# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=179 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 180 --- ## [Driving from CT to Raleigh, NC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-from-ct-to-raleigh-nc/119949)
**Author:** [@omsairam911](https://community.cartalk.com/u/omsairam911)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2018, 12:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-from-ct-to-raleigh-nc/119949 "2018-07-04T00:46:57Z")
Dear All, Myself and my son are planning to drive from West Haven, CT to Raleigh, NC ( a 9-hour drive). My son is going to live in Raleigh temporarily and will use the car. We have a 2003 Subaru Forester with 178000 m… --- ## [Safety of 2015 Prius C?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/safety-of-2015-prius-c/120211)
**Author:** [@RedRex00](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RedRex00)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2018, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/safety-of-2015-prius-c/120211 "2018-07-03T20:59:39Z")
My daughter wants to get a 2015 Toyota Prius C. I am very worried about the small size of the car in case she is in an accident. I’ve looked at the crash safety test results. Only 4 stars. Any insightful comments that… --- ## [What happens if accelerator pedal gets stuck in a push-button car?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-happens-if-accelerator-pedal-gets-stuck-in-a-push-button-car/120270)
**Author:** [@JoseAlonso](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JoseAlonso)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2018, 5:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-happens-if-accelerator-pedal-gets-stuck-in-a-push-button-car/120270 "2018-07-03T17:24:11Z")
I’ve wondered how, with the new keyless push-button ignition gizmos, one should respond should the accelerator pedal get stuck. I asked my mechanic this, she said a creative customer had rolled the window down and throw… --- ## [Do ABS brakes stop cars faster?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-abs-brakes-stop-cars-faster/120258)
**Author:** [@DonaldBadger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DonaldBadger)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2018, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-abs-brakes-stop-cars-faster/120258 "2018-07-03T16:57:31Z")
Do ABS brakes stop a car faster (in a shorter distance) than just locking up your brakes as cars used to do? --- ## [Should I lease or buy?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-i-lease-or-buy/120148)
**Author:** [@arvin225](https://community.cartalk.com/u/arvin225)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2018, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-i-lease-or-buy/120148 "2018-07-01T21:28:32Z")
Hi, I’m currently looking to part ways with my 2007 Hyundai Tucson (~48,000 miles on it) and was wondering if it’s better to buy or lease. I mainly use my vehicle to commute to and from work and run some errands during … --- ## [How NOT to drive](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-not-to-drive/120194)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2018, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-not-to-drive/120194 "2018-07-01T17:12:39Z")
Aside from this moron’s bad driving… Why are there so many warning lights lit-up on the instrument panel? I assume that one of the lights is the result of his not wearing a seat belt, but what about those other lights? … --- ## [It's funny 'cause it's true](https://community.cartalk.com/t/its-funny-cause-its-true/116995)
**Author:** [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2018, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/its-funny-cause-its-true/116995 "2018-06-30T22:40:14Z")
Newest comic from xkcd.com --- ## [Snake in car](https://community.cartalk.com/t/snake-in-car/63673)
**Author:** [@sheilamcfarland](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sheilamcfarland)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2018, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/snake-in-car/63673 "2018-06-30T15:44:00Z")
Hello, I am uncertain if you can help...I had a 3 ft snake crawl up underneath my car. Security officers at my work could not get it out and an auto shop had no luck. They assured me it could not get into the inside of m… --- ## [Speed bumps & alignment](https://community.cartalk.com/t/speed-bumps-alignment/120131)
**Author:** [@carl28](https://community.cartalk.com/u/carl28)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2018, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/speed-bumps-alignment/120131 "2018-06-30T14:48:03Z")
can speed bumps ruin wheel alinement --- ## [I would love to hear Ray's response to this ;\>](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-would-love-to-hear-rays-response-to-this/120027)
**Author:** [@pcontiman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pcontiman)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2018, 1:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-would-love-to-hear-rays-response-to-this/120027 "2018-06-30T01:14:44Z")
From the website https://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/engineering-on-wheels/4460779/Car-Talk--A-Look-Back- Not too long ago, we were lucky to have on National Public Radio the radio program “Car Talk.” There is still … --- ## [Retrofitting cylinder deactivation](https://community.cartalk.com/t/retrofitting-cylinder-deactivation/46124)
