# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=153 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 154 --- ## [Citroen C1](https://community.cartalk.com/t/citroen-c1/138858)
**Author:** [@Clairetess](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Clairetess)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2019, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/citroen-c1/138858 "2019-04-21T13:01:40Z")
I need some help. I’ve recently purchased a Citroen C1 as my first car but every time I go over speed bumps with 3/4 people in the car it scrapes. I don’t know what to do about this. Is it just the fact it’s a little car… --- ## [Lower gear ratio or bigger engine..?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lower-gear-ratio-or-bigger-engine/138750)
**Author:** [@Scrapyard-John](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scrapyard-John)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2019, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lower-gear-ratio-or-bigger-engine/138750 "2019-04-19T16:48:43Z")
Ok, I’ll preface this by saying I may never do either unless an original to the vehicle (rear axle or engine) dies prematurely, but I think it’s a fun discussion. I have an extended cab 4wd GMC Sierra. It has 3.42 gears… --- ## [Nitrogen for tires](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nitrogen-for-tires/138779)
**Author:** [@MikeShebel](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeShebel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2019, 3:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nitrogen-for-tires/138779 "2019-04-19T15:45:13Z")
Dear Mr. Magliozzi, I have read many responses to the question of the effectiveness of nitrogen in preventing the loss of gas in tires. Here is my angle on this issue: Since the air we breathe is approximately 78% nitr… --- ## [Why keep a car not worth fixing? I say, why not repair a car not worth repairing](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-keep-a-car-not-worth-fixing-i-say-why-not-repair-a-car-not-worth-repairing/138694)
**Author:** [@Scrapyard-John](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scrapyard-John)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2019, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-keep-a-car-not-worth-fixing-i-say-why-not-repair-a-car-not-worth-repairing/138694 "2019-04-18T22:38:20Z")
Some repairs can be made easily and with little cost. Such as the almost color matched slip sheet that will serve as a hood. Other repairs can actually be upgrades. Such as this bumper cover repair. With a little imagina… --- ## [Subaru 2004 Outback check engine light stays on](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-2004-outback-check-engine-light-stays-on/114212)
**Author:** [@Lemonlover](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Lemonlover)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2019, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-2004-outback-check-engine-light-stays-on/114212 "2019-04-18T20:25:20Z")
Ok you guys once and for all, why does my engine light keep coming on? I replaced my gas cap with an official dealership one. I’ve heard it can be the emissions sensor. I’ve heard that to run it with the engine light on … --- ## [Neutral Safety Switch or Transmission Link Cable?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/neutral-safety-switch-or-transmission-link-cable/138553)
**Author:** [@Donutman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Donutman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2019, 3:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/neutral-safety-switch-or-transmission-link-cable/138553 "2019-04-17T03:28:52Z")
Now Part III in the sage of my 2012 Jeep Liberty: replacement of first remanufactured engine completed and seems to be running OK. But . . . periodically, there is a misalignment between the gear as indicated by the shif… --- ## [32 Lies Your Mechanic Has Told You](https://community.cartalk.com/t/32-lies-your-mechanic-has-told-you/138549)
**Author:** [@sgtrock21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sgtrock21)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2019, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/32-lies-your-mechanic-has-told-you/138549 "2019-04-16T18:10:13Z")
This article was online this AM. My problem with the title is that it implies everyone paying for vehicle service has been lied to! Perpetuating the myth that all mechanics, independent shops, and dealerships are crooks.… --- ## [1994 Geo Tracker - What are these worth](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-geo-tracker-what-are-these-worth/138110)
**Author:** [@Diana27](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Diana27)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2019, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-geo-tracker-what-are-these-worth/138110 "2019-04-16T17:08:32Z")
I have 2 Geo Trackers. One has blown engine the other bought for parts. Both bodies in good shape. Tires good. Upholstery in rebuild one new. Both clear titles. My husband passed last November and now I have no idea what… --- ## [Kia Spectra Accelerating on its own](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-spectra-accelerating-on-its-own/82044)
**Author:** [@Rochele](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rochele)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2019, 4:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-spectra-accelerating-on-its-own/82044 "2019-04-15T04:13:50Z")
I drive a 2009 Kia Spectra. Mileage - 89,000. About a year ago, very infrequently, I started noticing that the engine would start racing when I would try to come to a stop. Now, almost every time I start the car, the e… --- ## [Car suggestions? looking for a sporty sedan](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-suggestions-looking-for-a-sporty-sedan/138154)
