Fun-loving Gearhead Gifts

"This looked so much bigger at the store..."

There's no such thing as a triple carburetor bypass!

"You might be interested in our encounter group for people with transmission problems."

'Dude, you can go for that new diving gear if you want, but if you ask me, I think it's a trap.'

Biker At Museum

"Well, my paycheck barely pays the bills, I might need a second job, my wife is on my case, and my dad's in the hospital."

"It's your oil.....it needs a new car!"

"This obsession of yours about becoming a car mechanic..."

"It's called being preemptive."

"We always get a good pitch at the site."

Odd Angles, a monthly strip on coarse angling

Wet weather footwear - shoes that are shaped like boats.

'Fuel efficient automobiles.'

Repairing the UFO

'I've been riding small, fast bikes for awhile. I thought it was time to build a bigger motorcycle.'

'What a little beauty. Independent suspension, alloy wheels, metallic finish.'

'Dried meat, survival set, folding spade... okay. Now I'm ready to go shopping with you.'

Ironmongers

"While I'm at it, is there anything I can order YOU from L. L. Bean?"

"You still working on your car?"

Dry Cleaning

"Usually when someone claims they've installed the latest technology, it means more than just power windows."

All-way stops.

Mechanics price list.

'You did it! You changed my lovely witches broom into a hybrid!!'

You're all set - We topped off your fluids, replaced your filter, and emptied your cache.

"Joey ripped me off. Last week I showed him this ad for a 1964 Chevy Impala...and he went out and bought it."

'He hasn't done anything yet, it's just with all this gear on, he can't stand up!'

"It's funny how Grace loves reading and Baldo loves cars."

'I think you might've over-packed, We'll only be gone for an hour,'

Discussed on Car Talk

'After that, Ron would always open books about new hobbies before buying the equipment.'

The docs just install the artificial heart. We at Al's garage do the maintenance on the battery.

"Give a man a fish and you will feed him for the day."

The development of cars.