# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=219 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 220 --- ## [Those crazy customers!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/those-crazy-customers/95903)
**Author:** [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2016, 4:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/those-crazy-customers/95903 "2016-10-16T04:53:54Z")
Seems like things happen in threes. Had these three things over the last 2 days: Woman makes an appointment to have her brakes inspected. She requests 10:00 and would like to wait for the inspection and repairs. When s… --- ## [Foot slipped off clutch](https://community.cartalk.com/t/foot-slipped-off-clutch/96099)
**Author:** [@TElmadawi](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TElmadawi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2016, 1:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/foot-slipped-off-clutch/96099 "2016-10-16T01:45:46Z")
Hello wondering if this would cause any wear to the clutch or anything but was in gear 3 about to upshift but my foot slipped off the clutch and the car didnt jerk the rpms just went back to where they were. Curious if t… --- ## [Parts that match](https://community.cartalk.com/t/parts-that-match/96097)
**Author:** [@familyguy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/familyguy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2016, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/parts-that-match/96097 "2016-10-14T21:42:07Z")
i have a 1997 Nissan pickup 2.4 liter automatic if I need some parts from junk yard. is their parts from another Nissan that would match 1997 Nissan pickup. --- ## [Horsepower vs Torque](https://community.cartalk.com/t/horsepower-vs-torque/95808)
**Author:** [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2016, 1:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/horsepower-vs-torque/95808 "2016-10-14T01:42:25Z")
This is the best explanation I’ve seen yet. --- ## [Winter coming](https://community.cartalk.com/t/winter-coming/96077)
**Author:** [@familyguy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/familyguy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2016, 1:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/winter-coming/96077 "2016-10-13T13:56:06Z")
winter coming i;am thinking about getting a battery jump box. what amp should i be looking for. --- ## [Used Highlander or new Edge?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/used-highlander-or-new-edge/91134)
**Author:** [@Steve\_K1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Steve_K1)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2016, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/used-highlander-or-new-edge/91134 "2016-10-10T15:00:18Z")
Am turning to the Car Talk community to help me think this through. Is it better to buy a used Toyota Highlander (2008-2013) instead of a new (2015) Ford Edge? A used, not new, Highlander because the latest generatio… --- ## [Doing sit-ups - should that be part of getting rear-ended?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/doing-sit-ups-should-that-be-part-of-getting-rear-ended/95984)
**Author:** [@Lee\_T](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Lee_T)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2016, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/doing-sit-ups-should-that-be-part-of-getting-rear-ended/95984 "2016-10-09T21:38:14Z")
My friend is quite intelligent but he surprised me on this: he and his wife were stopped in traffic when a tractor-trailer ran into them at 45 MPH. The impact caused the seatbacks in their recent model Honda Pilot to go … --- ## [Tires and whether Michelin Defenders T handle as good as H rated other tieres](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tires-and-whether-michelin-defenders-t-handle-as-good-as-h-rated-other-tieres/95990)
**Author:** [@jp10558](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jp10558)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2016, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tires-and-whether-michelin-defenders-t-handle-as-good-as-h-rated-other-tieres/95990 "2016-10-07T21:40:28Z")
I have a 2015 Subaru Legacy 3.6R Limited that needs new tires. The OEM Goodyear Eagle LS2 are not that great, I only got 29,000 miles out of them. Because of the alloy wheels, I have heard that changing the tires too m… --- ## [Why not 48V batteries?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-not-48v-batteries/95492)
**Author:** [@idiot666](https://community.cartalk.com/u/idiot666)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2016, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-not-48v-batteries/95492 "2016-10-07T18:35:32Z")
I remember back in the 1980's there was much interest in moving from 12V to 48V. Why 48V? The voltage is low enough that it is not a shock hazard and it reduces the current by 1/4th for the same power. This reduces weigh… --- ## [Double clutching rationale](https://community.cartalk.com/t/double-clutching-rationale/95994)
**Author:** [@kenberthiaume](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kenberthiaume)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2016, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/double-clutching-rationale/95994 "2016-10-06T22:32:06Z")
OK, simple question, maybe. The deal with double clutching, I think, is you put the clutch in, shift into neutral, let the clutch out put the clutch in shift into a new gear let the clutch out. My question is why?… --- ## [Rotor tiller](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rotor-tiller/92559)
