# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=187 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 188 --- ## [2015 Toyota Corolla wind noise when windows open](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-corolla-wind-noise-when-windows-open/113385)
**Author:** [@StephenStoops](https://community.cartalk.com/u/StephenStoops)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2018, 12:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-corolla-wind-noise-when-windows-open/113385 "2018-03-11T12:32:48Z")
I have a Corolla purchased new and from day one, has had wind noise while rear windows are open that sounds like a helicopter starting at about 20 mph up to about 70 mph. When rear windows are closed there’s no problem. --- ## [Do you go to the regular site, or the new tab?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-you-go-to-the-regular-site-or-the-new-tab/113454)
**Author:** [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2018, 12:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-you-go-to-the-regular-site-or-the-new-tab/113454 "2018-03-11T00:03:17Z")
I notice the posts https://community.cartalk.com/ site do not match up to posts on the new tab https://community.cartalk.com/new --- ## [Why my nissan sentra b14's fan won't stop working](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-my-nissan-sentra-b14s-fan-wont-stop-working/113260)
**Author:** [@Frank\_N\_Arana](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Frank_N_Arana)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2018, 11:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-my-nissan-sentra-b14s-fan-wont-stop-working/113260 "2018-03-10T23:44:39Z")
Hi, I’m having an issue with my 1999 b14 sentra’s cooling fan lately. When I turn on the ignition the fans would start working inmediately and same thing happens when I turn it off, they keep working until I completely s… --- ## [A drive down SF's Market Street in 1906](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-drive-down-sfs-market-street-in-1906/113393)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2018, 1:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-drive-down-sfs-market-street-in-1906/113393 "2018-03-10T13:09:57Z")
The absolutely incredible number of jay-walkers, drivers who saw fit to drive on the wrong side of the street, and drivers who chose to cross directly in front of oncoming traffic, makes me wonder about the people who cu… --- ## [Honda Accord mileage/longevity](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-accord-mileage-longevity/52509)
**Author:** [@mojo\_s\_mini](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mojo_s_mini)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2018, 1:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-accord-mileage-longevity/52509 "2018-03-10T01:11:11Z")
I am the proud owner of a 1996 Honda Accord EX. When I bought the car new, I was determined to get at least 300k miles out of it. I've had very few problems with the car that weren't my fault: passenger side power d… --- ## [How are VW's repaired TDIs working out?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-are-vws-repaired-tdis-working-out/113246)
**Author:** [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-are-vws-repaired-tdis-working-out/113246 "2018-03-07T16:09:06Z")
Local VW dealer just put a big ad in the paper for several different VW models with TDI. Am I right to assume these are not brand-new, but are cars that have undergone VW’s modifications to make them legal? What did VW … --- ## [Does Anyone work for a Toyota dealership in the southern US?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/does-anyone-work-for-a-toyota-dealership-in-the-southern-us/113181)
**Author:** [@Markwnjr](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Markwnjr)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 5:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/does-anyone-work-for-a-toyota-dealership-in-the-southern-us/113181 "2018-03-07T05:11:43Z")
I’m seriously considering relocating my life to Florida. We visit every year and I lived there years ago but was very young. Now that I have Toyota credentials I don’t worry about finding work. My questions and concerns … --- ## [Dirt or Highway?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dirt-or-highway/113253)
**Author:** [@Jocelyn\_Andrea](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jocelyn_Andrea)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 3:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dirt-or-highway/113253 "2018-03-07T03:25:48Z")
I recently took a job that is about a 45 minute drive from my house. I can go on the highway (longer route, but faster drive) or I can take a shortcut which is mostly dirt road. Either way, I’m in the car about 45 minute… --- ## [Motor Vehicle Deaths Topped 40,000 Again in 2017](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motor-vehicle-deaths-topped-40-000-again-in-2017/112798)
**Author:** [@thurman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thurman)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 12:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motor-vehicle-deaths-topped-40-000-again-in-2017/112798 "2018-03-07T00:56:45Z")
--- ## [Are there any cars with a transverse power dome?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/are-there-any-cars-with-a-transverse-power-dome/113236)
