# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=181 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 182 --- ## [Self-driving cars and music](https://community.cartalk.com/t/self-driving-cars-and-music/118779)
**Author:** [@StarSword](https://community.cartalk.com/u/StarSword)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 12:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/self-driving-cars-and-music/118779 "2018-06-08T00:19:47Z")
Found this on Facebook. Which makes me wonder, what would a song about a self-driving car be like? --- ## [Don't you hate when this happens?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dont-you-hate-when-this-happens/118703)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2018, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dont-you-hate-when-this-happens/118703 "2018-06-07T19:08:10Z")
http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/animals/massive-snake-removed-from-cars-dashboard/vi-AAyeFsH?ocid=UE01DHP --- ## [How to test a trunk locking device?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-test-a-trunk-locking-device/118781)
**Author:** [@msmile033](https://community.cartalk.com/u/msmile033)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2018, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-test-a-trunk-locking-device/118781 "2018-06-07T14:55:11Z")
2005 Mazda 6 - 133,000 miles. Can anyone walk with me through the trunk test drive release steps? My wife’s tree trunk stopped open when using the remote control or pressed the release button on the control panel. The tr… --- ## [Need Automotive Name for Beer](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-automotive-name-for-beer/118418)
**Author:** [@hrowan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hrowan)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2018, 4:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-automotive-name-for-beer/118418 "2018-06-07T04:05:54Z")
The Seal Cove Auto Museum in Maine, where we have a collection of antique Brass Era cars, is having a beer created for us by a local brewery for an event we’re hosting (a Car-B-Que) and we need a name! The beer is a Smok… --- ## [How wise would be to buy a car made in 1996?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-wise-would-be-to-buy-a-car-made-in-1996/118735)
**Author:** [@PhoenixSS](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PhoenixSS)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2018, 2:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-wise-would-be-to-buy-a-car-made-in-1996/118735 "2018-06-07T02:20:09Z")
Hi, I’m a student and to make understand my situation, I’m talking a bit details of myself. My monthly income is just above 1k. For an urgent condition, I am in a real need of a car. As of option, I’ve a 2002 Toyota Cam… --- ## [Junk cars can be melted down](https://community.cartalk.com/t/junk-cars-can-be-melted-down/118708)
**Author:** [@ArlHtsMelissa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ArlHtsMelissa)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 10:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/junk-cars-can-be-melted-down/118708 "2018-06-06T22:31:01Z")
What is the process to melt down junk cars? Are they just thrown in a furnace? What if junk cars were dropped in a volcano? --- ## [Cars that changed consumer perceptions](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cars-that-changed-consumer-perceptions/118138)
**Author:** [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 10:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cars-that-changed-consumer-perceptions/118138 "2018-06-06T22:02:26Z")
Soooo… on another thread, the subject came up of the old perception, still alive in the minds of some, that higher cost equals a higher quality car. I brought up Lexus’ having upended that idea for most automotive consu… --- ## [How China's "36th Best" car company saved Volvo](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-chinas-36th-best-car-company-saved-volvo/118619)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 3:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-chinas-36th-best-car-company-saved-volvo/118619 "2018-06-06T03:56:37Z")
Geely undoubtedly makes poor-quality, low-end cars for the Chinese populace, but their financing–and lack of interference–has apparently saved Volvo. --- ## [Pulling to right](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pulling-to-right/118424)
**Author:** [@spider-man](https://community.cartalk.com/u/spider-man)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 12:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pulling-to-right/118424 "2018-06-06T00:27:36Z")
have a 1999 jeep cherokee 4 liter inline 6 four wheel drive pull to the right. --- ## [Towing a motorcycle with my Subaru](https://community.cartalk.com/t/towing-a-motorcycle-with-my-subaru/118652)
**Author:** [@StarSword](https://community.cartalk.com/u/StarSword)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2018, 4:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/towing-a-motorcycle-with-my-subaru/118652 "2018-06-05T04:49:58Z")
I live in North Carolina and am hoping to take a motorcycling vacation in the Smokies either this year or next. The thing being, my bike is an '83 Suzuki GR650 with about a 140 mile range counting the reserve tank, and I… --- ## [Extremely sensitive to alignment and tyre pressure?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/extremely-sensitive-to-alignment-and-tyre-pressure/118160)
