November 6, 2025 • 13 mins
Choosing the right car for a teen driver is no easy task. Parents want something safe, reliable, and budget-friendly while teens focus on style and freedom. Finding the right balance is critical, especially as the U.S. Department of Transportation reveals that teen car crashes are the leading cause of death among 15- to 18-year-olds.
Kelley Blue Book Executive Editor, Brian Moody will share expert tips to help families shop smart for their newest drivers. He’ll also reveal which cars earned a spot on Kelley Blue Book’s 2025 Best Cars for Teens list, highlighting the models that deliver safety, affordability, and peace of mind.
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Kelley Blue Book Executive Editor, Brian Moody will share expert tips to help families shop smart for their newest drivers. He’ll also reveal which cars earned a spot on Kelley Blue Book’s 2025 Best Cars for Teens list, highlighting the models that deliver safety, affordability, and peace of mind.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hey, good morning, Arrow.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
Hey how are you doing today, Brian?
Speaker 1 (00:04):
I'm great, how are you?
Speaker 2 (00:05):
Absolutely fantastic and really excited to share a conversation with
you because I sure wish I would have had this
When I was buying my very first car and because
my father didn't know what to buy, I said I
want a Mustang and I ended up with a seventy
seven AMX. I needed you, guys.
Speaker 3 (00:23):
Yeah, that helps if you're looking for a car that
imagine that you're younger and you just only want something
cool that might.
Speaker 1 (00:32):
Not be the safest car or the best car.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
That's why sometimes you ask for your parents to help,
even though you know they might not have the same
exact needs as you.
Speaker 2 (00:42):
Well, and I bet that really comes up with it
with a big, big situation where parents are saying, I
need a car where I can control my kid's speed
when they're driving in that car, and I want to
be able to do it for my phone. Does that
even exist?
Speaker 3 (00:57):
No, you can't control your kids car speed. Although some
cars have my Driver app and it might limit the speed.
You can't do this from your phone necessarily. It might
limit the speed or limit other factors. There were some
Ford vehicles that had this thing where if you didn't
plug in the seatbelt, it would never stop chiming, and
(01:21):
the radio couldn't go on unless you plugged in the seatbelt.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
That kind of thing.
Speaker 3 (01:26):
But what you can do, there's lots of apps that
can you can set parameters and let you so that
you can find out where your kids have gone, where they're.
Speaker 1 (01:34):
Allowed to go.
Speaker 3 (01:34):
You can set like an electronic fence. They won't prevent
the car from going there, but it will give you
a warning that says, hey, your car has exceeded the
parameters that you've sent, but it's not going to stop the.
Speaker 1 (01:46):
Car from going.
Speaker 2 (01:47):
The average person needs to know that you guys are
more than just that little book that car dealers go
to to find out what the cost of a car is,
because I mean, you guys really have invested a lot
of time to make sure that there's a lot of
safety out here as well as now as we're talking
about it.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
Cars for teens, yes, cars for teens.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
Is the reason we have that is because the criteria
is a little bit different than a car that you
or I might buy.
Speaker 1 (02:12):
Right Like, if you want.
Speaker 3 (02:13):
To yourself to a Corvette and you've worked hard, well
good for you, then you should be able to do that.
But when teen drivers come into the picture, they're new.
They don't have the experience to deal with something that
has a lot of horsepower or high center of gravity.
So the kinds of cars we recommend would be different
for teen drivers than we would for ourselves.
Speaker 2 (02:34):
So now does that also include these these car brands
where they're easy to steal? I mean, I've been shocked
over the past two to five years.
Speaker 3 (02:44):
I'll tell you there's a funny story that is part
of what we're talking about. The funny story about the
cars that are supposedly.
Speaker 1 (02:51):
Easy to steal. This is the Keyas and Hyundais.
Speaker 3 (02:54):
For one thing, there was no recall issued for those
and the reason for that is is because those cars
functioned as they were designed, and oftentime, those cars were
purchased secondhand by people buying a used car.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
If you pay attention to the trim.
Speaker 3 (03:10):
Level of a car, for example, the little letters that
say L or LEE or SE or XRI or whatever
it is, that means something more than just.
