# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=204 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 205 --- ## [Recommend my next car please?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/recommend-my-next-car-please/105299)
**Author:** [@wanaride](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wanaride)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2017, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/recommend-my-next-car-please/105299 "2017-07-02T12:56:11Z")
Hi! New user here, first post! I'm currently in a 2016 white Honda Accord EX 4-cyl with CVT. I originally got the car because of its excellent MPG and reliability, but my job situation has changed somewhat and I'm con… --- ## [Used Impreza vs. other cheaper smallish cars](https://community.cartalk.com/t/used-impreza-vs-other-cheaper-smallish-cars/105422)
**Author:** [@davisheathering](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davisheathering)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2017, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/used-impreza-vs-other-cheaper-smallish-cars/105422 "2017-07-01T15:05:40Z")
We are looking to get my teenage son a car for school and driving around town. He's very responsible and safety conscious. Ideally I would like to get him a used Subaru Impreza. I and several family members own Subaru… --- ## [My car won't start, please HELP!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-car-wont-start-please-help/105452)
**Author:** [@shirlcastillo21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shirlcastillo21)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2017, 2:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-car-wont-start-please-help/105452 "2017-07-01T14:30:44Z")
Hi my car stalled at stop light and is not starting at all. It cranks. I have changed the fuel filter, fuel pump and checked the EFI fuse but still is not starting. --- ## [Towing Issues with 2016 Town & Country](https://community.cartalk.com/t/towing-issues-with-2016-town-country/105432)
**Author:** [@jmcgilvary](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jmcgilvary)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/towing-issues-with-2016-town-country/105432 "2017-06-29T20:20:20Z")
Planning on going to North Carolina from Miami (770 miles) with my Motorcycle in my single axle trailer. Trailer weighs about 1200 lbs., and bike weighs 900. Just put on a Reese bolt on trailer hitch, and wiring system. M… --- ## [OK, Get a Police Report for fender benders](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ok-get-a-police-report-for-fender-benders/103710)
**Author:** [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 7:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ok-get-a-police-report-for-fender-benders/103710 "2017-06-29T19:19:21Z")
I have kind of poo pooed getting a police report for minor fender benders but now I confess I have changed my mind. As I reported a lady ahead of me in a drive through lane got frustrated with the speaker and decided to… --- ## [1984 honda civic/accord](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1984-honda-civic-accord/105363)
**Author:** [@vsafeswm49](https://community.cartalk.com/u/vsafeswm49)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1984-honda-civic-accord/105363 "2017-06-29T17:22:11Z")
when air bags first appeared --- ## [Looks like Takata bites the dust](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looks-like-takata-bites-the-dust/105325)
**Author:** [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 4:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looks-like-takata-bites-the-dust/105325 "2017-06-29T04:32:24Z")
I don't think it'll have much impact since their assets are being bought but they are in a tough spot. --- ## [Title issue for motercycle](https://community.cartalk.com/t/title-issue-for-motercycle/105407)
**Author:** [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/title-issue-for-motercycle/105407 "2017-06-28T19:34:06Z")
So I have a 72 or 73 triumph 650 tiger owned since maybe 79, Now I bought it in Illinois, moved many places, but last licensed in either Ohio or Florida, re titled it everywhere but did not get plates as it was not runni… --- ## [Code p.o 402](https://community.cartalk.com/t/code-p-o-402/105364)
**Author:** [@familyguy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/familyguy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 1:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/code-p-o-402/105364 "2017-06-28T01:19:16Z")
EGR flow excessive is that bad. --- ## [License plates that owners should have thought about more carefully](https://community.cartalk.com/t/license-plates-that-owners-should-have-thought-about-more-carefully/104220)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 4:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/license-plates-that-owners-should-have-thought-about-more-carefully/104220 "2017-06-27T04:47:55Z")
I saw a Morris Minor with the license plate MINOR LV --- ## [Looking for a great Subaru 'Independent Mechanic Shop?'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-a-great-subaru-independent-mechanic-shop/105294)
