# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=174 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 175 --- ## [Need help with 2018 honda civic si](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-help-with-2018-honda-civic-si/124771)
**Author:** [@jrodsebr\_142005](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jrodsebr_142005)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2018, 9:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-help-with-2018-honda-civic-si/124771 "2018-09-12T09:12:57Z")
So to start out I’m not a huge car guy and I just starting driving stick. but i bought a new 2018 civic si and for the first week everything was fine but then I noticed out of the blue I was having to upshift way too soo… --- ## [2008 Chevrolet HHR: iffy woofers](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-hhr-iffy-woofers/124670)
**Author:** [@PatLeahy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PatLeahy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2018, 2:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-hhr-iffy-woofers/124670 "2018-09-12T02:26:48Z")
Why don’t my woofers sometimes work but my tweeters do --- ## [Could finger get injured being sucked into spark plug hole?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/could-finger-get-injured-being-sucked-into-spark-plug-hole/124759)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2018, 1:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/could-finger-get-injured-being-sucked-into-spark-plug-hole/124759 "2018-09-12T01:41:56Z")
One of the posters here offered up a chastisement for cautioning another poster about that, suggesting getting your finger injured by being sucked into the spark plug hole is impossible. The poster was trying to figu… --- ## [Normal Seat Wear?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/normal-seat-wear/124666)
**Author:** [@Jman136](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jman136)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 2:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/normal-seat-wear/124666 "2018-09-10T02:15:36Z")
I have a 2016 Mazda CX-5 with Leather seating and 12k miles. This is my first time having leather, so I wasn’t sure if the below is “wear” or excessive? This is on the outside driver’s seat side bolster. I would just li… --- ## [Daisychain car and boat battery on a battery tender?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/daisychain-car-and-boat-battery-on-a-battery-tender/124494)
**Author:** [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2018, 12:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/daisychain-car-and-boat-battery-on-a-battery-tender/124494 "2018-09-09T00:26:45Z")
So thinking next year of leaving the TB in MN for summer use, thinking of using my battery maintainer for the TB and throwing a set of jumper cables from the TB to the Boat battery so both will be maintained. No problem … --- ## [TFI Ignition Module](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tfi-ignition-module/124563)
**Author:** [@Jerad1389](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jerad1389)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2018, 11:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tfi-ignition-module/124563 "2018-09-08T23:05:47Z")
1987 Ford F150 302, 5.0L I’ve been reading about the problems associated with Ford TFI ignition modules in mid 80s to mid 90s vehicles. I recently pulled out the distributor to change the pickup coil and decided to put … --- ## [Pontiac torrent](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pontiac-torrent/124450)
**Author:** [@Missyskattebo\_141804](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Missyskattebo_141804)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pontiac-torrent/124450 "2018-09-06T13:54:54Z")
I recently replaced my igintion in my pontiac torrent only to find out the key needed to be reprogrammed. Took it to the dealer and they said it was done but the car still will not start, any suggestions? --- ## [Kia Niro for Hills?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-niro-for-hills/124389)
**Author:** [@MaryGeorge](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MaryGeorge)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2018, 1:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-niro-for-hills/124389 "2018-09-06T01:46:12Z")
I currently have a Toyota Prius, which I love. But I drive on a lot of winding, hilly gravel roads. The Prius spins out on some of the roads. Does the Kia Niro have more power and/or can you shift down? I had a Passat b… --- ## [Tires that will last forever!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tires-that-will-last-forever/124350)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2018, 1:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tires-that-will-last-forever/124350 "2018-09-06T01:13:04Z")
‘researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have engineered what they believe is the most wear-resistant metal in existence - by a long shot. ’ Made of platinum and gold, they say if the tires on your car were made fr… --- ## [Smog testing vs. vehicle registration](https://community.cartalk.com/t/smog-testing-vs-vehicle-registration/115523)
