# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=17 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 18 --- ## [Had tires replaced, just noticed one was made in 2023-I expected tires from 2025?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/had-tires-replaced-just-noticed-one-was-made-in-2023-i-expected-tires-from-2025/199640)
**Author:** [@mercury07](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mercury07)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2025, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/had-tires-replaced-just-noticed-one-was-made-in-2023-i-expected-tires-from-2025/199640 "2025-03-28T21:07:18Z")
I expected “new” tires, one shows DOT 4323, so it was made in the 43 rd week in 2023, the other tires I can’t verify because date must be on the inside. I did not look at the tires before they were mounted. I… --- ## [Wondering if my 2002 Subaru Forester can make a long drive/trip?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wondering-if-my-2002-subaru-forester-can-make-a-long-drive-trip/199652)
**Author:** [@laurenquesada786\_193257](https://community.cartalk.com/u/laurenquesada786_193257)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2025, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wondering-if-my-2002-subaru-forester-can-make-a-long-drive-trip/199652 "2025-03-28T19:00:55Z")
I’m planning a trip with some friends and I’m worried my car isn’t up for the drive. Looking for advice or reassurance on whether we should look into renting a car instead. For reference, Flattest Route says my daily co… --- ## [Where to order custom fit floor mats and trunk liners](https://community.cartalk.com/t/where-to-order-custom-fit-floor-mats-and-trunk-liners/86831)
**Author:** [@melott](https://community.cartalk.com/u/melott)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2025, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/where-to-order-custom-fit-floor-mats-and-trunk-liners/86831 "2025-03-28T12:28:22Z")
Old school: I used to order this stuff (along with seat covers) from J.C. Whitney. It's pretty clear from the malfunction(s) on their website that they are fading out. Rock Auto doesn't seem to sell this sort of thing. … --- ## [Lamborghini stroller](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lamborghini-stroller/199615)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2025, 12:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lamborghini-stroller/199615 "2025-03-28T00:29:02Z")
I can finally afford a Lambo! Now I need a baby… https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a62053712/lamborghini-silver-cross-baby-stroller-reef-al-arancio/ --- ## [5 Speed Manual Clutch engagement Pontiac Sunfire](https://community.cartalk.com/t/5-speed-manual-clutch-engagement-pontiac-sunfire/199617)
**Author:** [@joshwarwickb17\_193250](https://community.cartalk.com/u/joshwarwickb17_193250)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2025, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/5-speed-manual-clutch-engagement-pontiac-sunfire/199617 "2025-03-27T18:35:50Z")
On my 2005 Sunfire 2.2 ecotec sometimes when moving off in 1st gear if i begin to release clutch and then add gas not more than 1000 1500 rpm i feel like a slight slip or jerk when clutch grabs engine isn’t trying to sta… --- ## [An iconic automobile 😏](https://community.cartalk.com/t/an-iconic-automobile/199582)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2025, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/an-iconic-automobile/199582 "2025-03-26T17:45:51Z")
Do you remember the Family Truckster, from the old National Lampoon Vacation movie? Well, I saw it today. Or, more likely, I saw a replica, which was parked at a rest stop on the NJ Turnpike. Aside from being surpris… --- ## [Gear selector](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gear-selector/199601)
**Author:** [@titchenellsteven\_193245](https://community.cartalk.com/u/titchenellsteven_193245)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 5:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gear-selector/199601 "2025-03-25T05:17:16Z")
The gear selector on my Pontiac G6 GT sedan says “P, R, N, D, 3, L” Is L the same as 1st or 2nd"? --- ## [My hyundai made it](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-hyundai-made-it/199586)
**Author:** [@Kennedy1963](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kennedy1963)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 5:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-hyundai-made-it/199586 "2025-03-24T05:26:53Z")
When i got my accent in 2018 i bought an extended warranty for bumper to bumper coverage for 10yrs or 100k miles. I passed the miles today. It was only in the shop for 2 recalls. 1 for a trunk latch and 1 for the update… --- ## [Auto racing in England (Goodwood Revival)](https://community.cartalk.com/t/auto-racing-in-england-goodwood-revival/199585)
**Author:** [@WesternRoadtripper1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/WesternRoadtripper1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2025, 9:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/auto-racing-in-england-goodwood-revival/199585 "2025-03-23T21:44:37Z")
For anyone interested in sports car racing, there are videos of various types of vintage cars racing on an interesting and challenging track in England at a place called “Goodwood.” I know little about the venue, or the … --- ## [2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee - Reliable?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-jeep-grand-cherokee-reliable/199482)
