# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=37 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 38 --- ## [Money saving tips](https://community.cartalk.com/t/money-saving-tips/194210)
**Author:** [@Andy-Ke](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Andy-Ke)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2024, 12:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/money-saving-tips/194210 "2024-01-25T12:05:33Z")
I am interested in ideas to save money involving my vehicle. I am not a lead foot, and I maintain my vehicle. --- ## [Reliability of 10th Gen Honda Civic](https://community.cartalk.com/t/reliability-of-10th-gen-honda-civic/194130)
**Author:** [@sciconf](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sciconf)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2024, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/reliability-of-10th-gen-honda-civic/194130 "2024-01-28T18:13:33Z")
During this time they made 2L and 1.5L Turbo. Later they added various safety options such as automatic braking etc. Negative reviews on Edmunds appears that people wanting to give up on Honda. The attraction is 40mpg… --- ## [Should new car come w/a diagnosis baseline?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-new-car-come-w-a-diagnosis-baseline/194121)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2024, 11:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-new-car-come-w-a-diagnosis-baseline/194121 "2024-01-27T23:55:21Z")
In Ray’s column this week, he is helping a reader w/a difficult to diagnose engine problem, thought at first to be caused a dirty air flow sensor (MAF). Cleaning/replacing the sensor didn’t help. Ray now thinks it is … --- ## [Mystery on Main Street: The Case of the Perplexing Pacífica - Continues to Perplex!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mystery-on-main-street-the-case-of-the-perplexing-pacifica-continues-to-perplex/186963)
**Author:** [@MLC](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MLC)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2024, 9:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mystery-on-main-street-the-case-of-the-perplexing-pacifica-continues-to-perplex/186963 "2024-01-27T21:20:48Z")
I posted this problem at the beginning of the year and thought (I’ll do that sometimes - think) I had solved the problem. Well, thinking is overrated! Anyway, I have a 2007, Pacifica, 4.0, with a starting problem. The s… --- ## [Thought this was a helicopter while sleeping,](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thought-this-was-a-helicopter-while-sleeping/194246)
**Author:** [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2024, 6:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thought-this-was-a-helicopter-while-sleeping/194246 "2024-01-27T06:02:53Z")
see post below, my bad, sharing is hard! --- ## [Test drive the car before you buy it!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/test-drive-the-car-before-you-buy-it/194172)
**Author:** [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2024, 2:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/test-drive-the-car-before-you-buy-it/194172 "2024-01-26T02:07:04Z")
Earlier today I was involved in a Lemon Law complaint where a customer was requesting a buyback or a replacement vehicle. The vehicle was purchased brand new and currently has 3000 miles on it. The complaint is a noise t… --- ## [How else is one to learn theffectiveness of their spoiler?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-else-is-one-to-learn-theffectiveness-of-their-spoiler/194147)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2024, 1:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-else-is-one-to-learn-theffectiveness-of-their-spoiler/194147 "2024-01-26T01:32:16Z")
--- ## [Tire wear due to miles driven vs age](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-wear-due-to-miles-driven-vs-age/187911)
**Author:** [@hardt](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hardt)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2024, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-wear-due-to-miles-driven-vs-age/187911 "2024-01-25T20:02:40Z")
I was driving on the highway on a very rainy morning yesterday and with the cruise control on when suddenly the VSA ACTIVATION INDICATOR came on and turned off the cruise control. I had never had this experience before … --- ## [4-month-old in car seat found in street after carjacking。 Car found via Flock technology cameras](https://community.cartalk.com/t/4-month-old-in-car-seat-found-in-street-after-carjacking-car-found-via-flock-technology-cameras/194232)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2024, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/4-month-old-in-car-seat-found-in-street-after-carjacking-car-found-via-flock-technology-cameras/194232 "2024-01-25T19:00:02Z")
--- ## [Can you spot the problem?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-you-spot-the-problem/194201)
**Author:** [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2024, 11:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-you-spot-the-problem/194201 "2024-01-24T23:37:33Z")
Test your skills. See anything amiss? Does this rim make my tires look fat? These guys trying to rip me off saying I need a new tire. Look at all that tread left on it! OK, now for the real test. DIY brake repair- … --- ## [Rain-X Anti-Fog treatment](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rain-x-anti-fog-treatment/194227)
