Tony,

You're right. I should have said "cool and funny". It still is. I just miss the old days when half of a show might be consumed by a single problem - some wandering meditation on Volvo fuel injection woes or whatever. Best thing on U.S. radio today? You may well be right. I'm not sure this says good things about U.S. radio! If it's the *only* reason you want a tuner, your local dial must be even worse than mine!

If Hugo and Rob can't tune in while in U.S., they can listen to past Car Talk shows from the URL posted here.

NPR ran a short news feature this week about a group of college students in the UK who tune in religiously from the common room in their dormitory to watch the proceedings of some city council in Nebraska over the Internet -- their daily soap opera. Assuming this is what passes for General Hospital in the UK, I hesitate to predict what Rob and Hugo will make of Car Talk!

Jim