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Electric Vehicles are a growing trend in automotive tech. Is your house ready for one? How about two? We take a deep dive into trucks that you might want to use for A DIY project, take the family around, or just drive to work. How can you make it work with your lifestyle? We chat with one of the nations premier auto experts, Nik Miles from Our Auto Expert. https://ourautoexpert.com/ Nik has been a staple of the American broadcasting scene since the early 90s. Nik Is best known nationally for his Fox Sports and NBC Sports, TV show and locally for his Morning show segments on 50 local stations. Nik also has a daily Radio News segments that reach a million Americans every day. With 32 years experience as a radio and TV host and 14 years as an automotive journalist, Nik has a witty and informative automotive perspective. Nik got his start in Radio as the #1 Portland and Seattle afternoon show. Nik was an early adopter of digital media and has been part of the YouTube landscape since 2006. Born in England, Nik has worked for the BBC, Tribune Broadcasting, CBS, Entercom, and many more major broadcast network companies. Nik has five dogs, Porsche, Samwise, Joey, Bhel, and Arwen and has spent many years rescuing animals in need. Nik spends any free time he has at his house in Portland Oregon, Riding his Motorcycles and working will local charitable organizations. Whenever Nik appears on TV he wears Union Jack socks. This is his tribute to his homeland. This is a show you will not want to miss! Thanks for listening to Around the house if you want to hear more please subscribe so you get notified of the latest episode as it posts at https://around-the-house-with-e.captivate.fm/listen (https://around-the-house-with-e.captivate.fm/listen) We love comments and we would love reviews on how this information has helped you on your house! Thanks for listening! For more information about the show head to https://aroundthehouseonline.com/ (https://aroundthehouseonline.com/) We have moved the Pro Insider Special on Thursday to its new feed. It will no longer be on this page. You can find it and subscribe right here: https://around-the-house-pro-insider.captivate.fm/ (https://around-the-house-pro-insider.captivate.fm/ )
Topics for Nik Miles, Truck Girl Jen, and Automatic Andy: INFINITI's Kyle Bazemore calls in to help us get a better look at the 2022 QX60 Roger Ormisher from McLaren gives us the inside scoop on the new GT Nik and our own Perry Stern run down Our Auto Expert's Top 3 American Muscle Cars Taking a look at the future of the Nissan 370Z with Nissan's Julio Vitti Honda's Carl C. Pulley tells us what it means to the company to break in to the Top 10 list of cars made in America Anton Wahlman and Nik discuss the automotive news from the U.S. as well as around the globe Nik got the best of both a car, and a truck this week, as he cruised around the city streets in the 2021 Mazda 3 hatchback, as well as the 2021 Ford F150 Platinum. Hear his thoughts right here!
Topics for Nik Miles, Truck Girl Jen, and Automatic Andy: INFINITI's Kyle Bazemore calls in to help us get a better look at the 2022 QX60 Roger Ormisher from McLaren gives us the inside scoop on the new GT Nik and our own Perry Stern run down Our Auto Expert's Top 3 American Muscle Cars Taking a look at the future of the Nissan 370Z with Nissan's Julio Vitti Honda's Carl C. Pulley tells us what it means to the company to break in to the Top 10 list of cars made in America Anton Wahlman and Nik discuss the automotive news from the U.S. as well as around the globe Nik got the best of both a car, and a truck this week, as he cruised around the city streets in the 2021 Mazda 3 hatchback, as well as the 2021 Ford F150 Platinum. Hear his thoughts right here!
A look back at Christopher Plummer's life, probably best known for "The Sound of Music." Then, Victoria has the answer to why Ryan Seacrest is gone from "E" Red Carpet. Lou Dobbs tossed by FOX, most likely over his support of Trump claims of election fraud. Have you seen the photos of Miranda Lambert and her hubby's traffic accident? Next, Doug reflects on Bill Maher's recent show about moving on from Trump. What did you think about Queen Latifah's post Superbowl preview in "The Equalizer?" Doug, Victoria and Jai offer their thoughts. Finally, Our Auto Expert, Nick Miles www.ourautoexpert.com tells us that the automakers are running out of chips and Apple's plans for an all-electric car.
