# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=14 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 15 --- ## [What will go wrong if I disconnect the battery for a year?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-will-go-wrong-if-i-disconnect-the-battery-for-a-year/200392)
**Author:** [@Clueless33](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Clueless33)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-will-go-wrong-if-i-disconnect-the-battery-for-a-year/200392 "2025-06-10T15:57:40Z")
Hello guys! Hope all is healthy and doing well. I’m sad to announce that I won’t be able to drive for the remainder of the year due to a medical condition. If I disconnect the car’s battery for this long of a period,… --- ## [2022 Honda CR-V - What don't you like?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2022-honda-cr-v-what-dont-you-like/200532)
**Author:** [@TJ2Go](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TJ2Go)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2025, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2022-honda-cr-v-what-dont-you-like/200532 "2025-06-10T14:45:30Z")
Aside from seller problems, I’m looking for a touring trim with less than 45K miles. What problems have you encountered and what gripes might you have? Is there anything you would liked different on the car? --- ## [Physical buttons/knobs vs touch screens](https://community.cartalk.com/t/physical-buttons-knobs-vs-touch-screens/200197)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2025, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/physical-buttons-knobs-vs-touch-screens/200197 "2025-06-07T14:52:12Z")
I found this on-air discussion to be interesting. It likely won’t change anyone’s mind if they have a preconceived preference, but I think it’s interesting. --- ## [Which looks better: the ugliest classic car vs the ugliest modern car?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-looks-better-the-ugliest-classic-car-vs-the-ugliest-modern-car/200432)
**Author:** [@Clueless33](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Clueless33)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2025, 10:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-looks-better-the-ugliest-classic-car-vs-the-ugliest-modern-car/200432 "2025-05-30T22:47:03Z")
I did a simple google search on the ugliest classic car ever made and the result was the Stout Scarab …. and the ugliest modern car below: Fiat multipla If you know of a more ugly classic and modern car, please … --- ## [New speed camera in small metro Denver town cites nearly 2,500 drivers in 4 months](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-speed-camera-in-small-metro-denver-town-cites-nearly-2-500-drivers-in-4-months/200173)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-speed-camera-in-small-metro-denver-town-cites-nearly-2-500-drivers-in-4-months/200173 "2025-06-02T15:00:22Z")
https://www.9news.com/article/traffic/new-speed-camera-sheridan-boulevard/73-e79cc3a1-2fa0-46da-ba55-3a86edbb07ae --- ## [Stuck License Plate](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stuck-license-plate/200490)
**Author:** [@cartalk.com.capsize807\_193786](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cartalk.com.capsize807_193786)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2025, 3:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stuck-license-plate/200490 "2025-06-02T03:02:17Z")
Hi, I just bought a used KIA and I’m having the hardest time removing the license plate off of this thing. The bolt is pretty rusted and when I turn it it just turns the whole thing. Essentially the inside “shaft?” just… --- ## [CV axel snapped](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cv-axel-snapped/200331)
**Author:** [@rice\_eater](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rice_eater)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2025, 12:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cv-axel-snapped/200331 "2025-06-02T00:38:09Z")
The axel on my car snapped, it is a chevy beat, called spark in other places. Anyways, when i bought it, it was fine, when i go over bumps, it makes noise like shaking a cardbox box with things inside it. It all started … --- ## [PBS show NOVA did a great show on Car Crashes](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pbs-show-nova-did-a-great-show-on-car-crashes/200476)
**Author:** [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2025, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pbs-show-nova-did-a-great-show-on-car-crashes/200476 "2025-05-31T21:38:57Z")
They had 5 remote control cars with real people controlling the cars from a system that mimics and looks like the inside of the car they were remotely driving. First, they got them familiar with the vehicles they were dr… --- ## [Overall recap of 2015 Mitsubishi Mirage DE](https://community.cartalk.com/t/overall-recap-of-2015-mitsubishi-mirage-de/200413)
**Author:** [@cwatkin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cwatkin)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2025, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/overall-recap-of-2015-mitsubishi-mirage-de/200413 "2025-05-31T14:52:11Z")
As mentioned, insurance carted this car off due to damage sustained in a hailstorm and edge of a tornado. I figured I would mention how I liked the car overall and why I was considering selling it before it was totaled.… --- ## [Just when I thought I saw everything](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-when-i-thought-i-saw-everything/200470)
