
#1942: A Bevy of Bad Options
Oct 19, 2019
Oct 19, 2019
This week on The Best of Car Talk, should Bill risk humiliation and passenger nausea by trying to learn how to drive a stick shift in time for the high school dance? Given that his options are the family minivan or station wagon, he may need to go for it and have a handy supply of barf bags on hand. Elsewhere, Jane's neighbor's dog is biting her Subaru's tires and chasing her car. Jane is thinking a healthy dose of pepper spray may help dissuade Fido, but Tom and Ray may have a more (or less ) humane solution. Also, Abby’s Accord has a burning smell since she accidentally backed down a friend's steep driveway in the drive; Steve promised his wife he could fix her oil problem three months ago, but is stumped; and can Ray convince John his air conditioning is making noise, even when it's off? All this, plus a quiz for the Philosopher King, and more, this week on The Best of Car Talk.
Show Open Topic
A quiz for the Philosopher King.
This Week's Puzzler
The Elusive Vacuum Leak: How did this clever mechanic find the leak?
Last Week's Puzzler
The Captured Spy: How did the undercover agent give himself away?