# The Show **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/the-show/7.md?page=25 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 26 --- ## [About the 1988 240 with the p/s problem](https://community.cartalk.com/t/about-the-1988-240-with-the-p-s-problem/74312)
**Author:** [@cdaquila](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cdaquila)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/about-the-1988-240-with-the-p-s-problem/74312 "2012-08-27T17:02:40Z")
This discussion was created from comments split from: Community Update. --- ## [Ready for a kinder, gentler driver's ed?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ready-for-a-kinder-gentler-drivers-ed/73962)
**Author:** [@Car\_Talk](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Car_Talk)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 7:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ready-for-a-kinder-gentler-drivers-ed/73962 "2012-08-27T07:24:50Z")
There is nothing more terrifying than your kid piloting a few thousand pounds of steel at up to 65 mph. (Or more, when you’re not around.) That’s why we think a lot of you will totally get where Tom Bodett’s coming from … --- ## [Driving away with the gas pump nozzle](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-away-with-the-gas-pump-nozzle/74179)
**Author:** [@Majicbringer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Majicbringer)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2012, 11:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-away-with-the-gas-pump-nozzle/74179 "2012-08-26T23:06:59Z")
The caller asked if she was responsible for paying the $900 bill and Tom & Ray were right to say she wasn't. As a former gas jockey (aka "gas monkey", (I pumped the gas for customers, so every now and then a customer … --- ## [Closure](https://community.cartalk.com/t/closure/73902)
**Author:** [@TwoForT](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwoForT)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2012, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/closure/73902 "2012-08-25T19:12:47Z")
Ok, I've made it through the denial and pain stages, and I'm ready to move on to acceptance, but not without a bit of bargaining first. The plan to continue broadcasting old episodes is fine, and the blending of old and… --- ## [Stuck cell phone in vent under seat](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stuck-cell-phone-in-vent-under-seat/73664)
**Author:** [@mrbeel](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mrbeel)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2012, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stuck-cell-phone-in-vent-under-seat/73664 "2012-08-21T16:20:39Z")
try a shop vacuum --- ## [Today's last caller\< Jim](https://community.cartalk.com/t/todays-last-caller-jim/73523)
**Author:** [@Rev\_Buckshot](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rev_Buckshot)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2012, 9:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/todays-last-caller-jim/73523 "2012-08-21T09:19:53Z")
I'm single, widowed, "of a certain age" with a paid for JEEP, and a dog also "of a certain age". Enjoyed your discussion on your Volkswagon women. Never owned one, but did help my dad jump start his beetle several times.… --- ## [Do women have more trouble than men at parallel parking?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-women-have-more-trouble-than-men-at-parallel-parking/73993)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2012, 12:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-women-have-more-trouble-than-men-at-parallel-parking/73993 "2012-08-21T00:06:52Z")
Mind you, I'm not dissing the ladies here. But there was a call from a femal caller this week about this very topic. From my experience with various girlfriends and their parking, women have more problem with parallel… --- ## [Person that had trouble getting out of park. On the show](https://community.cartalk.com/t/person-that-had-trouble-getting-out-of-park-on-the-show/74070)
**Author:** [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2012, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/person-that-had-trouble-getting-out-of-park-on-the-show/74070 "2012-08-18T18:46:30Z")
One thing besides going ballistic on the steering wheel would be setting the parking/emergency brake while in drive, then putting the car in park. --- ## [Name Tommy's 1979 Fiat](https://community.cartalk.com/t/name-tommys-1979-fiat/4627)
**Author:** [@Tom\_and\_Ray](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tom_and_Ray)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2012, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/name-tommys-1979-fiat/4627 "2012-08-15T13:43:13Z")
What's your suggestion? \[image\] --- ## [85 olds with power antenna problem how to unplug power](https://community.cartalk.com/t/85-olds-with-power-antenna-problem-how-to-unplug-power/74026)
**Author:** [@trylanderror](https://community.cartalk.com/u/trylanderror)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2012, 7:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/85-olds-with-power-antenna-problem-how-to-unplug-power/74026 "2012-08-12T07:40:07Z")
The connectors to disconnect power and antenna leads are inside the engine compartment aft of the inner fender liner or perhaps tucked into an opening where the wires come out. The antenna lead is a round coax cable lik… --- ## [THAT's not how you dry out a car in South Florida! THIS is](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thats-not-how-you-dry-out-a-car-in-south-florida-this-is/74024)
