About this episode

Julianne seeks help for a smell in her car and ends up discussing gender stereotypes about automotive cleanliness.

Julianne called Click and Clack hoping to get a clue in hunting down a nasty smell somewhere in her car. Instead she ended up on the wrong end of a sweeping generalization regarding whether men or women are the bigger automotive slobs. Judgement rendered on this episode of the Best of Car Talk. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

People in this episode

Hosts: Click, Clack

Guest: Julianne

Topics covered

• automotive issues
• car maintenance
• gender stereotypes
• humor
• smell in car

Keywords

• car smell
• automotive slobs
• Click and Clack
• NPR
• car advice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NPR

More episodes of The Best of Car Talk

• #2645: Stink Bug · June 6, 2026 · 35 min
• #2643: Breaking-in the Brakes · May 30, 2026 · 34 min

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the The Best of Car Talk podcast page.