# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=195 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 196 --- ## [Audio Upload](https://community.cartalk.com/t/audio-upload/109129)
**Author:** [@cdaquila](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cdaquila)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2017, 12:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/audio-upload/109129 "2017-11-05T00:11:31Z")
Hi there. Inspired by a comment in another thread, we have turned on the ability to upload some audio files. (For now I am experimenting with wav and mp3.) Please feel free to experiment and let us know what you think. --- ## [Is it my computer](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-my-computer/109025)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 11:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-my-computer/109025 "2017-10-30T23:44:36Z")
…or is a system-wide problem…? Currently, I am unable to edit earlier posts, cannot “like” other people’s posts, and cannot insert emojis into my posts? Is anyone else observing these problems? --- ## [Speaking of deer, here's one at 114 mph](https://community.cartalk.com/t/speaking-of-deer-heres-one-at-114-mph/108978)
**Author:** [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 10:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/speaking-of-deer-heres-one-at-114-mph/108978 "2017-10-30T22:09:09Z")
A northern Minnesota Sheriff’s deputy was on a call and hit a deer at 114 mph. The video is from the dash cam. Thanks to belts and air bags, was not hurt, BUT you have to hit them head on and don’t try to avoid them. … --- ## [Downsizing our minivan](https://community.cartalk.com/t/downsizing-our-minivan/109014)
**Author:** [@CoryW](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CoryW)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/downsizing-our-minivan/109014 "2017-10-30T13:37:27Z")
It’s a 2012 and it’s paid off. While most people want to sell a car and buy a better one, we are trying to sell our Chrysler T&C because we need the cash. We want another mini van with stow n go seating. What are the mos… --- ## [Motor oil news](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motor-oil-news/108966)
**Author:** [@familyguy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/familyguy)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2017, 6:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motor-oil-news/108966 "2017-10-28T06:34:43Z")
it getting hard to find 30 weight motor oil. I notice Walmart in my town don’t sell it. in store or online. I always had lawnmoes that said to use 30 weight. I purchase a new mower the other day and it said to use 10w-… --- ## [Freeways Are Falling Out of Favor'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/freeways-are-falling-out-of-favor/108797)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2017, 12:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/freeways-are-falling-out-of-favor/108797 "2017-10-28T00:00:32Z")
‘Once So Chic and Swooshy, Freeways Are Falling Out of Favor’ --- ## [Thermostat 101](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thermostat-101/108839)
**Author:** [@familyguy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/familyguy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thermostat-101/108839 "2017-10-27T23:19:39Z")
have a 1997 nissan pickup 2.4 liter engine.need a thermostat.looking at motor look like i am going two have to move power steering pump. anyone out there have a better ideal. engine is running cold all the time. --- ## [Craftsman Tools at Lowes](https://community.cartalk.com/t/craftsman-tools-at-lowes/108913)
**Author:** [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 9:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/craftsman-tools-at-lowes/108913 "2017-10-27T21:04:49Z")
For everyone who still likes Craftsman tools, but HATES going to Sears or malls (like I do). Craftsman tools will now be sold at Lowes. Yes I know other stores are carrying Craftsman tools (like KMart and Ace Hardware),… --- ## [Great tshirt](https://community.cartalk.com/t/great-tshirt/108939)
**Author:** [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/great-tshirt/108939 "2017-10-27T12:25:39Z")
$20 for a T-shirt is stupid, but I couldn’t resist. It’s at Blipshift if anyone’s wondering. --- ## [Is it free financing if there is a discount for cash?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-free-financing-if-there-is-a-discount-for-cash/108800)
**Author:** [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 1:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-free-financing-if-there-is-a-discount-for-cash/108800 "2017-10-27T01:56:44Z")
Sounds like the financing for 60 months no interest is borderline false advertising. Sure it is for windows, but see the same with cars, price $10,140, 6 years 0 interest for $169 a month=$10,140, cash price $9600. --- ## [Broken mirrors](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-mirrors/108916)
**Author:** [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2017, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-mirrors/108916 "2017-10-26T21:17:52Z")
I didn’t catch the details, but there is a neighborhood whose residents were going to their cars in the morning to discover broken outside mirrors. Cops finally caught the culprits. Woodpeckers. It seems they were peckin… --- ## [Why is my lower caliper guide pin different? How differently does it work from the top one?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-is-my-lower-caliper-guide-pin-different-how-differently-does-it-work-from-the-top-one/108895)