**Author:** [@pez](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pez)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-jeep-grand-cherokee-reliable/199482 "2025-03-20T14:07:47Z")
how reliable are these and when do issues start appearing at what mileage does it occur at --- ## [Yet another EV start-up](https://community.cartalk.com/t/yet-another-ev-start-up/199526)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 1:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/yet-another-ev-start-up/199526 "2025-03-19T13:36:22Z")
Telo EV trucks will supposedly reach the marketplace in 2026. I wish them luck because of the battery range, charging speed, payload capacity, and–IMO–the nice design. Imagine a crew-cab pickup with a load bed the same… --- ## [2014 RAM 1500 - More problems to come?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-ram-1500-more-problems-to-come/199502)
**Author:** [@Ed52](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ed52)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2025, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-ram-1500-more-problems-to-come/199502 "2025-03-17T18:10:08Z")
After having transmission replaced and exhaust manifold bolts replaced, should i expect other expensive problems? i have 97K miles on this vehicle. --- ## [‘Gene Winfield, Whose Cars Starred in Film and on TV, Dies at 97’](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gene-winfield-whose-cars-starred-in-film-and-on-tv-dies-at-97/199508)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gene-winfield-whose-cars-starred-in-film-and-on-tv-dies-at-97/199508 "2025-03-17T15:25:29Z")
‘Gene Winfield, a hot rodder and prominent car customizer who built fanciful vehicles for “Star Trek,” “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” and other television series and for films like “Blade Runner” and “Sleeper,” died on Marc… --- ## [Mileage Climbing and Descending](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mileage-climbing-and-descending/67470)
**Author:** [@muellerc52](https://community.cartalk.com/u/muellerc52)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2025, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mileage-climbing-and-descending/67470 "2025-03-16T14:13:05Z")
I'm convinced that mileage per gallon is better if one drives up a mountain and down the other side than if one travels the same distance on a flat road. That is to say, if one drives 100 miles ascending 5000 feet and d… --- ## [2015 Ford Focus - TCM Extended Warranty Repair](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-ford-focus-tcm-extended-warranty-repair/199472)
**Author:** [@Lindseywelton30\_147397](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Lindseywelton30_147397)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 1:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-ford-focus-tcm-extended-warranty-repair/199472 "2025-03-14T01:33:10Z")
I have a 2015 Ford Focus (purchased new). Several years back they issued an extended warranty (rather than a recall) because of complaints from the TCM. I don’t have the letter with me but this is the gist of it https:… --- ## [(VIN)tage Automotive Website](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vin-tage-automotive-website/199454)
**Author:** [@joe.lorfam\_193115](https://community.cartalk.com/u/joe.lorfam_193115)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2025, 12:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vin-tage-automotive-website/199454 "2025-03-13T00:48:34Z")
Hey all, just reaching out to see if anyone would be interested in this becoming a reality??? I am in the process currently of building a vintage vehicle platform that can verify any problems with the car before purchase… --- ## [Removing Dust Safely from a Car’s Surface](https://community.cartalk.com/t/removing-dust-safely-from-a-car-s-surface/119197)
**Author:** [@AudiFlyGuy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/AudiFlyGuy)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 11:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/removing-dust-safely-from-a-car-s-surface/119197 "2025-03-12T11:35:53Z")
For a car that is garaged but not driven daily, what is a safe way to remove the dust that settles on the surface? I’ve been told that as long as the car is clean (other than light dust) it’s safe to use a quick detail… --- ## [This may be a new world record](https://community.cartalk.com/t/this-may-be-a-new-world-record/199421)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 1:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/this-may-be-a-new-world-record/199421 "2025-03-10T01:08:50Z")
… unfortunately. --- ## [If you're hankering for a classic MG](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-youre-hankering-for-a-classic-mg/199328)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2025, 9:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-youre-hankering-for-a-classic-mg/199328 "2025-03-09T21:53:58Z")
… you will soon be able to buy a look-alike EV version, which will be manufactured in Virginia. That being said, it’s not cheap, it’s not fast, and its range is… limited. And, then there is the question of whether they… --- ## [CAR TALK Bought by Amazon?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-talk-bought-by-amazon/199307)
**Author:** [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2025, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-talk-bought-by-amazon/199307 "2025-03-09T16:53:44Z")
The main page has an article about cleaning the touch screens in vehicles . That could be of some help to people . But every product has a link to Amazon web site. Me thinks this is just another sign that the Car Talk i… --- ## [A new daily driver for old mopar guy?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-new-daily-driver-for-old-mopar-guy/199416)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2025, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-new-daily-driver-for-old-mopar-guy/199416 "2025-03-09T15:48:18Z")
