Ray MagliozziCritiques

Tom and Ray Magliozzi write about cars, marriage, education and many things in between in their book titled In Our Humble Opinion. They each write their own chapters and give their humble opinions as well as rants on many topics. However, Tom is certainly the more prolific of the two as his chapters outnumber those written by Ray.

Even though I know nothing about cars I have listened to the radio show and have enjoyed their lively banter. I may have even learned a thing or two. That is why I decided to read this book. It was not quite what I expected. Even though parts of the book were tongue-in-cheek, there were other parts that I felt were more likened to a lecture than to a rant. I anticipated a lighter read that would more closely replicate their exchanges on the radio.

This is a great introduction to the thought processes of two siblings who were both MIT graduates. Tom went on to get his PhD. This is also a must have for Car Talk fans. Don't let their antics and silliness on Car Talk fool you. These guys have some profound thoughts to share.

The book is subtitled: Car Talk’s Click and Clack Rant and Rave and that is exactly what this book is – a collection of rants on a variety of subjects from poor drivers, to the sorry state of education, to global warming.

I love National Public Radio’s Car Talk program. Listening to the brothers laugh their way through the various dilemmas posed by their audience was entertaining and laugh-producing. A wonderful way to start a weekend. I was expecting that kind of reaction to the book. There were some entertaining essays in the book, but I was disappointed. That’s mostly my own fault, because I didn’t read the description closely, or pay attention to any reviews. There’s probably a rant about idiot readers who don’t know what kind of book they just picked up …

The Tappet Brothers figured out a way to make some more money by putting together some of their old material in a book. Yes, the Car Talk Puzzlers live again. A fun read!

An amusing collection of questions and answers from their newspaper column.

2520 Car Talk with Click and Clack: The Tarpet Brothers, by Tom and Ray Magliozzi with Terry Bisson (read 20 Jul 1993) This book makes me paranoid. And it says never buy a new car--it is always cheaper to fix the old car. But the dependability of a new car is worth much to a non-mechanic like me.

I love the Car Talk show these guys do on the radio, so I thought I'd try the book. I did like the autobiographical sections, and a handful of the rants, but the rest seemed kind of repetitive or boring. Think I'll stick to listening to them on the radio.

The rantings and ravings of the funniest car mechanics in North America.

I love their radio show, but these "best" collections really do them little justice.

One of many books and other car junk by the irrepressible "Tappet Brothers."