Teeth, it's not a dentist. Perfect Teeth is a

marketing tool. Go ahead. So you went to a Perfect Teeth dentist, Yes, and I needed a root now, And I also I was considering getting an implant instead of the roots now, and I was booked for after the dentists got back from vacation and being time, I went ahead and I gave them a sixteen hundred dollars deposit. Now, and what were you going to have done for the sick? Did you decide if it's going to be

either or so it was. I had not fully decided, but I was told that whatever insurance didn't cover, or if I didn't use it, then it would be refundable. Well, of course it would be if you don't have anything done. I mean, I mean, obviously you have to pay for the exam and everything. But but you were going to either get either get an implant or a root canal. Yes. And so in the meantime the dentist was gone for a month, my tooth was hurting, and I

went to Comfort Dental and got it squared away. So I went, well, okay, so you went not with Perfect Teeth, but you went to Comfort, which is another by the way marketing things. So what happened then well, Comfort Dental got it taken care of, just because the dentists at Perfect Teeth wouldn't have been that for another month. So I got it all handled and then I went back to Perfect Teak. Was this an emergency when

you went to Comfort? It was? Okay, it was, And so I went ahead and got it all squared away, and I went back to Perfectly. Why didn't you go to the other guy and maybe get a referral or something? Were they open or not? Or were they closed for a month or what they were closed? The dentis was gone for a month, okay, the py Pavilion, smokeyal locations okay? Yes. So then so I went back to Perfect Teeth and I said, hey, I got this

squared away. Can I please got my money back? And I was told yes, but it would be up to a month because I had to go through several different departments, And so I waited a month and then I back and I told them that I never received a check. My address on file is the address that I live at, and nothing's right. So you know, the bottom line is you never got the sixteen hundred back. Yes, And I was told three different times that the check was how long ago?

Was this a year? He waited? Oh God, why did you wait so long? Because every single time they say so, they have told me Okay, yeah, I know, but still I'm hoping. I'm hoping you didn't go past the statut of limitations. I don't think you did. To file a lawsuit, you can go to small claims court. You'd get a judgment in no time. I'd love to call them here. Here's the problem when we call them, Okay, when it comes to medical and dental, they're going to want to hip a form signed, which I don't care.

We can do that with you. But truly, you would have quicker results literally filing a small claim suit against that entists. There's no way they should keep a deposit for nothing. They did nothing. Well, so the problem is is that somewhere Brighton dent All bought out for pies and you're done. You're done. It's over. It's done. It's over that they don't exist anymore. Okay, I swear to God. This is so. If people listening, please please please please please don't wait. Call me. Do not

wait with a problem. Now this dentist. When you say they were bought out, is the dentist still there, I believe, so I'm not positive because I haven't been back in. But did this dentist work there or did he own the place? I'm not sure? Did you? I would put in a matter complaint to the dental board and you'll get immediate results. The words right out of my mouth. That was my second thing. I was going to recommend. Thank you talk about that. Where does she go?

Well, just go to uh Dora DRA which is the vision of regulatory agencies. They'll get the number for five excuse me? Well on you did that? And what happened? No response? Oh that's wait a minute. Did you actually fill out a complaint? I sure did? Where on the Dora website? And then I called the Attorney General as well, and let me see if I have like a confirmation or something from that. I can't believe. I cannot believe you got You were totally ignored. Okay, oh for

Dora. They did so they did. They said thank you for reaching out to our office. The laws, rules and policies regarding to practice string Colorado can be found here. After reviewing, and if you believe that something has happened, that the board would take a look into you could suppent a complaint at your discretion. Then it's got a link. Okay, so they did, then you need to fight. Did you go to that link and file

it? No? I just now searched in the email, and okay, excellent, Please do that because you know deputy doc, he's a doc, right, and and he's been a doc and he said Dora will look into medical professionals. He says, they do. I have a phone. I had some I've had some crazy complaints and I know as a physician I'm short

dentist too. You get what's called the thirty day notice, So if someone files a complaint you have you have to respond within thirty days or else the consequence is a pretty severe I also have a phone number if you need I have a phone number if you need more information to three oh three eight nine force eight nine four seventy eight hundred. Okay, And I mean, am I filing against the dentisten since perfecty you file against a dentist? Yes?

Ok got it. Now I'm not sure what the what the galleys are going to be there, so anyway, but just at least do that, because I think small claims court you're going to have a problem with Now, is Jay new because I thought we took him? Is he knew? He says, you never went to him. I'm sorry, j I'm sorry, I misunderstood. I thought we had gone. You have a comment also on that forward that goes to Costco, fills up with gas and cannot start his car.

Afterwards, the battery light comes on and he says, it's slow cranks. What do you think it is? Going back to the first part, toscar has nothing to do with it. So wait, so did you okay? Go ahead? Go ahead? I'm sorry, go ahead. So when he gets gas, it wouldn't matter where he can get it any place. The other color was correct. The evaporative valve is open. When the gas tank kills up with gas. Because that valve's open, it fills the entirre

intake manifold completely with gas, fumes and gas floods it. He goes to crank it, his weak battery is having trouble doing that, staring the flood, and he's going to need a battery pretty soon, and he needs to need that top. So what you're saying is it's a coincident. I mean, not a coincidence, but there's two things happening. There's two things happening. Yeah, that's prettyful. That is what's happening. Well, thank you, Jay. I love Jay's confidence when he calls. This is not the

first time he called. He says, oh, that's it. So, but that's possible. Isn't it that he has a weak battery to begin with? But the reason he doesn't notice the weak battery in the is because it doesn't flood yep, it doesn't take that extra crank. I hope he's listening because all of this is pretty cool. John, what's going on with your Subaru cross track? Hey, good morning, Tom, thanks for taking my call. I love your show. Thank you. So I'm thinking about buying

a twenty twenty four Subaru crosscheck. I hear there are good vehicles, but I've also heard that Subs have issues with like heads or headgaskt or something. Do you know, let's talk hold on, I have to take this quick break. Let's find out what kind of problem Subaru has with and wet engine, because I do know they're pretty bulletproof, but they do have some problems. We'll talk about that coming up on the Troubleshooter show. Go with a

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draft in Detroit on the city's dime? Kevin, Yeah, absolutely, that would take some nerve. I mean, with us running out of money. Yeah, but he could call it business. You know what would he be doing there supporting Denver. No, come on, man, no, no, we're there are other mayors there. I don't even know. I don't recognize other may I recognized him in the crowd. Can somebody call the Mayor's office? Did you talk about this at all? Dragging on? Uh?

Now? What did you all know about that? Yeah? He was there in the crowd. A number of people saw him. Hey, Kachina, I'd like to ask the mayor's office if he flew on the city's dime. Now, John's got a question on a cross track Subaru. What's the problem with the engines in them? John? What did you hear about them? Well? Over the years, I've just it seems like I've heard that suber Brews have some kind of problem with a head or a head gasket or something.

