# Latest **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=82 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 83 --- ## [No more chrome plated hardware](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-more-chrome-plated-hardware/195148)
**Author:** [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-more-chrome-plated-hardware/195148 "2024-06-24T16:01:28Z")
Stellantis announced that they are phasing out chromium plated hardware on all models. The AP article I read didn’t say when it will take place, but in the next few years, as soon as they have replacements. Certainly the… --- ## [Bugatti Tourbillon](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bugatti-tourbillon/195201)
**Author:** [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2024, 2:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bugatti-tourbillon/195201 "2024-06-23T02:17:12Z")
Bugatti announced the Tourbillon, an 1800 hp PHEV hybrid. It replaces the Chiron. It’s actually built by Bugatti Rimac. The company was formed when VW spun off Bugatti and then merged with Rimac. Rimac builds the Nevera … --- ## [Ford V10 dies when put in gear](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-v10-dies-when-put-in-gear/195206)
**Author:** [@hannahabuata](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hannahabuata)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2024, 10:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-v10-dies-when-put-in-gear/195206 "2024-06-22T22:26:39Z")
I have a 2000 Ford F-250 with the 6.8 V10 in it. 104,000 miles. Occasionally when I put it in reverse or drive, the rpms drop really low to about 500 and truck stalls. It’s only intermittent, does not do it every single… --- ## [2010 Chevrolet Equinox - Sputters](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-chevrolet-equinox-sputters/195197)
**Author:** [@Lyle58](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Lyle58)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-chevrolet-equinox-sputters/195197 "2024-06-22T19:58:03Z")
Intermittent sputter on startup, can be cold or hot. Also intermittent rough start, seems to happen at totally different occasions. I noticed both of these maladies after having both timing belts replaced. I was told th… --- ## [What would cause spark plugs to become like this?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-would-cause-spark-plugs-to-become-like-this/195199)
**Author:** [@enargins](https://community.cartalk.com/u/enargins)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2024, 5:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-would-cause-spark-plugs-to-become-like-this/195199 "2024-06-22T17:32:03Z")
I had my spark plugs changed today. The old ones were FILTHY, and one was even cracked, even though they only had 7500 miles on them (see photo)! Also, the gap in three of them were wider than in the other two (the mecha… --- ## [CDK Global Software](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cdk-global-software/195205)
**Author:** [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2024, 1:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cdk-global-software/195205 "2024-06-22T13:16:05Z")
CDK Global provides software for common tasks at car dealerships like sales records and scheduling. About 15,000 dealerships use some or all of their products. Their system was hacked on Thursday, 6/19 and they are stil… --- ## [Vibrations and brake booster vacuum hose](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vibrations-and-brake-booster-vacuum-hose/195203)
**Author:** [@enargins](https://community.cartalk.com/u/enargins)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 10:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vibrations-and-brake-booster-vacuum-hose/195203 "2024-06-21T22:22:11Z")
Last year I had some repair work done on my car, and immediately after that the car started experiencing strong vibrations when in Drive or Reverse but standing still, and lesser vibrations when in park. The work done w… --- ## [5 Common & Irritating Driving Mistakes](https://community.cartalk.com/t/5-common-irritating-driving-mistakes/195130)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/5-common-irritating-driving-mistakes/195130 "2024-06-21T18:31:03Z")
I think that most of us are fully aware of these bad driving behaviors–including those who fail to drive at the prevailing speed on a highway–but it’s always good to be reminded about these annoying and dangerous practic… --- ## [AC Problem silverado 2500](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ac-problem-silverado-2500/195198)
**Author:** [@redneckred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/redneckred)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 2:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ac-problem-silverado-2500/195198 "2024-06-21T02:32:58Z")
I am working on a 2003 Silverado 2500HD Duramax for my brother-in-law. The AC hose from the compressor over to the evaporator sitting on top of the alternator blew a hole right at the joint of rubber/metal by the compre… --- ## [2018 Nissan Frontier - Hesitant starting](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-nissan-frontier-hesitant-starting/195176)
