# The Show **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/the-show/7.md?page=24 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 25 --- ## [Get Quirky!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/get-quirky/75080)
**Author:** [@Car\_Talk](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Car_Talk)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2012, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/get-quirky/75080 "2012-10-28T19:27:39Z")
15 year old Madeline has a life goal: to become an eccentric. How to get there? Start by writing a letter to the two most eccentric guys she can think of, Tom and Ray! You can read Madeline's letter right here. Tom… --- ## [Baseball averages puzzler--500 AB in 1/2 season!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/baseball-averages-puzzler-500-ab-in-1-2-season/75039)
**Author:** [@Bronzini](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bronzini)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2012, 9:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/baseball-averages-puzzler-500-ab-in-1-2-season/75039 "2012-10-25T21:44:38Z")
How did Bluto manage 500 at-bats in 1/2 season?? It is not mathematically impossible, but certainly VERY VERY VERY UNLIKELY based on the way the game is currently played. B-O-G-U-S (if we want to use "real world" situati… --- ## [Betsy ross bridge caller](https://community.cartalk.com/t/betsy-ross-bridge-caller/75143)
**Author:** [@Kelcampy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kelcampy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2012, 4:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/betsy-ross-bridge-caller/75143 "2012-10-25T04:19:07Z")
Two things klik n klak didnt address during the call from the betsy ross toll runner was 1) that bridge manager was actuvely listening when that lady called in. Right? And 2) at the end of the segment one of the bros me… --- ## [What are you guys ON this morning?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-are-you-guys-on-this-morning/74958)
**Author:** [@Zach](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Zach)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-are-you-guys-on-this-morning/74958 "2012-10-19T18:34:59Z")
OK, It's probably illegal, Ray (or tom?) laughing so much you can't get on with the show! WHAT THEY HECK ARE YOU GUYS ON? C'mon guys, small children listen to the show, what kind of example are you giving? Ray was laug… --- ## [Matchstick Puzzler - making 16 right angles](https://community.cartalk.com/t/matchstick-puzzler-making-16-right-angles/74992)
**Author:** [@LindaR](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LindaR)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2012, 6:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/matchstick-puzzler-making-16-right-angles/74992 "2012-10-19T06:03:53Z")
Awwww, Ray, I am so disappointed in you! The clue you gave when you presented the puzzler was that another dimension was needed in order to solve the puzzle. Then when you gave the answer, you said your clue was incorre… --- ## [Looking a gift horse in the mouth?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-a-gift-horse-in-the-mouth/74959)
**Author:** [@Triedaq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Triedaq)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-a-gift-horse-in-the-mouth/74959 "2012-10-18T18:22:37Z")
I was listening to Car Talk this morning and a woman called in wondering how to gracefully get rid of a car given to her by her father. She said "The car isn't me". The woman and her husband had sold their cars due to … --- ## [Baseball Puzzler: For extra credit](https://community.cartalk.com/t/baseball-puzzler-for-extra-credit/74868)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 4:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/baseball-puzzler-for-extra-credit/74868 "2012-10-13T04:36:54Z")
I thought the recent baseball puzzler was pretty good. I was puzzled for a while, but then I thought "hey, if the first half batting avg was .25 and the second half was .375, about the only thing you can say is that th… --- ## [Olds no go](https://community.cartalk.com/t/olds-no-go/74931)
**Author:** [@Watts](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Watts)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 4:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/olds-no-go/74931 "2012-10-13T04:11:18Z")
Hi, I have a 1989 Oldsomobile Ninety-eight. A couple weeks ago I drove it around town, running various errands, and it ran fine - no indication of problems. Then, just the other day, I had trouble starting it. After a fe… --- ## [Slow errr errr noise at high speed with new tires](https://community.cartalk.com/t/slow-errr-errr-noise-at-high-speed-with-new-tires/74786)
**Author:** [@nswartz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nswartz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2012, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/slow-errr-errr-noise-at-high-speed-with-new-tires/74786 "2012-10-10T19:21:25Z")
My 2008 Subaru Outback just got new tires and now is making an errrrr errrr noise on the highway. It is slow (like 3-5 seconds per errrr). Only above 45MPH. Any idea what that might be? The tire place did a wheel alignme… --- ## [Jeep Grand Cherokee Brake Rotor Warping (caller was Shawn from CT) Slightly incorrect answer given](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-grand-cherokee-brake-rotor-warping-caller-was-shawn-from-ct-slightly-incorrect-answer-given/74891)
