The Best of Car Talk
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The Best of Car Talk
America's funniest auto mechanics take calls from weary car owners all over the country, and crack wise while they diagnose Dodges and dismiss Diahatsus. You don't have to know anything about cars to love this one hour weekly laugh fest.
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#2582: Dr. Kenny and Dr. Z
Dr. Kenny has a problem with the brakes on his Honda and Dr. Z has a beef with an answer we gave on a past show, so they decided to ring us up -while...
#2581: Hapless Hubby or Hero?
Amy’s husband went out and bought a jalopy that needed a new rack and pinion that he was sure he could install. And he did! But Amy is beside herself...
#2580: How's Your Breather, Laddie?
Alison’s VW won’t start and to make matters worse, Click and Clack are mesmerized by her lovely Scottish accent. Will Alison have to dope slap the guy...
#2579: Hi, My Name is Crash
Crash from San Diego is trying hard not to live up to his nickname and he wants Click and Clack to figure out why his Mazda sways so much from side to...
#2578: How to Properly Lead a Witness
Jerry’s SUV has a pronounced wiggle in the rear end and he’s unscuccessfully tried several expensive fixes. As he ticks them off to Click and Clack th...
#2577: Cross-Country Disaster Vacation
Anne and her brood are planning a cross-country trek in their old minivan and want to be sure that they’re not going to break down at the top of Pike’...
#2576: A Real Sled
Carl from Connecticut has a long, steep driveway that’s expensive to plow in the wintertime. He’s prepared to mount his own plow on the front of his o...
#2575: The Mechanic's Decision Tree
How DO mechanics figure out what’s wrong with your car? You would hope that they’d start small and inexpensive and work their way up to the big stuff,...
#2574: Oh Shut Up!
Courtesy of Tommy’s wife, JoAnne: a simple phrase to deal with a spouse, a mechanic -or both, in JoAnne’s case, who’s laying it on a bit too thick. He...
#2573: The Electrons Go Marching Two by Two
Ray has theories and this one is a doozy! Nancy from Wyoming can’t get her car to start on cold mornings unless she first turns on the heater. Ray’s e...
#2572: Free Compost
“Free Compost”, at one time the runner-up choice for the title of our radio show, is what Mary from Michigan shoveled straight into the trunk of her...
#2571: Click and Clack's Conspiracy Corner
Click and Clack join the crowd and tell of conspiracies everywhere, including antilock brakes and whole milk, on this episode of the Best of Car Talk....
#2564 Permanent Vacation Car
One caller wants a new car to get through his pre-retirement years while another wants to chuck it all except for the car. Could they both have the ri...
#2563: Flaming Bugs from Hell
Ok, perhaps we exaggerate a bit, but Doug from Oklahoma really does have black smoke coming out of his vents which are filled with dead bugs. Find out...
#2562: This is BAD!.. REAL BAD!
Poor Tommy! It’s tough enough trying to properly diagnose car problems over the phone without suddenly finding yourself sitting at the wrong end of a...
#2561: Flush that Radiator
Andy and his girlfriend were driving across the desert when their Jeep began overheating. Having already consumed all of the water they brought with t...