"The Male Competence/Incompetence Syndrome" - the key to understanding Tom and Ray's simultaneous brilliance and stupidity! Meanwhile, Bridget is concerned about the noise her Saturn is making, but she's downright terrified by the guys' efforts to imitate it. And Pam in Virginia has got a Volvo that's blowing more smoke than her husband. Also, Tom and Ray are called to account by Father Bryan, for naming his beloved Yugo the worst of the century.

Ray tries to erase a recent Puzzler from the collective consciousness. Then, he and his his brother try to stimulate the economy by encouraging Shawn to buy a new car for his one-woman demolition derby wife, and Martha, who's a couple hundred dollars away from being able to take her key out of the ignition. And, a Sentra falls victim to sibling rivalry.

A family road trip in a Winnebago lands them on Smoky Bear's Most Wanted list, in the latest from our series of auto-confessionals. Also, a quick lesson in the giving of dope slaps; the truth about 8th Grade (at least, Tom and ray's version of it); and what do you tell prospective parents who'd rather drive a horse and buggy than a mini-van? "Saddle up!"

It's the Candy Bar Wrapper Rebellion, as one Magliozzi frees herself from the shackles of a neat car. Also, a re-located airline pilot considers settling down in a VW Westphalia, with the mailing address "Employee Parking Lot"; on Stump the Chumps we find out if Scott got his Nissan to start, and survived Fat Tony and his big bucket o' tools; and if your Dad's a mechanic, but won't fix your heater, does it mean he doesn't love you?

A new strategy for backing a car without reverse--go forward and bounce. Also, does one half a tank of gas last longer than the other, could a mis-applied parking brake destroy two trucks, and what would draw a swarm of bees to a '72 El Camino?

A Honda owner is concerned because his Accord's hood seems a little low--literally. Can Tom and Ray diagnose the sagging hood without sending the bogosity meter into the red? Other areas of concern: Sandra fears for her engine's life after accidentally using diesel fuel, while Natalie fears for her own life after denting Dad's car while he's away. Also, to tip or not to tip, at the pump?

Eleanor is about to head off on a 6-month 'round the world trip by bicycle. She wants to know how to take care of her truck while she's gone, but Tom and Ray are more interested in how she plans to pedal across several large bodies of water. Also, an opera singer begins doing arias under a Honda Civic; a vintage T-Bird puts its owner to sleep; and meet the car that strikes fear into mechanics near and far.

It's a Merry Christmas for mechanics across the land--at least, if Tom and Ray's diagnoses of serious (and expensive) problems are on target. Also, the guys recall some horrendous Christmas gifts, and an excellent prank; a wife wonders how to cure her husband of windshield replacement denial syndrome; and one caller wants to know where to get a "This car braked down Mount Washington" bumper sticker.

Some last-minute holiday gift giving suggestions for the man in your life. Also, some holiday wishes from our callers--a de-doggified Odyssey for Braden; Elizabeth wants car windows she can see out of; and Adrienne wants her husband to stop barreling down the mountain with the cruise control on! And, we try to answer the question, "Am I my sister's ticket payer"?

Truth is funnier than Tommy's memory as we find out what really happened on an ill-fated ski trip 40 years ago. Meanwhile, the truth might mean divorce for Jack in Houston when his wife find out he didn't get rid of his 1970 MGB. Also, cold weather makes a Subaru stink, and a Chrysler cry, and on Stump the Chumps, did Adam Beat the Clock on fixing his girlfriend's Jeep?