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The Best of 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.
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  • #2437: Gail the Tollbooth Fugitive

    #2437: Gail the Tollbooth Fugitive
    May 7 2024
    Billy the Kid, John Dillinger, Al Capone and now... 'Gail the Tollbooth Fugitive' takes her rightful place among America's most notorious criminals. Find out how wrong your life can go when you don't have exact change on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.
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    34 mins
  • #2436: Cup of Coffee for the Road

    #2436: Cup of Coffee for the Road
    May 4 2024
    Stephan from Wyoming probably likes a cup of hot coffee for the road to keep warm, but he was shocked when his mechanic came out with a steaming coffee kettle and began pouring it into his carburetor. One lump or two on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.
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    35 mins
  • #2435: The Wussification of the American Male

    #2435: The Wussification of the American Male
    Apr 30 2024
    For decades American men drove hot rods and muscle cars produced with their testosterone levels in mind. Then came the 'automotive vasectomy' that is the minivan. How's a guy supposed to feel macho cruising into the Costco parking lot in a Dodge Caravan? Take off your fanny pack and ponder the wussification of the American male on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.
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Memories of sitting in my dads car while he ran into the hardware store (this was common place then). Love click and clack!

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Please, can we have more episodes?? Listening to these two bandy about about cars with humor and quirk is a salve in these uncertain times. Always puts a smile on my face!!

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I LOVE CAR TALK!!!!!

you all are the best!!! Been listening to you all for years and you make my day!! Would love for you to help me with my nissan problem!!

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