#2517: A Laser-like Focus

The Best of Car Talk

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Comedy, Automotive, Leisure

4.8 • 16.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Kate was carefully recreating her $200 Honda's clutch noise when Ray confessed that he had dozed off somewhere between 'Hello You're on Car Talk" and "Hi, I'm Kate." Apparently it's siesta time on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.
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0:41.9	And we're broadcasting this week from the International High Roller Division here at Car Talk Plaza.
0:48.2	I find this interesting.
0:50.2	I'm sure you won't because you don't find anything interesting, actually.
0:54.1	But apparently, you ready for this? Rolls Royce is up for sale. I'm sure you won't because you don't find anything interesting, actually. No.
0:54.3	But apparently, you ready for this?
0:56.6	Rolls-Royce is up for sale.
0:58.6	Yeah, I knew that.
0:59.5	The company that owns it, a British defense firm, of course, everyone knows Rolls-Royce engines, aircraft engines.
1:05.5	Yeah.
1:06.2	Yeah, powered all those Messerschmits.
1:09.0	Well, they would have been known that they would like to unload rolls.
1:13.0	And apparently, the gray poupon it rode in on.
1:17.4	Well, here's what I find interesting.
1:19.6	The companies that have expressed interest in buying it,
1:23.0	automotive news that reported this,
1:25.7	said that here are some of the companies
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