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Sep 2022
34m 38s

#2274: Never Listen to Your Brother

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Tanya from Virginia has the good fortune to have a brother advising her on whether or not to junk her seven-year-old Mazda. Unfortunately, her brother is also a car salesman. Does the sibling bond overcome the sleaze factor in this situation? Click and Clack try to find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk. 
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