**Author:** [@wesw](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wesw)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2016, 2:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rotor-tiller/92559 "2016-10-06T02:39:43Z")
well it has an engine. I am gonna get a tiller, I think. I m gonna need a good one, with reverse I hope. one I don't have to yank on or push. I like older troy bilt stuff, but I m not sure of the quality these d… --- ## [Slow or Stop, that is the question](https://community.cartalk.com/t/slow-or-stop-that-is-the-question/95977)
**Author:** [@BillRussell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BillRussell)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2016, 1:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/slow-or-stop-that-is-the-question/95977 "2016-10-06T01:32:59Z")
I have a problem with the construction workers routing traffic. They (at least in NH) hold up a sign that displays either "slow" or "stop". The problem is that the colors and sizes are the same for the two, and the wor… --- ## [Turning the wheel while parked on a hill](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turning-the-wheel-while-parked-on-a-hill/95936)
**Author:** [@SireEby](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SireEby)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2016, 1:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turning-the-wheel-while-parked-on-a-hill/95936 "2016-10-06T01:19:01Z")
A co-worker and I have a dispute. When you park your vehicle on an incline, I was taught to turn the wheels into the curb, so if the brakes fail, it will roll into the curb and not go anywhere. My co-worker claims that… --- ## [Unsure at what to do for rear ended wife](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unsure-at-what-to-do-for-rear-ended-wife/88444)
**Author:** [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2016, 4:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unsure-at-what-to-do-for-rear-ended-wife/88444 "2016-10-05T04:42:15Z")
Wife got rear ended sitting at a red light early Nov, She would not go to emergencey room. Other guy issued a ticket, cannot get car fixed till Jan because being a 2015 they are having trouble getting parts. Chiropractor… --- ## [A dishonest used car dealer?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-dishonest-used-car-dealer/91464)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2016, 1:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-dishonest-used-car-dealer/91464 "2016-10-05T01:24:39Z")
Imagine that! http://www.nj.com/ocean/index.ssf/2015/10/used-car\_dealer\_gets\_prison\_time\_for\_withholding\_s.html#incart\_river\_home --- ## [Cars with push button transmission shifters](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cars-with-push-button-transmission-shifters/66496)
**Author:** [@kfisher494](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kfisher494)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2016, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cars-with-push-button-transmission-shifters/66496 "2016-10-04T20:40:17Z")
I am trying to remember a make of car I used to play in, nearly 50 years ago. The car was a two door coupe convertible, with push button shift. The thing is the buttons - as I remember - were on a console between the f… --- ## [Honda HRV being 141HP and 1.8lit SOHC?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-hrv-being-141hp-and-1-8lit-sohc/95818)
**Author:** [@sciconf](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sciconf)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2016, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-hrv-being-141hp-and-1-8lit-sohc/95818 "2016-10-04T17:47:07Z")
Honda HRV has only 141hp My current Acura Integra also has about that much hp but DOHC Should this be a concern? I might have 4 passengers + a full carfo space. No towing. Some routes might be hilly. I was a bit dis… --- ## [Rear differential submerged](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rear-differential-submerged/95866)
**Author:** [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2016, 10:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rear-differential-submerged/95866 "2016-10-03T22:41:33Z")
So the lakes are really low this year due to the drought conditions. Last two times I launched, I had to back in so far that the truck was almost launched as well and still wrestle the boat off the trailer. Of course, … --- ## [The FCC and modern cars](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-fcc-and-modern-cars/95921)
**Author:** [@Dakotaboy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dakotaboy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2016, 6:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-fcc-and-modern-cars/95921 "2016-10-02T06:28:31Z")
My Jeep Cherokee has a homelink, like most new cars have. I was coming home and as I neared my house I hit the button to open my garage door. It opened just fine; however, as I approached I noticed the driver's side sl… --- ## [Weird driving laws](https://community.cartalk.com/t/weird-driving-laws/95450)
**Author:** [@kurtwm1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kurtwm1)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2016, 1:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/weird-driving-laws/95450 "2016-10-02T01:11:27Z")
Ran over these funny driving laws this morning: --- ## [Lost heirloom toys in tether car seat hooks](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lost-heirloom-toys-in-tether-car-seat-hooks/95925)