But I've also heard how good they are. The subrew's about going anywhere, And I just thought maybe you could clarify for me. Yeah, the head gaskets did have a problem in the mid two thousands, but they've pretty well worked that through. They just had compatibility issues with the gasket in that

motor. But yeah, all in all, it's pretty solid. They've got the transmission issues, So there is no special problem with Subaru in the newer ones and the older engines, say, you know two thousand and two thousand and eight something in there, they they had issues with. They wouldn't wouldn't last more than one hundred thousand monks. Do you know I had a Super years ago? Really an out back. Okay, that's a little station wire right, yeah? Yeah, it was turbo. Oh nice, I went

through car of course. What's that, sir? So there's problems with the transmissions. Kevin was san they know, they've worked those out as well. When they first came out with a CBT, everybody had trouble. So like twenty seventeen, twenty eighteen, they had a lot of issues with the CVTs, but they've worked through a lot of their problem. How many miles do you think you're going to consider on them or get it a new one? What are you going to get? Well, I want to get a brand

new one. So I'm going to retire next year and I'm hoping to get a car that will last as long as I do. Bro, that's a great car, especially if you're going to transition boom. That's a joke. Come on, yeah, yeah, Okay, we thank you very very much. Okay, John three old three seven one three A two five five. Come on, I'm just having some fun. Okay. Anyway, so let's talk to okay Ken. He wants to talk about a Chevy Impala. But a ten year old or eleven year old or right now twelve year old one?

I guess what's going on? Ken? Well, I'm just checking and just turn. Just put in sixty three thousand. Just turn sixty three thousand. That's all. That's all you have on that car that is correct. Whoa just doesn't doesn't get driven that much. So it's doing perfect shape. So but one thing I needed to know. Should I change the transmission? Uh, fluid and stuff in there like I did at thirty thousand? Yeah, maintenance is everything in cars. Yeah, I was win in doubt.

Just do it. Okay, that's when I need to know. Now I appreciate it. Was it how many miles did you say? Sixty? Thing? I've got sixty three thousand on it? Is it like new? Uh? Yeah, it's the only thing it's bad on it is the four seats, I mean the fourth pads. That's it isn't that it's perfect when you

say the floor. You mean your mats. Yep, yep, that's the only thing that's Wow cool three all three seven to one three talk, thanks for going three all three s everyone three eight two five five Oliver, What is this possible scam? I'm a contractor and I do concrete driveways, retaining walls, stamp concrete exam. That's a and uh. This guy keeps calling me on the phone and he wants to deposit money in my account, say twenty thousand the job cod thirteen thousand, and he wants me to take seven

thousand. Ding ding ding ding, ding ding ding ding ding. Hold On. I want to warn people about this, but I gotta take a break. It is absolutely a scam, but I want to get some information from you. I want to try to nag nag this guy. Hold on, go with a sure thing Denver's Best roofer Excel roofing dot com. You don't pay a cent until you're content. Leave time for an insurance check up free no obligation comparison call Compass Insurance paying too much your coverage at dozens of insurance

companies find out now three oh three, seven to seven to one. Help. You'll think you're his only customer when you choose Frank durand the real estate man dot Com to list your home with Remax Alliance three oh three nine two zero sixteen twenty two. Hello, I'm Tom Martine three or three seven one three talks seven or three eight two five to five. Now I want to talk about taxes Brian as a question. Go ahead, Brian, what's going on with you? Yeah? How are you? Tom? Good? Hey?

Tell Oliver. I didn't want to rush him, so I wanted him to. I want to give him more time if he can hold on for a second. Brian, what's going on with taxes? What's your question? So I listened to your last caller about the checks that are getting mailed to the wrong addresses, about fifty six thousand of them. Yeah, right, So I went and checked on mine, and mine was mailed on March twenty

eighth. So I checked my actual return paperwork. And what happened is I believe that my W twos have their correct mailing address, but the actual State Income Test refund form has my old treet address, which was never my mailing address. So what are you doing about it? I don't know. I tried to call that number that you gave him. But they're too busy, I said, you know, too many callers. We can't take a call right now. So I thought I would just ask you, maybe what else

I could try to do. Well, supposedly, supposedly the state is trying to work on it. I want to ask you something. Do you have did access to the old address? I do? Correct? Yeah, Well did you check with anyone there? No, I haven't. I just did that today. So yeah, why don't you check? I mean, who lives there at the old address? Well it was an apartment Oh damn it. Yeah, well my sister actually owns the building. But who would have

gotten the mail? Well? My million. I've never had a maillion address there, so somehow between me and H and R Block, we've got the number or the addresses mixed up. I guess. Well that's what I mean. So where was it sent? Do you have access to where it was sent? Yeah? I do. But there's no mailbox there. There never was. Oh what would what? I wonder? What would happen then if that was put down? There's no mailbox at all. But there's an actual

location right, correct? And it's an apartment house, yes it is, But they so what happens to the other people that get mailed there. I'm sure they have feel boxes. I mean, that's what that's what I have. Okay, Okay, I see what you're saying. You got man, Gosh, what I would do is keep You just got to keep trying that number. I just looked that up and they said that right now they're inundated,

but you got to keep trying to the good news is this. They say that if you have money coming, you're going to get the money. It's not going to be withheld, and you're not going to lose it, which is good news. Now, Oliver, Well, I'm sorry what Well? Well, I was wondering because I think last year I never got that table either, so I'm wondering if it's still sitting there too. You never got it last year, No, so I'm sure it probably went to that

same address. Man. You did you correct? Lead listen, did you correct your address? No? I didn't cast it. So today, Well, okay, go correct it. Do that first, okay, and then we'll take it one step at a time. But you should be able if it wasn't cashed, to get it. If it was cash, you're in a world of hurt because if somebody got it and cashed it, it's gonna take It's almost impossible to prove it was fraud, and that's gonna be a

problem. Three oh three seven one three talk seven one three eight two five five Oliver, I didn't mean to hold you, except I didn't want to rush you, and I knew we were at the top of the hour. So what I would love to do is to please have you hold or we'll call you back. I need to warn other people in business about this scam because it sounds like they're trying to get people in business to pay or to fall for this payment. So hang on, I'm Tom Martino. We got

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what my terms were. I wanted I wanted to get So was he asking for concrete work? Yes, okay, for a driveway for him at this house that he was procuring. Uh, and he want him he was going to send me twenty thousand and he wanted me to take I think my job cost was thirteen and he wanted me to take the balance to pay the realtor what do you mean paym for what? Guy? Well, he was going to pay me to do the job, but he was going to send me at twenty thousand to my bank account. No, I get what were you

paying supposedly? What were you paying the real estate guy for? I wasn't paying He wanted me to pay him, I know it. That's what I'm getting at, is Oliver. I'm asking you what he wanted you to pay him for. What was he saying it was for? Oliver? He said he just needed to pay his realtor. He didn't say what it was for. He didn't say I need to pay him the commissioner, I need to pay him this. He just said I need you to pay him. How did he say you were supposed to pay the real estate guy? Take the

money out of the check he was going to send me? And yeah, and then did he want you to write another check or do what? Oh? Just to do that? Did he say? How did he say that the real did he say the real estate guy would come by to get it or what? No, he wanted me to pay the real estate guy. But he hasn't given me an address. The guy keeps calling me, oh, oh, hold on, hold on, you got this guy's number. I do, okay, And he says that he wants you and and did