**Author:** [@QuickSilv3r](https://community.cartalk.com/u/QuickSilv3r)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 8:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-grand-cherokee-brake-rotor-warping-caller-was-shawn-from-ct-slightly-incorrect-answer-given/74891 "2012-10-09T08:31:39Z")
In regards to the jeep grand cherokee brake situation, I was listening to the show while driving my 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee, and felt the same brake issue because I haven't repaired it yet. Talking back to the radio did… --- ## [Driving barefoot](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-barefoot/74640)
**Author:** [@Majicbringer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Majicbringer)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2012, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-barefoot/74640 "2012-10-07T14:46:32Z")
Fairly recently I watched a TV program on urban legends and they interviewed a transportation official and a cop and there's no law in any state that make driving barefoot illegal. They said that it might not be prudent… --- ## [Final live broadcast](https://community.cartalk.com/t/final-live-broadcast/74766)
**Author:** [@Erinmydear](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Erinmydear)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2012, 5:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/final-live-broadcast/74766 "2012-10-03T05:29:08Z")
I thought September 29th was supposed to be the final live broadcast of Car Talk. But the show mentioned nothing about it....did I miss something? --- ## [Perhaps a previous user of the truck jumped it backwards](https://community.cartalk.com/t/perhaps-a-previous-user-of-the-truck-jumped-it-backwards/74733)
**Author:** [@Butternc](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Butternc)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2012, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/perhaps-a-previous-user-of-the-truck-jumped-it-backwards/74733 "2012-10-02T22:35:11Z")
On today's show, a caller asked if she should be responsible for charging the battery backwards on her friend's truck. She described that her friend loans the truck to people and that it needed to be jumped. Since it s… --- ## [Citrus peels repel cats and and all animals](https://community.cartalk.com/t/citrus-peels-repel-cats-and-and-all-animals/74750)
**Author:** [@Words\_of\_Lizdom](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Words_of_Lizdom)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2012, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/citrus-peels-repel-cats-and-and-all-animals/74750 "2012-10-02T14:46:12Z")
To the Hawaiian fellow who was seeking to shock the cats who are spraying on his cars. All you have to do is place some citrus peels in the area where they pee. Maybe rub or spray some OJ or lemon juice in the exact a… --- ## [Name Tommy's 1952 MG TD](https://community.cartalk.com/t/name-tommys-1952-mg-td/4628)
**Author:** [@Tom\_and\_Ray](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tom_and_Ray)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2012, 7:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/name-tommys-1952-mg-td/4628 "2012-10-01T07:07:29Z")
What's your suggestion? \[image\] --- ## [Minivan Cool](https://community.cartalk.com/t/minivan-cool/74746)
**Author:** [@businessgypsy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/businessgypsy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2012, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/minivan-cool/74746 "2012-09-30T16:28:47Z")
More disparaging remarks about minivans (and their drivers) this week. Can minvans be cool? I wrote an essay on the subject a while back, from a long time owner's perspective. Go ahead, you're already wasting time! \[ima… --- ## [Blue Ford Aerostar](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blue-ford-aerostar/74744)
**Author:** [@wrygrass](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wrygrass)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2012, 9:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blue-ford-aerostar/74744 "2012-09-30T09:29:12Z")
Was delivering a newspaper route with mine one night when we got 2 foot of snow. Never got stuck. Spent a lot of the night digging out others who were. When I finished the route I figured I couldn't have made it anoth… --- ## [Duct Tape and Psychology](https://community.cartalk.com/t/duct-tape-and-psychology/74639)
**Author:** [@GreenGary](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GreenGary)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2012, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/duct-tape-and-psychology/74639 "2012-09-29T18:46:34Z")
This has nothing to do with car per se, but everything to do with how we're wired. (Our brains) An excellent point about Duct Tape. It doesn't work very well. It 'was' used to help reduce leakage in ductwork in buildings… --- ## [Nominations for Best "Tommy Comment" so far this year?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nominations-for-best-tommy-comment-so-far-this-year/74697)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2012, 4:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nominations-for-best-tommy-comment-so-far-this-year/74697 "2012-09-27T04:33:28Z")
Remember a few months back, when the lady called in and said she wanted to put air conditioning in a 1960's VW Beetle? Both Tom and Ray joked with the lady about wanting to return to a 1960's hippie lifestyle, but with… --- ## [Are New Cars Too Heavy and Powerful?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/are-new-cars-too-heavy-and-powerful/74493)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2012, 6:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/are-new-cars-too-heavy-and-powerful/74493 "2012-09-25T06:20:37Z")
