# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=40 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 41 --- ## [Car joke: If Elon Musk said "My ex constantly annoys me"](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-joke-if-elon-musk-said-my-ex-constantly-annoys-me/193962)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 11:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-joke-if-elon-musk-said-my-ex-constantly-annoys-me/193962 "2023-12-06T11:42:12Z")
Would he be talking about his prior romantic-relationship ex, or his social media company? … lol … --- ## [Popularity of car repair hobby by country?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/popularity-of-car-repair-hobby-by-country/193952)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 2:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/popularity-of-car-repair-hobby-by-country/193952 "2023-12-06T02:42:55Z")
DIY car repair, classic restoration, my impression these seem to be less common than before in the USA, but continue a popular hobby as ever in UK. Wondering why? Just my incorrect impression? Is the reason a diffe… --- ## [Two try to fit into Toyota 4Runner driver'seat](https://community.cartalk.com/t/two-try-to-fit-into-toyota-4runner-driverseat/193954)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2023, 11:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/two-try-to-fit-into-toyota-4runner-driverseat/193954 "2023-12-04T23:12:25Z")
--- ## [What Is The Proper Name For This Placard](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-is-the-proper-name-for-this-placard/193928)
**Author:** [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTheTireWhisperer)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2023, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-is-the-proper-name-for-this-placard/193928 "2023-12-02T20:21:38Z")
Now I know what a Tire & Load Info sticker is - It’s about the same size and often located nearby on the door/B-post. But instead of seating capacity and tire pressures, the placard in question displays date … --- ## [Old, beat-up car repair tools](https://community.cartalk.com/t/old-beat-up-car-repair-tools/193932)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/old-beat-up-car-repair-tools/193932 "2023-11-30T22:45:29Z")
Are there any old, beat-up repair tools you use all the time, and while they really should be replaced with new, they never will be. You’ll keep them in working condition by hook or by crook? Mine is a portable worksta… --- ## [A Bentley took flight](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-bentley-took-flight/193907)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2023, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-bentley-took-flight/193907 "2023-11-29T13:49:41Z")
The car that crashed at the bridge in Niagara Falls(Slowly I turned, step by step, inch by inch…) was a Bentley! They had previously been at a casino only a mile away. Didn’t know they were made for that kind of speed. … --- ## [Real stats on electric car fires?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/real-stats-on-electric-car-fires/193923)
**Author:** [@cwatkin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cwatkin)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/real-stats-on-electric-car-fires/193923 "2023-11-28T16:06:22Z")
It seems that every time a Tesla or other EV catches on fire, you hear about it on the news. Gasoline cars catch on fire all the time and you never hear about it. I have come across many. Just yesterday I was passing … --- ## [Engine overheating audio warning](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-overheating-audio-warning/193917)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2023, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-overheating-audio-warning/193917 "2023-11-28T15:31:17Z")
Ray’s newspaper column today (11.25.23) , the topic is driver forgets to replace radiator cap and the engine overheats & is ruined. Just curious, anybody here know the appx % of OBD II era vehicles that have an aud… --- ## [Recent Las Vegas F1 race?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/recent-las-vegas-f1-race/193901)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2023, 1:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/recent-las-vegas-f1-race/193901 "2023-11-28T13:34:39Z")
Impressions? If you saw it live, in person, what was the attendance fee? --- ## [Icy Windshield](https://community.cartalk.com/t/icy-windshield/193925)
**Author:** [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/icy-windshield/193925 "2023-11-27T21:48:42Z")
Past week puzzle answer—any one of you folks up north going to test it? So why did the can cause scratches, when the Mohs Hardness Scale says it should not have? Because aluminum is softer than glass, it should not have… --- ## [Update on Chevy Traverse](https://community.cartalk.com/t/update-on-chevy-traverse/193922)
