#2526: Geographically Undesirable

The Best of Car Talk

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Comedy, Automotive, Leisure

4.8 • 16.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Kate's car is on it's last legs and she's a little miffed at her boyfriend Aaron who needs to be driven around everywhere because he drives like a klutz. And to make things even worse, they live in different states! Will Click and Clack tell Kate to trade in the car, Aaron or both? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.
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0:00.0	This is Tanya Mosley, co-host of Fresh Air.
0:02.6	Amanda Knox spent nearly four years in prison for a murder she did not commit.
0:07.0	When she was exonerated, she made an unusual decision to befriend the prosecutor who argued for her guilt.
0:12.9	Maybe he could help her make sense of her case.
0:15.0	I spent years thinking about it and trying to understand it until I realized that I could just ask.
0:21.8	Listen to this interview on the Fresh Air podcast.
0:43.9	Hello and welcome to Caratalk from National Public Radio with us,
0:46.6	Click and Clack to Tappert Brothers, and we're broadcasting this week.
0:47.2	You ready for this?
0:55.0	From the center for the definition of afterlife destinations here at Caratoc Plaza. The definition of afterlife destinations.
0:58.0	Yeah, okay, fine.
1:00.0	Whatever you say.
1:02.0	Well, here's when we came across recently.
1:05.0	The vice president of Dealer Relations for Chrysler, a guy named Tom Pappertert said in a recent speech that automotive heaven could be
1:13.8	defined as the following. You're paying attention? Yeah, yeah. Chrysler designs the cars.
1:18.8	He would say that. Mercedes engineers them. Toyota builds them and Saturn delivers them. My question to you is,
1:27.3	what then is the definition of
1:30.3	automotive hell?
1:34.4	Who would design the cars in automotive hell?
1:38.5	Pujo.
1:40.3	Who would be in charge of styling?
1:42.4	Styling, that would be Hugo. Who would be in charge of styling? Styling, that would be, uh, Hugo.
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