Recently, I was contacted by a client of mine who is in the oil and gas industry informing me about how one of the big oil tycoons in the United States, T. Boone Pickens, is recommending that we get off our addiction to foreign oil by converting vehicles to run on natural gas. The very next day I had a client in Florida send me a link to The Pickens Plan website, where I read about the plan to focus on wind power and natural gas, so apparently this idea is catching on.

Houston we have a problem: First of all, I think converting to natural gas as a fuel source is a great idea, especially in Colorado where we have a huge amount of natural gas and since natural gas sells for less than $1 per gallon (equivalent) compared to regular gasoline prices.

There are millions of Americans getting creamed in the SUV and truck market when they try to sell their vehicles because of $4 plus per gallon gasoline and the majority of our oil is imported from countries that want to destroy the United States of America. If we can switch to a natural resource that we have an abundance of why wouldn’t we go in that direction?

Unfortunately, we have elected officials in this country who don’t represent our best interests. It used to be that we had politicians who actually looked out for the best interest of our citizens, but instead we have career politicians, which when we were all in grade school we didn’t really know that you could grow up and have “public servant” as a career.

At least when I was a kid we wanted to grow up and be a race car driver or a fireman, doctor or maybe even the President of the United States, but we all understood the concept that public service was a short term gig to serve your fellow citizens, after you had done something productive with your life. Today, politicians are more like actors and public relation experts than they are leaders and it’s not helping us.

The Pickens Plan is a great idea, but if you try to convert your vehicle to run on natural gas without going through the Environmental Protection Agency testing process, the EPA can fine you up to $5,000 a day for tampering with the fuel and emissions systems. How much does it cost to go through the EPA process? According to CNGPrices.com “these strict test requirements and the expense of getting a CNG conversion kit certified, there are very few EPA and/or CARB approved CNG conversions, and the conversions are relatively expensive, costing from $8,000 to $16,000.” That’s an average of $12,000 to convert your vehicle to run on natural gas and at even $5 a gallon for gasoline that’s 2,400 gallons of fuel or about 48,000 miles at 20 miles per gallon. At 20 miles per gallon for an average vehicle, 2400 gallons of fuel is four years of driving running on petrol for most people.

I’m not trying to be negative about natural gas vehicles, but I’m also a realist. My clients call me for advice about buying, selling, trading and leasing vehicles and my job is to save them time and money. I see what people earn for a living and the kind of real life financial struggles facing many people everyday. I couldn’t recommend a client convert their vehicles to run on natural gas when they can drive their current vehicle for another four years based on today’s cost of conversion thanks to our federal government.

Earlier today, Presidential hopeful Senator John McCain said that the problem with gas prices is not oil speculation, but that we have a finite amount of oil that is available and that’s what is driving up the price of oil to these record levels. According to The Pickens Plan website, “Natural gas is our country’s second largest energy resource and a vital component of our energy supply. 98% of the natural gas used in the United States is from North America. But 70% of our oil is purchased from foreign nations.” Someone might want to let Senator McCain in on this information, so that we can quit talking about finite oil and look at other energy resources beyond Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq and other Middle East and Central America Dictatorships that have a hypocritical love for America.

The real problem for The Pickens Plan isn’t the availability of our natural resource, the infrastructure for refueling or the ability to do the conversions. All of these can be figured out quickly. After all, you can convert just about any vehicle to run on natural gas, we have natural gas pumped into most of our homes and there are even stations available in major metropolitan areas, you can go more than 40 miles on a charge (unlike most electric cars) and even Honda has seen the light and is working on releasing a new vehicle that runs on natural gas in limited supply, the 2008 Honda Civic GX NGV. No, the real problem is the government has not put enough incentives in place for people to convert their existing vehicles to run on this fuel source. The cost is just too high compared to the rest of the world.

According to NGVAmerica, there are over 7 million NGV’s (natural gas vehicles) in use worldwide, but only around 120,000 of those are in the United States. Could it be that the $12,000 on average to convert a vehicle to run on natural gas since the EPA has made it so expensive. Are conversions really that difficult that it should cost $12,000 to convert one of the 250 million vehicles on the road in America to run on natural gas? That’s right, there are over 250 million vehicles on the roads in the United States and about 120,000 that run on natural gas. What does the rest of the world know that we don’t?

