Car Talk Talk
There’s an article, by Joseph P. Kahn, with lots of fun facts about Tom and Ray, the Car Talk guys, in today’s Boston Globe. Here’s a snippet I enjoyed:
Targets of the show’s humor sometimes fire back. After Tom made a crack on-air about a tailgate problem the Dodge Caravan was having, suggesting in his usual irreverent manner that Chrysler Corp. had “paid off” investigators to forestall a recall, a highly unamused Chrysler representative demanded a public correction and got one — sort of.
Tom did correct the record during a subsequent show, saying something to the effect that no money had actually changed hands and that Caravan passengers were only being ejected through the back doors of moving vehicles, not the sunroofs and side doors as he might have mistakenly said.
Also:
Ray: “One of the big [automotive repair] chains approached us, but we didn’t want to stand in front of their store and tell people to get their cars fixed there. We couldn’t. Because they [expletive] everybody.
Car Talk is the most widely-heard show on NPR. And here’s a hint: If you tell an NPR producer that you have an idea for a new program, she’s highly likely to reply, “Yeah, it’s Car Talk for what?”, as in Car Talk for computers, Car Talk for health, Car Talk for ventriloquists…
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I am writing an article for PARADE on what your car says about you and am looking for people who can tell us why they love their particular cars.
As a Car Talk fan myself, I thought fellow listeners would have the most interesting answers.
Thanks,
I love my black monte carlo, The tints are so dark. No one can see in side.
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If it any a rotor it an’t a motor.
Love the sound and Like to be different
I think the best car you could bream to buy is the Porsche 911 993, the last of the air-cooled Porsches. I had the pleasure of driving one once round a track. I long for the day that one will be mine. You have to have dreams. From James
I think that this is the start of the future of our cars. I Watched a very interesting review on the G Wiz electric car last night. Tim Lovejoy from Channel 5’s Fifth Gear took to the streets of London to see if the £7,000 G Wiz was a practical enough vehicle. He found it wasn’t much use for taking the kids to school as it was a little on the small side for the children in the back but was adequate enough to get him self and his golf clubs in, so not too bad I suppose.
It is reckoned that the £7,000 price tag for the car will pay for its self within 1 year due to the car being exempt from the congestion charge, road tax, and can be parked for free in central London. The top speed of the car is just 40 mph and can travel for 40 miles on a single charge. In my eyes this is perfected for anyone living in the central of London.