# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=102 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 103 --- ## [Have you ever wondered what it's like to drive a duck boat? We found out](https://community.cartalk.com/t/have-you-ever-wondered-what-its-like-to-drive-a-duck-boat-we-found-out/176000)
**Author:** [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2021, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/have-you-ever-wondered-what-its-like-to-drive-a-duck-boat-we-found-out/176000 "2021-04-06T14:00:29Z")
--- ## [No, you don't!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-you-dont/175992)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 4:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-you-dont/175992 "2021-04-05T16:55:15Z")
--- ## [The Hummer returns for 2024](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-hummer-returns-for-2024/175990)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-hummer-returns-for-2024/175990 "2021-04-05T16:46:49Z")
… as an EV. The price is… :astonished: --- ## [Radio Shut-Off Delay](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radio-shut-off-delay/175977)
**Author:** [@Theswedking](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Theswedking)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2021, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radio-shut-off-delay/175977 "2021-04-04T14:15:22Z")
05 Impala when I shut off the engine and open the door, the radio is still on. Checked to see if lights were coming on in the doors and they weren’t, in fact all four doors don’t have lights on. The only lights that do c… --- ## [Why it's not a good idea to buy a vehicle](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-its-not-a-good-idea-to-buy-a-vehicle/175836)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2021, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-its-not-a-good-idea-to-buy-a-vehicle/175836 "2021-04-03T17:52:03Z")
… immediately after a complete redesign of that model. New Cars Might Need More Repairs Than You’d Expect - Consumer Reports --- ## [VW is apparently very committed to EVs](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vw-is-apparently-very-committed-to-evs/175877)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2021, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vw-is-apparently-very-committed-to-evs/175877 "2021-04-03T12:56:32Z")
VW accidentally leaks new name for its U.S. operations: Voltswagen (cnbc.com) --- ## [2011 Jeep Liberty - Blower fan stuck on](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-jeep-liberty-blower-fan-stuck-on/175923)
**Author:** [@Davidz60](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Davidz60)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2021, 11:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-jeep-liberty-blower-fan-stuck-on/175923 "2021-04-02T23:15:42Z")
blower fan stays running --- ## [Help Wanted: Fork lift drivers. Can work remotely](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-wanted-fork-lift-drivers-can-work-remotely/175897)
**Author:** [@JoeMario](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JoeMario)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2021, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-wanted-fork-lift-drivers-can-work-remotely/175897 "2021-04-01T21:43:07Z")
Looks like you can now get a job driving a fork lift and you can do your work from home: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-31/booming-e-commerce-spurs-geodis-to-add-remote-forklift-drivers \[Update: Thanks… --- ## [Honda Accord: Horrible Seats](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-accord-horrible-seats/90401)
**Author:** [@acoump](https://community.cartalk.com/u/acoump)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2021, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-accord-horrible-seats/90401 "2021-04-01T18:55:27Z")
Add my voice to the chorus. I bought a 2012 Honda Accord because I thought it was beautiful (and it was). Within ten minutes of driving, my back was killing me, and it hurt for three days after I got rid of the car in d… --- ## [New cars sales have increased to an amazing extent](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-cars-sales-have-increased-to-an-amazing-extent/175893)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2021, 12:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-cars-sales-have-increased-to-an-amazing-extent/175893 "2021-04-01T12:50:12Z")
… apparently as a result of vaccine availability. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-31/buyers-are-snapping-up-new-cars-even-if-they-re-the-wrong-color?cmpid=BBD033121\_CORONAVIRUS&utm\_medium=email&utm\_sourc… --- ## [Texaco Fire Chief](https://community.cartalk.com/t/texaco-fire-chief/175876)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2021, 9:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/texaco-fire-chief/175876 "2021-04-01T09:33:41Z")
