# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=9 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 10 --- ## [AMC could have beaten Ford to the "Mustang" market](https://community.cartalk.com/t/amc-could-have-beaten-ford-to-the-mustang-market/204316)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2025, 1:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/amc-could-have-beaten-ford-to-the-mustang-market/204316 "2025-11-14T01:08:36Z")
… but failed to do so. This concept car was built by the Budd Corp, and was presented to AMC in 1962, as a way to enter a new, untapped segment of the market. AMC turned them down. This one-off now resides at the He… --- ## [Summer Tires](https://community.cartalk.com/t/summer-tires/204368)
**Author:** [@Beancounter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beancounter)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/summer-tires/204368 "2025-11-12T18:59:24Z")
A friend recentyl bought a new BMW M2 which came with summer tires that I understand shouldn’t be used under 40 degrees because of rubber cracking so he’s resolved to keep it parked for much of the winter. This seems a l… --- ## [How I Perceive Other Drivers Around Me... In 202x!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-i-perceive-other-drivers-around-me-in-202x/204426)
**Author:** [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTheTireWhisperer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2025, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-i-perceive-other-drivers-around-me-in-202x/204426 "2025-11-11T21:47:29Z")
How I Perceive Other Drivers Around Me… In 202x! --- ## [Car Talk newspaper column](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-talk-newspaper-column/204413)
**Author:** [@glasspilot](https://community.cartalk.com/u/glasspilot)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2025, 3:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-talk-newspaper-column/204413 "2025-11-11T15:29:36Z")
I posted a few years ago about the Click and Clack newspaper column. It used to be published in my local paper, The Virginion Pilot. Of course all printed media is under pressure to reduce costs and the “Pilot” changed f… --- ## [Disaster at Mecum](https://community.cartalk.com/t/disaster-at-mecum/204405)
**Author:** [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2025, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/disaster-at-mecum/204405 "2025-11-10T15:35:53Z")
Major damage from an out of control Hemi Willys: Crash At Mecum Takes Out Corvettes and Pontiac Trans Am --- ## [Puzzler, ten characters here too!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/puzzler-ten-characters-here-too/198920)
**Author:** [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2025, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/puzzler-ten-characters-here-too/198920 "2025-11-10T15:20:50Z")
I subscribe to the puzzler. New puzzler about Bill Lear, I guessed correctly, I won’t give away the answer, so no spoiler alert. But, they did provide the wrong decade, should be sixties. --- ## [Little Humor on Car Technology](https://community.cartalk.com/t/little-humor-on-car-technology/204398)
**Author:** [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/little-humor-on-car-technology/204398 "2025-11-06T14:31:06Z")
New car technology is very confusing. I tried to reverse but instead it showed a video of a guy getting run over by a car. --- ## [Drops car off lift and other items. (YouTube video)](https://community.cartalk.com/t/drops-car-off-lift-and-other-items-youtube-video/204318)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2025, 5:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/drops-car-off-lift-and-other-items-youtube-video/204318 "2025-11-05T05:01:22Z")
Manyears ago I made tapping sounds with a tool on my friend’s GMC CarryAll after changing his oil and toilet paper roll oil filter. --- ## [If I don't use AC, will there be no AC maintenance?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-i-dont-use-ac-will-there-be-no-ac-maintenance/89628)
**Author:** [@HondaGuy70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/HondaGuy70)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 12:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-i-dont-use-ac-will-there-be-no-ac-maintenance/89628 "2025-11-04T00:37:19Z")
My first couple vehicles were driven for years, and they did not have air conditioning. During Summers, I parked in the garage at home and then parked at work in a covered parking structure. When I parked at a store, I… --- ## [Trains hit vehicles video. 01:23 Left front wheel tie rod failed?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trains-hit-vehicles-video-01-23-left-front-wheel-tie-rod-failed/204353)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2025, 1:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trains-hit-vehicles-video-01-23-left-front-wheel-tie-rod-failed/204353 "2025-11-02T01:57:29Z")
Or is that something else? --- ## [The Average Price of New Cars in the US has topped $50,000 for the First Time…](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-average-price-of-new-cars-in-the-us-has-topped-50-000-for-the-first-time/204257)