An article on compressed natural gas over at Wikipedia, explains that people living in Malaysia have been doing CNG tank installations at a growth rate of 500% since June 5, 2008 when they had their 40% price hike on gasoline. It’s apparently such an important issue that they’ve setup a website to educate the public on making the conversions. Malaysia isn’t the only location, but according to the same article to convert a vehicle to run on CNG is about $2,300 in Singapore compared to the United States.

In case you’re not familiar with Singapore, that’s the country where you will get forced labor for littering, they call it “anti-social behavior”, and yet they seem to be able to convert vehicles to run on CNG for just $2,300 U.S. dollars compared to here in the United States. Singapore is more concerned about their environment than the EPA is here, so it seems like there is something wrong with a $2,300 compared to $12,000 price discrepancy, but maybe it’s just me.

At the end of the day, I think The Pickens Plan is a great idea, but it’s still idealistic until we bring the EPA and our politicians into the same world that the rest of us live in. Tonight on television there was an ad for clean air through natural gas and that’s going to be the big buzz word, but until someone gets our politicians to make it affordable for people to do a conversion and bring the EPA into reality, it isn’t going to happen on any large scale.

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Auto Consultant - John Boyd: The Cool Car Guy

John is an auto consultant with JFR & Associates in Denver, Colorado. He can help you save time and money on any make or model, new or used, lease or purchase - nationwide! Call or email John about your next vehicle! jboyd@coolcarguy.com

Hey Cool Car Fans,

I took my 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX in for an oil change the other day and the guys at the repair facility I went to in Castle Rock informed me that the cost of their synthetic Mobil 1 oil went from $1,800 to $2,400 to fill up their tank, so I was going to have to pay more than previously. My immediate response was, “It’s synthetic oil, it doesn’t come out of the ground.” and the guy behind the counter said, “You’re the first guy to bring that up. We said the same thing to our sales rep.”

It’s quite strange when the price of oil goes up and suddenly the cost of non-petroleum based products made in a laboratory also go up in price. I also noticed that I wrote a post back in April and talked about how gasoline prices were $3.50 a gallon and now the price is over $4.00 in most states, so we continue to see the price of gasoline to drive our vehicles go through the roof.

I thought I would put a couple links in this post about changing your motor oil since the price of oil is going up daily and people are looking for ways to cut their automotive maintenance and repair costs. There is an interesting article over at AutoMedia.com that talks about whether you should run synthetic oil or conventional motor oil in your vehicle. If you are wondering the benefits, you might want to read this article. Just click on the link to AutoMedia.com above and it will take you to the article.

On the same day that I had the oil in my Subaru changed, I came across an article over at GreenCar.com entitled, The 3,000 Mile Oil Change Myth talking about how you really don’t have to change your oil every 3,000 miles. I had read this before, but this article has some very compelling data that you might want to take a look at, if you are interested in seeing what the latest research is on this subject. Especially, with the cost of oil continuing to eat your wallet.

Some of the readers of CoolCarGuy.com have asked me about my take on the oil crisis and I have some strong opinions on that subject, but since this post is about synthetic motor oil, I think you may find it interesting to learn there was an article written about The Role of Synthetic Fuel in World War II back in 1981 by a University Professor, Dr. Peter Becker that discusses what the Germans did about their oil crunch during the Second World War.

In the article he discusses how the Germans were producing millions of tons of synthetic oil because of limited access to crude oil back in World War II by using coal and he points out the need for the United States to look at getting off its addiction to imported oil. His words were written back in 1981 and are almost prophetic when you read them today. He talks about how the dollar can be devalued compared to other world currencies and the total impact rising oil prices have had on the American lifestyle.

Much of the article is a bit like a history lesson and somewhat technical, even boring, but there is some very interesting information contained within the piece. If you are interested in the subject of synthetic oil as an alternative fuel source this article may be something to read.

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Auto Consultant - John Boyd: The Cool Car Guy

John is an auto consultant with JFR & Associates in Denver, Colorado. He can help you save time and money on any make or model, new or used, lease or purchase - nationwide! Call or email John about your next vehicle! jboyd@coolcarguy.com

Becky, Conroy, Corban, Bianca and I all arrived in San Diego on Thursday. We flew out at 7AM, so we were up pretty early to catch our flight. We came to San Diego with no plans other than to meet our friends Dr. Scott & Lisa Brody and their kids. Lisa and I will be running 26.2 miles on Sunday in the San Diego Rock & Roll Marathon.

