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In honor of Car Talk, my regular Saturday morning listening in a previous existence, I successfully and appropriately used the word "obfuscated" in a sentence. #CarTalk #ClickAndClack

In honor of Car Talk, my regular Saturday morning listening in a previous existence, I successfully and appropriately used the word "obfuscated" in a sentence. #CarTalk #ClickAndClack

The last of the V-4 Interceptors.

Just after I took this I met the owner. He said he owned 2 of 4 in Tidewater. 2006, the last made by independent Saab. General Motors bought them. Then 2008 happened. #CarTalk

The last of the V-4 Interceptors.

Just after I took this I met the owner. He said he owned 2 of 4 in Tidewater. 2006, the last made by independent Saab. General Motors bought them. Then 2008 happened. #CarTalk

@tuvix #CarTalk used this joke fairly often!

@tuvix #CarTalk used this joke fairly often!

I told the electrician working in our kitchen that he needs to get a boat.

Because he's uncovering code-violations like finding styro beads after unpacking something.

Ref: The #CarTalk radio show used to say mechanics' charging for unneeded car repairs was to pay for their boats.

I told the electrician working in our kitchen that he needs to get a boat.

Because he's uncovering code-violations like finding styro beads after unpacking something.

Ref: The #CarTalk radio show used to say mechanics' charging for unneeded car repairs was to pay for their boats.

did you know? #CarTalk is available in podcast form from NPR:

https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510208/car-talk

did you know? #CarTalk is available in podcast form from NPR:

https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510208/car-talk

I posted this in my main Discord group, where a bunch of the guys are really into #cartalk, thinking that they might find it interesting/useful.

One of them replied, “Couldn’t you just mess then with fuse or the relays to accomplish this?”

To which I responded, “You cannot possibly be asking *me* this question.”

Much laughter ensued. 👍

https://arkadiyt.com/2026/05/13/removing-the-modem-and-gps-from-my-rav4/

I posted this in my main Discord group, where a bunch of the guys are really into #cartalk, thinking that they might find it interesting/useful.

One of them replied, “Couldn’t you just mess then with fuse or the relays to accomplish this?”

To which I responded, “You cannot possibly be asking *me* this question.”

Much laughter ensued. 👍

https://arkadiyt.com/2026/05/13/removing-the-modem-and-gps-from-my-rav4/

#ShitIFind #CarTalk

#ShitIFind #CarTalk

Why is there no option for defrost AND towards my face?

#cars #cartalk #askfedi

Why is there no option for defrost AND towards my face?

#cars #cartalk #askfedi

Click and Clack, the Tapper Brothers

#EggcornFamousPeople #HashTagGames #CarTalk

Click and Clack, the Tapper Brothers

#EggcornFamousPeople #HashTagGames #CarTalk

You better believe I snipped them shits right off #cartalk

@adhdeanasl @lisamelton Did you know:
In 2025 Ray Magliozzi began answering questions on a version of Car Talk called Car Talk+.

The new Car Talk+ feature allows listeners to speak directly with Ray once more, as he says, “Whenever I can fit it in between my yoga classes, Mahjong games, and mechanics’ romance book club meetings.”

#CarTalk #ThankTheHeavens #DodgeDartre

@adhdeanasl @lisamelton Did you know:
In 2025 Ray Magliozzi began answering questions on a version of Car Talk called Car Talk+.

The new Car Talk+ feature allows listeners to speak directly with Ray once more, as he says, “Whenever I can fit it in between my yoga classes, Mahjong games, and mechanics’ romance book club meetings.”

#CarTalk #ThankTheHeavens #DodgeDartre

@ben For some reason this reminds me of the sequence of #CarTalk episodes where they mistakenly claimed Martin Gardner was dead, and then his son called the show to correct them 😆

@ben For some reason this reminds me of the sequence of #CarTalk episodes where they mistakenly claimed Martin Gardner was dead, and then his son called the show to correct them 😆

That's neat!

#NPR #CarTalk

That's neat!

#NPR #CarTalk

Palate cleanser.

People talk about the Ford Pinto or AMC Gremlin as if they were the worst cars of the 1970s, but turds like the Lincoln Versailles were worse, IMO.

#cartalk #cars

https://www.curbsideclassic.com/automotive-histories/1977-1980-lincoln-versailles-slow-selling-cynical-but-very-profitable/#more-573192

Palate cleanser.

People talk about the Ford Pinto or AMC Gremlin as if they were the worst cars of the 1970s, but turds like the Lincoln Versailles were worse, IMO.

#cartalk #cars

https://www.curbsideclassic.com/automotive-histories/1977-1980-lincoln-versailles-slow-selling-cynical-but-very-profitable/#more-573192

Latest podcast on tougesw is now live.
#drift #vegasdrift #vegas #200sx #s12 #ca18det #automotive #cartalk #drifttalk
https://youtu.be/hfdOlgvKcDs

https://www.evshift.com/315460/truths-about-electric-vehicle-values/ Truths About Electric Vehicle Values ##jaguartype00 #AutomotivePodcast #CarEnthusiast #CarPodcast #CarReliability #CarTalk #ClutchCulturePodcast #ELECTRIC #ElectricCars #ElectricVehicle #ElectricVehicles #EV #EvBattteries #GwagonEv #Honda #jaguar #JaguarAd #Model3Tesla #SEMA #Tesla #Toyota #Truths #V8 #Values #vehicle

Plaque for Tom Magliozzi of Car Talk fame. Fame? Yes.

