# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=233 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 234 --- ## [Saab 9-3 2003 aftermarket stereo](https://community.cartalk.com/t/saab-9-3-2003-aftermarket-stereo/92679)
**Author:** [@MacMonsoon](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MacMonsoon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2016, 2:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/saab-9-3-2003-aftermarket-stereo/92679 "2016-03-03T02:42:02Z")
Any ideas on which would be suitable? If not a radio, know of any means to get an aux option added for the stock stereo so I can use my phone. --- ## [Steel Vs. Alloy Wheels (I Thought Steel Was Better?)](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steel-vs-alloy-wheels-i-thought-steel-was-better/92402)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Frugal](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ed_Frugal)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2016, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steel-vs-alloy-wheels-i-thought-steel-was-better/92402 "2016-03-01T16:13:56Z")
I'm looking at different automakers websites on the internet. I notice the base model always comes with steel wheels (rims), and they always offer an upgrade to alloy wheels (usually an inch or 2 larger as well). My un… --- ## [How to get son-in-law to slow down](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-get-son-in-law-to-slow-down/92621)
**Author:** [@Lbclark](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Lbclark)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2016, 1:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-get-son-in-law-to-slow-down/92621 "2016-03-01T01:56:42Z")
My son-in-law is a great guy but he drives too fast. I have been with him when he follows too close while also speeding. This worries me as he drives my daughter and two grandchildren around town. They both think I worry… --- ## [Speeding Ticket Blunder Down Under? Sometimes A Man's Got To Do What A Man's Got To Do!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/speeding-ticket-blunder-down-under-sometimes-a-mans-got-to-do-what-a-mans-got-to-do/92641)
**Author:** [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2016, 8:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/speeding-ticket-blunder-down-under-sometimes-a-mans-got-to-do-what-a-mans-got-to-do/92641 "2016-02-29T20:43:34Z")
A pharmacist in Australia believes he wrongly received a $180 speeding ticket and is spending years and a fortune to prove it was "flat out wrong." He once successfully fought another traffic citation using Google Earth… --- ## [The lonely carport](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-lonely-carport/92628)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2016, 7:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-lonely-carport/92628 "2016-02-29T07:10:31Z")
An otherwise-empty lot in the neighborhood has a carport, without even a driveway. A humorist added a sign. http://www.dukecityfix.com/profiles/blogs/abq-pics-even-carports-get-the-blues --- ## [Gimmicks in newer cars these days](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gimmicks-in-newer-cars-these-days/92472)
**Author:** [@John\_Andrew\_McCormick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/John_Andrew_McCormick)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 10:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gimmicks-in-newer-cars-these-days/92472 "2016-02-26T22:43:11Z")
What do you guys think of all these new cars coming out with the "push to start" button now to start the engine? It seems crazy that now most newer cars don't even have keys anymore.. Do you think it's just a way for the… --- ## [High Speed Humming/Moaning](https://community.cartalk.com/t/high-speed-humming-moaning/92622)
**Author:** [@Tahoe\_Dad](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tahoe_Dad)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 9:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/high-speed-humming-moaning/92622 "2016-02-26T09:30:25Z")
Hi All, I am about to buy a 2003 Subaru Legacy Outback Sedan H6-3.0. When it gets up to about 40-45mph it begins a low hum or moan and gets louder as it goes faster. At freeway cruising speed the whole car is moaning wit… --- ## [The hazards of being a car salesman](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-hazards-of-being-a-car-salesman/92625)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 4:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-hazards-of-being-a-car-salesman/92625 "2016-02-26T04:04:00Z")
Most of us like to joke around at the expense of car salesmen, but this poor guy lost his life as a result of going on a test drive with a customer who was allegedly high on drugs. My sincere condolences go out to the… --- ## [Saturn Aura occasionally decelerates during highway driving - gas pedal doesn't respond](https://community.cartalk.com/t/saturn-aura-occasionally-decelerates-during-highway-driving-gas-pedal-doesnt-respond/92604)
**Author:** [@TrishO](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TrishO)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2016, 11:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/saturn-aura-occasionally-decelerates-during-highway-driving-gas-pedal-doesnt-respond/92604 "2016-02-25T23:18:01Z")
I have a 2008 Saturn Aura. Last spring I had an incident where I was driving on a highway (60mph or \>) and the car started to decelerate and the gas pedal didn't respond. I pulled off the road, and the car wouldn't start… --- ## [Annoy neighbors?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/annoy-neighbors/92570)