he send you the money yet? No, he wants my mobile banking information. He he didn't send me. Uh, he did send me a check for one thousand dollars. I guess he was as a good faith estimates, I guess, I don't know what kind of what kind of Does he want your account number and your routing number? Yes, you know, once they have that, they can withdraw money, right, I understand that, But

no, I have not acquienced that. Yeah. And also that check you sent you, does it have a name and account and all of that on it. Yeah, it's got a name and it's got a bank on it, of course, And I called the bank, and the bank the people that are on the check are different from this guy who's trying to get me to do the job. Of course, but he stole a check. He stole a check, so I you know, I this is not the first guy that's done this. I get. I get these calls, this attempts

all the time. Can you put him off a little, Just put him off and tell him that you can take care of this on Monday. What I'd like to do is, I'd like to look into this guy, and I'd like to give me if you give me his information. He obviously left you a phone number in a name, right, Yes, he left me an email, but he not a phone number and a phone number. Good. I'd like you to give us that off the air. I'd also like you to give us I'd also like to give us a copy of that check.

Okay, hold on phone, sOliver. We want to hold on kitchena talk to Oliver off the air. I want to I want to this guy, So get that stuff on there please, And then Bob says he has a comment on this concrete scam. Go ahead, Bob. Did anyone try to hire you under similar circumstances? Bob, No, here's the other scam that's going on. Tom. What they do is they text you and they take it. Buy a house and they want the driveway replaced, and they'll send you a teck for it. So what I did. It happened to

me about a mile from my house. I went to that house. They had a brand new driveway in it. And so what I do is I say, hey, I can't do any work without meeting there, and of course they give me this oh please, I'm in the house or whatever. And so another contractor actually did the tor off this guy's driveway called me and said, hey, Bob, did you get a car tone? Yes, And I said it's a scam. He goes, well, how would you know that? I said, because it had a brand new driveway in it,

and why would you go do work for somebody or having none? So that's the other scam that they're pulling. They're trying to do my text also, Oh my god, tell me. Yeah. I think what they're doing is they've caught on it. Some people are catching I'm not going to this phone call thing. If all I could tell contractors, any contractor that can't need a home, I mean the customer at their house, walk away from it. You don't even need to have a conversation with him, walk away

otherwise you know you didn't stay up. God, this is a big deal. I'm I'm glad you told me about it. So how and you had a friend that got called to Bob. Yeah, so he went out. He went out, actually did tore on a brand new driveway and put it back in. And I asked him, I said, why would you tell out a brand new driveway? He said, because the guy said he didn't like it and he wanted us to do something different. I said, did you ever meet with him? He goes, well, no, he's sitting

there. Check. I said, you got taken And that was all the fourteen thousand dollars he got taken for Oh my gosh, all down now. So not only hold on, not only did he do the work when he got overpaid, did he send money back to the guy. No, because he didn't realize at the point when he got that check and took him to the bank and they tell him that fraud, that's when he realized he got ripped off. And that's how I'm saying. Contractors don't their work if you

can't meet the actual homer on the property. And even if you can meet the homeowner, don't take a cashier's check or a check unless you can clear it at their bank. Absolutely, I never had that prom in forty years. But I'm telling you I don't know why the contractor would do work without getting the actual homer at the place to make sure the work that you want done you know you're in agreement with it. I want to try to sting

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You'll think you're his only customer when you choose Frank durand the real estate Man dot com to list your home with Remax Alliance three three nine two zero sixteen twenty two. Hi Tom Martino, your troubleshooter three zero three seven one three talk three oh three seven one three eight two five five. I don't understand why people they're ripping off contractors like this. So they say I want

to drive away, or I want this, or I want that. Then they send the contractor an overpayment and tell them to pay the real estate person or someone else. I don't understand why people would ever fall for that. Have you ever, Kevin, have you ever encountered ever auto service where they tried to overpay you and say, well, we're gonna we get emails that

they want us to order a dozen sets of a specific tire. Oh really, send them somewhere and they'll pay us, you know, on delivery or something, you know, but they're on Michelin, you know, three a towel of that. Walter, you have an issue with emissions? What's going on? By the way, we're taking any and all calls, not just not just cars. But I'm glad you're there, Walter. What's going on? Yeah? I'm going to nineteen ninety three Ford Taurus SHO three point two

and the Mission ninety three. Yeah. Wow, it's a cool old car. It's a cool car. Wise, what is it a performance car? Yes, it's an H SHO s h O. Okay, So what about it? Well, it says the catalytic curve verb urb failed and uh, I don't even know who's I can give me a bid or qualified to fix it, or yeah we can you know it's Sara we can get you know, Kackabaille building it. Now, are those old ones the California standard? Everything is California, even that old one. Yes, you can't. But

back when it was built it wasn't. Uh no, no it wasn't. But you can't replace it with an old one like a cat. No, you can't. You can't get a factory wing for it. So it's only going to be after mark. You know how much that's going to cost you? Right? Bro? Well I called up Riley and Auto Zone and whatnot and they quoted me five hundred and sixty dollars. Yep, that's probably about right for the cat. Oh I thought that was not terrible for those Oh

you know where what why are we hearing from two to four grand? Well? Those cars have three and four cats? Oh and some are So how much would it cost to have what done on that at a shop? You know it's probably twenty th and twelve hundred bucks? That's how much Walter. You realize the installation is going to double that? Right? Yeah, you got it. There's some cutting and welding to do for it. What does does does your man do it or oh yeah, yeah, we do that

all the time. Why did they say it failed? Did it have a tech engine light or a code for a catalytic converter? Well, I don't know. I gave him the paperwork or whatnot. It says seal to only it failed last year and I went down there and there was Rocky Mountain out of move. You got a book that tells you the places where you can take take it? Yeah, they have subscribed place as yell, Well, this is in North Glenn, or're off of Washington in eighty eight.

So how many horse powers that show? That's over three hundred? Is it pretty fast? Walter? It starts really easy, got good power, and it gets about twenty three miles to go. And how many miles on it? I got one hundred and sixty seven. I've had it for twenty five years. Wow. That things sold for twenty three thousand brand new in ninety three. In ninety three. Yeah, it's a high high dollar Taurus.