**Author:** [@Kaitlin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kaitlin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2016, 12:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lost-heirloom-toys-in-tether-car-seat-hooks/95925 "2016-10-02T00:57:52Z")
My kids dropped these (small) heirloom toys in the back car seat tether hooks, and they fell down where we can't reach or see them. For a while we heard them rattling around when we turned corners, but haven't recently h… --- ## [What happened to Rudolf Diesel?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-happened-to-rudolf-diesel/95897)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2016, 2:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-happened-to-rudolf-diesel/95897 "2016-10-01T14:37:00Z")
I have vague recollections of having read about this mystery many years ago, but this article fills in some blanks for me. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/when-inventor-diesel-engine-disappeared-180960635/?utm… --- ## [Ford Escape 2008 corrosion problem](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-escape-2008-corrosion-problem/95868)
**Author:** [@sigi](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sigi)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2016, 2:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-escape-2008-corrosion-problem/95868 "2016-10-01T02:25:38Z")
yesterday I drove my car and as I was turning the corner (luckily very slowly), all of a sudden I heard a loud noise and the car stopped. The rack pinion, wheel housing and what ever other things there are dropped to the… --- ## [How James Bond Restores a Car](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-james-bond-restores-a-car/95875)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2016, 12:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-james-bond-restores-a-car/95875 "2016-09-30T00:28:35Z")
From Ian Flemming's "Thunderball" "Bond had the most selfish car in England. It was a Mark II Continental Bentley that some rich idiot had married to a telegraph pole on the Great West Road. Bond had bought the bits f… --- ## [67 mustang over heating](https://community.cartalk.com/t/67-mustang-over-heating/95879)
**Author:** [@Rj\_jr](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rj_jr)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2016, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/67-mustang-over-heating/95879 "2016-09-29T16:31:47Z")
This car has me stumped I've got a 67 mustang that is overheating only while driving I've replaced the radiator new 180 thermostat facing the proper way bypassed the heater core replaced the head gasket flushed the cooli… --- ## [2014 hyundai elantra engine problem](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-hyundai-elantra-engine-problem/93127)
**Author:** [@Bobbyg1958](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bobbyg1958)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2016, 9:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-hyundai-elantra-engine-problem/93127 "2016-09-28T21:20:46Z")
I had driven my car over 13 miles when it went into an idle mode and would not go above 1250 rpm. After dealership did approved tests they stated #4 piston had 25 lbs pressure and needed to be replaced. After breaking do… --- ## [Mercedes Benz Flat Tire Problem](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-benz-flat-tire-problem/44571)
**Author:** [@kershawe](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kershawe)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2016, 4:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-benz-flat-tire-problem/44571 "2016-09-28T04:06:02Z")
We own a 2005 Mercedes Benz CLK 320 Caboret. My wife drives it. Since day one, I have driven it on Michelin tires. My problem is that the tires are constantly blowing out. The car had 12,000 miles on it when we purcha… --- ## [Tranny fluid change on 1955 oldsmobile](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tranny-fluid-change-on-1955-oldsmobile/95824)
**Author:** [@Guggis2011](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Guggis2011)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2016, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tranny-fluid-change-on-1955-oldsmobile/95824 "2016-09-26T15:15:47Z")
I drained the tranny fluid out of my 55 Oldsmobile and I need to know how much is supposed to drain out without draining the torque converter so I don't overfill. Thanks. --- ## [Excessive oil consumption in Camry Hybrid](https://community.cartalk.com/t/excessive-oil-consumption-in-camry-hybrid/95820)
**Author:** [@Max\_Joe](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Max_Joe)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2016, 12:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/excessive-oil-consumption-in-camry-hybrid/95820 "2016-09-26T00:26:55Z")
I bought a 2007 Camry Hybrid expecting typical Toyota quality and a service life of at least 150,000 miles. However, the car started burning oil quite noticeably at about 70,000 miles. Toyota has announced a warranty e… --- ## [Tesla Owners](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tesla-owners/95790)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2016, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tesla-owners/95790 "2016-09-25T17:53:27Z")
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