A caller this week said her car exhaust was smoking. Tom and Ray told a caller she needed a new car -- because her current one, an older model, was burning oil. Ray recommended as a new car to consider a 4 cylinder ve… --- ## [Name Tommy's 1963 Dodge Dart](https://community.cartalk.com/t/name-tommys-1963-dodge-dart/4626)
**Author:** [@Tom\_and\_Ray](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tom_and_Ray)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2012, 10:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/name-tommys-1963-dodge-dart/4626 "2012-09-23T22:53:01Z")
What's your suggestion? \[image\] --- ## [Love the show](https://community.cartalk.com/t/love-the-show/74556)
**Author:** [@EricaBohn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/EricaBohn)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2012, 8:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/love-the-show/74556 "2012-09-20T20:38:04Z")
Love the show! --- ## [Name Ray's 1987 Colt Vista](https://community.cartalk.com/t/name-rays-1987-colt-vista/4629)
**Author:** [@Tom\_and\_Ray](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tom_and_Ray)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2012, 4:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/name-rays-1987-colt-vista/4629 "2012-09-20T04:32:03Z")
What's your suggestion? \[image\] (Flickr image/Oran Viriyincy) --- ## [Dead animal in heat vents](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dead-animal-in-heat-vents/74545)
**Author:** [@C\_flagg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/C_flagg)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2012, 12:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dead-animal-in-heat-vents/74545 "2012-09-12T00:07:56Z")
An animal got into my vent system and got killed by the fan which also killed my fan. Had the motor replaced but the shop could not find the animal when they replaced the fan motor. They said they would have to take off … --- ## [A Grease Monkey In Space](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-grease-monkey-in-space/31280)
**Author:** [@Tom\_and\_Ray](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tom_and_Ray)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2012, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-grease-monkey-in-space/31280 "2012-09-01T17:13:28Z")
Did you catch Tom and Ray's call with astronaut John Grunsfeld on Car Talk? If not, you can find Tom and Ray's old customer right here, hear about John's repairs to the Hubble Space Telescope, and check out photos of Joh… --- ## [The name of the funny book referenced in the last episode?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-name-of-the-funny-book-referenced-in-the-last-episode/74388)
**Author:** [@plainsong76](https://community.cartalk.com/u/plainsong76)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2012, 1:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-name-of-the-funny-book-referenced-in-the-last-episode/74388 "2012-09-01T01:14:56Z")
what was the name of the book tom read from about not-so-bright college students? the excerpts he read were hilarious and i'd love to get my hands on this book. --- ## [Warranty and Lease Buyout](https://community.cartalk.com/t/warranty-and-lease-buyout/73987)
**Author:** [@dhamra](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dhamra)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2012, 8:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/warranty-and-lease-buyout/73987 "2012-08-29T08:15:07Z")
Does anyone know if the dealer can automatically transfer the warranty from the lease to the "buyout" vehicle? We didn't sign anything but were told by "finance" that the warranty automatically transfers over without any… --- ## [I'm taking exception to the "Crapmobile" comment about the 1991 Toyota Corolla!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/im-taking-exception-to-the-crapmobile-comment-about-the-1991-toyota-corolla/73831)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2012, 3:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/im-taking-exception-to-the-crapmobile-comment-about-the-1991-toyota-corolla/73831 "2012-08-28T03:37:15Z")
I was sort of asleep, but think I heard it said, but I can't remember which call it was. I think I heard one of the callers refer to their 1991 Corolla as a "Crapmobile". I think this is not right to insult a classic … --- ## [Husbands, Wives, and Cars](https://community.cartalk.com/t/husbands-wives-and-cars/74223)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2012, 1:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/husbands-wives-and-cars/74223 "2012-08-28T01:47:17Z")
Two calls on this weeks show bring the subject into question -- one, the husband insists his wife clean off each and any bird dropping from the car's surface within 24 hours, and the other, the husband insists the wife … --- ## [Lithium Grease Used on Brake Pad to Stop Squeaks](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lithium-grease-used-on-brake-pad-to-stop-squeaks/74285)
**Author:** [@Texas\_Thunder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Texas_Thunder)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 9:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lithium-grease-used-on-brake-pad-to-stop-squeaks/74285 "2012-08-27T21:12:51Z")
A couple of weeks ago (~month) I heard a listener question on Car Talk about using lithium grease to stop brake pad squeaking between the brake pad and rotor. I was not able to listen to the complete discussion and can … [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/the-show/7.md?page=23) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/the-show/7.md?page=25)