**Author:** [@TheMidnightNarwhal](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TheMidnightNarwhal)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2017, 2:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-is-my-lower-caliper-guide-pin-different-how-differently-does-it-work-from-the-top-one/108895 "2017-10-26T02:18:03Z")
Checking the brakes I noticed my top guide pin was all smooth while the lower one had a groove on the end with a rubber jacket around it. Something similar to linked pin. I’m just curious why so and how does it affect a… --- ## [Exploding sunroofs](https://community.cartalk.com/t/exploding-sunroofs/108574)
**Author:** [@SteveCBT](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveCBT)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 7:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/exploding-sunroofs/108574 "2017-10-25T19:05:55Z")
--- ## [Driving Impressions : 2017 Toyota Sequoia](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-impressions-2017-toyota-sequoia/108887)
**Author:** [@FoDaddy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FoDaddy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 6:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-impressions-2017-toyota-sequoia/108887 "2017-10-25T06:14:03Z")
My mom and stepdad are going on a two week Mediterranean cruise. They’ve also recently purchased a new 2017 Sequoia to replace their 2010 Highlander, which they deemed as “too small”. How a Highlander is too small for a… --- ## [Is my husband a museum piece?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-my-husband-a-museum-piece/108079)
**Author:** [@kiki92057](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kiki92057)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 12:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-my-husband-a-museum-piece/108079 "2017-10-25T00:34:47Z")
My husband has a 1997 manual transmission Camry V6. For the past few years, it’s been a game to see how long he can keep it going, and it now has 644,000 miles on the original engine. Believe it or not, the car still run… --- ## [Boneyard Terminology Question](https://community.cartalk.com/t/boneyard-terminology-question/108812)
**Author:** [@Outtaluck](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Outtaluck)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2017, 5:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/boneyard-terminology-question/108812 "2017-10-24T17:29:45Z")
So, I need an EGR line. So, I go and look up a junkyard, find their prices, and they have nothing for the EGR line (manifold to EGR valve.) Long story why I need it… but I need it. Anyway, junkyard says $13 for “EGR tre… --- ## [Skeptical about PA state inspection results](https://community.cartalk.com/t/skeptical-about-pa-state-inspection-results/108703)
**Author:** [@AntonioKat](https://community.cartalk.com/u/AntonioKat)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2017, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/skeptical-about-pa-state-inspection-results/108703 "2017-10-24T15:38:25Z")
Took my '08 Acura TL Type-S into a local Acura dealer for Pennsylvania state inspection a couple months ago, and while it passed emissions inspection and they updated my sticker for that, they told me it failed safety in… --- ## [Sodium-cooled valve](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sodium-cooled-valve/108863)
**Author:** [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2017, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sodium-cooled-valve/108863 "2017-10-24T14:36:47Z")
The sodium-cooled valve is filled with sodium. duh! When heated, the sodium melts and helps to cool things down. I never heard of one, can someone explain this? From an engine quiz I missed one on, so y’all will probabl… --- ## [1995 Pontiac Bonneville project](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1995-pontiac-bonneville-project/108683)
**Author:** [@soundman9826](https://community.cartalk.com/u/soundman9826)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2017, 11:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1995-pontiac-bonneville-project/108683 "2017-10-23T23:34:18Z")
Hey guys I thought i would share my first car and what i am doing to get it fixed up.i got a 1995 Pontiac Bonneville with 175,000 miles for $350 from an older lady. so i thought why not, ill fix what needs to be fixed an… --- ## [Gear shift/clutch problem](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gear-shift-clutch-problem/108834)
**Author:** [@kellie\_bennitt](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kellie_bennitt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2017, 11:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gear-shift-clutch-problem/108834 "2017-10-23T23:23:44Z")
I have a Saturn sl. and for about a week I have been having problems getting into 2cnd gear, now I can barely get into it at all, and it getting difficult to get into 3rd, just last night, I can no longer get into revers… --- ## [Car replacements due to hurricane](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-replacements-due-to-hurricane/108731)
