# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=84 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 85 --- ## [For those with Diesels](https://community.cartalk.com/t/for-those-with-diesels/181511)
**Author:** [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/for-those-with-diesels/181511 "2021-12-28T20:28:07Z")
IT will probably happen here too. so stock up. Trucking Crisis: AdBlue Chemical Shortage Strands Diesel Trucks (ampproject.org) --- ## [CA City Bans new gas stations](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ca-city-bans-new-gas-stations/181322)
**Author:** [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ca-city-bans-new-gas-stations/181322 "2021-12-28T17:28:02Z")
Add that to banning fireplaces in new homes, things are going even further to make us dependent on the electrical grid. Who cares about rolling brownouts power outages. Maine is even predicting power outages due to natur… --- ## [Can a mis-installed serpentine belt cause the a/c compressor to fail](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-a-mis-installed-serpentine-belt-cause-the-a-c-compressor-to-fail/181482)
**Author:** [@GriffBr1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GriffBr1)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 8:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-a-mis-installed-serpentine-belt-cause-the-a-c-compressor-to-fail/181482 "2021-12-28T08:58:46Z")
My daughters 2008 Xterra had the alternator fail. I had it replaced and we drove home, about 3 miles. When we started the car up again there was a knocking (metallic in sound) coming from the engine. When I looked und… --- ## [Fiat 850 Sport Coupe Engine swap](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fiat-850-sport-coupe-engine-swap/181442)
**Author:** [@KazyCuzy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/KazyCuzy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2021, 5:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fiat-850-sport-coupe-engine-swap/181442 "2021-12-26T17:46:22Z")
Hi, I’m from Thailand. I just bought the rusty Fiat 850 Sport Coupe with no engine in the car. So I want to swap the engine but since it’s not a common car in my country, no one can answer my question. Even when I searc… --- ## [Stop athe Click (When gas nozzle shuts off)](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stop-athe-click-when-gas-nozzle-shuts-off/178226)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2021, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stop-athe-click-when-gas-nozzle-shuts-off/178226 "2021-12-25T17:54:13Z")
“…that extra gas probably isn’t going to make it into your tank anyway. It’ll likely get stuck in the hose or the pump’s vapor recovery system, or just dribble on the ground as you return the nozzle to the pump.” Re… --- ## [Diesel Emmission Fluid](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diesel-emmission-fluid/181432)
**Author:** [@thundabutt](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thundabutt)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2021, 12:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diesel-emmission-fluid/181432 "2021-12-25T00:11:14Z")
hi my wife drives a LR Discovery diesel. This is the SDV6 engine. Periodically when she is driving the light comes on saying “DEF” or diesel emmission fluid is low or soon will be low. It goes away after a little while,… --- ## [Nikola "proves" that it wasn't defrauding investors](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nikola-proves-that-it-wasnt-defrauding-investors/181436)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nikola-proves-that-it-wasnt-defrauding-investors/181436 "2021-12-24T14:00:34Z")
… by producing ONE truck. Supposedly, more are on the way. --- ## [A thought on mortality](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-thought-on-mortality/181410)
**Author:** [@Scrapyard-John](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scrapyard-John)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 11:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-thought-on-mortality/181410 "2021-12-24T11:22:38Z")
I hope this isn’t too off topic. It does concern my shop, where I store cars and work on…most everything, lift weights, and occasionally drink a beer or three. I built this shop with the help of my father about 4 years a… --- ## [Axle broken in car accident](https://community.cartalk.com/t/axle-broken-in-car-accident/174701)
**Author:** [@jljones11065\_173772](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jljones11065_173772)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 9:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/axle-broken-in-car-accident/174701 "2021-12-23T21:52:14Z")
Looking for information… I owned a 2014 Ford Fiesta. My niece was involved in an accident and part of the damage was the passenger rear tire was broken off the axle. She ticketed for the accident for failure to yield … --- ## [Thievesteal eleven trucks from Denver dealership](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thievesteal-eleven-trucks-from-denver-dealership/181381)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thievesteal-eleven-trucks-from-denver-dealership/181381 "2021-12-23T21:34:02Z")
Would there be an easy way to instalkill switches to discourage the criminals? --- ## [Happy Holidays to all!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/happy-holidays-to-all/181405)