**Author:** [@HavaQ4U](https://community.cartalk.com/u/HavaQ4U)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2018, 11:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/retrofitting-cylinder-deactivation/46124 "2018-06-29T23:37:59Z")
Hi! I was looking at some various reports of gadgets that could potentially install on your vehicle to improve it's mpg/alternative fuels. Many of the reports said that a lot of the devices that I was looking into (inc… --- ## [Safe cars for a person on limited income](https://community.cartalk.com/t/safe-cars-for-a-person-on-limited-income/120054)
**Author:** [@GloriaLStephens](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GloriaLStephens)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2018, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/safe-cars-for-a-person-on-limited-income/120054 "2018-06-29T20:52:08Z")
I am 69, disabled , on SS, and on dialysis–where I drive approx.9 miles 3 times a week.My 1998 VOLVO s90 has lost a cylender and is dying. Please suggest some safe cars for a woman like me. On limited funds, I need a 2… --- ## [Keeping up speed going downhill](https://community.cartalk.com/t/keeping-up-speed-going-downhill/119879)
**Author:** [@ThomasGalda](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ThomasGalda)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2018, 2:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/keeping-up-speed-going-downhill/119879 "2018-06-29T02:46:24Z")
Why do I have to use the gas pedal to keep up my speed while going downhill? --- ## [OnStar battery drain](https://community.cartalk.com/t/onstar-battery-drain/119967)
**Author:** [@Ken06](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ken06)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/onstar-battery-drain/119967 "2018-06-28T13:25:52Z")
Not so much a question, but passing on input from a letter a reader sent in regarding the “Intermittent battery failure points to power drain” article. “His experience with battery drain was due to On-Star Radio draini… --- ## [Looking for a car with lots of legroom - suggestions?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-a-car-with-lots-of-legroom-suggestions/119983)
**Author:** [@jimRussell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jimRussell)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-a-car-with-lots-of-legroom-suggestions/119983 "2018-06-28T12:22:18Z")
I am 6’6" tall and need legroom in a car. I have a 2014 Toyota Avalon which has 42" legroom. Any suggestions for a replacement which is of similar comfort and class but a bit more leg room? --- ## [Push for a Carbon Tax](https://community.cartalk.com/t/push-for-a-carbon-tax/119539)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2018, 11:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/push-for-a-carbon-tax/119539 "2018-06-26T23:21:50Z")
‘A new group, Americans for Carbon Dividends, supports a plan to tax carbon emissions and deliver the revenue to American taxpayers’ ‘The proposal would set an initial tax of $40 per ton of carbon dioxide produced and w… --- ## [2004 Chrysler Crossfire - Reliable long term?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-chrysler-crossfire-reliable-long-term/119661)
**Author:** [@KennethBenshoof](https://community.cartalk.com/u/KennethBenshoof)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 10:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-chrysler-crossfire-reliable-long-term/119661 "2018-06-28T10:57:40Z")
wondering how many miles I can squeeze out of this poor-man’s Mercedes. --- ## [2014 Subaru Forester - Proper parking brake steps](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-subaru-forester-proper-parking-brake-steps/119721)
**Author:** [@ToddSeeleman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ToddSeeleman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2018, 8:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-subaru-forester-proper-parking-brake-steps/119721 "2018-06-27T08:58:30Z")
Comment: Even better than “car in park, apply parking brake, foot off brake pedal” is to “car in neutral, apply foot brake, release brake pedal, put in park”. This way tension is taking up by foot brake before park is … --- ## [2016 Kia Optima - Wiper design frustration](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-kia-optima-wiper-design-frustration/119846)
**Author:** [@BethClark](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BethClark)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2018, 2:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-kia-optima-wiper-design-frustration/119846 "2018-06-27T02:35:46Z")
Is there a reason why you made the wipers on the Kia’s so you cant put the windshield wipers up in the winter time. --- ## [Should my poor subie be totaled?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-my-poor-subie-be-totaled/119826)
**Author:** [@stoops989](https://community.cartalk.com/u/stoops989)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2018, 11:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-my-poor-subie-be-totaled/119826 "2018-06-26T23:18:55Z")
tl;dr: Progressive is over-valuing my fairly new but very worn car, and cheaping out on repairs with A/M or recycled so that they can avoid totalling it. So, I have a '16 Impreza wagon, base model with nothing extra but… --- ## [Acura GPS Clock at 0:00](https://community.cartalk.com/t/acura-gps-clock-at-0-00/119710)