**Author:** [@J.Hudson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/J.Hudson)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 2:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-nissan-frontier-hesitant-starting/195176 "2024-06-21T02:13:34Z")
Engine seems to hesitate to turn over when starting the vehicle. --- ## [Fuel line kinked, problem? (Pic)](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuel-line-kinked-problem-pic/195180)
**Author:** [@J162\_165342](https://community.cartalk.com/u/J162_165342)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2024, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuel-line-kinked-problem-pic/195180 "2024-06-20T20:36:25Z")
2013 Mustang GT. I hit a pretty decent size rock or pothole, checked under the car for damage and saw one of the fuel lines on the front drivers side had a small dent in it. (Just a dent, not a full crease) Car starts an… --- ## [One advantage of old technology](https://community.cartalk.com/t/one-advantage-of-old-technology/195179)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/one-advantage-of-old-technology/195179 "2024-06-19T18:45:42Z")
--- ## [A post war dual cowl pharton](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-post-war-dual-cowl-pharton/195177)
**Author:** [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 5:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-post-war-dual-cowl-pharton/195177 "2024-06-19T17:11:48Z")
In an old movie I enjoyed earlier today I saw a 1950s dual cowl phaeton that I didn’t recognize and I’m digging to identify it. It looked like a chrysler --- ## [Bye, bye Fisker!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bye-bye-fisker/195172)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 11:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bye-bye-fisker/195172 "2024-06-19T11:01:07Z")
The price of the Fisker Ocean couldn’t have been the problem–IMHO–because I am now seeing ultra-expensive Lucid sedans on a regular basis (3 on one day recently), and the also-expensive Rivian pickups and SUVs are beginn… --- ## [Today's diesel engines](https://community.cartalk.com/t/todays-diesel-engines/195157)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 10:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/todays-diesel-engines/195157 "2024-06-19T10:51:41Z")
Are they as robust as they used to be? It wasn’t unusual in days of yore to hear of diesel engines (pickup trucks and cars) making 400K miles without complaining, as long as they got their needed routine servicing … --- ## [1998 BMW Z3 - Whines](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-bmw-z3-whines/195167)
**Author:** [@steff00](https://community.cartalk.com/u/steff00)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 5:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-bmw-z3-whines/195167 "2024-06-19T05:58:07Z")
I have a high pitched whine, almost like an alarm buzzer when I drive anywhere between 55 and 90 but it’intermitant --- ## [I hear this noise when idling what is causing this?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-hear-this-noise-when-idling-what-is-causing-this/194875)
**Author:** [@itouring2010](https://community.cartalk.com/u/itouring2010)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-hear-this-noise-when-idling-what-is-causing-this/194875 "2024-06-18T23:00:56Z")
i have a mazda 3 2010 model. i hear this “rattling” noise only when i am idling at a stop. i also notice that if i just put the car into park the noise disappears. it only seems to happen when idling on drive at a sto… --- ## [2014 Honda Accord Sdn - How do I fix bullet holes?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-honda-accord-sdn-how-do-i-fix-bullet-holes/195164)
**Author:** [@delfina](https://community.cartalk.com/u/delfina)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 10:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-honda-accord-sdn-how-do-i-fix-bullet-holes/195164 "2024-06-18T22:04:55Z")
5bullet holes in drivers side door. How much to fix it --- ## [2014 Jeep - Noise when put into Reverse or Park](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-jeep-noise-when-put-into-reverse-or-park/195169)
**Author:** [@bkelley502\_187614](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bkelley502_187614)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-jeep-noise-when-put-into-reverse-or-park/195169 "2024-06-18T21:06:45Z")
My youngest son has a Jeep, 2014. I’m not sure what model. All I know it’s one of their smaller ones. He lives in FL, I live in IN, and I haven’t seen it in years. He’s been trying to do some preventive maintenance work… --- ## [Chevy s10 ignition problems / trouble codes](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chevy-s10-ignition-problems-trouble-codes/195136)
**Author:** [@ChrisTruck](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTruck)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chevy-s10-ignition-problems-trouble-codes/195136 "2024-06-18T20:36:23Z")
95 chevy s10 4.3 TBI 293k miles. I’ve been getting a CEL at startup for a while, it was just for a minute when I started the truck, then would go off. PO320 code and sometimes a PO328 code also. My scanner calls both the… --- ## [Spark plug change in Rav 4](https://community.cartalk.com/t/spark-plug-change-in-rav-4/195161)
