#2503: It's Gettin' Hot in Here!

The Best of Car Talk

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Comedy, Automotive, Leisure

4.8 • 16.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Chris and her family were a few hours into their car trip when her hubby noticed that the engine was starting to overheat. He insisted on turning the car's heat on and, whoa nelly- it got hot in there. What was hubby thinking? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.
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0:22.1	Hello and welcome to Car Talk from National Public Radio with us Click and Clack the Tappert Brothers,
0:44.3	and we're broadcasting this week from the Department of Revealing Information here at Car Talk Plaza.
0:49.2	Now, I have in my hand the results of the fourth annual mechanics poll.
0:53.5	This is legit. This is conducted
0:55.1	by Valvaline in conjunction with ASE. Automotive service, excellent organization. Excellence
1:00.7	organization. Yeah, yeah. Well, here's the news. 200 mechanics were surveyed and asked the
1:05.3	following question, while working on your customer's cars, what items are you most likely to find?
1:12.2	Here are the results.
1:13.9	Yeah, I'll look at one here.
1:16.5	98% of mechanics mentioned dirty clothes.
1:20.8	Well, I understand that.
1:22.0	Tied with partially eaten food.
1:25.8	95% found money. 91% found personal letters. 95% found money.
1:28.2	91% found personal letters.
1:31.4	88% found personal hygiene items.
1:34.4	What in the heck would that be?
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