# Latest **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=1918 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1919 --- ## [Beware of caracquire.com](https://community.cartalk.com/t/beware-of-caracquire-com/75586)
**Author:** [@scubaman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/scubaman)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 1:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/beware-of-caracquire-com/75586 "2012-11-19T01:33:04Z")
Just a general warning, since I did not get any hits on a search for caracquire.com. These folks contacted me in May when I decided to sell my Outback, and honey-tongued me into advertising the car on their site. Hard … --- ## [Leaking overflow tank?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/leaking-overflow-tank/75595)
**Author:** [@Von](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Von)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 1:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/leaking-overflow-tank/75595 "2012-11-19T01:29:25Z")
Is it normal for a small amount of antifreeze to leak out of the small hole on top of my Jaz overflow tank? This is on a 73 Chevy small block. --- ## [Rusty wheel well/ A/C drain hose](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rusty-wheel-well-a-c-drain-hose/75599)
**Author:** [@JPE](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JPE)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 12:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rusty-wheel-well-a-c-drain-hose/75599 "2012-11-19T00:25:45Z")
I have a 1995 GMC K1500. The only rust I have is on the passenger side wheel well( bottom close to door) is has gotten way worse in the past year or two. Someone had mentioned that a drain hose may be clogged and over fl… --- ## [Premium Octane.....engine jerks. help](https://community.cartalk.com/t/premium-octane-engine-jerks-help/75597)
**Author:** [@mysubi](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mysubi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 11:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/premium-octane-engine-jerks-help/75597 "2012-11-18T23:30:47Z")
I just recently brought my 2006 subaru outback (v6) to the shop. The men, whom I've know and trust, told me there's too much carbon in the engine - it's got 80k on it - and that I should use Super the next two times I … --- ## [Want To Drive Like A Jerk ? Then Wear An Idiot Sign!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/want-to-drive-like-a-jerk-then-wear-an-idiot-sign/75374)
**Author:** [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 10:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/want-to-drive-like-a-jerk-then-wear-an-idiot-sign/75374 "2012-11-18T22:53:42Z")
On Monday, A Cleveland Municipal Judge Oredered A 32 Year-Old Woman To Wear A Sign For 2 Days At An Intersection Where She Was Caught On Camera Driving On A Sidewalk To Avoid Children Getting Off A School Bus. The Sign… --- ## [Max Tire Pressure](https://community.cartalk.com/t/max-tire-pressure/75337)
**Author:** [@badbearing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/badbearing)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/max-tire-pressure/75337 "2012-11-18T22:14:47Z")
Tires say 50 psi max. Gets COLD up here I tend to want to run them about 40 psi Hows my thinkin? Thanks :slight\_smile: --- ## [Transmission](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission/75502)
**Author:** [@scotttt1970](https://community.cartalk.com/u/scotttt1970)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission/75502 "2012-11-18T22:14:04Z")
Hi I have had a 2000 Chevy Cavalier 2.2 liter 4 cyl Automatic for about 5 or 6 years now. I have noticed the whole time I have owned it that when I start the car and shift from Park to Drive I hear a clunk and the with t… --- ## [No tail lights or dash lights](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-tail-lights-or-dash-lights/75592)
**Author:** [@chris1793](https://community.cartalk.com/u/chris1793)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-tail-lights-or-dash-lights/75592 "2012-11-18T22:13:02Z")
i got a 1986 chevy g20 conversion van for camping trips and the dash lights and tail lighs dont work but the turn signal works and the brake lights work and the headlights work i put in a new fuse and they worked for abo… --- ## ['94 Camry wagon w/broken AC & cracked windshield for $1895 worth it?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/94-camry-wagon-w-broken-ac-cracked-windshield-for-1895-worth-it/75585)
**Author:** [@ZBC](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ZBC)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 9:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/94-camry-wagon-w-broken-ac-cracked-windshield-for-1895-worth-it/75585 "2012-11-18T21:56:49Z")
Hi all I am looking to buy a car for the first time and there is a used car that I found through a private owner (only owner of the vehicle) that has 188K miles on it, a crack in the windshield, a broken AC and is missin… --- ## [Which Full Synthetic Oil - Valvolize, Penzoil ...?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-full-synthetic-oil-valvolize-penzoil/75571)
**Author:** [@sciconf](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sciconf)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-full-synthetic-oil-valvolize-penzoil/75571 "2012-11-18T18:48:46Z")
Acura Integra 1999 90k I have been chaining oil every 5k - except for this time, every time at the tail end of 5k, it become a bit sluggish. This time when I asked the mechanic, he told me that "it is not bad at all … --- ## [My smoking ride](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-smoking-ride/75575)
