# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=323 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 324 --- ## [Sparks](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sparks/78273)
**Author:** [@longprime](https://community.cartalk.com/u/longprime)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2013, 7:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sparks/78273 "2013-03-30T07:25:44Z")
Back to cars. Solved why the 99Civic died-fail ignitor module,. Which probably was the problem of poor power, poor mileage, bad oxygen sensor computer read. So since I hadn't changed spark plugs in untold years, I got so… --- ## [Buying used car from owner or pre-owned at dealer?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buying-used-car-from-owner-or-pre-owned-at-dealer/78238)
**Author:** [@ank](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ank)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2013, 6:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buying-used-car-from-owner-or-pre-owned-at-dealer/78238 "2013-03-30T06:41:22Z")
My husband and I have 2 kids. We live in NYC and only drive on weekends for errands and trips. We do not need to rely upon our car to get to work or anything like that. We have a 2000 Outback with 120K miles. On average,… --- ## [New Car](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-car/78262)
**Author:** [@naglephoto99](https://community.cartalk.com/u/naglephoto99)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-car/78262 "2013-03-29T16:12:50Z")
Hi All, Just wondering what everyone's thoughts, feeling, and experiences with the new Wranglers and/ or Grand Cherokees are? Thanks in advance ~Patty --- ## [E-Mail Some Drive Train Parts And Print Them In 3-D ? This Technology Blows My Mind And It's Here!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/e-mail-some-drive-train-parts-and-print-them-in-3-d-this-technology-blows-my-mind-and-its-here/78146)
**Author:** [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 3:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/e-mail-some-drive-train-parts-and-print-them-in-3-d-this-technology-blows-my-mind-and-its-here/78146 "2013-03-29T15:45:55Z")
Talk About Accelerating Technology, I've Been Reading About Possibly Being Able To E-Mail A Working Fire Arm To Somebody And Have Them Print Out A Weapon On A 3-D Printer. This Isn't A Science Fiction Dream. Did You See… --- ## [Car w/ no computer parts, poss convert to veg oil](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-w-no-computer-parts-poss-convert-to-veg-oil/78204)
**Author:** [@frugaldriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/frugaldriver)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 8:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-w-no-computer-parts-poss-convert-to-veg-oil/78204 "2013-03-29T08:28:37Z")
I just moved to the mountains of MA- steep driveway and street, iced over half the year. I am looking for a recommendation. Trying to find a 4WD vehicle (tiny is fine, no kids), that has NO computerized parts (I want to … --- ## [Vacuum Cleaner System Built Into New Honda Odyssey](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vacuum-cleaner-system-built-into-new-honda-odyssey/78299)
**Author:** [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 8:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vacuum-cleaner-system-built-into-new-honda-odyssey/78299 "2013-03-29T08:11:18Z")
The Detroit News, Today, Has A Story By David Shepardson About The On-Board Vacuum System Available On 2014 Honda Odysseys. http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130327/AUTO0104/303270331/Honda-rolls-out-built-vacuum-Od… --- ## [To trade in now or wait it out](https://community.cartalk.com/t/to-trade-in-now-or-wait-it-out/77825)
**Author:** [@naglephoto99](https://community.cartalk.com/u/naglephoto99)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/to-trade-in-now-or-wait-it-out/77825 "2013-03-28T18:07:00Z")
Just looking for some advice, I have a newish Jeep Liberty 2011 with only about 30,000 miles on it. I have had some major problems with it in the past two years. First it was the shocks in the rear, then the roof leaked … --- ## [Trailer Talk - Tires](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trailer-talk-tires/78291)
**Author:** [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trailer-talk-tires/78291 "2013-03-28T16:11:31Z")
I've Never Really Counted Until Today, But I've Got 5 Trailers ! That's Not Good When You Have To Maintain All The Tires. I'm Going To Replace Some Of The Tires. One trailer is an old small utility trailer, some are u… --- ## [Quality of Kia/H vs Toyota, Nissan or Honda](https://community.cartalk.com/t/quality-of-kia-h-vs-toyota-nissan-or-honda/78293)
**Author:** [@BuckeyeDave](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BuckeyeDave)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 6:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/quality-of-kia-h-vs-toyota-nissan-or-honda/78293 "2013-03-28T06:53:56Z")
I'm looking to purchase a mid size SUV in the near future. I've noticed that the prices for a Kia/Hyundai are significantly cheaper than say Honda, Toyota or Nissan. My question: Is the quality, workmanship and materials… --- ## [Buddy, Can You Spare A Dime ? How About 100,000,000,000 Of Them ? Ethanol Costs Up This Year?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buddy-can-you-spare-a-dime-how-about-100-000-000-000-of-them-ethanol-costs-up-this-year/78186)