This will be Lisa and my first marathon. I’ve ran the Georgetown Half-Marathon four times and since I run all the time I figured I should sign-up for a marathon. Lisa’s brother passed away in a car accident last year and she decided she wanted to run the San Diego Marathon in his honor, so I told her I would meet her here if she did it. Well, we both trained and here we are.

On Thursday we went down to the beach and hung out by the ocean where the kids went seashell hunting. We also went to Seaport Village, a popular area near downtown San Diego and the harbor with shops and free entertainment. There was a street vendor with a really pretty Macaw parrot who put the bird on Corban’s arm and Conroy’s head, which was really cool. Bianca passed on having anything to do with the bird with the big beak.

Yesterday morning, we went to the Rock & Roll Marathon Expo downtown in the Convention Center. There was everything you could imagine for running and more. There are 22,000 people who have signed up to run in this marathon and over the past 11 years this event has raised $122 million for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - very cool!

In the afternoon, we headed up to see our friends Walt & Theresa Oleski. We hung out with Theresa and their sons Ryan and Colton as Walt was back in Steamboat Springs. We had a great time seeing the Oleski tribe and after we left we went down to the beach again where I tried to show the kiddo’s how to skimboard. I used to skimboard quite a bit as a kid, but now that I’m 41 that skill set isn’t what it used to be. My overconfidence got the best of me as I threw the skimboard into the water, jumped on, lost my balance and plunged into the ocean with my cell phone in hand. Not one of my best athletic moments for sure, but pretty darn funny, especially for the onlookers at the beach!

Tomorrow is the big run. We are heading out to breakfast now and I’ll have to post an update after the big event.
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Auto Consultant - John Boyd: The Cool Car Guy

John is an auto consultant with JFR & Associates in Denver, Colorado. He can help you save time and money on any make or model, new or used, lease or purchase - nationwide! Call or email John about your next vehicle! jboyd@coolcarguy.com

Hey Cool Car Fans,

A client and friend of mine, Dawn, called me a week ago to ask me about getting the right vehicle for her 20 year old daughter Jennifer.

It needed to be fuel efficient, safe and affordable. Jennifer likes to snowboard, so the vehicle had to have the ability to get up the Rocky Mountains without having to hang out in the slow lane. Front-wheel drive would be fine based on the price point they wanted to stay around.

The first two vehicles that came to mind were the 2007 Chevy Cobalt LT or the 2007 Ford Focus SE in a four door sedan. That may come as a surprise, if you are an avid reader of Consumer Reports, since about the only vehicles that publication recommends are Toyota’s and Honda’s, which is why I’m not renewing my subscription with them. I just can’t take the bias anymore of Consumer Reports for Honda and Toyota when I buy, sell, trade and lease vehicles everyday in every make, every model and every price point.

I spend around $50,000 a year repairing vehicles, from putting in new batteries, new tires, brakes, to major repairs. I have had to put money into rebuilding a transmission on a Lexus with 110,000 miles and I’ve seen Ford Explorers with 225,000 miles that were still running without serious issues. So for me, the bias is out the window, except that there are a few select vehicles (Land Rover, early 2000 - 2003 VW Passats) and a few others that you will spend way more money on average repairing them than other models. I like to tell people that there are some vehicles you want to own and others you definitely want to lease.

When you get into these little late model four banger engines though, you shouldn’t have any more problems with a Ford or Chevy than a Toyota or Honda. Yahoo Auto’s pointed this out today in an article called Top 13 Most Fuel-Efficient Cars. You can get a Chevy Cobalt that gets similar fuel economy to a Toyota Corolla for about $4,000 less than a Corolla. According to the Yahoo Auto’s article, it would take about 8 years in fuel savings to make up that difference in price, if you were to purchase the vehicle just for the fuel economy of the Corolla.

What’s great is that if you purchase one used with a few miles on it the savings is even greater because you still have warranty available from the manufacturer without going new. These vehicles are affordable in the used car market because they show up in the rental car fleets and in other fleet leasing situations, which causes them to depreciate quicker. However, you’re not going to save a bundle on small cars right now compared to what we are seeing in the truck and SUV market that are extremely soft.