**Author:** [@Just\_Made](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Just_Made)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2018, 11:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/extremely-sensitive-to-alignment-and-tyre-pressure/118160 "2018-06-04T23:54:35Z")
I for as long as i have been driving have had what i thought were alignment issues with my car and would routinely take it to be corrected even when the car was only ever so slightly out and well within spec… or if the s… --- ## [The end of Chrysler?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-end-of-chrysler/118399)
**Author:** [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2018, 10:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-end-of-chrysler/118399 "2018-06-03T22:51:35Z")
The CEO of FCA is expected to announce the elimination of the Chrysler name entirely at their next board meeting. If he does, it will be the end of an era. But not an entirely unexpected one. They currently only produce … --- ## [Interior Detail Spray - Your Suggestions?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/interior-detail-spray-your-suggestions/118292)
**Author:** [@AudiFlyGuy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/AudiFlyGuy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2018, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/interior-detail-spray-your-suggestions/118292 "2018-06-03T14:38:45Z")
What type of interior cleaner do you use for dash, floorboard, and door areas of your car? I have been using a no shine spray to clean and detail (meaning no glossy look or wet look), but no matter how hard I try, the … --- ## [Keys puncturing tires](https://community.cartalk.com/t/keys-puncturing-tires/101804)
**Author:** [@jinreal74](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jinreal74)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2018, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/keys-puncturing-tires/101804 "2018-06-02T23:48:14Z")
Has anybody ever heard if someone rolling over a car/ house key and it puncture tires? I found a house key lodged and my tires? Isn't that something that would be deliberately done because when keys fall, they automatic… --- ## [Small car in Premium brand or intermediate car in regular brand?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/small-car-in-premium-brand-or-intermediate-car-in-regular-brand/118518)
**Author:** [@abhisheks77](https://community.cartalk.com/u/abhisheks77)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2018, 11:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/small-car-in-premium-brand-or-intermediate-car-in-regular-brand/118518 "2018-06-02T23:38:48Z")
Hello, Soon, I will be be visiting Germany and Italy and looking for rental cars there. Italy will have some mountain roads and I will driving some long distances over period of more than half month. That is the reason,… --- ## [Hyundai Sonata muffler & brakes done?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-sonata-muffler-brakes-done/118458)
**Author:** [@michaeltoan0162](https://community.cartalk.com/u/michaeltoan0162)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2018, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-sonata-muffler-brakes-done/118458 "2018-06-01T13:13:07Z")
I need to get my muffler and my brakes done. Is it better to go to the dealership, a car repair center or a specialist (like meineke)? --- ## [2011 Toyota Highlander AWD or 4WD](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-toyota-highlander-awd-or-4wd/49798)
**Author:** [@FoDaddy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FoDaddy)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2018, 1:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-toyota-highlander-awd-or-4wd/49798 "2018-06-01T01:53:48Z")
My mom and stepdad just bought a new Toyota Highlander (V6,AWD/4WD). They are under the the idea that this vehicle has a part-time, old school, 4WD system like their F-150 has. I'm virtualy certain that it has an AWD sys… --- ## [Pre Purchase Inspection, Used Car and New Car Dealer](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pre-purchase-inspection-used-car-and-new-car-dealer/117804)
**Author:** [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2018, 2:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pre-purchase-inspection-used-car-and-new-car-dealer/117804 "2018-05-31T02:13:17Z")
Wondering, have folk here had success getting a new car dealer to let you take a used car for a PPI? What did they require? --- ## [Seat position for those with hip/back problems](https://community.cartalk.com/t/seat-position-for-those-with-hip-back-problems/118240)
**Author:** [@LinnRobertMilne](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LinnRobertMilne)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2018, 3:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/seat-position-for-those-with-hip-back-problems/118240 "2018-05-30T03:32:25Z")
Do your legs sit at a right angle ie.good height if one has hip or back problems? --- ## [Clutch length](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-length/118296)
**Author:** [@Richie\_toast](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Richie_toast)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2018, 3:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-length/118296 "2018-05-30T03:08:41Z")
I have a 2003 wrx ( not sti ) with some customizations but the clutch on the car seems unnecessarily long since the bite point is early on to engaging the clutch but is there anyway to shorten the clutch or would that b… --- ## [Stay 200 ft back or I break your windshield!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stay-200-ft-back-or-i-break-your-windshield/117876)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2018, 1:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stay-200-ft-back-or-i-break-your-windshield/117876 "2018-05-30T01:00:10Z")