Topics for Nik Miles: Green Car Report's Bengt Halvoson has the best electric vehicles of the year Jeff Zurschmeide is the Editor-in-Chief of The Star Magazine, and he is tackling the best family cars To cover the best trucks, we bring in Sean Holman, the Co-Host and Co-Creator of The Truck Show Podcast Our own Mike Caudill is bringing the muscle with the beefed up rides of 2020 We run down the numbers with US News and World Report's John Vincent on the best selling segment.... SUV's Perry Stern, part of Our Auto Expert and MSN shifts it in to the next gear with the fastest of the fast Get your weekly auto news update with Anton Wahlman Roadfly's Brian Armstead has the best luxury rides of the year.
Topics for Nik Miles and Truck Girl Jen: Perry Stern from Our Auto Expert and MSN will talk about the stunning 718 GTS Boxster from Porsche Ford just announced the Ranger Tremor for 2021 Chad Callendar Ranger Manager shares the juicy details Tyson Jominy is back to tell us the latest from JD Power Mike Caudill will join us to share his views on the GX50 from Infiniti and C63 AMG S Shad Balch from Chevrolet will tell us what changed on the new 2021 Trailblazer Anton Wahlman takes a look at ID3 sales as the quarter draws to a close, Volvo's planning to announce U.S. delivery dates for the XC-40, and checking in on Tesla's progress on building factories in the U.S. and overseas Hard Water spots from summer sprinklers are difficult to remove, but we have all the answers. Joining us from Mothers is Jim Dvorak. Nik drives the 2021 Trailblazer, Mini GP and the Lexus RC F
Topics for Nik Miles and Truck Girl Jen: Ford's Ted Ryan makes sure we are completely up to date with the Ford Bronco Toyota's Tim Annick sets us straight about the 86 Hakone Edition, as well as dives in to its history You've heard the saying "like a bat out of hell", but what about a CAT out of hell? Dodge's Paul Tyll stops by to share all about the 2021 Durango SRT Hellcat Nik was feeling like royalty as he cruised around town in the Ford Expedition King Ranch. When he tired of the royal life, he instead took to the streets in the Volkswagen Atlas 3-Row A town of less than 50,000 now has autonomous shuttles! Our Auto Expert's Mike Caudill tells us all about them Ford Mustang's Jim Owens tells us what we can expect out of the newest edition of the Mach 1 Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles? It's on the horizon. Anton Wahlman tells us who is on the road to making that happen, as well as news from Polestar, Tesla, and Volkswagen Our Auto Expert's Perry Stern tells you the sleekest and most powerful ways to take your top off this summer, with his list of favorite convertible sports cars
Topics for Nik Miles and Truck Girl Jen: We have the details on the 2021 Kia Sentos, recently named one of the top 10 cars for college grads by AutoTrader Stamps are going DIGITAL? Hyundai's Michael Evanoff has everything you need to know about the 2020 Venue J.D. Power's Tyson Jominy runs down the latest numbers on just how many Americans have been buying cars, and what it means for the market as a whole Nissan's Parul Bajaj wants you to get creative with their #DrawDrawDraw social project Anton Wahlman reports on if the overall sales slump could result in lower electric vehicle mandates, and what Volkswagen has started pre-production on It was Toyota Supra day at Our Auto Expert, as Nik and Jen cruised to the studio each in a Supra, both the GR Supra 2.0 (their first 4 cylinder Turbo model Supra) and the 3.0
Nik Miles and special guest-host... US News and World Report's John Vincent's talking points: MSN's Perry Stern shares details on Nissan's GTR Track Edition John tells us what auto loans you should keep your eyes open for, as well discusses Chevrolet's new Suburban Acura's Matt Sloustcher previews the Type S as well as the MDX PMC Edition Mini USA's Patrick McKenna comments on what makes their newest electric vehicle a great value TJ Higgins, Group President, Americas Tire at Bridgestone Americas, Inc. talks about a barrier-less curb system that they are rolling out in Japan Rides that Nik and John have been driving that YOU should have in your driveway include the Volvo XC-90 T8? Or perhaps the Honda Civic SI? All that and more on this week's Our Auto Expert!
Doug talks with Nik Miles about all the Ford headlines this week - Ford's 2020 Explorer and Escape expected to lead an explosion of new car model, as well as seeing a big profit on their Ranger and Bronco models. But buyer beware - They've also issued a recall for millions of Explorer SUVs and F-150 pickups over a crash risk. Lawn care aficionados, listen up - Honda's Mean Mower V2 just broke a Guinness World Record with a lawnmower that goes from zero to 100 mph, in less than 7 seconds. That's compared to your average riding lawnmower, that only travels at 5 to 6 mph. Find out all the insider information from Auto Expert Nik Miles, and whether or not he'd ever consider riding on a lawnmower that fast.
