# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=80 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 81 --- ## [From Quora. Tesla unplugged for 4 months. O charge](https://community.cartalk.com/t/from-quora-tesla-unplugged-for-4-months-o-charge/182964)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2022, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/from-quora-tesla-unplugged-for-4-months-o-charge/182964 "2022-03-13T15:37:35Z")
--- ## [Leasing advice confusion](https://community.cartalk.com/t/leasing-advice-confusion/182866)
**Author:** [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2022, 1:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/leasing-advice-confusion/182866 "2022-03-13T01:23:47Z")
Well isn’t this confusing! Leasing a Car Is the Smarter Financial Move Right Now - Car Talk Whatever You Do, Don’t Lease a Car Right Now (lifehacker.com) --- ## [Parts needed for a service](https://community.cartalk.com/t/parts-needed-for-a-service/182886)
**Author:** [@riaanshweta\_175004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/riaanshweta_175004)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 6:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/parts-needed-for-a-service/182886 "2022-03-11T06:42:43Z")
Hi, How do I find out what parts are needed for a service? For eg. for starter replacement on Honda Crv, I just need a starter assembly. However I would need starter assembly, intake manifold and coolant too for Grand … --- ## [Car Show Judging](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-show-judging/182912)
**Author:** [@joseph.hayes2\_179900](https://community.cartalk.com/u/joseph.hayes2_179900)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 2:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-show-judging/182912 "2022-03-11T02:18:08Z")
Hello! I am new on here and just looking for some help if you got any. I help run a car show and we are looking to involve some new judges that can judge anywhere from antique to modern and customs as well. The categorie… --- ## [Drop collision insurance?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/drop-collision-insurance/182880)
**Author:** [@Pesky](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Pesky)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/drop-collision-insurance/182880 "2022-03-10T14:34:03Z")
I’m trying to figure out if I should drop my collision insurance. My car is a 2012 Toyota in good condition with 33,500 miles on it. The Blue Book says car’s value is about $10-11,000. Some websites say that a person m… --- ## [1948 Hudson Club Coupé?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1948-hudson-club-coupe/182832)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 5:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1948-hudson-club-coupe/182832 "2022-03-10T05:41:47Z")
In a separate fiction, Joe Frank’s Green Cadillac, a character buys a ‘1948 Hudson Club Coupé’ . Wikipedia says there was a Hudson Hornet Club Coupé 1951-4. Could it have been another car? Another character falls in l… --- ## [Modifying the gear ratios in a manual 5 speed transmission](https://community.cartalk.com/t/modifying-the-gear-ratios-in-a-manual-5-speed-transmission/182845)
**Author:** [@TheWonderful90s](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TheWonderful90s)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 4:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/modifying-the-gear-ratios-in-a-manual-5-speed-transmission/182845 "2022-03-10T04:49:58Z")
Has anyone heard of modifying a manual transmission with custom gears to change the gear ratios? For instance, instead of 1 2 3 4(Direct) 5(OD) it would go 1 2 3(direct) 4(OD1) 5(OD2). Instead of left up to down to middl… --- ## [A reprieve for the internal combustion engine?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-reprieve-for-the-internal-combustion-engine/182727)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2022, 7:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-reprieve-for-the-internal-combustion-engine/182727 "2022-03-09T07:06:49Z")
However, this development hinges upon wide-spread availability of hydrogen fuel. --- ## [Car exhaust deattached](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-exhaust-deattached/182824)
**Author:** [@raudys.vilius\_179840](https://community.cartalk.com/u/raudys.vilius_179840)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2022, 7:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-exhaust-deattached/182824 "2022-03-07T07:10:17Z")
Hello, this is about opel astra 2004 car. So I was riding on a bumpy road and hit a big bump, and I figured out that the exhaust got deattached in one place. Somebody knows how bad this is? Does it only need some wel… --- ## [Looking for a hybrid that has cruise control that starts at 1 MPH](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-a-hybrid-that-has-cruise-control-that-starts-at-1-mph/182814)