In Brattle Sq. "Our Fair City" Cambridge, MA

#CarTalk @NPR

Plaque for Tom Magliozzi of Car Talk fame. Fame? Yes.

In Brattle Sq. "Our Fair City" Cambridge, MA

#CarTalk @NPR

Tim Walz talks politics while discussing his 1979 International Harvester Scout.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N-B0_OKkeg

#Walz #Harris #Cars #Vintage #Politics #USPolitics #USPol #US #CarTalk

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Tim Walz talks politics while discussing his 1979 International Harvester Scout.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N-B0_OKkeg

#Walz #Harris #Cars #Vintage #Politics #USPolitics #USPol #US #CarTalk

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listening to old NPR #CarTalk episodes, and oh lord, it’s so wholesome. The poor guy who accidentally left a sock in the engine intake manifold during an injector change, and then drove the car without removing it. The discussion travels to whether it’s a cotton, or nylon blend, and just letting it burn out.
“I’m worried about what it’ll do to my catalytic converter”
“HAHAHAHAHAHA you don’t have one” (any more).

#snl skit pitch #intothevoid : #Mamala and #coachwalz doing a local npr type call in show, think #cartalk, but #trump #JDVance keeps calling in and being disruptive.

#snl skit pitch #intothevoid : #Mamala and #coachwalz doing a local npr type call in show, think #cartalk, but #trump #JDVance keeps calling in and being disruptive.

How to Control Android Auto or Apple CarPlay With Your Voice While Driving - Both smartphone platforms offer a number of ways to interact with your phone while keepin... - https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-use-your-voice-to-control-android-auto-or-apple-carplay/ #gear/howtoandadvice #cartalk #gear

How to Control Android Auto or Apple CarPlay With Your Voice While Driving - Both smartphone platforms offer a number of ways to interact with your phone while keepin... - https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-use-your-voice-to-control-android-auto-or-apple-carplay/ #gear/howtoandadvice #cartalk #gear

Hmm, not the only thing to do to a dirty girl! #CarTalk

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ODZ9oymVvMU

Hmm, not the only thing to do to a dirty girl! #CarTalk

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ODZ9oymVvMU

Almost 50% of cars sold in #SouthAfrica still have manual gearboxes, says Gadget:

https://gadget.co.za/manualcar2/?utm_source=Mastodon

Only 50%? I'd have thought it'd be a lot higher. I've only ever met maybe 3 people who own cars with automatic gearboxes.

People say they're just too expensive (both to purchase and to maintain), they're too difficult/scary to learn, people are worried they'll keep accidentally hitting the brake when they mean to hit the clutch... and people don't trust automatic things to change gears; they say that's a human decision.

Just some of the reasons I've heard against automatic cars. People just seem to really dislike them, or even the very idea of them.

At least, the people I've spoken to.

If you drive a car in South Africa, is it an automatic or a manual?

(If you're not in South Africa, or you don't drive, please don't vote 😜)

#CarTalk #PetrolHead #poll

Almost 50% of cars sold in #SouthAfrica still have manual gearboxes, says Gadget:

https://gadget.co.za/manualcar2/?utm_source=Mastodon

Only 50%? I'd have thought it'd be a lot higher. I've only ever met maybe 3 people who own cars with automatic gearboxes.

People say they're just too expensive (both to purchase and to maintain), they're too difficult/scary to learn, people are worried they'll keep accidentally hitting the brake when they mean to hit the clutch... and people don't trust automatic things to change gears; they say that's a human decision.

Just some of the reasons I've heard against automatic cars. People just seem to really dislike them, or even the very idea of them.

At least, the people I've spoken to.

If you drive a car in South Africa, is it an automatic or a manual?

(If you're not in South Africa, or you don't drive, please don't vote 😜)

#CarTalk #PetrolHead #poll

I cannot understate my love of the dashboard controls on the Ineos Grenadier. This is a car made in 2024. It’s wonderfully mechanical.

Not ready to give up the reliability of my 200 Series Land Cruiser, but man, I love that they’re leaning into old school.

And yes, an EV-version is on the way.

https://ineosgrenadier.com/en/us/

#cartalk #oldschool

I cannot understate my love of the dashboard controls on the Ineos Grenadier. This is a car made in 2024. It’s wonderfully mechanical.

Not ready to give up the reliability of my 200 Series Land Cruiser, but man, I love that they’re leaning into old school.

And yes, an EV-version is on the way.

https://ineosgrenadier.com/en/us/

#cartalk #oldschool

@DocAtCDI The employees of #CarTalk would like to have a word..

Half way home the truck threw a belt. Limped to a Ford dealership. Hoping it can be fixed in an hour or two and we can get back on the road. #CarTalk

Recently on The Best of Car Talk was one of the funniest segments I ever heard. Start listening to Joel from Bexley at 16:10. https://www.npr.org/2023/08/31/1197070135/-2376-whats-cookin-at-the-roadkill-cafe

I miss Click and Clack, they were great.

#cartalk

#NowPlaying: Cartalk "Pass Like Pollen"

#vinyl #rock #Cartalk

@vinylrecords