Hemmings is selling this restored 1960 Chrysler New Yorker–with only 86k on the odometer–and it looks really nice. My uncle had the convertible version of this car, with a red interior and a black top. It was a great … --- ## [Help Buying 2024 KIA Sportage](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-buying-2024-kia-sportage/199400)
**Author:** [@Dakotawoodsusa\_192743](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dakotawoodsusa_192743)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2025, 5:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-buying-2024-kia-sportage/199400 "2025-03-09T05:20:04Z")
I need some advice from a mechanic that may know about the new GDI engines in the KIA Sportage. My wife and, I have a ‘2019 Hyundai Veloster Turbo’ we purchased it at the dealer in 2018 brand new. Recently we have been e… --- ## [Keep battery charged, Idle time? Convenient solar maintainer?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/keep-battery-charged-idle-time-convenient-solar-maintainer/199411)
**Author:** [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2025, 9:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/keep-battery-charged-idle-time-convenient-solar-maintainer/199411 "2025-03-08T21:04:22Z")
I have a 2017 Rav 4. Could go 5 weeks with no running while we are out of town. I try to take longer trips to let it charge when I run it. Battery sluggish start after 1.5 years. 2 Year warranty so was replaced for free,… --- ## [Quick Survey: What’s Stopping Enthusiasts from Going Electric?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/quick-survey-what-s-stopping-enthusiasts-from-going-electric/199348)
**Author:** [@timotejilles21\_192687](https://community.cartalk.com/u/timotejilles21_192687)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2025, 9:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/quick-survey-what-s-stopping-enthusiasts-from-going-electric/199348 "2025-03-07T21:05:19Z")
Hi Everyone, I’ll try to keep this brief. Im currently doing my thesis/dissertation on why car enthusiasts specifically haven’t taken to electric cars despite new technologies aimed at us and what future sustainable fue… --- ## [Michelin CrossClimate2 tires - personal review](https://community.cartalk.com/t/michelin-crossclimate2-tires-personal-review/199393)
**Author:** [@Marnet](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Marnet)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2025, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/michelin-crossclimate2-tires-personal-review/199393 "2025-03-07T16:10:17Z")
In October I replaced all four tires on my 2014 Camry with new Michelin CrossClimate2 all season tires. In the five months since, I’ve driven on four inches of packed sleet overlaid with four inches of snow that took th… --- ## [Better daily driver/track car than 202x Ford MACH 1? Defective 10r80 Ford may shaft me](https://community.cartalk.com/t/better-daily-driver-track-car-than-202x-ford-mach-1-defective-10r80-ford-may-shaft-me/198176)
**Author:** [@mtnbikerva1\_191890](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mtnbikerva1_191890)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2025, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/better-daily-driver-track-car-than-202x-ford-mach-1-defective-10r80-ford-may-shaft-me/198176 "2025-03-07T15:26:52Z")
Just spit balling here. Better car and trustworthy manufacture than Ford? I would like a car to road course with at times with. In the last month or so I got the HPDE bug. My thought is if Ford fuks me, and won’t fix … --- ## [The AC Cobra is back](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-ac-cobra-is-back/199383)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2025, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-ac-cobra-is-back/199383 "2025-03-05T18:12:57Z")
… and it will be built in Sweden’s old Saab factory. How’s that for improbable? --- ## [A package deal](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-package-deal/199299)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2025, 2:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-package-deal/199299 "2025-03-05T02:33:14Z")
If you buy this lakeside house, in an exclusive gated community, for $1.46 Million, the seller will throw-in his 5 pre-WW I fully-restored cars–including a 1904 Curved Dash Oldsmobile. Or, the cars and the home are ava… --- ## [Not a good sign for Tesla](https://community.cartalk.com/t/not-a-good-sign-for-tesla/199290)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/not-a-good-sign-for-tesla/199290 "2025-03-03T20:28:25Z")
The severe drop-off in Tesla sales is not the result of falling interest in EVs, because EV sales in Europe (from other manufacturers) was up 38%, while Tesla sales have cratered. --- ## [Disincentive to buy an EV](https://community.cartalk.com/t/disincentive-to-buy-an-ev/199259)
**Author:** [@ramikumi](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ramikumi)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2025, 3:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/disincentive-to-buy-an-ev/199259 "2025-03-01T03:11:18Z")
Recently my Mercedes E500 4matic was in the MB dealershop and they gave me the only loaner vehicle that was avaiable. A brand new EQB 250+ SUV. it had 800 miles on the meter. Drives good not as great as my gas powered … [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=16) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=18)