Mary has always relied on six-cylinder engines to get to her home up a long, steep hill. She's ready for a new car but worries that a four-cylinder won't hold up over time. Tom and Ray think she might be pleasantly suprised by modern, high-powered four-cylinder engines. Will they convince Mary to make a switch?
After many years of declining numbers, fatal accidents are suddenly on the upswing again. Here's why.
Jeff has some leftover oil-gas mixture from his weed-whacker that he can't store over the winter. He wonders if it's safe to use to fuel his Honda Accord. Find out what Tom and Ray suggest, right here.
Did Twitter help Jamie Kitman get quicker service at the Fiat dealership? We'll probably never know. But we do know that the Fiat 500 is great for parking in the city. Read this and other of Jamie's hilarious observations right here.
Twice a week, Tom and Ray take your questions in their nationally-syndicated newspaper column. Carried by over 300 papers around the country, Click and Clack's award-winning column is available online only via the Car Talk web site.
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A regular contributor to the New York Times, Jim's focus is the green car revolution, though he loves offbeat auto stories, too!
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Jamie is New York Bureau Chief for Automobile Magazine, auto editor for GQ. He's won a National Magazine Award for commentary.
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Prolific writer, Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me! panelist, and former All Things Considered Alaska commentator, Tom Bodett's focus is anything that runs on gas or diesel, and a lot of times stuff that doesn't, too.
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Tom and Ray don't have a monopoly on bad ideas. That's why we have a guest blog.
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The latest findings, news and analysis from two of the country's leading researchers on distracted driving.
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So, just what does go on at Car Talk Plaza? Our staff blog takes you past the angry hordes outside our door, and into our greasy, inner sanctum.
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