**Author:** [@Ben\_Rothfeld](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ben_Rothfeld)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2018, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/are-there-any-cars-with-a-transverse-power-dome/113236 "2018-03-06T22:03:42Z")
Cars have had “power dome” hoods for ages. If you’re not familiar, they’re the, um, bulges, you see on a hood that suggest a powerful engine below. Every power dome I can think of goes fore-and-aft, or longitudinal in … --- ## [Weird Starting Issue](https://community.cartalk.com/t/weird-starting-issue/113202)
**Author:** [@Donutman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Donutman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2018, 2:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/weird-starting-issue/113202 "2018-03-06T14:12:33Z")
I had a weird starting issue last week. With a warm engine (15 miles of driving), I restarted the engine in a grocery parking lot. The engine caught but was shuddering and almost gasping for breath, and all the idiot lig… --- ## ['Parts Suppliers Call for Cleaner Cars, Splitting With Their Main Customers: Automakers'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/parts-suppliers-call-for-cleaner-cars-splitting-with-their-main-customers-automakers/113051)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/parts-suppliers-call-for-cleaner-cars-splitting-with-their-main-customers-automakers/113051 "2018-03-05T14:45:02Z")
Those greedy parts-makers! --- ## [Can we PLEASE end "ask someone"](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-we-please-end-ask-someone/112909)
**Author:** [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2018, 12:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-we-please-end-ask-someone/112909 "2018-03-04T00:21:09Z")
It just doesn’t work I love this website, but “ask someone” is a failure, near as I can tell Get rid of it, and don’t re-introduce it until you’ve got it fixed --- ## [Condensation on inside of windshield after having been parked all night](https://community.cartalk.com/t/condensation-on-inside-of-windshield-after-having-been-parked-all-night/77894)
**Author:** [@orvranger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/orvranger)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2018, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/condensation-on-inside-of-windshield-after-having-been-parked-all-night/77894 "2018-03-03T17:07:29Z")
Message: I related to the service advisor at Balise Hyundai ,Hyannis MA that I was experiencing condensation buildup from inside the vehicle on the inside of my windshield at random times after the vehicle had been parke… --- ## [Is this crazy or what?!?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-this-crazy-or-what/112688)
**Author:** [@thurman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thurman)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2018, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-this-crazy-or-what/112688 "2018-03-02T15:23:12Z")
--- ## [Diesels Verboten](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diesels-verboten/112998)
**Author:** [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2018, 4:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diesels-verboten/112998 "2018-03-02T04:04:15Z")
I read today that a court in Germany said that cities can ban diesels from operation inside city limits. I don’t think any city called for this, they just decided to act proactively. It’s a European thing, ya know. When … --- ## [The future of cup-holders](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-future-of-cup-holders/113049)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2018, 4:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-future-of-cup-holders/113049 "2018-03-02T04:01:05Z")
'Marketplace’s (the public radio show) Kai Ryssdal discusses cup-holders with an expert http://download.stream.publicradio.org/podcast/marketplace/segments/2018/03/01/mp\_20180301\_seg\_… --- ## [Connecting mechanics to public libraries... feedback needed!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/connecting-mechanics-to-public-libraries-feedback-needed/112704)
**Author:** [@TheSaucedChef1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TheSaucedChef1)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2018, 12:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/connecting-mechanics-to-public-libraries-feedback-needed/112704 "2018-03-01T00:44:50Z")
I’m interested in hearing from full-time auto mechanics on this one. Next month I’ll be volunteering at my public library, one of the things I’d like to do is to help spread awareness of the library’s resources to the l… --- ## [If you think that the potholes in your area are bad](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-you-think-that-the-potholes-in-your-area-are-bad/112949)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2018, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-you-think-that-the-potholes-in-your-area-are-bad/112949 "2018-02-28T19:32:59Z")
… take a look at this: --- ## [The poor state of manuals today](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-poor-state-of-manuals-today/111133)
**Author:** [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2018, 12:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-poor-state-of-manuals-today/111133 "2018-02-28T00:46:52Z")
I know this isn’t technically a car post, however we regularly discuss the poor state of owners’ manuals today. I thought you’d all get a laugh out of these. I recently had a new treadmill delivered to my house, and the… --- ## [2017 or 2018 Camaro LT convertible](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-or-2018-camaro-lt-convertible/112417)