**Author:** [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 1:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/update-on-chevy-traverse/193922 "2023-11-27T01:21:23Z")
Last May, i posted an uncomplimentary review of the Chevy Traverse I rented for a week while my daughter and her family were in town. Well, they are in town again and they rented a Traverse for the week. It has 30,000 mi… --- ## [Classic GMC pickup truck hit by train - in forest](https://community.cartalk.com/t/classic-gmc-pickup-truck-hit-by-train-in-forest/193908)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/classic-gmc-pickup-truck-hit-by-train-in-forest/193908 "2023-11-26T17:05:28Z")
It’ll buff out, yes? --- ## [Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/happy-thanksgiving-to-everyone/193903)
**Author:** [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/happy-thanksgiving-to-everyone/193903 "2023-11-23T22:25:55Z")
Happy thanksgiving! I hope everybody has an enjoyable day! :smiley: --- ## [The possible social problems with electric vehicles](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-possible-social-problems-with-electric-vehicles/180900)
**Author:** [@johnnie-gee](https://community.cartalk.com/u/johnnie-gee)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-possible-social-problems-with-electric-vehicles/180900 "2023-11-23T15:59:13Z")
I maybe the only person that has come across this… but I doubt it. When my Son got his first electric car, twice in the space of a few weeks, we had to do some shopping, (for his benefit) and whereas we would have used h… --- ## [Florida driver injured after Corvette smashed to ‘pieces’](https://community.cartalk.com/t/florida-driver-injured-after-corvette-smashed-to-pieces/193881)
**Author:** [@LoudThunder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LoudThunder)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 1:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/florida-driver-injured-after-corvette-smashed-to-pieces/193881 "2023-11-23T13:07:46Z")
I am having a hard time wrapping my head around how someone involved in such an accident as this, be ejected over 150 from the wreck and still survive… --- ## [100-Years ago in Albany NY](https://community.cartalk.com/t/100-years-ago-in-albany-ny/193879)
**Author:** [@LoudThunder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LoudThunder)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/100-years-ago-in-albany-ny/193879 "2023-11-21T21:25:26Z")
I have written about my old hometown newspaper, the Times Union, Albany, NY, and they feature a section called “Looking Back” and this is from 100-years ago today… If you hurry, you might still get that 1923 Ford Cou… --- ## [Parting out white Corvette](https://community.cartalk.com/t/parting-out-white-corvette/193883)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/parting-out-white-corvette/193883 "2023-11-21T14:56:25Z")
Oh. Never mind. Already parted out. --- ## [Should I fix it?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-i-fix-it/193825)
**Author:** [@Clueless33](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Clueless33)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 1:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-i-fix-it/193825 "2023-11-21T01:55:00Z")
Hello everyone! My 18 Lexus IS 300 AWD FSPORT with 57,000 miles on it has 3 cosmetic issues. OEM wheels scratched up. One side mirror shell cracked ( barely noticeable) One side skirt is bent. I bought the c… --- ## [Will AI robots eventually fix cars?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/will-ai-robots-eventually-fix-cars/193702)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 11:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/will-ai-robots-eventually-fix-cars/193702 "2023-11-20T23:25:43Z")
There’s a big AI conference happening in the UK now. One quote " the most disruptive force in history" Eventually no workers will be needed. AI will do everything. Just curious if you folks think AI will ever displ… --- ## [For the math experts on this f0rum](https://community.cartalk.com/t/for-the-math-experts-on-this-f0rum/193875)
**Author:** [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2023, 11:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/for-the-math-experts-on-this-f0rum/193875 "2023-11-19T23:21:43Z")
I have a Ford F150 with a 302 engine and need to know what that translates into liters.Thank you in advance. --- ## [Do you name your car's electronic "voice"?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-you-name-your-cars-electronic-voice/193876)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2023, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-you-name-your-cars-electronic-voice/193876 "2023-11-19T17:56:23Z")
One of my friends named their GPS navigator voice “Slow Ride Sally”. A magazine writer says he calls his “Dashboard bitch”! , b/c sometimes she in unhelpful and annoying … lol … Do you folks have a name for your G… --- ## [Let someone sleep on your couch for a night? Didn't tell your insurance? You may not be covered!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/let-someone-sleep-on-your-couch-for-a-night-didnt-tell-your-insurance-you-may-not-be-covered/193865)
