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The Best of Car Talk

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.Copyright 2001-2021 Tappet Brothers LLC - For Personal Use Only
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  • #2597: We're Part of the Solution

    #2597: We're Part of the Solution
    Dec 6 2025

    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.

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    38 mins
  • #2596: Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On

    #2596: Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
    Dec 2 2025

    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.

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    42 mins
  • #2595: The Big Hair Problem

    #2595: The Big Hair Problem
    Nov 29 2025

    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.

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    32 mins
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