# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=189 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 190 --- ## [I don't think this would be allowed even in Tennessee](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-dont-think-this-would-be-allowed-even-in-tennessee/112024)
**Author:** [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2018, 12:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-dont-think-this-would-be-allowed-even-in-tennessee/112024 "2018-02-08T00:57:49Z")
Maybe in West Virginia or Mississippi.\[25660192\_564147443922533\_7690919407629264384\_n\] --- ## [Carfax buyback](https://community.cartalk.com/t/carfax-buyback/111961)
**Author:** [@Michael\_Zemelshteyn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Michael_Zemelshteyn)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2018, 5:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/carfax-buyback/111961 "2018-02-06T05:55:05Z")
Looking for advise from someone familiar with this process How do I go about obtaining proper documentation to submit to carfax purchased a vehicle with a clean carfax to find out the vehicle has been involved in an ac… --- ## [Soft brakes goes close to floor](https://community.cartalk.com/t/soft-brakes-goes-close-to-floor/111983)
**Author:** [@Joel\_Slovinski](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joel_Slovinski)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2018, 4:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/soft-brakes-goes-close-to-floor/111983 "2018-02-06T04:30:37Z")
So i push own on brakes and it goes down but not all the way before braking it seems very soft though but seems to work properly. There are no leaks the brake fluid lvl has not dropped how do i make the brake more firm s… --- ## [Japanese-built vs American-built Hondas](https://community.cartalk.com/t/japanese-built-vs-american-built-hondas/55788)
**Author:** [@gerrythrash](https://community.cartalk.com/u/gerrythrash)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2018, 3:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/japanese-built-vs-american-built-hondas/55788 "2018-02-06T03:26:48Z")
Here's a question I've been wondering...are Japan built Hondas (VIN starts wtih J) of a better quality than onest built in North American (VIN starting wtih a 1 or a 2)? I put 346,000 miles on my 1995 Civic with the ori… --- ## [Calling all Silverado owners](https://community.cartalk.com/t/calling-all-silverado-owners/111934)
**Author:** [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2018, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/calling-all-silverado-owners/111934 "2018-02-05T19:33:59Z")
I’ve been checking for a good forum dedicated to Silverado’s. There seems to be quite a few of them and I checked out a couple. They didn’t seem to be what I was looking for. I’m asking for recommendations. My Silver… --- ## [Think Hybrids are a new idea? Think again!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/think-hybrids-are-a-new-idea-think-again/111950)
**Author:** [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2018, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/think-hybrids-are-a-new-idea-think-again/111950 "2018-02-04T14:09:04Z")
Most folks think hybrid cars are a modern invention. Many think the Prius started it all forgetting about the Honda Insight that came before the Prius. Recent articles have appeared about Porsche building a hybrid equip… --- ## [Why is Honda the #1 and #2 most often stolen cars?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-is-honda-the-1-and-2-most-often-stolen-cars/111854)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2018, 12:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-is-honda-the-1-and-2-most-often-stolen-cars/111854 "2018-02-04T00:49:38Z")
Any theories? I can see one reason, Honda’s are one of the most common cars on the road. But Toyotas are pretty common too. At least here on the West Coast they are probably even more common than Hondas. But the Cam… --- ## [Fun Vanity Plate](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fun-vanity-plate/111845)
**Author:** [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2018, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fun-vanity-plate/111845 "2018-02-03T20:40:06Z")
I saw a Dodge Hellcat at afternoon drive time the other day. It had this vanity plate on it: HECKCAT I can well imagine that the state (Maryland) could have nixed the real name because it contained one of those words t… --- ## [First English usage of "car"](https://community.cartalk.com/t/first-english-usage-of-car/111739)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2018, 11:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/first-english-usage-of-car/111739 "2018-02-02T23:02:07Z")
You want to know this, right? :wink: Here’s what Oxford ED says First usage, referring to a wheeled cart or carriage, 1320 AD, Carcloutis cum clavis pro eisdem, . Rolls Abbey of Durham Referring to a chariot, 1… --- ## [Turn off AC a few blocks before turning off car?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turn-off-ac-a-few-blocks-before-turning-off-car/93809)
**Author:** [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2018, 2:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turn-off-ac-a-few-blocks-before-turning-off-car/93809 "2018-02-02T02:41:54Z")
I am stuck from the old days turning off ac a few blocks before I stop the car. Good idea, bad idea, or irrelevant? --- ## [Why I avoid valet parking situations](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-i-avoid-valet-parking-situations/111665)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2018, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-i-avoid-valet-parking-situations/111665 "2018-02-01T20:18:40Z")
