# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=183 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 184 --- ## [I think I Have A Problem](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-think-i-have-a-problem/117362)
**Author:** [@PolishedTrd](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PolishedTrd)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2018, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-think-i-have-a-problem/117362 "2018-05-14T21:31:19Z")
Here’s my situation. And maybe I’ll give too much information (but it’s better than not enough) Bought a 1990 Ford Crew cab, manual transmission, diesel engine (7.3 idi) dually pickup. It was purchased from a friend w… --- ## [2017 Subaru Impreza](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-subaru-impreza/117304)
**Author:** [@TuckLangland](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TuckLangland)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2018, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-subaru-impreza/117304 "2018-05-14T18:21:38Z")
With all the advances in cars isn’t it time to bring brake light up to speed? As it is, brake lights don’t distinguish between a soft nudge and a full-on screeching slam. So here’s the solution: Virtually every vehicle h… --- ## [Changed alternator and radio stop working](https://community.cartalk.com/t/changed-alternator-and-radio-stop-working/117259)
**Author:** [@Loai\_Qupty](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Loai_Qupty)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2018, 2:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/changed-alternator-and-radio-stop-working/117259 "2018-05-13T02:58:39Z")
hello all my 2008 v8 ranger rover sport shut down mid of driving, AA gave me report to change alternator and i did it on halfords, thing is radio not turning on, dashboard looks bit weird as well, i told halfords, they … --- ## [Hi there 2018](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hi-there-2018/117186)
**Author:** [@bellamabel2018](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bellamabel2018)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2018, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hi-there-2018/117186 "2018-05-12T19:11:44Z")
nếu như sinh ra bạn chẳng thể sở hữu một vài môi cuốn hút nhất toàn cầu, thì bạn cũng cần với các phương pháp để chăm sóc cho môi mình đẹp và căng mọng. Đôi môi chính là điểm nhấn trên khuôn mặt, bởi vậy việc coi sóc đôi… --- ## [Mercede Benz](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercede-benz/117248)
**Author:** [@Poorvish\_Toretto](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Poorvish_Toretto)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2018, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercede-benz/117248 "2018-05-12T13:39:28Z")
can a single piston get seized in a Mercedes Benz c200 deisel engine cdi 2001 model --- ## [Rolls-Royce SUV](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rolls-royce-suv/117138)
**Author:** [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2018, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rolls-royce-suv/117138 "2018-05-11T19:08:31Z")
Rolls-Royce is introducing an SUV. I’ve owned SUV’s since 1990. Only way I could afford one of these is if I take it out of my 401K. But - needless to say the wife would divorce me and then probably get the truck in the … --- ## [Car purchase help](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-purchase-help/117133)
**Author:** [@Atm716](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Atm716)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2018, 12:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-purchase-help/117133 "2018-05-11T12:50:24Z")
Looking for opinions on which car is the better buy for daily commuting etc:work Thank you I test drove both cars and was pleased with how both performed https://buffalo.craigslist.org/cto/d/04-audi-a4-quattro/65689180… --- ## [Car squealing, no idea](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-squealing-no-idea/117101)
**Author:** [@Mharpold](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mharpold)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2018, 3:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-squealing-no-idea/117101 "2018-05-11T03:28:50Z")
My car has recently started squealing. It only has about 60,000 miles on it. Its a constant high squealing noise that sounds like its from the back. It only happens at speeds below 40 mph and isnt triggered by braking so… --- ## [Links in "Time Kill Weekly" Email Don't Work](https://community.cartalk.com/t/links-in-time-kill-weekly-email-dont-work/117153)
**Author:** [@EDC0181](https://community.cartalk.com/u/EDC0181)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2018, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/links-in-time-kill-weekly-email-dont-work/117153 "2018-05-10T21:55:32Z")
I tried to go to the “Read the rest” and “See more” links near the bottom of the weekly email (From: Car Talk Plaza Website@cartalk.com) and got pages saying “Hmm. We’re having trouble finding that site. We can’t connec… --- ## [Anti-lock Brakes & Tire Pressure](https://community.cartalk.com/t/anti-lock-brakes-tire-pressure/116989)
**Author:** [@Requires-Too-Much-Thought](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Requires-Too-Much-Thought)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2018, 9:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/anti-lock-brakes-tire-pressure/116989 "2018-05-10T21:22:49Z")
As we all know - I think - increasing tire pressure will cause a wheel to be more likely to bounce during an emergency stop. And, as we all know - I think - a car with bouncing tires requires a greater distance to stop … --- ## [When GM was King](https://community.cartalk.com/t/when-gm-was-king/116170)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Rugerson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rick_Rugerson)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2018, 1:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/when-gm-was-king/116170 "2018-05-10T01:19:36Z")
