# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=372 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 373 --- ## [Poor headlight illumination](https://community.cartalk.com/t/poor-headlight-illumination/68996)
**Author:** [@DianeBill](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DianeBill)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2011, 11:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/poor-headlight-illumination/68996 "2011-10-28T11:01:04Z")
We recently purchased a new 2011 Toyota Camry. When we got around to driving it after dark, we were very unpleasantly surprised at the headlight illumination with low beams. Visibility through the windshield is cut off b… --- ## [Surmising Audi Q5 NHTSA Rating](https://community.cartalk.com/t/surmising-audi-q5-nhtsa-rating/68965)
**Author:** [@mkornfeld](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mkornfeld)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2011, 12:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/surmising-audi-q5-nhtsa-rating/68965 "2011-10-28T00:39:41Z")
The NHTSA has not rated the Audi Q5 but has tested the A4 Avant, which is built on the same body. The A4 gets a lowly 3 stars for the driver crash test. Should I surmise that the Audi Q5 would get the same crash test r… --- ## [Online vehicle pricing & purchasing?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/online-vehicle-pricing-purchasing/68976)
**Author:** [@Pickupguy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Pickupguy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2011, 12:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/online-vehicle-pricing-purchasing/68976 "2011-10-28T00:23:47Z")
In 2001 when I bought my last pickup, there was a website where you could spec out a new vehicle with the options you wanted. The website would then give you a total price for the vehicle, and you could order it online. … --- ## [Front wheel drive snow tires---2 or 4?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/front-wheel-drive-snow-tires-2-or-4/68992)
**Author:** [@nybob6](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nybob6)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/front-wheel-drive-snow-tires-2-or-4/68992 "2011-10-27T23:46:08Z")
On a front wheel Cadillac (2011) DTS, can I use only two snow tires--installed in the front?? These cars have stablization systems which are profound. I never had a problem with the rear end swinging out in my 2005 Sed… --- ## [Ford Transit Connect Electric to qualify for $15,000 rebate in California](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-transit-connect-electric-to-qualify-for-15-000-rebate-in-california/68894)
**Author:** [@bscar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 9:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-transit-connect-electric-to-qualify-for-15-000-rebate-in-california/68894 "2011-10-27T21:02:36Z")
This $15,000 discount, coupled with the federal government's $7,500 tax credit, means that some buyers of the Transit Connect Electric will get a whopping $22,500 off the vehicle's $57,400 price tag. Vouchers for the lig… --- ## [Electric power steering trouble (2011 Hyundai Tucson)](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-power-steering-trouble-2011-hyundai-tucson/67764)
**Author:** [@dynodan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dynodan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-power-steering-trouble-2011-hyundai-tucson/67764 "2011-10-27T18:49:29Z")
Since I needed a new car immediately, I only went for a short test drive before buying (would have rented one first otherwise). I was aware that nearly every reviewer had commented on the steering problem ("numb" was… --- ## [Recall The NHTSA ? NHTSA, your auditor just called and](https://community.cartalk.com/t/recall-the-nhtsa-nhtsa-your-auditor-just-called-and/68961)
**Author:** [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 10:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/recall-the-nhtsa-nhtsa-your-auditor-just-called-and/68961 "2011-10-27T10:58:58Z")
Recall The NHTSA ? NHTSA, your auditor just called and . . . . . . suggested you get your act together. From where you sit, do you think this organization gives the taxpayers a bang for their buck or is this a boond… --- ## [Gforce performance chips](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gforce-performance-chips/68953)
**Author:** [@lsulzbach1121](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lsulzbach1121)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 3:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gforce-performance-chips/68953 "2011-10-27T03:32:17Z")
does anyone know if installing this will harm your car? i had it installed and now 2 weeks later my car is running like crap,goes into the shop tomorrow to be fixed and i am going to have the chip removed also. --- ## [Should I Buy This 2001 Buick?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-i-buy-this-2001-buick/68960)
**Author:** [@bortman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bortman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 2:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-i-buy-this-2001-buick/68960 "2011-10-27T02:02:03Z")
Is buying a 2001 Buick Regal a good or bad idea, with a prior salvage title for around $900? It has 144K, cracked windshield, runs/looks/drives good. It's at a public car auction, and I'd be buying it to resell with litt… --- ## [My minivan, keep it or not](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-minivan-keep-it-or-not/68510)
**Author:** [@galant](https://community.cartalk.com/u/galant)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 1:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-minivan-keep-it-or-not/68510 "2011-10-27T01:07:52Z")
I need some pro/con argument to help me make a better decision. Now last winter our 2000 Caravan @ 130K miles, went in mid-life crisis. Some repair and maintenance items and between me and the mechanic, spent $3000+ on… --- ## [Bad Driving Gene](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-driving-gene/68892)