… and my car is not anywhere near the same league as this one! --- ## [Longevity Chevy Sonic](https://community.cartalk.com/t/longevity-chevy-sonic/72027)
**Author:** [@Jesup1964](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jesup1964)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2018, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/longevity-chevy-sonic/72027 "2018-01-31T23:46:40Z")
I have alway bought Subaru or Toyota, good reliable cars that last forever with a little care. But, I am interested in the Chevy Sonic, it sounds like a well made car, good fuel economy, fun to drive. I am also interes… --- ## [Steering wheel angle sensor](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel-angle-sensor/111832)
**Author:** [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2018, 10:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel-angle-sensor/111832 "2018-01-31T22:15:20Z")
So I recently replaced the steering wheel angle sensor in my 2008 Trailblazer w/~95k miles. It was intermittent and causing a Service Stabilitrack error code when cold. They appear to be a common failure point for the St… --- ## [2002 Nissan Sentra No Start When Cold](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-nissan-sentra-no-start-when-cold/111851)
**Author:** [@Joe\_Strasbourg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joe_Strasbourg)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2018, 1:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-nissan-sentra-no-start-when-cold/111851 "2018-01-31T13:46:02Z")
This car seems to have an issue only during cold but occasionally when extreme changes in weather. It will crank and try to start and seem like it may catch then return to cranking. Compression was tested #1 at 150. #2 … --- ## [Driving Far?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-far/93834)
**Author:** [@TW97](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TW97)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2018, 12:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-far/93834 "2018-01-31T00:38:49Z")
Planning to drive 14 hours to Florida. I'm not renting a car. I'm planning to use my Chevrolet sonic 2014. My millage is at 4,something. I was just thinking if driving 14 hours is the best idea, I don't want to put my c… --- ## [Mercedes Benz](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-benz/111061)
**Author:** [@David1949](https://community.cartalk.com/u/David1949)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2018, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-benz/111061 "2018-01-30T17:13:57Z")
I have a 2002 Mercedes Benz the car starts and runs for 30 seconds then shut off. Any ideas --- ## [What’s the benefit of drive by wire?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-s-the-benefit-of-drive-by-wire/111569)
**Author:** [@Scrapyard-John](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scrapyard-John)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2018, 2:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-s-the-benefit-of-drive-by-wire/111569 "2018-01-29T14:03:27Z")
Just a random question since there’s nothing on tv and I’m not asleep. What’s the purpose of drive by wire? Technological advances are great, if they improve something. But I don’t see the improvement here. Were throttl… --- ## [E85 Fuel: Good Or Bad?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/e85-fuel-good-or-bad/80427)
**Author:** [@Mathnerdm](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mathnerdm)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2018, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/e85-fuel-good-or-bad/80427 "2018-01-27T15:30:48Z")
I currently drive a 2013 Ford Focus and it is flex fuel capable (if that's how you'd say that). My question is, I've heard some things about higher percentages of ethanol in fuel can actually damage your engine. Now ev… --- ## [Tips for the junkyard](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tips-for-the-junkyard/111692)
**Author:** [@PC-2011](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PC-2011)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2018, 2:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tips-for-the-junkyard/111692 "2018-01-27T02:29:20Z")
My freind needs an engine block for his college project and I told him I would help. He just needs the block anyone have any tips or tricks to make this quick and easy? I contacted the yard and they said they would hoist… --- ## [Any idea what this is?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/any-idea-what-this-is/111480)
**Author:** [@George-Pagliarulo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George-Pagliarulo)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2018, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/any-idea-what-this-is/111480 "2018-01-26T17:37:00Z")
I am cleaning out my dad’s shop. Over 95 years he had accumulated some odd tools. I am trying to figure out what this one is. I posted it in a few tool forums and know one knows but several people said it looked like … --- ## [Towing capacity of older Honda Civic](https://community.cartalk.com/t/towing-capacity-of-older-honda-civic/81043)
