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#2667: Witless Intimidation

Aug 22, 2026 · 35m

Summary

Click and Clack address hate mail regarding a previous segment on women drivers, with Ray jokingly blaming the women's movement for increased road chaos. They diagnose a squeaky serpentine belt tensioner in a Chevy Beretta and a noisy speedometer cable in a VW Scirocco. The hosts also tackle a domestic dispute over a suspicious odometer jump in a Dodge Dart and present a puzzler about adding a letter to a car brand to form another.

Topics discussed

Sponsor message from Charles Schwab Hate mail about women drivers and four-way stops Diagnosing a squeaky noise in a 1995 Chevy Beretta Sponsor messages from Grainger and Rinse Answer to last week's vehicle make puzzler Fixing a screaming dashboard in a 1988 VW Scirocco Investigating a rattling noise in an 88 Acura Legend Sponsor messages from Grainger, Rinse, and Poshmark New puzzler: The vacuum cleaner weight mystery Domestic dispute over odometer mileage on a Dodge Dart Credits, sign-off, and final sponsor messages
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