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Episode #1227
title: “A Civic Divorce”
airdate: 2012-07-07
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The Satisfied Customer Department
time: 1:45
Anne-Marie from Grandview Heights, Ohio
2002 Saab 9-3 convertible
Loud noise from under hood
As enine speeds up, noise gets louder
Belt tensioner?
time: 5:45
Stephen from Houston, Texas
Got it as a wedding present
DIY fix up brakes
time: 10:25
Glen from Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Better car to meet women?
Still 50 mpg at 250k miles
time: 15:25
Puzzler reminder
Break
Music
time: 17:45
Last week’s puzzler answer (#1226)
Winner Dave Woodwell from Las Cruces, New Mexico
time: 21:25
Glen from Portland, Oregon
#car[Toyota] pickup v6
Gasoline smell from driving up mountain
Puddle of gas under hood
Leaking from fuel filter?
Looked, no leaks
Cracked?
time: 27:10
Gina from Spring Park, Minnesota
Spiders on sun visor
Tire blew
#car[Chevrolet,Lumina]
Crashed through street sign, down hill, towards hill
Replace car?
Chevy? Suburban
#car[Subaru,Outback]
All-wheel drive, low to the ground
time: 34:15
Break
Music
time: 35:45
New #puzzler from Wade Satterfield
Touched something hot that should have been cool on wife’s 1994 Ford Explorer
Smoke under the hood
Adjusted something on the dashboard to fix problem
time: 38:25
Alicia from Dayton, Ohio / Miami, Florida
Flashing check engine light, lurching car
She also drives #car[Ford,Mustang] - no good in the snow
Engine miss?
time: 42:55
Greg from Chicago, Illinois
1997 Jetta
String from tailpipe
time: 46:05
Ellen from Boston, Massachusetts
“Moral, ethical, legal question”
#car[Honda,Civic] 4-door
Stolen, crashes, tree fell on it, …
How much does she have to disclose to prospective buyers?
time: 50:57
Close credits
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