**Author:** [@lesgay62](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lesgay62)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-a-great-subaru-independent-mechanic-shop/105294 "2017-06-26T20:26:19Z")
Tired of paying high prices and all the high pressure that their Service Department applies at the typical Subaru dealerships in the Denver, CO area? \[deleted by moderator\] If you want to review a shop, go to http://ww… --- ## ['Envisioning the Car of the Future as a Living Room on Wheels'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/envisioning-the-car-of-the-future-as-a-living-room-on-wheels/105093)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/envisioning-the-car-of-the-future-as-a-living-room-on-wheels/105093 "2017-06-26T14:18:20Z")
Don't forget the condoms! That'd be a smart car. --- ## [Outback in at least ten charatures](https://community.cartalk.com/t/outback-in-at-least-ten-charatures/105236)
**Author:** [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2017, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/outback-in-at-least-ten-charatures/105236 "2017-06-25T19:41:22Z")
seriously? 10 caricatures? --- ## [Recommend a new car for me!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/recommend-a-new-car-for-me/105247)
**Author:** [@dkqkffhs](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dkqkffhs)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2017, 6:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/recommend-a-new-car-for-me/105247 "2017-06-25T18:57:39Z")
Here are some things I'm looking for in a new car, if you guys can make some recommendations, that would be much appreciated! Budget is 30k-35k after negotiations and offers, not MSRP New or lightly used Fun to drive,… --- ## [Repair or Sell or?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repair-or-sell-or/105288)
**Author:** [@choices](https://community.cartalk.com/u/choices)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2017, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repair-or-sell-or/105288 "2017-06-25T17:48:11Z")
My mother's car is a 2000 Lexus RX 300 with only 61,000 miles on it. Because of age, rather than wear and tear, the car is beginning to require expensive repairs. Toyota told me today that the rear seal will have to be… --- ## [Leg problem with my 2017 Camry LE](https://community.cartalk.com/t/leg-problem-with-my-2017-camry-le/104120)
**Author:** [@Tall-Paul-Iowa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tall-Paul-Iowa)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2017, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/leg-problem-with-my-2017-camry-le/104120 "2017-06-25T17:07:47Z")
I drive left footed due to a disability. I'm 6-7 in height and my right leg falls asleep very easy when I'm driving even short distances. I have the seat way back and I tried to adjust the steering wheel but it has only … --- ## [My other car](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-other-car/105137)
**Author:** [@Andy-Ke](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Andy-Ke)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-other-car/105137 "2017-06-25T14:26:37Z")
1966 GTO --- ## [Miserable Passenger Seat!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/miserable-passenger-seat/105257)
**Author:** [@Antonio-Tomasado](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Antonio-Tomasado)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2017, 3:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/miserable-passenger-seat/105257 "2017-06-25T03:17:31Z")
2017 Subaru Outback Limited 3.6R The front passenger seat has electrically controlled seat (adjustments front-rear and back tilt only.) The seat is like sitting on a wood platform and there is not adequate room for my f… --- ## [Daddy did this nursery](https://community.cartalk.com/t/daddy-did-this-nursery/105238)
**Author:** [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2017, 3:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/daddy-did-this-nursery/105238 "2017-06-24T03:16:22Z")
--- ## [How to not get shot when pulled over by Police](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-not-get-shot-when-pulled-over-by-police/105147)
**Author:** [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 2:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-not-get-shot-when-pulled-over-by-police/105147 "2017-06-23T02:14:55Z")
Seems pretty simple, do not smell of marijuana, do not act weird and do not say I have a gun and start reaching for your belt. Jeronimo Yanez another police officer caught in a hard place, glad he was acquitted --- ## [Did my new mechanic lie to me?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/did-my-new-mechanic-lie-to-me/104951)