**Author:** [@fleetmanager](https://community.cartalk.com/u/fleetmanager)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 12:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/happy-holidays-to-all/181405 "2021-12-23T12:13:20Z")
Happy Holidays everyone! Safe Travels (car theme) :wink: --- ## [Too cold to blink?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/too-cold-to-blink/181344)
**Author:** [@JunkOwner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JunkOwner)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2021, 8:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/too-cold-to-blink/181344 "2021-12-21T20:50:19Z")
Our 2005 Town and County imited has a cold weather problem with the right rear turn signal indicator. When the remperatures drop into the 30’s and below, when the van is first started, the above mentioned turn signal wi… --- ## [Ethical private sales practices](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ethical-private-sales-practices/181349)
**Author:** [@thundabutt](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thundabutt)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2021, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ethical-private-sales-practices/181349 "2021-12-21T20:05:34Z")
Hello, I inherited a 1991 Ford Escort Wagon a few years ago when my 88 year old grandmother passed away. When I got it, it want running properly because it sat for a few years in a garage, It wasn’t too hard to get runn… --- ## [A death wish?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-death-wish/181347)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2021, 10:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-death-wish/181347 "2021-12-21T10:38:01Z")
:scream: --- ## [When do hybrid batteries actually become useless?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/when-do-hybrid-batteries-actually-become-useless/181325)
**Author:** [@gandhi\_s-flip-flop](https://community.cartalk.com/u/gandhi_s-flip-flop)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2021, 6:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/when-do-hybrid-batteries-actually-become-useless/181325 "2021-12-21T06:32:38Z")
I was looking into changing my 09 civic with a hybrid to save a lot on gas but the question is how many miles do hybrid batteries last before they stop working or stop saving gas and mpg goes down? --- ## [LED Traffic lights, car lights etc](https://community.cartalk.com/t/led-traffic-lights-car-lights-etc/181078)
**Author:** [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 10:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/led-traffic-lights-car-lights-etc/181078 "2021-12-20T22:54:24Z")
Our fair city has been updating with LED Traffic, stop and go lights. Unfortunately snow in the wrong direction occludes them completely. The old bulbs produced enough heat to keep the lens clear. So many cars have LED… --- ## [4wd manual engaging hubs](https://community.cartalk.com/t/4wd-manual-engaging-hubs/181242)
**Author:** [@kellymk16\_178572](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kellymk16_178572)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 5:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/4wd-manual-engaging-hubs/181242 "2021-12-20T05:52:06Z")
Hey there, I have a 1991 Toyota Truck, 22re. To engage the 4wd on it, it has the hubs you have to get out and manually change on the front tires. Someone told me, if I need to change in an out of 2H and 4H more than a c… --- ## [10 year old car with very low miles](https://community.cartalk.com/t/10-year-old-car-with-very-low-miles/181327)
**Author:** [@J162\_165342](https://community.cartalk.com/u/J162_165342)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2021, 6:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/10-year-old-car-with-very-low-miles/181327 "2021-12-19T18:02:11Z")
I am considering buying a 2011 mustang gt 5.0 with 25k miles from a dealer. Obviously it is a 10 almost 11 year old car so things like seals and gaskets wear out with time regardless of mileage. The carfax show all the o… --- ## [Engine clatter for a short time on startup after engine mileage reached 150K](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-clatter-for-a-short-time-on-startup-after-engine-mileage-reached-150k/181253)
**Author:** [@jries007](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jries007)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2021, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-clatter-for-a-short-time-on-startup-after-engine-mileage-reached-150k/181253 "2021-12-19T13:29:33Z")
A great car but am wondering about this issue. Thanks for any thoughts, J.R. --- ## [F-150s are piled high and waiting](https://community.cartalk.com/t/f-150s-are-piled-high-and-waiting/180958)
**Author:** [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2021, 10:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/f-150s-are-piled-high-and-waiting/180958 "2021-12-18T22:27:17Z")
Ford F-150s are currently being heavily advertised on local television and I checked and found 50 new trucks within 50 miles of me here in North Mississippi. I was amazed. I thought there was a shortage of popular vehicl… --- ## [Toyota Blizzard Pearl peeling on Highlander- not covered in recall](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-blizzard-pearl-peeling-on-highlander-not-covered-in-recall/181335)
