# The Show **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/the-show/7.md?page=44 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 45 --- ## [Well made, nice colour suede, super comfy](https://community.cartalk.com/t/well-made-nice-colour-suede-super-comfy/57779)
**Author:** [@go4uggboot](https://community.cartalk.com/u/go4uggboot)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/well-made-nice-colour-suede-super-comfy/57779 "2010-11-20T16:37:04Z")
I didn't quite understand the great pro- / anti- uggs fashion debate that's raged on over recent years. ugg boots sale, which look a bit like a basic clumpy moccasin-type shoe placed on top of a chunky synthetic sole, I … --- ## [Gas cap location](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-cap-location/57520)
**Author:** [@larryabbott](https://community.cartalk.com/u/larryabbott)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2010, 4:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-cap-location/57520 "2010-11-20T16:19:51Z")
A caller on today's show asked why the gas cap is on one side or another. Why aren't caps centrally-located in the rear of the car? My '92 vette and '73 Mustang both have rear gas caps. --- ## [Selling Crown Vic](https://community.cartalk.com/t/selling-crown-vic/57541)
**Author:** [@JosephL](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JosephL)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2010, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/selling-crown-vic/57541 "2010-11-19T16:30:42Z")
Caller from NYC (formerly from N. Adams, MA) trying to sell Crown Vic: search web for Crown Vic collector/fanatic sites. You will probably find people who would like nothing better than a mint Crown Vic. --- ## [Big Guy/Small Car](https://community.cartalk.com/t/big-guy-small-car/57548)
**Author:** [@impossiblefunky](https://community.cartalk.com/u/impossiblefunky)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2010, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/big-guy-small-car/57548 "2010-11-15T15:55:54Z")
I was incensed listening to the show today to hear Tom & Ray making fun of a 350 lbs. man. It seemed really cheap and inappropriate. I hope they'll reconsider such cheap comments in the future. --- ## [Longchamp](https://community.cartalk.com/t/longchamp/57582)
**Author:** [@hayeelim](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hayeelim)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2010, 6:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/longchamp/57582 "2010-11-15T06:16:44Z")
Today's world economic longchamp le pliage bags condition is that people can't longchamp le pliage afford to go about spending money mindlessly on frivolous things when there are other necessities to consider. longch… --- ## [Song](https://community.cartalk.com/t/song/57253)
**Author:** [@mstvrks](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mstvrks)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2010, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/song/57253 "2010-11-14T21:47:50Z")
Can anyone tell me the name of the song played on today's show? It sounded like "don't mess with my yellow Cadillac" Thanks mstvrks1@att.net --- ## [Amelia and the White Knight from Utah](https://community.cartalk.com/t/amelia-and-the-white-knight-from-utah/56984)
**Author:** [@BobGardner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BobGardner)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/amelia-and-the-white-knight-from-utah/56984 "2010-11-14T18:20:13Z")
Why did her car konk out climbing that hill? Hypothesis: A high power transmitter on the top of the hill was strong enough to cause electromagnetic interference in the engine controller. When the White Knight shut it dow… --- ## [Your Lousy Web Site](https://community.cartalk.com/t/your-lousy-web-site/57199)
**Author:** [@steveberk](https://community.cartalk.com/u/steveberk)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2010, 11:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/your-lousy-web-site/57199 "2010-11-10T23:12:48Z")
Why doesn't you web site play the previous show. After the Allstate ad, it just sits there nd doesn't switch to the audio. --- ## [Glen with the old, unimpressive car](https://community.cartalk.com/t/glen-with-the-old-unimpressive-car/57321)
**Author:** [@rebelfrench](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rebelfrench)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2010, 10:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/glen-with-the-old-unimpressive-car/57321 "2010-11-08T22:22:32Z")
I just caught the end of this segment and can't find it on the website. I'd like to email this guy; he sounds like just my type. --- ## [Problems listening online?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problems-listening-online/55590)
**Author:** [@jt1979](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jt1979)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2010, 11:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problems-listening-online/55590 "2010-11-05T23:02:51Z")
As much as I love listening to a commercial for Lumber Liquidators, or Allstate Insurance, what I really want to hear is the segment I clicked on (to listen to online). I can?t seem to get past the advertisement! After t… --- ## [Tommy's "snorting" laugh](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tommys-snorting-laugh/57023)
**Author:** [@chksrz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/chksrz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2010, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tommys-snorting-laugh/57023 "2010-11-05T17:20:43Z")
Does anyone agree with me that Tommy's (I think) snorting laugh is funny? Once or twice is cute, but all the time is disgusting. --- ## [Should Car Talk seek out another carrier for their fine program?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-car-talk-seek-out-another-carrier-for-their-fine-program/56675)
