# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=32 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 33 --- ## [Rolls Royce Cop Car](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rolls-royce-cop-car/194895)
**Author:** [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rolls-royce-cop-car/194895 "2024-05-14T22:05:35Z")
I’ve been on town budget committees. I don’t know how they could justify this. --- ## [Best spoiler orientation: Vertical vs horizontal?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/best-spoiler-orientation-vertical-vs-horizontal/194881)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/best-spoiler-orientation-vertical-vs-horizontal/194881 "2024-05-14T13:53:14Z")
Wondering if anyone has compared the benefits of a horizontal vs vertical oriented spoiler on a car? While the horizontal is by far the most common, my guess, the vertical orientation would deliver the best aerodynamic… --- ## [Do you clean your car engine bay from time to time?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-you-clean-your-car-engine-bay-from-time-to-time/194784)
**Author:** [@Clueless33](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Clueless33)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-you-clean-your-car-engine-bay-from-time-to-time/194784 "2024-05-13T19:12:15Z")
Hello car experts and car fanatics. I’m curious to know if you clean your car engine bay from time to time. I do :sunglasses: I use car interior cleaner to spray on the plastic and rubber parts and simply wipe the… --- ## [How to earn $610 per hour as a MA traffic consultant](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-earn-610-per-hour-as-a-ma-traffic-consultant/194885)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-earn-610-per-hour-as-a-ma-traffic-consultant/194885 "2024-05-13T19:06:54Z")
Seems there is plenty of money to go around if you know where to look. --- ## [Chrysler's Australian models were... different](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chryslers-australian-models-were-different/194873)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chryslers-australian-models-were-different/194873 "2024-05-13T18:22:05Z")
In addition to a body style that was not duplicated for US models, some of their Aussie models came with a 265 c.i. straight six whose power output ranged from 203 HP/262 lb. ft. torque to 302 HP/320 lb. ft. torque, whic… --- ## [Recalled 2020 Ford Hybrid PHEW](https://community.cartalk.com/t/recalled-2020-ford-hybrid-phew/194882)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2024, 8:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/recalled-2020-ford-hybrid-phew/194882 "2024-05-12T08:37:52Z")
--- ## [Why do they sell this oddball?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-do-they-sell-this-oddball/194871)
**Author:** [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2024, 3:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-do-they-sell-this-oddball/194871 "2024-05-11T03:08:12Z")
Turns out it makes a lot of sense: --- ## [Variable Speed Limit signs to be posted along I-70 in Colorado high country](https://community.cartalk.com/t/variable-speed-limit-signs-to-be-posted-along-i-70-in-colorado-high-country/194876)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2024, 12:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/variable-speed-limit-signs-to-be-posted-along-i-70-in-colorado-high-country/194876 "2024-05-11T00:58:12Z")
In Wednesday’snow a sedan did a 360º. Ain’t hit nothin’, so OK. Pickup did a 180º to the right shoulder. Driver waited until everyone passed, then did a U and joined the end of the line. --- ## [Injury from touching high voltage ignition?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/injury-from-touching-high-voltage-ignition/194862)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/injury-from-touching-high-voltage-ignition/194862 "2024-05-10T21:59:10Z")
I was wondering if anyone here knows of someone who was seriously injured or worse from coming in contact w/ a vehicle’s ignition-system high voltage? I have never heard of a serious injury from that myself, and wonde… --- ## [Costco inflates tires with N2 (Nitrogen). How do they concentrate nitrogen?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/costco-inflates-tires-with-n2-nitrogen-how-do-they-concentrate-nitrogen/194831)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/costco-inflates-tires-with-n2-nitrogen-how-do-they-concentrate-nitrogen/194831 "2024-05-10T20:53:43Z")
Anyone know! Thank you. --- ## ["Away from goodness" in engineering?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/away-from-goodness-in-engineering/194865)
**Author:** [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/away-from-goodness-in-engineering/194865 "2024-05-10T16:19:16Z")
This is not a car question. It’s more of an “engineering culture” question. And I don’t mean in the “safe” and well-known arenas where things are well-known, tried and true, and within known bounds. I mean in “pushing … --- ## ["Brakes failed" ? Or hit accelerator is real reason?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-failed-or-hit-accelerator-is-real-reason/194805)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-failed-or-hit-accelerator-is-real-reason/194805 "2024-05-08T14:50:20Z")
