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Episode #1229
title: “The Lincoln Stretch Bike Carrier”
airdate: 2012-07-21
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Department of Perfectly Reasonable Gender Discrimination
Claim they treat men and women callers differently
time: 3:00
Michelle from Nashville, TN
1995 Ford Escort wagon
“A great car” - Tommy
Freon goes away, blows hot air
Leak or compressor?
#season: middle of the summer
time: 6:00
Brad from State College, PA
336k miles
Traveling to see Phish
Clutch fluid reservoir needs frequent refilling
time: 9:05
Melissa from Minneapolis
reference to Melissa Peterson
Family dispute
Excess keys on the keychain
time: 16:25
Break
Music
Ad
time: 17:50
Answer to last week’s #puzzler (#1228)
Joe Scott from Holland, PA
Winner Steve Weiss from Chapel Hill, NC
time: 21:05
Pete from King of Prussia, PA
Did he damage his girlfriend’s car
Put it in D3
40 mph
2005 Honda Civic Coupe LX
Shifting, car skidded
Problems with driving someone else’s car
time: 27:50
Sherry in Cheyenne, WY
#car[Lincoln,Town Car]
Roof rack for bikes
Get a stretch limo for bikes and kids?
time: 34:00
Break
Music
time: 35:40
“The truth about barbecuing”
time: 39:05
Heather from Arcata, California
#car[1984,Volvo] diesel wagon
Car dies at 4500 feet elevation multiple times, after lots of work
New fuel injector
Break in the fuel line?
Followed up in Stump the Chumps in #1234
time: 45:25
Pradeep from North Carolina
Cell phone lost deep in car
time: 51:15
Close credits
Episode #1229 at time: 52:50
Episodes which mention this one:
2012-08-25: #1234: “I Spit On Your Volvo”
