# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=51 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 52 --- ## [Ideas On How My Wife Picked Up a Nail In The Sidewall](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ideas-on-how-my-wife-picked-up-a-nail-in-the-sidewall/190731)
**Author:** [@PintoKid](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PintoKid)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 6:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ideas-on-how-my-wife-picked-up-a-nail-in-the-sidewall/190731 "2023-05-23T06:12:00Z")
I took my wife’s car (2017 Ford Edge) in for an inspection a few weeks ago and it immediately failed because it had a nail in the sidewall. It was on the rear driver’s side about 1/2 inch up the sidewall. It was a small … --- ## [If you're in need of a nap today](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-youre-in-need-of-a-nap-today/190743)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 6:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-youre-in-need-of-a-nap-today/190743 "2023-05-23T06:06:26Z")
--- ## ["Choke" Puzzler (5.2.23) : Circa early 80's Ford fuel injection](https://community.cartalk.com/t/choke-puzzler-5-2-23-circa-early-80s-ford-fuel-injection/190749)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/choke-puzzler-5-2-23-circa-early-80s-ford-fuel-injection/190749 "2023-05-22T23:13:30Z")
Mechanic says they repaired a too-high-idle-rpm by cleaning “choke”. Sure enough, problem solved. However customer gets to thinking, this couldn’t possibly be true, the car is fuel injected, so it has no choke. “Solut… --- ## [Avalon hybrid 12V trunk battery conversion to lithium](https://community.cartalk.com/t/avalon-hybrid-12v-trunk-battery-conversion-to-lithium/190737)
**Author:** [@stuartmmeyer\_185327](https://community.cartalk.com/u/stuartmmeyer_185327)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/avalon-hybrid-12v-trunk-battery-conversion-to-lithium/190737 "2023-05-22T19:37:21Z")
Has anyone converted a 12 volt AGM trunk battery in a hybrid to lithium iron phosphate? If so, does a DC to DC converter need to be added to avoid too high of a voltage difference between the hybrid drive battery and the… --- ## [Barry's Tire Tech: New/Revised Articles](https://community.cartalk.com/t/barrys-tire-tech-new-revised-articles/190730)
**Author:** [@CapriRacer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CapriRacer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 12:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/barrys-tire-tech-new-revised-articles/190730 "2023-05-21T00:11:09Z")
I don’t know if this is a good idea or not, but I thought I’d post in this thread whenever I post a new/revised article. Here’s a link to the main page: Barry’s Tire Tech: Main Page Here are links for May, 2023: Barry… --- ## [Are there gloves in your glove compartment?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/are-there-gloves-in-your-glove-compartment/190712)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/are-there-gloves-in-your-glove-compartment/190712 "2023-05-20T17:14:49Z")
Are there gloves in your glove compartment? --- ## [Claims dog was driving and speeding](https://community.cartalk.com/t/claims-dog-was-driving-and-speeding/190617)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 6:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/claims-dog-was-driving-and-speeding/190617 "2023-05-20T06:46:00Z")
--- ## [Denver's default speed limit reduced from 25 to 20 mph](https://community.cartalk.com/t/denvers-default-speed-limit-reduced-from-25-to-20-mph/190405)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2023, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/denvers-default-speed-limit-reduced-from-25-to-20-mph/190405 "2023-05-19T21:47:28Z")
--- ## [2024 Alfa Romeo Tonale](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2024-alfa-romeo-tonale/190576)
**Author:** [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 12:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2024-alfa-romeo-tonale/190576 "2023-05-18T00:35:25Z")
On the Car Talk main page is a review of the Plug in Crossover slated to come to the US . The review reads more like a sales broucher than a real vehicle test . Alfa sold just over 12000 vehicles in 2022 . That was a 3… --- ## [Fisker seems to have bounced back](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fisker-seems-to-have-bounced-back/190659)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2023, 9:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fisker-seems-to-have-bounced-back/190659 "2023-05-17T21:20:14Z")
Fisker is looking for collaboration with other low-volume EV manufacturers. And, the price of their next model–the oddly-named Pear–seems to be very reasonable. Additionally, with a statement critical of Tesla technolo… --- ## [Cleaning a well-used engine?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-a-well-used-engine/190608)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2023, 12:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-a-well-used-engine/190608 "2023-05-17T00:28:01Z")
