# The Show **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/the-show/7.md?page=11 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 12 --- ## [Allison's static discharge shock](https://community.cartalk.com/t/allisons-static-discharge-shock/92703)
**Author:** [@Deltakprime](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Deltakprime)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2016, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/allisons-static-discharge-shock/92703 "2016-03-06T18:12:12Z")
I have found that grasping a metal object (key, coin, screwdriver, etc.) in my fingers and touching it to the source of the static shock renders the shock virtually undetectable... feels much better than direct skin cont… --- ## [Tom and Ray forum post, hunt](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tom-and-ray-forum-post-hunt/92566)
**Author:** [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2016, 9:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tom-and-ray-forum-post-hunt/92566 "2016-02-25T09:08:48Z")
Do you think tom and ray ever posted to this forum? If so who would they have been, I mean I can rule out barkydog, as being irregular, but maybe fiber will help, @okwhatever because he she it lives in oklahoma, wes and … --- ## [Puzzler: Starting/Driving Honda w/o clutch fluid](https://community.cartalk.com/t/puzzler-starting-driving-honda-w-o-clutch-fluid/92603)
**Author:** [@meanjoe75fan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meanjoe75fan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 1:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/puzzler-starting-driving-honda-w-o-clutch-fluid/92603 "2016-02-24T01:14:19Z")
Here’s the puzzler, below is my answer: A buddy and I were out late one night. When we got back to the parking lot, my car was the only one still there. At the time, I was driving an otherwise very reliable Honda Accord… --- ## [Infestation of birbs: the story I wanted to tell them](https://community.cartalk.com/t/infestation-of-birbs-the-story-i-wanted-to-tell-them/92562)
**Author:** [@swordwhale](https://community.cartalk.com/u/swordwhale)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 9:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/infestation-of-birbs-the-story-i-wanted-to-tell-them/92562 "2016-02-20T09:15:31Z")
Friends put me onto the NPR radio show Car Talk with Tom and Ray Magliozzi, otherwise known as Click and Clack. They dished out hilarity and actual advice on those beasts that our lives depend on: cars. I hate cars. I… --- ## [Puzzler about which side of the car the gas cap is on](https://community.cartalk.com/t/puzzler-about-which-side-of-the-car-the-gas-cap-is-on/91447)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2016, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/puzzler-about-which-side-of-the-car-the-gas-cap-is-on/91447 "2016-02-08T20:32:15Z")
You have to decide which side the gas cap is on, and you only can observe the back side of the car. The answer given by the puzzler is to look which side the tailpipe is on, then the gas cap is on the other side. I got… --- ## [Gas Pumping Call](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-pumping-call/90844)
**Author:** [@strickerj](https://community.cartalk.com/u/strickerj)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2016, 1:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-pumping-call/90844 "2016-02-08T01:43:56Z")
Hi all, I was just listening to the call about turning the engine off while pumping gas, and I couldn't help but notice the question at the end, asking if it's legal for a 14-year-old to pump. The guys said they couldn… --- ## [PUZZLER: Moving a stove](https://community.cartalk.com/t/puzzler-moving-a-stove/92351)
**Author:** [@mrbell321](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mrbell321)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2016, 9:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/puzzler-moving-a-stove/92351 "2016-01-29T09:10:27Z")
WARNING SPOILERS! So the answer implies that the VW Microbus has too much torque. As a long time VW fan and previous owner, I think "too much torque" and VW Type 1 engines has never been a problem... :slight\_smile: --- ## [Wide derriere](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wide-derriere/92289)
**Author:** [@Mberry](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mberry)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2016, 12:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wide-derriere/92289 "2016-01-23T00:31:34Z")
I recall a show in which the boys were discussing how to measure a person's derriere. They came up with a unit of measure that was either, I think, the Carmichael or the Pinkwater. As I recall they spent considerable t… --- ## [Airline cost discussion they had](https://community.cartalk.com/t/airline-cost-discussion-they-had/92272)
**Author:** [@CCBain](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CCBain)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2016, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/airline-cost-discussion-they-had/92272 "2016-01-16T20:34:17Z")
Tom & Ray told (or read) an hilarious bit about what it would be like if car repairs were priced like airline reservations. Get your oil changed today? $99. Tomorrow between 1am and 3am, $19.95. On and on. A riot. … --- ## [Can't Revise My User Nickname](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cant-revise-my-user-nickname/92208)
**Author:** [@seehog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/seehog)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2016, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cant-revise-my-user-nickname/92208 "2016-01-11T18:40:37Z")
I'm not the sharpest pencil in the drawer - I misspelled my nickname when I created my CarTalk account. I tried to revise my nickname by editing my account info, but my nickname didn't appear. Please help. The CarTalk sh… --- ## [Melissa the twerp](https://community.cartalk.com/t/melissa-the-twerp/92209)