**Author:** [@LoudThunder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LoudThunder)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2025, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-average-price-of-new-cars-in-the-us-has-topped-50-000-for-the-first-time/204257 "2025-10-30T22:13:26Z")
The Average Price of New Cars in the US has topped $50,000 for the First Time… If Johnny Cash were around today and he might be inspired to change the lyrics to his song, “Five Feet High and Rising” to “Five-Thousand Do… --- ## [If you bought a 2011-2016 Duramax diesel Chevrolet Silverado or GMC Sierra](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-you-bought-a-2011-2016-duramax-diesel-chevrolet-silverado-or-gmc-sierra/204350)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2025, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-you-bought-a-2011-2016-duramax-diesel-chevrolet-silverado-or-gmc-sierra/204350 "2025-10-30T18:30:38Z")
… you might qualify for a cash settlement from GM if the dealer was located in California, or Florida, or Illinois, or Iowa, or New York, or Pennsylvania, or Texas. --- ## [Front center seat of a pickup truck used?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/front-center-seat-of-a-pickup-truck-used/204305)
**Author:** [@Charbonnernathan\_192964](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Charbonnernathan_192964)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2025, 8:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/front-center-seat-of-a-pickup-truck-used/204305 "2025-10-25T08:22:48Z")
For those that own one with that do any of you have anyone sit there ever or often? I find that most people tend to leave it folded down or never let anyone sit there. For those that have let people sit there do you got … --- ## [The Race of Gentlemen](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-race-of-gentlemen/204246)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2025, 6:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-race-of-gentlemen/204246 "2025-10-23T06:28:04Z")
… took place a couple of weeks ago, on the beach at Wildwood, NJ, with the usual turnout of old hotrods and motorcycles. Surprisingly, it didn’t get very much publicity this year. Enjoy! --- ## [Considering a 2018 F150, what to watch out for?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/considering-a-2018-f150-what-to-watch-out-for/204217)
**Author:** [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2025, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/considering-a-2018-f150-what-to-watch-out-for/204217 "2025-10-22T16:29:20Z")
This would be my first Ford truck so looking for any insight into common issues I can be on the lookout for in regard to this used truck. 2018 F150 XLT SuperCrew 5.5 ft bed 4x4 \<\<\<\<-----Fixed the year mistake! 5.0L … --- ## [If you've always wanted an '80s 911 Carrera Cabriolet](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-youve-always-wanted-an-80s-911-carrera-cabriolet/204291)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2025, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-youve-always-wanted-an-80s-911-carrera-cabriolet/204291 "2025-10-22T13:41:10Z")
… here’s your chance–literally. --- ## [Classic Car Mowers](https://community.cartalk.com/t/classic-car-mowers/204290)
**Author:** [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2025, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/classic-car-mowers/204290 "2025-10-21T16:20:16Z")
These classic car mowers are a must for any car collector! :scream::clap: #classiccars #lawncare --- ## [Calculating True Cost of a car](https://community.cartalk.com/t/calculating-true-cost-of-a-car/204162)
**Author:** [@pheaney2\_195411](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pheaney2_195411)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2025, 9:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/calculating-true-cost-of-a-car/204162 "2025-10-20T09:36:55Z")
I’m about to buy a new-to-me used car. Does anyone know of any spreadsheet templates or similar where I could track the full cost of owning/using the car for as long as I have it? I’m thinking: Initial Cost Maintenanc… --- ## [Oil pressure problem or faulty sensor? 2000 Chevy S10 4.3L](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-pressure-problem-or-faulty-sensor-2000-chevy-s10-4-3l/204273)
**Author:** [@cwatkin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cwatkin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2025, 11:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-pressure-problem-or-faulty-sensor-2000-chevy-s10-4-3l/204273 "2025-10-19T23:35:11Z")
I think this is probably a faulty sensor but wanted to see the opinions here. The oil pressure gauge on my 2000 S10 4.3L has started to jump around wildly. The first time I noticed it the pressure was jumping from belo… --- ## [A car-related pun](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-car-related-pun/204251)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2025, 5:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-car-related-pun/204251 "2025-10-18T05:32:38Z")