The supply and demand issue though still allows someone to get a great deal on a vehicle that is still under warranty, like the one I’m delivering next week has around 28,000 miles on it and the manufacturer’s warranty from Chevrolet is still intact for $11,000, which is over $4,000 less than a new one.

What about Fuel Economy? With gasoline prices almost $4.00 a gallon now, that’s a big issue for most people. The Chevy Cobalt LT has a 2.2L 148 hp I4 engine with plenty of power to get up the mountains, but still gets 31 - 33 Highway (mpg) and 22 - 24 City (mpg) for scooting around town. The LT comes in a four-speed automatic transmission with power windows and locks, a/c and driver, passenger and side airbags to boot.

The bottom line is that if you’re looking for a decent gas mileage vehicle at a great price that still has warranty left on it, don’t be afraid on looking at Chevy, Ford or some of the other brands outside of the Toyota and Honda crowd. You can save money on fuel and on the price of the vehicle, while still getting a great deal of bang for the buck!

Financing is available with approved credit. I have access to 40 credit unions and 20 lending sources to help you get qualified, so don’t be afraid to contact me if you have a few credit challenges.
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Auto Consultant - John Boyd: The Cool Car Guy

John is an auto consultant with JFR & Associates in Denver, Colorado. He can help you save time and money on any make or model, new or used, lease or purchase - nationwide! Call or email John about your next vehicle! jboyd@coolcarguy.com

Hey Cool Car Fans,

With gas at $3.50 a gallon and diesel now at over $4 a gallon, I thought I would post a few tips on how to get better gas mileage out of your vehicle.

I picked up a copy of Reader’s Digest the other day that had an article about a “hypermiler”, Wayne Gerdes, who gets 59 mpg out of his ordinary Honda Accord by changing his driving habits.

What is a Hypermiler?

Wikipedia has an article with the following definition…
“* Hypermilers are drivers who exceed the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimated fuel efficiency on their vehicles by modifying their driving habits. The term ‘hypermiler’ originated from hybrid vehicle driving clubs and Wayne Gerdes in particular. As people began comparing fuel efficiency, they noticed that by using certain driving techniques, they could greatly improve their mileage. With the aid of real time mileage displays, drivers were able to refine these driving techniques and greatly exceed the EPA rating for their vehicle. Decades before the word ‘hypermiler’ was used, the techniques were used in events such as Mobil Economy Run dating to 1936. Gas rationing during World War II forced some drivers to adopt these techniques, but they largely fell out of favor with the population after the war. Hypermiler Wayne Gerdes can get 59 MPG in a Honda Accord and 30 MPG in an Acura MDX.”

Granted, Wayne’s methods are a bit extreme for most people, like wearing an ice vest when he drives instead of using the air conditioning. I’m not quite ready for an ice vest for extreme fuel savings, if you know what I mean.

However, there are some things you can do that are common sense practices to get better mileage out of your vehicle. Here are 7 quick tips from The Cool Car Guy to spend less at the gas pump.

Honor the Scheduled Maintenance - Scheduled maintenance is designed to help your car run as efficiently as possible. Many people skip the maintenance of their vehicles and end up getting worse gas mileage than the EPA recommendation.

Keep Tires Inflated and Aligned - Believe it or not, frequent alignments and keeping your tires inflated to the proper amount will save you gas.

Use Overdrive and Cruise Control - Most automatic transmissions have these features. If you drive a stick, consult your owner’s manual about the recommended RPMs when shifting. I prefer driving a manual transmission and I get great gas mileage out of my WRX compared to most people by driving properly.

No Junk in the Trunk - Clean out your trunk and the rest of your car for that matter. Excess weight bogs down your vehicle, causing it to burn more fuel. You wouldn’t believe the stuff I see in people’s vehicles when they finally trade them. Some people are carrying hundreds of pounds of excess weight in their vehicles for no reason - put it in the garage.

Drive the Speed Limit - The higher the speed, the more gas your car will use. This is a big one for most people. If you want to go faster, weight for the downhills and leverage the terrain you’re driving on. Wayne drives 50MPH in the slow lane, which again doesn’t work for The Cool Car Guy, but your speed makes a big difference on gasoline consumption.

