# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=380 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 381 --- ## [Legal New Mexico Driver's Licenses Issued To Illegal Immigrants . . . What The . . .?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/legal-new-mexico-drivers-licenses-issued-to-illegal-immigrants-what-the/67382)
**Author:** [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/legal-new-mexico-drivers-licenses-issued-to-illegal-immigrants-what-the/67382 "2011-09-01T17:14:57Z")
They make the fraudulent claim that they're from NM, " . . . pass a written test and successfully show they can turn and stop and park. " and Voilà ! Here's your new driver's license ! http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/24… --- ## [How bad is driving my car through flooded streets?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-bad-is-driving-my-car-through-flooded-streets/67533)
**Author:** [@matt\_from\_bk](https://community.cartalk.com/u/matt_from_bk)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2011, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-bad-is-driving-my-car-through-flooded-streets/67533 "2011-09-01T16:34:19Z")
In the aftermath of the hurricane the local streets around my house were flooded with up to a foot and a half of standing water. So whats the effects of driving through this water. Theres been a debate going on between… --- ## [1953 International pickup](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1953-international-pickup/67530)
**Author:** [@beninsd](https://community.cartalk.com/u/beninsd)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2011, 3:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1953-international-pickup/67530 "2011-09-01T03:08:32Z")
I just bought a 1953 International pickup, It's in decent yet rough shape. The original engine and trans are still in it, and both are still good. Got it to fire earlier, it's rough, but not terrible. I'm trying to decid… --- ## [Twin Power Turbo 2011 BMW 535i](https://community.cartalk.com/t/twin-power-turbo-2011-bmw-535i/67527)
**Author:** [@SunnyAl](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SunnyAl)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2011, 12:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/twin-power-turbo-2011-bmw-535i/67527 "2011-09-01T00:46:18Z")
How is the turbo in this new design cooled? Sometimes when I restart a hot engine, there is a high pitched whirling sound before I take off. Is this the turbo in action? Are there active shutters in this car? --- ## [Help! Rodents are eating my engine!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-rodents-are-eating-my-engine/45557)
**Author:** [@beforeourtime](https://community.cartalk.com/u/beforeourtime)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 11:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-rodents-are-eating-my-engine/45557 "2011-08-31T23:02:00Z")
Please help! I need help desperately! Squirrels (or some kind of rodents) have done major damage to my minivan's engine for the third time in the past two months! My insurance company is sick of this, and so am I. I have… --- ## [1930s Ford Flywheel revisited](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1930s-ford-flywheel-revisited/67545)
**Author:** [@hbrasington](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hbrasington)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1930s-ford-flywheel-revisited/67545 "2011-08-31T16:41:03Z")
Thanks to everyone who has commented. I was too brief with details on the first question. The alleged flying flywheel came off a 1930s home made roadster for dirt track racing. Could have been a model A. So the engin… --- ## [Kelley Blue Book vs. Edmunds](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kelley-blue-book-vs-edmunds/67516)
**Author:** [@ericpage3223](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ericpage3223)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 5:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kelley-blue-book-vs-edmunds/67516 "2011-08-31T05:03:07Z")
Why is it that Kelley reports a private party price of $11,565 while Edmunds says $7,900, for exactly the same car in exactly the same localtion? I've noticed this before - Kelley is almost always higher - but never hav… --- ## [I wanna mid-life crisis convertible that will (rarely) seat 3 + doggie and have heated seats!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-wanna-mid-life-crisis-convertible-that-will-rarely-seat-3-doggie-and-have-heated-seats/67166)
**Author:** [@Bethpv](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bethpv)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 2:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-wanna-mid-life-crisis-convertible-that-will-rarely-seat-3-doggie-and-have-heated-seats/67166 "2011-08-31T02:22:42Z")
I'm done with 4 wheel drive vehicles for 5 - 7 people with towing capacity! I want my own little car to zip around in. It will mostly be used for suburban driving alone or with my teenager. Will use family car if all … --- ## [Motorola T505 handsfree device](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motorola-t505-handsfree-device/67528)
**Author:** [@jimster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jimster)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motorola-t505-handsfree-device/67528 "2011-08-30T20:40:27Z")
Has anyone had experience with this device or others like it they'd recommend? Is it as good as one that comes already installed in a later model car? --- ## [Hurricane Irene: Any tips for minimizing damage to my car from her terrible ... something, something](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hurricane-irene-any-tips-for-minimizing-damage-to-my-car-from-her-terrible-something-something/67427)