**Author:** [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2025, 5:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-when-i-thought-i-saw-everything/200470 "2025-05-30T05:41:49Z")
These guys had way too much time on their hands. Ford Ranger Gets TWIN 100HP Boat Motors! --- ## [Should I by a vehicle from an estate](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-i-by-a-vehicle-from-an-estate/200441)
**Author:** [@jon.stepro](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jon.stepro)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2025, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-i-by-a-vehicle-from-an-estate/200441 "2025-05-28T14:49:11Z")
Greetings. I am seeking some input on an opportunity. A close friend’s mother passed away, and left behind a 2012 Chevy Colorodo Crew Cab. They are considering selling it. It is well equiped. 4wd, 3.7 five cyl engine. It… --- ## [Tucson 1.6T engine failure and 19-em-003h](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tucson-1-6t-engine-failure-and-19-em-003h/200456)
**Author:** [@Aaronsoulbody\_193729](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Aaronsoulbody_193729)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2025, 4:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tucson-1-6t-engine-failure-and-19-em-003h/200456 "2025-05-28T04:07:00Z")
My my enging on 2016 Hyundai Tucson 1.6T blew a piston rod and put a hole in the engine. Car is not under warranty. However my brown found a Hyundai form listed here https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10165469-999… --- ## [Car won’t start, sometimes it will. Not battery](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-won-t-start-sometimes-it-will-not-battery/198124)
**Author:** [@Johndow271003\_191995](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Johndow271003_191995)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-won-t-start-sometimes-it-will-not-battery/198124 "2025-05-27T17:17:17Z")
Sometimes my car wont start it’s a 2014 Ford focus. I normally need to jump start it 2 times a day one in the morning and sometimes lunch or at night. It’s not the battery as I have replaced. Or the starter or alternator… --- ## [Identify the cars in this video of Petula Clark singing ‘Sign of the times’ on Ed Sullivan](https://community.cartalk.com/t/identify-the-cars-in-this-video-of-petula-clark-singing-sign-of-the-times-on-ed-sullivan/200450)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/identify-the-cars-in-this-video-of-petula-clark-singing-sign-of-the-times-on-ed-sullivan/200450 "2025-05-27T14:48:27Z")
If Petula Clark turns you on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhKTqdSwx2I --- ## [It's 'Carb day' in Indianapolis!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/its-carb-day-in-indianapolis/200439)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/its-carb-day-in-indianapolis/200439 "2025-05-27T14:29:13Z")
indianapolismotorspeedway.com/events/indy500/buy-tickets/Carb-Day/products-carb-day Didn’t know those cars had carbs. Don’t forget the Wiener 500. --- ## [Mechanic says I need a longer front driveshaft for 1999 F250 Super Duty](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mechanic-says-i-need-a-longer-front-driveshaft-for-1999-f250-super-duty/200370)
**Author:** [@cwatkin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cwatkin)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 2:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mechanic-says-i-need-a-longer-front-driveshaft-for-1999-f250-super-duty/200370 "2025-05-27T02:01:12Z")
None of the women I have been with say I need a longer front driveshaft but my mechanic does! Anyway, I noticed some slop in the front driveshaft of my 1999 F250 Super Duty before taking it in for some noises from the d… --- ## [Here's a old one. I might buy one in running condition (as if)](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heres-a-old-one-i-might-buy-one-in-running-condition-as-if/200434)
**Author:** [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2025, 1:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heres-a-old-one-i-might-buy-one-in-running-condition-as-if/200434 "2025-05-25T13:06:42Z")
--- ## [BRZ has been great. Recommended first sports cars](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brz-has-been-great-recommended-first-sports-cars/200318)
**Author:** [@FSH003](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FSH003)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2025, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brz-has-been-great-recommended-first-sports-cars/200318 "2025-05-25T12:58:30Z")
It wasn’t that long ago I put up a post asking about what was then my final two cars of choice, a used Mustang GT or a new Subaru BRZ. Several of you replied and I am very thankful for that. Some of you might have seen… --- ## [Traffic deaths are a choice](https://community.cartalk.com/t/traffic-deaths-are-a-choice/200438)
**Author:** [@oldnotdeadyet](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldnotdeadyet)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2025, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/traffic-deaths-are-a-choice/200438 "2025-05-25T12:29:47Z")
This Asterisk Mag article has some interesting data and ideas. I have just has a good friend killed in a completely senseless traffic accident. A speeding pickup rammed into a line of stopped cars. --- ## [Ohio Car Crash](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ohio-car-crash/200320)
