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#1441: Two Tanks in Every Trunk

Original Air Date: 10.11.2014
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This week on Car Talk, Cheryl’s brother has a brilliant solution to his rotting gas tank that could set the entire state of New Jersey on fire—but does that make his idea any less brilliant?
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