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Chumps Batting Average2009/2010 Season
At Bats Hits Strike Outs Averages (Egregious) Errors
17 10 7 .588 2

Caller: NarivHometown: Washington, DC
Car: 1999 Jeep Wranger
Date: 02/20/10
Show: 201008
So, why was Nariv's horn going off, at the worst possible of times? Find out.

Caller: KatieHometown: Colorado
Car: Mini Cooper
Date: 02/13/10
Show: 201007
Could Tom and Ray help Katie's husband get his Mini out of a frozen puddle?

Caller: MalcolmHometown: Cambridge, MA
Car: 2000 Mercedes E Class Wagon
Date: 01/16/10
Show: 201003
Find out what happens when Malcolm meanders back to the Mercedes dealer.

Caller: VictoriaHometown: Eugene, Oregon
Car: Old Volvo
Date: 01/02/10
Show: 201001
Did Victoria buy an old Volvo and drop out of school?

Caller: ChampagneHometown: Miami, Florida
Car: 2003 Toyota Corolla
Date: 11/14/09
Show: 200946
Was it really as simple as a loose heat shield?

Caller: SimonHometown: Scottsdale, AZ
Car: 04 Mercedes Wagon
Date: 11/07/09
Show: 200945
Were our guys right about Simons's "wibbly wobblies"?

Caller: KristenHometown: Cambridge, MA
Car: 1998 Honda Civic
Date: 10/16/09
Show: 200942
Were our guys right about Kristen's rough running ride?

Callers: Robin and BradHometown: American Canyon, CA
Car: BMW
Date: 9/12/09
Show: 200937
Tom and Ray shamed Brad into getting his oil leak looked at but was their diagnosis right?

Caller: CraigHometown: Crockett, CA
Car: 1996 Toyota Previa
Date: 6/27/09
Show: 200926
Craig's Previa — a noise he'd never heard before, and neither had we!

Caller: RaneHometown: Maryland
Car: 1994 Isuzu Trooper
Date: 5/23/09
Show: 200921
Find out if Rane's "kerchunk, kerchunk, kerchunk" stumped Tom and Ray.

Caller: PaulaHometown: Portland, ME
Car: 1992 Subaru Legacy
Date: 5/2/09
Show: 200918
Will a blanket on the engine help your car start, come morning? Listen and find out.

Caller: BillHometown: Soldatna, AK
Car: 2003 Subaru Outback
Date: 4/4/09
Show: 200914
Did putting panty hose over the air intake save Bill's car from volcanic ash?

Caller: JoanHometown: Lowell, MA
Car: Geo Tracker
Date: 2/21/09
Show: 200908
Did Joan travel to Madagascar with spare parts for her Geo?

Caller: JasonHometown: Lubbock, TX
Car: 2000 Chevrolet Impala
Date: 1/17/09
Show: 200903
Hear what happens when Jason tackles a long-needed repair.

Caller: GloriaHometown: New Mexico
Car: 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera
Date: 12/27/08
Show: 200852
When Gloria makes a sharp turn and is on the gas it makes a horrible groan. Find out why.

Caller: TracyHometown: Staten Island, NY
Car: Nissan Stanza
Date: 12/6/08
Show: 200849
We find out whether Tracy was able to rid her block of an unwelcome guest, and still sleep at night.

Caller: JenniferHometown: Van Nuys, CA
Car: 2001 Volkswagen Beetle
Date: 11/22/08
Show: 200847
Did Jennifer take her lemon of a VW Beetle, to a field and let people whack at it or hold a contest and give it away?

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