#2616: Non-traditional Repair Materials
The Best of Car Talk
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4.7 • 16.5K Ratings
🗓️ 24 February 2026
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
On past shows we’ve discussed repairs using a variety of ‘improvised’ materials such as underwear waistbands, road signs and extra virgin olive oil. Add to that list the humble and perpetual Pop Tart. Gather ‘round the toaster for this episode of the Best of Car Talk.
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| 0:00.0 | Support for NPR and the following message come from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, |
| 0:05.4 | investing in creative thinkers and problem solvers who help people, communities, and the planet flourish. |
| 0:11.1 | More information is available at Hewlett.org. Hello and welcome to Car Talk from National Public Radio with us, |
| 0:33.8 | Click and Clack the Tappert Brothers, and we're broadcasting this week from the Mouth |
| 0:37.6 | of Babes Division here at Car Talk Plaza. |
| 0:40.2 | Now, this was sent to us by an eighth grade teacher named Mrs. |
| 0:45.2 | Angstrom of Northfield, Minnesota. |
| 0:47.5 | Angstrom. |
| 0:48.2 | Is that the size of your brain? |
| 0:53.4 | One angstrum. |
| 0:54.6 | That's it's A-N-G. |
| 0:55.8 | Those are A-N-G-S-T-R-O-M's. |
| 0:58.7 | An Engstrom is a million of those. |
| 1:02.4 | Anyway, she apparently taught a little lesson on radio, |
| 1:05.3 | and she had her students listen to various radio programs and analyze them. |
| 1:10.0 | And here are some of the comments about our show. |
| 1:12.5 | Well, they're hardly babes. |
| 1:13.7 | They're eighth graders. |
| 1:15.1 | Well, but here are some of the things. |
| 1:16.6 | This is an analysis that they did. |
| 1:18.3 | And brutally honest, I might add. |
| 1:20.1 | Here's one from Josh. |
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