Speaker 1 (03:21):
Nice wheels in a sunroof.
Speaker 3 (03:22):
That can also include, especially when you go back ten
years or more, that can also include extra safety features.
Speaker 1 (03:30):
Those cars that you're talking about were all the base
model cars.
Speaker 3 (03:34):
The same car at a higher trim level had the
theft prevention feature. So they offered those cars for sale
when new, minus.
Speaker 1 (03:43):
Some equipment so that they could sell the car for
a lower price.
Speaker 3 (03:46):
Well, that's the consumer's choice. If you want to buy
the car for a lower price without those features, that's
up to you. But if you don't want that, and
you want the theft prevention and you want the safety features,
then you move up in trim levels. Then those cars
all now come with the theft prevention packaged as standard.
So when you're buying a used car, it matters to
(04:09):
pay attention to is it a Corolla Elie or is
it a Corolla Ski. Those two cars are going to
have different equipment more so than just how it appears.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
There's so many different places where you can purchase a
brand new vehicle or even a pre owned vehicle. And
I mean it can be from Craig's List, it can
be and you know, somebody's backyard or whatever. The thing
about it is, though, is that my question is is
that do we go directly to the dealer and pay
their prices And the reason why I say, I would
do that because these dealers nowadays are so high tech
and up to date that if even if you've got
(04:39):
an older car, they're still going to keep in touch
with you and say, hey, look there's a recall on
this bring this baby back in here.
Speaker 3 (04:46):
Yeah, and that's important when you're looking for a used
car because recalls are free to address. It doesn't cost
the customer anything. Another thing I would address if you
were looking for a used car is I would look
up by your vehicles, Ben, the one that you're thinking
of buying.
Speaker 1 (05:03):
Is to see if it has those Takata airbags from
several years ago.
Speaker 3 (05:06):
Oh yeah, Now, there's no way for us to know
if every person got their car serviced or not when
it comes.
Speaker 1 (05:12):
To the Takata airbags. So I would look that up.
Speaker 3 (05:15):
I would look up the crash test rating. I would
look up what safety features are standard, and I would certainly.
Speaker 1 (05:20):
Look up their expected reliability.
Speaker 2 (05:23):
Now, if we went through you guys at at Kelly Bluebook,
would could you tell us has this car been wrecked before?
Speaker 3 (05:31):
Yes, you can use you can use features like carbacks,
auto check and others.
Speaker 1 (05:38):
However, there's a trick to that.
Speaker 3 (05:41):
Not every car that's been in an accident is going
to be caught in those electronic reporting devices. If I
drove my car down the street and I'm on my
way to work one morning and I run into a
phone pole and then I drive it back home and
repair it myself.
Speaker 1 (05:56):
Oh, how would Carfax ever know that that was in
an accident?
Speaker 3 (06:00):
They only know when it enters into the system. Insurance pays,
a tow truck is called, there's a police report. If
you don't have those things, then you're.
Speaker 1 (06:09):
Not going to know. So it's helpful, but it's not foolproof.
Speaker 2 (06:13):
What about ev cars because I mean it seems like
that where the popularity of these is going down. But man,
I know how much I'm paying for gas. I don't
know if I want my teenageer're paying that, right.
Speaker 3 (06:24):
So electric cars are a good deal when you look
at used electric cars because they depreciate so rapidly. Unfortunate
for the person who bought it. The person who leases
could care less. They're just going to turn it back
in h But a person looking for a good used car,
I would definitely be looking at a used electric car.
Speaker 1 (06:42):
It's going to still have the warranty. Now would I
buy a twenty year old electric car, probably not.
Speaker 3 (06:47):
But if you're talking about like a six or seven
year old electric car, that's going to be an amazing
deal and it's going to save you money on gas.
Just make sure that they know where they're going to
charge it up, is that area safe and how long
it will take?