**Author:** [@DFilice](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DFilice)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2018, 3:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/acura-gps-clock-at-0-00/119710 "2018-06-26T03:02:38Z")
Most if not all early 2000 Acura models had a failure in the GPS time clock where it set and stuck on 0:00. Honda/Acura was very nice and under warranty (18 years later) fixed the GPS at N/C. If you have this problem, … --- ## [Oil changes for low mileage cars](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-changes-for-low-mileage-cars/119811)
**Author:** [@BillBachman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BillBachman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2018, 8:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-changes-for-low-mileage-cars/119811 "2018-06-25T20:19:03Z")
This question could apply to any car. When driven only about one thousand miles per year how often should the oil be changed? I use Mobil 1 full synthetic. --- ## [Can you make a V4 from a V8?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-you-make-a-v4-from-a-v8/119567)
**Author:** [@JackDale](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JackDale)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2018, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-you-make-a-v4-from-a-v8/119567 "2018-06-25T19:46:51Z")
I’ve heard of a V-4 being made from a V-8. Of course, half the displacement, half the Hp/torque? Is the V-8 to V-4 possible, or is this an old Wrench’s tale? --- ## [Low oil pressure. Is it the timing chain?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/low-oil-pressure-is-it-the-timing-chain/118873)
**Author:** [@Lamont\_Valentine](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Lamont_Valentine)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2018, 11:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/low-oil-pressure-is-it-the-timing-chain/118873 "2018-06-24T23:47:17Z")
I have low oil pressure. Ive changed the oil …the sending unit… both the cam bearings and rod bearings. No over heating no smoke. Ive even used aditives for both the engine and radiator. Still i have low oil pressure. Co… --- ## [02 6cyl subie headgasket](https://community.cartalk.com/t/02-6cyl-subie-headgasket/119629)
**Author:** [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2018, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/02-6cyl-subie-headgasket/119629 "2018-06-24T23:24:44Z")
i heard 4cyl subarus had issues with headgaskets. i found a 02 6cyl that needs headgaskets. i know any car can fail but is it very common for a 6 cyl subie of this era to fail for that reason? --- ## [Loose bolts?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loose-bolts/119724)
**Author:** [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2018, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loose-bolts/119724 "2018-06-24T16:51:32Z")
\[35838295\_1972853739413469\_4265091086877196288\_n\] --- ## [Digital License Plates](https://community.cartalk.com/t/digital-license-plates/119565)
**Author:** [@Marnet](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Marnet)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2018, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/digital-license-plates/119565 "2018-06-23T20:08:22Z")
New tech is fine to a point but paying $700 plus an $8 monthly fee on top of licensing/registration taxes for a vehicle license plate is not in my budget! --- ## [2002 Cadillac DTS - Looking for a mechanic](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-cadillac-dts-looking-for-a-mechanic/119649)
**Author:** [@KarlThompson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/KarlThompson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2018, 12:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-cadillac-dts-looking-for-a-mechanic/119649 "2018-06-23T00:21:11Z")
Looking for good mechanic in my area Gaithersburg md --- ## [99 Honda civic](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-honda-civic/119522)
**Author:** [@Aden\_Andrew](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Aden_Andrew)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-honda-civic/119522 "2018-06-22T15:50:15Z")
strong text we know that civic high revs to shift. Isn’t there away I can have mine not shift that high so I can save more gas? --- ## [Horsepower loss in relation to driveshaft angle](https://community.cartalk.com/t/horsepower-loss-in-relation-to-driveshaft-angle/75130)
**Author:** [@Teakell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Teakell)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 12:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/horsepower-loss-in-relation-to-driveshaft-angle/75130 "2018-06-22T00:03:32Z")
I am building a utility truck and need to figure the horsepower loss with respect to the driveshaft angle. We know it should be as straight as possible but we need to figure the loss as the angle increases. I need to tr… [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=178) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=180)