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Car Talk Episode Guide

Episode #0718

airdate: 2007-05-05

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Center for Analogous Thought

time: 1:55

Sid from Mukilteo, WA

1987 Ford Bronco

Brake problem that fixed itself

time: 6:55

Estelle from Rochester, New York

1999 Volvo v70

Problem with steering

time: 12:45

Michael from Berkley, Michigan

1998 Honda Accord

Squeaky

Also mentioned: 2003 Pontiac Vibe

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_Vibe#First_generation_(2002)

time: 16:00

Music and ads

time: 18:00

Answer to last week’s #puzzler - #0717

TODO: winner?

time: 20:40

Roni from Thousand Oaks, California

2006 Subaru Legacy Outback

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru_Legacy
• see also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru_Outback

Will being low on gas ruin catalytic converter?

time: 15:08

Matt from St. Paul - Saint Paul, Minnesota?

1993 Ford Escort station wagon

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Escort_(North_America)#Second_generation_(1991%E2%80%931996)

Car turning to the right on the highway

time: 29:05

Heather from Richmond, Virginia

1991 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1991_Alfa_Romeo_Spider_Veloce_in_Argento_Silver,_front_right.jpg
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfa_Romeo_Spider#Series_4_(1990/91%E2%80%931993)

Moving to Italy, should she bring her car?

time: 34:55

music & ads

time: 36:35

#puzzler

Aunt Bertha mysterious cause of death

“The last person in the country to die of this”

time: 39:00

Sarah from Blacksburg, Virginia

2001 Subaru Forester

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru_Forester#First_generation_(SF;_1997)

problems accelerating when turning the wheel - shimmy noise

time: 42:40

David from Newbury Park, California

1995 Isuzu Trooper

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isuzu_Trooper#Second_generation_(1991)

Shifting difficulties

“Did I just buy somebody else’s headache?”

DIY

time: 46:20

Natalie from New Haven, Connecticut

needs to buy a new car on a limited budget

47:55 college fund

thinking about (current year)

• 2007 Chrysler PT Cruiser
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_PT_Cruiser
• 2007 Hyundai Elantra
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyundai_Elantra#Fourth_generation_(HD;_2006)
• 2007 Honda Fit
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Fit#Second_generation_(GE/GG;_2007)
• 2007 Nissan Versa
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Versa
  • which is actually https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Tiida#C11
• 2007 Scion xB - but “wait until next year” - new airbags
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scion_xB#Second_generation_(E150;_2007)
• 2007 Chevrolet HHR chevy hhr

time: 52:00

close credits

Says it’s ep #0718 - at time: 53:40

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