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  • 2683 #2683: Real Thing or Real Bad Idea? 36:04
    Kay noticed some corrosion on her Ford’s battery terminals one day when it wouldn’t start. Her daddy told her to pour a Coke on it. She isn’t sure if that was for good luck or some other reason, but she tried Dr. Pepper and it didn’t work. Do they make energy drinks for Fords? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.
  • 2682 #2682: Lars the Cranky Mechanic 36:11
    Kat has a prickly relationship with her Volvo mechanic, Lars. It’s to the point where she’s afraid to tell him things about her car and, not surprisingly, it isn’t getting fixed. Lars insists that only he, a certified Volvo mechanic should work on Kat’s car, but Kat is beginning to feel like she’s being bullied. Click and Clack come to Kat’s rescue on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.
  • 2681 #2681: Roasting Marshmallows Over an Open Car Fire 36:54
    Jeannie and her family were toodling along in their new minivan when the marvelous scenery became obscured by the smoke and flames coming from under their hood. Should they have attempted to save their van or were they right to pull over and run like hell? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.
  • 2680 #2680: Men in Minivans 35:28
    Craig needs a minivan for his work but realizes that guys driving minivans have a reputation as, well, eunuchs. Can Click and Clack -both recovered minivan drivers- help Craig ‘man up’ here? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.
  • 2679 #2679: Hot and Cold 34:37
    Dinesh calls in to let us know how his stroll through the length of Death Valley went last summer, and Linda from Alaska needs help with her sled dogs. Unusual extremes in temperature are met with our usually mediocre advice on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.
  • 2678 #2678: They're Coming to Steal Your Fish 34:21
    A tornado picks up a car and deposits it in the trees and now they’re coming to steal your fish. Must be the latest episode of the Best of Car Talk.
  • 2677 #2677: Stumps and Chumps 36:30
    Jane and Andy are ‘the stumpers’ and we all know who the chumps are on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.
  • 2676 #2676: The End of the Previa 37:32
    Marsha mixed up. She opened all of her Toyota minivan’s fluid reservoirs and mostly poured the right stuff into the right holes, but not quite. Click and Clack ponder her polluted Previa on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.
  • 2675 #2675: Gas and Go 35:35
    Leo’s a busy guy. He pulls to a screech in front of the gas pumps, jumps out, slides across the hood of the car and starts pumping gas before his feet hit the ground -all while the engine is still running. His wife is used to Leo’s ‘Dukes of Hazard’ routine but draws the line at gasing up with a running engine. Click and Clack are ‘Boss Hogg’ and ‘Roscoe P. Coltrane’ laying down the law on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.
  • 2674 #2674: Empathic Whatever 34:32
    Jeff, a relationship counselor from Maui, and Click and Clack, relationship klutzes of great renown, engage in an exchange of professional services on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.
  • 2673 #2673: Thelma and Louise II 36:38
    Lydia is about to finish her graduate program and to celebrate she wants to grab a girlfriend, hop into a classic muscle car and drive across the US, just like Thelma and Louise. We think maybe Lydia kind of forgot how that movie ends, but hey… Find out which model Click and Clack think has the best aerodynamic potential on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.
  • 2672 #2672: The Spudmobile 38:21
    Amy’s Honda is having a bit of a flatulence issue and, being something of an intellectual, she has determined that the main ‘ingredient’ in the offending odor is… potatoes! Will Click and Clack recommend a juice cleanse? Or does the Shameless Commerce Division have some other dietary supplement to fix this issue? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.
  • 2671 #2671: Answer Coupon 32:11
    Sandy’s Honda sounds like a muscle car all of a sudden. Gotta be a hole in the muffler, right? Apparently not, says Sandy. Can Click and Clack get her to change her answer with the proper incentives? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.
