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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

‘How should we proceed?’: 2019 Infiniti comes in with engine noise. Here’s how a good mechanic diagnoses the client’s car

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

Braden Bjella

Tire by car with hand holding nuts and bolts(l), Mechanic fixing wheel(c), Car with missing tire(r)

‘Happened to me also! Worst experience ever but I got a cool 30k’: Woman’s tire flies off while she’s driving after she gets tires rotated

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

young woman in car with caption "pov: u left ur car in a random parking lot for 9 months"

‘Let’s see if the car is still here’: Woman’s car transmission dies. So she leaves it in the parking lot for 9 months

Woman shares hack her car salesman taught her

‘The difference it had made’: Woman shares hack her car salesman taught her

Chad Swiatecki is a 30-year journalist who relocated to Austin, TX from his home state of Michigan in 2008. He most enjoys covering the intersection of arts, business and local/state politics. He writes regularly for Austin Monitor, and has written for Rolling Stone, Spin, New York Daily News, Texas Monthly, Austin Business Journal, Austin American-Statesman and many other regional and national outlets.

Chad Swiatecki

Chevrolet driver tries to fix his truck himself. It backfires

‘Dude tried to save some money’: Chevrolet driver tries to fix his Silverado truck himself. It backfires

Man shares what to do instead of spending thousands on new motor, transmission

‘Go down to the auto parts store’: Man shares what to do instead of spending thousands on new motor, transmission

Man buys used 2023 Honda Civic and brings it to mechanic for final inspection

‘I can fit my whole dang finger’: Man buys used 2023 Honda Civic and brings it to mechanic for final inspection. It backfires

Brand-new 2025 Honda Civic only has 100 miles on it. So why is the check-engine light on?

‘These new vehicles, man’: Brand-new 2025 Honda Civic only has 100 miles on it. So why is the check-engine light on?

Mechanic says your mechanic is probably pulling out your spark plugs wrong.

‘Send WD-40 down the whole’: Expert says your mechanic is probably pulling out your sparkplugs wrong, reveals key to do it right

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

Mechanic issues pre-purchase inspection warning when Toyota Corolla comes in

‘$500-plus for just the part’: Mechanic issues pre-purchase inspection warning when Toyota Corolla comes 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

Mechanic says new GMC Yukons have no towing capacity

‘Old Yukon off Facebook marketplace with 220k on it could do this’: Mechanic says new GMC Yukons have no towing capacity

Heather Stewart is a freelance reporter. She was previously an executive producer at The Drag, UT&#8217;s award-winning podcast production house as well as a projects intern for KUT Austin. Her work can be found in the Austin Chronicle, the Victoria Advocate and more.

Heather Stewart

Man talking(l+r), Hands working on engine(c)

‘All of a sudden your engine’s done’: Mechanic reveals 3 things that can damage your modern car’s GDI engine

‘I won’t sit more than 30 min’: Woman calls out dealership for taking 4 hours to sell her a new car

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

Mechanic reveals the real reason they wear headphones in the shop

‘It’s a Toyota tho’: Mechanic reveals the real reason they wear headphones in the shop

woman speaking in car with caption " Do not EVER buy this car! if you are a young person looking to buy a new car" (l) BMW (c ) woman speaking in car with caption "I do not want young people to end up in the same situation I have" (r)

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