Talking Cars 281: We Answer Your Questions
My RAV4 won’t fill up. Arteon or Stinger? What happened to Mitsubishi? And more.
Main theme: It’s another all-questions episode! This week, we discuss a massive Toyota recall, the difference between a recall and a customer service campaign, and whether cars are growing too big for garages. Then we help buyers choose between fastbacks and decide whether a new-and-improved model is worth picking over a tried-and-true favorite.
Audience Questions
• My Toyota RAV4 Hybrid won’t fill up. What do I do?
• Why has it taken three months for my dealer to fix a recall?
• Why do crash-test dummies always sit the same way during tests? Don’t people move around before a crash?
• Why isn’t Mitsubishi as popular in the U.S. as it is in other countries?
• I bought a 2018 Subaru Forester. Should I have gone with a 2019 even though it was the first year of a new model?
• It turns out my new car is too big for my garage. Is there a standard garage size or do people now have to measure?
• Should I get a Kia Stinger or a Volkswagen Arteon?
• Why aren’t some luxury and sports cars crash-tested?
Consumer Reports Consumer Reports
As with other “Talking Cars” episodes, this one is available free through Apple Podcasts. (Subscribe to the audio or video.) You’ll also find the audio on Spotify (log-in required) and video on YouTube.
• Subscription Fees, Chevrolet Suburban, episode 280
• Winter Prep, Genesis G80, episode 279
• GMC Hummer EV and At-Home Charging, episode 278
• Volkswagen ID.4 Electric Car and Taos SUV, episode 277
• Questions on Tires, Used Cars, and More, episode 276
Have a Question?
We’d love to include it in a future show. Upload your video questions to our Dropbox folder. Please send high-definition (1920x1080) MP4 video files with high-quality audio. Or send an iMessage question to our TalkingCars@icloud.com account.
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