**Author:** [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2025, 12:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ohio-car-crash/200320 "2025-05-25T00:43:19Z")
--- ## [Reckless driving ( big buses )](https://community.cartalk.com/t/reckless-driving-big-buses/200407)
**Author:** [@Clueless33](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Clueless33)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2025, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/reckless-driving-big-buses/200407 "2025-05-24T21:32:38Z")
As a born Jamaican, I can definitely say this is how some of the bus drivers drive there. Horrible, uneducated and senseless drivers. --- ## [2019 Nissan Pathfinder - Reliable?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-nissan-pathfinder-reliable/200385)
**Author:** [@singlemom40](https://community.cartalk.com/u/singlemom40)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2025, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-nissan-pathfinder-reliable/200385 "2025-05-23T21:07:41Z")
can anyone who has a 2019 pathfinder tell me if its a good reliable car please. i dont kow anything about cars and i need a good one. --- ## [Would there have been a 496 available for a 61 Olds dynamic 88?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/would-there-have-been-a-496-available-for-a-61-olds-dynamic-88/200410)
**Author:** [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2025, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/would-there-have-been-a-496-available-for-a-61-olds-dynamic-88/200410 "2025-05-23T18:22:38Z")
I inherited my grandfathers car, and my recollection was it was a 496 engine. This seems improbable looking at the internet, He was not a guy who would be swapping engines, is it a possible custom order or is my memory j… --- ## [Has Nissan found their White Knight?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/has-nissan-found-their-white-knight/200390)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2025, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/has-nissan-found-their-white-knight/200390 "2025-05-23T15:50:37Z")
This might actually make some sense, in view of Toyota already owning a minority stake in Subaru, Mazda, Suzuki, & Isuzu. --- ## [Need a shelf for my 2017 Ford Escape](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-a-shelf-for-my-2017-ford-escape/200355)
**Author:** [@sundayDriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sundayDriver)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2025, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-a-shelf-for-my-2017-ford-escape/200355 "2025-05-23T14:59:28Z")
I have a 2017 Ford Escape (I think SE). My elderly mom has a Rollator which does fold up nicely. This isn’t a post to about how jealous I am, I want to find a good way to store it in my car. I want some kind of shelf, b… --- ## [Small cars--1971](https://community.cartalk.com/t/small-cars-1971/200163)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2025, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/small-cars-1971/200163 "2025-05-23T13:27:39Z")
In 1971 (the Good Old Days??), Car & Driver did a comparison test of six of the small cars offered in the US market. Their rankings are probably not that surprising, in view of the fact that they didn’t/couldn’t take d… --- ## [Is AI (or A1? 😏) ready to provide accurate car repair instructions?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-ai-or-a1-ready-to-provide-accurate-car-repair-instructions/200391)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2025, 11:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-ai-or-a1-ready-to-provide-accurate-car-repair-instructions/200391 "2025-05-22T23:02:32Z")
Based on this how-to regarding home repair, I think that it’s… not quite ready. :rofl: --- ## [2010 Mercury Mariner replacement](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-mercury-mariner-replacement/200374)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Chrisq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dr_Chrisq)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2025, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-mercury-mariner-replacement/200374 "2025-05-22T13:29:08Z")
Thank you for the responses over the years regarding this 2010 Mercury Mariner. It was my wife’s car and it finally gave up. She loved this car. We are going to look for a slightly used car that is similar to the Mari… --- ## [A big hurray](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-big-hurray/200265)
**Author:** [@vipergg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/vipergg)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2025, 12:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-big-hurray/200265 "2025-05-20T00:57:34Z")
Was just reading the govt is going to can the start stop tech forced on us . Either get rid of it or make it so you can permanently shut it off . Maybe they will get rid of AFM while they are at it . --- ## [No temperature gauge](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-temperature-gauge/199921)
**Author:** [@Keith-Al](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Keith-Al)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-temperature-gauge/199921 "2025-05-19T14:40:28Z")
I just bought a 2024 Nissan Versa and just now noticed it doesn’t have a temperature gauge. Can I buy one? If not, how the heck am II going to know if the radiator is about to overheat? Thanks. [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=13) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=15)