**Author:** [@baward1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/baward1)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 5:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-car-talk-seek-out-another-carrier-for-their-fine-program/56675 "2010-11-03T17:34:09Z")
I'm extremely disappointed in the action NPR took in firing Juan Williams and wondered if anyone else feels as I do about this. Should the folks at Car Talk and the "loyal listeners" protest this action in some way? --- ## [White Knight Explanation?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/white-knight-explanation/56996)
**Author:** [@dougfer69](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dougfer69)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2010, 1:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/white-knight-explanation/56996 "2010-11-01T01:51:08Z")
Regarding the couple whose car quit on a mountain road in Utah: I had a similar experience some years ago with my 2000 Dodge Caravan. One hot summer day, we were driving up to the Windy Ridge Viewpoint at Mt. St. H… --- ## [White Knight](https://community.cartalk.com/t/white-knight/56988)
**Author:** [@bkoltai9](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bkoltai9)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2010, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/white-knight/56988 "2010-10-30T17:10:17Z")
I know some people are disinclined to be a "believer" and find difficulty with this story. Well fortunately there's another camp of crazies who might enjoy an alternative explanation, the "conspiracy theorists". It… --- ## [White Knight - vapor lock?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/white-knight-vapor-lock/56985)
**Author:** [@ARaybould](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ARaybould)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/white-knight-vapor-lock/56985 "2010-10-30T15:17:40Z")
Could a vapor lock explain the temporary disabling of the car, as described on show 1044? The pressure and temperature both fall as you climb, but it takes time for the fuel's temperature to fall to the ambient temperatu… --- ## [Sugar in the gas tank](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sugar-in-the-gas-tank/56063)
**Author:** [@meanjoe75fan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meanjoe75fan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2010, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sugar-in-the-gas-tank/56063 "2010-10-30T12:46:16Z")
On the home page of CT, Tom+Ray deal with Marisia, who had somebody (ex suspected) dump sugar in the gas tank. The advice T+R gave her was "Generally speaking, it's harmless, because the sugar doesn't mix with the gas." … --- ## [It only works if the answer is 2, Avanti II that is](https://community.cartalk.com/t/it-only-works-if-the-answer-is-2-avanti-ii-that-is/43236)
**Author:** [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2010, 2:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/it-only-works-if-the-answer-is-2-avanti-ii-that-is/43236 "2010-10-28T02:14:33Z")
Your answer to the puzzler this week was predictable but BOGUS. The Checker Marathon of 74 or later would be easily distinguished form the earlier models by the change in the bumpers and headlights. The Avanti II w… --- ## [Multi-Disc CD player](https://community.cartalk.com/t/multi-disc-cd-player/45653)
**Author:** [@Co11ins](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Co11ins)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2010, 2:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/multi-disc-cd-player/45653 "2010-10-28T02:08:10Z")
My car's CD player occasionally fails to operate. Usually it is the CD only that sometimes fails to operate. Once the entire audio unit failed to turn on. When I first reported this problem to the dealer, they said it … --- ## [Aloha tom & ray .....hey hawaiian tom & ray fans](https://community.cartalk.com/t/aloha-tom-ray-hey-hawaiian-tom-ray-fans/56809)
**Author:** [@crabman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/crabman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2010, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/aloha-tom-ray-hey-hawaiian-tom-ray-fans/56809 "2010-10-25T12:40:11Z")
I know Tom & Ray personally was born & raised i n Camb. Ma where Tom & Ray ran the goods news garage this was many many moons ago they would rent you garage space and the tools as well as teach you how to fix you car you… --- ## [Melting down the engine](https://community.cartalk.com/t/melting-down-the-engine/56643)
**Author:** [@lsitongia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lsitongia)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2010, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/melting-down-the-engine/56643 "2010-10-24T14:32:16Z")
Okay, so during the show you guys said that lugging the engine won't wear out the clutch, but it will melt down the engine. How does it damage the engine? Also, what does driving at low RPMs (1500), just above lugging,… --- ## [86 honda accord](https://community.cartalk.com/t/86-honda-accord/15036)
**Author:** [@richcse](https://community.cartalk.com/u/richcse)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2010, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/86-honda-accord/15036 "2010-10-23T16:47:41Z")
this car wont start.my daughter just bought this car and it wouldn't start after parking in a dowtown lot. at that time it didn't get any fuel to carb. after being impounded by tow truck then removed from impound lot by … --- ## [Suggestion for making annoying sounds in a car](https://community.cartalk.com/t/suggestion-for-making-annoying-sounds-in-a-car/56519)
