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#1620: Camp Gone to the Dogs or Bust

Original Air Date: 05.14.2016
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This week on The Best of Car Talk, can Cathy drive her dog 2,000 miles to summer camp in a truck without AC, or should she spend big bucks to cool all involved?
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