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Car Talk Episode Guide

Episode #1230

title: “A High Octane Straw”

airdate: 2012-07-28

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Listener Service Department

Nancy F.

Announcing the Car Talk boycott

time: 2:15

Edwin from Atlanta, Georgia

1993 Lincoln Town Car

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Town_Car#Second_generation_(FN36/116;_1990%E2%80%931997)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1990_Lincoln_Town_Car_base,_front_right.jpg
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1993-1994_Lincoln_Town_Car_--_01-27-2010.jpg

Tire sound like going over road warning ridges

Lock-up torque converter?

time: 6:58

Kristen from Eugene, Oregon

2005 Saturn Vue

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Vue#First_generation_(2002)
• https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saturn_VUE_1234_(cropped).JPG

Camping

Rear-ended her husband’s #car[Toyota,Corolla]

Air conditioning no longer worked

Cracked condenser?

Possible fuse or lost refrigerant

time: 10:30

Andy from NYC

Dropped straw into gas tank

Sounded like The Terminator trying to eat the car

8-year-old Buick

time: 16:10

Puzzler reminder

Music

Break

time: 18:40

Brian from Birmingham, Alabama

1987 Mercedes-Benz 560 SL 2-door convertible roadster

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_SL-Class#R107_(1971%E2%80%931989)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1986-1989_Mercedes_560SL.png
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mercedes-Benz_560_SL_001.JPG

Rattling noise from under front of car

When to make reasonable repairs, or replace the car?

time: 24:05

Mary from Newport, Rhode Island

#car[Nissan,Altima]

Problem with clutch

Wants to put off paying for a repair

Could damage flywheel

time: 27:45

Stump the Chumps

Suzanne frm Syracuse, New York

#car[Mazda,Protege]

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_Familia

TODO: link to this

Damage while DIY

time: 34:25

Break

Music

time: 35:45

“Why it’s good to be a woman”

time: 38:57

Jerry from Moscow, Idaho

#car[Isuzu,Trooper] 2

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isuzu_Trooper#Second_generation_(1991)
• https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Isuzu_Trooper_LS.jpg

Rhythmic sound coming out of the rear differential area

20-25mpg

Turn car to the left, sound goes away

Works in 2WD or 4WD

Replaced rear assembly

Axle

time: 45:45

Gail in Salt Lake City, Utah

Practical jokes

1960s #car[Volkswagen,Beetle]

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Beetle#1960%E2%80%931969_models
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_in_the_glen.jpg
• https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%2768_VW_1500.jpg

Any way to air condition?

They don’t recommend 1960s Beetles

Deathtraps

Haight-Ashbury hippie

Recommend a #car[Mini,Cooper]

time: 50:52

Episode #1230 @ time: 52:47