Speaker 2 (07:00):
Please do not move. There's more with Brian Moody from
the Kelly Blue Book coming up next, The best Cars
to Buy for Teens from a man that knows what's
going on. He's from Kelly Blue Book. Let's get back
into that talk with Brian Moody. My father made me
go get my own loan. He didn't sit in that
bank with me and so and I often wonder if
if fathers do that nowadays, or if they just give
him the money out of their own personal account. But
(07:22):
the thing is, though, is I think that's part of
the buying process. Learn how to do it as a teenager,
at least be in the room and sign the contract.
Speaker 1 (07:29):
Yes, I totally agree with that.
Speaker 3 (07:31):
And here's the one thing that's a little bit different
today that I.
Speaker 1 (07:34):
Think is that's good advice.
Speaker 3 (07:36):
And you know, many fathers have that intention of helping
their kid learn.
Speaker 1 (07:42):
But here's the difference.
Speaker 3 (07:43):
When you look at the nineteen sixties through the nineteen nineties,
the safety equipment changed very little. There really wasn't a
dramatic difference between a nineteen seventy car and a nineteen
eighty five car. Today there is a big difference between
a nineties car and a twenty twenty car. There's curtain
airbags that protect your head, there's knee air bags, there's
(08:06):
stability control, traction control, anti lock brakes. Well, all those
things came in the late nineties. So today, telling your
kids like, hey, just go buy a two thousand dollars car,
that might not be safe. So things have changed a
little bit. But what I would do is at least
have your kid work a couple of summers to save
up for something, and now they have a stake in it.
Speaker 1 (08:26):
They're not going to.
Speaker 3 (08:27):
Just say, oh, well, whatever you would want to get me,
They're going to have a stake in it because it's
partly their money too.
Speaker 2 (08:32):
Well, you can see that when you when you see
how people take care of their cars. These teams take
care of the car. I'm going you weren't part of
that buying process. There's no way you would have a
better respect for that car if you would have been there.
Speaker 1 (08:43):
Yeah. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (08:44):
And the reason why why new cars aren't always a
great deal or a great idea for.
Speaker 1 (08:51):
You know, for kids, is that they're going to bang
them up. That's me what part of right, I mean,
part of.
Speaker 3 (08:57):
That is, let's be honest. I'm sure this is the
case with you too. Part of that is, hey, everyone
look at this. But part of it is just being
an experience.
Speaker 2 (09:05):
Yeah. Yeah, How has AI technology helped you guys make
these connections? Because I mean, I really do want listeners
to really tap into what you guys do as a
service so that they know that they're making not only
the best buy for their teams, but for themselves as well.
Speaker 1 (09:21):
Right, So here's the way to look at AI.
Speaker 3 (09:24):
At least in my experience, AI.
Speaker 1 (09:27):
Is terrible for facts. It doesn't give you good facts.
But here's what it does do.
Speaker 3 (09:32):
That helps you with planning, that helps you with research,
that helps you with organizing. So if you ask Chad
GPT or other AI engine you know, is the Honda
Odyssey and Honda Pilot built on the same platform, it
will give you three different answers depending on three different
ways that.
Speaker 1 (09:51):
You ask, well, the truth is that they typically are built.
Speaker 3 (09:54):
On the same platform as are other Honda cars.
Speaker 1 (09:56):
Maybe that isn't important to.
Speaker 3 (09:58):
You, So I wouldn't go with facts for AI, but
I would go with what are the steps to buying
a good reliable car? What gas smile as should I
be getting? How can I get more life out of
my car?
Speaker 1 (10:11):
All of those things.
Speaker 3 (10:13):
Are better because of AI because it can give you
a lot of information at just the click of a button.
Speaker 2 (10:19):
All right, this is the father and the grandfather coming
out in me, only because I'm seeing a big trend
that's going on right now coming from the state of
Montana and Wyoming. I understood when the girls wanted to
get their own little international pickup or a forward pickup.
I get it, that was part of the job. But
these days I'm seeing a lot of good girls getting
into those pickups and I go, why did you buy that?
And they go, it's gotta be big on the road,
(10:40):
and I'm going, I don't know, man, is that safe?
And I'm not trying to not girls from having a
big old pickup. But even there's a lot of guys
that don't need to have that big old pickup as
their first one.
