"SR" <srindler@da2.so-net.ne.jp> wrote in message
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> > This was the puzzler on NPR's "Car Talk" recently. On the episode
> > which aired over AFN Tokyo last Saturday, actually. The answer is due
> > next Saturday, but can probably be found on the show's web site.
> >
>
> I got it from another NG. Anyway, I love "Car Talk"! These guys are better
> than any repair shop in town that would disassemble the entire vehicle
> before determining that the spark plug was the culprit...
> They must be very seasoned engineers who have worked on any car model on
> earth.

I remember the car talk guys from before they had a radio show. They had a
do-it-yourself garage in Cambridge, Mass (our fair city) where you could go
and work on your own car. Had to close it down I think because of insurance
problems. Shortly after that they appeared on local public radio. Eventually
they cut their own deal and became a mini-corporation. They are kind of
typical of the kind of hybrid that you saw a lot of in Cambridge in the 70s;
guys who had a higher education (they studied at MIT) but who chose to work
in some local small business. You can find all sorts of people around
Cambridge doing pottery, woodworking, bakery, paint store etc. but who have
degrees from Harvard or MIT.

They are pretty funny too.