**Author:** [@Caffeinated42](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caffeinated42)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-smoking-ride/75575 "2012-11-18T18:41:28Z")
Ok, I feel like I should say up front that my entire car knowhow consists of how to change a tire, use jumper cables and check my fluid levels - none of this helps me with my current problem. Yesterday when I was drivi… --- ## [Car keeps stalling out help asap](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-keeps-stalling-out-help-asap/75591)
**Author:** [@denz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/denz)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-keeps-stalling-out-help-asap/75591 "2012-11-18T18:08:57Z")
i have a 97 intrepid with3.5 replaced fuel injector ran worse replaced fuel pressure reg ran little better wont stay running replaced fuel pump sound alot better runs longer but still dies replace air control val runs ev… --- ## [2008 Hyundai Elantra Hesitation](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-hyundai-elantra-hesitation/75584)
**Author:** [@wpollock](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wpollock)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 6:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-hyundai-elantra-hesitation/75584 "2012-11-18T06:10:19Z")
I have owned this car from new and it currently has 32k miles. The only fuel used has been 85 octane or occasionally a tank of 93 octane. There is a distinct hesitation when accelerating from speeds of 10 to 15 mph and I… --- ## [Forester Shaking Problem](https://community.cartalk.com/t/forester-shaking-problem/75583)
**Author:** [@Subaru\_Vic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Subaru_Vic)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 5:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/forester-shaking-problem/75583 "2012-11-18T05:59:34Z")
Our 2006 Forester started shaking very hard while idling or driving. We drove it to the dealer asap, but the violent shaking had stopped. They hooked it up to the diagnostic machine and everything checked out as fine. Th… --- ## [A car for sore Boomers](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-car-for-sore-boomers/75566)
**Author:** [@Barb\_Z](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barb_Z)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 4:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-car-for-sore-boomers/75566 "2012-11-18T04:29:27Z")
I am looking for ideas on a new car for my husband & I. We are in our mid 50s. Features we would like include: Not to low to the ground (for visibility and 'cause I am getting a new hip), comfortable! (we are both tall),… --- ## [Honda accord 92 leaking oil from front right tire-](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-accord-92-leaking-oil-from-front-right-tire/75478)
**Author:** [@Sophias](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sophias)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 4:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-accord-92-leaking-oil-from-front-right-tire/75478 "2012-11-18T04:16:37Z")
My Honda is leaking oil or brake fluid from right from wheel. Is brake fluid thin or thick. I think it may be the boot. Is this easy to replace.Thanks for your help! --- ## [2000 Ford Ranger 4.0L, Battery CCA](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-ford-ranger-4-0l-battery-cca/75573)
**Author:** [@Bri\_Guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bri_Guy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 3:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-ford-ranger-4-0l-battery-cca/75573 "2012-11-18T03:09:32Z")
Recently, I replaced the alternator and the battery in my truck. I was having trouble starting my truck when the temperature dropped below 30F. I took it to the dealer and he informed me that my Cold Cranking Amps on my … --- ## [97 buick cenutry](https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-buick-cenutry/75582)
**Author:** [@babuhborden](https://community.cartalk.com/u/babuhborden)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-buick-cenutry/75582 "2012-11-18T02:42:41Z")
So my car worked perfectly fine with minor issues my father got upset and disconnected one of the connections (out of two) for the ignition coil i didnt know this and drove for about a block at this point the car died it… --- ## [2003 Tacoma Summer Mystery](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-tacoma-summer-mystery/73372)
**Author:** [@joso13](https://community.cartalk.com/u/joso13)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 1:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-tacoma-summer-mystery/73372 "2012-11-18T01:53:03Z")
My 03 Tacoma 3.4V6 (5vz-fe) 4x4, manual transmission loses power and has difficulty starting from idle when there is high ambient air temperature 80+ degrees--I live in Albany, NY so that only happens in the summer. It n… --- ## [Engine terminology? Big block/small block/short block/long block](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-terminology-big-block-small-block-short-block-long-block/75553)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 1:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-terminology-big-block-small-block-short-block-long-block/75553 "2012-11-18T01:35:38Z")
I hear/read those terms when talking about engines and engine rebuilding, but I don't know what they refer to? Anybody know? --- ## [Fuel Gauge not working, Malaysian Jungle Stanza](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuel-gauge-not-working-malaysian-jungle-stanza/75471)