**Author:** [@qazwart](https://community.cartalk.com/u/qazwart)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 9:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-driving-gene/68892 "2011-10-26T21:24:10Z")
A couple of years ago, the University of California (Irvine) posted a study about a bad driving gene (http://www.uci.edu/features/2009/10/feature\_bdnfdriving\_091028.php), I was working on a test people could take to see … --- ## [Buyers' loyalties loosen](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buyers-loyalties-loosen/68898)
**Author:** [@bscar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buyers-loyalties-loosen/68898 "2011-10-26T16:50:15Z")
Consumers have shown a recent willingness to cross-shop outside their traditional habits, according to market monitors. Prodded and lured in one direction by such factors as inventory shortages at import leaders Toyota a… --- ## [22,000 miles in 9 months](https://community.cartalk.com/t/22-000-miles-in-9-months/68945)
**Author:** [@littlebean](https://community.cartalk.com/u/littlebean)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 11:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/22-000-miles-in-9-months/68945 "2011-10-26T11:28:57Z")
i have a 2011 honda cr-v special edition. i bought it new with only 7 miles on it. now after 9 months, i have almost 22,300 miles. 95% of my driving is freeway. my question is... is this mileage too much too soon for thi… --- ## [How are tired-wheels best.ored? Store in bags?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-are-tired-wheels-best-ored-store-in-bags/68955)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 11:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-are-tired-wheels-best-ored-store-in-bags/68955 "2011-10-26T11:18:27Z")
Just puthe aggressive 17-inch snow-tired-wheels on thExpedition. How do I best.ore the 18-inch M&S tires mounted on wheels which I just removed? (I labled their positions so that I will rotate them next year.) Thank you. … --- ## [Students looking for your help](https://community.cartalk.com/t/students-looking-for-your-help/68915)
**Author:** [@roguetechdesigns](https://community.cartalk.com/u/roguetechdesigns)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 6:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/students-looking-for-your-help/68915 "2011-10-25T18:19:00Z")
My name is Heath, I am a senior at Niskayuna High School currently enrolled in an engineering and design development course. In this class, we are expected to identify a problem, prove it is a problem, design a solution,… --- ## [Air bag lids](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-bag-lids/68855)
**Author:** [@BFslv50](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BFslv50)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-bag-lids/68855 "2011-10-25T17:10:29Z")
What happens to the storage compartment lid when air bags deploy? I have visions of getting smacked in the nose by a flying plastic air bag lid on the steering wheel or the glove box if the air bag ever deploys. --- ## [World's fastest crash test](https://community.cartalk.com/t/worlds-fastest-crash-test/68897)
**Author:** [@oldbodyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldbodyman)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/worlds-fastest-crash-test/68897 "2011-10-24T23:24:58Z")
Check out the video of a Ford Focus crashing into a wall at 120 MPH. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2052533/Worlds-fastest-crash-test-Car-smashes-wall-120mph-speed-family-runarounds-hit.html --- ## [A New DeLorean?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-new-delorean/68824)
**Author:** [@chaissos](https://community.cartalk.com/u/chaissos)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 8:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-new-delorean/68824 "2011-10-24T20:55:11Z")
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2011/10/18/electric-delorean-coming-in-2013/ This doesn't appear to be a joke. DeLorean Motor Company of Humble, TX has announced it will build an electric version of the "Back to the F… --- ## [If I'm a Professional Driving Instructor](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-im-a-professional-driving-instructor/68889)
**Author:** [@Itchdrvn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Itchdrvn)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-im-a-professional-driving-instructor/68889 "2011-10-24T18:16:27Z")
Then should I be allowed to drive faster than the regular population and if I get stopped I show my state id card stating that I have the training and ability to handle a car at higher speeds? With all my years of experi… --- ## [What about hybrid cars' gas getting stale?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-about-hybrid-cars-gas-getting-stale/68769)
**Author:** [@Marnet](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Marnet)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-about-hybrid-cars-gas-getting-stale/68769 "2011-10-24T17:35:43Z")
Let me preface my question with the caveat that I am NOT considering getting a hybrid vehicle. I'm quite content with my current car. I'm merely wondering about one aspect of driving a hybrid car about which I never se… --- ## [Can you block a person?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-you-block-a-person/68821)
**Author:** [@chaissos](https://community.cartalk.com/u/chaissos)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 12:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-you-block-a-person/68821 "2011-10-24T12:03:24Z")
I can't figure it out. I've been trying to read all the posts, and I've noticed, for some reason, the only posts I can't seem to read are those by "littlemouse". I find it very strange. The thread shows up fine, but when… --- ## [GM debuts next step in vehicle-to-vehicle communications](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gm-debuts-next-step-in-vehicle-to-vehicle-communications/68895)