50 year old Ford truck’s engine has never been cleaned. Pretty good shape considering. But noticing signs of a valve cover leak & thinking engine compartment needs a sprucing up as part of the job. Built up layers of g… --- ## [Air Bag Recalls](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-bag-recalls/190585)
**Author:** [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-bag-recalls/190585 "2023-05-16T19:50:43Z")
OK , enough is enough . It is time to allow people to disable their Air Bags that are on the recall list . I know that air bags can prevent a large percentage of injuries in a crash . But we should not have to drive … --- ## [Adam Gopnik on car culture](https://community.cartalk.com/t/adam-gopnik-on-car-culture/190597)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2023, 10:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/adam-gopnik-on-car-culture/190597 "2023-05-15T22:26:08Z")
disguised as a review of Daniel Knowles’s “Carmageddon” and Henry Grabar’s “Paved Paradise” or you can listen at Audm Embedded Player --- ## [Definition of "yaw" for cars?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/definition-of-yaw-for-cars/190588)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2023, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/definition-of-yaw-for-cars/190588 "2023-05-15T14:08:50Z")
Yaw for airplanes, I think I know what that means. When flying in crosswind, the plane doesn’t point in the same direction it is moving, yaw is the angular difference. But what does “yaw” mean as applied to automobiles… --- ## [Do You think Engraving the VIN Number on a Catalytic Converter Will Prevent Thefts?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-you-think-engraving-the-vin-number-on-a-catalytic-converter-will-prevent-thefts/189813)
**Author:** [@LoudThunder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LoudThunder)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2023, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-you-think-engraving-the-vin-number-on-a-catalytic-converter-will-prevent-thefts/189813 "2023-05-13T15:16:10Z")
In a few days, a local Police Department (Newport News, VA) near me will be Hosting a VIN Engraving on catalytic converters. I’m not sure how it will work out, because you register, you drive in, and they engrave the VIN… --- ## [Car show for older econoboxes?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-show-for-older-econoboxes/190558)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2023, 5:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-show-for-older-econoboxes/190558 "2023-05-13T05:31:49Z")
One of the car shows in the UK is called something like “Show for the unexceptional”. Folks owning older econoboxes, otherwise unexceptional cars, shine them up & proudly display their cars for all to see. Would this … --- ## [Auto theft increased by 144% in Colorado from 2011 to 2020 — the fastest rise in the nation](https://community.cartalk.com/t/auto-theft-increased-by-144-in-colorado-from-2011-to-2020-the-fastest-rise-in-the-nation/190498)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 11:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/auto-theft-increased-by-144-in-colorado-from-2011-to-2020-the-fastest-rise-in-the-nation/190498 "2023-05-11T23:54:26Z")
--- ## [Hyundai needs to keep trying](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-needs-to-keep-trying/190519)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-needs-to-keep-trying/190519 "2023-05-11T21:47:50Z")
--- ## [Tuning/Upgrades for an Old Sorento?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tuning-upgrades-for-an-old-sorento/190452)
**Author:** [@Ryder252](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ryder252)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tuning-upgrades-for-an-old-sorento/190452 "2023-05-11T19:18:20Z")
Hi! This is my first post on this forum - it’s great to be here! So I own a 2005 Kia Sorento EX with a standard 3.5L V6 engine, and as I’m relatively new to tuning and automotive upgrades, I was wondering if anybody has… --- ## [✅ Most reliable and worst Ford and Chevy MOTORS and TRANSMISSIONS?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/most-reliable-and-worst-ford-and-chevy-motors-and-transmissions/190520)
**Author:** [@magentawave\_185174](https://community.cartalk.com/u/magentawave_185174)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 1:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/most-reliable-and-worst-ford-and-chevy-motors-and-transmissions/190520 "2023-05-11T01:19:02Z")
I need to buy a used box truck with a 12’ box and preferably with single wheels in the back. I will convert this into a motorhome / tiny home. I will be very conscious of keeping it as light as possible while building. M… --- ## [6x6 Toyota Hiload pickup fire truck for EV fires also fits into parkingarages](https://community.cartalk.com/t/6x6-toyota-hiload-pickup-fire-truck-for-ev-fires-also-fits-into-parkingarages/190310)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2023, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/6x6-toyota-hiload-pickup-fire-truck-for-ev-fires-also-fits-into-parkingarages/190310 "2023-05-10T23:51:58Z")
