Car Talk [Paperback]

Tom Magliozzi (Author), Ray Magliozzi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1991

The straight-talking masters of auto care, whose popular program on National Public Radio is broadcast to over 200 stations nationwide, offer a wealth of "smart talk" on what every car owner must know.w to make your first car last, avoiding the repair shop rip-offs, getting the best trade-in deal, and American cars versus the imports. "When Click and Clack talk cars, people listen."--Newsweek. National Public Radio giveaways.

Editorial Reviews

From AudioFile

For those who never tune to public radio, Tom and Ray Magliozzi answer listener calls about car problems on their 10-year-old weekly NPR program, "Car Talk." Aging boomers like their fans, they speak like two Boston grease monkeys up on their Cliff's Notes (both are MIT grads), laugh heartily at their own jokes and generally dispense more fun than auto repair lore. This cassette consists of program snippets loosely dealing with romance behind the wheel. The brothers sound as delightfully silly on tape as they do on the air; the callers just as tickled to be teased. Ovid and Ralph Nader, watch out! Y.R. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Dell (March 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440503647
• ISBN-13: 978-0440503644
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #917,869 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Laughed hard enough that I shouldn't have been driving!, May 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Car Talk: Men Are from Gm Women Are from Ford (Audio Cassette)

Great stories of the guys vs gals and a wonderful throw in on a college students response to a candidate college! My only complaint would be that the tape was too short only about an hour of entertainment, but a great hour!!!And if you need a good mechanic in Boston this tape has the perfect guy for you - really!!

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book should be given out along with driver's licenses, March 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Car Talk (Paperback)

I wish I had this book ten years ago. The best $10 you can spend on your car. You should have this book if you have a new car, if you only drive your parents' car, if you have never owned a car and are about to buy one, or like me, if your car has been trouble-free and is now starting to act up. It's useful, it makes complete sense, and is very funny too. I plowed through it in about two hours. And if you think you don't know anything about cars, wait until you read what some other people have done...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stick with the Car Advice!, 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 (Paperback)

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.

This book distills this expertise into important, relevant items you need to know. Buy it and keep it in the car - you'll be glad!