**Author:** [@Gypsyspirit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Gypsyspirit)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2018, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/towing-capacity-of-older-honda-civic/81043 "2018-01-26T16:31:18Z")
Hi everyone~ I've never been in a "chat room" before (is this considered a "chat room"?), but I would like to hear from some of you about my question. I have a 2000 Honda Civic with 167,000 miles on it. I bought it use… --- ## [Trust your computer? GM requests to approval for no steering wheel, brake or gas pedal to be produced in 2019](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trust-your-computer-gm-requests-to-approval-for-no-steering-wheel-brake-or-gas-pedal-to-be-produced-in-2019/111242)
**Author:** [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trust-your-computer-gm-requests-to-approval-for-no-steering-wheel-brake-or-gas-pedal-to-be-produced-in-2019/111242 "2018-01-26T15:37:59Z")
Had a salesman talk about the auto stop, on a rainy day they ran through the barricade. I deal with computers enough to think 100% trust is not justified. What if the sensors get covered in snow or ice, does the computer… --- ## [' Armed robbery suspect’s attempted getaway foiled by standard transmission'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/armed-robbery-suspect-s-attempted-getaway-foiled-by-standard-transmission/111679)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2018, 8:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/armed-robbery-suspect-s-attempted-getaway-foiled-by-standard-transmission/111679 "2018-01-25T20:50:32Z")
--- ## [Car without overdrive](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-without-overdrive/49750)
**Author:** [@Butterfly815](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Butterfly815)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2018, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-without-overdrive/49750 "2018-01-25T13:59:50Z")
Is it not a good idea to drive a car 1500 miles if the car doesn't have overdrive? I own a 2000 cheverolet prizm with about 100,000 miles on it. I have made this trek before, there and back (a total of 3000 miles) and … --- ## [Can you start a Diesel engine without electricity?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-you-start-a-diesel-engine-without-electricity/111266)
**Author:** [@DanCitizen](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DanCitizen)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2018, 12:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-you-start-a-diesel-engine-without-electricity/111266 "2018-01-25T00:43:06Z")
Hey everyone, I’m writing a book about a boy and no man-made electricity works around him (naturally occurring electricity works - lightening, static, cellular, etc.). A couple years ago you all helped me determine that … --- ## [Does anyone know if there is a front windshield defroster similar to rear defroster?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/does-anyone-know-if-there-is-a-front-windshield-defroster-similar-to-rear-defroster/69142)
**Author:** [@abstractengineering](https://community.cartalk.com/u/abstractengineering)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2018, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/does-anyone-know-if-there-is-a-front-windshield-defroster-similar-to-rear-defroster/69142 "2018-01-23T16:01:05Z")
Does anyone know anything about build in front window defrosters? I have heard they exist, but I have never seen one. --- ## [Crown vic seats NOS](https://community.cartalk.com/t/crown-vic-seats-nos/111581)
**Author:** [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2018, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/crown-vic-seats-nos/111581 "2018-01-23T15:57:24Z")
dont see that very often. they do cop car/hwy patrol stuff and have a ton of new seats\[01515\_1iarBXtuTjT\_600x450\] --- ## [Transmission/clutch](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-clutch/111535)
**Author:** [@Tkulz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tkulz)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2018, 4:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-clutch/111535 "2018-01-23T04:11:02Z")
As letting my clutch out on my manual transmission in my tdi something “clunked” and it will go in gear but won’t move. As it’s in gear it revs a little and the speedo moves. But it sounds like something us “rubbing” met… --- ## [2004 Ford Taurus Ignition Key Problem](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-ford-taurus-ignition-key-problem/111547)
**Author:** [@Welchmom](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Welchmom)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2018, 2:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-ford-taurus-ignition-key-problem/111547 "2018-01-23T02:36:10Z")
My son bought a 2004 Ford Taurus a few months ago (his 1st car). It came with 1 chipped key and 1 non-chipped key the previous owner had made (in case he locked himself out I guess). Anyway last week his father managed t… --- ## [Early forms of dash mounted coolant temp guages](https://community.cartalk.com/t/early-forms-of-dash-mounted-coolant-temp-guages/111460)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2018, 2:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/early-forms-of-dash-mounted-coolant-temp-guages/111460 "2018-01-23T02:13:50Z")
Another thread here covered early versions of fuel gauges. After reading an article about a DKW Auto Union 1000 , I got to wondering about early forms of engine coolant temperature gauges. That car appeared to use a an… [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=188) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=190)