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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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#2547: Test Drives with a Car Sick Dog

Jann is willing to consider several different vehicles to replace her Honda, but her labrador retriever is a little pickier. And the doggie expresses her displeasure by barfing all over car interiors. Will car salesman be suspicious when Jann starts covering everything in plastic before test drives, or do Click and Clack have a surefire puke prevention plan? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.

#2547: Test Drives with a Car Sick Dog

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#2546: Death Valley Dinesh

There are thrill seekers and then there is Dinesh. Dinesh wants to walk through Death Valley in the middle of Summer -presumably because 'it's there', or something. And somehow this involves a car question that isn't a hearse. Can Click and Clack throw some shade on Dinesh' crazy plans? Or will they just try and convince him to add their names to his life insurance policy? Find out on this parched episode of the Best of Car Talk.

#2546: Death Valley Dinesh

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#2545: The Cruller Curse

To combat the curse of regular, expensive, brake failures Tamitha has made an offering to the brake gods of a donut that sits on her dash. Months later the donut is getting pretty nasty up there next to the windshield and the brakes keep on failing. Can Click and Clack reverse the curse -or at least offer Tamitha a fresh cruller? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.

#2545: The Cruller Curse

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#2544: I Fixed the Car Again, Honey!

Linda's husband sensed that she was getting tired of their old Volvo. So he decided to turn it into a convertible -permanently- by chopping off the top of the car with a grinding tool. 'Fixed' isn't what Linda is thinking here. What will Click and Clack think? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.

#2544: I Fixed the Car Again, Honey!

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#2543: When is it OK to Yell at Your Mechanic?

Two weeks after being paid to rotate and rebalance her car's tires, Liz' mechanic says they all now need to be replaced. Liz, sensing a rip off or at least bad service, started yelling at him. Was Liz wrong? Find out if Click and Clack get yelled at, too on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.

#2543: When is it OK to Yell at Your Mechanic?

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#2542: Sailing from Milwaukee to Dallas

Steph is about to pilot her sailboat, loaded with ten cases of wine, from Milwaukee to the friendly port of... Dallas, Texas. Since she's unlikely to find navigable waters all the way there, Steph wants to get her old Subaru in shape for the trip. Will Click and Clack tell her she's crazy or will they ask to join ship's crew in exchange for some of that wine? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.

#2542: Sailing from Milwaukee to Dallas

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#2541: It's Raining Cars

The freeways in Los Angeles are no place for the faint of heart. After surviving a multi-car pileup, Matt feels incredibly lucky to be safely ensconced in a tow truck heading home along with his wounded Volvo, until he notices that the Volvo has apparently taken a different route home. Will Matt and his 850 be reunited? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.

#2541: It's Raining Cars

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#2540: Some Car Noises are Better Than Others

Most car noises are annoying or abrasive but Sharon's Ford is making a very regular 'come hither' purrr. Will Click and Clack fix this one or help Sharon patent it and make a fortune? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.

#2540: Some Car Noises are Better Than Others

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#2539: Cindy's Maalox Moment

Cindy is a painter and a nervous one at that. One night, while taking a break from painting to add oil to her BMW she mixed up her containers and accidentally poured a few glugs of maalox into her engine. Cindy's Bimmer no longer has acid reflux, but is it otherwise ruined? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.

#2539: Cindy's Maalox Moment

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#2538: Noah's Park

Noah's about to go on a 'voyage' of sorts(Think endless concrete and iron bars instead of ocean). His beloved, a '76 Dodge Van, will be pining away for him until he figures out how to escape. Should he put his getaway vehicle in storage or just leave it idling at the secret hideout? Click and Clack are Noah's wheel men on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.

#2538: Noah's Park

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