Speaker 3 (10:52):
I would say, I would say guys or girls having
a vehicle, any vehicle with a high center of gravity
is not safe. Yeah, because that's going to tip over
more easily. You and I have the experience to know
how a car reacts when you swerve. A new driver
doesn't have that. That being said, I would skip cars
(11:13):
that have a lift kit. So subs or trucks with
a big lift kit. No, not for bigoting and drivers. However,
what about a Ford Maverick that's a small pickup truck.
That would be fine. What about a Twota Tacoma that
would be okay too. There are good pickups that you
can get, you know, even a Silverado standard cab or
something that kind of is not doesn't sit super high
(11:35):
off the ground, that would be okay too. You just
don't want something that's really tall because think about this way,
what's easier to knock down a guy standing on two
bricks or a.
Speaker 1 (11:45):
Guy standing low to the ground. Well, the guy on
two bricks.
Speaker 2 (11:49):
Another thing that teens need to pay attention to is maintenance,
because I mean, they're putting on brakes on my pickup
today and it's going to cost me a thousand and
I know that an oil change is one hundred and
twenty five bucks every time I go in there, So
I mean, how do we get teams to understand the
importance of maintenance. Don't ignore it.
Speaker 3 (12:06):
Right because it can make your car last longer or not.
Just tell them like, hey, it can be part of
the process of buying a car. I'm going to help
you buy this car, but if I do, I'm going
to show you how to maintain it. And you're going
to have to be okay with that because I'm spending
ten thousand dollars of my own money.
Speaker 2 (12:21):
Yeah. Yeah, Where can people go to find out more
about you, Brian, because once again, I've always been impressed
with what you guys do at Kelly Bluebook.
Speaker 3 (12:30):
Yeah, you can go to Kelly Bluebook's website which.
Speaker 1 (12:33):
Is KBB dot com.
Speaker 3 (12:34):
And also there's lots of cool car stuff on my
own Instagram channel which is Brian cam twenty two.
Speaker 2 (12:42):
I love it. Please come back to this show anytime
in the future, anytime you've got a theme that you
guys are doing. Let's get the word out there because
people are all about being a part of a specialized group.
Because that's what everybody says I should be doing.
Speaker 3 (12:54):
Yes exactly right, happy to do it, and thanks for
having us.
Speaker 2 (12:57):
Will you be brilliant today?
Speaker 3 (12:59):
Okay, I'm I'm brill in most days.
Speaker 1 (13:02):
I think I love it.
Hey, good morning, Arrow.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
Hey how are you doing today, Brian?
Speaker 1 (00:04):
I'm great, how are you?
Speaker 2 (00:05):
Absolutely fantastic and really excited to share a conversation with
you because I sure wish I would have had this
When I was buying my very first car and because
my father didn't know what to buy, I said I
want a Mustang and I ended up with a seventy
seven AMX. I needed you, guys.
Speaker 3 (00:23):
Yeah, that helps if you're looking for a car that
imagine that you're younger and you just only want something
cool that might.
Speaker 1 (00:32):
Not be the safest car or the best car.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
That's why sometimes you ask for your parents to help,
even though you know they might not have the same
exact needs as you.
Speaker 2 (00:42):
Well, and I bet that really comes up with it
with a big, big situation where parents are saying, I
need a car where I can control my kid's speed
when they're driving in that car, and I want to
be able to do it for my phone. Does that
even exist?
Speaker 3 (00:57):
No, you can't control your kids car speed. Although some
cars have my Driver app and it might limit the speed.
You can't do this from your phone necessarily. It might
limit the speed or limit other factors. There were some
Ford vehicles that had this thing where if you didn't
plug in the seatbelt, it would never stop chiming, and
(01:21):
the radio couldn't go on unless you plugged in the seatbelt.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
That kind of thing.
Speaker 3 (01:26):
But what you can do, there's lots of apps that
can you can set parameters and let you so that
you can find out where your kids have gone, where they're.
Speaker 1 (01:34):
Allowed to go.
