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Steve Ecker is a freelance reporter based in Austin, Texas. He has an extensive background in consumer marketing and is also an artist running Get Lost Collages.

Steve Ecker

‘The HVAC box is blocking access’: 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee won’t start. Then the mechanic has to take out the whole dashboard

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

Red Mazda Vehicle (l) Man shares Mazda New Logo(c) Mazda Dealership sign(r)

‘I don’t like it’: Mazda just changed its logo after 28 years. Here’s why

Woman with text "why does it feel illegal to use the free vacuums at the car wash without washing your car there first?"(l), Hand vacuuming car seats(r)

‘The sign says “FREE”’: Woman uses vacuums at car wash without getting car washed. Some viewers say it’s a big no-no

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

Mechanic holding car documents(l) Honda Dealer Sign(c) Mechanic checking vehicle fuse box(r)

‘I thought Honda is a good car brand?’: Honda Civic driver takes car to shop after repeat issue. Expert finds the little-known reason why 

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

Lexus sign(l), Woman talking(c), Car dashboard(r)

‘The new normal’: Woman buys Lexus RX 350. She didn’t check what her monthly car payment would be first

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

Man shares tip for key fob while inside of his car(r) Person holding car key fob(r)

‘It doesn’t matter if it’s Ford, Mercedes’: Man shares little-known trick to start car after key fob dies

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Man wearing dark sunglasses(l) Man washing black vehicle at car wash(r)

‘You don’t blow water all over the inside’: Man reveals little-known trick to use at the car wash to easily clean door jamb

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

Screenshot from @royaltyautoservice's Tiktok; the front of a car covered in snow.

‘You beat me home’: Expert buys new Mercedes. Then he reveals why he didn’t trade in his Lexus

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

Two panel design with a man looking off to the side while laughing, next to an image of an angry man in a car yelling out of his window

‘You guys did it last?’: Man goes to get oil change. Then the mechanic calls out ‘whoever did this last’

Honda Dealer logo(l) MAn shares car wreck experience(c) Woman standing next to car crash(r)

‘She ended up writing a check’: Honda dealership worker shares what really happens after customer wrecks 2019 Kia Forte during a test drive

Mars Ramos is a museum educator and freelance writer. She loves long walks in nature, doing yoga, and baking brownies.

Mars Ramos

Two panel design with a woman looking away the camera in disbelief, next to an image of a man giving up thumbs up at a car repair shop

‘They must not pay you very much’: Woman takes her car to Valvoline. Then the mechanic asks her something unexpected

2 panel image: on the left a person with text over says: if I'm spending almost 30k on a new car why can't I keep the pretty red bow?

‘I didn’t know that’: Woman spends $30,000 on new car. Then she tried to take the bow home

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

Toyota Dealer Sign(l) Woman wearing glasses inside of vehicle(r)

‘No wonder my neighbor didn’t acknowledge it’: Woman’s new luxury car goes unnoticed. Is it because the new GR86 looks like a Corolla?

Three panel design with a man looking at the camera with his hands in front, next to an image of a woman giving a thumbs up in front of a truck, next to a image of a cooler next to a Cyber Truck

‘You couldn’t do that to any normal truck’: Man throws a ‘giant Yeti cooler’ at a Cybertruck. Then a Ford Ranger owner does the same

woman shares a information about car wreckage(l) Toyota Dealer Sign(c) Vehicles Crashing(r)

Cars