# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=202 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 203 --- ## [Engine failure](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-failure/106149)
**Author:** [@barbaracommers](https://community.cartalk.com/u/barbaracommers)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2017, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-failure/106149 "2017-07-23T16:45:59Z")
We have been told by mechanic that our car has a manufacturer defect resulting in metal pieces in the oil, and the engine will soon fail. This is the same problem as the 2011-12 Sonatas. The Sonatas have been recalled bu… --- ## [Audi A4 2.0T oil pressure?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/audi-a4-2-0t-oil-pressure/106107)
**Author:** [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2017, 5:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/audi-a4-2-0t-oil-pressure/106107 "2017-07-22T05:44:00Z")
06 audi a4. low oil pressure light. common issue? seller wants 1500. nice car. 177k. what does a long block cost? avg vehicle price in my area is $4k lowest up to 7-8k. seller sounds vague. wants to sell it vs fix it. or… --- ## [Would you trust a self-driving car to make ethical decisions](https://community.cartalk.com/t/would-you-trust-a-self-driving-car-to-make-ethical-decisions/106086)
**Author:** [@oogabooga](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oogabooga)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2017, 3:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/would-you-trust-a-self-driving-car-to-make-ethical-decisions/106086 "2017-07-22T03:31:08Z")
I have three problems with self-driving cars. One is that they represent the dumbing down and lazification of our society; that driving requires too much engagement with the world and is too taxing when you are a dbag wh… --- ## [His car mirror rubbed against mine, what should I do?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/his-car-mirror-rubbed-against-mine-what-should-i-do/65227)
**Author:** [@mareakin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mareakin)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2017, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/his-car-mirror-rubbed-against-mine-what-should-i-do/65227 "2017-07-21T19:01:02Z")
My car was parked on a fairly narrow two-way road (note to self: never park on a narrow two-way road) and I was near it when I witnessed a kid driving a Sonata trying to squeeze through and his mirror ended up rubbing ag… --- ## [Looking to replace 2002 Corolla due to failing Smog Test. What's an acceptable replacement for $ 3K?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-to-replace-2002-corolla-due-to-failing-smog-test-whats-an-acceptable-replacement-for-3k/105853)
**Author:** [@guyoverthere](https://community.cartalk.com/u/guyoverthere)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2017, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-to-replace-2002-corolla-due-to-failing-smog-test-whats-an-acceptable-replacement-for-3k/105853 "2017-07-21T18:45:01Z")
We've been using this car for more than 12 years and it's been failing smog tests for a while now. Any suggestions for a replacement car for about $ 3K? Preferrably a Sedan since we need a room for standard wheelchai… --- ## [Have you ever?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/have-you-ever/106095)
**Author:** [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2017, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/have-you-ever/106095 "2017-07-21T18:40:39Z")
How many of you worked on a small engine piece of machinery or on a part like a belt tensioner, picked up a sealed bearing by the inner race between your thumb and forefinger and spun the outer race? Then put it down wi… --- ## [New cars, old names](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-cars-old-names/106088)
**Author:** [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2017, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-cars-old-names/106088 "2017-07-21T15:38:45Z")
An article in USA Today discusses six likely or possible new vehicles that use nostalgic names. Ford Bronco. They already announced that a new Bronco is on the way. Think Ranger with a cap. No, really. It's going to … --- ## [Manual To Automatic Transmission Swap](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-to-automatic-transmission-swap/106094)
**Author:** [@Csammeli117](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Csammeli117)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2017, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-to-automatic-transmission-swap/106094 "2017-07-21T15:12:56Z")
Hi, Guys! I have a 1989 Nissan 240 SX with a 1992 KA24E motor in it. I want to swap the manual transmission for an automatic. Can this be done? If so, how? --- ## [Honda unveils the 2018 Accord](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-unveils-the-2018-accord/105884)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2017, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-unveils-the-2018-accord/105884 "2017-07-21T14:50:23Z")
It looks essentially like an evolutionary updating of the Accord styling themes that we have seen over the last few years, but I think that they tried to emulate Audi's design in this pleasant-looking new model. On … --- ## [Ever lose your car?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ever-lose-your-car/106063)