--- ## [Fill oil filter with oil well before screwing on horizontally?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fill-oil-filter-with-oil-well-before-screwing-on-horizontally/194846)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fill-oil-filter-with-oil-well-before-screwing-on-horizontally/194846 "2024-05-07T13:37:08Z")
The Letsuck RX350h engine has a horizontal oil filter. After an oil change there is no oil in the oil filter when the engine is firstarted. (Is the oil first pumped from the sump to the engine and then through the filt… --- ## [Someone is having a bad day](https://community.cartalk.com/t/someone-is-having-a-bad-day/194853)
**Author:** [@SteveCBT](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveCBT)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 1:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/someone-is-having-a-bad-day/194853 "2024-05-07T01:31:03Z")
Someone is having a bad day --- ## [Autonomous trucking](https://community.cartalk.com/t/autonomous-trucking/194848)
**Author:** [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/autonomous-trucking/194848 "2024-05-06T22:34:13Z")
I read an article in this morning’s paper concerning autonomous trucking. A Pittsburg company is ready to deploy autonomous trucks in Texas as a highway test of operation. In their opinion there are fewer things that mig… --- ## [UK's VW Owners Are Complaining About Sensor Theft](https://community.cartalk.com/t/uks-vw-owners-are-complaining-about-sensor-theft/194843)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 7:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/uks-vw-owners-are-complaining-about-sensor-theft/194843 "2024-05-06T07:46:22Z")
Volkswagen owners targeted by thieves who have stolen cruise control sensors from cars across London are furious after discovering the car’s “poor design” that makes them so easy to steal is set to cost them £1,600 ($200… --- ## [Dealing with the www](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dealing-with-the-www/194133)
**Author:** [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2024, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dealing-with-the-www/194133 "2024-05-05T22:01:32Z")
More and more I find dealing with internet sites to be too frustrating to handle. I just gave up reopening my alldata account and donated the fee to their Christmas party fund. It appears that makes me one of their most … --- ## [Weird electronics problem on 4.20.2024](https://community.cartalk.com/t/weird-electronics-problem-on-4-20-2024/194781)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2024, 11:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/weird-electronics-problem-on-4-20-2024/194781 "2024-05-05T11:13:53Z")
Has anyone else here noticed any weird electronics problems in the past few days? There’s some unusual solar activity going on apparently. The incident I noticed, a normally reliable radio lost all of its programmi… --- ## [‘1 Killed and 13 Injured in “Intentional” Truck Crash Into Building in Texas‘](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1-killed-and-13-injured-in-intentional-truck-crash-into-building-in-texas/194718)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 11:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1-killed-and-13-injured-in-intentional-truck-crash-into-building-in-texas/194718 "2024-05-03T23:30:11Z")
‘ A man stole a semitrailer in Texas on Friday and, after a police pursuit, crashed it into a state government office where he had been denied a commercial driver’s license the day before’ - proving he didn’t deserve one… --- ## [Virginia is finally doing away with the Auto Insurance Waiver Fee…](https://community.cartalk.com/t/virginia-is-finally-doing-away-with-the-auto-insurance-waiver-fee/194789)
**Author:** [@LoudThunder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LoudThunder)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2024, 10:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/virginia-is-finally-doing-away-with-the-auto-insurance-waiver-fee/194789 "2024-05-02T22:04:25Z")
Back in the '50s when Virginia first required vehicles to have insurance, they created a loophole. If you did want to buy insurance or could not afford to buy insurance, you could pay a fee that waived the mandatory veh… --- ## [Ford recalling nearly 243,000 Maverick small pickup trucks in the U.S. because the tail lights may not illuminate](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-recalling-nearly-243-000-maverick-small-pickup-trucks-in-the-u-s-because-the-tail-lights-may-not-illuminate/194826)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2024, 1:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-recalling-nearly-243-000-maverick-small-pickup-trucks-in-the-u-s-because-the-tail-lights-may-not-illuminate/194826 "2024-05-02T01:50:55Z")