**Author:** [@bscar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 11:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gm-debuts-next-step-in-vehicle-to-vehicle-communications/68895 "2011-10-24T11:01:04Z")
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/10/18/gm-debuts-next-step-in-vehicle-to-vehicle-communications The system could alert the driver of stalled vehicles on the side of the road, drivers who are abruptly stopping, averse road … --- ## [Is it normal for a car to drive differently from one day to another?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-normal-for-a-car-to-drive-differently-from-one-day-to-another/68881)
**Author:** [@mareakin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mareakin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 2:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-normal-for-a-car-to-drive-differently-from-one-day-to-another/68881 "2011-10-24T02:51:29Z")
I've had my car for almost five years now and my experience with it changes from day to day. There are times when the engine is a lot more eager to rev, when the throttle response is much quicker and it feels like it's h… --- ## [R.I.P. Dan Wheldon](https://community.cartalk.com/t/r-i-p-dan-wheldon/68705)
**Author:** [@karl-sieger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/karl-sieger)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 2:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/r-i-p-dan-wheldon/68705 "2011-10-24T02:27:27Z")
Saw this live today. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/indycar/story/2011-10-16/las-vegas-300-dan-wheldon-crash/50795256/1 3 & 4 abreast in turns; 225MPH, with too many cars (34) for a short oval. IMHO. --- ## [AWD Nissan towed 1000 feet with back tires on pavement - transaxle damage?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/awd-nissan-towed-1000-feet-with-back-tires-on-pavement-transaxle-damage/68854)
**Author:** [@Maine\_Dirt\_Road](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Maine_Dirt_Road)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 1:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/awd-nissan-towed-1000-feet-with-back-tires-on-pavement-transaxle-damage/68854 "2011-10-24T01:19:08Z")
I just had to have my 89 Nissan sentra wagon towed (stalling at idle - unable to fix it myself after several tries). It's a fixed all-wheel drive with only 40k original miles. It was preoccupied when the tow truck guy to… --- ## [Older car, few miles, big hassle](https://community.cartalk.com/t/older-car-few-miles-big-hassle/68848)
**Author:** [@Oldbluesunfire](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Oldbluesunfire)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2011, 10:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/older-car-few-miles-big-hassle/68848 "2011-10-23T22:47:44Z")
I have a question about an older car. My father is giving me a 2002 Pontiac Sunfire. He lives in Nova Scotia where his longest commute is 3 miles one way. The car only has 23,000 miles on it. The problem is that the car … --- ## [2012 Camaro LS1 convertible or 2012 Mustang Premium V6 convertible? Any experience with either one?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-camaro-ls1-convertible-or-2012-mustang-premium-v6-convertible-any-experience-with-either-one/68865)
**Author:** [@oldsfan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldsfan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2011, 9:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-camaro-ls1-convertible-or-2012-mustang-premium-v6-convertible-any-experience-with-either-one/68865 "2011-10-23T21:41:22Z")
Visited the Chevy dealer today to look at a 2012 Camaro LS convertible. I have a 2010 Mustang with the small V6 and have loved this car. The hype is all about the Camaro, so I went to drive it but the dealership was cl… --- ## [Two speed axles](https://community.cartalk.com/t/two-speed-axles/68806)
**Author:** [@Triedaq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Triedaq)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2011, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/two-speed-axles/68806 "2011-10-23T18:34:50Z")
I've often wondered why 2 speed differentials, while used on larger trucks, were not implemented in passenger cars. I do know that an aftermarket supplier, Columbia, did make 2 speed rear ends for Ford cars built prior … --- ## [Mitsubishi Endeavor](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mitsubishi-endeavor/68867)
**Author:** [@jweaver1936](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jweaver1936)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2011, 12:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mitsubishi-endeavor/68867 "2011-10-23T00:31:26Z")
My wife drives a 2007 Mitsubishi Endeavor that has 61,000 miles on it...when we purchased the car it had 39,000 miles on it. We were told by our dealership service department that we were due for a replacement of a timin… --- ## [Massachusetts police take heat for locking unlocked cars](https://community.cartalk.com/t/massachusetts-police-take-heat-for-locking-unlocked-cars/68837)
**Author:** [@bscar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2011, 10:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/massachusetts-police-take-heat-for-locking-unlocked-cars/68837 "2011-10-22T22:54:25Z")
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/10/15/massachusetts-police-take-heat-for-locking-unlocked-cars/ http://boston.cbslocal.com/2011/10/11/police-leave-warnings-inside-unlocked-cars-on-north-shore/ Petty thieves had been swipi… [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=371) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=373)