**Author:** [@Andy-Ke](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Andy-Ke)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2024, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rain-x-anti-fog-treatment/194227 "2024-01-24T18:35:26Z")
I have used Rain-X Anti-Fog treatment for my inside windshield to minimize fogging. Can that be safely used on my side windows which have tinting? --- ## [Screwed-on oil plug valve and hose to container](https://community.cartalk.com/t/screwed-on-oil-plug-valve-and-hose-to-container/194223)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2024, 6:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/screwed-on-oil-plug-valve-and-hose-to-container/194223 "2024-01-24T18:05:29Z")
Perfect for OCD oil changes! --- ## [Live, ice-coated wire falls on SUV. Three electrocuted](https://community.cartalk.com/t/live-ice-coated-wire-falls-on-suv-three-electrocuted/194207)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/live-ice-coated-wire-falls-on-suv-three-electrocuted/194207 "2024-01-23T20:30:58Z")
Heroine Majiah Washington is lucky that she was not electrocuted. If possible, I would have driven over,eachedown andragged the man off the driveway. Then woman and teen. Probably a 7,200 volt line. --- ## [True a brake drum just by driving the vehicle?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/true-a-brake-drum-just-by-driving-the-vehicle/194218)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2024, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/true-a-brake-drum-just-by-driving-the-vehicle/194218 "2024-01-23T16:11:21Z")
IIRC, some 1970’s auto manufacturers offered-up special, slightly abrasive, disc-brake pads, used to true the rotors by just driving the car, to eliminate brake judder from warped discs w/o needing a shop skim. Ju… --- ## [Buying a new car from... Amazon?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buying-a-new-car-from-amazon/193924)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buying-a-new-car-from-amazon/193924 "2024-01-22T20:35:13Z")
Yup! Amazon has partnered with Hyundai, to allow people to buy a new car online, with dealers involved in some sort of subsidiary way. I wonder if this new marketing method will spread to other manufacturers, and I al… --- ## [Electric cars and extreme cold do not mix](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-cars-and-extreme-cold-do-not-mix/194181)
**Author:** [@cwatkin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cwatkin)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2024, 12:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-cars-and-extreme-cold-do-not-mix/194181 "2024-01-22T00:03:40Z")
This is another reason why I don’t feel EVs are quite ready for prime time as of yet. Once battery tech advances to where these issues are not a concern and the charging infrastructure improves, things might change. A… --- ## [Ray's Column: Mechanic says "I have no idea what's wrong!"?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rays-column-mechanic-says-i-have-no-idea-whats-wrong/194203)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2024, 1:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rays-column-mechanic-says-i-have-no-idea-whats-wrong/194203 "2024-01-20T01:53:33Z")
In Ray’s column today (1.18.24), the cat was stolen from the reader’s car. The mechanic then replaced the cat, rear o2 sensor, plus did a few routine maintenance items. The reader immediately after this work notic… --- ## [Old Member Hello](https://community.cartalk.com/t/old-member-hello/193814)
**Author:** [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2024, 1:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/old-member-hello/193814 "2024-01-20T01:27:05Z")
Well, some of you might remember me from way back when … like almost 10 years ago and before that. I used to contribute a lot here. For various reasons (unrelated to this discussion board) I stopped - back in 2014 (as … --- ## [Why no green cars?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-no-green-cars/189532)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-no-green-cars/189532 "2024-01-19T20:21:06Z")
Mallwart doesn’t let me bring my panniers in anymore so I order online and pick up. I have to wait in a parking space and check in. The app asks for the color of my car. My bicycle is green, but green isn’t one of the ch… --- ## [Neil deGrasse Tyson explains "How do batteries work?"](https://community.cartalk.com/t/neil-degrasse-tyson-explains-how-do-batteries-work/194160)
**Author:** [@LoudThunder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LoudThunder)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2024, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/neil-degrasse-tyson-explains-how-do-batteries-work/194160 "2024-01-18T22:30:44Z")
In this 15-minute YouTube Video, “Star Talk,” Neil and comic co-host Chuck Nice explore the positives and negatives of electricity, batteries, and ways to help lower emissions in the fight against climate change. Chevy … --- ## [Dually trucks](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dually-trucks/194194)
