About this episode
Kelly and Lizz are back with New York Auto Show highlights and lowlights. Stellantis is giving flounder. And Sydney is saving the day as a girl who just handles it. Mark your calendar for Saturday, July 20th for a road trip to St. Louis! Tickets are now available for The Car Mom Auto Show including VIP tickets for an iconic Mom's night out experience. Today's millennial word of the day is 'nyming' which is the act of acronyming. In driveway dumps Lizz reveals the gender of her babe and she and Kelly couldn't feel more blessed on this making-cousins journey. Keep sending Kelly your baby names, the current top pick was a Carpool submission! George's animal industry news leads to a fun guessing game of how long some animals live. Lizz tries her hand at the Rattlesnake, elephant, octopus, killer whale, and snapping turtle. Next up, Kelly will be quizzing her on the gestation periods of animals and learning more about how chicken eggs are formed on her home studying trad wife journey this summer. The base model luxury of all base model luxuries is here thanks to a brilliant Carpool listener. Buy a cheap pair of sunglasses and leave them in your significant other's car. Listener's car questions this week include advice on waiting for a 2025 Kia Carnival and how safety features really contribute to making cars safer. Kelly shares how to get in touch with a dealer, what to do with a trade-in, and how frontal collision warning with automatic braking, and blind spot alerts help. Lizz adds that adapting to new technology can take time, but is doable. Have you been paying for things like free trials that you never canceled…for months at a time? Put that money right back in your pocket with one simple app. Rocket Money has over 5 million users and has helped save its members an average of $720 a year with over 500 million in canceled subscriptions. So stop wasting money on things you don't use. → Download the Rocket Money app at rocketmoney.com/carpool In industry news Chevy Traverse pricing has been released with a starting MSRP of $39,495 Chevy isn't doing anything out of the ordinary, but the price tag still stings. Kelly shares her bench seat and captain chair recommendations for different size families. The 2025 Expedition made an Auto Show appearance. And Kia is recalling Tellurides with a rollaway risk. Listener Kaylin shares today's ditch the drive-through, slow cooker beef tips. Yes please! Grab two pounds of beef stew meat and combine in your slow cooker with one can of cream of mushroom soup, one packet of brown gravy mix, one beef bouillon cube, one cup of water, and one small onion, chopped. Cook on low for 7-8 hours and then serve over white rice. → To share your ditch the drive-through recipe with us, call (959) CAR-POOL and leave us a message! → Write in your advice questions! Send Kelly and Lizz an email to get your question featured on the show at hello@thecarmomofficial.com