\[Stay200FtBack\] Does this work? I don’t think I can read it at 200 feet. --- ## [OK to bypass a catalytic converter in Minnesota?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ok-to-bypass-a-catalytic-converter-in-minnesota/118294)
**Author:** [@john19](https://community.cartalk.com/u/john19)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2018, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ok-to-bypass-a-catalytic-converter-in-minnesota/118294 "2018-05-29T20:36:13Z")
can you legaly bypass a cat\[lytic converter in mn --- ## [If you want to get rich!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-you-want-to-get-rich/117754)
**Author:** [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2018, 3:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-you-want-to-get-rich/117754 "2018-05-29T15:29:06Z")
the author here thinks he has the formula for buying a car in your effort to get wealthy https://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/find-out-how-much-car-you-can-afford-with-20-40-10-rule/ I wonder if he actually inves… --- ## [Why did my dad's car throw up?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-did-my-dads-car-throw-up/118247)
**Author:** [@A\_dum\_dum](https://community.cartalk.com/u/A_dum_dum)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2018, 7:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-did-my-dads-car-throw-up/118247 "2018-05-29T07:34:55Z")
About 24 years ago my father bought a thunderbird because… well who knows why. Oh yeah, it’s because he crashed the rabbit into a parked tow truck on a side street. One day the family was driving to Canada’s Wonderland … --- ## [Should I still avoid the first model year of a new vehicle?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-i-still-avoid-the-first-model-year-of-a-new-vehicle/118110)
**Author:** [@RichardZlogar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RichardZlogar)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2018, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-i-still-avoid-the-first-model-year-of-a-new-vehicle/118110 "2018-05-28T20:48:51Z")
My question isn’t about a car we own but about one we’re hoping to own. We’re intending to buy the new iteration of the Subaru Forester when it arrives in showrooms late fall. I’m old school, however, so here’s my conc… --- ## [Black Car, Automated Car Wash, and General Cleaning Advice](https://community.cartalk.com/t/black-car-automated-car-wash-and-general-cleaning-advice/118209)
**Author:** [@AudiFlyGuy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/AudiFlyGuy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/black-car-automated-car-wash-and-general-cleaning-advice/118209 "2018-05-28T14:23:34Z")
I have been using an automated car wash for years with above average success. Recently I purchased a new black car and am wondering if members here would suggest not using the automated wash. This car is not used daily… --- ## [Does it damage a car door to partially shut it & then bump it shut?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/does-it-damage-a-car-door-to-partially-shut-it-then-bump-it-shut/118091)
**Author:** [@CJ\_s\_Matrix](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CJ_s_Matrix)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/does-it-damage-a-car-door-to-partially-shut-it-then-bump-it-shut/118091 "2018-05-28T14:08:41Z")
I was with my boyfriend the other day & when I got out of his pickup and pushed the door, it didn’t shut completely. So I bumped it with my hip and it latched. Boyfriend claims this is bad for the door but I can’t see w… --- ## [Expensive light bulb change](https://community.cartalk.com/t/expensive-light-bulb-change/117710)
**Author:** [@JoanJaworski](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JoanJaworski)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2018, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/expensive-light-bulb-change/117710 "2018-05-28T13:37:41Z")
On a recent trip to my mechanic for an oil change I heard a story of a man who had to have a light bulb change in one of his headlights. The dealer wanted $800 because the bumper had to be dropped to get at the bulb. My… --- ## [Looking at an Infinity 2008 g37 sport](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-at-an-infinity-2008-g37-sport/118147)
**Author:** [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2018, 1:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-at-an-infinity-2008-g37-sport/118147 "2018-05-28T01:08:15Z")
118k miles, Of course a local mechanic to check it out, does it have a timing belt? Any insight is appreciated --- ## [Early 1980s FWD engine fans....Did they stay on?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/early-1980s-fwd-engine-fans-did-they-stay-on/118122)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Rugerson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rick_Rugerson)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2018, 11:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/early-1980s-fwd-engine-fans-did-they-stay-on/118122 "2018-05-27T23:09:30Z")
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