r/Cartalk

Just sharing my horrible car purchasing experience from Carvana got me permanently banned from Carvana sub. Can't make this shit up smh.

So this video from Instagram by a car enthusiast called @Earl Karanja and it was so much relatable and wanted to hear from you all your thoughts on this ?

so our driveway has a very sharp turn to get into and i ended up hitting the side of the concrete wall while backing into our space. my amazing gf is extremely sweet and understanding of the situation but i still feel terrible and want to fix it if possible. moneys pretty tight so if there’s any at home/cheaper options i’d love to hear any suggestions. thank you all in advance!

I'm really terrible with cars, wondering if anybody has any experience replacing an old stereo head unit. I have a 98 Toyota starlet and as far as I know it's still got the same one that it came with.

I've read different things about how to go about it, I wanted to ask for opinions before I do anything too stupid haha.

THIS INCLUDES BOTH INSTALLATIONS BY CUSTOMERS THEMSELVES AND INSTALLATIONS BY SHOTTY COMPANIES. Hello. I want to reiterate how important it is to get electrical components properly installed by professionals/someone who knows what they're doing. A customer (unsure if the customer did the install himself...) had installed an aftermarket trailer hitch and harness, and was having lighting issues. While we tried to diagnose the lighting issues, the trailer hitch module actually caught fire. We did absolutely nothing to cause this. The wiring was incredibly faulty and has caused tens of thousands of dollars of damage so far. The fire was burning for less than a minute before extinguished. The $100 you'll save by installing an electrical component yourself or through a cheap shady company is not worth the tens of thousands when your car burns down, or the lives lost in the event of a fire. Yes. That is an active flame in the photo. The vehicle in this situation is a Kia but this applies for all vehicles.

So a guy reversed into me at a red light and fled the scene. I followed some YouTube tutorials. Wet sanded, repainted with a paint gun kit from TesLaunch. If you look at the photos it originally looked good. Then it slowly faded. Now there’s this huge light grey circle.

I’m debating, do I take it to a shop and repaint the whole bumper? Brand new car so I want it to be perfect.

I’ve had a company recommend they just come to my house and repaint it and it’ll be fine to drive the next day, but I don’t have a garage (it’s for storage and not mine).

Is it really okay to let someone paint it and leave it outside. It won’t get dirt or particles from the wind in it?

Would a wrap hide it? Tesla quoted me $3,000 for a new bumper said they wouldn’t repaint just replace the bumper.

I want to upgrade my sound system by replacing my speakers and adding tweeters and sound deadening. Problem is I don’t have a clue how to open the door panels. I’m scared to rip the clips or something. And all tutorials on YouTube show the other type of civics. My one has a different shape armrest. Anyone know how this panel comes off?

Don't mind the electrical tape it's for rust protection lol

Using a rental/hire car in Spain. Drove about 100km to hotel from airport and was fine. Drove this morning was fine. Then this evening when I turned engine on warning light came on saying coolant level low. Stopped the car, turned it back on and the light disappeared! Then it came on later driving down a hill.

I can’t really tell but level looks far below the min line? How could this happen so fast? Why is it intermittent? Any help much appreciated

I have been trying to change the wiper blades on my 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, but the wiper arm only lets it lift away from the windshield so far. The blades themselves can detach from the arms but don’t have enough room to flip over so that they can come all the way off. I’ve tried stopping them in different positions but the issue is simply that the blades don’t have enough room to get off the j-hooks.

My current guess is that I’ll have to remove the arms from the truck in order to do it, but I can’t imagine that’s what GM intended. The manual I have only shows the removal of them blades and no mention of the arm not lifting up far enough.

Wasn’t sure if this is the right place to ask or the right flair but if anyone could help I would appreciate it greatly.

Car : 2014 Toyota Camry

It is not the breaks. I had the brakes tested by two different mechanics and they said the brakes are good.

The noise is spontaneous.