
#1327: The Four-Wheeled Dowry
Jul 06, 2013
Jul 06, 2013
This week on Car Talk, Elisa's parents are so anxious for her to marry her live-in boyfriend, that they've offered to buy her a new car if Elisa and her beau tie the knot. Is this an offer she can't refuse, or will she be opening herself up to a lifetime of parental meddling--which may not be so bad if it means a lifetime of new cars. Elsewhere, newly employed Katherine would like to buy a new car, but is worried that she may have trouble making the payments on it, after rear-ending her boss's car on her second day. Also, Jay's wondering if a non-working tachometer can substitute for a non-working speedometer in his BMW; Chris' car has developed a seasonal allergy to starting; and Ann offers Case Study #265,498 of why you should never listen to your father when it comes to cars. All this and lots more, this week on Car Talk.
Show Open Topic
Cars that crash will always burst into flames, and other things we've learned from movies.
This Week's Puzzler
How did the kidnapped president of the Free Range Beet Growers Association know what kind of car he was being held in?
Last Week's Puzzler
How many people were in the original group?