**Author:** [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 1:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buddy-can-you-spare-a-dime-how-about-100-000-000-000-of-them-ethanol-costs-up-this-year/78186 "2013-03-28T01:32:59Z")
Mandates Could Have U.S. Drivers Husking Shelling Out More For Corn In Their Gas Or Paying For "Credits," According To A March 23, 2013 David Shepardson Detroit News Newspaper Article, $10,000,000,000 More This Year. h… --- ## [Buying a car out of state in CA...am I crazy or are they screwing with me?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buying-a-car-out-of-state-in-ca-am-i-crazy-or-are-they-screwing-with-me/78181)
**Author:** [@golfdawg11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/golfdawg11)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buying-a-car-out-of-state-in-ca-am-i-crazy-or-are-they-screwing-with-me/78181 "2013-03-26T22:13:08Z")
I have been looking specifically for a 2010-2011 Lexus IS250 and found exactly what I want at a California dealership. Very low miles, clean AutoCheck and CarFax, one owner, fleet lease vehicle that simply wasn't driven… --- ## [08 mini mileage](https://community.cartalk.com/t/08-mini-mileage/78209)
**Author:** [@WATCHDOG](https://community.cartalk.com/u/WATCHDOG)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/08-mini-mileage/78209 "2013-03-26T21:03:52Z")
I have an '08 Mini, 70,000 mi. How Long do these things last? We run our full size delivery pick ups 200,000. My 4Runner has 230,000. Can I expect the mini to go 200,000 with out major engine problems? --- ## [Hybrid Cars](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hybrid-cars/78195)
**Author:** [@Afra](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Afra)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hybrid-cars/78195 "2013-03-26T15:56:51Z")
I moved to TX and living in TX involves a lot of driving. It takes me almost an hour to reach work. I own a Nissan Versa, and I was wondering if buying a Toyota Prius /hybrid would be a better car to use? Does the batter… --- ## [Manufacturer Ratings or Model Ratings?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manufacturer-ratings-or-model-ratings/78242)
**Author:** [@MichaelDM](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MichaelDM)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 2:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manufacturer-ratings-or-model-ratings/78242 "2013-03-26T02:20:12Z")
Hi there, I'm researching a car or suv to lease and wonder if you might give me a bit of advice. I know very little about cars, but for a long time I've been under the impression that for a reliable vehicle, get a Hond… --- ## [Attention Parents Of Teen Drivers: 40% Of You Don't Know . . . 75% Of You Are Mistaken](https://community.cartalk.com/t/attention-parents-of-teen-drivers-40-of-you-dont-know-75-of-you-are-mistaken/78008)
**Author:** [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 1:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/attention-parents-of-teen-drivers-40-of-you-dont-know-75-of-you-are-mistaken/78008 "2013-03-26T01:32:41Z")
I'm Old Enough To Be Children's Grandfather. However, Having Recent Experience As A Parent Of 2 Teen Drivers (One Boy Now 25, One Girl Now 18), A USA Today Story Was Of Interest To Me And I Thought It Could Help Others … --- ## [Tires](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tires/78229)
**Author:** [@wattsup](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wattsup)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 6:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tires/78229 "2013-03-25T06:51:37Z")
i have been told new car tires will not devolope a flat spot.. then the dealer told me that that do. can't have it both ways.. i get an extreem shimmy when the temp.goes to about 45 or lower degrees but goes away after … --- ## [Rent a car or drive my lease?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rent-a-car-or-drive-my-lease/78222)
**Author:** [@CathyinOH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CathyinOH)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 6:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rent-a-car-or-drive-my-lease/78222 "2013-03-25T06:20:48Z")
I am taking trip this summer and will drive about 4,000 miles. I am trying to decide weather or not to drive my 2013, Honda Pilot. I love the car so much I plan on buying it out at the end of the lease. I live close to … --- ## [2004 Honda Civic Hybrid spark plugs comming loose](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-honda-civic-hybrid-spark-plugs-comming-loose/78240)
**Author:** [@Rockhead](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rockhead)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 4:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-honda-civic-hybrid-spark-plugs-comming-loose/78240 "2013-03-25T04:01:32Z")
My 2004 honda civic hybrid has 8 spark plugs. The ones in the back of the motor look like they get much hotter and both times I have replaced them, all four in the back were really really loose. Is this a common probl… --- ## [March Madness](https://community.cartalk.com/t/march-madness/78219)
**Author:** [@longprime](https://community.cartalk.com/u/longprime)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 2:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/march-madness/78219 "2013-03-25T02:02:58Z")
The Fighting Ducks are headed to Sweet 16. Do you think that it's the type of rubber that Nike uses? Can the same technology be used in cars? --- ## [Just be glad](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-be-glad/78138)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2013, 1:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-be-glad/78138 "2013-03-24T01:42:32Z")