If you want to send me a copy of the emissions, I'll be happy to look at it again for you, because that's unusual diagnosis for a cat. What do you mean, Well, yeah, unless he's got a cat code. You know a PO four twenty cord, Like, how would they know it's? Uh? Why are they suspecting a cat? Is my question? Yeah, if you want to get that information to Kevin, A Kachina will give you Kevin's information. Three three could just give me the phone number,

okay, four or five? Three oh three, four or five. He's not he's here right now, but you can call him at the shop later three oh three, four five five seventy two forty two. So call Kevin and he'll be happy to talk to you about that. Three oh three, seven to one three talk seven one three A two five five. Dennis is a referral list member. He has a screaming deal for people today. Is it today only, Dennis? Yes, it's sure for the first fifty

callers. Okay, first fifty callers. Apple Air on the referral list for years, and you want to do a drain cleaning for twenty nine to ninety nine, we do. We actually have two off so one hundred people, so first fifty collars for each offer. We're doing a drain cleaning screaming deal, and then we're going to do a We're doing a whole home air duct cleaning as well. For okay, so eighty eight dollars now, four hundred

and eighty eight dollars for a whole house air duck cleaning. That's up to twenty four hundred square feet, right, that's correct, four hundred eighty eight bucks your entire house, all the duct work, four hundred eighty eight bucks, twenty four hundred square foot house. And then for a drain cleaning, it's twenty nine ninety nine. Those are definitely great deals. Are things a

little slow in this in this in between season right now? You know what we are actually picking up here, but you know, we wanted to make sure that, you know, for spring cleaning time, we got those drains looked at, and then we got those ducks cleaned for folks out there right now, right before you know, we start heading into the ac season, before we really start getting super busy. Tom Okay, And who am I speaking to? Dennis? Okay? Yeah? Thenis Dennis with Apple Air.

I'm the marketing director over here, so I get to do the song and dance cool? Letting me jump on the radio here? Okay? Three? And here's where you call for those specials. Three oh three seven three three twenty eight thirteen three O three seven three three twenty eight thirteen. All right, so Kevin, and that's Apple Air with an E dot com Appleair and

Air has an E Apple Air dot com. Hey Kevin on the catalytic conversion then, so the catalytic converters they're not about Are they about two grand for a normal car? Yeah? It just depends on a lot of variables. The size of the card matters, the size of the engine matter. Why do they have so many cats? I didn't understand that. Well, they every time they would pass different regulations the easiest way for many sometimes hang another

cat. But wait a minute. So when people say they get their catalytic converters stolen, they're talking about the one closest to the end of the car right there. They're talking about the inline cat. Yes, typically okay, and that one. When people say and I can't believe it's this much money, they're talking about just one cat because you don't have to replace all of them, no, if they're stolen. No, but some of them you

can only buy through the manufacturer. Some of them not aftermarket available, different things, that's why. And and they're that expensive, yes, you know they can be high dollar stuff. Is it? The newer the car, The newer the car, the more money it is. Yes. And the reason they're stealing them is for those precious metals, Yes, exactly. They just recycle them. What is the metal? Platinum or what palladium? A few other things in there. They change the cocktails. I haven't heard much

about them lately. No, it's it's kind of quieted down. I think, you know, it's it's still going on. I mean it's still you know, you still get calls on it. Yeah, yeah, from stole one, some stolen one. Now, how often they don't fail? Very often? Do they? No? In theory they should never fail. It should be a lifetime part really from contamination from misfires, too much gas oil burning anti freeze you know as oh that goes into the saut exhaust. That's

what takes them out. But normally, and don't they even have a long warranty from the manufacturer five years to eight years, depending on the manufacturer. Yep, all right, three all three seven to one three A two five five, Go with a sure thing Denver's Best roofer Excel roofing dot com. You don't pay a cent until you're content. Time for an insurance checkup free,

no obligation. In comparison, call Compass Insurance paying too much your coverage at dozens of insurance companies find out now three all three, seven to seven to one help. You'll think you're his only customer when you choose Frank durand the real estate man dot com to list your home with remax as three oh three nine two zero sixteen twenty two. Hi Tom Martino, you're troubleshooting today's

Star Dable taking calls on anything. Uncle Kevin's with me. We're talking about problems, questions and complaints and uh right now, John's got a question about his engine on a nineteen ninety three Dodge two fifty diesel. John, Welcome to the show. So what's going on? John? Are you good? Hey? So I'm looking at take it on a project call. It is a ninety three. It's the five point nine intercooled diesel. I know for a fact it's going to need the whole NFI fuel pump. But it's got

two hundred and fifty nine thousand miles on it. And before I take on that much of a project, I just want to know there's anything else I should look at. How much. How much does it costing you to get this ninety three Dodge two fifty. It's gonna be about the truck itself. I'm getting for free. It's it's project car that I'm picking up for truck service. Well that's great. I mean you can almost not go wrong there, even if you had to Kevin do the math. That's a solid motor.

They're half a million mile motor. Easy. Yeah. But before I start taking on the project, is there any other than replacing that pump that I should start looking at seals or replace the injectors or anything like that. Not necessarily. Those Those were one of the original diesels they come to put in. You know, the Cummings that they put in for did how many miles? Did he say it's half broke in? You wouldn't rebuild that edge?

Yeah, that's a five hundred thousand mile that's a legitimate diesel engine. Holy they put in a pickup truck. It's not something they And what do you need to do? You need to do the whole fuel rail. The fuel pump needs to be replaced. There isn't one on the truck that was taken off. YEP, So I just got to get another one of those. And so how much is all? How much are you going to have in it? If you did whatever you wanted? There probably about two thousand

dollars? Are you kidding me? How's the tranny on it? Is that? What kind of DOPPL? Yeah, that's the weak part. But even if you had to do the transmission, you're still ahead of it. Yes, I mean, Mike, how's the body? Bro how is it? It's a farm truck, so you know, the painful, a little dinged up, but it has a flatbed sist wheeler on the back, so that's kind of why I want it. That's a good setup. But yeah, you can't go wrong with that Cummings engine. They're they're bulletproof as they come.

That's pretty I appreciate that, you know. Okay, thanks John. Hey have they ever put a Cummings in a car? Are they too big? They're heavy? But they used to sob as these trucks and send the engines overseas for generator engines. Is there any way too? Do they make any decent diesel cars anymore? They don't do that. The emissions is killing them. Okay, that's that's the biggest problem. And then I was at a fuel stop one time and I saw a guy with a diesel big two

fifty or something. I don't know what kind it was. I I say two fifty, like that big size, and he was putting He took out of the back of his pickup a regular another gas can. He was filling something. What was it? Yeah, there's there's a separate added if you got to add to the diesels every time, every time, because it has to, does it have its own tank? It has a separate tank. When you take open the gas door. There's two filler there now. And

gas stations don't sell that stuff. Everybody sells it, but no, I mean nobody. You can't pump it. No, you buy like a two gallon box if you will. And so when did that start? What year? It's been out for about eight years? Oh? Come on, so for eight years. If you have a diesel, you have to fill up that other tank. What does that other tank do? It's regeneration fluid. So when your computer decides like you're in the highway of this, they're going

to regenerate the catalytic converter and the exhaust on it. They use this fuel to burn that off. Wow, it actually injects it into this. Does it deteriorate your performance or no, No, it's just to it's only during regeneration. The rest of the time it just sits there. What is it? Is it a patrol so uretha fluid the actually use like cow urine and other things originally. Yeah, yeah, it's it's a like a urhea. Yeah, it's piss. Okay, that's a word. Wow. Three O

three seven one three talking. He learned something every day here. I bet you Dragon didn't know that. Nope, he isn't and he knows almost anything. Man, everything all right, Thanks John for the call. Three O three seven one three talk seven one three A two five five. Now for the first time today we have a little lull and call so you can get right through. If you have a problem, question, complaint, let us