**Author:** [@mareakin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mareakin)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hurricane-irene-any-tips-for-minimizing-damage-to-my-car-from-her-terrible-something-something/67427 "2011-08-30T15:21:13Z")
I live in NYC and the storm is expected around Sunday. Since I park the car on the public streets, do you have any tips for protecting the car during this thing? I intend to park the car on top of a hill (if I can fin… --- ## [Need a car for my 10yr old to tinker on - suggestions?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-a-car-for-my-10yr-old-to-tinker-on-suggestions/67404)
**Author:** [@rr\_498](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rr_498)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 1:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-a-car-for-my-10yr-old-to-tinker-on-suggestions/67404 "2011-08-30T01:34:05Z")
My 10 year old is obessed with engines and cars and I'm looking for a cheap car that's straightforward to work on. (He's already brought a dead lawn mower back to life and is looking for something bigger.) Any ideas? --- ## [Escalade still the favorite of thieves](https://community.cartalk.com/t/escalade-still-the-favorite-of-thieves/67493)
**Author:** [@bscar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2011, 11:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/escalade-still-the-favorite-of-thieves/67493 "2011-08-29T23:43:31Z")
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/08/25/cadillac-escalade-still-thieves-favorite-target/ if you own the truck version of the Escalade, 14 out of every 1000 are reported stolen. The list in the press release shows it's most… --- ## [Salvage Title](https://community.cartalk.com/t/salvage-title/67513)
**Author:** [@ericpage3223](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ericpage3223)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2011, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/salvage-title/67513 "2011-08-29T22:36:07Z")
Recently, I considered buying a 2008 Honda Fit. I drove it and it seemed fine; however, it has a "rebuilt" (aka "Salvage") title. The owners stated that the car had been rearended and then repaired and taken to the sta… --- ## [Blinded by chrome on the dash](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blinded-by-chrome-on-the-dash/67432)
**Author:** [@adfogg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/adfogg)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2011, 5:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blinded-by-chrome-on-the-dash/67432 "2011-08-29T05:10:26Z")
My company car is a new Chevy Malibu. Nice enough car, but the chrome parts in the interior reflect sunlight in my eyes to the point of distraction. There is a strip around the shifter on the console, a strip around th… --- ## [Confessions of a service manager](https://community.cartalk.com/t/confessions-of-a-service-manager/67496)
**Author:** [@bscar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2011, 3:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/confessions-of-a-service-manager/67496 "2011-08-29T03:11:35Z")
http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/news/fuel-economy/confessions-of-a-car-dealership-service-manager-6311261?src=rss&utm\_source=feedburner&utm\_medium=feed&utm\_campaign=Feed%3A+pm%2Fautomotive%2Fnew\_cars+%28Automotive%3… --- ## [New car recommendation for high mileage driver?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-car-recommendation-for-high-mileage-driver/67212)
**Author:** [@busstoppest](https://community.cartalk.com/u/busstoppest)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2011, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-car-recommendation-for-high-mileage-driver/67212 "2011-08-28T15:59:39Z")
Need to make a new car purchase and could use some advice on what to get. I drive 100 miles every day on the Mass. Tpk. (50 miles each way for work). A hybrid seems to make sense, but I'm not a big fan of the Prius. A… --- ## [Mildew smell](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mildew-smell/67160)
**Author:** [@StephanieLesser](https://community.cartalk.com/u/StephanieLesser)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2011, 4:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mildew-smell/67160 "2011-08-28T04:09:20Z")
I live in San Diego, Ca. I own a 1999 Camry. I loaned it to my son studying in Ft. Bragg last year. The car came home for the summer and reeks of mildew. How do I get rid of the odor. How do I prevent it for this ne… --- ## [1980 Camaro reliability](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1980-camaro-reliability/67403)
**Author:** [@peacesells560](https://community.cartalk.com/u/peacesells560)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2011, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1980-camaro-reliability/67403 "2011-08-27T14:05:15Z")
Hey guys, I'm considering a buying a 1980 Camaro Z28. I was wondering how reliable these cars are, since no one I know has owned one. My dad is saying it's going to be unreliable because it's a Camaro, needless to say I … --- ## [New Car Buying Advice?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-car-buying-advice/67413)
**Author:** [@Drakesvoyage](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Drakesvoyage)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2011, 2:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-car-buying-advice/67413 "2011-08-27T02:20:38Z")
I am 48, live in the suburbs of Boston and drive a 2004 Honda Element - 208,000 miles. Drive a lot for work, highway, not in traffic. Use the Element as the "utility" vehicle - can toss my mountain bike in the back, the… --- ## [Buying a newer car](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buying-a-newer-car/67412)
