# The Show **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/the-show/7.md?page=5 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 6 --- ## [A/C Liquid lines last forever now?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-c-liquid-lines-last-forever-now/157170)
**Author:** [@Kyle\_Suzenski](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kyle_Suzenski)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2020, 8:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-c-liquid-lines-last-forever-now/157170 "2020-01-25T20:24:09Z")
Hello! So I am in a not very interesting dispute with my local dodge dealer–Chapman Dodge. They ordered me the wrong part (liquid line from compressor to receiver dryer when I wanted the liquid line from receiver dryer… --- ## [Tom and Ray's book](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tom-and-rays-book/156982)
**Author:** [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tom-and-rays-book/156982 "2020-01-23T22:01:56Z")
20+ years ago I bought a paper back book that was either titled or sub titled “The Last Chance Garage” by Tom and Ray Magliozzi but it seems to have been lost in a house cleaning or some highly sophisticated burglar with… --- ## [Show number 2001?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/show-number-2001/156666)
**Author:** [@Vchimpanzee](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Vchimpanzee)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2020, 4:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/show-number-2001/156666 "2020-01-18T04:47:29Z")
They usually just add one to the last show number but for 2020 they just jumped to 2001. --- ## [Holiday Daze Puzzler](https://community.cartalk.com/t/holiday-daze-puzzler/154584)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 4:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/holiday-daze-puzzler/154584 "2020-01-17T04:52:22Z")
Can anyone here make any sense of this puzzler? Is it some sort of semantics trick, or what? I don’t see how the day of the week has anything to do with the year. Monday is Monday no matter what year the Monday occur… --- ## [Fallen headliner column](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fallen-headliner-column/155842)
**Author:** [@CarlGibble](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CarlGibble)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 3:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fallen-headliner-column/155842 "2020-01-06T03:32:08Z")
Concerning your answer to the headliner falling down, the problem is not the glue, but the material. The foam deteriorates over time , also sped up by southern heat. the material needs to be replaced and the headliner … --- ## [Defroster - inside or outside air?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/defroster-inside-or-outside-air/74876)
**Author:** [@cu8sfan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cu8sfan)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2020, 5:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/defroster-inside-or-outside-air/74876 "2020-01-05T05:00:28Z")
This is a comment about the show aired on October 6th 2012. Tom & Ray said that the defrosting foggy windows only worked when sucking in outside air. Their reasoning was that the air you suck in is not moist and therefor… --- ## [Dec 21st show, no download link](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dec-21st-show-no-download-link/155210)
**Author:** [@glasspilot](https://community.cartalk.com/u/glasspilot)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2019, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dec-21st-show-no-download-link/155210 "2019-12-27T13:44:19Z")
To All: I listen to the podcasts the old fashioned way. Just download the MP3 file and use an old Galaxy S3 as a MP3 player. The show last Sat does not have the download icon to get the file. What’s up admins? --- ## [Column about creeping](https://community.cartalk.com/t/column-about-creeping/155124)
**Author:** [@EdwinBShiller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/EdwinBShiller)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2019, 1:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/column-about-creeping/155124 "2019-12-23T01:34:21Z")
Ray, Have enjoyed your column for years starting when you and your brother wrote . You hit the nail on the head today about creeping. My pet peeve is when people at a stop light stay a full car length behind the car in f… --- ## [Ray and Chrysler](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ray-and-chrysler/155030)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2019, 10:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ray-and-chrysler/155030 "2019-12-22T22:49:01Z")
I’ve noticed listening to the podcasts of late Ray seems to enjoy commenting on Chrysler products, about them being sort of frustrating to repair. But it usually isn’t clear where all this is coming from. Is this Ray… --- ## [Dear Car Talk column about sensors on a car grill](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dear-car-talk-column-about-sensors-on-a-car-grill/153883)
**Author:** [@RobertRodman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RobertRodman)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2019, 9:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dear-car-talk-column-about-sensors-on-a-car-grill/153883 "2019-12-02T21:56:24Z")
Re: Your very recent article regarding the sensor mounted on the car grill reminded me to send this message. I am an AARP Driver Safety (CT)Instructor/Carfit Event Coordinator and other AARP related programs. Question … --- ## [Phantom Foot -a contrarian position](https://community.cartalk.com/t/phantom-foot-a-contrarian-position/153704)