**Author:** [@alisonzbroadbent\_179832](https://community.cartalk.com/u/alisonzbroadbent_179832)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2022, 6:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-a-hybrid-that-has-cruise-control-that-starts-at-1-mph/182814 "2022-03-07T06:45:05Z")
Because I need to keep pressure to a minimum on my right leg, we’re looking for a hybrid SUV that cruise control can engage as soon as you put your foot on the gas.That’s what our current Subaru Legacy has. Unfortunately… --- ## [Replacement (concrete) driveway with tough turf?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replacement-concrete-driveway-with-tough-turf/182735)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2022, 4:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replacement-concrete-driveway-with-tough-turf/182735 "2022-03-07T04:52:09Z")
As a registered tree-hugger and Greenie, I would love to replace our 20-foot wide driveway with grass. Has any flat-earther triedis? Thank you. --- ## [Does SPORT MODE add.itional fuel to thengine? Or only change shifting points?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/does-sport-mode-add-itional-fuel-to-thengine-or-only-change-shifting-points/182807)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2022, 4:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/does-sport-mode-add-itional-fuel-to-thengine-or-only-change-shifting-points/182807 "2022-03-07T04:39:50Z")
Was transporting blood and platelets emergently to a city hospital for a young teen in postpartum hemorrhage. Trying to enter and exit red intersections as quickly as possible to get out of cross-traffic’s way, I placed… --- ## [Dog home 24 days after van stolen](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dog-home-24-days-after-van-stolen/182816)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2022, 4:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dog-home-24-days-after-van-stolen/182816 "2022-03-06T04:39:10Z")
--- ## [Half a Million Dollar Motion Sickness Incident](https://community.cartalk.com/t/half-a-million-dollar-motion-sickness-incident/182799)
**Author:** [@Managing-Editor-Julie](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Managing-Editor-Julie)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/half-a-million-dollar-motion-sickness-incident/182799 "2022-03-05T21:21:31Z")
Our new Editor-in-Chief tells us a great tale about almost losing her lunch in a Rolls Royce Dawn… --- ## ['02 Mazda Tribute Cranks but no start, no fuel pressure or fuel pump will operate](https://community.cartalk.com/t/02-mazda-tribute-cranks-but-no-start-no-fuel-pressure-or-fuel-pump-will-operate/182593)
**Author:** [@benloveland45\_179429](https://community.cartalk.com/u/benloveland45_179429)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2022, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/02-mazda-tribute-cranks-but-no-start-no-fuel-pressure-or-fuel-pump-will-operate/182593 "2022-03-05T17:31:48Z")
Was idling to warm it up and after 5 min it stalled…this was 8 days ago and I’ve been at it everyday going through every possible scenario. I can start it ONLY by using starter fluid and it dies immediately after that ha… --- ## [Ford announces a major restructuring plan](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-announces-a-major-restructuring-plan/182784)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2022, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-announces-a-major-restructuring-plan/182784 "2022-03-05T13:49:57Z")
--- ## [Pay Raise/Rate Reduction](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pay-raise-rate-reduction/182620)
**Author:** [@ericjthomas1011\_179664](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ericjthomas1011_179664)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2022, 12:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pay-raise-rate-reduction/182620 "2022-03-05T00:11:03Z")
I’ve recently gotten into the career via courses at my local community college and working my way into competency at a local shop. Recently we have all been given raises as many of us have been talking to the boss about … --- ## [How do I check the miles on my car?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-do-i-check-the-miles-on-my-car/182032)
**Author:** [@shiancrum00\_179174](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shiancrum00_179174)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2022, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-do-i-check-the-miles-on-my-car/182032 "2022-03-04T19:52:42Z")
I want to buy my sisters car. It always has a door ajar message and a low fuel message. They’re both wrong and I plan on getting them fixed eventually. Because of those messages it won’t let me see the miles on it. Is th… --- ## [What Off Road Wheels Perfect for my Jeep Wrangler](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-off-road-wheels-perfect-for-my-jeep-wrangler/182687)
**Author:** [@dustinjack28\_179722](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dustinjack28_179722)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2022, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-off-road-wheels-perfect-for-my-jeep-wrangler/182687 "2022-03-02T16:20:00Z")
Hi, This is Dustin Jack from Dallas, I have a jeep wrangler 2011 in black color. Now I am going to fully customize my jeep. I have a plan to give my jeep to my son who is recently graduated from the Oxford University. T… --- ## [No honor among thieves?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-honor-among-thieves/182739)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2022, 5:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-honor-among-thieves/182739 "2022-03-02T17:36:12Z")
