Kevin's Pontiac is outfitted with an early version of a modern digital dashboard and it's giving him trouble. But his mechanic won't work on it because he's never worked on one before. Click and Clack, however, are firm believers in broadening one's knowledge base and expertise at the customer's expense and they find this mechanic's wimpiness professionally disappointing. Find out if Kevin and the rest of the callers get any qualified car advice on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.

You may know that for a few years Ford produced a testosterone-poisoned version of their popular Taurus sedan that they labeled the 'IROC'. Well, it seems that Sarah from nearby Brookline, MA somehow ended up with the Ford Taurus 'IHOP'. She has an unrelenting smell of waffles and maple syrup every time she turns on her heat. Will the boys be able to figure this one out? Grab a cup of joe and enjoy this breakfast edition of the Best of Car Talk.

Robert from Los Angeles has just about had it with the traffic on his local, bumper-to-bumper, take-no-prisoners highway and he's begun jousting with aggressive tractor trailer drivers to vent his frustration. To put it mildly, the truckers aren't amused or intimidated by Robert in his Ford Escort and they are letting him know this in a road-ragey kind of way. Can Tom and Ray calm Robert down, or will he end up 'flattened on the 405'? Also, a new puzzler and more calls right here on the Best of Car Talk.

Did you know that 'cow magnets' -which keep our bovine friends from digesting too much metal- can also improve your car's(and perhaps the cow's)gas mileage? Neither did we. Listen, learn and laugh on today's Best of Car Talk.

Carol was heading back to school in her Corolla and managed to knock the shifter out of 5th gear and into neutral twice and now it won't go into 5th anymore. Her mechanic is certain that she broke the synchronizer in her transmission and he's getting that 'instant boat payment' look in his eyes. Did Carol really break the synchro?.. And so what if she did? Does she have to fix it or is four gears 'good enough'? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.

Kris from Washington has a Subaru that 'thunks' around corners. After the boys ask a few probing and insightful questions they seize upon an answer -and promptly forget it in the excitement. Will Kris get some useful help? Will this week's puzzler be better than last week's? Only one way to find out: Check out this episode of the Best of Car Talk for all this, a new puzzler and more calls.

Jill from California has a dilemma. Her family's habit is to drive their cars into the ground -past the point of usefulness(do not pass 'Go', do not collect $200). But Jill is having thoughts of selling her '82 Landcruiser, while it's still running ok. Should she dare attempt to break the family car curse and actually sell this car while it still runs? What will the neighbors say? Find out what Tom and Ray say to Jill and the rest of the callers on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.

Melissa from Roseville, Texas has a car on it's last legs. Her mother has kindly offered to sell Melissa her Pontiac Grand Am, but Melissa's husband, 'Tex' -he of the Nissan Pickup with multiple roadkills to its name- won't have it. "Too small", says Tex. Can the boys settle this Texas-sized marital dispute? Check it out along with more calls and a new puzzler on this episode of the Best of Car Talk!

Politicians aren't the only ones in DC that come in just two types. Allen from Washington, DC is facing a dilemma regarding his local mechanics and humbly asks the boys a very profound question: When faced with a mechanic who is either honest and incompetent or one who is competent but crooked, how do you choose? Fortunately(or unfortunately?), Allen has come to the leading authorities on automotive incompetency. That, plus more calls and a new puzzler on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.

Linda from Ambler, PA has a boyfriend who is a medical doctor AND a cheapskate. We know he's a cheapskate not just because he drives an old Ford Escort Wagon, but Linda says it moans constantly when in motion. Can Tom and Ray save this patient? Check out this episode of the Best of Car Talk for this, more calls and a new puzzler!