Ron Ananian The Car Doctor

Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - Hour 2 - October 24, 2026 Have we fallen out of love with our cars, or has owning one just become too expensive? Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor, opens Hour 2 with a question worth thinking about. A customer spends nearly $6,000 repairing a nine-year-old Chevy with just 70,000 miles. Why? Because spending $6,000 to keep a dependable car on the road beats spending $30,000...

Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - Hour 1 - October 24, 2026 Sometimes the best thing a mechanic can do for a customer is send them somewhere else. Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor, opens this hour with a real story from his repair shop. A customer brings in a 2010 Honda for what seems like a simple tire repair. But four aging tires, worn steering components, and an unexpected $1,800 repair estimate turn a...

Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - Hour 2 - October 17, 2026 Winter is coming. Are you and your car ready? Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor™, tackles one of the most overlooked safety items on your vehicle: windshield wiper blades. Joining Ron is James Croston, Senior Product Manager at PEAK, for a conversation about why good wiper blades matter, how often they should be replaced, and what makes one blade...

Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - October 17, 2026 - Hour 1 What happens when a simple brake job turns into a repair shop nightmare? Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor™, takes listeners behind the scenes of a week that went sideways. With his only technician unexpectedly hospitalized, Ron finds himself working alone, juggling repairs, and battling a 2011 Ford E250 van whose grinding brakes reveal rusted...

Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - October 10, 2026 - Hour 2 Have modern cars become too complicated—and too expensive for the average driver to own and repair? Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor™, tackles that question after a listener from Iowa raises concerns about the growing cost of automotive technology. Ron shares real-world examples from the repair bay, including a 2019 Ford Edge requiring $1,000 in...

Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - October 10, 2026 - Hour 1 Sometimes the simplest tests lead to the biggest answers. Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor™, takes listeners inside the shop with a remarkably clean 2001 Chevy Suburban showing just 31,000 miles—but suffering from a mysterious multiple-cylinder misfire. Using scan data, an old-fashioned mechanic's stethoscope, and a multimeter, Ron tracks the...

Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - Hour 2 - October 3, 2026 This hour, Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor™, looks at an automotive world caught between technology, fuel economy, affordability and reliability. Hybrids are gaining ground as drivers look for better mileage without completely changing the way they drive—but even conventional gasoline cars have become increasingly complex. Ron also tackles a...

Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - Hour 1 - October 3, 2026 Sometimes a trouble code is like waking up with a pain in your neck. Your body knows something isn't right — and so does your car. This week on Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor™, Ron follows the clues on a 2021 Ford Escape Hybrid that keeps revealing problems one at a time. First it was a failed grille shutter actuator. Then an EGR high-flow code....

BEST OF THE CAR DOCTOR - Hour 1 - September 26, 2026 This Hour of Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor™ is for the Weekend Wrenchers—the driveway DIYers, toolbox in hand, trying to save money and keep their vehicles going as cars get more complicated by the minute. Ron looks at how modern technology is changing the DIY repair game. Oil changes, filters, fluids and some brake work may still be within...

BEST OF THE CAR DOCTOR - Hour 2 - September 26, 2026 What’s the most expensive number in car ownership? It’s not the sticker price.It’s not the monthly payment.It’s not even the repair bill. It’s cost per mile—the number almost nobody calculates until it’s too late. This hour, Ron explains why modern vehicles demand a different approach to ownership and how looking ahead can save you from making...