**Author:** [@chilehed](https://community.cartalk.com/u/chilehed)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thats-not-how-you-dry-out-a-car-in-south-florida-this-is/74024 "2012-08-11T18:51:42Z")
Absolutely, positively the BEST way to dry out a car interior in S. Florida is to take a driving vacation to Phoenix. It's so hot and dry there that when you go outside you'll freeze to death for a few seconds while the … --- ## [Pictures on the Car Talk site](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pictures-on-the-car-talk-site/74016)
**Author:** [@Francoisluigi](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Francoisluigi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pictures-on-the-car-talk-site/74016 "2012-08-10T21:34:17Z")
Guys, when I post some of your fabulous content on Facebook, I don't get the picture that I'm reacting to; I get the Car Talk logo. I know this is a problem with Facebook, rather than your web page. But is there som… --- ## [Wife mouse problem](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wife-mouse-problem/73319)
**Author:** [@JTonk](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JTonk)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2012, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wife-mouse-problem/73319 "2012-08-08T16:23:45Z")
Just heard the call where the Wife had a mouse crawl across her foot and wouldn't park her car again. The following diabolical suggestion is something that Ray SHOULD have thought of.... Go to the local pet store with … --- ## [Potato-'Tenna?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/potato-tenna/73518)
**Author:** [@Car\_Talk](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Car_Talk)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 11:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/potato-tenna/73518 "2012-08-02T23:29:07Z")
\[image\] Can a vegetable atop your antenna help pull in distant stations? It seems so! This week on Car Talk, Ben from Jackson, Mississippi told a folkloric tale involving his dad, a Ford LTD, a country service station… --- ## [Dislodging Pradeep's Phone](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dislodging-pradeeps-phone/73648)
**Author:** [@Car\_Talk](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Car_Talk)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 11:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dislodging-pradeeps-phone/73648 "2012-07-29T23:01:16Z")
\[image\] Poor Pradeep. His cell phone is buried deep in the ductwork under the driver's seat of his BMW. How can he get it out -- other than hanging the car by its front bumper and shaking it, that is? (Want to hear … --- ## [Duplicate Title and Value of Car](https://community.cartalk.com/t/duplicate-title-and-value-of-car/73542)
**Author:** [@hoops23333](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hoops23333)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 3:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/duplicate-title-and-value-of-car/73542 "2012-07-29T03:21:04Z")
Hi, I'm looking to buy a used 2007 BMW 328i coupe from a private party. Car appears to be in great shape, odometer says 43k miles on it. test drove the car everything is fine, plan to take it to the bmw dealership to … --- ## [Melissa with too many keys on her keychain](https://community.cartalk.com/t/melissa-with-too-many-keys-on-her-keychain/73778)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2012, 5:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/melissa-with-too-many-keys-on-her-keychain/73778 "2012-07-27T05:34:11Z")
Having too many keys, flashlights, gadgets on the keychain can indeed damage the ignition switch. It isn't just the dead weight pulling the key down. Watch it as you drive. All the stuff is swinging back and forth as … --- ## [Sherry can't carry bikes on roof of her Town Car](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sherry-cant-carry-bikes-on-roof-of-her-town-car/73697)
**Author:** [@WesternRoadtripper](https://community.cartalk.com/u/WesternRoadtripper)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sherry-cant-carry-bikes-on-roof-of-her-town-car/73697 "2012-07-26T18:54:35Z")
Sherry and her husband in Cheyanne Wyoming are in a jam trying to haul bikes on their car. She says they couldn't attach the roof rack they already have to their new ride, a Lincoln Town Car. So she wants to buy a $30… --- ## [Ford Escort AC not working at idle](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-escort-ac-not-working-at-idle/73766)
**Author:** [@jeffwingo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jeffwingo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 2:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-escort-ac-not-working-at-idle/73766 "2012-07-26T02:23:26Z")
I would disagree that the caller needs a new compressor or has a leak. I would venture to say that the problem is very likely that when she had her AC charged, that the technician overfilled it based on the ambient tempe… --- ## [Smelling gasoline when first starting car may be normal](https://community.cartalk.com/t/smelling-gasoline-when-first-starting-car-may-be-normal/73608)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 2:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/smelling-gasoline-when-first-starting-car-may-be-normal/73608 "2012-07-24T02:39:51Z")
Natalie in Vancouver, Washington w.a 1994 Toyota Tercel smells gas when she first starts the car. Like the guys said, it could be a leak. But since it only occurs when first starting, this might be normal. A fuel-inj… --- ## [Can this save the show?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-this-save-the-show/73639)