I walked by the defunct Kelly’s Brewpub (a casualty of the pandemic shutdown). It has 2 Texaco Fire Chief pumps out front. (‘You can trust your car to the man who wears the star…’) I had never thought about the impl… --- ## [2010 Lexus HS 250h - Suggestions for replacement](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-lexus-hs-250h-suggestions-for-replacement/175906)
**Author:** [@Nin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2021, 5:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-lexus-hs-250h-suggestions-for-replacement/175906 "2021-04-01T05:13:17Z")
I LOVE this car and am looking to buy a new (used) hybrid. Since Lexus doesn’t make this one anymore, are there any recommendations? I’d be more than willing to look at an all electric vehicle too. --- ## [Saturn Ion shifter switch](https://community.cartalk.com/t/saturn-ion-shifter-switch/175896)
**Author:** [@Supertruck1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Supertruck1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/saturn-ion-shifter-switch/175896 "2021-03-31T18:04:40Z")
2005 Saturn Ion. Often, when shifting into Park with my foot on the brake, I turn the engine off and the key will not rotate to allow removal from the switch. Reapplying the brake and moving the shifter from Park to D an… --- ## [The Things People Ask](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-things-people-ask/175738)
**Author:** [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2021, 10:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-things-people-ask/175738 "2021-03-30T22:14:54Z")
Most people are aware that there is a virus going around lately, you can catch it and be perfectly fine or it can seriously affect your health. It’s been on the news. This week someone is dropping off his car to have a … --- ## [Better gas mileage for cx7](https://community.cartalk.com/t/better-gas-mileage-for-cx7/175846)
**Author:** [@Andy-Ke](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Andy-Ke)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2021, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/better-gas-mileage-for-cx7/175846 "2021-03-30T12:41:40Z")
I had an oxygen sensor replaced. Prior to that I got 20 mpg in the city for my CX7. Now I am getting 21.5 mpg. Could that increase be due to the replacement of the O2 sensor? Thanks. --- ## [We do NOT need tachometers on most of our cars. Waste of dash space](https://community.cartalk.com/t/we-do-not-need-tachometers-on-most-of-our-cars-waste-of-dash-space/147771)
**Author:** [@acensor](https://community.cartalk.com/u/acensor)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2021, 1:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/we-do-not-need-tachometers-on-most-of-our-cars-waste-of-dash-space/147771 "2021-03-30T01:02:54Z")
Way back when I drove a hot V8 with 4 on the floor and liked to outdrag hot Mustangs at the lights, and thought that sometime I might go to the dragstrip, at a time (1968) when almost no cars came with standard tachs, an… --- ## [Cars and Car Songs... It's been 57 years!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cars-and-car-songs-its-been-57-years/175843)
**Author:** [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2021, 9:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cars-and-car-songs-its-been-57-years/175843 "2021-03-28T21:39:01Z")
Some of the more mature members/gear heads of Car Talk can remember when this song made its debut. We know all the lyrics and the meaning of all the lyrics, too. Take a walk down memory lane and review the lyrics. For … --- ## [Hyundai warranty a joke](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-warranty-a-joke/157613)
**Author:** [@Welch](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Welch)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2020, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-warranty-a-joke/157613 "2020-09-29T22:05:53Z")
Anyone else believe Hyundai should be banned if they don’t recall all engine models that are burning oil while under manufacturer warranty?? My Tucson is still under manufacturer warranty not by much now though. Still h… --- ## [2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport - Long dealer stay](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-hyundai-santa-fe-sport-long-dealer-stay/175822)
**Author:** [@jeff37](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jeff37)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2021, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-hyundai-santa-fe-sport-long-dealer-stay/175822 "2021-03-28T12:10:26Z")
Yes we have a 2017 Hyundai santa fe sport. the car is using to. Hyundai is not doing a very good job about it. Its very disappointing. The car has been at the dealership for 6 weeks. The car only has only 62,000 on it. I… --- ## [Bolt removal suggestions](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bolt-removal-suggestions/175840)