Speaker 3 (01:34):
You can set like an electronic fence. They won't prevent
the car from going there, but it will give you
a warning that says, hey, your car has exceeded the
parameters that you've sent, but it's not going to stop the.
Speaker 1 (01:46):
Car from going.
Speaker 2 (01:47):
The average person needs to know that you guys are
more than just that little book that car dealers go
to to find out what the cost of a car is,
because I mean, you guys really have invested a lot
of time to make sure that there's a lot of
safety out here as well as now as we're talking
about it.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
Cars for teens, yes, cars for teens.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
Is the reason we have that is because the criteria
is a little bit different than a car that you
or I might buy.
Speaker 1 (02:12):
Right Like, if you want.
Speaker 3 (02:13):
To yourself to a Corvette and you've worked hard, well
good for you, then you should be able to do that.
But when teen drivers come into the picture, they're new.
They don't have the experience to deal with something that
has a lot of horsepower or high center of gravity.
So the kinds of cars we recommend would be different
for teen drivers than we would for ourselves.
Speaker 2 (02:34):
So now does that also include these these car brands
where they're easy to steal? I mean, I've been shocked
over the past two to five years.
Speaker 3 (02:44):
I'll tell you there's a funny story that is part
of what we're talking about. The funny story about the
cars that are supposedly.
Speaker 1 (02:51):
Easy to steal. This is the Keyas and Hyundais.
Speaker 3 (02:54):
For one thing, there was no recall issued for those
and the reason for that is is because those cars
functioned as they were designed, and oftentime, those cars were
purchased secondhand by people buying a used car.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
If you pay attention to the trim.
Speaker 3 (03:10):
Level of a car, for example, the little letters that
say L or LEE or SE or XRI or whatever
it is, that means something more than just.
Speaker 1 (03:21):
Nice wheels in a sunroof.
Speaker 3 (03:22):
That can also include, especially when you go back ten
years or more, that can also include extra safety features.
Speaker 1 (03:30):
Those cars that you're talking about were all the base
model cars.
Speaker 3 (03:34):
The same car at a higher trim level had the
theft prevention feature. So they offered those cars for sale
when new, minus.
Speaker 1 (03:43):
Some equipment so that they could sell the car for
a lower price.
Speaker 3 (03:46):
Well, that's the consumer's choice. If you want to buy
the car for a lower price without those features, that's
up to you. But if you don't want that, and
you want the theft prevention and you want the safety features,
then you move up in trim levels. Then those cars
all now come with the theft prevention packaged as standard.
So when you're buying a used car, it matters to
(04:09):
pay attention to is it a Corolla Elie or is
it a Corolla Ski. Those two cars are going to
have different equipment more so than just how it appears.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
There's so many different places where you can purchase a
brand new vehicle or even a pre owned vehicle. And
I mean it can be from Craig's List, it can
be and you know, somebody's backyard or whatever. The thing
about it is, though, is that my question is is
that do we go directly to the dealer and pay
their prices And the reason why I say, I would
do that because these dealers nowadays are so high tech
and up to date that if even if you've got
(04:39):
an older car, they're still going to keep in touch
with you and say, hey, look there's a recall on
this bring this baby back in here.
Speaker 3 (04:46):
Yeah, and that's important when you're looking for a used
car because recalls are free to address. It doesn't cost
the customer anything. Another thing I would address if you
were looking for a used car is I would look
up by your vehicles, Ben, the one that you're thinking
of buying.
Speaker 1 (05:03):
Is to see if it has those Takata airbags from
several years ago.
Speaker 3 (05:06):
Oh yeah, Now, there's no way for us to know
if every person got their car serviced or not when
it comes.
Speaker 1 (05:12):
To the Takata airbags. So I would look that up.
Speaker 3 (05:15):
I would look up the crash test rating. I would
look up what safety features are standard, and I would certainly.
Speaker 1 (05:20):
Look up their expected reliability.
Speaker 2 (05:23):
Now, if we went through you guys at at Kelly Bluebook,
would could you tell us has this car been wrecked before?
Speaker 3 (05:31):
Yes, you can use you can use features like carbacks,
auto check and others.