**Author:** [@SoBeefy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SoBeefy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 9:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-this-save-the-show/73639 "2012-07-23T21:05:13Z")
Do you think making car problems half as complicated would help extend your NPR tenure? Something like this perhaps?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biBjE\_lrXE0 --- ## [Dodge 3.5 check engine light](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-3-5-check-engine-light/73700)
**Author:** [@karlint2004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/karlint2004)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 7:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-3-5-check-engine-light/73700 "2012-07-23T07:20:21Z")
hi my name is karl i have 2004 chrysler intriped 3.5 i change the cam sensor a day later check engine light is on i went to check why it was on they told it is the oxgen sensor bank2 why is that happening changeing senso… --- ## ["In My Merry Oldsmobile" #1229](https://community.cartalk.com/t/in-my-merry-oldsmobile-1229/73687)
**Author:** [@JoshRo14](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JoshRo14)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2012, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/in-my-merry-oldsmobile-1229/73687 "2012-07-22T19:36:27Z")
Help! In episode #1229 (at 34: 42) there is an awesome swinging duet version of the song "In My Merry Oldsmobile". This song is normally very boring and plain, but this version is awesome. Does anybody know who does i… --- ## [Do the Tappet Brothers misuse the term "engage the clutch" in The Show?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-the-tappet-brothers-misuse-the-term-engage-the-clutch-in-the-show/73563)
**Author:** [@Situationiste](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Situationiste)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-the-tappet-brothers-misuse-the-term-engage-the-clutch-in-the-show/73563 "2012-07-21T21:40:06Z")
Seems to me that when you're driving a manual transmission vehicle and you engage the clutch, you decouple the flywheel from the transmission. My recollection is that T&R express the opposite action when talking about e… --- ## [Glenn from Chapel Hill](https://community.cartalk.com/t/glenn-from-chapel-hill/73433)
**Author:** [@SensenSensibility](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SensenSensibility)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2012, 4:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/glenn-from-chapel-hill/73433 "2012-07-17T04:29:54Z")
I just want Glenn to know there are non-superficial women out there! I'm a single woman in my late 40s and I drive a 1998 Chevy Metro (3 cylinders!), which also gets 50 mpg on the highway. My friends tease me and my mo… --- ## [The knock, knock, knock sound from the GMC Sierra](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-knock-knock-knock-sound-from-the-gmc-sierra/73332)
**Author:** [@junebug1701](https://community.cartalk.com/u/junebug1701)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2012, 4:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-knock-knock-knock-sound-from-the-gmc-sierra/73332 "2012-07-13T04:09:11Z")
Call 2 Debra Bellingham, Washington - 1994 GMC Sierra 1500 Debra’s hearing a mysterious knocking sound–it happens at random times, sometimes when the AC is on, sometimes before she turns the key, and sometimes after she… --- ## [1971 Cadillac and Unleaded Gas](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1971-cadillac-and-unleaded-gas/73323)
**Author:** [@Daurb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Daurb)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2012, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1971-cadillac-and-unleaded-gas/73323 "2012-07-12T20:30:00Z")
The person who called in today questioning the use unleaded gasoline in his 1971 Cadillac has nothing to worry about. It should state in his owner's manual that all 1971 General Motors cars are designed to operate on unl… --- ## [Today's show (July 7)](https://community.cartalk.com/t/todays-show-july-7/73422)
**Author:** [@accord-ian](https://community.cartalk.com/u/accord-ian)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2012, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/todays-show-july-7/73422 "2012-07-08T20:08:17Z")
What was the name and artist for that song "stuck on the beltway"? :slight\_smile: :slight\_smile: --- ## [Road Trip Runaway Car](https://community.cartalk.com/t/road-trip-runaway-car/71370)
**Author:** [@Andi](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Andi)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 2:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/road-trip-runaway-car/71370 "2012-07-06T02:04:50Z")
I want to respond to the woman heading on a road trip. I am a single woman who has traveled and slept in my car a lot! I bought a used 2003 Subaru Outback for $10,000 7 years ago. It had 46,000 miles on it. Now, mine… --- ## [Car which couldn't be shifted into Reverse: Does pumping the clutch pedal help?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-which-couldnt-be-shifted-into-reverse-does-pumping-the-clutch-pedal-help/73239)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2012, 4:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-which-couldnt-be-shifted-into-reverse-does-pumping-the-clutch-pedal-help/73239 "2012-07-01T04:03:35Z")
I had this problem one time w/my Corolla. It would only shift into Reverse if I quickly pumped the clutch pedal a couple of times. The problem was easy and inexpensive to fix. I replaced the clutch master cylinder. … [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/the-show/7.md?page=24) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/the-show/7.md?page=26)