  • ♫ "Rats!"(Bonus Episode) 10:31
    It’s ‘Special Podcast Extra’ day here at the ‘Best of Car Talk!’ We thought that those of you who weren’t enjoying the ‘exclusive’ NPR+ extras that we roll out regularly might like to hear Ray take a few of your car questions. That’s right, we managed to lure him off of the bocce court last week with promises of all-you-can-eat cannolli and he fell for it! Listen in to find out if he can help Elizabeth with her ‘unwanted passengers’ and Rory with his suspiciously shiny motor oil. And while you’re listening, head over to plus.npr.org and you can hear the rest of Ray’s attempts to rescue callers over the past year -and into the future. You’ll ensure regular laughs and support NPR and Public Radio, too.
  • 2670 #2670: Calling for a 'Friend' 36:36
    Aaron has a theory about why his Chevy Impala suddenly has no power, and he’s tried a bunch of fixes that haven’t helped. Turns out it isn’t even his car, so Click and Clack want to know why they should care on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.
  • ♫ #2669: Pay as You Go 36:29
    Jim sold some sucker his high-mileage Geo Metro junkbox for $250. A little while later, the buyer comes back and Jim is prepared to tell him, ‘No refunds!’ when the buyer hands Jim $100 instead. What gives? Find out on this edition of the Best of Car Talk.
  • 2668 #2668: You Betcha! 36:45
    From Aitkin to Zumbrota, this edition of the Best of Car Talk ‘Climaxes’(poulation 243) with a flurry of calls from the gopher state. You betcha!
  • 2667 #2667: Witless Intimidation 35:06
    Laraine’s Acura is making a weird fricative noise that seems to be coming from impossible locations within the engine compartment. And Click & Clack have to resort to ditching their ‘nice guy’ personas in an attempt to make Laraine’s answers fit their desperate guesses on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.
  • 2666 #2666: The Spidermobile 35:58
    Heather’s Honda got stolen and shortly after it’s recovery she noticed that the car was infested with dozens of black widow spiders. Ugh! While you’re trying hard not to imagine the little critters crawling up YOUR pantleg while you drive, check out Click and Clack’s arachnophobic responses on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.
  • 2665 #2665: A Laser-like Focus 34:42
    Anne’s Subaru has fallen prey to several failures that exhibit a complex pattern of intricate and subtle symptoms that only a master mechanic with finely-tuned powers of concentration could ever possibly hope to diagnose over the phone. While we all wait for a master mechanic to show up, Click and Clack attempt to stay awake long enough to give it a shot on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.
  • 2664 #2664: Sparks-a-Flying 38:36
    Alison is still madly in love with her hubby of two years, but she’s just plain mad about the fact that everytime they kiss in her car she gets an electric shock. Which has to go: hubby or the car? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.
  • 2663 #2663: Martha, Martha, Martha! 37:55
    The “Good Things” Lady meets “Thing One and Thing Two”, as the Doyenne of Domesticity, Martha Stewart brings her talents to this episode of the Best of Car Talk.
  • 2662 #2662: Camry vs Ferrari 36:14
    Steve emerged from a divorce without his beloved Ferrari and now he’s driving a Toyota Camry. Is there any way he can get some of the thrill that he used to get from driving his v-12 in his current 4 cylinder replacement? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.
  • 2661 #2661: The Dreamsicle-Mobile 38:08
    JoAnne’s kid at least has imagination. And he wants his first vehicle to be an ice cream truck. Not for it’s fine handling on the freeway or the high output motor, but more likely for the fun of bouncing around the neighborhood and blasting a nursery rhyme on his horn while pulling a ‘Klondike Bar’ out of one of the freezer compartments. Is this the best ever ‘first car’ or the worst? Find out what our two ‘Screwballs’ think on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.
  • 2660 #2660: Howard's Brake Fluid Recipe 35:58
    Howard was in the desert down near the US/Mexico border when he realized that he was out of brake fluid with none onhand. He did, however, have some water, antifreeze, paint thinner and some high-end tequila. What would be the proper mixture of each to come up with a suitable ‘dot-Howard’ brake fluid? Or should he have just enjoyed the tequila while awaiting rescue? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.