# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=126 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 127 --- ## [What car would you buy to drive Route 66?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-car-would-you-buy-to-drive-route-66/139640)
**Author:** [@Mikedrives](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mikedrives)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 12:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-car-would-you-buy-to-drive-route-66/139640 "2020-04-29T12:39:45Z")
I have a 20 year old Dutch nephew who is flying over from Amsterdam in two days to live out a dream: he wants to buy a cheap car here in Chicago, and drive Route 66 to LA. (Kingman, Arizona, don’t forget Winona, etc.) He… --- ## [Throw your car a bone, lately?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/throw-your-car-a-bone-lately/163433)
**Author:** [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 11:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/throw-your-car-a-bone-lately/163433 "2020-04-28T23:17:59Z")
My car is “man’s best friend” (I don’t do dogs or pets). It serves me well with no complaints. Over the years, he/she has to park outside half the year facing all kinds of sun and severe weather without any eye (headlig… --- ## [A hard-boiled detective's car upgrade](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-hard-boiled-detectives-car-upgrade/163117)
**Author:** [@snide.clem\_166582](https://community.cartalk.com/u/snide.clem_166582)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-hard-boiled-detectives-car-upgrade/163117 "2020-04-28T18:05:49Z")
Stop drooling, friends. I’m a writer with a series of detective stories, so the vintage Malibu is fictional (albeit based on a real car which I almost owned). The stories are more or less set in the modern day, so that … --- ## [Should I refrain from driving cross country with an iffy catalytic converter?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-i-refrain-from-driving-cross-country-with-an-iffy-catalytic-converter/163445)
**Author:** [@Ari11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ari11)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-i-refrain-from-driving-cross-country-with-an-iffy-catalytic-converter/163445 "2020-04-28T16:34:23Z")
Hello, I have a 1998 Honda Civic. About 2 years ago, my mechanic informed me that some O2 sensors had gone off, and my catalytic converter would need to be replaced at some point. He advised me to wait until failure, be… --- ## [Why certain oils are noisy](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-certain-oils-are-noisy/163463)
**Author:** [@leejanny90\_166783](https://community.cartalk.com/u/leejanny90_166783)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 5:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-certain-oils-are-noisy/163463 "2020-04-28T05:43:18Z")
Unprecedented noise occurs when a product with 100% PAO base is used. I wonder if it’s my car’s problem or if certain oils can be noisy. --- ## [GPS question](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gps-question/163391)
**Author:** [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gps-question/163391 "2020-04-27T22:19:50Z")
I have a question about after market add on GPS like Garmin or Tom Tom I have used both. Some of you might re… --- ## [Resonator pipe on 2014 f-150](https://community.cartalk.com/t/resonator-pipe-on-2014-f-150/163468)
**Author:** [@pound\_town](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pound_town)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 8:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/resonator-pipe-on-2014-f-150/163468 "2020-04-27T20:24:42Z")
I have a 2014 f-150 5.0l 4x4 crew cab. I noticed a few weeks ago water/condensation coming from the front and back of it when the truck was on and not when it was off.(thinking there was rusted out holes in it). I change… --- ## [2015 Chrysler Town & Country - Seat heat switch](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-chrysler-town-country-seat-heat-switch/163459)
**Author:** [@JamesStewart](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JamesStewart)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-chrysler-town-country-seat-heat-switch/163459 "2020-04-27T19:34:37Z")
My 2015 Chrysler Town & Country has heated seats. By pressing the switch, I can choose heated seat and back, or just seat. Why wouldn’t Chrysler have gone one step further and installed a switch that offered back-only he… --- ## [1985 Lincoln Town Car - Longest car door ever?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1985-lincoln-town-car-longest-car-door-ever/163424)
**Author:** [@Bruce\_0le\_Ohlson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bruce_0le_Ohlson)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1985-lincoln-town-car-longest-car-door-ever/163424 "2020-04-27T18:36:47Z")
Dear Ray, I read with interest your column in today’s paper. It had to do with car body pillars in general and door widths of coupes and convertibles in particular. Unfortunately, you didn’t provide the answer to my b… --- ## [California has more cars than any other state](https://community.cartalk.com/t/california-has-more-cars-than-any-other-state/163207)
