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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

Mechanic 1 talking(l), Hyundai(c), Mechanic 2 talking(r)

‘If no one gets Hyundais & Chevys for us to fix what r we gonna do?’: Mechanics weigh in on if you should buy these 11 makes and models

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

‘Not me watching this entire video like I’m about to go fix some stuff’: Mechanic shows which tools you can buy at Harbor Freight to cover most of your at-home car fixes

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

Woman talking(l), Car lot(c), Different woman talking(r)

‘That beater right there. Let me go see if I can sell it’: Dealership workers share which cars will not make it to 100K miles

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

Car crash simulation 1(l), Ford sign(c), Car crash simulation 2(r)

‘Ford Explorer again’: Expert reveals how cars will hold up in a violent crash. Which one would you rather be in?

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

‘Comparable to the Toyota Cross’: Honda HR-V driver shares whether or not hers is worth it—one year after purchasing

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

‘I drive a 2018 bmw m5… I’d go for the Nissan’: Drivers are getting luxury interiors on non-luxury cars like the Nissan Sentra

‘Electric Altimas’: Man says Teslas are the ‘new Nissan Altima, for ‘low-income individuals’ after seeing depreciation prices

Toyota dealership worker shows what sales commissions are really like when you buy

‘I sold a 90K car’: Toyota dealership worker shows what sales commissions are really like when you buy

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

Tesla driver says a design flaw in his truck nearly caused a life-threatening crash

‘I paid 80K for this and it almost killed my entire family’: Cybertruck driver says design flaw in his truck nearly caused fatal crash

Woman says you got scammed if you've ever put down a down payment for a car

‘They DEFINITELY pocketed my down payment’: Woman says you got scammed if you’ve ever put down a down payment for a car

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

Braden Bjella

purple jeep in parking lot (l) young woman giving thumbs up (r) caption "anyone else buy a car at night thinking it's black only for it to be a deep purple so now you're stuck driving around an eggplant?"

‘Who goes car shopping at night?’: Woman buys car at night. She’s in for a surprise when she wakes up the next day

Car salesman reveals tip to keep your keyfob from dying/car being stolen

‘I just go to my Audi dealership’: Car salesman reveals tip to keep your Toyota key fob from dying

Mechanic calls out customers who leave him the wheel lock key

‘I am shocked by how many women in here don’t know’: Mechanic calls out customers who leave him the wheel lock key

New Acura driver stuck on roadside after refusing to pay extra for spare tire

’20K for a car and it doesn’t have a spare that’s insane’: New Acura driver stuck on roadside after refusing to pay extra for spare tire

Car owner says dealership disabled her car in Planet Fitness parking lot

Cars