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The Best of Car Talk

#2410: The Costs of Free Help

The Best of Car Talk

NPR

Comedy, Automotive, Leisure

4.716.5K Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Mike was feeling pretty good when he offered to help a neighbor replace the dead battery in her car. Mike was feeling 'something else' after he dropped his wrench and caused a fire under the hood. Is there any way Mike can save face with the neighbors or should he just move to a new city? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.

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Learn more at concur.com. Hello and welcome to Car Talk on National Public Radio with us

0:36.0

clicking Clack the Tappert brothers and we're broadcasting this week from

0:39.2

the dungeon here in Car Talk Plaza.

0:41.8

The dungeon... actually we're not in the dungeon. Here in Car Talk Plaza.

0:51.0

Actually, we're not in the dungeon yet, but we will be later in the show because that's where we're going to pick a winner for the car talk Halloween party contest. Oh, we're going to have a lot of very lucky people out there today.

0:54.7

A lot, what do you mean?

0:55.7

We're only picking one winner.

0:56.7

Ah, I'm thinking of all the losers.

0:58.3

All the lucky people who don't have to come to this stupid party.

1:01.6

Anyway, stay tuned for the exciting conclusion of the Car Talk Halloween Party contest.

1:07.0

Coming up today on this show, but first...

1:10.0

You have any good mail?

1:12.0

Well, I have... You have any good mail. Well I have I have any good mail.

1:14.0

I have a lot of just answer the question.

1:16.0

Yes I do have a lot of good mail.

1:18.0

I'm not going to read any of it but I'll

1:20.0

Go ahead.

1:22.0

Just I want to read this one. This is... Oh, it's so long. It's a little... Oh, it's stapled more than one page.

1:28.0

It's four pages, but I'll go, I'll put a lot of da da da da da da da da da da da da's in there. Don't worry. Dear Tappet Brothers, like yourself, this is an interesting letter, like yourselves, I was most

1:36.7

impressed by Andy's discussion of whether two people who know nothing, no more than a person,

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