--- ## [Which cars have the most problems?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-cars-have-the-most-problems/190321)
**Author:** [@wentwest](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wentwest)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2023, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-cars-have-the-most-problems/190321 "2023-05-10T16:43:25Z")
IT would be interesting to figure out a way to analyse all the posts to CarTalk in order to see which cars are most or least likely to cause an owner to post here. Obviously, raw numbers aren’t helpful, because some car… --- ## [YouTube bad vehicle advice](https://community.cartalk.com/t/youtube-bad-vehicle-advice/190226)
**Author:** [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2023, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/youtube-bad-vehicle-advice/190226 "2023-05-10T13:37:35Z")
I have been looking at a Forum that seems to quote someone called ’ The Car Nut ’ . I have not looked at his videos but it seems that he really is off base on many things . Even his checking oil level sounds wrong . I… --- ## [Figuring Out Car Emissions Level](https://community.cartalk.com/t/figuring-out-car-emissions-level/190456)
**Author:** [@matthewdmorris\_178154](https://community.cartalk.com/u/matthewdmorris_178154)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 11:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/figuring-out-car-emissions-level/190456 "2023-05-08T23:31:07Z")
Hello Everyone, I am a resident of Georgia who will soon be moving back to Tennessee. I have an older car that still runs great but always spits out System Too Lean and other emissions related codes. Years ago, I swap… --- ## [No comment!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-comment/190326)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-comment/190326 "2023-05-08T22:21:53Z")
A friend emailed this to me today. No, it wasn’t his car. --- ## [Subaru Ascent vs Honda Pilot](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-ascent-vs-honda-pilot/190400)
**Author:** [@jjoe123](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jjoe123)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 5:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-ascent-vs-honda-pilot/190400 "2023-05-08T05:25:53Z")
Hi, I’m looking into purchasing a 3 rows car for my family. The 2 options I mostly am looking into are the 2023 Subaru Ascent (Limited?) and the Honda Pilot (EX-L or Touring) From your experience, is there any reason t… --- ## [Diet manual transmissions](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diet-manual-transmissions/190152)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2023, 6:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diet-manual-transmissions/190152 "2023-05-07T06:22:15Z")
'In the book \["R.E.D. Marketing."\], he \[Greg Creed, a former Taco Bell C.E.O.\] endorses a popular theory - that, as American drivers switched to automatic transmissions, the nation collectively gained weight because it b… --- ## [Scrapped EVs Raising insurance rates?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/scrapped-evs-raising-insurance-rates/190364)
**Author:** [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2023, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/scrapped-evs-raising-insurance-rates/190364 "2023-05-06T22:56:49Z")
A question to the EV owners on this board… is your EV more expensive to insure than your ICE? This article seems to say it is. Save money on oil changes and fuel just to send it to your insurance company? --- ## [I don't want my car to lock me out if I leave key in the car and shut the door](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-dont-want-my-car-to-lock-me-out-if-i-leave-key-in-the-car-and-shut-the-door/189909)
**Author:** [@grunes\_183031](https://community.cartalk.com/u/grunes_183031)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2023, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-dont-want-my-car-to-lock-me-out-if-i-leave-key-in-the-car-and-shut-the-door/189909 "2023-05-06T17:41:47Z")
On my 2013 Toyota Venza, if I leave my (transponder) key in the car, and shut the door, or liftback, after a minute or few, it locks me out. That’s a deliberate “feature”, that is documented in the user manual. (BTW, so… --- ## [A bit of help for Kia & Hyundai owners](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-bit-of-help-for-kia-hyundai-owners/190334)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2023, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-bit-of-help-for-kia-hyundai-owners/190334 "2023-05-06T16:04:56Z")
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