know. And I have some stuff to talk about as well now. And I think it's important brand names do not hold the allure that they once did, especially in vehicles. People are looking for value, they say longevity. I don't know. Do you find there's a shift to people trying to keep cars longer? Kiv Oh, absolutely, yeah. Our average ticket prices doubled from what it was five years ago, so people are trying to keep longer, so that would go. Now as far as brands, there is a

switch away from brands, not just cars by the way, everything. People are not having the loyalty they once had because they feel like, hey, I'm not just gonna spend because of a brand. Now with fashion brands, women, some women are still tied to that fashion. They want that fashion and they want to sport that brand. Men are less inclined to do that with fashion at all. Now some men are but most of the time not tied to fashion. But they have found fifty eight percent of the people say

that they purchased from a brand new brand. Fifty eight percent they tried new brands, not the same old brand. That is incredible. And then also when it comes to personal care products, now I tend to get something I like and stick with it. I do. When it comes to personal care, A lot of people, though do they don't care. They don't give a rip about their shampoo, they don't give a rip about their to the odor, and they don't give a rip about anything as long as they get

a good value. So as far as brand names, they're not tied to anything. I I agree with all of this, except when it comes to personal care products. When I get something I like, I don't like changing it because I'm afraid of what it does to me. I don't want to be allergic to something. I want to get something that's comfortable. Katschina. I want to ask you something. Do you do you stick to the same personal care products all the time, or do you go and find if you

found a good deal. Would you switch your shampoo or would you switch something anything makeup or anything like that, shower gels. Would you switch just because you get better prices? Yes, you would. So when you're shopping, you don't think I want to find this, whatever it is, lotion or whatever. You will go for a deal. I will. Is there anything you are tied to When it comes to brands, I do like the Whole Blends coconut shampoo and conditioner. Uh, that's one of my So you will

stick to that. I sometimes do, But if there is something on sale or something like that, I'll mix it up during the week and maybe, you know, go every other day using the coconut brand or whatever. Lotion. I don't care because they're all half water anyway. That's a good point, and so are you one that falls for these high priced cosmetics things I creams and stuff. No, I do use I cream, but I happen to use hemorrhoid cream for I cream. Okay, she's letting a secret out

that a lot of people what a lot of people do? Hey, Tom, don't you think it's also that when men go shopping, we go for direct things. You don't walk around and see what we want to buy. Shopping is not a sport to me, You're absolutely right. It's not recreation and it's not a sport. So you know, if I want to buy three things to my house, I go to the exact same three things I need and I'm mad at there. I don't walk around and I have one

And Kevin and I were talking about this off the air. I got one step better. I never go shopping anymore, never, I have never ever. I can't tell you when I went into a store. I can't tell you. I just truly everything, including my coffee, everything is delivered, and I love it. Well. I just still go to stores. I just put a TV from Costco because it had a wat price and I had it delivered. But I did have to go to Costco. No, I understand that. No, I'm not talking about a durable, big item.

I'm talking about like your consumables. Do you go shopping for those? Still? I do? Yeah? Really like food and stuff like that? Yeah? Everything? Oh absolutely, I have ordered only I think three things in my life from Amazon. Wall You're you're an odd one. Now as far as brand names, do you care? No? Not really? Okay, So what about what about my YouTube morons? Now, I would say they're

probably not going to be so much into branding people with cars. Still, there's a lot of brand loyalty, Like a Ford pickup guy is not going to drive a Chevy and Vice versa when it comes to cars. Yes, okay, let me see what it says about car brands. I know that it's said subarus are almost cult like SAR owners will never let me see. Let me see about car brands. Let's see. No, I mean, I imagine there's some, but I still see a lot of brand loyalty.

Yeah, okay, you would know, you would know more than I'm not looking. I'm not seeing it on this survey. But I will say that you have changed my mind a lot now on cars, because I really did think that Mercedes and Beamers, but especially Mercedes were the shisn't it's I truly believe, I truly believed that had I want to hold onto a car, I can have good, dependable service for many, many years. And you're saying that's not necessarily so now you might get that engine to last year,

but you're going to put a lot of money into it. That bothers me a lot. It does Kevin, because it it really shattered my impression. Now it's still better than the range Rover, right and that kind of stuff. Okay, but you're saying you could get a Japanese car way better as far as longevity and dependability and like Alexus, Yeah, you know total you know, Lexus is the higher end of course, So what about and not that I'm going to get this, but what about Ferrari and Lamborghini? Do

you even know? I don't know. I mean I had it for our years ago when I was stupid and it was a new one, and I never had a problem with well, well never had a problem because you don't put miles on them, you're afraid to drive. But on those really weird kind of cars, I wonder how they are because no one ever knows no, because no one puts mileage on them. Who buys them? Then?

Because you know, on this Ferrari thing, they said, when you get two thousand miles, it depreciates the hell I said, what two not twenty thousand? Two thousand? Okay, so they're collectors must people must buy that page. That's stupid. It's just stupid. Okay, we got to take a break. I'm Tom Martino three oh three seven one three eight two five five. Go with a sure thing Denver's Best Rufer Excel Rufe dot You don't pay a cent until you're content. Wait time for an insurance checkup free,

no obligation. In comparison, call Compass Insurance paying too much your coverage at dozens of insurance companies find out now three all three seven seven one help. You'll think you're his only customer when you choose Frank durand the real estate man dot com to list your home with Remax Alliance three oh three nine two zero sixteen twenty two. Hi, Tom marks you know here? Three oh three seven one three talks seven one three eight two five five. Franklin's got a

question on a twenty twelve Subaru impressa. Okay, what's going on, Franklin? Oh, this as a CVT transmission. About a year ago it started acting up. What races up to about thirty five hundred before it shifts into the first gear. Gosh, I took it to I took it to a transmission shop and they looked at and said, essentially, do nothing, wait for fall apart. So I'm questioning whether there's anything that makes sense to do.

It's a three thousand dollars car an eight thousand dollars transmission replacement. So are there any suggestions from your guest today? God, short of obchaging out fluids or anything, there's really not much you can do. You know, you may gain some life in it, but you know they may be run. Now, the cars were the what years did you say? It was a twelve? So what is the the car? Really? Two or three thousand? That's it? What was it in? Impressive? Yeah? Yeah,

wow, worth a little more than that. But yeah, but I know what you're saying. You're get to double the value of the car if you put a transmission in. No, double the car. The cost of that, not the value. So yeah, you should just run it into the ground. How many miles A run it Well, it's about ten thousand over where I took it in. It's a one thirty two thousand now, it was like one twenty something that I first at show. You may be

able to sell that. You'd be surprised, you know, tell people has transmission issues because you know the mid mid range price on those is probably eight to twelve thousand. Wow, for a decent one eight to twelve grand those those advertised. Honestly, you may get somebody want to try to fix it themselves. Franklin, that's an idea. Yeah, I mean it's probably worth more than you think. Three oh three seven one three talk seven one three