**Author:** [@macfisto](https://community.cartalk.com/u/macfisto)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2017, 4:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ever-lose-your-car/106063 "2017-07-21T04:07:08Z")
This is easily the funniest thing I've read today: I once took 45 minutes to find my car after a concert. I was certain I was on the right label of the parkade. Right section too. But wrong side of the building. The… --- ## [Open a new tab when clicking on a link](https://community.cartalk.com/t/open-a-new-tab-when-clicking-on-a-link/106092)
**Author:** [@kurtwm1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kurtwm1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2017, 1:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/open-a-new-tab-when-clicking-on-a-link/106092 "2017-07-21T01:40:42Z")
I wish the forum administrator could change the behavior when clicking on a link. Right now, if I click on a link I am taking to the linked page. I might decide to follow links on that site, which now takes me to another… --- ## [1997 Ranger throttle ghost](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ranger-throttle-ghost/105789)
**Author:** [@Eddie123](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Eddie123)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2017, 1:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ranger-throttle-ghost/105789 "2017-07-21T01:30:41Z")
I have a '97 Ford Ranger, 6 cylinder. The stuff below only happens during the winter in Dallas which are not all that cold. 1. The throttle has stuck open at about 45mph is 4th gear and would not slow down. 2. On cool… --- ## [Chinese wheel bearing](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chinese-wheel-bearing/106035)
**Author:** [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2017, 12:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chinese-wheel-bearing/106035 "2017-07-21T00:32:25Z")
got a new front unitized wheel bearing for a fwd car. i cannot turn the hub and flange while it is in my hands. is this normal? are new wheel bearings just really tight? or is my china bearing seized? --- ## ['LA Cucaracha's green parking garage](https://community.cartalk.com/t/la-cucarachas-green-parking-garage/105944)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2017, 12:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/la-cucarachas-green-parking-garage/105944 "2017-07-19T00:18:04Z")
'LA Cucaracha's green parking garage (a cartoon) http://assets.amuniversal.com/7dcf43a02fd80135ce5d005056a9545d --- ## [Big changes at Toyota's Kentucky factory](https://community.cartalk.com/t/big-changes-at-toyotas-kentucky-factory/105942)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2017, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/big-changes-at-toyotas-kentucky-factory/105942 "2017-07-18T23:58:29Z")
...will yield much more efficient production, and a Camry with a much stiffer chassis and improved handling. I think it is interesting that one of the Toyota guys admits that Camrys haven't been among the better-handli… --- ## [Tesla autopilot crash](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tesla-autopilot-crash/105985)
**Author:** [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tesla-autopilot-crash/105985 "2017-07-18T19:46:25Z")
driver got confused and rolled his autopilot tesla in mn this weekend. he was on rural road and hit the accelerator and did not realize that doing so would disengage the auto pilot. unfortunately he was coming up to a cu… --- ## [Wanting Smooth Ride to Continue](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wanting-smooth-ride-to-continue/105946)
**Author:** [@DfromSD](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DfromSD)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2017, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wanting-smooth-ride-to-continue/105946 "2017-07-18T12:23:00Z")
My 2007 CRV 4WD has the nicest ride of any vehicle I've had before, and also goes great in the snow! It will be needing new tires before winter and I'm worried that different tires won't get me the same ride and results.… --- ## [Direct air vents to car interior](https://community.cartalk.com/t/direct-air-vents-to-car-interior/105678)
**Author:** [@otterhouse](https://community.cartalk.com/u/otterhouse)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2017, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/direct-air-vents-to-car-interior/105678 "2017-07-17T17:48:15Z")
Can someone explain a long-term pet peeve of mine? Why have auto manufacturers replaced simple, under-the-dash direct air vents with complicated, tepid, fan-driven "ventilation systems"? Sometimes, all you want is a nice… --- ## ['The Car Was Repossessed, but the Debt Remains'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-car-was-repossessed-but-the-debt-remains/105084)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2017, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-car-was-repossessed-but-the-debt-remains/105084 "2017-07-17T13:53:43Z")
The Car Was Repossessed, but the Debt Remains There's a bunch of debt 'secured' by auto loans that have been repackaged into suspect AAA-rated bonds the failure of which has as much exposure as the mortgage 'crisis' of … --- ## [Update on best car for seniors](https://community.cartalk.com/t/update-on-best-car-for-seniors/105926)
**Author:** [@drjjbaker](https://community.cartalk.com/u/drjjbaker)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2017, 3:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/update-on-best-car-for-seniors/105926 "2017-07-17T03:16:58Z")
Thanks to all of you that gave me good feedback on this topic. We finally bought a Hyundai Elantra limited. It has all the safety goodies available today. And, because everybody seems to be buying SUV's we bought it f… --- ## [CR-V or Rogue?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cr-v-or-rogue/105815)
