Car Stuff Podcast

Celebrating 300 Episodes! Biggest News Stories of the Past 6 Years, Best $30,000 New Vehicles

Car Stuff Podcast

Show Notes

To celebrate the 300th episode of the Car Stuff Podcast, Jill and Tom are joined by Jennifer Newman and Damon Bell of Cars.com. Jennifer was the podcast’s first guest, and Damon was co-host for the first three years of the show. Jennifer and Damon share the Cars.com picks for the best vehicles under $30,000. That conversation dovetailed nicely with Jennifer’s research into new-vehicle affordability. In the second segment, everyone looks back over the past six years to discuss the ...

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