Avoid Long Idles - Idling burns more gas than restarting an engine. Turn off the engine and save your fuel. In cold weather states this is a big one for many people, especially when picking up kids from school or sporting events.

Go Easy on the Pedals - Jackrabbit driving is a killer when it comes to burning fuel. Remember that slow and steady wins the race in more ways than one. Don’t race from stop sign to stop sign or kick it down only to have to come to abrupt stop in heavy traffic. Save the fuel and save lives.

There you have it! Seven tips to save you some money at the gas station. Another tip, if you are driving a big SUV that is costing you $100 or more to fill-up, you may want to call me and get a smaller gas saving vehicle. The gas savings will pay for the vehicle. I have clients who are keeping their trucks and buying Chevy Aveo’s as their daily driver’s for under $10,000.
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Auto Consultant - John Boyd: The Cool Car Guy

John is an auto consultant with JFR & Associates in Denver, Colorado. He can help you save time and money on any make or model, new or used, lease or purchase - nationwide! Call or email John about your next vehicle! jboyd@coolcarguy.com

Hey Cool Car Fans,

A client of mine, that we will call Mr. C, recently contacted me to help him sell his 2001 Jaguar XJR Supercharged luxury automobile.

He’s had this vehicle for a while and he told me that it’s hard for him to let it go, but it’s time to move into a new ride. Which means that someone else is going to get a very cool car for a fraction of what it sold for new.

Here’s a list of some of the features that came included with the XJR model. We’ve got it priced right now for $12,995 and all offers are being entertained, so don’t wait to contact me on this one before it disappears.

Mechanical Notes
ORIGINAL FACTORY EQUIPMENT - Electronic 5-speed automatic transmission w/OD, normal & sport shift modes, Speed-proportional, variable ratio, pwr rack & pinion steering, 23.1 gallon fuel tank, Sport-tuned shocks/springs, Fully independent rear suspension w/driveshafts acting as upper links, coil springs, anti-lift/anti-squat geometry, All-speed automatic stability/traction control-inc: engine/brake intervention, shutoff switch, 113″ wheelbase, Pwr 4-wheel ventilated disc brakes, Rear wheel drive, 4.0L (244) DOHC SPFI 32-valve supercharged & intercooled aluminum alloy V8 engine, Fully independent front suspension w/unequal-length wishbones, coil springs, anti-roll bar, anti-dive geometry.

2001 Jaguar XJR SuperchargedORIGINAL FACTORY EQUIPMENT - Reverse park control (Provides an audible warning to the driver of the distance to an obstacle behind the vehicle), Burl walnut trim-inc: gearshift knob, steering wheel, Door-mounted curb illumination lamps, Trip computer, Central locking doors/trunk/fuel filler door, Retractable cup holders, Multi-adjustable pwr front bucket seats w/lumbar support, Connolly leather-trimmed interior, 3-position memory w/personalized remote activation-inc: door mirrors, driver seat, steering column position, Cellular phone pre-wiring, Vehicle security system w/remote entry, engine immobilizer, audible verification, Heated rear window, Carpeted footwell rugs, Pwr windows w/one-touch down, Automatic climate control heating/air conditioning, Speed control, Dual illuminated sun visors w/map lights, Integrated 4-channel garage door/entry gate opener, Heated front/rear seats, Pwr tilt/telescopic steering wheel w/auto tilt-away feature, audio/speed controls, 320-Watt Alpine premium sound audio system w/6-disc CD changer mounted in trunk, digital sound processing, Electrochromic rearview mirror.

Mileage: 82,572
Exterior: Anthracite
Interior: Tan Cloth
Engine: 4.0L (244) DOHC SPFI 32-valve supercharged & intercooled aluminum alloy V8 engine
Transmission: Electronic 5-speed automatic transmission w/OD, normal & sport shift modes
VIN: SAJDA15B71MF26848
Stock: JB26848Fc
MPG (C/H): 16 MPG/21 MPG


Interior Notes
The Jaguar XJR Supercharged had an original invoice price of $62,500 and had a retail price that started at $69,500. Now you can own a very cool car at an affordable price. Kelly Blue Book is $17,800 - $22,000. Roll your negative equity from your gas guzzling SUV into a luxury car that will be the envy of the neighborhood. Great vehicle for a real estate agent to roll clients around in and look at homes.

