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Car Talk: Field Guide to the North American Wacko
A radio road trip across America featuring the wackiest calls from the nuttiest specimens ever to phone the show.
A high point of every Car Talk show is the call-in segment, when listeners phone in for advice and regale hosts Click and Clack with tales of their own automotive misadventures.
Like Dave from Bemidji, Minnesota, who drives his Chevy Cavalier home from Alaska when it already has 350,000 miles on the odometer. And Dinesh, who strolls across Death Valley. Rather than worry about buzzards, he's concerned about how his car will hold up in the heat. Christy wants to know if she fried her dad's Citation. Adrienne frets that a load of rocks might crush her Saab. Single guy John wonders if he should tidy up his car for a first date or reveal its trashy self. And when Ann's husband travels from Georgia to Florida to get his vasectomy reversed, Ann drives like a banshee to bring him back home. Ever since, their Caravan makes strange grinding noises.
It seems that lunatics aren't confined to Car Talk Plaza. They're everywhere, and they're dialing the phone. Four hilarious radio shows celebrate the land of the free, home of the wacko.
A high point of every Car Talk show is the call-in segment, when listeners phone in for advice and regale hosts Click and Clack with tales of their own automotive misadventures.
Like Dave from Bemidji, Minnesota, who drives his Chevy Cavalier home from Alaska when it already has 350,000 miles on the odometer. And Dinesh, who strolls across Death Valley. Rather than worry about buzzards, he's concerned about how his car will hold up in the heat. Christy wants to know if she fried her dad's Citation. Adrienne frets that a load of rocks might crush her Saab. Single guy John wonders if he should tidy up his car for a first date or reveal its trashy self. And when Ann's husband travels from Georgia to Florida to get his vasectomy reversed, Ann drives like a banshee to bring him back home. Ever since, their Caravan makes strange grinding noises.
It seems that lunatics aren't confined to Car Talk Plaza. They're everywhere, and they're dialing the phone. Four hilarious radio shows celebrate the land of the free, home of the wacko.
- GenresHumorNonfictionAudiobook
4 pages, Audio CD
First published May 6, 2008
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July 25, 2022
I've said it before and I'll say it again, I sure love these two guys. Their humor and laughing sure tickles my funny bone. I also learn a little bit about cars along the way.
September 26, 2011
A; Great to listen to at work. Lots of funny stories from the radio show. My favorite was the girl who covered the engine warning light with duct tape when using her dad's car and never told him there was a problem.
May 16, 2009
i apoligize to my co-workers who had to listen to parts of this in the car with me on the way to lunch! (but i think they secretly loved it)
July 9, 2013
I am not even a car fanatic or even know what I am talking about when it comes to cars, but these guys are hilarious! audio was a hoot while riding in the car.
December 27, 2013
Quite enjoyable. Many laughs =) I'll probably listen to it again!!
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