#1101: Cycling the Seven Seas

Jan 01, 2011
This week on Car Talk, Eleanor is about to head off on a six-month 'round-the-world bike trip. She wants to know what she should do with her Mazda B2200 pick-up while she's gone. Tom and Ray want to know how she plans to pedal across several large bodies of water. Will either party be satisfied by the other's answers? Meanwhile, Kevin loves his vintage T-Bird, except that driving it lulls him to sleep. Is he worn out from the euphoria, or sucking in a few too many carbon monoxide fumes? Also, a Porsche owner gets a painful reminder of why engine removal is a two-person job, and a soprano suddenly starts letting loose with arias under the hood of a Honda Civic. All that and lots more, this week, on Car Talk.

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Tom and Ray share automotive confessions.

This Week's Puzzler

You're given a hundred dollars and told to spend it all purchasing exactly a hundred animals at the pet store. But there's a catch...

Last Week's Puzzler

What did Jerry's friend find in the kitchen that allowed him to lower the slate into its very tight-fitting hole in front of the hearth, without risk of breaking it?

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Tbird CO problem with exhaust

Good info not to drive the car until he has it checked out. I'm am shocked that neither of the hosts recommended the owner wear scuba gear when he drives the car to prevent CO poisoning! That is until the car is fixed.
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