Financing is available with approved credit. I have access to 40 credit unions and 20 lending sources to help you get qualified.
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Auto Consultant - John Boyd: The Cool Car Guy

John is an auto consultant with JFR & Associates in Denver, Colorado. He can help you save time and money on any make or model, new or used, lease or purchase - nationwide! Call or email John about your next vehicle! jboyd@coolcarguy.com

Hey Cool Car Fans,

As of April 1st, The Cool Car Guy Show is no longer featured on Castle Rock Radio. The radio station decided to go in a different direction than what we had originally agreed to and I decided that I was taking time away from servicing my clients each week to do the show.

At $180 a week for a one hour show, with a very limited listening audience for Internet radio, and firewalls blocking some listeners at work, it didn’t make a great deal of financial sense to go in that direction. The station also had some challenges archiving the shows for my guests to listen to later and send out to their associates for additional exposure of the content, so the decision was made to cancel The Cool Car Guy Show on Castle Rock Radio.

By the way, the last show that I did in March was with Mr. Mark DiCiesare of Superior Marketing Solutions in Larkspur, Colorado. Mark is a great guy and has helped a number of businesses in Castle Rock and around Douglas County with their signs in the area. He drives a big diesel truck and his personality is what I would classify as a modern day cowboy. Mark’s business creates everything from signs to banners to graphics for automobiles. If you’re interested in finding out about his services, you can reach Mark via email at SMSColorado@msn.com

I thought I would give my visitors an update and let you know that if you tried to tune into the station, I’m no longer on the air there. I’m sure The Cool Car Guy will be back on the radio again with a different Internet radio station in the future and an all new Cool Car Guy Show, but for now it’s Springtime in the Rockies and clients are buying, selling, trading and leasing vehicles.

On another note, I have a new advertisement running in Douglas County Living Magazine starting next month. You can see what it looks like in this post. Send me your feedback and let me know your thoughts. I’ve been crazy busy the past few weeks finding vehicles for clients, but I have a great deal to talk about and share on CoolCarGuy.com and I’m in the process up giving this site an extreme makeover, so look for that to happen soon as well.

In the meantime, if you need to reach me, pick up the phone and give me a call or fire me off an email with any questions you might have about a particular vehicle or anything related to the automotive industry.

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Auto Consultant - John Boyd: The Cool Car Guy

John is an auto consultant with JFR & Associates in Denver, Colorado. He can help you save time and money on any make or model, new or used, lease or purchase - nationwide! Call or email John about your next vehicle! jboyd@coolcarguy.com

Hey Cool Car Fans,

Earlier today, I had the opportunity to meet a very cool person who I hope will become a future client of mine. Her name is Christina Schulz and she’s a full-time financial planner and a part-time Independent Distributor with a Network Marketing company called Vemma.

Christina and I met recently at the 24 Hour Fitness in Littleton when I went in to do a run and I decided to try a shot of this Vemma juice she was promoting. It’s a pretty cool product and when I met with her today, she gave me a 30 day supply and asked me to test it out for her. I personally take a number of nutritional supplements, especially now that I’m 40, and I had informed her that I was training for the San Diego Rock & Roll Marathon on June 1st and she said this product would be a good add on for my training program.

It turns out that her husband is a runner and he’s going to be running in The Denver Marathon later this year. I ran that as a relay participant last year with Jim Reitz and some friends from JFR and we had a good friend Kerwyn Hawkins who completed the full marathon last year. By the way, it was freezing.

Anyway, we got to talking about cars and I got such a kick out of her history of cars she owned that I had to share the details on CoolCarGuy.com and see if any of these vehicles ring a bell with our Cool Car Fans. By the way, I currently have about 3,500 unique visitors a month reading The Cool Car Guy site, so if you’re a frequent reader - you’re not alone. Okay, so check this list out.

Okay, so as she put her list together I was cracking up that she was still driving the 1993 Camry with 186,576 miles, but maybe it was so funny to me because another financial planner, who is a client of mine, and who I had on The Cool Car Guy Show not long ago, Adam Makkai, always drives his cars until they have around 200,000 miles on them as well. It must be part of the financial planner training system to be sure and see how many miles a financial consultant can get out of a vehicle until they have to get rid of it. One thing is for sure, they both definitely get the miles out of their vehicles!

