Terribly sad. We’ll miss them. Prayers for the repose of his soul, and for his family.
Sad to hear. Theirs was the only NPR program that didn’t make me hurl.
Makes me sad. I listen to their older shows almost every day on SiriusXM.
I didn’t listen to the show religiously but every time I did I learned something, and every time I did, I laughed.
RIP
Seattle’s got KPLU, their NPR station. They’ve got great jazz on the weekend, All Blues on Friday night, and on Sunday mornings, Car Talk.
I am dead set against tax payer supported radio, but these guys were so good. What a blow. No politics, good laughs, great advice on cars.
They’d have these GORGEOUS CHICKS call in (and yes, you really can tell by their voices), and have a BLAST with them...before giving them some useful advice.
Having turned a wrench or two in my day, I can only say that I have TOTAL RESPECT for them and wish that I could have gotten to know some of their callers.
Funny, funny guys.
He will be missed.
OH no. The only thing worth listening to on public radio. Very sad.
One of the brothers would ask the caller, “Does your car mechanic own a boat?” If yes, they would laugh.
One thing that I will remember about Car Talk is excellence. After all, it was just a program about car repair of all things. Yet, it was done so well that it was one of the best programs on radio.
I wish that we exercised equal excellence in things that mattered much more.
Brilliant of Pixar to include them in “Cars.”
I loved to listen to them. They were a laugh and even gave good advice.
That's probably the first time MIT and car repair were in the same sentence.
Oh, no! They gave me the chance to really fool my husband once.
We moved to Wiscosnin and I was worried about what kind of car I should buy to drive on ice and snow, since I didn’t have much experience.
My husband was spending a lot of time at the office on Sat. mornings, and I used to listen to the show when I was home alone, the first time I’d ever heard it. I called to ask my question.
When you called, you got an answer machine and they said they’d call you back. They called back when we had guests present, and I didn’t want to talk to them. So, I hung up on them. But, they called back later in the week and I asked my question.
Their answer? Keep the car you have (a Chevy, full sized, rear wheel drive Impala) and equip it with bald tires. Then, drive it all around, crashing in to things until I got the hang of it. Then go find a new car.
So, the next week, I got my husband to stay home from the office on Sat. morning, and I turned on the radio while he was still in bed. He sat straight up and spilled his coffee when he heard my voice coming out of the radio.
He told his sister about it and she said that her husband had been trying to get on that show for years. It wasn’t fair that I should get picked on my first try. Click and Clack, the Tappet Bros.
R.I.P. Tom. We enjoyed your show and your newspaper column for many years.
I remember the guy who called about his Peugeot’s motronic electrical system and needed parts. He was told that Peugeot,Renault and Citroen cooperated on electrical systems. Peugeot got the motronic sytstem, Renault got the larry-tronic system and Citroen got the curley-tronic system.
RIP.
Those guys had the best gig in the world. To get paid for having as much fun as they did ... Sigh!
Take a creeper nap, Click (or is it Clack?). You’ve earned it.
Don’t drive like my brother.