**Author:** [@TheWonderful90s](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TheWonderful90s)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2023, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/let-someone-sleep-on-your-couch-for-a-night-didnt-tell-your-insurance-you-may-not-be-covered/193865 "2023-11-19T13:38:15Z")
A man finds out that in the fine print of his insurance policy, he is supposed to inform his insurance company of a 14 year old who is living with him. The 14 year old doesn’t have a license, doesn’t drive, and had nothi… --- ## [Police show off three cars seized from "dangerous" traffic offenders](https://community.cartalk.com/t/police-show-off-three-cars-seized-from-dangerous-traffic-offenders/193820)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2023, 2:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/police-show-off-three-cars-seized-from-dangerous-traffic-offenders/193820 "2023-11-19T02:18:45Z")
--- ## [Last cars with certain features- updated to add text](https://community.cartalk.com/t/last-cars-with-certain-features-updated-to-add-text/193829)
**Author:** [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2023, 8:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/last-cars-with-certain-features-updated-to-add-text/193829 "2023-11-18T08:32:32Z")
Interesting video naming the last cars to come with certain features. Wanna know the last car with vent windows? The last one with chrome bumpers? How about the last one that came with a hand crank starter? Last cars … --- ## [CBS interviews Ed Welburn](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cbs-interviews-ed-welburn/193872)
**Author:** [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2023, 5:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cbs-interviews-ed-welburn/193872 "2023-11-18T05:16:41Z")
Thought you might enjoy this. Ya gotta sit through a long ad first. --- ## [Self Driving Car Company suspended in San Francisco](https://community.cartalk.com/t/self-driving-car-company-suspended-in-san-francisco/193561)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2023, 3:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/self-driving-car-company-suspended-in-san-francisco/193561 "2023-11-18T03:22:12Z")
Very serious accident. https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/cruise-driverless-permits-suspended-dmv-18445296.php --- ## ['So Thieves Nabbed Your Catalytic Converter. Here's Where It Ended Up.'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/so-thieves-nabbed-your-catalytic-converter-heres-where-it-ended-up/193860)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2023, 4:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/so-thieves-nabbed-your-catalytic-converter-heres-where-it-ended-up/193860 "2023-11-17T04:10:04Z")
--- ## [Battery Terminal Disconnected- Car Won't Start](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-terminal-disconnected-car-wont-start/193778)
**Author:** [@inajefflymanner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/inajefflymanner)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2023, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-terminal-disconnected-car-wont-start/193778 "2023-11-15T20:06:59Z")
I used my car to jump start someone else’s car. The jump worked and my car was fully functional prior to the jump. My car was still on when I disconnected the jumper cables(first mistake). When I disconnected the negativ… --- ## [New life for the rotary engine](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-life-for-the-rotary-engine/193844)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2023, 2:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-life-for-the-rotary-engine/193844 "2023-11-15T14:53:10Z")
A company by the name of Liquid Piston has completely re-thought the original Wankel design, and appears to have solved the oil consumption problems of the original rotary engine design. Like a lot of modern, high-tech … --- ## [2006 Kia Rio - Doors don't unlock with key turn, dead fob](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-kia-rio-doors-dont-unlock-with-key-turn-dead-fob/193851)
**Author:** [@willgbn\_184202](https://community.cartalk.com/u/willgbn_184202)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2023, 12:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-kia-rio-doors-dont-unlock-with-key-turn-dead-fob/193851 "2023-11-15T00:29:49Z")
My Kia Rio has been parked for a few months, I don’t need to drive it often. Today I needed to move it. When I put the key in the driver side door, it turned but I didn’t feel “the click”. I tired the handle, door did… [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=39) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=41)