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#2650: Non Impediti Ratione Cogitationis

Jun 23, 2026 · 35m

Summary

Click and Clack open with a humorous segment on stressed-out women's expressions before diagnosing several listener car issues. They address a Nissan Stanza’s recurring rough running, a pitted Acura windshield, a Mini’s steering vibration, a Saturn’s stiff shifter, and a VW Jetta’s timing belt tensioner noise. The hosts also reveal the answer to last week’s tree-planting puzzle and present a new riddle involving a trip to Kohl’s-Lavania.

Topics discussed

Intro, Mattress Firm ad, and funny caller messages Sam's 1986 VW Rabbit distributor cap mystery Caller with pitted windshield and glare issues Ads for Whole Foods, Schwab, BetterHelp, and Total Wine Puzzler: Planting 10 trees in 5 rows of 4 Alfredo's 1988 Mini Caravan steering wheel jerk Susan's 1997 Saturn SL1 shifting difficulty Ads for Whole Foods, Schwab, Strawberry, and Betterment Puzzler: Krusty's trip to Kohl's-Lavania Becca's 1992 VW Jetta noise diagnosis Credits, closing remarks, and final ads
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