**Author:** [@ChicagoMike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChicagoMike)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2016, 5:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/melissa-the-twerp/92209 "2016-01-09T05:55:06Z")
In episode 1421, Tom reads Melissa the twerp's great letter. In episode 1440, she calls in and Tom says "This is the second time we've spoken with you". In what episode did Tom and Ray first speak with her? I thought … --- ## [Caller w/Hummer and injection pump problem](https://community.cartalk.com/t/caller-w-hummer-and-injection-pump-problem/92144)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2016, 5:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/caller-w-hummer-and-injection-pump-problem/92144 "2016-01-03T05:39:13Z")
Did you hear the recent show with the caller from the military and the Hummer? It wouldn't start unless he poured water on the injection pump. When he replaced the injection pump, it still wouldn't start unless he pour… --- ## [How to adjust your side view mirrors](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-adjust-your-side-view-mirrors/90746)
**Author:** [@jimkiels](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jimkiels)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2015, 9:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-adjust-your-side-view-mirrors/90746 "2015-12-24T09:41:45Z")
How to adjust your side view mirrors In a parking lot fine two cars parked in the same row with an empty space between them and an empty space in front of that empty space. Drive your car into empty space between the two… --- ## [Sweetie? Again?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sweetie-again/91783)
**Author:** [@MG-McAnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MG-McAnick)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2015, 5:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sweetie-again/91783 "2015-11-26T05:19:20Z")
Am I mistaken, or are they running re-runs of re-runs? I remembered the caller named Sweetie from this morning's show because she spoke of her commute from Durango CO to Cortez CO in her 190K+ mile Ford Explorer. That… --- ## [PUZZLER - 100 Passengers boarding a Plane](https://community.cartalk.com/t/puzzler-100-passengers-boarding-a-plane/91742)
**Author:** [@DwibDwib](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DwibDwib)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2015, 8:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/puzzler-100-passengers-boarding-a-plane/91742 "2015-11-20T08:08:56Z")
This has to do with last week's Puzzler on The Best of Car Talk. Here is the puzzler... A plane has 100 seats and 100 passengers are boarding with assigned seats. The first passenger to board looses their ticket and, … --- ## [Smelly Taurus](https://community.cartalk.com/t/smelly-taurus/91643)
**Author:** [@kmccune](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kmccune)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2015, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/smelly-taurus/91643 "2015-11-06T15:27:42Z")
They probaly should bathe after exercise or at least take a jug of water and pan to get the sweat off after exertion,sweat is a pervasive odor the urea and other pungent odors are hard to cover up when the upholstrey get… --- ## [2009 KIA Optima vs. 2004 Honda Accord](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-kia-optima-vs-2004-honda-accord/91514)
**Author:** [@Airboss](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Airboss)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-kia-optima-vs-2004-honda-accord/91514 "2015-11-05T17:38:08Z")
My wife just bought a new, 2016 Honda Accord. I drive a 2009 KIA Optima, auto. transmission, 4 cyl. with 97,000+ miles and she still has her 2004 Honda Accord, manual transmission, 4 cyl. with 180,000+ miles. Both cars… --- ## [Bmw x5 Engine Malfunction Reduced Power - VANOS GREAT BOLT RECALL](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bmw-x5-engine-malfunction-reduced-power-vanos-great-bolt-recall/91605)
**Author:** [@Pushban](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Pushban)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 6:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bmw-x5-engine-malfunction-reduced-power-vanos-great-bolt-recall/91605 "2015-11-05T06:47:17Z")
Hi, I took my 2011 BMW X5 ( Bought in 2013 Dec 31st with 38K miles) - Took to the dealer for the VANOS RECALL on Sep 2015, after a month around Oct 19th started listing a noise ( like a motor bike sound) in the engine. … --- ## [Hallway Lights](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hallway-lights/91568)
**Author:** [@UBTTP](https://community.cartalk.com/u/UBTTP)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2015, 6:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hallway-lights/91568 "2015-10-31T06:36:07Z")
What is the puzzler about hallway lights? The first person turns them all on, and the next person pulls every other chain, and the next person pulls every third chain and so on, till all lights are eather on or off. --- ## ["Aberrant Behaviour" Episode: Merging](https://community.cartalk.com/t/aberrant-behaviour-episode-merging/91248)
**Author:** [@124bc](https://community.cartalk.com/u/124bc)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2015, 4:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/aberrant-behaviour-episode-merging/91248 "2015-10-09T16:19:19Z")
Great show, but I can't agree with "where Brian’s merging strategy is incredibly efficient, and also incredibly rude". The first comment is correct, but Tom and Ray implied that it was only for the benefit of Brian. Br… --- ## [The VW Micro bus puzzler](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-vw-micro-bus-puzzler/91257)
