Car Talk: The Greatest Stories Ever Told: Once Upon a Car Fire . . . [Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio CD]

Tom Magliozzi (Author, Performer), Ray Magliozzi (Author, Performer)

Book Description

Series: Car Talk | Publication Date: October 1, 2006

You decide to waste another perfectly good hour getting bogus car advice from the Car Talk guys when what should happen but some remark from the caller launches either Tom or Ray off topic and onto a story about The Sleek Black Beauty, their most recent wife, or their days at MIT.

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About the Author

TOM AND RAY MAGLIOZZI, a.k.a. Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers, are the hosts of NPR’s Car Talk, a syndicated weekly call-in program broadcast nationwide to more than 600 stations and heard by over 3.3 million listeners. Winner of the Peabody Award, Car Talk has been providing advice on everything from car repair to marriage since 1977.

TOM AND RAY MAGLIOZZI, a.k.a. Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers, are the hosts of NPR’s Car Talk, a syndicated weekly call-in program broadcast nationwide to more than 600 stations and heard by over 3.3 million listeners. Winner of the Peabody Award, Car Talk has been providing advice on everything from car repair to marriage since 1977.

From AudioFile

Ever wacky, ever off-the-cuff, the Magliozzi brothers, hosts of the popular NPR program "Car Talk," present their favorite call-in tales and personal anecdotes from their show. It's hard to believe that these are the GREATEST stories and not just another installment in an excellent series of comedy radio moments from the two Massachusetts mechanics (who also hold multiple science degrees). Whether it's dealing with a caller's "melted stick of butter on the dashboard" or other assorted automobile nightmares, bizarre events, and mishaps, "Click and Clack," as they call themselves, provide a warm and funny listen filled with their trademark self-deprecating humor. Plus a bit of advice! D.J.B. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: HighBridge Company; Original radio broadcast; 1 hour on 1 CD edition (October 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1598870572
• ISBN-13: 978-1598870572
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 5.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #387,176 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #79 in Books > Books on CD > Radio Shows

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't drive, February 12, 2008

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Beach Bum (Ocean Shores, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Car Talk: The Greatest Stories Ever Told: Once Upon a Car Fire . . . (Audio CD)

If you try to drive while listening this you will surely laugh yourself right off the road!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars impossible to be bad, July 26, 2008

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Moggy Womps "Moggy" (Brookhaven PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Car Talk: The Greatest Stories Ever Told: Once Upon a Car Fire . . . (Audio CD)

These are the best stories told by the best in the car business.

Buy confidently

11 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tom and Ray's Best Stories, December 31, 2006

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John P Bernat (Kingsport, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Car Talk: The Greatest Stories Ever Told: Once Upon a Car Fire . . . (Audio CD)

I guess you either love these guys or you hate them. My wife finds them incredibly annoying when she hears them on the radio.

Myself, I love them. Their accents are not off-putting to me, and I love how they laugh together.

What I've learned over time, though, is that the 'straight' answers they provide are actually pretty authoritative. They actually know what they're talking about, based not only on their extensive formal education but also based on their hands-on work with many, many cars.

If I personally found anything annoying, it's only their constant self-referencing which gets old. However, it's a part of their "shtick" which we would not want to do without...