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

Braden Bjella

Customer warns against CarMax after learning it lied about his car’s accident history

‘I just discovered something’: Customer warns against CarMax after learning it lied about his car’s accident history

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

‘They sent me a check for $5,000’: Driver says you can get money if your car loses value after an accident. Here’s how

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

Geico customer says car her insurance is about to be revoked because police made a mistake on her accident report.

‘I wasn’t even in the car’: Geico customer says her car insurance is about to be revoked because police made a mistake on her accident report. It gets worse

Kroger customer gets 34 gallons of gas for 66 cents

‘I would hook everyone up in line!’: Kroger customer gets 34 gallons of gas for 66 cents. Here’s how

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

‘THE GASLIGHTING IS SO CRAZY’: Woman catches boyfriend making call to a ‘Blonde 8’ while they’re on a date

woman speaking with caption "TIPS ON PROTECTING YOUR VEHICLE FROM THEFT or BURGLARY...(*from an ex car thief) (l) car thief trying to open door (c) woman speaking (r)

‘I started putting my purse in my trunk’: Ex car thief shares how to protect your car from being stolen

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

‘From someone who ran a GM dealership for many years, she’s spot-on’: Expert reveals what time of the month you should buy your car

‘I finally figured out what these guys do’: Man shares ‘unethical’ hack for getting out of car loan payments. But does it work?

Woman says she regrets Tesla after having to wait over an hour for it to charge ‘just to get home’

‘In case you’re wondering what it’s like to have a Tesla’: Woman says she regrets Tesla after having to wait over an hour for it to charge ‘just to get home’

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

Discount Tire customer goes in to air up one tire. She gets talked into buying 4 new ones

‘I can’t sleep at night knowing you use these tires’: Discount Tire customer goes in to air up one tire. She gets talked into buying four new ones

Luxury car dealer shares the difference in selling luxury cars and used cars

‘Moving to Luxury was the best decision I ever made’: Car salesman shares the difference in selling luxury cars and used cars

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

Tesla owner shares why you should never buy one

‘I’ve never seen it like this before’: Tesla owner shares why you should never buy one

Tangie Mitchell is a creative writer, journalist, and editor based in New York. Her interests include pop culture and entertainment, poetry, and morning cups of herbal tea.

Tangie Mitchell

young man in car with caption "I love selling luxury cars"

‘I would’ve cried on the spot’: Luxury car dealer says he never expected customer to tell him this 

Vladimir Supica is a Serbia-based freelance writer. He enjoys traveling through Europe, reading non-fiction books, and playing with his dog Max.

Vladimir Supica

Woman says she was ‘tricked’ into going into car dealership to trade-in her car, shares what to look out for

‘They really tried to get me’: Woman gets ‘tricked’ into trade-in visit to car dealership. Here’s what she says to look out for

Woman talking(l+r), Hands pointing to contract(c)

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