**Author:** [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2021, 2:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bolt-removal-suggestions/175840 "2021-03-28T02:09:37Z")
So I have a 53 crestliner boat, I need tho replace the wood transom, 2 pieces of wood that sandwiches the aluminum hull. They mushroomed the end of the bolt, my thought is to use a cold chisel to remove the wood and bolt… --- ## [Which states have the worst drivers?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-states-have-the-worst-drivers/175656)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-states-have-the-worst-drivers/175656 "2021-03-26T20:52:34Z")
According to the folks at Zutobi Driver Education… First place for the worst? Wyoming. Plenty of wide open spaces and unfortunately the highest fatal crash rate of 55 fatal crashes per 100,000 people and 320 people who… --- ## [Jeff Danziger drew a cartoon about auto mechanics](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeff-danziger-drew-a-cartoon-about-auto-mechanics/175837)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeff-danziger-drew-a-cartoon-about-auto-mechanics/175837 "2021-03-26T19:22:27Z")
https://assets.amuniversal.com/2330bad07068013953ea005056a9545d https://assets.amuniversal.com/2330bad07068013953ea005056a9545d --- ## [Volkswagen Golf](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volkswagen-golf/175793)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Chrisq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dr_Chrisq)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 11:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volkswagen-golf/175793 "2021-03-24T11:34:03Z")
My son is looking at a 2016 Golf with 90000 miles on it. My mechanic told me to stay away from used Volkswagens because they are expensive to repair. The parts are expensive and the difficulty of working on them makes t… --- ## ["Dogged" motorcycle](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dogged-motorcycle/175756)
**Author:** [@Marnet](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Marnet)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 3:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dogged-motorcycle/175756 "2021-03-24T03:26:41Z")
Saw a first for me on the road today. A motorcycle “dogging” down the road with the rear wheel noticably left of alignment with the front wheel. To keep the motorcycle headed straight the rider had it leaned right whil… --- ## [I was sold a car with an... illegal inspection?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-was-sold-a-car-with-an-illegal-inspection/175754)
**Author:** [@Capumb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Capumb)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2021, 9:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-was-sold-a-car-with-an-illegal-inspection/175754 "2021-03-23T21:24:18Z")
Hey, I can’t talk to the dealership until they open again on Monday, so figured it didn’t hurt to have a 2nd opinion about a car I recently got a couple weeks ago(yes, earlier this month). I’m in VA btw. I usually don’t… --- ## [Symptoms - High Alert](https://community.cartalk.com/t/symptoms-high-alert/175766)
**Author:** [@SteveCBT](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveCBT)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/symptoms-high-alert/175766 "2021-03-23T19:00:56Z")
--- ## [Another Takata-related recall](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-takata-related-recall/175792)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-takata-related-recall/175792 "2021-03-23T15:52:08Z")
--- ## [The Bentley Continental convertible in the neighborhood](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-bentley-continental-convertible-in-the-neighborhood/175727)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2021, 11:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-bentley-continental-convertible-in-the-neighborhood/175727 "2021-03-22T11:30:02Z")
I saw a black Bentley Continental convertible in the driveway of a neighbor (I don’t know them.) I looked up the address at the county assessor: it’s appraised at $146,304. --- ## [Repair man put wrong mileage on the Carfax report](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repair-man-put-wrong-mileage-on-the-carfax-report/175755)
**Author:** [@psv1776\_163629](https://community.cartalk.com/u/psv1776_163629)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2021, 12:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repair-man-put-wrong-mileage-on-the-carfax-report/175755 "2021-03-22T00:50:01Z")
I bought a new vehicle and traded in the old one. But to make an offer on the trade in, they checked the Carfax report. I went to the dealer for the last few repairs and they entered the wrong odometer mileage! The m… --- ## [How to destroy the engine and transmission of your brand-new Jeep](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-destroy-the-engine-and-transmission-of-your-brand-new-jeep/175733)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-destroy-the-engine-and-transmission-of-your-brand-new-jeep/175733 "2021-03-21T15:27:14Z")
Of course, this type of negect/abuse isn’t covered by warranty, so he essentially shot himself in the foot. :scream: [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=101) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=103)