Speaker 1 (05:38):
However, there's a trick to that.
Speaker 3 (05:41):
Not every car that's been in an accident is going
to be caught in those electronic reporting devices. If I
drove my car down the street and I'm on my
way to work one morning and I run into a
phone pole and then I drive it back home and
repair it myself.
Speaker 1 (05:56):
Oh, how would Carfax ever know that that was in
an accident?
Speaker 3 (06:00):
They only know when it enters into the system. Insurance pays,
a tow truck is called, there's a police report. If
you don't have those things, then you're.
Speaker 1 (06:09):
Not going to know. So it's helpful, but it's not foolproof.
Speaker 2 (06:13):
What about ev cars because I mean it seems like
that where the popularity of these is going down. But man,
I know how much I'm paying for gas. I don't
know if I want my teenageer're paying that, right.
Speaker 3 (06:24):
So electric cars are a good deal when you look
at used electric cars because they depreciate so rapidly. Unfortunate
for the person who bought it. The person who leases
could care less. They're just going to turn it back
in h But a person looking for a good used car,
I would definitely be looking at a used electric car.
Speaker 1 (06:42):
It's going to still have the warranty. Now would I
buy a twenty year old electric car, probably not.
Speaker 3 (06:47):
But if you're talking about like a six or seven
year old electric car, that's going to be an amazing
deal and it's going to save you money on gas.
Just make sure that they know where they're going to
charge it up, is that area safe and how long
it will take?
Speaker 2 (07:00):
Please do not move. There's more with Brian Moody from
the Kelly Blue Book coming up next, The best Cars
to Buy for Teens from a man that knows what's
going on. He's from Kelly Blue Book. Let's get back
into that talk with Brian Moody. My father made me
go get my own loan. He didn't sit in that
bank with me and so and I often wonder if
if fathers do that nowadays, or if they just give
him the money out of their own personal account. But
(07:22):
the thing is, though, is I think that's part of
the buying process. Learn how to do it as a teenager,
at least be in the room and sign the contract.
Speaker 1 (07:29):
Yes, I totally agree with that.
Speaker 3 (07:31):
And here's the one thing that's a little bit different
today that I.
Speaker 1 (07:34):
Think is that's good advice.
Speaker 3 (07:36):
And you know, many fathers have that intention of helping
their kid learn.
Speaker 1 (07:42):
But here's the difference.
Speaker 3 (07:43):
When you look at the nineteen sixties through the nineteen nineties,
the safety equipment changed very little. There really wasn't a
dramatic difference between a nineteen seventy car and a nineteen
eighty five car. Today there is a big difference between
a nineties car and a twenty twenty car. There's curtain
airbags that protect your head, there's knee air bags, there's
(08:06):
stability control, traction control, anti lock brakes. Well, all those
things came in the late nineties. So today, telling your
kids like, hey, just go buy a two thousand dollars car,
that might not be safe. So things have changed a
little bit. But what I would do is at least
have your kid work a couple of summers to save
up for something, and now they have a stake in it.
Speaker 1 (08:26):
They're not going to.
Speaker 3 (08:27):
Just say, oh, well, whatever you would want to get me,
They're going to have a stake in it because it's
partly their money too.
Speaker 2 (08:32):
Well, you can see that when you when you see
how people take care of their cars. These teams take
care of the car. I'm going you weren't part of
that buying process. There's no way you would have a
better respect for that car if you would have been there.
Speaker 1 (08:43):
Yeah. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (08:44):
And the reason why why new cars aren't always a
great deal or a great idea for.
Speaker 1 (08:51):
You know, for kids, is that they're going to bang
them up. That's me what part of right, I mean,
part of.
Speaker 3 (08:57):
That is, let's be honest. I'm sure this is the
case with you too. Part of that is, hey, everyone
look at this. But part of it is just being
an experience.
Speaker 2 (09:05):
Yeah. Yeah, How has AI technology helped you guys make
these connections? Because I mean, I really do want listeners
to really tap into what you guys do as a
service so that they know that they're making not only
the best buy for their teams, but for themselves as well.
Speaker 1 (09:21):
Right, So here's the way to look at AI.