If you or someone you know is interested in trying her product Vemma, like I’m doing right now, be sure and check out Christina’s Vemma site for more information. She told me that she has a number of people who are working the Vemma business with her and making a great second income and full-time income. My daughter Bianca and I both tried the product tonight and it tastes really good for a liquid nutritional product.

In the meantime, I’ll keep you posted if I talk her into letting go of that 1993 Toyota Camry and upgrading to the modern age of total vehicle satisfaction. I see a low mile 2007 or 2008 Toyota Sienna in her future, pre-owned of course for maximum cost savings, maybe with leather seating?
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Auto Consultant - John Boyd: The Cool Car Guy

John is an auto consultant with JFR & Associates in Denver, Colorado. He can help you save time and money on any make or model, new or used, lease or purchase - nationwide! Call or email John about your next vehicle! jboyd@coolcarguy.com

Tune Into The Cool Car Guy Show Every Thursday 10AM - 11AM MST on Castle Rock Radio - CastleRockRadio.com

Hey Cool Car Fans,

On The Cool Car Guy Show yesterday on Castle Rock Radio I had my friend Pastor Wayne of MySummitChurch.org

We had a great time having Pastor Wayne on the show. He’s a very funny guy and shared with our listeners some of the vehicles he has had over the years. Including, an early 80’s model Chevy Citation that he received as a free donation when he was going to school. He told a story about how while in Minnesota he walked out to his Citation and pulled on the door handle only to have it split in two from the cold weather. Thankfully, quality control standards on vehicles has improved since then.

Pastor Wayne also played in a band and he shared about several vans that he owned over the years. His band members of One Accord, the name of the band, actually rolled a van while carrying a trailer and had a miraculous event take place when all the members of the band walked away with the worst injury being a sprained ankle..

We had such a good time that we forgot to talk about what he’s been driving these days. Pastor Wayne and MySummitChurch has recently moved to Castle View High School in Castle Rock with service times in the High School Auditorium and Classrooms at 10:30 a.m. - Main Service (Full Children’s Ministry Offered).

If you haven’t listened to one of his 29-Minute Sermons you can download one from the church website before you head off for a Sunday drive. It was great having Pastor Wayne on the show and next time I have him on the show we will have to remember to ask him about what he’s driving these days.
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Auto Consultant - John Boyd: The Cool Car Guy

John is an auto consultant with JFR & Associates in Denver, Colorado. He can help you save time and money on any make or model, new or used, lease or purchase - nationwide! Call or email John about your next vehicle! jboyd@coolcarguy.com

Tune Into The Cool Car Guy Show Every Thursday 10AM - 11AM MST on Castle Rock Radio - CastleRockRadio.com

Hey Cool Car Fans,

On The Cool Car Guy Show last Thursday on CastleRockRadio.com I had Bob Lowry from Allstate Insurance in Castle Rock, Colorado as a special guest on the show.

I have known Bob for many years, along with most people in Castle Rock who know him as “The Old Blue Truck Guy” since he tools around in an old Allstate blue 1954 pickup. Bob is also a member of The Vintage Car Club in Castle Rock and he’s big into classic cars. Bob and I talked about automotive news and some of the things going on around the automotive industry, including the challenges facing many of the manufacturer’s in 2008, while of course cracking a few jokes. Bob also shared some stories about some of his clients, insurance and automobiles.

One of the articles we both got a kick out of was the State of Massachusetts trying to figure out how to bring back private insurance companies into the state again. The State was launching a big campaign on how to buy auto insurance and we talked about the benefits of having an agent like Bob to help you when it comes to your insurance needs. We had a great time and if you miss the show, you missed a good one!

Be sure and tune into the show next Thursday from 10AM - 11AM MST on CastleRockRadio.com.
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Auto Consultant - John Boyd: The Cool Car Guy

John is an auto consultant with JFR & Associates in Denver, Colorado. He can help you save time and money on any make or model, new or used, lease or purchase - nationwide! Call or email John about your next vehicle! jboyd@coolcarguy.com

Tune Into The Cool Car Guy Show Every Thursday 10AM - 11AM MST on CastleRockRadio.com