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help. Come man, This is the Troubleshooter Show. Now, Tom Martino, Hi, Tom Martino here, Welcome to the show. Three oh three seven one three talk three oh three seven one three eight two five five. Listen. We're talking about some important stuff here today. But there's one thing I have to bring out, one thing I must make clear. We talked a couple of weeks ago about One Solar, a company that was supposed to

do a solar system for a couple. They did it, but they did it in an area that can't feedback to the grid due to Excel Energies insufficient grid system there. And this is what they tried to blame Excel Energy for this. It's not excels problem. They were warned about this and ignored the warning and took sixty grand from these people to get this system in a system they can't use properly. And Valor Solar. Valor Roofing is the one that sold this system va l R. Now I talked about this. Originally,

no one would come on and talk about it. Everyone ignored us from One Solar and from Valor. But then I started getting texts from Valor, a ton of them. And I was getting texts saying, you, you know, defamed us. We're a great company, we stand behind our people and not getting a whole story. And I said to Mark over at Valor, I said, come on the show. You have every opportunity. He said he would never called me back. He said he was going to be going

last week. And I said, I will shut up. I won't say a word till you get back. Okay, Well, crickets. That's what we're getting from these people. Crickets. And I'm going to tell you why, because when he looked into it, he no doubt he no doubt found out what I found out, and that is he's in bed with crooks. In my opinion, he's in bed with One Solar. And I looked into our records and we have several complaints about One Solar, all sold by Valor

and Valor Roofing sucks. Okay, they might be a long established company with a great family name, and I don't think they intend to rip anyone off. But I will tell you this, people are getting ripped off in my opinion, with these terrible cites stems from One Solar and they don't have an explanation for it. So what we get? What do we get? Yeah,

that's what we get. That's what we get. And we're getting that from Valor Roofing and One Solar. They were all bravado, we want to come on, we want to do this, we want to do that. Yet nothing, So watch out for Valor Roofing. They have sold systems and people have been very disappointed. And I gotta tell you, if you're in bed with someone who's doing a bad job and you're selling their systems and you keep selling them, I got to ask why. So, Mark Brown,

you know you were all adamant about coming on the air. Come on the air, Come on the air. I want to hear why you think paying sixty thousand dollars for a solar system you can't use is a great idea. Not to mention the other complaints we've gotten about you. Now, let me go to the phones. Terry wants to talk about a ninety nineteen ninety Dodge Dakota. Hey, what's going on? Hey? Tom? What's going on today? Yeah? What about you? Man? What about your ninety?

That's an old Dodge. Well I inherited it. Oh good, it's only it only has twenty two thousand miles on it. No it doesn't, No, it doesn't. Yes, a nineteen ninety. Yes, and it's a ragtop. Wait wait a minute, Wait a minute, wait a minute. Nineteen ninety Dodge Dakota, ragtop Dakoda or daytop? Yes, a Daytona no pick up way way? Wait wait wait, wait, come on, come on, hold on, I'm looking this up. A nineteen ninety Dodge d'akona pick up DoD doud Dodge Dakota. Yep, I see it. A Dodge

to. I'll be damned. I never a convertible. What are you kidding me? I say, I'm looking at it. I never knew they made such a mark. I mean, what a cool looking truck? Anyway, what about it? I have how many miles on this thing? I gotta believe that's how many miles? Twenty two thousand? Wow? No no, no, no no no? Then then isn't there such a thing as too few miles. I'm serious, Kevin said, no, no, what I mean that the engine is not really it's it's going to be trouble leaks and

seals from things. But yeah, no no issues. What is that worth? Okay? Yeah? Fifteen? What exactly they paid for it? Yeah? Uh a uh collector price about thirty five grand? So what's your question about it? Well, I've got a question. I should I brain the transmission fluid? Sure? Why not? You don't flush it? No, you wouldn't, fly said what saying's out the filter and gasket and new fluid? Sure? What about the rest of the This thing must run like brand

new? Right? It is brand new? Yeah? The only thing I changed was was the tires and lit it this this last summer. When did you get this truck? U? Well, my dad bought it brand new? Oh my god? So you know for damn sure that this only has twenty thousand miles? Wow? Yes? Wow? And where did you buy it? I've never seen I Why why did he let me ask you this? Did he put it away on purpose? Like not put miles on it on purpose? Exactly? Because if you look up, they only made twelve

thousand of them. Yeah, I'd never seen one. Did you look it up? I'm looking at it. I didn't know they existed. Where do you get parts for that? Like the rag top? What would you do? I don't know. The ragtops is band new, it's been it's been covered. I say, you know, I've got to cover for it. It's been covered. If I don't drive, it's covered anyway. So what's your question about? Mainly? Transmission? Flu has been mainly okay? Yeah, Kevin says, get it done? What twenty two thousand do you do?

I spend the money to get the transmission? I would you? No? No, listen, man, it doesn't just go by miles, It goes by time. It's you should get condensation and and you know all kinds of different moisture in there. And it's just one of my just simple and went in doubt. Just do it. Yeah, if you got any thought at all about doing the maintenance, oil changes, tune ups, filters,

just do them. You'll never go wrongdoing maintenance. So you got too, you know, you got a lot of How about twenty something years thirty thirty oh thirty? Oh my goodness, you're right? Are you right here? Old car? Holy crap, that's right. Yeah, thirty four years old. Well bad bought it new one in October of eighty nine. Do you know, worry about it? He bought it at Schmidt Motors and obol All in Nebraska. Well, well, of course that would be more of California.

That dealership is not Schmid Motors anymore, but that's where he he ordered it through Schmidt Motors and obo All in Nebraska. That's cool. I would do all fluids, and I would do everything on that thing. Since it's new, I would has it been sitting around a long time, I would do hoses, belts, I would do it all. Well, I mean every summer he would get it out and drive it. You know, but when was the last time it was driven? Right now, when was the

last time last summer? I drove it last summer? Okay, So just be really careful because things that old, the rubbers and all of that. Man, you really have to watch that. That's what I meant by you know, you know, having mileage. I mean you don't want too much mileage, but too little use can hurt that too. I would definitely, and even if you used it, so the rubber is going to wear out. I mean there's a life limit to rubber and to belts into hoses and

all of that. Anyway, Yeah, all right, cool, this is uh, this was cool now, Pete, what about you? Pete? What's going on? Hey, Tom Kevin, I just wanted to I bought a twenty twenty one ram Pro Master work Fan about six months ago in November and December, and bought if from Enterprise Rental. I had truck of thunder and the guy hit me in total it and they gave me some money. So I just bought a rental truck to them and it had seventy thousand no o, my got it. It's got seventy eight five on it. Now.

