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Call 1: Jane, Yarmouth, MA
1998 Toyota Avalon
Power steering drops out at low speeds.
Call 2: RJ, Philadelphia, PA
2002 Volkswagen Passat
Rim of the tire is cracked.
Call 3: Dianne, Corvallis, OR
Buick Model 45
Why don't crazy Italian drivers have road rage?

Last Week's Puzzler Answer:

Using a square made of four matchsticks, make a shape that forms sixteen right angles. Make a tic-tac-toe grid.
Call 4: Karen, Boston, MA
Buick Model 45
Looking for a new car.
Call 5: Paul, Oxford, MD
Honda Accord
New brake pads thinner in back.
Call 6: Linda, Providence, RI
1999 Ford Taurus
Windshield wipers have a mind of their own.

This Week's Puzzler:

In a series of 20,000 lights: A first person turns off every second light. A second person turns the switch on every third light A third switches every fourth?and so on until the 20,000th person. Which lights will still be on in the end?
Call 7: Charity and Brian, Portland, ME
Buick Model 45
Road trip from hell.
Call 8: Greg, Prescott, WY
1991 Mazda Mazda6
Stalls out at intersections.


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