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The Daily Dot

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

Dealership mechanic says woman needs to get her car aligned

Car Alignment

‘He thinks he’s slick’: Dealership mechanic says woman needs to get her car aligned. Here’s why she won’t do it

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

Woman goes to Toyota dealership by herself for Camry or Corolla.

Toyota Dealership

‘That was the most painful experience’: Woman goes to Toyota dealership by herself for Camry or Corolla. Something totally unexpected happens

Parks Kugle is a writer and reporter based in San Antonio. His work has appeared in Lumina Literary Journal, Wicked Local Newspapers, and various publications across the U.S. He enjoys comics and gardening.

Parks Kugle

Salesman reveals what cars to never buy at used dealership

Car Dealership cars to avoid

‘You need to Dodge this every chance you get’: Salesman reveals what cars to never buy at used dealership

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

Jeep customer says dealership worker tried to sell him his own car

Jeep Sale

‘Graham had too many grams’: Jeep customer says dealership worker tried to sell him his own car

dealership-sells-kia-without-consent

‘I wouldn’t give that car back’: Woman says dealership sold her Kia without consent. Now it has to ask new owner to return it

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

Car salesman slams customers who try to get more off when they are losing money on deal

Car Salesman loss

‘Clearly some people haven’t worked commission-based jobs’: Car salesman slams customers who try to get more off when they are losing money on deal

Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

Expert shares 5 things to never say at car dealership if you want to get a good deal

things to never say at Car dealership

‘Cash is no longer king’: Expert shares 5 things to never say at car dealership if you want to get a good deal

Used car salesman reveals 5 makes and models to avoid

5 Cars to Avoid

‘The Chevy Cruze after 2018 are OK’: Used car salesman reveals 5 makes and models to avoid

Car dealership expert shares how salespeople eavesdrop on customers, how to use it to your advantage

eavesdropping car dealer

‘Whenever they excuse themselves…’: Car dealership expert shares how salespeople eavesdrop on customers, how to use it to your advantage

Eric Webb is a native Texan and national award-winning pop culture critic, arts &amp; entertainment journalist, and editor.

Eric Webb

Honda sign(l), Woman talking(c), Hand holding keys(r)

honda-dealership-maintance-not-good

‘I would be CRYING if this was my customer’: Woman takes car to Honda dealership for maintenance. Things don’t go well

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

CarMax sign(l), Man talking(c), Repoed car(r)

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‘It’s still got drinks in it’: Car dealer shows all the cars from CarMax that got repo’d, says it’s a ‘negative sign’

expert-reveals-best-suv

‘First of all let me tell you some that are not good’: Expert reveals the best used SUV you can buy today

Woman talking(l+r), Mercedes Benz dealership(c)

never-compare-yourself-mercedes

‘Never compare yourself to anyone else’: Mercedes dealership worker sells new car to 19-year-old. Then his mom pulls her aside

what-do-you-want-your-monthly-payment-to-be

‘Whyyy is buying a car a riddle’: Man says this is how you should respond to ‘What do you want your monthly payment to be?’ at car dealership

car-dealership-secretly-raises-interest

‘If they do it to you, they’re doing to others’: Man catches car dealership secretly raising interest rate, adding warranty without his consent to make cost higher

Car Dealership