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From Merkey Research here at Car Talk Plaza.

Now, Paul Murky, whom you all know.

The director, founder. Of whom you all know.

Chief Bottleshed. And I don't know what's been gotten into him lately, but he's actually been showing up at work, has presented us with more fascinating insights into what Car Talk listeners think about their cars, car companies, and dealers.

Give us a little taste. I'll just get a little taste because I think the most interesting

question we asked was considering everything. If you had it to do all over again, would you

buy the same car again? That's a good question. You know, that says it all, in my humble

opinion. And first, we looked at that by the origin of the car. Which origin?

And I just broke it up into American, European, and Asian. Which of those three would you say

are most likely to have bought the same car again? And answering that question. Most likely two

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