**Author:** [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/california-has-more-cars-than-any-other-state/163207 "2020-04-26T15:22:38Z")
2018 car registrations by state 1 California \_15,065,827 2 Texas \_\_\_\_\_8,248,322 3 Florida \_\_\_\_7,966,091 4 New York \_\_4,712,779 5 Ohio \_\_\_\_\_\_4,603,594 2018 Population by state 1 California \_\_\_\_39,557,045 2 Texa… --- ## [Kudos to Mazda and these dealerships!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kudos-to-mazda-and-these-dealerships/163335)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kudos-to-mazda-and-these-dealerships/163335 "2020-04-26T15:01:25Z")
“Six New Jersey Mazda dealerships, with a seventh in the middle of the application process, are offering free oil changes and enhanced cleaning services for U.S. health care workers as part of the Essential Car Care prog… --- ## [Golden Gate Zipper](https://community.cartalk.com/t/golden-gate-zipper/163411)
**Author:** [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/golden-gate-zipper/163411 "2020-04-26T13:29:07Z")
--- ## [2003 ford escape v6 not starting,but very close](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-escape-v6-not-starting-but-very-close/89702)
**Author:** [@joejacob25](https://community.cartalk.com/u/joejacob25)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-escape-v6-not-starting-but-very-close/89702 "2020-04-25T14:55:41Z")
My car is almost turning on. It goes all the way but then just doesn't start. The fuel pump is working, can hear it. We checked for spark and there is. we sprayed that carborator or whatever it is in the air intake thi… --- ## [Which new car to buy](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-new-car-to-buy/163288)
**Author:** [@rritter900\_157587](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rritter900_157587)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 2:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-new-car-to-buy/163288 "2020-04-25T02:34:56Z")
I am buying a new car and have decided on the final three: Toyota Highlander, Lincoln Corsair, and a Mazda CX9. I would like to hear which one you would choose? --- ## [1972 Buick Riviera for a Daily Driver](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1972-buick-riviera-for-a-daily-driver/162919)
**Author:** [@Zack\_Martinez](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Zack_Martinez)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 9:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1972-buick-riviera-for-a-daily-driver/162919 "2020-04-24T21:56:01Z")
Hi all, just want some light she’d on my situation, I been planning on buying a 1972 Buick Rivera from Texas I’m not sure where it originated from, appears rust free, and in amazing shape has a 350 engine with 2 cams, an… --- ## [Battery Recharge?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-recharge/162886)
**Author:** [@thailen](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thailen)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-recharge/162886 "2020-04-24T18:31:19Z")
I have a 2017 Honda FIT in very good - after 60,000 miles - condition. . I plan to leave the car parked in my condo garage parking space, fully charged, for three months from Jun 29th until September 30th. Will it start … --- ## [A little automotive quiz](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-little-automotive-quiz/163183)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-little-automotive-quiz/163183 "2020-04-22T16:32:48Z")
Full Disclosure: This is not my creation. I copied it from Morning Brew. MOTORCADE TRIVIA Nothing gives you goosebumps quite like a motorcade that is 18 black SUVs deep. For today’s quiz, we’ll give you a world leade… --- ## [Another Automotive Quiz](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-automotive-quiz/163229)
**Author:** [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 1:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-automotive-quiz/163229 "2020-04-22T13:40:57Z")
This is my creation from memory and I welcome correction the category s American Cars after WWll 1 : Who made the first 327 cubic inch 8 cylinder engine? 2 : who made the first 289 cubic inch V8 engine? 3 : Who made… --- ## [A Final Solution for the peril of global warming](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-final-solution-for-the-peril-of-global-warming/163173)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 1:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-final-solution-for-the-peril-of-global-warming/163173 "2020-04-22T13:14:42Z")
Some bacteria eat crude oil. (Most crude oil isn’t former dinosaurs, but former bacteria, especially all the oil found at the bottom of the sea, microbes washed off the land, into rivers, out to sea.) A billionaire (To… --- ## [Interesting bicycles, some electric, one like a retro motorcycle](https://community.cartalk.com/t/interesting-bicycles-some-electric-one-like-a-retro-motorcycle/162846)
**Author:** [@Marnet](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Marnet)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 8:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/interesting-bicycles-some-electric-one-like-a-retro-motorcycle/162846 "2020-04-21T20:33:28Z")
All of the bikes in this video are way out of my budget but it is interesting to see some of the modern bicycle designs. As for me, I still occasionally pedal along on my classic Schwinn cruiser I got for Christmas as a… --- ## [See what happens when Corona virus cuts short FL's tourist season? (Massive Rental Car Fire)](https://community.cartalk.com/t/see-what-happens-when-corona-virus-cuts-short-fls-tourist-season-massive-rental-car-fire/162529)
