# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=55 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 56 --- ## [Does Toyota use aftermarket parts on cars not belonging to them?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/does-toyota-use-aftermarket-parts-on-cars-not-belonging-to-them/189749)
**Author:** [@Clueless33](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Clueless33)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/does-toyota-use-aftermarket-parts-on-cars-not-belonging-to-them/189749 "2023-03-25T13:48:03Z")
Hello guys. I’m wondering if anyone of you have experience with this particular situation. So, my 2018 Lexus IS AWD FSPORT needs back brake pads and rotors. Toyota is closest to me, whereas Lexus is an hour and so … --- ## [Even though Opels are not marketed in The US](https://community.cartalk.com/t/even-though-opels-are-not-marketed-in-the-us/189711)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 4:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/even-though-opels-are-not-marketed-in-the-us/189711 "2023-03-25T04:00:41Z")
… I think we can expect the upcoming Opel EVs to be sold here with Dodge or Jeep badges. --- ## [Buying an Extended Warranty policy](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buying-an-extended-warranty-policy/189691)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 10:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buying-an-extended-warranty-policy/189691 "2023-03-24T22:07:56Z")
While this article deals with extended warranties on home appliances, it may offer some insight into the pitfalls of extended, aftermarket auto warranties. After this couple made the mistake of buying an extended home ap… --- ## [Good luck getting insurance coverage for your Hyundai or Kia](https://community.cartalk.com/t/good-luck-getting-insurance-coverage-for-your-hyundai-or-kia/188724)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/good-luck-getting-insurance-coverage-for-your-hyundai-or-kia/188724 "2023-03-24T18:29:47Z")
… if you live in the St. Louis area: --- ## [Going out in a blaze of glory](https://community.cartalk.com/t/going-out-in-a-blaze-of-glory/189690)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/going-out-in-a-blaze-of-glory/189690 "2023-03-24T12:00:40Z")
As the IC-powered Dodge Challenger enters its last year of production (along with the Charger and the Chrysler 300), Stellantis is offering a special Last Call version–with mind-boggling power. --- ## [At what mileage do you give up on your car?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/at-what-mileage-do-you-give-up-on-your-car/189551)
**Author:** [@Clueless33](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Clueless33)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 1:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/at-what-mileage-do-you-give-up-on-your-car/189551 "2023-03-24T01:53:08Z")
Good evening everyone. I’m just lying in bed wondering what the CarTalk community thinks is the best mileage to trade or sell a car for a newer one, and/or whether it’s best to drive a car to the ground. Currently, my … --- ## [Not a good year for Hyundai & Kia](https://community.cartalk.com/t/not-a-good-year-for-hyundai-kia/189730)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/not-a-good-year-for-hyundai-kia/189730 "2023-03-23T21:58:45Z")
This time, it’s the Hyundai Santa Fe & Santa Cruz and the Kia Carnival that are being recalled, due to fire risk: --- ## [If dangerous driving behaviors took place in the sky](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-dangerous-driving-behaviors-took-place-in-the-sky/185505)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2023, 10:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-dangerous-driving-behaviors-took-place-in-the-sky/185505 "2023-03-20T22:19:28Z")
--- ## [The new Rolls Royce](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-rolls-royce/189658)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2023, 1:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-rolls-royce/189658 "2023-03-20T13:30:29Z")
… Nuclear Reactor? :thinking: Yes, I know that it’s not the luxury car company… --- ## [Intolerable wind entering car when front windows are down](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intolerable-wind-entering-car-when-front-windows-are-down/189589)
**Author:** [@Clueless33](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Clueless33)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2023, 10:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intolerable-wind-entering-car-when-front-windows-are-down/189589 "2023-03-19T22:55:24Z")
The Lexus IS is one amazing car except it has a major design flaw that allows tornado-like winds to enter the car upon scrolling the front windows down. The wind is so strong and powerful, despite traveling at low spe… --- ## [2022-2023 Hyundai Tucson - TO purchase, Or NOT to purchase?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2022-2023-hyundai-tucson-to-purchase-or-not-to-purchase/189591)
**Author:** [@frontlinecorp\_184478](https://community.cartalk.com/u/frontlinecorp_184478)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2023, 4:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2022-2023-hyundai-tucson-to-purchase-or-not-to-purchase/189591 "2023-03-19T04:45:37Z")
Hi All, I have a Hyundai question I hope you can help me with? I am interested in the 2022-2023 Hyundai Tucson Limited AWD. These are my questions: 1.) What is your overall impression with the Tucson as compared to o… --- ## [Should Mavis have replaced my tyre for free?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-mavis-have-replaced-my-tyre-for-free/183771)
**Author:** [@Clueless33](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Clueless33)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-mavis-have-replaced-my-tyre-for-free/183771 "2023-03-18T21:37:53Z")
Hello everyone! I’m seeking your opinion on a matter. So I bought 4 brand new continental tyres from mavis for my Lexus IS FSPORT on Monday. Then on Friday, I drove the car for the first time since the tyres were i… --- ## [Hard times ahead for Nissan?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hard-times-ahead-for-nissan/189621)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2023, 12:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hard-times-ahead-for-nissan/189621 "2023-03-18T00:38:18Z")
S&P foresees another tough year ahead for Nissan, and as a result Nissan’s credit rating has been cut to “junk” status: --- ## [Mini semi truck build](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mini-semi-truck-build/189595)
**Author:** [@donald.d.schmall\_184480](https://community.cartalk.com/u/donald.d.schmall_184480)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 10:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mini-semi-truck-build/189595 "2023-03-17T22:04:12Z")
I have a 1955 international R-162. I’m planning on removing the box and adding a sleeper to the cab. It’s going to get the works; chrome, stacks, drop visors… ect. I recently dragged home an old pace arrow motor home. I… --- ## [What car brands/makes are the worst to repair?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-car-brands-makes-are-the-worst-to-repair/79412)
