NPR: Car Talk Podcast

A restitution offer is received—but, is it accepted? Also, can selective blinker use ruin an otherwise perfect relationship, and, how not to make friends with your neighbor.

An innocent Porsche begins rolling towards a cliff—backwards and uphill. Is there an explanation aside from the fact it's in the aptly named town of "Radium Springs" ? Also, "foreign accent syndrome" takes on a new dimension, when not to use "belt dressing", and two callers get homework assignments.

Ray's inadvertent hijacking of Grammy's birthday cake (She Show #0813) opens the auto-confessional door. If you've ever cooked a friend's car, here's an opportunity to make amends. ?lso, a Kia owner cooks her own car, and we hear the evidence. And, does drafting to save gas cost the draftee anything?

How a long flight to Iceland, and an overdose of lutefisk helped create a new addition to the Car Talk lexicon. Also, the new owner of a Ford pick-up discovers a bonus gas tank he may be better off using for hamburgers, a new Dad wonders why his wife won't let him take baby for a ride in his Jag, and a Cabrio owner wonders why her shoulder's all wet.

An encore show featuring stories about one of Tom and Ray's oldest (and loudest) friends. Also, a lesson in windhshield wiper fluid dynamics that violates most, if not all, laws of physics; another way to drive your wife crazy; And, the introduction of a new high-level auto-technical term: "Shmutz on the Clutch". (Note: includes the phrase" chicken asses")

A husband raises the stakes in a marital dispute over an over-populated key ring. Also, an '02 Nissan with almost 600,000 miles gets clogged, a Volvo owner enjoys life without a muffler, and is the Autobahn really the place to break in a new BMW? Pluse, new hope for ugly guys! Within reason, of course.

A soccer Mom develops an obsession with a potential new ride. Also, how the Tom Magliozzi Principle can guide a cross-country drive in a 1938 Dodge, a Dad shares his dream of handing down a '92 Subaru--in 2019, and Ray's son has a terrific birthday--at someone else's expense.

Dad's dream car becomes his daughter's nightmare. Can Tom and Ray help her find her way out of a luxury car she's not ready for? Also, we meet the most unlikely resident of Twin Falls, Idaho; a Volvo sounds a tornado warning, and can you trust your brother, even if he's a mechanic?

A musician searches for a creative (cheap) fix to a noisy exhaust. Also, the Wisdom of Homer, a very expensive clogged drain, and on Stump the Chumps--Ray stands alone. Will he have the last laugh?

A new Mom faces a driver's door that won't open, and a passenger door that won't close. Her response? A bungee cord and a good laugh. Find out if Tom and Ray can do any better. Also, a faulty gas cap brings out the guys' inner 6th graders, a plow truck channels Popeye, and why one woman has turned her daily commute into a deluxe tour of New Haven.