They gave me a twelve thousand miles or twelve years or twelve months bumping a bump for warranty, and I just hear so much about the transmissions. Oh, your transmission is going to go to heck at you know, seventy thousand miles and you to spend eight I've been here in the last couple of Yeah, so it's not. This is a van, right, yes, yes, So what would would the issue be? There's is there any particular issues? Every car is going to have a transmission issue before. That's the

first major issue in most cars, but not at seventy eight thousand. No, no, no, I would just you know, if you don't have any record of maintenance, I would perform maintenance cool. I have full record of maintenance from Enterprise Rental. They kept very good record. They change the fluids, you know, it's got that ten thousand mile oral change on which to me is crazy. I would never go that long, but you know,

but no, they give me all the records. But there's nothing that I see stiff online and everything, you know, and people posting all that thing is going to crap out on you, and you know, and it's perfect, it runs perfect, it's in perfect conditions. And so is there any just just do what did you pay? What did you pay for that twenty eight thousand? That's not bad at all? Nope, I could your predictable. The transmission is going to go out on it at some point,

at some point, yeah, yeah. Here should I be changing the flood? How often should I be changing the foods and stuff? Depending on the driving, you know, every other you know, every two years or so, you know, or if you're doing a lot more miles than that, you can shorten it, but very few people would do more mileage than every two years. Yeah, you know, forty forty fifty thousand miles about as far as you want to go. I got mile a mob now just full

tools. I'm a plumber and a plumbing contractor and I drive a lot of thousand to twelve hundred all them off. But it's it's emactly. I mean, I love it. You know that is very cool, man. I'm so happy when people can find stuff that's just serviceable and still work. You're beating the system, thank you. Three all three seven, one three eight two five five. Let's talk to Bridget. Bridget, what's what's going on

with your time share? Hello? Tom, So, just recently, very recently, my husband passed away, and prior to that we were trying to get rid of a time share, and so we never went fell through went through with it, and so we're I'm at the point now where I've just paid the maintenance fee and I'm I don't want to keep this. The maintenance CITEA actually isn't too bad at all. It's eight sixty three sixty and we've had it for twenty two years and so and it's in the Westgate in Vegas.

So what is it good for a week? Is it good for a week? It's good for one week. But because of the location, we've been to different states in different places. No, I understand. But as far as this goes, though, it's good for a week, and you have maintenance? Did you have you ever had any other expenses with it? No? What would you say? Your total maintenance has been over twenty two years? Oh my, okay, so let's say it's just roughly yeah,

would it be about thirty thousand? Maybe? And so what are you looking to get out of it? Because you're they don't have any value? Yeah, I don't want anything out of it. I just want to be released from the deed. I want to get out of the deed. Okay, listen to it. Well, you're not in a terrible situation because you don't owe money. What I mean is this, You really own it free and

clear, although you're you know you have to pay maintenance. So it's not going to be as difficult for you to get out of it as people who owe money on it. Okay, so it's going to be easier. Now here's the thing, though, what you want to make sure you do when you do get out of it is get out of it without recourse. You do not want to have to take it back if someone you sell it to or give it to, Like if you sell it for a dollar or give it to somebody, that sounds like you're out of it, but not,

No, you're not. They Usually That's why I call it financial herpies. You never really get away from it. Even though you don't have an outbreak. Somebody might take it over. If they ever go belly up, they come back to you. You need to get out of it without that, Without that stipulation. You need to get the developer to release you from liability. Now there's a good chance they'll take this back off. All you want to do is sign it over to them. There's a very good chance.

Have you asked them outright if they would take it back, Tom, I haven't been in touch with or anyone at all. Okay, the first thing I want you to do before anything. Okay, we do have a great attorney on the referral list that does an honest job of getting people out of time shares. But it costs four to five thousand regular minimum and it could be but but you don't need to pay that. Probably if you can call them and say, look, I have a paid off condo or whatever it

is, I have been there and I'm not going to use it. I'd like to sign it back to you and not have any recourse in the future. I do not want anyone coming back to me. And obviously you'd want an attorney to look over any release they send you. But I have a feeling if you call them, you're in a position where they might take it. Great to try that first, but don't sign anything until we have an attorney look at it. So try that first. If they won't voluntarily take

it back, and you shouldn't have to pay them to do that. If they won't do it, then we're going to have to go to our timeshare attorney on the web on the referral list. Okay, and who is she? Tom? You mean as far as that attorney, Yeah, what's his name? It's the Finn Law Group, Finn f I n N. It's the Finn Law Group. And you'll find him on the referral list. He's out of Florida. And let me see if I have his number handy, I may or may not. Let me see Finn Law group. I just

searched that. Here's the shoot. Where is it? I thought I looked at it and I don't see Finn. Let me find it Finn Law Group. Okay, boom, hold on, Oh there it is. Okay, here's that. Where the hell's that number? I have their listing up. Oh here's the number? Ready? Yeah? Five five, yeah, three three four six three Fourie Exercise two nine. Thank you so much, Tom, and thanks. I just love listening to you. Thank you. I will yes, thank you. Let me know how it goes. We have

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zero sixteen twenty two. Hi Tom Martine here three oh three seven one three talk three oh three seven one three eight two five five. So we have Valor Roofing and one Solar that you should avoid, in my opinion, at all costs when it comes to solar. I'm not speaking to Valor as a roofer because we've not gotten complaints about them as a roofer. I want to be fair here, but they seem to be in bed with bad people when it comes to solar systems. The guy said he was going to call,

He wanted to come on the show. He was adamant about it. I even said, I'll stop talking about it till you come on. I gave him a week. Valor Roofing is the one selling the system. So in my opinion, they're as bad as one solar because one solar is the screwjob. Valor is the one selling the screwjob. So therefore, what do you get? One two punch. I wish it wasn't this way, but when I look up on my records one Solar, I find nothing but trouble.

Okay, I'm gonna search here, just a blind search. I'm gonna go to Valor. Listen to this one. This is Beth. Listen to this one. Beth and her husband signed up with Valor Roofing in July for a fifty four thousand dollars system. They don't have the income to qualify for the tax credit. The system was installed by One Solar and it's being financed through good Leap. This is all the same characters, okay, but she says

they never signed a purchaser financing agreement. She's pissed at the entire process, and the system is inoperative. Now, obviously, if they can't use the tax credit, that's a problem. But they can sell those tax credits or carry them forward. But you know, I'm not saying that that's a problem with Valor, except don't you think Valor and One Solar have a responsibility to explain all this to an older couple? And then what about the system being

an operative? What did we get when we contacted someone about this problem over there? And what did we get? Crickets? Now, let's have another problem here. I'm going to look at another one. Oh, here's one Valor roofing and Solar sold them a system that does not work. This is Jack back in July of twenty twenty two. Back then, and then we have Lloy and Alexis who bought the one that can't be activated because it's got to be off grid. In October twenty twenty two, paid fifty five four

thousand. Again, during the application process, they did not file the proper paperwork, even though they say they did. One Solar refused to get the auxiliary the supplemental report that that was required by Excel. They would have found out that they can't go forward, but instead rushed forward. Yeah, so basically, you know what, you make your own conclusion. Okay, make your own conclusion. Valor roofing and solar and one solar stay away. In my opinion, Greg, what's going on with you? Greg? Hi?

