The Straight Shift with The Car Chick
The Straight Shift is a podcast that's about cars! Car buying, car selling, car maintenance and repairs, safe driving tips, and general car-related nonsense designed to empower consumers. Brought to you by The Car Chick, the #1 trusted automotive expert for women and smart men. New episodes drop the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month!
The Straight Shift with The Car Chick
Latest Episodes
The New Cold War: Why Your Car Is Caught in the Middle
Episode SummaryCould your car become a battlefield in the New Cold War?It sounds like the plot of a spy thriller, but it's actually one of the biggest stories quietly reshaping the automotive industry.This week, The ...
Will Your Next Car Be a Blank Slate?
Electric vehicles were supposed to make cars more affordable. So why does the average EV now cost well over $50,000?Enter Slate Auto, a brand-new American startup that's taking a completely different approach. Their first v...
The FTC Is Finally Cracking Down on Dealer Pricing Bullshittery
Think hidden fees, fake discounts, rebate games, mandatory add-ons, and vehicles advertised at prices you can't actually get are just part of buying a car?The FTC doesn't think so.In this episode, The Car Chick® breaks down the si...
How Global Chaos Ends Up in Your Driveway
SummaryAfter a three-month hiatus, The Car Chick® is back — and apparently while she was gone, the global economy decided to completely lose its damn mind.In this comeback episode of The Straight Shift, The Car Chick breaks d...