**Author:** [@John\_Feng](https://community.cartalk.com/u/John_Feng)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/phantom-foot-a-contrarian-position/153704 "2019-11-29T15:31:27Z")
Left foot braking is a useful technique, popular with guys and gals who race cars. When you have a “dog” engagement transmission you use you left foot once per race so it’s just sitting there feeling useless and unloved … --- ## [Podcast deja vu?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/podcast-deja-vu/152025)
**Author:** [@WesternRoadtripper1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/WesternRoadtripper1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2019, 4:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/podcast-deja-vu/152025 "2019-11-10T04:13:01Z")
A few months ago, while listening the newest podcast the same day it appeared, I was pretty sure I’d heard at least some of the calls before, only a few weeks earlier. Nahhhh, can’t be, I reasoned, and let it go. It’s … --- ## [New call-in segments being produced for "Best of" podcasts](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-call-in-segments-being-produced-for-best-of-podcasts/151849)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2019, 11:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-call-in-segments-being-produced-for-best-of-podcasts/151849 "2019-11-03T11:05:08Z")
I see Ray is gonna take some calls next week, which will (in theory) be produced & incorporated into future Best of Car Talk podcasts. I think that’s a stupendous idea. --- ## [Recommending: Earl and Meyer Flasque as Staff Chemists](https://community.cartalk.com/t/recommending-earl-and-meyer-flasque-as-staff-chemists/151398)
**Author:** [@Bernard\_Glassman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bernard_Glassman)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2019, 10:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/recommending-earl-and-meyer-flasque-as-staff-chemists/151398 "2019-11-03T10:19:26Z")
The absence of staff chemists has long been a problem. Until all cars are electric, we’ve got to deal with those pesky petroleum molecules and what happens when they combust. I can think of none better than the Flasque b… --- ## [From CarTalk Column - Reving Engine](https://community.cartalk.com/t/from-cartalk-column-reving-engine/151482)
**Author:** [@istook\_159005](https://community.cartalk.com/u/istook_159005)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2019, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/from-cartalk-column-reving-engine/151482 "2019-10-28T20:49:16Z")
“Neighbor revved up over Mustang owner’s late night habit”…well, I read this to my wife, hoping to vindicate myself with my wife for my “reving” my Audi R8 V10 engine in my garage before shutting it off. As a child of t… --- ## [2004 Subaru Forester - Keep on keeping on](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-subaru-forester-keep-on-keeping-on/150738)
**Author:** [@BarbaraSacks](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BarbaraSacks)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2019, 12:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-subaru-forester-keep-on-keeping-on/150738 "2019-10-15T00:18:44Z")
Not a question, but a Thank You. Every Sunday when I get my newspaper, I pull the “Drive” section with “Car Talk” in it and put it at the bottom of the stack so that I can end my weekly reading of the paper with a FUN a… --- ## [Is there a complete personnel list?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-there-a-complete-personnel-list/149786)
**Author:** [@Vchimpanzee](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Vchimpanzee)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-there-a-complete-personnel-list/149786 "2019-09-30T18:43:14Z")
Only a few staff members are listed each week. Usually the same ones over and over. --- ## [Do "Dear Car Talk" columns run in the newspapers at the same time?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-dear-car-talk-columns-run-in-the-newspapers-at-the-same-time/149650)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2019, 5:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-dear-car-talk-columns-run-in-the-newspapers-at-the-same-time/149650 "2019-09-28T05:03:19Z")
Just curious. We get questions from posters here sometimes referencing what is purportedly a recent “Dear Car Talk” column the poster saw in their local newspaper. The curiosity is the subject cited doesn’t match any o… --- ## [Podcast Discontinued, Or Just a Glitch Today?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/podcast-discontinued-or-just-a-glitch-today/139568)
**Author:** [@strickerj](https://community.cartalk.com/u/strickerj)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2019, 2:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/podcast-discontinued-or-just-a-glitch-today/139568 "2019-09-19T02:36:31Z")
I was excited to see new episodes appear on my Car Talk podcast feed today, but it looks like they’re actually Fresh Air - is the Car Talk podcast being discontinued, or was this just a glitch? iPhone 7 with iOS 12 runn… --- ## [86 gmc sierra 1500 been in shop 7 months getting new engine](https://community.cartalk.com/t/86-gmc-sierra-1500-been-in-shop-7-months-getting-new-engine/148965)