Tom Hey, My sister, her husband's recently they owned a timeshare in South Carolina and they paid the maintenance through the rest of the year. I have seen different companies that will advertise to sell your time share, but they're anywhere between six hundred to two thousand dollars. All they're all liars and cheeters. Not one of them will do it, not one of them. If you pay them four to six hundred dollars. They may give you the illusion they're

selling it. They're not selling anything, and you're still on the hook. And if anything goes wrong with anyone they sign it over to they come back to you. It is not a true sale, and in some cases you get nothing. Do not do. No one wants to buy your time share at all. They're useless, valueless pieces of crap. They're financial herpies. No one wants them, no one, No one wants The actual resort said that they would buy it back for two hundred and fifty dollars. They're no

longer selling time shares. They've got a hotel and a time share combination. But they say they would take it back from my sister, releaser of everything, for a fee of two hundred and fifty dollars. Wait, they want to charge her. Yes, that's cheap. No, that's cheap because if you hire a really good company like the fin Law Group, it's going to

cost money. So if you can truly get the developer truly to release you for the two fifty, you got to look at the agreement first and make sure, because let me tell you about releases, most of the time with a timeshare, you are not being released. They are taking it off your hands. But they were, but they have recourse against you. Let's say they place it with someone else who stops paying. They can go back to you, so make sure there is no recourse against her. Yeah, I'll

have an attorney look at it. I'll ask them to send through. I'll also see if they can't reduce that fee because they're going to turn it into a hotel room. And hey, listen, even if they don't reduce the fee, that is truly not a bad thing. If they do it. Got it, got it, Thank you so much, Thank you. Three oh three seven one three talk seven one three eight two five five I deal home loans, Still doing home loans three oh three eight six seven seven thousand.

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one help. You'll think you're his only customer when you choose Frank durand the Real estate Man dot com to list your home with Remax Alliance three all three nine two zero sixteen twenty two. Hi Tom Martine here, three oh three seven one three talks seven one three eight two five five. Dave wants to talk about selling a car. Hey Dave, what's going on? Hey Tom? I'm embarrassed to say this. I'm forty seven years old and I've never done a private party car sale before. I have all car I want to

sell. I don't know how to do it. How many miles on this nineteen ninety eight Mercury sabled one hundred and thirty thousand miles and it drives? Is it in good shape? Bad shape? In between shape? Let's be straight here. I think it's in fair to good shape. It was a particular driver before I got a company car. How much do you want for it? I don't even know how much to ask? How many miles did he say it had? One hundred and some Yeah, one hundred and thirty

thousand nineteen ninety eight. Well, let me ask you something. Why do you want to sell it? Because I have a company car now that I drive for everything, and it's just sitting on my property. I don't need it anymore. Okay, Now we don't know your name, so don't feel pressured. Have you ever thought about donating it. I've heard you the other day talk about donating it to that family that you're sponsoring. Well, I'm sponsoring more than one. But I'm just listen, man, I don't want

to And I'm serious when I tell you this. I'm not getting any thing personal of this, and I'm not trying to hit anybody up. I'm just curious if you ever thought about it, and I promise you I don't think any less of you. If you need to get money out of it, how much all of that? Truly, I was just curious. I would consider it. I just need to know, Like, I don't even know how to do that. Okay, do you own it free and clear? Let me tell you how to do a sale. If you did this free

and clear, you get the title. It's this easy. You do a bill of sale for the honest price and you sign it over to the person with the VEN number on it. You can get the form from the state and then you take your title and sign it over and that's it. It's that easy. But you have to make sure you get real money and not funny money, because there's so many scams out there, so many people trying to scam you. So that's how you do it? Where do I advertise?

Well, that's the problem, that's where the scams come. You go to you know, just recently got so fed up he sold it to a dealer. He was going to sell his son's car, and he went. I think you go to like Craigslist and Facebook, marketplace, all the normal stuff. It's all free normally, right, But here's the problem. Almost every call you gets going to be a scam, a text or a call.

They're gonna want to I don't know if they're all scams. Now, every once in a while you will get someone legit, but you have to take the time to ferret through them and figure out which one is which. The only time I would even consider it, it is nothing off of if you do Facebook and if you do Craigslist, don't do anything off of there with direct emails to each other. What you do is you meet them at a bank. Period. They can see the car, and you can go

to their bank and get cash for whatever check they write. The only way period, no other way, no other way. If they want to pay cash and forego the bank, eat in a public place or at a public place and bring someone with you. Tom, I would just meet it my bank. If they're paying cash, well, if they're paying cash, yes, that's a good idea because it's a public place and you can put the right in right right away, right. But if they're paying by checks,

you go to their bank. It's that easy. Never ever, ever, any other way, no matter what they say. But but listen, how much are they worth? I don't know. Come on, Kevin, it's a fifteen, all right, So what if they want to test drive it? Well, it's all a challenge because there's trust involved. You know what, everyone's going to want to test drive it. That's why you should donate. I'm just kidding. I'm just I'm just kidding. Insurance on it right

now? Can someone test drive it? If I have no insurance? Nope, you'd be liable. Shoot, let me take that off here, let me take that off your hands. Listen, listen, I'll tell you what. If you want to sell it, you can't let him test drive it with assurance. You can, but you're going to your ass is on the line for anything that happens to it. So you need someone who has the wherewithal to get that car, get a tempt tag? Get it sure. In fact, here's what's something you need to know. Do you have plates

on it? Yeah, it's got plates. Okay, how good are the plates to when? Uh? With Actually I have it parked with the state. It's good till may. Okay, when you say good till may, that's your plate right now, right, Never ever sell that with the plate on it, ever, no matter who you sell it to. And if somebody says, well I need the plate in order to go, you don't. In Colorado, you do not need a temp tag. As long as you have a bill of sale with you in the car along with something else.

There's a way to sell it, and there's a way to they can transport it. Yeah, but listen, man, leave your name in number and uh and see and and we'll see if we can help you. And maybe I can get you some cash and let you know what I can find out. Let me try to figure this out. Uh, And then I can do everything here. Yeah, I can do everything for you, and I won't pressure you. Listen. I'm serious though, If anyone listening, and and I don't I have more than one family. But you know,

and I went to court. By the way, this one family I went with court yesterday. They got their asylum temporary asylum. Now what happens is you go and you get temporary asylum and then you have to come back for a permanent hearing and they want to make sure you're working and not doing anything wrong. But but any anyway, Hey Tom, just good. Where are they from Venezuela. Yeah, see a lot of people from Venezuela came and they were put on a bus to hear. And then I'm just gonna be

straight with you here, the city just drop. They don't do anything for it. Well, they've been doing temporary housing and other stub So when the mayor comes out and says they need all this money and they're cutting back services, I think he's using them as an excuse because they're not doing anything. I mean, I mean, but I mean, they're not doing anything I know of. I mean, you know, I know families and not one of them is getting any help. So I don't know what where who's getting

help. I'd like to know it's not the people that want to work, not people who want to do something with their lives, because they're not getting help. So who's being helped with all this money they're cutting back? I want to know. I'd love to get the mayor on this show, but he would never come on this show because I'd ask real questions. I wouldn't stroke him like Channel nine or all these other people, they all have a little love fest with him. I mean, this guy is a clown.

Actually I shouldn't say that. I wouldn't assume he was a clown. If he wants to come on the show and talk about this, I honest a guy would love to talk to him, and you know this is probably the one audience where he'd really get some headway. I want to know, what are you doing to help? Can I help you help? You know? Let's get word out about these programs. I think people who want to help themselves should be helped a little, but not a lot if you help them

too much. This is what I found out over these last several months here. If you help someone too much, they don't help themselves. It doesn't matter how good they are, it's a natural tendency. They start depending on it. I got to take a break. More coming up