# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=13 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 14 --- ## [Acura preowned leasing?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/acura-preowned-leasing/200896)
**Author:** [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2025, 9:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/acura-preowned-leasing/200896 "2025-07-08T21:12:19Z")
I just received an email telling me I could lease a preowned ( used ) Acura vehicle. That is just wrong . --- ## [Are chinese tyres good?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/are-chinese-tyres-good/200889)
**Author:** [@rice\_eater](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rice_eater)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2025, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/are-chinese-tyres-good/200889 "2025-07-08T19:21:32Z")
Are these chinese tyres good? They are a bit cheaper but i am not sure of the quality since i have never bought a tyre before. I heard that chinese tyres nowadays are very good despite being cheap though they do not l… --- ## [Hope these 2026 big grill trucks have a front camera](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hope-these-2026-big-grill-trucks-have-a-front-camera/200913)
**Author:** [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2025, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hope-these-2026-big-grill-trucks-have-a-front-camera/200913 "2025-07-07T15:24:07Z")
https://www.edmunds.com/gmc/sierra-1500/2026/ --- ## [Asking about lack of information on Polestar2](https://community.cartalk.com/t/asking-about-lack-of-information-on-polestar2/200905)
**Author:** [@blakejeffries\_194054](https://community.cartalk.com/u/blakejeffries_194054)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2025, 10:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/asking-about-lack-of-information-on-polestar2/200905 "2025-07-06T22:29:12Z")
I was only able to find a mention in passing about the Polestar 2. Nothing in the dropdown about volvo or polestar --- ## [Exploding Passenger Mirror?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/exploding-passenger-mirror/200881)
**Author:** [@annieoakley1933\_194043](https://community.cartalk.com/u/annieoakley1933_194043)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2025, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/exploding-passenger-mirror/200881 "2025-07-05T17:21:29Z")
I was driving down my street. I saw what I thought was a bright light coming toward my passenger side window. This happened at that time. The back cover came off and landed by the curb. I didn’t hit anything. I looke… --- ## [The reason I believe newer cars last longer than cars 50 years ago did](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-reason-i-believe-newer-cars-last-longer-than-cars-50-years-ago-did/200349)
**Author:** [@Old-Days-Rick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Old-Days-Rick)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-reason-i-believe-newer-cars-last-longer-than-cars-50-years-ago-did/200349 "2025-07-05T16:51:12Z")
We like to talk about how newer cars just last so much longer than older cars did. We all know when a car 50 years ago reached 100k miles it was used up and worn out. Well wait just a minute. That is wrong! How could th… --- ## [Lexus ES. Your thoughts?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lexus-es-your-thoughts/200846)
**Author:** [@Clueless33](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Clueless33)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lexus-es-your-thoughts/200846 "2025-07-03T15:22:51Z")
Good evening everyone :love\_you\_gesture:t3: So, a family member sought my advice on the Lexus ES, asking whether or not this particular car is a good choice for someone who is a nurse practitioner and travels 70 mile… --- ## [Recalls, wow!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/recalls-wow/200810)
**Author:** [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2025, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/recalls-wow/200810 "2025-06-29T23:46:47Z")
GM recalls more than 62,000 top-selling vehicles, owners advised to park outside Ford Issues ‘Do Not Drive’ Warning as 1.3 Million Vehicles Recalled --- ## [Kia’s incredibly useful blind-spot monitor](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-s-incredibly-useful-blind-spot-monitor/200786)
**Author:** [@Clueless33](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Clueless33)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2025, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-s-incredibly-useful-blind-spot-monitor/200786 "2025-06-29T20:30:08Z")
Now this would be a nice feature on my Lexus. Your thoughts ? --- ## [Yearly inspections in NH are ending in 2026!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/yearly-inspections-in-nh-are-ending-in-2026/200803)
**Author:** [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2025, 12:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/yearly-inspections-in-nh-are-ending-in-2026/200803 "2025-06-29T00:18:23Z")
If you heard a loud WhooHoo! earlier, it was me cheering the end of inspections in NH. I never thought it would actually happen. Businesses and politicians become addicted to these kind of programs and the revenue they g… --- ## [Gas cap hook on filler door, I did not know this](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-cap-hook-on-filler-door-i-did-not-know-this/200717)
