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4D AGO

#25101: Diana's Dodge Biohazard

Diana’s dyin’ to ditch her Dodge unless our dummies can decode her dilemma: a smell so bad that it almost defies description. Hold your nose and open your ears for this episode of the Best of Car Talk. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

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36 min
DEC 16

#25100: Parts and Labor

Eric has a modest proposal: Shouldn’t the cost of the $4 part that his mechanic is replacing on his car also bear some resemblance to the cost of the labor to do the job? Afraid not, piston puss! How would mechanics ever pay for their boats if that were the case? Click and Clack expound upon various schemes- uh, theories!.. on this episode of the Best of Car Talk. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Dec 16

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39 min
1D AGO

#25102: Happy Camper

Katie is a hiker and camper but she called the least ‘outdoorsy’ guys possible to find out if it’s safe to pour her old camp stove fuel into her car’s gas tank. Click and Clack the Wilderness Brothers ‘break camp’(and a few other things) on this episode of the Best of Car Talk. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

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37 min
DEC 13

#2599: The Lincoln Lawyer

Bruce’s son is a lawyer in Orlando, Florida who, like most of the other lawyers in the area, drives a Lincoln Town Car. Except this one is not really helping his image. Instead of looking stylish and high class, paint is falling off in sheets leaving Bruce wondering whether repainting it would even work. Grab a brush or a can of spray paint and check out this episode of the Best of Car Talk. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Dec 13

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37 min
DEC 9 • CAR TALK+ ONLY

#2598: The Not-So-Itsy-Bitsy Spider

Gina was tooling along a local country road when an humongous spider descended in front of her eyes and into her lap. She doesn’t have any questions about removing stains from upholstery but there is the matter of the hedges and lawn furniture she wiped out as she careened down the embankment towards the waterfront. Brace for impact and check out this episode of The Best of Car Talk. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Dec 9

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35 min
DEC 6 • CAR TALK+ ONLY

#2597: We're Part of the Solution

Ivan was enduring an attempt to upsell him on a special oil treatment when he heard this doozy from the mechanic-turned-salesman: “We’re not the problem. We’re part of the solution.” We agree, if the solution he’s referring to is a sleazy soup of grease and jargon. Click and Clack wade through this and other messes on this episode of the Best of Car Talk. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Dec 6

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38 min
DEC 2 • CAR TALK+ ONLY

#2596: Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On

Karen from Virginia has two problems: Her Ford Taurus wagon shakes something awful from time to time. The second problem is her physicist husband’s theories about the source of the shimmy. We ain’t Fakin’, Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ on in this episode of the Best of Car Talk. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Dec 2

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42 min
NOV 29 • CAR TALK+ ONLY

#2595: The Big Hair Problem

Jessica and her mom both drive their VW but every time Jessica goes to start it she gets a shock. Is this some kind of anti-Fahrgvergnugen that only Jessica has to endure, or is their another possible answer? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Nov 29

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32 min
NOV 25 • CAR TALK+ ONLY

#2594: Having Fun with a US Census Agent

Paula from Virginia mostly wanted help with her Toyota Camry but, as a US Census agent she couldn’t resist wagging her finger to remind all of us to cooperate with the upcoming census collection. Fun ensues on this episode of the Best of Car Talk. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Nov 25

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39 min
NOV 22 • CAR TALK+ ONLY

#2593: Driving Blind

Lori’s man is acquiring old vehicles at an alarming rate. He loves working on them but, since he’s blind, he can’t drive them. Should Lori be putting the brakes on this hobby or practice kickstarting the Harley instead? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Nov 22

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37 min

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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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. Listen to the most recent four episodes for free, or get access to new bonus episodes and over 800 archived episodes (with more added regularly!) by signing up for Car Talk+. Learn more at plus.npr.org

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#25101: Diana's Dodge Biohazard

#25100: Parts and Labor

#25102: Happy Camper

#2599: The Lincoln Lawyer

#2598: The Not-So-Itsy-Bitsy Spider

#2597: We're Part of the Solution

#2596: Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On

#2595: The Big Hair Problem

#2594: Having Fun with a US Census Agent

#2593: Driving Blind

New bonus episodes. Archive access. Support NPR.

#2598: The Not-So-Itsy-Bitsy Spider

#2597: We're Part of the Solution

#2596: Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On

#2595: The Big Hair Problem

#2594: Having Fun with a US Census Agent

#2593: Driving Blind

#2592: How to Divorce Your Car

#2589: Help Me Rhonda

#2591: Customer Fleecing Systems

#2588: A Family Affair

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