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Record your car's noise or make it yourself. Then share it and get a diagnosis, in our Car Talk Community.
Record your car's noise or make it yourself. Then share it and get a diagnosis, in our Car Talk Community.
What's up with the bird's flight path? Solve this week's New Puzzler!
The answer is a resounding "Yes!," as sales boom. Top sellers from Cars.com, this way.
Reviewed: Gas Buddy's app to save change at the pumps. Here's the scoop.
On owning an old car-- from Jamie Kitman, who's got 30 of 'em! No kidding.
It came in '78... and failed. Now, VW thinks its new U.S. plant will stay for good. Here's why.
This week: the story of "Lil Ol' Betsy," who went from church-going ride, to road warrior.
send the squirrels packing! Spring car detailing tips from Car Talk's guru of clean, this way.
Save some dinero at the pumps, with Tom and Ray's tips for better MPG.
Colorado’s Prieto Battery is poised to change the game for EVs with 400-mile range and fast charging, but it has to prove first that its technology works. Other companies are in the hunt, too.
Mark's Kia has burned through three clutches in eight months. Mark swears he knows how to drive. Is there something wrong with his car?
Car Talk's syndicated newspaper column can be found right here, twice a week, in Tom & Ray's lousy blog.
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Randy's mechanic charged him for three times for three separate diagnostic scans in one trip to the shop. Is this di...
From fractions to "over the hill," Tom and Ray share a few observations about aging.
Visitor reviews of more than 30,000 mechanics nationwide. Find a great shop-- or review one!
Tom and Ray don't have a monopoly on bad ideas. That's why we have a guest blog.
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Colorado’s Prieto Battery is poised to change the game for EVs with 400-mile range and fast charging, but it has t...
Patrick's 2001 Audi needs a new catalytic converter but the cost of the repair nearly equals the value of the car. T...
Mark's Kia has burned through three clutches in eight months. Mark swears he knows how to drive. Is there something ...
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The clock in LIsa's Volvo is chronically fast. Is someone trying to send her a message about punctuality, or does sh...
Mark's Kia has burned through three clutches in eight months. Mark swears he knows how to drive. Is there something wrong with his car?
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Colorado’s Prieto Battery is poised to change the game for EVs with 400-mile range and fast charging, but it has to prove first that its technology works. Other companies are in the hunt, too.
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Being too busy to write the book, The Sixteen Essential Habits of Old Car Whoredom, I offer here as many tips for buying old cars. Don’t bother sending me your thanks...checks and wire transfers will do nicely.
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Kieran Lindsey, Car Talk Wildlife Guru and Guest Blogger, explores the animal-vehicle attraction conundrum that rears its head each spring.
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How one physicist got out of a $400 traffic ticket -- using math.
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Many would say that in the American psyche, cars equal freedom. Could this be what's behind the resistance to distracted driving legislation in the USA?
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