# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=455 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 456 --- ## [Celebrity Sightings](https://community.cartalk.com/t/celebrity-sightings/42085)
**Author:** [@wreagan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wreagan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2010, 8:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/celebrity-sightings/42085 "2010-01-08T20:37:41Z")
I was wondering if the picture of you guy on the Seattle Times website (http://sea.../html/home) was accurate. I have spent the last 2 years thinking it was a cheesy picture of Judd Hirsch and Danny Devito from the TV Sh… --- ## [Rava 4](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rava-4/42054)
**Author:** [@tamilln](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tamilln)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2010, 7:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rava-4/42054 "2010-01-08T19:45:48Z")
pushed the 4x4 in put will not stay on if the light goes out does that mean i have no 4x4 --- ## [Prius Batteries](https://community.cartalk.com/t/prius-batteries/41983)
**Author:** [@lfriendly](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lfriendly)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2010, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/prius-batteries/41983 "2010-01-08T17:28:46Z")
I am considering buying a hybrid Prius for the 7 months we spend in Florida, but for 5 months of the summer the car would not be driven. Would this pose a problem for the battery life? --- ## [Scotchguard / vehicle protection package for new car?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/scotchguard-vehicle-protection-package-for-new-car/42038)
**Author:** [@delawaremom04](https://community.cartalk.com/u/delawaremom04)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2010, 12:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/scotchguard-vehicle-protection-package-for-new-car/42038 "2010-01-08T00:24:29Z")
What is the advisability of buying the scotchguard fabric protection and/or carpet protection and/or paint protection of a vehicle protection package on my new Subaru Outback? --- ## [Customer rights buying with no warranty](https://community.cartalk.com/t/customer-rights-buying-with-no-warranty/41947)
**Author:** [@cindybigbluesky](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cindybigbluesky)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2010, 12:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/customer-rights-buying-with-no-warranty/41947 "2010-01-08T00:09:55Z")
I'm considering buying a 01 Honda CRV,135K. It is at a Lincoln Mercury dealer-no warranty. {Already driving one} Engine oil looks too clean but small carbon stain on the dip-stick. 'Sounds' & looks new. I would repl… --- ## [Close encounter with a moose](https://community.cartalk.com/t/close-encounter-with-a-moose/41968)
**Author:** [@BruceW](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BruceW)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/close-encounter-with-a-moose/41968 "2010-01-07T16:45:52Z")
Three weeks ago I was driving north on Rt. 91 at 73 mph (cruise control) at night with my bright lights on, when I saw something in the road. A few seconds later I realized it was a moose, standing directly in my lane. … --- ## [Mud flaps](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mud-flaps/41985)
**Author:** [@jonesbg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jonesbg)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2010, 3:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mud-flaps/41985 "2010-01-07T03:12:12Z")
I can't find mud flaps designed specifically for my 2010 Prius--not from McNeil, not from Toyota!! Any suggestions? --- ## [Middle Age Crisis Way Past Middle Age](https://community.cartalk.com/t/middle-age-crisis-way-past-middle-age/41948)
**Author:** [@stevenwolfgram](https://community.cartalk.com/u/stevenwolfgram)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2010, 1:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/middle-age-crisis-way-past-middle-age/41948 "2010-01-07T01:52:56Z")
I feel the need for a convertible. The basic requirement is a top that goes down and a truck that can hold a couple of sets of golf clubs and two carts. Seems like a bridge too far in today's world. Thought a 1993 All… --- ## [Identifly 4x4 if model ,honda LX CRV](https://community.cartalk.com/t/identifly-4x4-if-model-honda-lx-crv/41924)
**Author:** [@cindybigbluesky](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cindybigbluesky)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2010, 11:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/identifly-4x4-if-model-honda-lx-crv/41924 "2010-01-06T23:15:20Z")
Hi ,I have learned that on a Honda CRV 2001 the LX model 4x4 did not come as standard as on the EX & SE. How can I tell if a LX model has 4x4 ? Can a carfax lie ? --- ## [Is shifting to NEUTRAL saving fuel/pollution? 2008 Expedition](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-shifting-to-neutral-saving-fuel-pollution-2008-expedition/41925)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-shifting-to-neutral-saving-fuel-pollution-2008-expedition/41925 "2010-01-06T19:35:52Z")
When going down a gentle hill, I shift into neutral. Otherwise, with no gas, the vehicle is slowed by compression. If if slows to a certain speed, the automatic transmission even shifts into a lower gear, rather than… --- ## [Electric cars](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-cars/30672)