**Author:** [@lakesk](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lakesk)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2017, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/did-my-new-mechanic-lie-to-me/104951 "2017-06-22T20:31:03Z")
I have little-to-no knowledge about vehicles/repairs and I am hoping someone can help me understand a situation that occurred at an auto shop today. So I have a 2014 Chevy Spark that I have always religiously taken to my… --- ## [''One of these days, Alice - Pow! Right in the kisser!"](https://community.cartalk.com/t/one-of-these-days-alice-pow-right-in-the-kisser/104979)
**Author:** [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2017, 2:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/one-of-these-days-alice-pow-right-in-the-kisser/104979 "2017-06-21T02:09:53Z")
Remember Jackie Gleason's clenched fist and his threat to Audrey Meadows in "The Honeymooners" TV show? Apparently some folks have had a "pow" in the kisser from their minivan airbag deploying all by itself in some 201… --- ## [Driverless car revolution to take decades](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driverless-car-revolution-to-take-decades/104957)
**Author:** [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2017, 2:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driverless-car-revolution-to-take-decades/104957 "2017-06-20T02:40:47Z")
Finally a little reality in the discussion! WE are the problem! We just keep our cars just too long! 20% of the cars on the road were produced before 2002 so good luck gettin' them 260 Million meat-bag driven vehicl… --- ## [Keep driving old car or donate it](https://community.cartalk.com/t/keep-driving-old-car-or-donate-it/105016)
**Author:** [@Lovemycruise-boatofa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Lovemycruise-boatofa)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2017, 11:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/keep-driving-old-car-or-donate-it/105016 "2017-06-19T23:35:34Z")
This is a 95 Oldsmobile 98 Regency Elite. It sits on my parents’ property and is not in a garage, which I’ve been using as a vacation car for a few weeks a year. I know it is car abuse to let it sit out there in the elem… --- ## [Delivering Newspapers at 3am: Why do my customers do this?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/delivering-newspapers-at-3am-why-do-my-customers-do-this/104356)
**Author:** [@GailTempest](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GailTempest)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2017, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/delivering-newspapers-at-3am-why-do-my-customers-do-this/104356 "2017-06-19T14:21:21Z")
I am perplexed by a question that I would love to have an answer to. I have this one customer (I deliver newspapers) who always cover both of their rearview mirrors with bags. They cover the truck with blue Giant Eagle… --- ## [Anyone watching Le Mans?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/anyone-watching-le-mans/105035)
**Author:** [@Waterbuff](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Waterbuff)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2017, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/anyone-watching-le-mans/105035 "2017-06-18T20:08:37Z")
More than 14 1/2 hours to go... --- ## [Tool rental](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tool-rental/105025)
**Author:** [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2017, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tool-rental/105025 "2017-06-18T15:38:58Z")
Autozone does not rent single axle nut sockets now. I needed a 32 mm socket and counter kid said no single sockets and they were out of the 6 point socket set. Thought about buying 1 socket till another salesperson said … --- ## [CR's initial impressions of the new VW Atlas](https://community.cartalk.com/t/crs-initial-impressions-of-the-new-vw-atlas/105033)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2017, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/crs-initial-impressions-of-the-new-vw-atlas/105033 "2017-06-17T22:08:27Z")
...are mostly positive. No, I probably wouldn't buy one, but the increased competition will help to keep Toyota, Honda, GM, and Subaru on their toes. :microscope: --- ## [$2.5 million Dollar car totaled](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2-5-million-dollar-car-totaled/104824)
**Author:** [@kurtwm1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kurtwm1)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2017, 11:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2-5-million-dollar-car-totaled/104824 "2017-06-16T23:38:53Z")
--- ## ['Adoption of Unleaded Gasoline in the 1970s and Dementia Prevalence'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/adoption-of-unleaded-gasoline-in-the-1970s-and-dementia-prevalence/104903)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2017, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/adoption-of-unleaded-gasoline-in-the-1970s-and-dementia-prevalence/104903 "2017-06-16T15:09:01Z")
'This study \['A Comparison of the Prevalence of Dementia in the United States in 2000 and 2012.'\] provides additional support for the emerging evidence that the prevalence and incidence of dementia may have decreased s… [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=203) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=205)