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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  • #2477: Holistic Car Care

    #2477: Holistic Car Care
    Sep 24 2024
    Did you know that Click and Clack's roots in car care stretch back to 'hippie days' and their 'Hacker's Haven' DIY Garage? Ed was a customer then and remembers a few of the nutty approaches the boys took to educating beginner mechanics. Change your Patchouli oil & filter with us on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.
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    36 mins
  • #2476: Houston, We Have a Problem!

    #2476: Houston, We Have a Problem!
    Sep 21 2024
    When John called us from '200 miles north of Hawaii'' it took Click and Clack a minute to realize he meant 200 miles 'straight up'. Boy, NASA budget cuts get must be bad if they're calling us for help. Houston definitely has a problem on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.
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    36 mins
  • #2475: Men Before GPS

    #2475: Men Before GPS
    Sep 17 2024
    It used to be that the biggest obstacle to getting where you were going wasn't a poorly built or maintained car -it was the guy behind the wheel. Men famously hated asking for directions, preferring instead to try and read a paper map with one eye while keeping the other eye on the road, sort of. Journey back to the 'not-so-long-ago-days-of-pre-GPS-yore' on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.
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    38 mins
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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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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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Give Us More!

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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Love Car Talk

Love the guys but the commercials are killing me. I listened to them every week for years.

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