CAR TALK is retiring.

[URY914]

I just finished listening to them.

[campbellcj]

Originally Posted by Sarc

Thank goodness.
Without question, the most unfunny, annoying radio show ever broadcast.

+1 on that. I have flipped them on by accident a few times and could barely stand 10 seconds. Don't understand the popularity, but to each his own...

[Flieger]

Originally Posted by tim hancock

i always got a kick out of how stupid the average caller was in regard to their cars. I thought it was funny hearing these guys try to explain something in simple enough terms so that their caller might be able to grasp the concept.

+1

[vash]

today the woman calling about "slipping the clutch".

fun stuff. i will miss them.

[ratpiper71T]

Listen | Car Talk

Calls like this... If this doesn't make you laugh nothing will.

[URY914]

Originally Posted by ratpiper71T

Listen | Car Talk

Calls like this... If this doesn't make you laugh nothing will.

This is classic. How stupid can a women be?????

[Flieger]

They speak the truth. I have been known to drive my BMW E21 like a maniac on certain roads and it only had about 100 hp when it left the factory 29 years ago. And the suspension is just the very soft stock setup. Still is a hoot, though. A lot of that is from the manual gearbox, though. And unassisted steering.

And the 911? Forgetabaoutit. It is a case of seeing the speed limit is 45 on that twisty canyon road, then doing that everywhere, including the 15mph corners.

Cars like that beg to be driven fast.

[vash]

Have they ever spoken of an air cooled Porsche?

[Flieger]

Dunno. I heard them do a great one on a 944 in Radium Springs NM which was driving itself uphill, and against the handbrake -- almost went off a cliff. Turned out to be an intermittent wiring issue that was shorting the starter and engaging it when they were not looking.

[URY914]

I heard a 914 call once. They got it right.

[jhynesrockmtn]

Sorry to see them go but I hope they don't drag it out with years of compilations. They're going to try thought. They are funny. My Dad was a devoted fan and knew nothing about cars. They had his sense of humor. Genuine belly laugh kind of stuff. Not for everyone but one thing that always struck me about these guys. You could tell they enjoyed life and were doing what they loved.

[RWebb]

Originally Posted by 1968Cayman

+1. If I want to have other people tell me what I should be thinking, I'll head next door.

so, you're not married?

or you are, and you have separate houses...

[Joe Bob]

Originally Posted by ratpiper71T

Listen | Car Talk

Calls like this... If this doesn't make you laugh nothing will.

Sounds like a well off Mom trying to make sure her alter ego (daughter) is 'popular'......

[jim72911t]

Originally Posted by vash

Have they ever spoken of an air cooled Porsche?

I heard someone call in about a 912 once. Apparently the caller was having an issue with an unknown liquid dripping onto the floor in the drivers' footwell.

They told her that her heater core was leaking. No joke.

[DanielDudley]

As I understand it, they have by far the most popular show on Public Radio, and generate the most revenue for them.

I used to listen to them all the time 30 years ago, and I still listen when I happen to catch them.

[peppy]

Originally Posted by Wayne at Pelican Parts

Maybe I should get my resume together and give him a call!

-Wayne

Didn't one of the brothers go to MIT? Might get your foot in the door.

[herr_oberst]

I believe both of them are MIT grads.

[peppy]

Originally Posted by DanielDudley

As I understand it, they have by far the most popular show on Public Radio, and generate the most revenue for them.

I used to listen to them all the time 30 years ago, and I still listen when I happen to catch them.

That's because everyone keeps sending them $20 bills.