**Author:** [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2017, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-replacements-due-to-hurricane/108731 "2017-10-23T14:27:41Z")
Now we leased our car during the week of the hurricane, got a great factory deal, and that deal has not returned, but our used car lots around town seem to have no shortage of inventory, I would have guessed there would … --- ## [Ted Rall cartoon about self-driving cars](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ted-rall-cartoon-about-self-driving-cars/108713)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2017, 10:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ted-rall-cartoon-about-self-driving-cars/108713 "2017-10-22T22:59:26Z")
Ted Rall cartoon about self-driving cars --- ## [Some of the worse worst cars' names ever](https://community.cartalk.com/t/some-of-the-worse-worst-cars-names-ever/108315)
**Author:** [@BillRussell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BillRussell)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2017, 12:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/some-of-the-worse-worst-cars-names-ever/108315 "2017-10-22T00:56:09Z")
These are some of the worst cars’ names ever Datsun Cedric Named after the very pensioners that drove them, the Cedric sat alongside cars baring equally elderly monikers (Violet, Gloria and Sylvia) in Nissan’s sixties … --- ## [Cannot Clean Inside Windshield - Help!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cannot-clean-inside-windshield-help/108755)
**Author:** [@PipeTelle](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PipeTelle)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2017, 4:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cannot-clean-inside-windshield-help/108755 "2017-10-21T04:01:46Z")
I can’t believe this is happening to me. It’s so silly and yet it has become a real safety issue! I’ve got what looks and feels like water vapor on the inside of my SUV windshield. It creates an awful whitish smear t… --- ## [Beetle (old ones) Lovers' Nostalgic Road Trip](https://community.cartalk.com/t/beetle-old-ones-lovers-nostalgic-road-trip/108760)
**Author:** [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2017, 2:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/beetle-old-ones-lovers-nostalgic-road-trip/108760 "2017-10-21T02:13:34Z")
My daughter had heard many stories of my “Beetle days” and driving out west to ski with a buddy. She just sent me this message and a link… "Neat article! My thoughts were you should do this, Dad! And also, did they wedg… --- ## ['Would You Like My Car to Make You Some Water?'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/would-you-like-my-car-to-make-you-some-water/108756)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2017, 12:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/would-you-like-my-car-to-make-you-some-water/108756 "2017-10-21T00:26:36Z")
‘Would You Like My Car to Make You Some Water?’ ’ A new system designed by Ford engineers collects water from the air-conditioner’s condensing coils, filters it and then delivers it to people in the car.' Distille… --- ## [Yikes, price of tires went down](https://community.cartalk.com/t/yikes-price-of-tires-went-down/108573)
**Author:** [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2017, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/yikes-price-of-tires-went-down/108573 "2017-10-20T22:56:03Z")
Got an appointment to replace my tires and the price quoted is less than what I paid about five years ago. Nice surprise but I suppose it is due to the price of oil. --- ## [Simulation Of Cars Driving Over Speed Bumps At High Speed](https://community.cartalk.com/t/simulation-of-cars-driving-over-speed-bumps-at-high-speed/108750)
**Author:** [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2017, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/simulation-of-cars-driving-over-speed-bumps-at-high-speed/108750 "2017-10-20T15:38:11Z")
I’m not sure what makes this video so much fun to watch, but I do enjoy it. --- ## [Brake Pedal Feels Different At Times](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-pedal-feels-different-at-times/108742)
**Author:** [@Thornback](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Thornback)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2017, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-pedal-feels-different-at-times/108742 "2017-10-20T14:45:17Z")
I keep my 2016 Ford F150 Lariat parked in my garage over night and every morning I start it up to go buy a newspaper. Just an old habit. The truck has the Start-Stop button for the engine. Most times I place my right foo… --- ## [Depreciation beyond 5 years?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/depreciation-beyond-5-years/108171)
**Author:** [@sciconf](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sciconf)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2017, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/depreciation-beyond-5-years/108171 "2017-10-19T16:56:31Z")
The link below only shows Depreciation for 5 years: It shows depreciation as $702 on the 5th year. I am wondering how it might go beyond 5th year? [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=194) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=196)