#2683: Real Thing or Real Bad Idea?
Oct 17, 2026
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…
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#2682: Lars the Cranky Mechanic
Oct 14, 2026
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…
#2681: Roasting Marshmallows Over an Open Car Fire
Oct 10, 2026
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…
#2680: Men in Minivans
Oct 06, 2026
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…
#2679: Hot and Cold
Oct 03, 2026
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…
#2678: They're Coming to Steal Your Fish
Sep 29, 2026
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.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for…
#2677: Stumps and Chumps
Sep 26, 2026
Jane and Andy are ‘the stumpers’ and we all know who the chumps are on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. Car…
#2676: The End of the Previa
Sep 22, 2026
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…
#2675: Gas and Go
Sep 19, 2026
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…