**Author:** [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/see-what-happens-when-corona-virus-cuts-short-fls-tourist-season-massive-rental-car-fire/162529 "2020-04-21T20:26:31Z")
I really don’t have much information, yet. However, I’m guessing that huge stock piles of rental cars, the result of diminished numbers of rental cars on the roads this season, contributed to this massive destruction of … --- ## [Opening it up on the Autobahn](https://community.cartalk.com/t/opening-it-up-on-the-autobahn/163148)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/opening-it-up-on-the-autobahn/163148 "2020-04-21T19:09:38Z")
A Ferrari owner took advantage of the now-deserted Autobahn, and took his La Ferrari up to 230 mph. --- ## [Trying to find brand for rim](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trying-to-find-brand-for-rim/163064)
**Author:** [@Felix1234](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Felix1234)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trying-to-find-brand-for-rim/163064 "2020-04-21T13:11:48Z")
One of my current rims is rusted on the inside. I’ve already done the seal but it helps for a short time, not permanent solution. Can anyone help me find the brand and model of my rim? Had to shrink picture for … --- ## [Has anyone ever used "Shine Armor" or similar?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/has-anyone-ever-used-shine-armor-or-similar/163041)
**Author:** [@Kama\_Linden](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kama_Linden)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 4:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/has-anyone-ever-used-shine-armor-or-similar/163041 "2020-04-21T04:28:45Z")
Hi, There is a commercial for a spray on paint protector called “shine armor”. In theory, this looks good! I have a Honda Accord 2017. Alas, when washing my car, I caused 2 light scratches on the hood. Somehow, the micr… --- ## [The Coronavirus car](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-coronavirus-car/163039)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 9:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-coronavirus-car/163039 "2020-04-19T09:22:24Z")
’ Civic-minded car designer Kanyaboyina Sudhakar of the Sudha Cars Museum in Bahadurpura, India, has built a one-seat vehicle in the shape of the coronavirus “so that awareness can be spread on social distancing,” he tol… --- ## [The buried Ford](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-buried-ford/163040)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 3:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-buried-ford/163040 "2020-04-19T03:24:53Z")
’ A man in Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, England, set out to build a deck in his back garden in early April and uncovered a mystery. As John Brayshaw, 40, began digging post holes, he unearthed an automobile buried on it… --- ## [Car Won't Start After Two Days of No Use](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start-after-two-days-of-no-use/162996)
**Author:** [@dannyd1221\_166505](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dannyd1221_166505)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 1:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start-after-two-days-of-no-use/162996 "2020-04-19T01:09:40Z")
My girlfriend has a 2012 Jetta Sportswagen TDI that has a brand new battery in it. We put the new battery in this winter after her car was having a really hard time starting in the colder temps. It seemed to be fine for … --- ## [Unusual paint chips](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unusual-paint-chips/163037)
**Author:** [@longmistydays2112\_166525](https://community.cartalk.com/u/longmistydays2112_166525)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2020, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unusual-paint-chips/163037 "2020-04-18T19:32:37Z")
Howdy, my 2013 Passat has developed very tiny chips in the paint all over the roof, deck lid and hood. I can’t figure out Help! \[/quote\] Any ideas would be much appreciated. Thank you. --- ## [Car leases are becoming like timeshare contracts](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-leases-are-becoming-like-timeshare-contracts/162977)
**Author:** [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2020, 1:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-leases-are-becoming-like-timeshare-contracts/162977 "2020-04-18T13:07:24Z")
Maybe Dave Ramsey will soon have a “preferred” referral for ending car lease contracts https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/car-trouble-auto-lenders-not-181601305.html The automobile business is getting interesting --- ## [Warranty Experience](https://community.cartalk.com/t/warranty-experience/162608)
**Author:** [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/warranty-experience/162608 "2020-04-17T21:07:38Z")
2012 Camry LE, purchased in Dec 2011. I had never bought an extended warranty on anything in my life but when I bought my Camry, I was given an offer that seemed too good to be true. An 8 year 75000 mile Toyotacare plat… [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=125) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=127)