10 years after the fact, Tom and Ray's pal the Pep learns the deep dark secret of what really happened to his beloved Lincoln. Also, how to tow a car you'd rather just get rid of, does a warning count if it's not in all capital letters, and what does Google really think Car Talk?

A messy divorce gets messier, and more fun. Also: A 13-year old kid plus a 14-year old Nissan equals one worried Mom. On Stump the Chumps, what made a Porsche turn semi-suicidal? Honda's brilliant anti-theft system? Maybe not.

When a relationship ends, who get to keep taking their car to the trusty mechanic? Also, why a smoking Jetta is just like a Magliozzi, a truck sends Tom and Ray into Duck and Cover mode, and more thoughts on the legendary Andy letter.

A listener thanks Tom and Ray for inadvertently solving a decades-old philosophical question. Also, the ever-annoying Melissa Peterson asks the guys to go to bat for her, and because some fool demanded it, The Car Talk Barbershop Quarter Minus Two makes its first and (we hope) last appearance.

A driver wonders if she should fess up for skipping a toll she didn't have Exact Change for, but, she may have no choice, thanks to Tom and Ray. Also, is all fair and love and grease? How to win a mechanic's heart. And, welcome to the world of electric brakes.

An all-time classic Shaggy Dog story--literally. Also, Ray's misadventure on the exercise bike; a wife searches for a low-decibel strategy to keep her husband from driving off the road; a Buick that drinks oil faster than its owner can drink beer; and, we meet the Chuck Yeager of CV Joints?

Tommy reminisces about his days in the U.S. Army, especially the one in which he rose to the rank of Private. Also, why a Volvo owner may wish she'd married a gecko, and what happens when you give a 3-year old a golf ball and put him near your exhaust pipe? Yep, you guessed right.

A lesson in how NOT to let off steam after a marital tiff. Also, two women's worst nightmares: one is gonna be stuck with her '87 Camry a little longer, and the other has to face the fact that her husband was right about a clogged AC. And, why you should never trust a mechanic who keeps his boat parked near his garage.

Tom and Ray's thoughts on the passing of comedian and longtime Car Talk Plaza hero, George Carlin. Also, would you pay 700 bucks just to get some really bad news? Plus, a joyride IN a warehouse jeopardizes a Suzuki Swift, and straight outta the Witness Protection program in Twin Falls, our pal Dino returns for Stump the Chumps.

A frustrated VW owner plans a less-than fond farewell to her Beetle. Also, the victim of sibling-induced timing chain obsession seeks guidance, Scooby Doo appears in a PT Cruiser, and would you share your wedding vows with a '61 Corvair Greenbrier?