**Author:** [@Dsyanick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dsyanick)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2015, 2:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-vw-micro-bus-puzzler/91257 "2015-09-27T02:01:38Z")
I think the VW micro bus puzzler answer was crap. For one thing, I don't think that a starter in that car would be strong enough to get the car up the driveway, and a good stick shift driver would be able to let out the … --- ## [Spun Bearing: What's that?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/spun-bearing-whats-that/91010)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2015, 4:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/spun-bearing-whats-that/91010 "2015-08-29T04:19:00Z")
One of the recent callers had a older car w/a spun bearing. Due to low crankcase oil. What exactly does this mean? The crankcase bearings are two "C" shaped half-shells, right? And together they form a circle that s… --- ## [Quasi-Automotive Puzzler](https://community.cartalk.com/t/quasi-automotive-puzzler/90984)
**Author:** [@insightful](https://community.cartalk.com/u/insightful)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2015, 5:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/quasi-automotive-puzzler/90984 "2015-08-26T05:40:07Z")
I was driving down a two-lane road this evening that had obviously had its double-yellow line re-sprayed within the last week or so. I noticed that I could tell which way the paint truck had been going while spraying. … --- ## [The tale of the traveling salesman answer is BOOOOOOOOOOGUS!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-tale-of-the-traveling-salesman-answer-is-boooooooooogus/90869)
**Author:** [@Ron\_Hargrove](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ron_Hargrove)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2015, 10:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-tale-of-the-traveling-salesman-answer-is-boooooooooogus/90869 "2015-08-20T22:28:47Z")
The very first Volkswagen diesel came out in 1976 so it hasn't been 40 years yet. Even if it were approximately 40 years, the country wouldn't be swamped with them immediately. And it definitely wouldn't be common knowle… --- ## [The Counterfeit Quarters](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-counterfeit-quarters/90515)
**Author:** [@Wizz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Wizz)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2015, 7:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-counterfeit-quarters/90515 "2015-08-10T07:26:17Z")
I'm having trouble understanding the answer. I don't follow the "Let’s say the genuine coins weigh 10 grams each." Suppose they weighed 15.5 grams each, then a pile of 10 should weigh 155 grams, but you don't know that b… --- ## [Light switch puzzler?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/light-switch-puzzler/90796)
**Author:** [@robfwoods](https://community.cartalk.com/u/robfwoods)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2015, 8:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/light-switch-puzzler/90796 "2015-08-09T08:43:37Z")
Has CT done the puzzle of finding which of 3 switches turns on a light in a different location where you can turn the switches on and off as many times you like but you can actually go see the light only once to determin… --- ## [For Caller Elizabeth, Dodge Stratus](https://community.cartalk.com/t/for-caller-elizabeth-dodge-stratus/90713)
**Author:** [@hamsteak](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hamsteak)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2015, 10:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/for-caller-elizabeth-dodge-stratus/90713 "2015-07-25T22:33:32Z")
Elizabeth, I'm writing because my Corolla had the same issues as your Dodge Stratus: it would just slip gears or completely shut down going over 45 on the highway, only it would happen during cold weather not hot weath… --- ## [Strange noise](https://community.cartalk.com/t/strange-noise/90172)
**Author:** [@Mrbrownjeans](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mrbrownjeans)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2015, 7:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/strange-noise/90172 "2015-07-22T07:16:31Z")
Hi, I just purchased a 1995 SL1. It has 95,000 on the car. It was a tow vehicle for an older man. It has an automatic transmission. It runs great but makes this funny noise. When you put the car in drive after having… --- ## [Booooogus answer to disease puzzler (7/4)](https://community.cartalk.com/t/booooogus-answer-to-disease-puzzler-7-4/90583)
**Author:** [@GT\_Wreck](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GT_Wreck)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2015, 3:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/booooogus-answer-to-disease-puzzler-7-4/90583 "2015-07-22T03:06:51Z")
The answer to last week's puzzler about the man's chance of having the disease if he tests positive (1 in 51, or 1.97%) is based on some faulty probability calculations. Here's the right way to look at it: Suppose you … --- ## [Can I drive my 2001 Nissan Xterra from Las Vegas to Phx, if I have a leak in the power steering?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-drive-my-2001-nissan-xterra-from-las-vegas-to-phx-if-i-have-a-leak-in-the-power-steering/90521)
**Author:** [@Pep211](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Pep211)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2015, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-drive-my-2001-nissan-xterra-from-las-vegas-to-phx-if-i-have-a-leak-in-the-power-steering/90521 "2015-07-10T18:06:02Z")
I don't know if it's safe to drive my Xterra to phoenix if I have a power steering leak. Midas told me about the leak last week. [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/the-show/7.md?page=10) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/the-show/7.md?page=12)