Nik Miles, from OurAutoExpert.com, talks about the new Electric Ferrari, powered by a turbocharged V8 that generates 769 horsepower. It will still fulfill your need for speed, but is it worth the huge price tag? Nik let's you know, and also talks about why GM is investing so much money in their Fort Wayne, Indiana factory (hint: a certain White House politician has ties there) and why Fiat Chrysler is proposing a merger with Renault that will cost in the billions.
Doug speaks with car guy Nik Miles about his website OurAutoExpert.com and finds out what car consumers are looking for most in their online searches, and he's got all the details on the new Subaru Outback, including an infrared camera in the dashboard that's constantly watching you and will set of an alert if it notices you're not paying attention to the road.
Doug talks with Nik Miles of OurAutoExpert.com about the new Fiat Chrysler recalls due to a faulty transmission, the dangerous overreach that government has into the car industry, and the brand new, state of the art factory that Waymo will be building in Detroit, MI to help test out their self-driving technology in rough, snowy weather.
Doug talks with Our Auto Expert Nik Miles about the best of the best at the New York Auto show, including Ford, Toyota and Hyundai's new state of the art SUV's, Subaru has installed infrared cameras in their cars to watch you and detect when you're not paying attention to the road, and a new $3 MILLION sports car that goes 300 MPH is hitting the market - but I doubt any of us will be seeing it on roads near us any time soon. Check out all Nik's insight into the biggest cars of this coming year and find out more at his website OurAutoExpert.com.
If you're a fan of hybrids, there's a big surprise coming this year. The Toyota Prius has been the best seller for years, but Dodge's new Ram 1500 pickup truck is set to outsell it by hundreds of thousands of vehicles this year - if you're in the market for a new hybrid, the pickup is the way to go. There's also new info about black boxes in cars - they've been there for years, and new legislation in Europe means that the government there could start tracking everything you do without your knowledge - your speed, what apps you're using on your phone, anything connected to your car is fair game.
Auto Expert Nik Miles is back from Greece and he tells Doug all about the range and land rovers that he drove there and some of the cool features you can expect to see in new models. Doug finds out how reliable Tesla's are when it comes to speed and manual transmission lovers - sad news is on the horizon, as Honda becomes the only midsize sedan manufacturer who is still selling them. Find out more car news and what Nik is up to at OurAutoExpert.com.
Nik Miles of OurAutoExpert.com talks to Doug about who Brexit will benefit and who will see prices of cars skyrocket, the new movie about John DeLorean featuring a surprising actor and a new supercar from Sweden that can go.... 300 MPH. Crazy!
It's not a good week for cars according to Nik Miles, from OurAutoExpert.com. He talks with Doug about the big issue a lot of Americans are facing with not being able to afford their monthly car loan payments as BMW sees a depreciation of their value in the market and Tesla announces they're closing the majority of their retail stores.
Doug talks with Nik Miles of OurAutoExpert.com about Honda, who issued a recall this week of 2017-19 Ridgeline pickup trucks sold in the United States over a potential fuel leak. Turns out soap from washing your car could cause a crack to develop in the fuel pump's fuel feed port. Tesla fans will be disappointed to find out that Consumer Reports have pulled a recommendation for Tesla Inc’s Model 3, citing reliability problems, while Subaru and Toyota have dominated the Consumer Reports list of the best new vehicles of 2019.
Auto Expert Nik Miles is at the Chicago Auto Show this week, with the latest information on new cars coming out this year that will protect you from snow and a new spray for the outside of your car that will keep it safe and scratch free from salt and ice on the roads during the winter months!
:17 - Ohio has a new governor, though he’s a familiar face, in Mike DeWine. Dr. David Beer, professor of political science at Malone University, called into talk about November’s gubernatorial race, and looks ahead to the next four years in Columbus. 6:04 - Proper nutrition is a must if one wants to shed weight and calories in the new year. Kelly Reed from Cleveland Clinic-Akron General joined the show to touch on all things nutrition, especially on what to eat and certainly what not to eat. 15:05 - Still using your ex’s Netflix account? Is your kid using your Hulu password at college? If so, that’ll cost you a new subscription. Ray and Tony talked about the changing times in cable and streaming views and a little on what the future may look like. 23:07 - What’s happening up at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit? Mike Caudill from Our Auto Expert has us covered. He even shared some intel about a company rumored to take over the Lordstown space. 30:46 - And finally, Fred Greetham from the Orange & Brown Report came on to talk about the introductory press conference on new head coach Freddie Kitchens.