**Author:** [@naumoff](https://community.cartalk.com/u/naumoff)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2010, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-cars/30672 "2010-01-06T15:12:01Z")
(Is it not true that some years ago, GM, Honda, Toyota, created and sent out to the public, plug in electric cars that worked well(Tom Hanks, in a recent letter to the New Yorker magazine, says he still has one that has … --- ## [Photo tickets and what constitutes a stop](https://community.cartalk.com/t/photo-tickets-and-what-constitutes-a-stop/41874)
**Author:** [@pverwiel](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pverwiel)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2010, 8:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/photo-tickets-and-what-constitutes-a-stop/41874 "2010-01-06T08:03:47Z")
Approaching a red light intersection with a %#$@ 'photo enforced' set, my son - driving my p/u - downshifted into second, then into first and then rounded the corner. What argument can I make to the judge to prove that a… --- ## [Buying a used Mazda 3s hatchback: lower mileage vs more recent model year](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buying-a-used-mazda-3s-hatchback-lower-mileage-vs-more-recent-model-year/41911)
**Author:** [@nate.eich](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nate.eich)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2010, 2:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buying-a-used-mazda-3s-hatchback-lower-mileage-vs-more-recent-model-year/41911 "2010-01-06T02:01:46Z")
I'm shopping around for a used Mazda 3s Hatchback and I've found some promising prospects. As it is right now, I've found a 2008 with 88k miles for $11,000, a 2005 with 78k miles for $10,000, and a 2004 with 55k miles f… --- ## [What off-road vehicle to get for 16 yrs old?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-off-road-vehicle-to-get-for-16-yrs-old/41483)
**Author:** [@Toughchoice](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Toughchoice)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2010, 11:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-off-road-vehicle-to-get-for-16-yrs-old/41483 "2010-01-05T23:50:05Z")
Our daughter needs a car that can safely go over a mile or so of rough dirt road downhill with pretty major ruts, including crossing a stream - then 9 miles of road to school. I use a Landcruiser which is perfect but wan… --- ## [Operating Hours!?!?!?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/operating-hours/41926)
**Author:** [@kpilot](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kpilot)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2010, 11:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/operating-hours/41926 "2010-01-05T23:38:46Z")
Does anybody know the airing hours for the show. Also would you happen to know the frequencies for the Maine stations? --- ## [Selling a California car to someone out of state](https://community.cartalk.com/t/selling-a-california-car-to-someone-out-of-state/39727)
**Author:** [@clueless1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/clueless1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2010, 9:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/selling-a-california-car-to-someone-out-of-state/39727 "2010-01-05T09:10:45Z")
I want to sell my Honda Civic Hybrid 2007, regsitered in CA to my sister in New Jersey. I vaguely remember hearing that cars sold in CA meet certain emissions requirements that make them more expensive, and due to that, … --- ## [Looking Fprward](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-fprward/41883)
**Author:** [@Larry.Bernstein](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Larry.Bernstein)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2010, 3:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-fprward/41883 "2010-01-05T03:01:31Z")
I want to buy the Opel Insignia in the US. Should I want to? If so, when will it be available by Buick --- ## [Winter Driving](https://community.cartalk.com/t/winter-driving/41821)
**Author:** [@mollymolly](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mollymolly)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2010, 2:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/winter-driving/41821 "2010-01-05T02:59:44Z")
I have a Toyota Tacoma four wheel drive pick up truck. How much weight should I put in the bed? I have about 200 pounds in the bed now. Is that too much? Thanks --- ## [Transporting Bed Frame](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transporting-bed-frame/40981)
**Author:** [@TNDRIVER](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TNDRIVER)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2010, 12:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transporting-bed-frame/40981 "2010-01-05T00:54:20Z")
I have a bed frame (60" x 54") that won't fit into my car. I have to transport it on the roof of my Buick Century. We are driving 12 hours with this thing on the car! What is the best way to secure it? --- ## [Altima Coupe](https://community.cartalk.com/t/altima-coupe/41866)
**Author:** [@havegun3](https://community.cartalk.com/u/havegun3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/altima-coupe/41866 "2010-01-04T20:54:40Z")
I have a 2008, Altima Coupe in Red with the CVT Automatic Transmission and with the exception of the practically non existent trunk, is one great car !! I got mine with the leather interior, heated seats, GPX, XM Radio, … --- ## [Altima Coupe](https://community.cartalk.com/t/altima-coupe/41865)
