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Click & Clack Talk Cars: Think twice about opening a garage
Monterey :: TN :: USA | 2 days ago
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Font Resize Click & Clack Talk Cars Dear Tom and Ray: I read somewhere that you started out with a garage that people could go to and work on their own cars. I've often thought that I would like to start a shade-tree garage where people like myself,
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Click & Clack Talk Cars: There are better first cars than a Jeep
Buy :: Russia | 1 month ago
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It has only 20,000 miles on it, and it has a brand-new transmission...I'll base my decision on what you guys say, so your opinion would really help me. -- Alec Ray: The answers to your questions are "no," and "no."...Ray: It's got a short wheelbase,
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Boston's Heroes Seriously Inspire Ray From 'Car Talk'
Boston :: MA :: USA | 1 month ago
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The Boston native's thoughts were focused on Monday's bombings at his city's marathon and in particular on the way emergency personnel, spectators, runners and others responded when the victims needed their help. Car Talk's Ray Magliozzi on the
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Click & Clack Talk Cars: Groom-to-be seeks Tom and Ray's advice -- really!
Ukiah :: CA :: USA | 2 months ago
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We'll be driving away in my VW convertible (there was no discussion on that)...I hate those people who put antlers and a red ball on the hood during the holidays, thinking it's cute. I compromised and said that a magnet on the back that simply states
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Click and Clack Talk Cars: The annoyance factor of fuel efficiency
Buy :: Russia | 2 months ago
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Applying this to driving, I drive my VW Golf up steep hills in the truck lane quite slowly to save on gas. My wife used to disagree, but due to my persistence, even she does this, to a degree, when she is driving...If you drive up a hill at 45 mph
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Kankakee County: WKCC adds Beatles show to radio lineup
Kankakee :: IL :: USA | 3 months ago
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FM, the area's only public radio station, is adding "Magical Mystery Tour," to its scheduled programming, bringing two hours of Beatles tunes to the campus of Kankakee Community College...His show most recently aired on The Kat 105.5 FM. "It will tap
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Click & Clack Talk Cars: Self-repairs fuel ethics questions
Monterey :: TN :: USA | 4 months ago
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Is it ethical for me to use commercial shop mechanics to make the diagnosis and then use that information to do the repair myself? Am I hurting their livelihood by giving them the implied promise of a potential repair job to get a thorough diagnosis,
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Click and Clack: Temperature drops and speedometer goes nuts
Ukiah :: CA :: USA | 5 months ago
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Every year when the temperature starts to drop, my speedometer goes haywire. The outside temp only has to drop into the 40s for this to start...One minute I'm right on the speed limit, the next it's saying I'm doing 110 mph. I can be at a stoplight,
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Click & Clack Talk Cars: Bad water damage can doom a car
Monterey :: TN :: USA | 5 months ago
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They were victims of Hurricane Sandy this fall, and although their cars are running, they did get saltwater up to the electrical system in both vehicles. Their mechanic said the cars are totaled, and there's nothing to be done...Sue Tom:If what you
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Click & Clack Talk Cars: Garages make cars happy
Monterey :: TN :: USA | 5 months ago
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Font Resize Click & Clack Talk Cars Dear Tom and Ray: My boyfriend and I disagree on whether to keep the car in the garage. He thinks it cuts down on the life of the car (something about cooling the engine)...I understand that a heated garage is not
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