#2265: Pretty Bird

Aug 13, 2022
Susan fr California managed to stick her ex-husband with a pet parakeet and kept the Mercury Lynx in their divorce settlement. But now, instead of having to clean up the birdcage and hearing ‘Pretty Bird’ all day long she’s driving around in a car that is billowing smoke. Is it too late to reconsider the parakeet? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.

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Tommy Pleads for better mail to read on the show

This Week's Puzzler

Something Awful: And then he starts filling up the cans from there. From the bed of the truck.

Last Week's Puzzler

Overheating and Intriguing: They do that little mechanic shrug, smoke a cigarette, and drink coffee.


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