**Author:** [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2025, 4:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-cap-hook-on-filler-door-i-did-not-know-this/200717 "2025-06-26T04:05:45Z")
Many cars have a small hook on the filler door to hang the tether from the gas cap from. Learn something new every day! --- ## [Chevy Silverado 2500HD towing braking system](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chevy-silverado-2500hd-towing-braking-system/200751)
**Author:** [@steven54walker\_193959](https://community.cartalk.com/u/steven54walker_193959)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chevy-silverado-2500hd-towing-braking-system/200751 "2025-06-25T18:13:47Z")
I own a 2024 Chevy Silverado 2500HD. Recently I towed my 16,000LB fifth wheel RV from my home in Texas to Gulf Shores, Alabama. Soon into my journey the driver info displayed trailer brakes not connected. Seconds late… --- ## [Ford's Heritage Fleet](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fords-heritage-fleet/200744)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2025, 12:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fords-heritage-fleet/200744 "2025-06-24T12:54:09Z")
… will soon be open for public viewing. It contains some historic vehicles, as well as one-off Concept Cars, such as this 2003 Ford 427. It is powered by a 7-liter V10, which sent 590 hp to the rear wheels. This a… --- ## [Archie Bunker's LaSalle](https://community.cartalk.com/t/archie-bunkers-lasalle/200712)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 1:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/archie-bunkers-lasalle/200712 "2025-06-23T01:04:18Z")
'Didn't need no welfare state, Everybody pulled his weight, Gee our old LaSalle ran great, Those were the days! What was Archie Bunker’s car? If he was 50 in 1968 (a guess) he bought his first car 1936-40, also a guess. … --- ## [Have you driven in another country? If yes, which countries have you driven in? How was the experience driving in another country?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/have-you-driven-in-another-country-if-yes-which-countries-have-you-driven-in-how-was-the-experience-driving-in-another-country/191782)
**Author:** [@EndlessDrop](https://community.cartalk.com/u/EndlessDrop)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2025, 11:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/have-you-driven-in-another-country-if-yes-which-countries-have-you-driven-in-how-was-the-experience-driving-in-another-country/191782 "2025-06-22T23:54:24Z")
As a person from the US, I got to drive in Canada for the first time. (For the past 4 years of driving, I never got to drive in another country) The experience was very interesting. I discovered some interesting traffic … --- ## [Speed limiters for reckless drivers](https://community.cartalk.com/t/speed-limiters-for-reckless-drivers/200614)
**Author:** [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/speed-limiters-for-reckless-drivers/200614 "2025-06-22T13:05:54Z")
The anti-speeding technology would monitor the driver’s speed and prevent their vehicle from going over local speed limits. --- ## [2023 Subaru Crosstrek - Any issues?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2023-subaru-crosstrek-any-issues/200721)
**Author:** [@Nancy34](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nancy34)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2025, 12:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2023-subaru-crosstrek-any-issues/200721 "2025-06-22T00:51:04Z")
Any major issues with the 2023 Crosstrek? --- ## [Simple tricks to prevent rust in the east cost?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/simple-tricks-to-prevent-rust-in-the-east-cost/200687)
**Author:** [@sciconf](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sciconf)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2025, 7:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/simple-tricks-to-prevent-rust-in-the-east-cost/200687 "2025-06-21T19:05:46Z")
Wondering what are, if any, ways to prevent rust in the east cost assuming outdoor parking? Wonder if there are any spray or whatever … just guessing? --- ## [Bad news for Nissan and Stellantis](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-news-for-nissan-and-stellantis/200725)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2025, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-news-for-nissan-and-stellantis/200725 "2025-06-21T15:15:53Z")
--- ## [Is this a joke or a hack that actually works?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-this-a-joke-or-a-hack-that-actually-works/200683)
**Author:** [@Keith-Al](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Keith-Al)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-this-a-joke-or-a-hack-that-actually-works/200683 "2025-06-20T19:34:52Z")
I came across an online ad that says “a weird hack that actually works” putting a plastic bottle between a tire and its rim. Is this to avoid using the parking brake? --- ## [Hospital orders emergentransport. Letsuck GPS Navigation: "System busy, please try later."](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hospital-orders-emergentransport-letsuck-gps-navigation-system-busy-please-try-later/200682)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 5:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hospital-orders-emergentransport-letsuck-gps-navigation-system-busy-please-try-later/200682 "2025-06-18T17:24:24Z")