**Author:** [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2018, 12:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/smog-testing-vs-vehicle-registration/115523 "2018-09-06T00:20:59Z")
We currently have an active thread about the difficulties passing the smog tests in California on an older car. We’ve had more than one of these. We also had a recent thread that discussed the fact that many in Californ… --- ## [May I rent your car?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/may-i-rent-your-car/123768)
**Author:** [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2018, 8:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/may-i-rent-your-car/123768 "2018-09-05T20:41:06Z")
I just started seeing commercials for a car rental service that uses the Air BNB business model. They broker your car to people that want to rent it. Wild you do that with your car? I suppose it would have to be an extr… --- ## [Garage Door Openers Must Now Have a Battery Backup in California](https://community.cartalk.com/t/garage-door-openers-must-now-have-a-battery-backup-in-california/123553)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2018, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/garage-door-openers-must-now-have-a-battery-backup-in-california/123553 "2018-09-05T18:30:09Z")
Some people in northern Calif had difficulty opening their garage doors as a fire approached their homes last year. The problem was the power lines had burned down, so the electrical power was out. Apparently the mec… --- ## [Dogs left in cars with the windows up](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dogs-left-in-cars-with-the-windows-up/124326)
**Author:** [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2018, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dogs-left-in-cars-with-the-windows-up/124326 "2018-09-05T14:31:03Z")
The other day, I went to my local supermarket, to buy the upcoming week’s groceries. While I was there, a voice announced on the intercom that a dog was left unattended in a car, with the windows up. The store employee… --- ## [2016 Toyota RAV4 - Tuner Question](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-toyota-rav4-tuner-question/124316)
**Author:** [@RonG29](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RonG29)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2018, 1:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-toyota-rav4-tuner-question/124316 "2018-09-05T01:53:48Z")
Is there an easier, faster way to select a specific radio station than scrolling through your long list of 36 presets? --- ## [How difficult is it to install power steering on a 1986 toyota truck?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-difficult-is-it-to-install-power-steering-on-a-1986-toyota-truck/124237)
**Author:** [@Seth\_Nyer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Seth_Nyer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2018, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-difficult-is-it-to-install-power-steering-on-a-1986-toyota-truck/124237 "2018-09-03T16:41:23Z")
Looking to install power steering into my 1986 Toyota Pickup. How difficult is this? Is it a common thing to do? Expensive? Thanks!! --- ## [Opel is once again profitable](https://community.cartalk.com/t/opel-is-once-again-profitable/124223)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2018, 12:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/opel-is-once-again-profitable/124223 "2018-09-03T00:04:34Z")
… after just one year of ownership by Peugeot/Citroen. When you consider that GM wasn’t able to wring even 2 cents of profit out of their Opel division for almost 20 years, I think that Opel’s new French ownership/manag… --- ## [1986 Toyota Pickup smells like rotten eggs going up hill and exhaust is popping when shifting](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1986-toyota-pickup-smells-like-rotten-eggs-going-up-hill-and-exhaust-is-popping-when-shifting/124162)
**Author:** [@Seth\_Nyer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Seth_Nyer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2018, 12:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1986-toyota-pickup-smells-like-rotten-eggs-going-up-hill-and-exhaust-is-popping-when-shifting/124162 "2018-09-02T12:44:12Z")
I only hear the popping noises (sounds like backfire) when I rev engine, up shift or down shift. Sulphur egg smell only when going up hill. Can these two things be associated?? I have heard that rotten egg smell can be … --- ## [Put all the gas caps on the driver’s side!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/put-all-the-gas-caps-on-the-driver-s-side/123658)
**Author:** [@Patti16](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Patti16)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2018, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/put-all-the-gas-caps-on-the-driver-s-side/123658 "2018-09-01T21:55:09Z")
Why are gas filler caps not all on the driver’s side? It would be so much more efficient at gas stations if all cars faced the same way, safer and easier on everyone. for what possible reason would the filler cap be on p… --- ## [2018 Honda Accord -HUD](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-honda-accord-hud/123914)
**Author:** [@KevinBoulware](https://community.cartalk.com/u/KevinBoulware)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2018, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-honda-accord-hud/123914 "2018-09-01T20:31:21Z")
My 2018 Honda Accord Touring 2.0 was displaying street names in the HUD, but has since ceased to do so. Cannot get it back on. Am I doing something wrong? --- ## [Premium non oxy or regular with 10% ethanol](https://community.cartalk.com/t/premium-non-oxy-or-regular-with-10-ethanol/124102)