**Author:** [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2016, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/annoy-neighbors/92570 "2016-02-25T16:54:11Z")
Redneck neighbors. Notice 30 ft chain holding up motor. Tarzan did that. --- ## [Timing belts in the comics](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belts-in-the-comics/92605)
**Author:** [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 11:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belts-in-the-comics/92605 "2016-02-24T23:54:21Z")
Another good reason to change that belt on time: \[image\] --- ## [Deconstructed Ignition Coil](https://community.cartalk.com/t/deconstructed-ignition-coil/92563)
**Author:** [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/deconstructed-ignition-coil/92563 "2016-02-24T17:38:35Z")
Had a couple of failures on my GM TB and was curious about the construction of the COP ignition coils they used. I was somewhat surprised at the level of integration (hybrid circuit board) and the subassembly steps used … --- ## [Highway tires still made? Prefer fuel economy to M&S tires](https://community.cartalk.com/t/highway-tires-still-made-prefer-fuel-economy-to-m-s-tires/92600)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/highway-tires-still-made-prefer-fuel-economy-to-m-s-tires/92600 "2016-02-24T16:41:01Z")
Toyota Camry, purchased last April, now at 115k. Will soon need its third set of Michelin 205 65R 16 Energy saver tires. Would highway tires have less rolling resistance than M&S tires? But everthing sold here is M&S. … --- ## [Beijing's non-polluting automobiles](https://community.cartalk.com/t/beijings-non-polluting-automobiles/92609)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 5:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/beijings-non-polluting-automobiles/92609 "2016-02-24T05:39:01Z")
'It also attacked the widely held view that smog comes from automobile exhaust, coal burning and industrial emissions, labeling such beliefs "ridiculous."' http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/23/world/asia/beijing-smog-alert… --- ## [Warranty](https://community.cartalk.com/t/warranty/92595)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/warranty/92595 "2016-02-23T20:26:30Z")
is seat belt warranty for life I have one on the driver side that coming a part. --- ## [Website for selling price discounts for used cars](https://community.cartalk.com/t/website-for-selling-price-discounts-for-used-cars/92597)
**Author:** [@coxmg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/coxmg)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/website-for-selling-price-discounts-for-used-cars/92597 "2016-02-23T20:12:47Z")
Hey guys, whats the website for seeing the discount of the value of a car versus the actual price? i have lost the site and its not coming up in results? --- ## [Take a look at this. An excavators hauls itself up a tower](https://community.cartalk.com/t/take-a-look-at-this-an-excavators-hauls-itself-up-a-tower/92583)
**Author:** [@BillRussell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BillRussell)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 4:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/take-a-look-at-this-an-excavators-hauls-itself-up-a-tower/92583 "2016-02-23T16:33:59Z")
(ignore the german speech, just look at the video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBMUvAUPTGM --- ## [Favorite Auto Wax Gone](https://community.cartalk.com/t/favorite-auto-wax-gone/92580)
**Author:** [@PipeTelle](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PipeTelle)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 10:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/favorite-auto-wax-gone/92580 "2016-02-23T10:20:17Z")
For three years I've used Dupont Pro-Fusion Blue (D005). My SUV is a medium blue and so was the Pro-Fusion. Neighbors asked if my SUV had been repainted! I will never go back to a traditional clear wax. Unfortunately… --- ## [Aw, That Guy Again!? Is He Ever Going To Stop Bellyachin' On This Forum And Buy A Car Already?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/aw-that-guy-again-is-he-ever-going-to-stop-bellyachin-on-this-forum-and-buy-a-car-already/92403)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Frugal](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ed_Frugal)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 7:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/aw-that-guy-again-is-he-ever-going-to-stop-bellyachin-on-this-forum-and-buy-a-car-already/92403 "2016-02-23T07:09:38Z")
Some other recent discussions got me to thinking. I didn't want to hijack another thread so I started this one. Buying a brand new car seems like a frivolous use of money. For $19,000 I should be able to get a decent … --- ## [Forum incorrectly identifying desktop browser as a mobile browser](https://community.cartalk.com/t/forum-incorrectly-identifying-desktop-browser-as-a-mobile-browser/92591)
**Author:** [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2016, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/forum-incorrectly-identifying-desktop-browser-as-a-mobile-browser/92591 "2016-02-22T19:32:56Z")
@cdaquila , this one's for the Vanilla guys. The browser is Pale Moon (Firefox derivative) on Windows 10. I keep getting the mobile site and can't convince it to serve the desktop site. Forum works fine everywhere else… --- ## [Lenny's Garage](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lennys-garage/92561)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2016, 5:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lennys-garage/92561 "2016-02-22T05:14:55Z")
