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If you don't want to spend a fortune on repair or replacement of your automatic transmission, or entire car for that matter, follow this advice. Don't drive through deep water, shift from dive to reverse while moving, idle in drive for more than a minute or two, or do burnouts. Do ignore the owner's manual and change your transmission fluid periodically.

With fewer moving parts an electric car needs less maintenance. But the battery is the most expensive part and will eventually need to be replaced. Here's how to make it last as long as possible. Keep cool by avoiding direct sunlight when possible. Maintain a charge between 20% and 80%. Only charge to 100% for long trips between charges. Keep the electric motor clean so it doesn't draw more more than needed.

Scotty has an urgent alert about Ram pickup air bags and warning about charging your electric car in your garage following a fire that burned down the owners house overnight. Then it's question and answer time with advice that's good for just about any car owner.

Scotty offers a history of the police car. The first police car was a troop transport in Akron Ohio. But with the advent of organized crime high performance vehicles were needed, a trend that continues today. Today's police car are civilian cars upgrades in almost every way for speed, durability, safety, electronic connectivity and, surprise, ability to idle for long periods, not to mention sirens and flashing lights.

When you buy premium gasoline, are you buying more energetic fuel, or cleaning additives or just advertising?

Scotty contends the reason car makers are having trouble getting microchips is they are using old chip technology. Chip makers want to make new generation chips which are more profitable. So when car sales dropped and the automakers cut back on orders the chip makers converted their production lines to new generation chips.

Scotty shares the story of a drunk driver passed out at the wheel who crashed her car. Apparnetly her designated driver was her self driving car. It didn't turn out well. Scotty also comments on car price inflation. And once again reports that replacing a transmission is really expensive.

Scotty is baffled by Consumer Reports choice of best car for 2022 and America's plans to switch entirely to electric vehicles.

The major automobile companies planned transition to electric vehicles, and virtually every piece of electronic equipment we use, is dependent on non-ferrous metals especially rare earths. Demand is currently (2022) out pacing supply which means prices are going up rapidly. Here's how the automotive companies are handling this situation.