Ron Ananian The Car Doctor™
Ron Ananian The Car Doctor™
Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor, is a nationally recognized automotive expert, master technician, and trusted voice in car repair and consumer advice. For more than 30 years, Ron has blended real-world shop experience with straight-talk radio, helping drivers understand their vehicles and the industry with clarity, humor, and honesty. As host of the long-running Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor radio show—…Follow the podcast:
Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - December 20, 2025 - Hour 2 - The Night Before Christmas (855)560-9900
It’s the last live show of the year on Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor—and Ron explains what’s coming next: a Best-Of show next weekend, then back live New Year’s weekend. Ron also reminds listeners the broadcast becomes a podcast (search Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor on iHeart, Apple, Amazon, Google, an…
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Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - December 20, 2025 - Hour 1 - The Stoplight Honda Story (855)560-9900
Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor opens with a Christmas-season story that stops him cold at a red light in Ramsey, NJ—when he realizes a young couple in the car next to him is listening to this show on the podcast. From there, Ron dives into the real-world chaos of modern repairs: a 2012 Mazda 3 owner s…
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Ron Ananian, The Car Dr Talks Warming Up Your Car & More on Mendte In The Morning, WOR Radio 710, December 15, 2025
Do You Really Need to Warm Up Your Car? On this episode of Mendte in the Morning on WOR Radio 710, Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor, clears up one of winter’s most debated questions—should you warm up your car before driving? Ron explains what modern vehicles really need, why safety and visibility mat…
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Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - December 13, 2025 - Hour 2 - Stalling Toyotas, Seat-Track Headaches, and Torque Converter Lockup Blues
This hour on Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor, Ron kicks things off with a holiday giveaway—Car Doctor “hot cocoa” coffee mugs for callers—then dives straight into a stack of real-world problems. Paul in New Hampshire calls about a ’92 Toyota Tercel that occasionally stumbles and stalls after idling; Ro…
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Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - December 13, 2025 - Hour 1 - Auto Repair Where Everybody Knows Your Name
In this segment of Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor, Ron explains how auto repair has evolved beyond simply fixing cars into a business built on trust, guidance, and long-term relationships. Using a real customer story, he shows how fear of cost or scheduling can lead drivers away from trusted shops, of…
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Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - December 6, 2025 - Hour 2 - (855)560-9900 - Lifetime Transmission Fluids
Lifetime Transmission Fluids, Cold Nissans & Beeping Volkswagens This week on Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor, Ron opens with a nod to The Sopranos and that famous Holsten’s ice cream shop before diving into the realities behind “lifetime” fluids and modern transmission service. A caller with a 2017 F…
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Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - December 6, 2025 - Hour 1 - (855)560-9900 - Full Moon Auto Mechanics & The Repairs It Creates
Full Moon Mechanics: Walk-Ins, Walkers & Why That “Noise” Wasn’t the Car This week on Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor, Ron takes you inside one of those “full-moon” stretches in the shop—when walk-ins, overdue maintenance, and stacked schedules all hit at once. A routine checklist on Michael’s Jeep Co…
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Ron Ananian, The Car Dr Talks Classic Cars on Mendte In The Morning, WOR Radio 710, December 1, 2025
Larry Mendte of “Mendte in the Morning” on WOR 710 AM New York sits down with Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor to talk about a surprising new twist in the collector world: the growing demand for cars of the 1980s. It’s a fast, fun, and nostalgic 10-minute romp through the cars you grew up with—Cadillac…
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Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - November 29, 2025 - Hour 2 - From Recycled Rides to the Dallas Autobahn: Collision Life in Texas
On this episode of Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor, Ron takes a deeper dive into the story behind NABC Recycled Rides with guest Shyllo Michaelis, Chief Strategy Officer for Texas Collision Centers. Shyllo explains how their 16-shop operation teamed up with insurers and local charities to refurbish and…
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Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - November 29, 2025 - Hour 1 - When You Bring the Wrong Van… and Other Shop Adventures - (855)560-9900
This week on Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor, Ron answers a listener email about a Ford Transit rear brake job that turned into a wrong-year/ wrong-parts headache, then explains a 2021 Jeep Gladiator start/stop battery issue and the simple reset trick that brings it back to life. He lays out a fast win…
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