**Author:** [@Mystaleng](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mystaleng)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 12:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuel-gauge-not-working-malaysian-jungle-stanza/75471 "2012-11-18T00:45:48Z")
Hi all! I live in Hawaii. I'm getting married in Malaysia (my future wife is Malay). I am an engineer and I want to prove it to her family. As an act of international diplomacy, intercultural exchange, marital worthi… --- ## [Maintenance info](https://community.cartalk.com/t/maintenance-info/75580)
**Author:** [@FIONA](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FIONA)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 12:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/maintenance-info/75580 "2012-11-18T00:22:13Z")
HOW DO I GET MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE FOR 2012 CIVIC? IT IS NOT IN OWNERS MANUAL. --- ## [Economy car recommendation for student](https://community.cartalk.com/t/economy-car-recommendation-for-student/75543)
**Author:** [@RCstp](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RCstp)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2012, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/economy-car-recommendation-for-student/75543 "2012-11-17T23:58:18Z")
Does anybody have any recommendations for a good used car. The car is for my daughter who is college. She needs a car that gets good gas mileage and has low maintenance costs. --- ## [Buick running at 10V, dies at 8V](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buick-running-at-10v-dies-at-8v/75448)
**Author:** [@HottieFry](https://community.cartalk.com/u/HottieFry)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2012, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buick-running-at-10v-dies-at-8v/75448 "2012-11-17T22:45:34Z")
I have a '99 Buick LeSabre and I know there are some electrical problems (i.e., radio randomly spits out cd's that aren't in; when in park, the headlights randomly come on and go off again; automatic windows choose when… --- ## [Driving something big](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-something-big/75557)
**Author:** [@Scrabbler](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scrabbler)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2012, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-something-big/75557 "2012-11-17T22:03:36Z")
Okay, I'm about to rent a 14-foot U-Haul moving truck. I've never driven anything larger than a 2002 Toyota Tundra or a late-model Dodge Caravan. Any tips on driving a larger vehicle? Scrabbler --- ## [Subaru won't start](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-wont-start/75576)
**Author:** [@bloom2003](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bloom2003)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2012, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-wont-start/75576 "2012-11-17T18:06:38Z")
In the couple of days since my last oil change, my 2003 Subaru Legacy (161K miles) won't start after sitting for some time. It turns over and runs for literally one second, then dies. It is standard transmission. If I… --- ## [!999 Nissian Frontier](https://community.cartalk.com/t/999-nissian-frontier/75577)
**Author:** [@Nevada\_Bob](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_Bob)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2012, 6:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/999-nissian-frontier/75577 "2012-11-17T18:05:15Z")
What is best code reader scanner to purchase and from who to own to be able to diagnose what exactly the problem is with my vehicle before going to a shop for repair. This is my first experience trying to figure out what… --- ## [My Lexus 330(2005) needs a new starter](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-lexus-330-2005-needs-a-new-starter/75496)
**Author:** [@golferdude](https://community.cartalk.com/u/golferdude)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2012, 12:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-lexus-330-2005-needs-a-new-starter/75496 "2012-11-17T12:15:36Z")
Dealer is recommending replacement of exhaust manifold at the same time. Apparently manifold is removed to replace the starter. Why would the manifold need to me replaced? Is this legit? thanks, --- ## [Toyota 2007 Hybrid battery packs dead vs. deminished](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-2007-hybrid-battery-packs-dead-vs-deminished/75574)
**Author:** [@gusreiber](https://community.cartalk.com/u/gusreiber)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2012, 9:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-2007-hybrid-battery-packs-dead-vs-deminished/75574 "2012-11-17T09:49:56Z")
I have a 2007 Highlander Hybrid that I bought as a Certified Pre-owned vehicle. One the whole, I have been happy with the vehicle, except that as it crossed the 50k mile marker, the fuel economy took a 20% nose dive from… --- ## [2002 ford taurus heater](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-ford-taurus-heater/75527)
**Author:** [@Wildcat](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Wildcat)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2012, 9:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-ford-taurus-heater/75527 "2012-11-17T09:35:09Z")
I have a 2002 ford taurus. It has the 3.0 ohv engine. The heater has quit working. I recently flushed the coolant system as well as the heater core and replaced the thermostat with no change in the heat situation. It w… [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=1917) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=1919)