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Mar 2025
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#2523: Born Again Driver

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Elsa learned to drive as a 15-year-old but she's been bumming rides around Iowa City ever since. Now she's 70 and she thinks she can just hop back behind the wheel and it'll all come back to her. Will Click and Clack have enough time to warn Elsa's neighbors to stay inside for a few weeks while she tests her theory? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.
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