The year is 1969, you just got back from the war, thankfully mostly unscathed, mentally and physically. You are flush with cash, you get a high paying job at a local GM factory with a good wage and top notch benefits and… --- ## [The Hurried Driver Hates Thier Vehicle](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-hurried-driver-hates-thier-vehicle/116847)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Rugerson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rick_Rugerson)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2018, 12:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-hurried-driver-hates-thier-vehicle/116847 "2018-05-10T00:45:32Z")
So the other day I was tooling home in my old caprice, and I found myself going down the country road under the speed limit. I was so busy enjoying the drive i wanted it to last a bit longer, I was admiring the cars fine… --- ## [Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro (16-1362)](https://community.cartalk.com/t/encino-motorcars-llc-v-navarro-16-1362/114911)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2018, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/encino-motorcars-llc-v-navarro-16-1362/114911 "2018-05-09T19:49:08Z")
Because service advisors at car dealerships are “salesm\[e\]n . . . primarily engaged in . . . servicing automobiles,” 29 U. S. C. §213(b)(10)(A), they are exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s overtime-pay requiremen… --- ## [Problem about 1997 Toyota Corolla](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-about-1997-toyota-corolla/117033)
**Author:** [@huynhthi870](https://community.cartalk.com/u/huynhthi870)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2018, 4:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-about-1997-toyota-corolla/117033 "2018-05-09T04:50:28Z")
Random overheating problem, runs fine for a while then the temp shoots up. Flushed system. Replaced radiator, thermostat, did a full tune up. Water pump is working fine. I checked timing, it is a few degrees advanced, b… --- ## [Bad oil change experience? I think so](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-oil-change-experience-i-think-so/116535)
**Author:** [@John\_Andrew\_McCormick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/John_Andrew_McCormick)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2018, 12:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-oil-change-experience-i-think-so/116535 "2018-05-09T00:16:50Z")
So I take my car in to get an oil change and the mechanic try’s to sell me on going full synthetic oil. I think it over and tell him, you know what I change my oil every 3,000 miles anyways just to be safe so I think I’l… --- ## [Ethanol gas in older cars](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ethanol-gas-in-older-cars/116519)
**Author:** [@neilstrat](https://community.cartalk.com/u/neilstrat)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2018, 11:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ethanol-gas-in-older-cars/116519 "2018-05-08T23:11:03Z")
is using ethanol gas a problem in small older cars also can a odometer be rolled back on an infinity g35 bought one with 54k miles but acts like many more real miles --- ## [Leaving too much room](https://community.cartalk.com/t/leaving-too-much-room/116885)
**Author:** [@Bobbi44](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bobbi44)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2018, 11:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/leaving-too-much-room/116885 "2018-05-08T23:06:28Z")
Peeve: Drivers in lane(s) for left turns leave enough space for another car, especially when it is a two lane turn lane, thereby blocking others who wish to enter that lane…when 7 or 8 cars do that, it causes unnecessary… --- ## [Car ignition failed](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-ignition-failed/116912)
**Author:** [@Lun\_Thang](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Lun_Thang)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2018, 10:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-ignition-failed/116912 "2018-05-08T10:13:09Z")
Hello, I had difficult in starting my car. The ignition cranks and car is started, and run at reasonable time to get enough engine hot and power. Everything is fine like engine temp, coolant, battery level, fuel pump et… --- ## [Glass packs?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/glass-packs/105956)
**Author:** [@Tomtotaro](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tomtotaro)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2018, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/glass-packs/105956 "2018-05-07T23:48:08Z")
I have a 2010 v6 camaro and am looking to get that old school muscle car sound out of it. Will glass packs get me what I want and if so any suggestions as to which brand would be best? --- ## [Memories of mechanics who shout angrily](https://community.cartalk.com/t/memories-of-mechanics-who-shout-angrily/115035)
**Author:** [@irlandes](https://community.cartalk.com/u/irlandes)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2018, 3:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/memories-of-mechanics-who-shout-angrily/115035 "2018-05-07T03:37:05Z")
A fair warning, eventually I am going to open an old thread. This last month was a very unpleasant month due to a tragic death of a young friend here in Mexico. And, I was not at all done with that thread. To open a new… --- ## [Driver visibility](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driver-visibility/116495)