**Author:** [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2018, 2:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/premium-non-oxy-or-regular-with-10-ethanol/124102 "2018-09-01T02:27:06Z")
2003 trailblazer. I am thinking of letting the car winter in unheated storage and using it in the summer for boat towing etc. My thought use premium non oxy and stabalizer, rather than regular and 10% ethanol and stabili… --- ## [2013 Volvo XC70 reliability](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-volvo-xc70-reliability/124048)
**Author:** [@DonnaChinn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DonnaChinn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-volvo-xc70-reliability/124048 "2018-08-30T18:14:20Z")
How reliable has the volvo xc70 t6 been after 50,000miles? Same question goes for 2012 model. Thanks --- ## [Cupping vs. heathering](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cupping-vs-heathering/123005)
**Author:** [@LeslyeHarris](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LeslyeHarris)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 2:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cupping-vs-heathering/123005 "2018-08-30T14:53:55Z")
Are cupping and feathering the same thing and are they both caused by bad shocks? --- ## [$33,000 for a Pinto?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/33-000-for-a-pinto/123648)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 4:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/33-000-for-a-pinto/123648 "2018-08-30T04:32:24Z")
I guess this proves that virtually any old car has the potential for massive growth in its value if you keep it in good condition, with low odometer miles… :face\_with\_raised\_eyebrow: --- ## [High Insurance Rates for Tesla's Model 3](https://community.cartalk.com/t/high-insurance-rates-for-teslas-model-3/123923)
**Author:** [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 11:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/high-insurance-rates-for-teslas-model-3/123923 "2018-08-29T23:31:18Z")
Seems that Tesla’s “cheap” EV, the Model 3, is about to get hit with a rather large insurance premium increase. Yeah, the “cheap” ones go for about $60 thou but the premiums are going up by 30% because people crash them … --- ## [Towing a 5x8 trailer 2000 miles in a 2010 hyundai elantra](https://community.cartalk.com/t/towing-a-5x8-trailer-2000-miles-in-a-2010-hyundai-elantra/86348)
**Author:** [@ZBC](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ZBC)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/towing-a-5x8-trailer-2000-miles-in-a-2010-hyundai-elantra/86348 "2018-08-29T18:06:45Z")
Hello... I'm planning to drive from Seattle to Texas with a 5x8 triler full of stuff hitched to my 2010 hyundai elantra. Is this going to destroy my car? --- ## [2016 Buick Enclave - Clearcoat](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-buick-enclave-clearcoat/123932)
**Author:** [@PhilMosesso](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PhilMosesso)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 1:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-buick-enclave-clearcoat/123932 "2018-08-29T01:38:26Z")
clear coat scratches easily? --- ## [2014 Chevrolet Trax facts](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-trax-facts/123726)
**Author:** [@mary32](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mary32)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 1:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-trax-facts/123726 "2018-08-29T01:13:39Z")
what are the gas mileage and what about the whole car --- ## [2015 Nissan Altima - Straight pipes](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-nissan-altima-straight-pipes/123820)
**Author:** [@Deno52](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Deno52)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2018, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-nissan-altima-straight-pipes/123820 "2018-08-28T17:07:34Z")
If i run a straight pipe on my car is something bad going to happen to it?? --- ## [Jeep/Willis road trip](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-willis-road-trip/123836)
**Author:** [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2018, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-willis-road-trip/123836 "2018-08-28T15:09:27Z")
I visited the Gila National Monument Cliff Dwellings in New Mexico a couple of weeks ago and found a Jeep/Willis club in the parking lot. They were doing a photo shoot for a magazine and were on a cross country road tri… --- ## [Shifting to neutral when slowing down - safe?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/shifting-to-neutral-when-slowing-down-safe/123770)
**Author:** [@Nelly28](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nelly28)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2018, 3:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/shifting-to-neutral-when-slowing-down-safe/123770 "2018-08-28T03:12:08Z")
We have a 2005 Saturn Ion with an automatic transmission. My husband always shifts it into neutral when he approaches a stop light, stop sign, or if traffic slows down and then he shifts it back into drive when traffic … [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=173) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=175)