#2668: You Betcha!
Aug 25, 2026
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!Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for…
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. Support public media by joining NPR+ at plus.npr.org. You’ll get perks for over 25 NPR podcasts, and Car Talk's perks include full archive access, new(!) call-in bonus episodes with Ray, and sponsor-free listening.
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#2667: Witless Intimidation
Aug 22, 2026
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’…
#2666: The Spidermobile
Aug 18, 2026
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…
#2665: A Laser-like Focus
Aug 15, 2026
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…
#2664: Sparks-a-Flying
Aug 11, 2026
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?…
#2663: Martha, Martha, Martha!
Aug 08, 2026
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. Support public media with NPR+ and…
#2662: Camry vs Ferrari
Aug 04, 2026
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…
#2661: The Dreamsicle-Mobile
Aug 01, 2026
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…
#2653: Mechanic with Benefits
Jul 04, 2026
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