...that you aren't the Secret Service agent/driver who screwed up the president's limo today. This will probably not be cheap to fix! http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/20/world/meast/israel-obama-limousine --- ## [Who is right? To brake or not to brake](https://community.cartalk.com/t/who-is-right-to-brake-or-not-to-brake/78179)
**Author:** [@Xena\_warrior\_princes](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Xena_warrior_princes)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2013, 12:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/who-is-right-to-brake-or-not-to-brake/78179 "2013-03-24T00:32:00Z")
I have a disagreement with my father-in-law and I am hoping you all can help... I have a 2004 Mazda Miata 6speed. I park it in my Father-in-law's garage in the winter for safe keeping. He decided to take it out for a r… --- ## [Standard driving lessons in the Boston area?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/standard-driving-lessons-in-the-boston-area/78198)
**Author:** [@quantumdani](https://community.cartalk.com/u/quantumdani)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 11:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/standard-driving-lessons-in-the-boston-area/78198 "2013-03-23T23:41:08Z")
Hi Car Talk folks, I have a manual, and my fiance doesn't know how to drive manual. I'm pretty sure we will end up killing each other if I try to teach him. So, is there anyone in the Boston area who offers manual driv… --- ## [Freeway Slowdowns - Modern Protest Movement Or A Way To Really Tick People Off?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/freeway-slowdowns-modern-protest-movement-or-a-way-to-really-tick-people-off/78009)
**Author:** [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/freeway-slowdowns-modern-protest-movement-or-a-way-to-really-tick-people-off/78009 "2013-03-23T20:53:11Z")
When I Read An Article By Tony Briscoe In The Detroit News Today, That A Guy Unhappy With The Appointment Of An Emergency Manager To Take Over The Bankrupt City, Was Slowing Traffic On A Detroit Interstate, I Was Appalle… --- ## [Gm recalls about 27k vehicles to fix transmissions](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gm-recalls-about-27k-vehicles-to-fix-transmissions/78127)
**Author:** [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gm-recalls-about-27k-vehicles-to-fix-transmissions/78127 "2013-03-23T18:22:36Z")
I read the news early this morning and the first headline was the following: GM recalls about 27K vehicles to fix transmissions DETROIT (AP) - General Motors is recalling nearly 27,000 Buicks and Cadillacs in the U.S… --- ## [Wrong tool for the job](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wrong-tool-for-the-job/78168)
**Author:** [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 10:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wrong-tool-for-the-job/78168 "2013-03-23T10:40:50Z")
Undersized cranes (plus a little bad technique) lead to oversized pains: Update: Last two frames are photoshopped, but still funny enough. \[image\] --- ## [Another used car salesman acts like one](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-used-car-salesman-acts-like-one/78000)
**Author:** [@252525](https://community.cartalk.com/u/252525)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 10:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-used-car-salesman-acts-like-one/78000 "2013-03-23T10:26:40Z")
http://mynorthwest.com/76/2227123/Son-claims-car-dealership-swindled-elderly-parents-out-of-life-savings --- ## [Class Action Settlement on Toyota Scions](https://community.cartalk.com/t/class-action-settlement-on-toyota-scions/78080)
**Author:** [@dove06](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dove06)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 9:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/class-action-settlement-on-toyota-scions/78080 "2013-03-23T09:49:07Z")
I received a strange letter in the mail today. It was talking about a Class Action Settlement on Toyota Scions. Has anyone heard about this? Is it real? --- ## [Gas mileage](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-mileage/78177)
**Author:** [@Argyle](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Argyle)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 8:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-mileage/78177 "2013-03-23T08:23:41Z")
What transmission can I put in my 1969 chevy 4x4 pickup with a 350 small block that will help improve gas mileage and bring the rpm down. It currently has a 4-speed manual with low gear. What other things can I do to imp… --- ## [The illegal alien issue gives some insight into the partisan divide](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-illegal-alien-issue-gives-some-insight-into-the-partisan-divide/78123)
**Author:** [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 6:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-illegal-alien-issue-gives-some-insight-into-the-partisan-divide/78123 "2013-03-23T06:11:16Z")
The GOP wants desperately to keep the illegal aliens here in order to hold down labor costs while pumping in FICA funds. In a perfect solution the GOP could make themselves appear concerned for the hard working poor who … --- ## [Tower heist](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tower-heist/78167)
**Author:** [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 5:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tower-heist/78167 "2013-03-23T05:49:49Z")
Anyone see the scene in tower heist where they lower Ferrari outside building? They show the exhaust and it has a Pretty cool exhaust. There are dual resonators and than dual muffs leading to long dual outlet tailpipes. … [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=322) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=324)