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#1613: Pikes Peak or Bust

Original Air Date: 03.26.2016
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This week on The Best of Car Talk, Anne’s family is planning a cross-country road trip. Is their Mercury Villager up to the task, or likely to wind up being pushed off the top of Pikes Peak when the engine fails?
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