The Best of Car Talk

What's in a middle name? Most of us got stuck with a simple middle name that belonged to an ancestor or maybe Mom's favorite bookie. But our Technical Advisor, John Bugsy, Sebastian, Mr. Height, Free Lunch, Sweet Cheeks, Donut Breath, Twinkle Toes, Make-That-Two-Triple-Cheeseburgers Lawlor got a doozy! How did he earn them all? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.

In Car Talk's version of our dystopian future, all cars are designed by the French, with wiring by the British and emissions systems by Volkswagen. In Kathy's dystopian present her Chevy is already in regular communications with nearby banking systems technology. Can Click and Clack rescue us from the 'rise of the machines'? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.

Reverend Tim's passengers think that he should own up to the real origin of the unholy smell in his Nissan, but the good Reverend called on a higher power for his Sentra salvation. Too bad he got a wrong number and ended up on our show instead! Will a well-placed air freshener deliver Reverend Tim to the promised land? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.

Lindsay from Virginia thinks that her hubby, Bill, is trying to sabotage her admittedly 'uncool' Chevy Malibu. Will Click and Clack give Lindsay the straight dope or will they be just be regular dopes and try to help hubby out here? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.