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America's funniest auto mechanics take calls from weary car owners all over the country, and crack wise while they diagnose Dodges and dismiss Diahatsus. You don't have to know anything about cars to love this one hour weekly laugh fest. Support public media by joining NPR+ at plus.npr.org.

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#2680: Men in Minivans

October 6, 2026

Ray Magliozzi (0:16)

Hello, and welcome to Car Talk from National Public Radio with us, Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers. And we're broadcasting this week from the Patient Care Department here at Car Talk Plaza.

Tom Magliozzi (0:24)

Yeah, I know this is all true. I mean, it came over the Internet, so you know that it's all true.

SPEAKER_3 (0:30)

Oh, yeah.

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