**Author:** [@oilman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oilman)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/spark-plug-change-in-rav-4/195161 "2024-06-18T18:39:09Z")
Just changed my plugs on my 2015 Rav 4 (108700 miles). I had changed the originals with Denso Iridium plugs at about 40k and then at 76K. Now I upgraded to NGK plugs (Iridium). I searched for the correct amount of anti … --- ## [What is ECT?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-is-ect/195021)
**Author:** [@Clueless33](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Clueless33)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-is-ect/195021 "2024-06-18T18:29:30Z")
Hello everyone. I hope all is doing well. So, I have a 2021 Toyota RAV4 which was bought new and when shopping for this particular vehicle I wanted to make sure I wasn’t getting one with CVT. I hate CVT so much. I’v… --- ## [Hispano-Suiza is back!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hispano-suiza-is-back/195162)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hispano-suiza-is-back/195162 "2024-06-18T13:19:58Z")
Just as in their earlier iteration, Hispano-Suiza cars are only for the extremadamente rico. https://www.marketwatch.com/articles/hispano-suiza-unveils-its-third-electric-carmen-hypercar-in-barcelona-521d7661?mod=mw\_lat… --- ## [Driver seat wiring harness(es)](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driver-seat-wiring-harness-es/195168)
**Author:** [@redneckred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/redneckred)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 12:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driver-seat-wiring-harness-es/195168 "2024-06-18T12:16:06Z")
My brother-in-law asked me to help him out. He told me the wires on his electric seat burned up or melted. He told me the seat memory control module melted and the wires to the heaters burnt to. I looked under the sea… --- ## [At the auto parts store](https://community.cartalk.com/t/at-the-auto-parts-store/195160)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 10:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/at-the-auto-parts-store/195160 "2024-06-18T10:55:52Z")
… a likely situation… --- ## [Broken tap](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-tap/195141)
**Author:** [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-tap/195141 "2024-06-17T21:41:40Z")
You know that saying that a two hour job is a broken bolt away from a three day ordeal. Well we have a broken bolt in the block of my son’s Nissan Spec-V, 2,5L engine. It is a 10.9 grade bolt, 10mm. Drilled it out wit… --- ## [Which brands are the best for those owners who wish to do their own Maint. & Repairs?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-brands-are-the-best-for-those-owners-who-wish-to-do-their-own-maint-repairs/194880)
**Author:** [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2024, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-brands-are-the-best-for-those-owners-who-wish-to-do-their-own-maint-repairs/194880 "2024-06-17T20:59:05Z")
Hello CTC members. Can you offer your opinions on which brands are the easiest for DIY repairs and maintenance? Let’s assume this applies to a person shopping for a new car or relatively newish used car. Let’s leave clas… --- ## [Not to be outdone](https://community.cartalk.com/t/not-to-be-outdone/195165)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2024, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/not-to-be-outdone/195165 "2024-06-17T20:52:30Z")
… McLaren has introduced a plug-in hybrid. It is a fraction of the price of the new Hispano-Suiza, and is not plug-ugly. https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a61084201/2025-mclaren-artura-spider-drive/?utm\_campaign=true… --- ## [Should "public shaming" be used to embarrass drivers?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-public-shaming-be-used-to-embarrass-drivers/195112)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-public-shaming-be-used-to-embarrass-drivers/195112 "2024-06-17T15:15:30Z")
While it might be somewhat effective. esp on traffic-dense city streets, this seems like a generally bad idea. I’m a frequent bicyclist (mostly suburban streets) and don’t find blocked bicycle lanes the biggest problem… --- ## [Would you buy a new car if it had to be greased every 1,000 miles?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/would-you-buy-a-new-car-if-it-had-to-be-greased-every-1-000-miles/195132)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2024, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/would-you-buy-a-new-car-if-it-had-to-be-greased-every-1-000-miles/195132 "2024-06-17T14:33:48Z")
Todays new cars remain mostly maintenance free for many miles. But cars of yesteryear needed all sorts of routine maintenance, and on a quite frequent intervals. Like all the grease nipples dosed every 1,000 miles. … [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=81) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=83)