**Author:** [@James-Johnson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/James-Johnson)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2018, 7:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driver-visibility/116495 "2018-05-06T19:38:30Z")
My wife drives a 1999 Maxima and we are planning to replace it. Thus, we attended the Dallas auto show to look at the possibilities. Driver visibility is one of her most important criteria, unfortunately all the cars/SUV… --- ## [Import Canadian Fiat into France?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/import-canadian-fiat-into-france/116445)
**Author:** [@Appalbarry](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Appalbarry)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2018, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/import-canadian-fiat-into-france/116445 "2018-05-06T22:45:43Z")
We have a hot, red 2016 Fiat 500 Turbo. Bought new in Vancouver. We’re planning a move to Normandy, in France. After five minutes of intense research it seems that shipping the car by container from Canada to France i… --- ## [Car cutting off after gas](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-cutting-off-after-gas/116654)
**Author:** [@Thadene\_Singleton](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Thadene_Singleton)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2018, 1:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-cutting-off-after-gas/116654 "2018-05-06T01:00:52Z")
I have a 2014 Ford Focus and I have a couple of issues one issue is after adding gas to the car the car will crank but the car will then shut off. I have to do this at least 3 times before the car stays running. The seco… --- ## [Ulio87897897897](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ulio87897897897/116779)
**Author:** [@Casey\_Corbin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Casey_Corbin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2018, 12:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ulio87897897897/116779 "2018-05-06T00:33:43Z")
ioyuyiuok867688967678767 --- ## [You've Got To Be Kidding Me! That's The Biggest Cost Facing U.S. Drivers? Who Knew?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/youve-got-to-be-kidding-me-thats-the-biggest-cost-facing-u-s-drivers-who-knew/115326)
**Author:** [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2018, 11:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/youve-got-to-be-kidding-me-thats-the-biggest-cost-facing-u-s-drivers-who-knew/115326 "2018-05-05T23:44:22Z")
According to an article by Kevin McCoy in U.S.A. Today, today, the average U.S driver finds parking (and related parking expenses) to be the largest single expense for vehicle owners. Where have I been? I figure I sp… --- ## [Should I put my car in Park while waiting in line?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-i-put-my-car-in-park-while-waiting-in-line/116448)
**Author:** [@JodyWright](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JodyWright)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2018, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-i-put-my-car-in-park-while-waiting-in-line/116448 "2018-05-04T13:48:30Z")
I have a friend who insists that it’s safer to put the car in park while waiting in a line, for example while waiting to get gas. Does this make sense? --- ## [Ford is dumping almost all cars](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-is-dumping-almost-all-cars/116280)
**Author:** [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2018, 8:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-is-dumping-almost-all-cars/116280 "2018-05-02T20:43:53Z")
Ford announced today it’s stopping manufacture of the Fiesta, Focus, Fusion, and Taurus “over the next few years”. CUVs, SUVs, pickups, and Mustangs are it! edit - for the US market, that is. --- ## [Soy-based wiring insulation attracts critters](https://community.cartalk.com/t/soy-based-wiring-insulation-attracts-critters/116324)
**Author:** [@KimBerry](https://community.cartalk.com/u/KimBerry)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2018, 11:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/soy-based-wiring-insulation-attracts-critters/116324 "2018-05-02T11:25:16Z")
I am shopping for a new SUV and have discovered this soy based wiring insulation is bait for rodents! Has anyone researched to find out if there are any car makers that don’t use soy based wiring insulation? I know abo… --- ## [A/C Compressor Lockup Keeps Car From Starting](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-c-compressor-lockup-keeps-car-from-starting/116604)
**Author:** [@Marnet](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Marnet)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2018, 2:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-c-compressor-lockup-keeps-car-from-starting/116604 "2018-05-02T02:36:51Z")
Curious to understand why a failed a/c compressor that locked up prevents a car from starting? Happened to a friend’s 2001 PT Cruiser. She thought it was a bad battery. But the shop she had the car towed to determined… --- ## [Cost of License Plate Registration Sticker](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cost-of-license-plate-registration-sticker/116437)
**Author:** [@ArlHtsMelissa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ArlHtsMelissa)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2018, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cost-of-license-plate-registration-sticker/116437 "2018-05-01T19:51:30Z")
I just bought the annual registration sticker for the state license plate for the car for $103.37. [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=182) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=184)