Tom Magliozzi, Co-Host of NPR's 'Car Talk,' Dies at 77

Re:Tom Magliozzi, Co-Host of NPR's 'Car Talk,' Dies at 77 by ceejayoz on Monday November 03, 2014 @03:03PM (#8553098)

I hope Melissa "the Twerp" Peterson (http://www.wnyc.org/story/1421-my-dog-hates-you-too/) does a eulogy for him.

(Girl who wrote a letter complaining that the show sucked and that she had to listen because her parents did in the car... they had her on and she'd periodically call in for years)

My all-time favorite was the episode where someone called in and said that their vehicle would run pretty well but with lots of vibration for 8 minutes, then the engine would cut and refuse to start up again. It turned out to be someone onboard the Space Shuttle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moAqzM4ptm8

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Re:Tom Magliozzi, Co-Host of NPR's 'Car Talk,' Dies at 77 by jobu on Monday November 03, 2014 @04:28PM (#8553647)

"The odometer on this thing reads about 60 million miles."

That was John Grunsfeld - he used to work on his car at Hacker's Haven in the late 70's (a DIY garage that Ray and Tom ran in Cambridge for a few years). That's just awesome that he was able to call in from the Space Shuttle.

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Re:Tom Magliozzi, Co-Host of NPR's 'Car Talk,' Dies at 77 by Klinky on Monday November 03, 2014 @08:05PM (#8554647)

I really liked their cameo in Cars. Tom's character was a Dodge Dart, which was problematic car he had owned, and was often a point of discussion on the show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=6y...

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Re:Tom Magliozzi, Co-Host of NPR's 'Car Talk,' Dies at 77 by theg2 on Monday November 03, 2014 @07:02PM (#8554394)

Pretty good best of here: http://www.wbur.org/2014/11/03/car-talk-tom-best-of

Car Talk was my gateway into NPR growing up when I used to listen with my dad on long drives. I've had the fortune to meet the Car Talk brothers many times and they were just as funny and friendly in person as they were on the show. RIP Tom.

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Re:Tom Magliozzi, Co-Host of NPR's 'Car Talk,' Dies at 77 by dctoedt on Monday November 03, 2014 @08:00PM (#8554626)

Great line from the "Tom's Marriage Advice" segement: "I have my own law of marriage, which is that it is more important to be happy than to be right."

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Re:Tom Magliozzi, Co-Host of NPR's 'Car Talk,' Dies at 77 by seattlewag on Monday November 03, 2014 @07:53PM (#8554601)

"Gateway to npr" is a great way to put it. These guys got me listening and donating.

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Re:Tom Magliozzi, Co-Host of NPR's 'Car Talk,' Dies at 77 by ghn on Monday November 03, 2014 @08:23PM (#8554698)

Car Talk was wonderful when I was listening to NPR. I had to stop listening after their abdication of duties in the 2000 election and the subsequent wars. I now understand NPR to be just a shill for our corporate government. Tom and Ray were great though.

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Re:Tom Magliozzi, Co-Host of NPR's 'Car Talk,' Dies at 77 by bengali3 on Monday November 03, 2014 @03:16PM (#8553194)

thank you for that.

Edit: found a video clip of the brothers. Laughs included https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8TC2J1aTr4

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Re:Tom Magliozzi, Co-Host of NPR's 'Car Talk,' Dies at 77 by JshWright on Monday November 03, 2014 @05:22PM (#8553941)

Wow, that clip actually brought me to tears. As obvious as their friendship was on the radio, that clip made it all the more clear just how close they were.

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Re:Tom Magliozzi, Co-Host of NPR's 'Car Talk,' Dies at 77 by atonse on Monday November 03, 2014 @03:45PM (#8553367)

That space shuttle clip made my day. Thanks for that!

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Re:Tom Magliozzi, Co-Host of NPR's 'Car Talk,' Dies at 77 by jmharvey on Monday November 03, 2014 @05:08PM (#8553880)

Another classic: "every single bolt on the thing is sticking, and I'm afraid I'll break the bolt, this thing is 19 years old." [referring to HST repairs] http://www.cartalk.com/player5/player.php?a=longclip&id=Grun...

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Re:Tom Magliozzi, Co-Host of NPR's 'Car Talk,' Dies at 77 by srcmap on Tuesday November 04, 2014 @12:09AM (#8555223)

Melissa needs to write the eulogy in the back of twenty dollars bill and send them to:

Car Talk Plaza Box 3500 Harvard Square Cambridge , MA 02238

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Re:Tom Magliozzi, Co-Host of NPR's 'Car Talk,' Dies at 77 by pionar on Tuesday November 04, 2014 @09:26AM (#8556600)

>Car Talk Plaza Box 3500 Harvard Square Cambridge our fair city , MA 02238

FTFY. :)

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