Speaker 3 (09:24):
At least in my experience, AI.
Speaker 1 (09:27):
Is terrible for facts. It doesn't give you good facts.
But here's what it does do.
Speaker 3 (09:32):
That helps you with planning, that helps you with research,
that helps you with organizing. So if you ask Chad
GPT or other AI engine you know, is the Honda
Odyssey and Honda Pilot built on the same platform, it
will give you three different answers depending on three different
ways that.
Speaker 1 (09:51):
You ask, well, the truth is that they typically are built.
Speaker 3 (09:54):
On the same platform as are other Honda cars.
Speaker 1 (09:56):
Maybe that isn't important to.
Speaker 3 (09:58):
You, So I wouldn't go with facts for AI, but
I would go with what are the steps to buying
a good reliable car? What gas smile as should I
be getting? How can I get more life out of
my car?
Speaker 1 (10:11):
All of those things.
Speaker 3 (10:13):
Are better because of AI because it can give you
a lot of information at just the click of a button.
Speaker 2 (10:19):
All right, this is the father and the grandfather coming
out in me, only because I'm seeing a big trend
that's going on right now coming from the state of
Montana and Wyoming. I understood when the girls wanted to
get their own little international pickup or a forward pickup.
I get it, that was part of the job. But
these days I'm seeing a lot of good girls getting
into those pickups and I go, why did you buy that?
And they go, it's gotta be big on the road,
(10:40):
and I'm going, I don't know, man, is that safe?
And I'm not trying to not girls from having a
big old pickup. But even there's a lot of guys
that don't need to have that big old pickup as
their first one.
Speaker 3 (10:52):
I would say, I would say guys or girls having
a vehicle, any vehicle with a high center of gravity
is not safe. Yeah, because that's going to tip over
more easily. You and I have the experience to know
how a car reacts when you swerve. A new driver
doesn't have that. That being said, I would skip cars
(11:13):
that have a lift kit. So subs or trucks with
a big lift kit. No, not for bigoting and drivers. However,
what about a Ford Maverick that's a small pickup truck.
That would be fine. What about a Twota Tacoma that
would be okay too. There are good pickups that you
can get, you know, even a Silverado standard cab or
something that kind of is not doesn't sit super high
(11:35):
off the ground, that would be okay too. You just
don't want something that's really tall because think about this way,
what's easier to knock down a guy standing on two
bricks or a.
Speaker 1 (11:45):
Guy standing low to the ground. Well, the guy on
two bricks.
Speaker 2 (11:49):
Another thing that teens need to pay attention to is maintenance,
because I mean, they're putting on brakes on my pickup
today and it's going to cost me a thousand and
I know that an oil change is one hundred and
twenty five bucks every time I go in there, So
I mean, how do we get teams to understand the
importance of maintenance. Don't ignore it.
Speaker 3 (12:06):
Right because it can make your car last longer or not.
Just tell them like, hey, it can be part of
the process of buying a car. I'm going to help
you buy this car, but if I do, I'm going
to show you how to maintain it. And you're going
to have to be okay with that because I'm spending
ten thousand dollars of my own money.
Speaker 2 (12:21):
Yeah. Yeah, Where can people go to find out more
about you, Brian, because once again, I've always been impressed
with what you guys do at Kelly Bluebook.
Speaker 3 (12:30):
Yeah, you can go to Kelly Bluebook's website which.
Speaker 1 (12:33):
Is KBB dot com.
Speaker 3 (12:34):
And also there's lots of cool car stuff on my
own Instagram channel which is Brian cam twenty two.
Speaker 2 (12:42):
I love it. Please come back to this show anytime
in the future, anytime you've got a theme that you
guys are doing. Let's get the word out there because
people are all about being a part of a specialized group.
Because that's what everybody says I should be doing.
Speaker 3 (12:54):
Yes exactly right, happy to do it, and thanks for
having us.
Speaker 2 (12:57):
Will you be brilliant today?
Speaker 3 (12:59):
Okay, I'm I'm brill in most days.
Speaker 1 (13:02):
I think I love it.
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