**Author:** [@parcora](https://community.cartalk.com/u/parcora)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2019, 1:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-suggestions-looking-for-a-sporty-sedan/138154 "2019-04-14T01:08:15Z")
Hi i’m new to the forum so i’m not really sure how this works but I need advice. I’m a 19 year old girl looking for a cheaper sporty awd sedan or hatch to drive back and forth from college in. I currently drive a 2015 eq… --- ## [Nissan Sentra Problems 2016 NEED ADVICE](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nissan-sentra-problems-2016-need-advice/138354)
**Author:** [@Karen-Hammond](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Karen-Hammond)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2019, 9:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nissan-sentra-problems-2016-need-advice/138354 "2019-04-13T21:12:07Z")
Needing advice… What problems have my Car Talk friends and or mechanics experienced with the 2016 Nissan Sentra? I also want to thank all the replies I have received to my earlier discussion if I should keep my 2004 Hon… --- ## [Why keep a car not worth fixing?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-keep-a-car-not-worth-fixing/134239)
**Author:** [@SamWest](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SamWest)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2019, 4:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-keep-a-car-not-worth-fixing/134239 "2019-04-13T04:18:41Z")
why do people keep old cars not worth fixing? there are a LOT cheaper hobbies. --- ## [Looking for a new (to me) car](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-a-new-to-me-car/138278)
**Author:** [@Dillon\_Albus](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dillon_Albus)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2019, 2:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-a-new-to-me-car/138278 "2019-04-13T02:30:50Z")
Hi, I’m Dillon. I’m 20. And im looking to get a new to me, car that’s faster, good on insurance, and worth my time. I willsell my current car. 09’ chrysler sebring limited. And save up 4 grand. Im hoping to find a dealer… --- ## [Do I really need awd?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-i-really-need-awd/138199)
**Author:** [@parcora](https://community.cartalk.com/u/parcora)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-i-really-need-awd/138199 "2019-04-12T20:45:29Z")
I’m trying to find a new car and my parents really want it to be awd. We live in rural missouri on a mile long private gravel road with a large valley in the middle of it, so when it snows we’re on our own. Last year we … --- ## [What do you guys think about the new Subaru Lineup?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-do-you-guys-think-about-the-new-subaru-lineup/137421)
**Author:** [@Will\_loves\_cars](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Will_loves_cars)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-do-you-guys-think-about-the-new-subaru-lineup/137421 "2019-04-12T20:03:04Z")
We can all agree that Subaru is the most reliable brand. But what do you guys think about their 2019 lineup? --- ## [Self-driving cars contest](https://community.cartalk.com/t/self-driving-cars-contest/138358)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 4:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/self-driving-cars-contest/138358 "2019-04-12T04:44:30Z")
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/11/business/self-racing-cars.html I used to hike in the area DARPA later used to test self-driving vehicles for martial purposes. I had an occasional dream about one of them chasing me. --- ## [Transmission fluid on the ground](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-fluid-on-the-ground/138313)
**Author:** [@mdorfmeier\_150641](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mdorfmeier_150641)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 2:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-fluid-on-the-ground/138313 "2019-04-12T02:01:34Z")
I have a 2006 F150, has not been driven or started in 4months over winter, out of the blue one warm morning, a large wet spot under the truck with trans fluid in it. I have not begun to investigate, but I thought I woul… --- ## [2011 and newer Nissan Frontier](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-and-newer-nissan-frontier/128742)
**Author:** [@Wolfpackfan1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Wolfpackfan1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 12:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-and-newer-nissan-frontier/128742 "2019-04-12T00:39:28Z")
Hi, good evening. I posted a few weeks ago about used Colorados. One suggestion was that I consider the Frontier. I researched that and am leaning towards taking that advice. Looking at used, S, SV, or SL. Prefer 4x… --- ## [Car companies April Fools jokes](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-companies-april-fools-jokes/138287)
**Author:** [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2019, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-companies-april-fools-jokes/138287 "2019-04-11T20:06:09Z")
Check out seven jokes your favorite car companies perpetrated. If you need a laugh today, this should do it. Enjoy, and tell us what you liked, or didn’t like, about the jokes. --- ## [Going, Going, Gone -- CD players in new cars -- am I the only one missing them?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/going-going-gone-cd-players-in-new-cars-am-i-the-only-one-missing-them/91408)
