Npr: Car Talk

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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. (Author: Tom and Ray Magliozzi)
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Recent episodes from Npr: Car Talk

  • Car Talk 0836 September 6, 2008
    Published: Sep 6, 08
    Some new ways to refer to those who are "one taco short of a combination plate." Also, Stump the Chumps tests the relationship between Lillian and her mechanic Bobby; a husband wonders how to stop his wife from killing Fords, and a really dirty fuel flush scam.
     
  • Car Talk 0835 August 30, 2008
    Published: Aug 30, 08
    Tom and Ray wade into the waters of gas pump etiquette—when does one customer's last drop belong to the next person? Also, another lesson why you should never buy a car from your brother, a soldier and his Toyota prepare for duty, and the essence of Car Talk is captured by a single word.
     
  • Car Talk 0834 August 23, 2008
    Published: Aug 23, 08
    10 years after the fact, Tom and Ray's pal the Pep learns the deep dark secret of what really happened to his beloved Lincoln. Also, how to tow a car you'd rather just get rid of, does a warning count if it's not in all capital letters, and what does Google really think Car Talk?
     
  • Car Talk 0833 August 16, 2008
    Published: Aug 17, 08
    A messy divorce gets messier, and more fun. Also:A 13-year old kid plus a 14-year old Nissan equals one worried Mom.On Stump the Chumps, what made a Porsche turn semi-suicidal?Honda's brilliant anti-theft system? Maybe not.
     
  • Car Talk 0832 August 9, 2008
    Published: Aug 10, 08
    When a relationship ends, who get to keep taking their car to the trusty mechanic? Also, why a smoking Jetta is just like a Magliozzi, a truck sends Tom and Ray into Duck and Cover mode, and more thoughts on the legendary Andy letter.
     
  • Car Talk 0831 August 2, 2008
    Published: Aug 2, 08
    A listener thanks Tom and Ray for inadvertently solving a decades-old philosophical question. Also, the ever-annoying Melissa Peterson asks the guys to go to bat for her, and because some fool demanded it, The Car Talk Barbershop Quarter Minus Two makes its first and (we hope) last appearance.
     
  • Car Talk 0830 July 26, 2008
    Published: Jul 26, 08
    A driver wonders if she should fess up for skipping a toll she didn't have Exact Change for, but, she may have no choice, thanks to Tom and Ray. Also, is all fair and love and grease? How to win a mechanic's heart. And, welcome to the world of electric brakes.
     
  • Car Talk 0829 July 19, 2008
    Published: Jul 19, 08
    An all-time classic Shaggy Dog story—literally. Also, Ray's misadventure on the exercise bike; a wife searches for a low-decibel strategy to keep her husband from driving off the road; a Buick that drinks oil faster than its owner can drink beer; and, we meet the Chuck Yeager of CV Joints?
     
  • Car Talk July 12, 2008 Show #0828
    Published: Jul 12, 08
    Tommy reminisces about his days in the U.S. Army, especially the one in which he rose to the rank of Private. Also, why a Volvo owner may wish she'd married a gecko, and what happens when you give a 3-year old a golf ball and put him near your exhaust pipe? Yep, you guessed right.
     
  • Car Talk July 5, 2008 Show #0827
    Published: Jul 5, 08
    A lesson in how NOT to let off steam after a marital tiff. Also, two women's worst nightmares: one is gonna be stuck with her '87 Camry a little longer, and the other has to face the fact that her husband was right about a clogged AC. And, why you should never trust a mechanic who keeps his boat parked near his garage.
     
  • Car Talk June 28, 2008 Show #0826
    Published: Jun 28, 08
    Tom and Ray's thoughts on the passing of comedian and longtime Car Talk Plaza hero, George Carlin. Also, would you pay 700 bucks just to get some really bad news? Plus, a joyride IN a warehouse jeopardizes a Suzuki Swift, and straight outta the Witness Protection program in Twin Falls, our pal Dino returns for Stump the Chumps.
     
  • Car Talk June 21, 2008 Show #0825
    Published: Jun 21, 08
    A frustrated VW owner plans a less-than fond farewell to her Beetle. Also, the victim of sibling-induced timing chain obsession seeks guidance, Scooby Doo appears in a PT Cruiser, and would you share your wedding vows with a '61 Corvair Greenbrier?
     
  • Car Talk June 14, 2008 Show #0824
    Published: Jun 14, 08
    A "foreign body" finds its way itno a Land Rover's differential. Fortunately, it's inanimate. Also, advice to mechanics: don't tell a customer complaining about noisy brakes that the problem is hormonal. And, a Dad gives his daughter useful automotive advice that could land them both in jail.
     
  • Car Talk June 7, 2008 Show #0823
    Published: Jun 7, 08
    83-year old Lillian gets a fishy-sounding diagnosis on her Lincoln, and turns to Tom and Ray for guidance. They decide to play "60 Minutes", and go right to the source. Also, our on-call Physicist explains how the guys got their heads up their keisters on head-on collisions, a new Puzzler, and lots more.
     
  • Car Talk May 31, 2008 Show #0822
    Published: May 31, 08
    Tom and Ray Magliozzi of Car Talk answer callers questions about their cars from sticky brakes and faulty starters, to marital disputes and an ethical puzzler.