**Author:** [@jonmasters](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jonmasters)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/suggestion-for-making-annoying-sounds-in-a-car/56519 "2010-10-22T16:08:52Z")
I enjoyed this week's discussion of the device someone had hidden in a car that would call out "words of wisdom" (usually, profanity laced) as it rattled wherever it was hidden. The caller was trying to locate and remove… --- ## [Sympathy for Sue](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sympathy-for-sue/56336)
**Author:** [@lsitongia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lsitongia)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2010, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sympathy-for-sue/56336 "2010-10-20T18:15:23Z")
Just listened to a podcast of last weekend's show. Poor Sue, the wayward (rear end of the car in front of her) driver! Did Tommy get into any trouble for haranguing? Wow, Tommy was HOT! ==Leonard --- ## [Solution to whistling ladder puzzler](https://community.cartalk.com/t/solution-to-whistling-ladder-puzzler/56587)
**Author:** [@62Cutlass](https://community.cartalk.com/u/62Cutlass)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2010, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/solution-to-whistling-ladder-puzzler/56587 "2010-10-19T14:43:43Z")
The guys came up with an answer to the painter's noisy Oldsmobile in this week's puzzler (http://www.cartalk.com/content/puzzler/transcripts/201041/index.html), but they didn't suggest a fix. here's a video on YouTube wi… --- ## [The Chrysler and the bullet they averted](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-chrysler-and-the-bullet-they-averted/56573)
**Author:** [@haglered](https://community.cartalk.com/u/haglered)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2010, 1:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-chrysler-and-the-bullet-they-averted/56573 "2010-10-19T01:58:07Z")
That woman should thank God the car caught fire when it did and not right after she sold it to somebody. If her husband had not taken it for a test drive and she then sold it to someone, it probably would of caught … --- ## [Jacy's Story: The Consequences of Distracted Driving](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jacys-story-the-consequences-of-distracted-driving/55540)
**Author:** [@Tom\_and\_Ray](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tom_and_Ray)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2010, 12:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jacys-story-the-consequences-of-distracted-driving/55540 "2010-10-19T00:53:33Z")
Hi all, Jacy here. I'll answer really any questions you can come up with, but be patient, I'll type my fastest with the one functioning arm I was left with after the accident. Thanks for joining me! --- ## [Driving Advice for Sue](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-advice-for-sue/56481)
**Author:** [@kwshafer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kwshafer)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2010, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-advice-for-sue/56481 "2010-10-18T13:59:46Z")
Symptom Identified: Driving right up behind someone before realizing there is a problem. This is a common symptom among untrained drivers. The cause is invariably looking at the road too close to your car - maybe … --- ## [Brooke's Mom's Saab](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brookes-moms-saab/56496)
**Author:** [@rjdavies80](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rjdavies80)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2010, 11:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brookes-moms-saab/56496 "2010-10-17T23:22:01Z")
Click and Clack are correct that Spyker now owns Saab. No-one is sure if Spyker can save Saab, however, the recently released brand-new Saab 9-5 was designed and is being built by GM. Automobile Magazine and Motor Trend … --- ## [Are my headlights dim, or am I?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/are-my-headlights-dim-or-am-i/56193)
**Author:** [@Harough](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Harough)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 12:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/are-my-headlights-dim-or-am-i/56193 "2010-10-12T00:40:26Z")
Had hazed over headlight covers and thought to get them replaced: until informed of their cost. However, told that they can be restored. Auto parts stores sell a kit for restoring hazy headlight covers. Was told that the… --- ## [A Classic Case: 2004 Silverado Rattle in Front Wheel Area](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-classic-case-2004-silverado-rattle-in-front-wheel-area/56218)
**Author:** [@naturerancher](https://community.cartalk.com/u/naturerancher)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2010, 4:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-classic-case-2004-silverado-rattle-in-front-wheel-area/56218 "2010-10-11T04:12:40Z")
I think you guys might have misdiagnosed the case of the 2000 Silverado rattle. I think you might have missed the part about the noise happening when turning. You got into a tread separation discussion, but I would hav… [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/the-show/7.md?page=43) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/the-show/7.md?page=45)