**Author:** [@Andy-Ke](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Andy-Ke)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2024, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dually-trucks/194194 "2024-01-18T18:35:03Z")
I have been curious about dually trucks. Why the extra tires. And the added expense. I could not find any convincing reasons to have it. What do you think? --- ## [Block heaters thing of the past And new battery because I don't have one](https://community.cartalk.com/t/block-heaters-thing-of-the-past-and-new-battery-because-i-dont-have-one/194188)
**Author:** [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/block-heaters-thing-of-the-past-and-new-battery-because-i-dont-have-one/194188 "2024-01-18T18:23:18Z")
Had an 03 Trailblazer and Windstar, both had a block heater, part of the winter package. 2017 Acadia and Rav4 not even an option from the dealer to put one in. Sure probably no one ever used it like I did at 15 degrees o… --- ## [Underpowered or Nah?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/underpowered-or-nah/194167)
**Author:** [@anthony.ferrel222\_186486](https://community.cartalk.com/u/anthony.ferrel222_186486)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2024, 1:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/underpowered-or-nah/194167 "2024-01-18T13:46:03Z")
So before I took my Grandad’s truck, I drove 4 Banger trucks, Mazda and Ford (one of those Mazda’s was a Ford in disguise). I remember those heaps losing velocity up hills on the highway. My 92 Mazda produced a metal twi… --- ## [Engine won't re-start after stall](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-wont-re-start-after-stall/194183)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-wont-re-start-after-stall/194183 "2024-01-17T21:29:23Z")
This topic was discussed in a recent podcast; caller’s Peugeot wouldn’t restart after the engine stalled, like trying to start uphill in too high of gear. The only solution seemed to be to wait for 15 minutes, then it … --- ## [+1 For Ray's Column Today (1.17.24)](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1-for-rays-column-today-1-17-24/194195)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2024, 9:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1-for-rays-column-today-1-17-24/194195 "2024-01-17T21:21:11Z")
The advice to never idle a car inside a garage, even if the garage door is wide open and the exhaust pipe is toward the open garage door is spot on. I learned that the hard way many years ago. In my case the wind wa… --- ## [Did AutoZone bought PepBoys?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/did-autozone-bought-pepboys/194171)
**Author:** [@Psyfurius](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Psyfurius)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/did-autozone-bought-pepboys/194171 "2024-01-17T20:46:58Z")
I live in Puerto Rico and all the PepBoys store have everything on 50% off, and I mean every tool, oils, accessorizes, parts… excepts tires and mechanical services. In the news they said that AutoZone bought PepBoys, but… --- ## [Unusually cheap car owners](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unusually-cheap-car-owners/193782)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 10:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unusually-cheap-car-owners/193782 "2024-01-15T10:33:51Z")
Condensed version of the dialogue from a recent podcast Caller: My car’s dashboard and headlights brighten and dim, cycling faster the faster I drive. CT: That sound like an alternator problem. Have you taken it to … --- ## [Can I move 2023 Lexus RX350h without starting thengine?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-move-2023-lexus-rx350h-without-starting-thengine/194126)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 1:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-move-2023-lexus-rx350h-without-starting-thengine/194126 "2024-01-15T01:42:03Z")
RX350 hybrid has been parked outside over 30 hours. Wouldike to move it onto ramps to change the oil. Is there a way to move it withouthe cold engine starting? Thank you. --- ## [Hydrogenergy back in the vehicle conversation at CES 2024. "CES"?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hydrogenergy-back-in-the-vehicle-conversation-at-ces-2024-ces/194139)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2024, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hydrogenergy-back-in-the-vehicle-conversation-at-ces-2024-ces/194139 "2024-01-13T18:42:02Z")
--- ## [SUVs are boring](https://community.cartalk.com/t/suvs-are-boring/194123)
**Author:** [@oldnotdeadyet](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldnotdeadyet)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2024, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/suvs-are-boring/194123 "2024-01-13T13:37:09Z")
I’m tired of the thousands of look-alike SUV’s out there. I don’t even want a hatchback. What I really want is a four-door sedan whose second-row seatbacks fold to make a flat floor extending into a trunk. A few times … [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=36) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=38)