**Author:** [@cwatkin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cwatkin)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-car-brands-makes-are-the-worst-to-repair/79412 "2013-05-20T17:30:34Z")
I was curious as to what peoples' opinions are of the easiest and worst vehicles to repair. I tend to be biased against Chrysler/MOPAR products in general as for ease of repair. Parts that should be easy to replace are… --- ## [Irony on the road](https://community.cartalk.com/t/irony-on-the-road/189623)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 5:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/irony-on-the-road/189623 "2023-03-17T05:52:38Z")
Or, more accurately, off the road… --- ## [“Woo” noise when decelerating](https://community.cartalk.com/t/woo-noise-when-decelerating/189588)
**Author:** [@tomloy247\_184475](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tomloy247_184475)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2023, 11:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/woo-noise-when-decelerating/189588 "2023-03-16T23:57:50Z")
Slowing down and when I hit around 25 mph I start hearing a “woo woo woo woo” noise until it stops around 10 mph. Almost like the three stooges noise. 2022 Kia Sorento I have it on video if I can share that somehow. --- ## [The Intro Story, "Vacuum-Powered Wipers Needed Upgrading as Well."](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-intro-story-vacuum-powered-wipers-needed-upgrading-as-well/189559)
**Author:** [@LoudThunder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LoudThunder)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2023, 12:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-intro-story-vacuum-powered-wipers-needed-upgrading-as-well/189559 "2023-03-16T00:03:36Z")
What a Wonderful Trip down Memory Lane… “Vacuum-Powered Wipers Needed Upgrading as Well.” The Intro Story on the Main Web Page on CarTalk… The by-line is labeled Ray Magliozzi, but I have to wonder if Ray really wrote… --- ## [A review of the Lucid EV sedan](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-review-of-the-lucid-ev-sedan/189605)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2023, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-review-of-the-lucid-ev-sedan/189605 "2023-03-15T16:09:56Z")
CR had mostly favorable comments about the very expensive Lucid Air EV, and now Jalopnik is mostly happy with the now-cheaper Touring version. However, this “cheaper” version is still quite pricey. --- ## [Lamborghini begins to reveal the details](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lamborghini-begins-to-reveal-the-details/189579)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2023, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lamborghini-begins-to-reveal-the-details/189579 "2023-03-15T14:16:29Z")
… of their upcoming replacement for the Aventador. The new car makes use of a lot of carbon fiber for its chassis, and it is also a hybrid. --- ## [Put my girlfriend's license plates on the wrong Nissan](https://community.cartalk.com/t/put-my-girlfriends-license-plates-on-the-wrong-nissan/189546)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2023, 5:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/put-my-girlfriends-license-plates-on-the-wrong-nissan/189546 "2023-03-15T05:28:53Z")
At the shopping center DMV, I parked her white Nissan next to a big new red Ford pickup. She obtained her plates and went shopping as I went out to the parking lot, removed the old plates and attached the new. Being a … --- ## [I prefer the old way](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-prefer-the-old-way/189542)
**Author:** [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2023, 12:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-prefer-the-old-way/189542 "2023-03-15T00:03:25Z")
Same person, years apart :rofl: - --- ## [A brief history of push-button transmission controls](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-brief-history-of-push-button-transmission-controls/189565)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2023, 7:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-brief-history-of-push-button-transmission-controls/189565 "2023-03-14T19:45:50Z")
As the article notes, they have returned, on the Lincoln Navigator. --- ## [Clever Dodge Hornet TV Commercial](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clever-dodge-hornet-tv-commercial/189544)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2023, 4:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clever-dodge-hornet-tv-commercial/189544 "2023-03-14T04:19:12Z")
Saw if for the first time within the past couple of days. Starts off like a science fiction story, Person 1: “look out, the hornets are invading!”, Person 2: “those aren’t ordinary hornets, those are engineered ho… --- ## [2008 Saab 9-3 - Need a mechanic](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-saab-9-3-need-a-mechanic/189550)
**Author:** [@georgek](https://community.cartalk.com/u/georgek)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-saab-9-3-need-a-mechanic/189550 "2023-03-13T19:55:55Z")
Need a new mechanic in the Elizabeth Nj area. --- ## [When Hydra-Matic was new](https://community.cartalk.com/t/when-hydra-matic-was-new/189493)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/when-hydra-matic-was-new/189493 "2023-03-13T18:42:37Z")
--- ## [Christmas greetings to all!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/christmas-greetings-to-all/188137)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/christmas-greetings-to-all/188137 "2023-03-13T17:53:00Z")
--- ## [I guess it's fortunate](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-guess-its-fortunate/188900)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-guess-its-fortunate/188900 "2023-03-12T18:10:28Z")
… that his one week old Tesla has “full self driving” technology. :smirk: I know that this marque has problems with “fit and finish”, but this is a bit extreme. --- ## [Install new Costco battery in 2021 RX350 and move 2021's battery to 2016 RX350 we plan to sell?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/install-new-costco-battery-in-2021-rx350-and-move-2021s-battery-to-2016-rx350-we-plan-to-sell/189500)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 12:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/install-new-costco-battery-in-2021-rx350-and-move-2021s-battery-to-2016-rx350-we-plan-to-sell/189500 "2023-03-12T12:59:46Z")
Wife say her 2021 RX350 battery better than Costco battery (manufactured 3-23) I just installed in the 2016 RX350 we plan to sell. Recommendations? Thank you. --- ## [Throwback Friday](https://community.cartalk.com/t/throwback-friday/189529)
**Author:** [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 10:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/throwback-friday/189529 "2023-03-12T10:08:33Z")
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