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The Best of Car Talk 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.

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#2335: Life and Death and Fried Clams

Margaret from nearby Everett, Mass has relocated to California along with 'Rusty' her trusty Honda Accord but the noises Rusty makes going up and down the Streets of San Francisco have Margaret in fear for her life. Will our boys be able to stop waxing nostalgic about Everett's famous clam shack 'Kelly's' in time to save Margaret? Pass the tartar sauce and find out for yourself on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.

#2335: Life and Death and Fried Clams

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#2334: He Most Certainly Did!

Click and Clack's father, Louis, gets called-in to settle a bet: Did Tommy croak one of Dad's cars back in the day by running it out of oil? And their Mother Elizabeth has a word with her boys, too. It's a family affair on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.

#2334: He Most Certainly Did!

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#2333: Beth's Birdbathroom

Beth from New York has a deeded parking space that sits right below a mockingbird's perch, and let's just say Beth is a bit more familiar with the little guy's diet than she wants to be. What's a car owner to do when doo-doo covers your car every day? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.

#2333: Beth's Birdbathroom

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#2332: That's Either Very Good or Very Bad

Danny from Louisiana has a Toyota Van with spongey brakes that he can't seem to fix. Our geniuses listen carefully to Danny's descriptions, ask him seemingly insightful questions and each comes to a totally different conclusion. Will Danny get some help here or just two separate bills for the two diagnoses? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.

#2332: That's Either Very Good or Very Bad

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#2331: Hello, You're on Love Talk

Before we were swiping right and left on our dating apps to find a mate, some of us would go to strange lengths to improve our love lives. If you were truly desperate, and Dr. Ruth's line was busy, you might even call a couple of mechanics doing a radio show about cars for a little love help. A new puzzler and some actual car questions along with your amore on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.

#2331: Hello, You're on Love Talk

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#2330: Leaks, Leaks Everywhere!

Our show is even more of a mess than usual: Paul's Toyota is dripping oil on his pants while he drives and Suzanne's husband's Ford is leaking gas and stinking up the house. 'Clean up in aisle 4' with the 'Mop-a-lot-zi Brothers' on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.

#2330: Leaks, Leaks Everywhere!

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#2329: John 'BSMHFLSCDBTTMTTTC' Lawlor

What's in a middle name? Most of us got stuck with a simple middle name that belonged to an ancestor or maybe Mom's favorite bookie. But our Technical Advisor, John Bugsy, Sebastian, Mr. Height, Free Lunch, Sweet Cheeks, Donut Breath, Twinkle Toes, Make-That-Two-Triple-Cheeseburgers Lawlor got a doozy! How did he earn them all? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.

#2329: John 'BSMHFLSCDBTTMTTTC' Lawlor

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#2328: The Singularity is Near

In Car Talk's version of our dystopian future, all cars are designed by the French, with wiring by the British and emissions systems by Volkswagen. In Kathy's dystopian present her Chevy is already in regular communications with nearby banking systems technology. Can Click and Clack rescue us from the 'rise of the machines'? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.

#2328: The Singularity is Near

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#2327: Supplication from a Sentra

Reverend Tim's passengers think that he should own up to the real origin of the unholy smell in his Nissan, but the good Reverend called on a higher power for his Sentra salvation. Too bad he got a wrong number and ended up on our show instead! Will a well-placed air freshener deliver Reverend Tim to the promised land? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.

#2327: Supplication from a Sentra

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#2326: Bill's Chevy Maliboo-boo

Lindsay from Virginia thinks that her hubby, Bill, is trying to sabotage her admittedly 'uncool' Chevy Malibu. Will Click and Clack give Lindsay the straight dope or will they be just be regular dopes and try to help hubby out here? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.

#2326: Bill's Chevy Maliboo-boo

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