**Author:** [@dkqkffhs](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dkqkffhs)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2017, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cr-v-or-rogue/105815 "2017-07-16T17:41:53Z")
Here are some things I'm looking for, it would be great to get some outside perspective on the choice, thanks! Budget is high enough for highest trim level with all options Driving experience and performance is import… --- ## [Driving in the breakdown lane](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-in-the-breakdown-lane/105918)
**Author:** [@BillRussell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BillRussell)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2017, 12:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-in-the-breakdown-lane/105918 "2017-07-16T12:59:45Z")
MANSFIELD, Mass. — A driver is dead after a fiery crash involving a pickup truck and a tractor-trailer on Interstate 95 early Saturday. State police said they responded to a report of a crash near the rest area in Mans… --- ## [What causes this type of damage?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-causes-this-type-of-damage/105876)
**Author:** [@jerseytarpit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jerseytarpit)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2017, 11:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-causes-this-type-of-damage/105876 "2017-07-16T11:42:54Z")
I recently took my car to a local shop for a certain job, they completed the job, I had the car towed home and when I started it up it sounded horrible. I’ll attach pics. The car sounded fine when they started it up at t… --- ## [Battery Terminal Shims - WHY?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-terminal-shims-why/105756)
**Author:** [@i1698840](https://community.cartalk.com/u/i1698840)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2017, 2:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-terminal-shims-why/105756 "2017-07-16T02:37:50Z")
For like the third time in my life I've had a car who's battery terminal, though tightened as much as it can go, is too large to fit snugly on the battery post. Now I know the fix, and some of the horrible suggestions … --- ## [RIP Viper... dead at 25!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rip-viper-dead-at-25/105821)
**Author:** [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2017, 12:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rip-viper-dead-at-25/105821 "2017-07-16T00:48:38Z")
Hurry! Now is the time to buy one of the last ones built. It could become collectible. Aren't those (AC) Shelby Cobras worth something, now? --- ## [Should I get rid of my car?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-i-get-rid-of-my-car/105859)
**Author:** [@pfthompson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pfthompson)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2017, 12:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-i-get-rid-of-my-car/105859 "2017-07-16T00:46:01Z")
Let me preface this by saying I screwed up big time. I did something very stupid and I'm extremely lucky that things did not turn out worse. I've been yelled at several times. I put off getting my oil changed for way… --- ## [Towing capacity question for a 66 chevy C10](https://community.cartalk.com/t/towing-capacity-question-for-a-66-chevy-c10/105882)
**Author:** [@bchondacivic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bchondacivic)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2017, 2:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/towing-capacity-question-for-a-66-chevy-c10/105882 "2017-07-15T02:17:18Z")
Hi I have a 66 chevy C10 and I was wondering what the towing capacity is for those trucks I just got the truck and we will be moving out of state. I’m just want To know because I do not want to leave my civic behind I lo… --- ## [2004 Kia Optima doesn't work when it rains real bad](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-kia-optima-doesnt-work-when-it-rains-real-bad/105839)
**Author:** [@alexis\_851](https://community.cartalk.com/u/alexis_851)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2017, 6:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-kia-optima-doesnt-work-when-it-rains-real-bad/105839 "2017-07-14T18:09:44Z")
Kia Optima does work when it rains --- ## [Tilt steering wheel 2003 buick lesabre can a wire be broken](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tilt-steering-wheel-2003-buick-lesabre-can-a-wire-be-broken/105854)
**Author:** [@lesabre](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lesabre)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2017, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tilt-steering-wheel-2003-buick-lesabre-can-a-wire-be-broken/105854 "2017-07-14T17:57:48Z")
I was concerned about how many times can you tilt a 2003 Buick or any same Buick GM type with the up and down movement to either get room for your legs to get out of the car or to change drivers where you may tilt the … --- ## [Getting over a car](https://community.cartalk.com/t/getting-over-a-car/105734)
**Author:** [@Hollywood1974](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Hollywood1974)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2017, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/getting-over-a-car/105734 "2017-07-14T15:12:48Z")
I was wondering how people on this great community get over the loss of a beloved car? I am asking this because I had a recent conversation with a tow truck driver about how on older cars, if they get in accident they … [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=201) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=203)