**Author:** [@basques.va\_178639](https://community.cartalk.com/u/basques.va_178639)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-blizzard-pearl-peeling-on-highlander-not-covered-in-recall/181335 "2021-12-18T16:54:53Z")
The paint started peeling on our 2010 Toyota Highlander. We decided to get it repainted but when I researched the color online I found that color paint was recalled on certain Toyotas. However, Highlanders were never in… --- ## [Paddle gear boxes](https://community.cartalk.com/t/paddle-gear-boxes/181233)
**Author:** [@thundabutt](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thundabutt)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2021, 3:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/paddle-gear-boxes/181233 "2021-12-18T03:47:06Z")
Hi. I own a 2017 Mustang GT, six speed automatic with the paddle gear box style transmission. I bought this with the auto because in my area traffic is a bloody nightmare and I know I would just blow the clutch in a manu… --- ## [Are These Bootleg Parts?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/are-these-bootleg-parts/181319)
**Author:** [@batchy4fulham\_178622](https://community.cartalk.com/u/batchy4fulham_178622)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2021, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/are-these-bootleg-parts/181319 "2021-12-17T15:41:58Z")
Hi Guys, I picked up a bundle for some racing sim gear but it came with a Momo steering wheel and a Sparco quick release hub. They seem to be car parts with 3D printed sim adapters. I want to sell them on Ebay but haven… --- ## [2017 Kia Sorento V6](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-kia-sorento-v6/181261)
**Author:** [@sandysprings6700\_169115](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sandysprings6700_169115)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2021, 11:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-kia-sorento-v6/181261 "2021-12-16T23:04:00Z")
Took my 2017 Kia Sorento to the Honda dealer I bought it from last year (it was certified, and it came with bumper to bumper 100,000/10 year coverage)… They fixed a transmission leak and an oil leak @ no cost to me. They… --- ## [Electrifying news at Harley-Davidson](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electrifying-news-at-harley-davidson/181279)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2021, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electrifying-news-at-harley-davidson/181279 "2021-12-15T21:45:45Z")
--- ## [It's not just getting old that's dangerous](https://community.cartalk.com/t/its-not-just-getting-old-thats-dangerous/181186)
**Author:** [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2021, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/its-not-just-getting-old-thats-dangerous/181186 "2021-12-15T18:44:37Z")
…it’s the older cars older people drive: IIHS Says Older Drivers More Likely To Die Driving Older Cars (jalopnik.com) --- ## [Friday 12/10/2021 Sacramento California Bee cartalk artical, TPMS only transmitts when stopped](https://community.cartalk.com/t/friday-12-10-2021-sacramento-california-bee-cartalk-artical-tpms-only-transmitts-when-stopped/181209)
**Author:** [@nbsproducts](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nbsproducts)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2021, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/friday-12-10-2021-sacramento-california-bee-cartalk-artical-tpms-only-transmitts-when-stopped/181209 "2021-12-15T16:40:09Z")
Your article states that the Tire Pressure Monitoring System only transmitts info when car is stopped. What good are they for monitoring when a tire is going low while driving. I just purchased a $450 system for my $90,… --- ## [Snow Tires & Tread Depth](https://community.cartalk.com/t/snow-tires-tread-depth/180324)
**Author:** [@gerald\_wscj-cartalk\_177947](https://community.cartalk.com/u/gerald_wscj-cartalk_177947)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/snow-tires-tread-depth/180324 "2021-12-14T21:10:34Z")
While preparing for the winter months I have received two different opinions on when to replace my winter tires based on tread depth. Currently the numbers are 9-6-7-4. One side states that no tire ever needs to be rep… --- ## [VW ID. California](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vw-id-california/181249)
**Author:** [@thundabutt](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thundabutt)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2021, 5:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vw-id-california/181249 "2021-12-14T05:23:11Z")
Do you guys think this is a bad idea? So, my wife and kids live in England, I am in Virginia. We agreed that when they come back I need to buy a family car and not rely on my Mustang as a primary vehicle. I’m not getti… --- ## [Purchase advise](https://community.cartalk.com/t/purchase-advise/181185)
**Author:** [@thundabutt](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thundabutt)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2021, 5:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/purchase-advise/181185 "2021-12-13T05:14:03Z")
Hello. I’m new to this forum and am looking for honest advice. I have an opportunity to purchase a 1957 Plymouth Fury. It’s in really bad shape as I think it has been sitting in a garage undriven for some time. I actual… [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=83) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=85)