--- ## [10 minute EV charging is possible](https://community.cartalk.com/t/10-minute-ev-charging-is-possible/194818)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/10-minute-ev-charging-is-possible/194818 "2024-05-01T15:11:58Z")
… with newly-developed Silicon-Dominant batteries and XFC charging technology: --- ## [If you're a British auto aficionado](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-youre-a-british-auto-aficionado/194810)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 11:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-youre-a-british-auto-aficionado/194810 "2024-04-30T23:10:25Z")
There’s a very special one on the auction block. Yes, she really drove it! --- ## [Car Shipping Experiences?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-shipping-experiences/194783)
**Author:** [@Julie-Lent-Managing-Editor](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Julie-Lent-Managing-Editor)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-shipping-experiences/194783 "2024-04-28T18:26:01Z")
Hi there Car Talk Community, We want to know about your personal experiences with shipping your car! The good, the bad, the ugly… We want to know it all! How did it go? Why did you ship it instead of drive it? Where … --- ## [‘Automakers Are Sharing Consumers' Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies’](https://community.cartalk.com/t/automakers-are-sharing-consumers-driving-behavior-with-insurance-companies/194525)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2024, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/automakers-are-sharing-consumers-driving-behavior-with-insurance-companies/194525 "2024-04-28T13:35:06Z")
'the cost of his car insurance jumped by 21 percent. Quotes from other insurance companies were also high. One insurance agent told him his LexisNexis report was a factor. 'LexisNexis sent him a 258-page “consumer dis… --- ## [Is the disc w/drum parking brake configuration self adjusting?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-the-disc-w-drum-parking-brake-configuration-self-adjusting/194802)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2024, 11:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-the-disc-w-drum-parking-brake-configuration-self-adjusting/194802 "2024-04-28T11:02:23Z")
Just curious. Both disc & drum brakes tend to be self adjusting as far a normal operation of the brake pedal. The parking brake on rear drum brake configurations is self adjusting b/c it uses the same brake shoes. … --- ## [Trying to settle on a new to me pickup truck](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trying-to-settle-on-a-new-to-me-pickup-truck/194381)
**Author:** [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2024, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trying-to-settle-on-a-new-to-me-pickup-truck/194381 "2024-04-27T19:50:57Z")
Unfortunately, I’m in the process of looking to replace my aging TB and looking at full size pickups. I would like a crew cab w/short bed 4x4 and don’t need anything bigger than 1/2 ton even though a Vplow would be a dre… --- ## [Buying a Sports Car from Online Auction website](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buying-a-sports-car-from-online-auction-website/194664)
**Author:** [@sam1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sam1)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2024, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buying-a-sports-car-from-online-auction-website/194664 "2024-04-27T15:26:13Z")
I am thinking about buying a sports car. But most of these are sold these days online auction websites such as Bring a Trailer or many mores. Those who don’t know these auction websites are NOT binding auctions as they a… --- ## [BYD Seagull cheap EV?; Qin Plus DM-i?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/byd-seagull-cheap-ev-qin-plus-dm-i/194682)
**Author:** [@grunes\_183031](https://community.cartalk.com/u/grunes_183031)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2024, 9:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/byd-seagull-cheap-ev-qin-plus-dm-i/194682 "2024-04-26T21:20:44Z")
It hasn’t hit the U.S. market yet, but starting at about $10000 in China, and a little more elsewhere, for an EV with 190 or 252 mile range, the Seagull might be competitive with the massively overpriced EVs that current… --- ## [What makes/models are good for people who want to work on their own car](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-makes-models-are-good-for-people-who-want-to-work-on-their-own-car/194708)
**Author:** [@BTBAMthony](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BTBAMthony)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2024, 10:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-makes-models-are-good-for-people-who-want-to-work-on-their-own-car/194708 "2024-04-25T22:39:41Z")
I got my car when I was fairly young from a family member. These past few years I have been learning to repair quite a bit on my vehicle. Except I’m also realizing how absolutely illogically my engine compartment has bee… [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=31) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=33)