NPR 'Car Talk' duo retiring; reruns to continue

Friday, June 8, 2012

photo This June 19, 2008 file photo shows brothers Tom, left, and Ray Magliozzi, hosts of National Public Radio's "Car Talk" show, in Cambridge, Mass. The Magliozzi brothers said Friday, June 8, 2012, they will stop making new episodes of their comic auto advice show at the end of September, 25 years after "Car Talk" began in Boston. The show airs every Saturday morning and is National Public Radio's most popular program. Older brother Tom is 74 years old and the brothers say it's time to stop and smell the cappuccino. "Car Talk" isn't disappearing, however. NPR says repurposed episodes will continue to air every week with material culled from the show's archives. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, file)

NEW YORK - The chatty mechanics on NPR's "Car Talk" are pulling in to the garage.

Tom and Ray Magliozzi said Friday they will stop making new episodes of their comic auto advice show at the end of September, 25 years after "Car Talk" began in Boston. The show airs every Saturday morning and is National Public Radio's most popular program.

Older brother Tom is 74 years old and the brothers say it's time to stop and smell the cappuccino.

"Car Talk" isn't disappearing, however. NPR says repurposed episodes will continue to air every week with material culled from the show's archives.