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Vote: What's the Ugliest Car?

01.18.2013

Click here to vote for the ugliest car currently in production! 

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Detroit 2013: It's Not Always Easy Being Green

01.16.2013

Electric cars were in short supply in the Motor City this year, but even the gas guzzlers had green features, and there was plenty of action around the edges.

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That's Detective Magliozzi to You!

01.15.2013

Prosecuting attorney Kat needs Tom and Ray's help to solve a crime! Some thieves messed with the dome light in an elderly woman's car so that it wouldn't turn off. While one of them was "helping" her fix the light, the accomplices sneaked into her house and ransacked the place. Can Tom and Ray figure out what they did to the dome light and help Kat get the bad guys?

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Flashback: Foreign Accent Syndrome

01.11.2013

25th Anniversary Flashback! Featured: Tom's complete and utter inability to deliver a story without breaking down into hysterical fits of laughter. Listen in to "Foreign Accent Syndrome," one of our staff's absolute all-time favorite moments.

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