**Author:** [@tmlambert13](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tmlambert13)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 10:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buying-a-newer-car/67412 "2011-08-26T22:09:50Z")
I currently drive a Chrysler PT Cruiser Touring Edition. I came to own this car from my parents (I'm 21 years old). My parents had bought the car new and let me finish the payments on it and now the car is paid off wit… --- ## [Manual vs. automatic](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-vs-automatic/67265)
**Author:** [@mkogan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mkogan)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-vs-automatic/67265 "2011-08-26T18:22:28Z")
I am shopping for a new Civic. Honda specifies better highway mileage for automatic transmission. Is it really so? If I commute 80+ miles per day, 95% of which is interstate without traffic, how can automatic transmissio… --- ## [Why my question was deleted?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-my-question-was-deleted/67377)
**Author:** [@alxsabo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/alxsabo)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 2:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-my-question-was-deleted/67377 "2011-08-26T02:39:17Z")
Hi I posted a question two hours ago and someone deleted it. I just want to know why??? --- ## [Veloster ad too morbid?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/veloster-ad-too-morbid/67384)
**Author:** [@bscar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 2:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/veloster-ad-too-morbid/67384 "2011-08-26T02:19:37Z")
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/08/22/was-this-hyundai-veloster-ad-too-morbid-for-dutch-television-w/ apparently the Dutch think so. I think it'd probably be something they'd come up with for the super bowl commercial here … --- ## [Best used car ideas](https://community.cartalk.com/t/best-used-car-ideas/67392)
**Author:** [@Me2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Me2)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 2:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/best-used-car-ideas/67392 "2011-08-26T02:02:22Z")
Hi there. I'm looking to purchase a used car for myself. I commute just about 200 miles a day for 5 days a week and I am planning a trip in two weeks that will have me driving about 2000 miles. I'm looking at maybe a … --- ## [When Will The Chinese Cars Arrive?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/when-will-the-chinese-cars-arrive/67285)
**Author:** [@Montero](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Montero)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/when-will-the-chinese-cars-arrive/67285 "2011-08-25T21:43:49Z")
In South America there are already gizilliens like Geely, JAC, Great Wall, Haima, BYD, Cherry and Lifan not to mention all the SUVs, pickups and big trucks. --- ## [NYC mayor wants more RLC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nyc-mayor-wants-more-rlc/67385)
**Author:** [@bscar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nyc-mayor-wants-more-rlc/67385 "2011-08-25T16:25:12Z")
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/08/24/nycs-bloomberg-wants-traffic-cameras-on-every-corner/ Not only more cameras, but wants to publish every violators name in the local papers --- ## [Best cheapest used 4WD or AWD that gets 25+ mpg on highway](https://community.cartalk.com/t/best-cheapest-used-4wd-or-awd-that-gets-25-mpg-on-highway/67373)
**Author:** [@soilsenasuil](https://community.cartalk.com/u/soilsenasuil)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/best-cheapest-used-4wd-or-awd-that-gets-25-mpg-on-highway/67373 "2011-08-25T14:55:32Z")
Hi I am looking for opinions on a 4WD used vehicle that won't put me in debtors prison that is reliable and would give me at least 25mpg on the highway. This would be a commute car that would go 80 miles a day 5 days a … --- ## [Extra paint protection option?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/extra-paint-protection-option/67297)
**Author:** [@oldoutbackowner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldoutbackowner)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2011, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/extra-paint-protection-option/67297 "2011-08-24T23:51:53Z")
Well, I finally did it. I sold my old Outback (was looking at some major repairs looming in the near future) and bought a new Legacy sedan. As we were closing the deal yesterday, I was asked if I wanted the paint protec… --- ## [New Toyota Highlander? Or Acura MDX? Or are we missing something?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-toyota-highlander-or-acura-mdx-or-are-we-missing-something/67195)
**Author:** [@Blisster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Blisster)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2011, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-toyota-highlander-or-acura-mdx-or-are-we-missing-something/67195 "2011-08-24T16:35:23Z")
I'd love input on this: we will buy buying a new car soon, and need one with a third row for the kids and their friends. We don't want a minivan, keep our cars for a long time (have a 2002 Highlander with 150k+ miles),… --- ## [World vehicle population tops 1 billion](https://community.cartalk.com/t/world-vehicle-population-tops-1-billion/67337)
**Author:** [@bscar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2011, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/world-vehicle-population-tops-1-billion/67337 "2011-08-24T16:25:08Z")
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/08/18/world-vehicle-population-tops-1-billion/ Not sure if that's 1B produced, or 1B registered/licensed for road use, but over all, that's 1 car for ever 6 people on the planet. Also mak… [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=379) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=381)