**Author:** [@UncleTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/UncleTurbo)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2019, 11:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/going-going-gone-cd-players-in-new-cars-am-i-the-only-one-missing-them/91408 "2019-04-11T11:12:19Z")
I am considering a new car, and as I shop around I've found that the new sound systems have fancy screens, satellite radio, and lots of speakers and sub-woofers. What they don't have is a CD player much less a CD change… --- ## [Car Talk for a Silverado](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-talk-for-a-silverado/137932)
**Author:** [@macias.edgar0701\_150395](https://community.cartalk.com/u/macias.edgar0701_150395)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2019, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-talk-for-a-silverado/137932 "2019-04-05T19:08:51Z")
What is the best 4’’ suspension lift kit for a 2018 Silverado? --- ## [Grease Suction Gun/Pan Survey](https://community.cartalk.com/t/grease-suction-gun-pan-survey/138253)
**Author:** [@dawncosa\_150605](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dawncosa_150605)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2019, 11:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/grease-suction-gun-pan-survey/138253 "2019-04-10T11:54:42Z")
Hi guys, I’m going to develop some grease suction guns and pans just like the pictures below. Does these stuff commonly used in the US? As well as the normal size and capacity of barrels? Thanks for the help here! --- ## [Holden ve Berlina 2007](https://community.cartalk.com/t/holden-ve-berlina-2007/138201)
**Author:** [@Ash\_Sampson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ash_Sampson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2019, 2:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/holden-ve-berlina-2007/138201 "2019-04-10T02:42:30Z")
hey so recently I’ve got a timing chain replaced and my engine still makes this cranking grinding noise everytime I turn the ignition on only COLD starts when the motor is warm it will start up fine no problems but after… --- ## [Car Wash Prices](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wash-prices/133302)
**Author:** [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2019, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wash-prices/133302 "2019-04-09T15:39:56Z")
Granted, there are a lot of luxury/exotic cars around here (and people with “money”), but driving around and reading signs at car wash joints, I cannot believe the high prices they charge for a wash. And the vehicles are… --- ## [Subaru 2004 Outback backfire or gunshot? Rainy Oregon](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-2004-outback-backfire-or-gunshot-rainy-oregon/130679)
**Author:** [@Lemonlover](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Lemonlover)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2019, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-2004-outback-backfire-or-gunshot-rainy-oregon/130679 "2019-04-09T15:01:00Z")
Start up sounded like light pop, then driving down the road a mile I heard what sounded like a gunshot. Been raining a lot in Oregon. Could water in my electrical or spark plug area cause this? Some areas of hood around… --- ## [Opinions on infiniti g37?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/opinions-on-infiniti-g37/138161)
**Author:** [@parcora](https://community.cartalk.com/u/parcora)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2019, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/opinions-on-infiniti-g37/138161 "2019-04-09T13:13:33Z")
would a 2012 or newer awd infiniti g37 with around 100k miles be a reliable car? do they have a lot of problems and are they expensive to fix? also, would an older model with around 100k miles be a good choice? just try… --- ## [2014 Lexus LS 460 - Observation on safety](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-lexus-ls-460-observation-on-safety/138031)
**Author:** [@O.K.Lewis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/O.K.Lewis)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2019, 5:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-lexus-ls-460-observation-on-safety/138031 "2019-04-09T05:09:34Z")
I have not so much a question, but an observation. It is overwhelmingly comforting to drive today’s modern vehicles with the tremendously improved safety features, backup cameras, rear crossing warnings, and especially… --- ## [NRG steering wheels?!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nrg-steering-wheels/138119)
**Author:** [@coolinflo3\_150472](https://community.cartalk.com/u/coolinflo3_150472)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2019, 3:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nrg-steering-wheels/138119 "2019-04-09T03:02:32Z")
Im ignorant to cars and my car was recently stolen. The steering wheel was damage along with the ignition and Im looking into prevention methods. Ive heard detachable steering wheels are a good step. Im currently looking… --- ## [' Lessons From the Auto Rescue, 10 Years Later'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lessons-from-the-auto-rescue-10-years-later/137774)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lessons-from-the-auto-rescue-10-years-later/137774 "2019-04-08T21:51:07Z")
--- ## [I need to do a little investigation](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-need-to-do-a-little-investigation/137737)
**Author:** [@anon86613489](https://community.cartalk.com/u/anon86613489)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 8:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-need-to-do-a-little-investigation/137737 "2019-04-08T20:47:38Z")
As the local king of weird ideas, I would like to get some input from you clever guys. I have a long time wondered if an ICE engine could be made with just 1 (one) valve per cylinder. That means - that one valve should … [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=152) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=154)