**Author:** [@beachbum1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/beachbum1)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2018, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-or-2018-camaro-lt-convertible/112417 "2018-02-26T18:49:11Z")
I’m considering a 2017 Camaro LT convertible in grey metallic and a 2018 LT in jet black with RS package. The 17 is priced 6k less than the 18. All things being basically equal with these cars (the RS package adds a li… --- ## [Handicap vehicle modification](https://community.cartalk.com/t/handicap-vehicle-modification/112853)
**Author:** [@Fire\_Chariot](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Fire_Chariot)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2018, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/handicap-vehicle-modification/112853 "2018-02-26T16:35:21Z")
I have a friend in Georgia who is paralyzed from waist down. He has a car but needs modifications for hand driving. Does anybody know of a car shop that can help him with modification in middle Georgia? --- ## [My insurance went up 30% - I don't know the reason](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-insurance-went-up-30-i-dont-know-the-reason/110861)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-insurance-went-up-30-i-dont-know-the-reason/110861 "2018-01-19T19:28:11Z")
GEICO raised its bid 30% for 2018. I didn’t get a ticket (and drove only 200 miles) in 2017 (have had only 2 tickets in 47 years, the last 20 years ago). It’s liability only. They give me a non-answer when I ask. I … --- ## [Question on check engine light](https://community.cartalk.com/t/question-on-check-engine-light/112837)
**Author:** [@smc85](https://community.cartalk.com/u/smc85)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2018, 1:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/question-on-check-engine-light/112837 "2018-02-26T01:09:30Z")
I have a 2010 VW Jetta 2.5 gas engine. It has a check engine light on not blinking it was miss firing in 2 cylinders so. I decided change the spark plugs and coils so. I was wondering if someone can tell me how long if t… --- ## [Check engine light :)](https://community.cartalk.com/t/check-engine-light/107585)
**Author:** [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2018, 9:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/check-engine-light/107585 "2018-02-25T21:20:00Z")
This is from CarTalk’s facebook page. --- ## [The site ................. and here's the additional mandated but meaningless ten characters](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-site-and-heres-the-additional-mandated-but-meaningless-ten-characters/112725)
**Author:** [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2018, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-site-and-heres-the-additional-mandated-but-meaningless-ten-characters/112725 "2018-02-24T15:52:00Z")
With respect, have you at the site’s home created more links and features lately? I’m now getting “Cartalk isn’t responding due to a long running script” more often than I used to. That’s usually a sign of too much data… --- ## [The "Bullitt Mustang"](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-bullitt-mustang/112532)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2018, 1:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-bullitt-mustang/112532 "2018-02-24T01:09:54Z")
… has been found, and is now on display. Ironically, the family that owned it used it as their daily driver in NJ for several years, before the clutch gave out, and then they just left it in their garage–until recently. … --- ## [2018 Impala Premier](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-impala-premier/112420)
**Author:** [@beachbum1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/beachbum1)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2018, 1:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-impala-premier/112420 "2018-02-24T01:07:36Z")
Would like your opinion on the 2018 Impala Premier I drove the car and liked the looks of it. Are there other models you might recommend? Thank you --- ## [Invisible, inaudible turn indicators](https://community.cartalk.com/t/invisible-inaudible-turn-indicators/65046)
**Author:** [@dadoctah](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dadoctah)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2018, 12:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/invisible-inaudible-turn-indicators/65046 "2018-02-24T00:51:20Z")
In today's "Car Talk" newspaper column, there was a letter from someone whose father fails to turn off his turn signals after turning because he's getting a little older and can no longer hear the clicking. The guy want… --- ## [$15000 for 2013 Subaru Outback Premium at 35000 miles. Good buy?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/15000-for-2013-subaru-outback-premium-at-35000-miles-good-buy/112196)
**Author:** [@mocs](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mocs)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 2:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/15000-for-2013-subaru-outback-premium-at-35000-miles-good-buy/112196 "2018-02-23T02:37:08Z")
Hi all I have an offer at $15000 for 2013 Subaru Outback Premium at 35000 miles. Would you buy this car? I read many complains about Outback on excessive engine oil consumption and other problems. Is Outback considered … [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=186) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=188)