:smirking\_face: --- ## [Car Pool Lane](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-pool-lane/204249)
**Author:** [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2025, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-pool-lane/204249 "2025-10-15T21:54:30Z")
--- ## [2025 Rav 4 Transmission Filter location/replacement](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2025-rav-4-transmission-filter-location-replacement/203972)
**Author:** [@oilman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oilman)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2025, 1:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2025-rav-4-transmission-filter-location-replacement/203972 "2025-10-15T13:03:41Z")
I am sorry to bother you all again but I’m ready to buy a 2025 Rav 5 XLE because the 2026’s are all EV/hybrid and I want an all gas car. As you know, I am overly zealous in changing oil, antifreeze and trans fluid. I see… --- ## [Cop saves pregnant woman as brakes fail. (Youtube video.)](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cop-saves-pregnant-woman-as-brakes-fail-youtube-video/204247)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2025, 12:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cop-saves-pregnant-woman-as-brakes-fail-youtube-video/204247 "2025-10-15T00:46:52Z")
--- ## [Airbnb rental for car nuts](https://community.cartalk.com/t/airbnb-rental-for-car-nuts/204245)
**Author:** [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2025, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/airbnb-rental-for-car-nuts/204245 "2025-10-13T13:37:19Z")
This Airbnb rental is amazing. There’s a 1947 Desoto and a 1949 Chevy truck in the front room along with other automobile memorabilia. I checked the price for 10/22-10/25, and at $417 for two nights, that’s not too bad. … --- ## [Major parts supplier bankruptcy](https://community.cartalk.com/t/major-parts-supplier-bankruptcy/204182)
**Author:** [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2025, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/major-parts-supplier-bankruptcy/204182 "2025-10-12T18:04:35Z")
Auto parts supplier First Brands group declared bankruptcy. I didn’t know who they are/were. Turns out they own/make lots of parts lines: “First Brands Group produced OE aftermarket parts for many of the well-known bran… --- ## [Chinese single-lamp traffic signals](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chinese-single-lamp-traffic-signals/204210)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2025, 9:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chinese-single-lamp-traffic-signals/204210 "2025-10-11T21:29:44Z")
In wife’s hometown in China they have a single-lamp traffic signal! \[o\] Has just RED and GREEN LEDs I believe. Red illuminated with green creates YELLOW, so they get all three colors! (This could be a problem for co… --- ## [2020 Tahoe 5.3 Oil is ridiculously thin](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-tahoe-5-3-oil-is-ridiculously-thin/204231)
**Author:** [@Old-Days-Rick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Old-Days-Rick)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2025, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-tahoe-5-3-oil-is-ridiculously-thin/204231 "2025-10-10T20:59:38Z")
So I finally had to buy something different and settled on a 2020 Tahoe. Unfortunately it has DFM which shuts cylinders off to save fuel. It specifically calls for 0W20 oil. I believe thos is way to thin running water… --- ## [Should I cave and use Allstates Drivewise?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-i-cave-and-use-allstates-drivewise/200405)
**Author:** [@Old-Days-Rick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Old-Days-Rick)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-i-cave-and-use-allstates-drivewise/200405 "2025-10-10T17:58:04Z")
I have had to change insurance companies because I was sick of our agent never being in the office and when I was able to catch him, he seemed like he really didn’t want to be bkthered with my questions. I found a new a… --- ## [A win-win-win for mechanics, dealerships, and consumers](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-win-win-win-for-mechanics-dealerships-and-consumers/204147)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 2:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-win-win-win-for-mechanics-dealerships-and-consumers/204147 "2025-10-07T02:25:10Z")
Obviously, the manufacturers aren’t going to be happy with NJ’s new legislation, but it’s definitely a win for mechanics, dealerships, and owners of recalled vehicles. --- ## [Chinese solution to EV battery fires. Eject battery](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chinese-solution-to-ev-battery-fires-eject-battery/204181)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chinese-solution-to-ev-battery-fires-eject-battery/204181 "2025-10-02T15:28:40Z")
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