I think it is safe to say that most of us would love to own at least one or two of this guy's old cars. https://player.vimeo.com/video/139358538 Enjoy! --- ## [Woman killed by flying manhole cover in Boston?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/woman-killed-by-flying-manhole-cover-in-boston/92510)
**Author:** [@BillRussell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BillRussell)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2016, 4:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/woman-killed-by-flying-manhole-cover-in-boston/92510 "2016-02-22T04:34:10Z")
News reports state that an SUV drove over the manhole cover and then it flew up in the air. How in the world could just driving over it cause it to fly up in the air? It had to fly up at least 5 feet to hit the woman's w… --- ## [Police would like a light bar atop the Camry instead of thexisting dash lights](https://community.cartalk.com/t/police-would-like-a-light-bar-atop-the-camry-instead-of-thexisting-dash-lights/92556)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/police-would-like-a-light-bar-atop-the-camry-instead-of-thexisting-dash-lights/92556 "2016-02-21T21:34:03Z")
How can it be attached without damaging the vehicle? A black plastic "ribbon" runs from front to back on each side of the roof. Can a bolt be run through the ribbon into the something secure? (The ribbons patched or re… --- ## [Looking for help on which car to buy to fit needs](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-help-on-which-car-to-buy-to-fit-needs/92542)
**Author:** [@Leea](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Leea)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 7:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-help-on-which-car-to-buy-to-fit-needs/92542 "2016-02-21T07:34:18Z")
My sister in San Francisco (should not affect the decision) needs a new car. The requirements are; short maybe 170 inches, maybe a hybrid, 4 door, the drivers seat higher than a standard sedan which may mean a SUV but ma… --- ## [Shell Regular $1.41, +30¢ Midgrade $1.71, +20¢ Premium $1.91 Why such difference?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/shell-regular-1-41-30-midgrade-1-71-20-premium-1-91-why-such-difference/92531)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 3:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/shell-regular-1-41-30-midgrade-1-71-20-premium-1-91-why-such-difference/92531 "2016-02-21T03:40:39Z")
Bradley Sinclair $1.34 85 octane = 1.58¢/octane point $1.49 (+15¢) 87 octane = 1.71¢/octane point $1.69 (+20¢) 91 octane = 1.85¢/octane point --- ## [Bar leak](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bar-leak/92554)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bar-leak/92554 "2016-02-20T20:32:10Z")
has anyone out there tried bar leak head gasket fix and do it work. got a old egg beater that puffing white smoke.1998 jeep Cherokee 4.0 liter inline 6 --- ## [06' Subaru Forester Head and Gasket Issues (PLease HElp)](https://community.cartalk.com/t/06-subaru-forester-head-and-gasket-issues-please-help/92552)
**Author:** [@dev444](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dev444)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 10:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/06-subaru-forester-head-and-gasket-issues-please-help/92552 "2016-02-19T22:52:08Z")
I have a 2006 Subaru Forester and a man in my life who is somewhat of a mechanic... I have paid for a new Drivers side head gasket and had the head shaved down. Now that its been replaced he is thinking it is passenger s… --- ## [Be careful](https://community.cartalk.com/t/be-careful/92547)
**Author:** [@kmccune](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kmccune)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 7:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/be-careful/92547 "2016-02-19T07:48:21Z")
Shades of the "Minority Report " ,dont even think about speeding or running a red light in "Santa Cruz "police there are using a new computer program called "Predpol " to anticipate crime .( I assume that includes motor… --- ## [Please help this idiot!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/please-help-this-idiot/92541)
**Author:** [@Jman136](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jman136)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2016, 7:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/please-help-this-idiot/92541 "2016-02-18T07:22:01Z")
Ok, I am sure I'm just an idiot, but I can't get the OEM rubber floor mats (rear drivers side seats) snapped into place. No matter how hard I try, or what angle I use, I can't get it. I am able to get the other 3 though. … --- ## [Transferring a car titile from someones "Brother"](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transferring-a-car-titile-from-someones-brother/92460)
**Author:** [@Fro\_Man](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Fro_Man)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 7:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transferring-a-car-titile-from-someones-brother/92460 "2016-02-15T07:28:10Z")
So, i live in Seattle Washington. I went to check out a car to buy this evening and was told beforehand that the person selling the car is the brother of who owns it. The person who's name is on the title moved away and … [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=232) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=234)