As the boys near the date for their ‘3rd Annual Car Talk Sock Hop’ Tamsen calls in from California with a VW Superbeetle that Shakes, Rattles, and Rolls down the highway. Robin has a rotten exhaust, Debbie’s Peugeot won’t go, and Kirk wonders if the $19 alignments he’s been getting regularly will eventually solve his Dodge’s habit of heading for the ditch. All this and a new puzzler on today’s show!