A former employee of an AAMCO franchise has been charged with stealing $90k from that shop. So, first AAMCO overcharged their customers, and then this guy took his very large “cut”? :smirk: --- ## [Unsafe drivers up during pandemic: AAA study](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unsafe-drivers-up-during-pandemic-aaa-study/182733)
**Author:** [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2022, 12:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unsafe-drivers-up-during-pandemic-aaa-study/182733 "2022-03-02T00:54:16Z")
AAA study: Unsafe drivers made up larger share of motorists during covid - The Washington Post As many hunkered down, the proportion of unsafe drivers on the roads was up. --- ## [Car. Fires](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-fires/182581)
**Author:** [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2022, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-fires/182581 "2022-03-01T22:03:46Z")
The title is a bit misleading A RO-RO ship from Emden Germany to a Rhode Island terminal is on fire. The ship carries a lot of Porsches and VWs, and was abandoned by the crew a couple days ago. It will be towed to port … --- ## [Better Deal On My Car Note](https://community.cartalk.com/t/better-deal-on-my-car-note/182668)
**Author:** [@henriquezlovita\_179713](https://community.cartalk.com/u/henriquezlovita_179713)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2022, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/better-deal-on-my-car-note/182668 "2022-03-01T12:24:49Z")
Great morning everyone, Happy Thursday! I hope this message finds everyone well! I would like to know HOW I can get a much BETTER deal on my financed car. I would love for any Acura Sales Rep in the NJ area to tell me t… --- ## [No spare tire?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-spare-tire/182734)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2022, 10:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-spare-tire/182734 "2022-02-28T22:31:37Z")
--- ## [Getting the right tuner for my car](https://community.cartalk.com/t/getting-the-right-tuner-for-my-car/182689)
**Author:** [@BOGUSBOYANDY](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BOGUSBOYANDY)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2022, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/getting-the-right-tuner-for-my-car/182689 "2022-02-28T15:49:03Z")
So I want to tune my car and I know different brands work better for certain cars, so I wanted some advice on what brand for a tuner I should get. I know I’ll mess up my car if a get some stupid cheap tuner. It’s a 2004 … --- ## [What is the best gear for drifting?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-is-the-best-gear-for-drifting/182729)
**Author:** [@mhmd.2016.8.22\_179763](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mhmd.2016.8.22_179763)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-is-the-best-gear-for-drifting/182729 "2022-02-28T15:31:46Z")
Automatic gearbox or manual gearbox is the best in drifting and burnout, especially in BMW M3 cars? And what is the ideal car to drift a BMW M3 F80 2018 or BMW M3 CS 2018? --- ## [I hate FOBs](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-hate-fobs/182582)
**Author:** [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2022, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-hate-fobs/182582 "2022-02-27T17:33:40Z")
They are convenient BUT, its that darn red button that I hate. Who came up with that absolutely stupid idea and what idiots approved it. If it just set off one blast of the horn while depressed, that would be OK, but n… --- ## [People upset about turf damage](https://community.cartalk.com/t/people-upset-about-turf-damage/182638)
**Author:** [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2022, 11:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/people-upset-about-turf-damage/182638 "2022-02-26T23:12:26Z")
People are really upset about lawn damage after snow plowing. The city does a good job keeping the streets clean and safe. Must have a new crew because so many years the plow missed the curb by 2 to 3 feet. Tired of peop… --- ## [Soon, you will be able to buy Porsche](https://community.cartalk.com/t/soon-you-will-be-able-to-buy-porsche/182691)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/soon-you-will-be-able-to-buy-porsche/182691 "2022-02-25T19:54:41Z")
… stock shares: --- ## [If you own a Nissan or Infiniti with the flawed CVT](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-you-own-a-nissan-or-infiniti-with-the-flawed-cvt/182671)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2022, 12:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-you-own-a-nissan-or-infiniti-with-the-flawed-cvt/182671 "2022-02-26T00:31:55Z")
… you might want to provide some information to these attorneys, who are apparently preparing to file a Class Action Lawsuit against Nissan: [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=79) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=81)