What is busy? (Luckily the route I used had less stopped/crawling traffic.) Then, while talking to another police dispatch “clearing” themergencyehicle through their jurisdiction, telling the GPS “Cancel Trip” did not … --- ## [Here's one for old\_mopar-guy](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heres-one-for-old-mopar-guy/188516)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2025, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heres-one-for-old-mopar-guy/188516 "2025-06-17T18:36:37Z")
… and other fans of The Forward Look. I would want the De Soto! --- ## [‘Some states are seeing an increase in fraudulent odometer rollbacks on used cars’](https://community.cartalk.com/t/some-states-are-seeing-an-increase-in-fraudulent-odometer-rollbacks-on-used-cars/200585)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2025, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/some-states-are-seeing-an-increase-in-fraudulent-odometer-rollbacks-on-used-cars/200585 "2025-06-17T12:46:59Z")
‘The Wisconsin DOT says last year, nearly 6,000 vehicles in the state showed signs of odometer rollback, more than three times the year before. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates nationally 450,… --- ## [For all the fathers in the forum](https://community.cartalk.com/t/for-all-the-fathers-in-the-forum/200672)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2025, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/for-all-the-fathers-in-the-forum/200672 "2025-06-15T20:46:57Z")
I’m pretty sure that’s an XK120. --- ## [$204,000 '93 Mustang](https://community.cartalk.com/t/204-000-93-mustang/200594)
**Author:** [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2025, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/204-000-93-mustang/200594 "2025-06-15T20:32:37Z")
Would you buy it? 12-Mile 1993 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra for sale on BaT Auctions - sold for $204,000 on June 10, 2025 (Lot #195,456) | Bring a Trailer --- ## [Aurora, Colorado three strikes traffic law. 638 cars impounded, 38 police-auctioned](https://community.cartalk.com/t/aurora-colorado-three-strikes-traffic-law-638-cars-impounded-38-police-auctioned/200660)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2025, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/aurora-colorado-three-strikes-traffic-law-638-cars-impounded-38-police-auctioned/200660 "2025-06-14T13:43:22Z")
--- ## [The rear suspension of the upcoming Rivian R2](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-rear-suspension-of-the-upcoming-rivian-r2/200648)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2025, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-rear-suspension-of-the-upcoming-rivian-r2/200648 "2025-06-14T14:00:57Z")
… looks very interesting. I would like to see @Mustangman’s comments on their suspension technology. https://www.autoblog.com/news/rivian-r2-advanced-suspension It looks like VW is very much impressed with Rivian’s t… --- ## [New York State will soon allow Fuel Nozzle Clips for Hands-Free-Fueling](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-york-state-will-soon-allow-fuel-nozzle-clips-for-hands-free-fueling/200546)
**Author:** [@LoudThunder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LoudThunder)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 6:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-york-state-will-soon-allow-fuel-nozzle-clips-for-hands-free-fueling/200546 "2025-06-13T18:50:24Z")
New York State will soon allow Fuel Nozzle Clips for Hands-Free-Fueling For decades, state law has prohibited nearly all service stations in New York from equipping fuel nozzles with a clip that allows hands-free gas di… --- ## [Toyota and Daimler Merger](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-and-daimler-merger/200619)
**Author:** [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-and-daimler-merger/200619 "2025-06-12T16:04:22Z")
Toyota trucks And Daimler have consummated a deal that creates a merged truck company in Japan. Each owns 25% of a group that includes Hino and Fuso trucks. I wonder how this will affect the commercial trucks sold in the… --- ## [Summer Car Stories and Memories?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/summer-car-stories-and-memories/195595)
**Author:** [@Car\_Talk\_Social\_Media\_Web\_Lackey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Car_Talk_Social_Media_Web_Lackey)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2025, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/summer-car-stories-and-memories/195595 "2025-06-10T17:02:44Z")
Hi Folks, We’ve been thinking about summer car stories and memories. Do you have fond memories of a certain time period with a favorite car? I suppose there could be bad memories, too, but let’s start with the fun stuff… [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=12) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=14)