[touron]

What a great show they had. It was informative, but more fun than informative. And for car ignoramuses like myself, it was solid entertainment. You could listen to the show for five minutes and feel like Click and Clack were close acquaintances (though evidently neither was sure who was Click and who was Clack). "In the end, the best thing about Car Talk was the most obvious, too: It’s the only program you can turn to and hear nothing but laughter."

[Chico]

[lookout bob]

sure will miss the guy....what a fun and informative show. He was hilarious while at the same time highly educational for us 'idjuts.'

[zephyr]

Thanks, touron for posting this thread. This was always a feel good moment to catch these two brothers on the air over the years. I loved the humor and good laughs, but particularly enjoyed Tom's philosophy and wisdom. Yesterday I found a link to Terry Gross's show on NPR yesterday. She had interviewed Tom and Ray on her show in 2001. She plays back the interview and also includes an interview with their producer Doug Berman who worked with them since 1987. Both interviews are entertaining and the recent one is quite moving. Here's the NPR page with a link to that show yesterday. Enjoy, ~z ,

[touron]

Thanks for posting the link, zephyr. Here are "5 Hilarious Audio Clips" from the show

[Schenk]

I love listening to them while on the road. Best damn show on NPR, ever. I hope they keep playing the re-runs forever!

[BlueMountainMan]

Been listening to Car Talk most every week on Saturday morning(and sometimes again on Sunday morning, back when KPLU had it on twice in a weekend) for twenty something years. . . . some of my most memorable shows were heard out on camping trips on Sat mornings, e.g. Deer Park or similar- Tom's wild laughter wafting across a quiet mountain setting maybe with a little breeze, a few birds, etc., the laughter echoing into the distance(and hopefully not annoying any nearby campers). . . . quite the contrast in scenes! (btw- this technique works well for This American Life also) The story at the end of Fresh Air, about the amount of $ it would take to get the two of 'em to give a talk at a big company meeting was classic Tom attitude: "tell 'em we'll give the talk for a hundred thousand each. But then we wouldn't be able to do it, because we'd never work for anyone who would be so stupid to pay us that much. . ."