**Author:** [@havegun3](https://community.cartalk.com/u/havegun3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2010, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/altima-coupe/41865 "2010-01-04T20:53:19Z")
I have a 2008, Altima Coupe in Red with the CVT Automatic Transmission and with the exception of the practically non existent trunk, is one great car !! I got mine with the leather interior, heated seats, GPX, XM Radio, … --- ## [Altima Coupe](https://community.cartalk.com/t/altima-coupe/41864)
**Author:** [@havegun3](https://community.cartalk.com/u/havegun3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2010, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/altima-coupe/41864 "2010-01-04T20:52:49Z")
I have a 2008, Altima Coupe in Red with the CVT Automatic Transmission and with the exception of the practically non existent trunk, is one great car !! I got mine with the leather interior, heated seats, GPX, XM Radio, … --- ## [Altima Coupe](https://community.cartalk.com/t/altima-coupe/41863)
**Author:** [@havegun3](https://community.cartalk.com/u/havegun3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2010, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/altima-coupe/41863 "2010-01-04T20:51:58Z")
I have a 2008, Altima Coupe in Red with the CVT Automatic Transmission and with the exception of the practically non existent trunk, is one great car !! I got mine with the leather interior, heated seats, GPX, XM Radio, … --- ## [Altima Coupe](https://community.cartalk.com/t/altima-coupe/41862)
**Author:** [@havegun3](https://community.cartalk.com/u/havegun3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2010, 8:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/altima-coupe/41862 "2010-01-04T20:50:10Z")
I have a 2008, Altima Coupe in Red with the CVT Automatic Transmission and with the exception of the practically non existent trunk, is one great car !! I got mine with the leather interior, heated seats, GPX, XM Radio, … --- ## [Pontiac torrent engine light](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pontiac-torrent-engine-light/41838)
**Author:** [@urleader](https://community.cartalk.com/u/urleader)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2010, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pontiac-torrent-engine-light/41838 "2010-01-04T16:59:35Z")
someone talked about the code p0171, for the torrent, and they said that fuel system for bank 1 was to lean.it indicated fuel pressure, or mass airflow sencor,oxygen sencor,ingnition misfire,or fuel injection problem.tha… --- ## [Can not remember car make and model, please help](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-not-remember-car-make-and-model-please-help/41773)
**Author:** [@darielle1964](https://community.cartalk.com/u/darielle1964)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2010, 3:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-not-remember-car-make-and-model-please-help/41773 "2010-01-04T03:05:58Z")
I dated a guy who had an older car whose front bench seat folded down and made a big bed with the back seat, does anyone know of any models like that? --- ## [Car for my son](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-for-my-son/38840)
**Author:** [@garpie](https://community.cartalk.com/u/garpie)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2010, 2:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-for-my-son/38840 "2010-01-04T02:34:05Z")
MY 19 y/o son in college in Fl. wants a car and if hr makes the deans list my wife and I MAY get him one. He may actually make the deans list and he wants a Jeep wrangler. 1. How unsafe are these cars? 2. What other… --- ## [Colorado Bound- Car suggestions](https://community.cartalk.com/t/colorado-bound-car-suggestions/41522)
**Author:** [@LAngel](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LAngel)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2010, 2:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/colorado-bound-car-suggestions/41522 "2010-01-04T02:18:23Z")
Hi all, My husband and I are relocating from MI to CO- Denver area, foothills i.e. Boulder, Morrison, etc. (not yet decided). I will be traveling often for work, so I'll need a good vehicle for various road conditions.… --- ## [Prius](https://community.cartalk.com/t/prius/41772)
**Author:** [@jzahler](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jzahler)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2010, 12:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/prius/41772 "2010-01-04T00:08:42Z")
We own a 2007, Prius with 43,000 miles. We love it, but have been thinking of trading for a 2010 Prius II. Friends have been saying we haven't gotten the full value of the Prius. Should sell at 60K or more. What do you… --- ## [Hybird SUV](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hybird-suv/41713)
**Author:** [@gecace](https://community.cartalk.com/u/gecace)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2010, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hybird-suv/41713 "2010-01-03T17:59:19Z")
I recently move to Boston Ma , and now with the winter and all the snow I'm looking to buy a hybird SUV that help me driving in this conditions. which option is the best ??? thank you German [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=454) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=456)