# Goodbye Tom

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/goodbye-tom/87946>\
**Category:** The Show\
**Created:** [November 4, 2014, 7:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/goodbye-tom/87946 "2014-11-04T07:33:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Blue\_bug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/59ef9b/32.png) [@Blue\_bug](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Blue_bug)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 7:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/goodbye-tom/87946/1 "2014-11-04T07:33:40Z")

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I grew up listening to Car Talk. My biggest claim to fame is that I grew up on the same street as their garage.

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**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/goodbye-tom/87946/2 "2014-11-04T18:22:12Z")

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I was already grown when CarTalk debuted but I know Tom will live on in reruns. Most of the heroes of my youth are doing the same.