**Author:** [@Bonnie\_Brown](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bonnie_Brown)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2019, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/86-gmc-sierra-1500-been-in-shop-7-months-getting-new-engine/148965 "2019-09-18T17:12:20Z")
Hi I’m puzzeled… literally. Fed 28 I took my gmc Sierra 1500 to have a engine installed only because the leaks we had and repair work needed would be jus a lil less then a engine so we decided put a another one in caus… --- ## [Of interest; Nostalgic article about the show and post-show](https://community.cartalk.com/t/of-interest-nostalgic-article-about-the-show-and-post-show/148104)
**Author:** [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2019, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/of-interest-nostalgic-article-about-the-show-and-post-show/148104 "2019-09-05T15:47:39Z")
--- ## [8.24.2019: Ants in the car](https://community.cartalk.com/t/8-24-2019-ants-in-the-car/147669)
**Author:** [@ariel.toron\_156786](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ariel.toron_156786)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 8:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/8-24-2019-ants-in-the-car/147669 "2019-08-29T08:28:57Z")
Hi, In this recent episode, a listener shared a complaint about ants that have infected her car. An easy way to resolve this is by using an ant gel bait. It’s a biological agent resembling food, which is carried by the… --- ## [8.24.19 Podcast Incorrectly Labeled on NPR Podcast Website](https://community.cartalk.com/t/8-24-19-podcast-incorrectly-labeled-on-npr-podcast-website/147574)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2019, 2:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/8-24-19-podcast-incorrectly-labeled-on-npr-podcast-website/147574 "2019-08-27T02:26:51Z")
Just a FYI to the Car Talk website staff, it’s shown as number 1944, when it should be 1934. The mp3 file name however appears to reference the correct podcast number. --- ## [Dear Car Talk - starter column](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dear-car-talk-starter-column/145969)
**Author:** [@Anchales](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Anchales)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2019, 2:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dear-car-talk-starter-column/145969 "2019-08-06T02:04:46Z")
I just read about your advice to a reader on how to replace a starter, where you advised him to disconnect the negative terminal of the battery. Why the negative?, could he have disconnected the positive terminal instead… --- ## [Noisy Honda Fit](https://community.cartalk.com/t/noisy-honda-fit/69950)
**Author:** [@emajor](https://community.cartalk.com/u/emajor)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2019, 1:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/noisy-honda-fit/69950 "2019-07-28T01:25:53Z")
Ok, I have been listening to the show for several years and have never felt like I know enough about cars to second-guess any of the answers given on air or the discussion boards, but I've got to pipe in on this one. A … --- ## [Podcast Download](https://community.cartalk.com/t/podcast-download/89548)
**Author:** [@Raindem](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Raindem)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2019, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/podcast-download/89548 "2019-07-20T17:28:05Z")
What's up with the podcast? I used to be able to download it every week but not anymore. --- ## [Question on 2012 Ford Escape](https://community.cartalk.com/t/question-on-2012-ford-escape/142114)
**Author:** [@Carol\_Bolt](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Carol_Bolt)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2019, 2:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/question-on-2012-ford-escape/142114 "2019-07-09T02:48:58Z")
I bought a nice little Ford Escape and I love it. I noticed when I open or shut my right side back door there is a sloshing sound like water? I thought that was really weird. I tried my other doors and it is the only one… --- ## [6 minute measurement with string puzzler](https://community.cartalk.com/t/6-minute-measurement-with-string-puzzler/84852)
**Author:** [@kenberthiaume](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kenberthiaume)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 7:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/6-minute-measurement-with-string-puzzler/84852 "2019-07-02T07:04:05Z")
6 minute measurement with string puzzler --- ## [I can see the fire, Daddy!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-can-see-the-fire-daddy/143437)
**Author:** [@Vchimpanzee](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Vchimpanzee)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2019, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-can-see-the-fire-daddy/143437 "2019-07-01T19:22:33Z")
I’m a few weeks behind, but I do remember when this first aired, or at least when it was on NPR. Tom was saying how his daughter was riding with him and asked how a car works. He explained it. Since there was a hole in … --- ## [Car Talk column about long-term parking](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-talk-column-about-long-term-parking/143217)
**Author:** [@WilliamDerryberry](https://community.cartalk.com/u/WilliamDerryberry)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2019, 3:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-talk-column-about-long-term-parking/143217 "2019-07-01T03:06:14Z")
Re your June 28, 2019 article, “Long-term parking doesn’t have to drain your power.” (Fredericksburg, Virginia, The Free Lance-Star). A convenient solar batter minder will do the trick and you don’t need to get grease o… [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/the-show/7.md?page=4) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/the-show/7.md?page=6)