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

Nina Hernandez

‘Watch me brick Cybertruck’: Man takes his Cybertruck through car wash

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 takes her Toyota 4Runner into Mavis and can’t believe what mechanics missed

‘Are you sure it wasn’t doing that before?’: Woman takes her Toyota 4Runner into Mavis and can’t believe what mechanics missed

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

Braden Bjella

Car dealership worker reveals how customers use this ’sketchy deal’ to avoid payments

‘You gotta know when to stop a deal’: Kia dealership worker reveals how customers may use this ‘sketchy’ tactic to avoid payments

Ramon Ramirez was the managing editor and, formerly, the Dot&#8217;s news director, entertainment editor, and evening editor. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Grantland, Washington City Paper, Austin American-Statesman, and Austin Monitor.

Ramon Ramirez

A person in sunglasses looking at the camera next to a Cybertruck. There is text that says 'Main Character of the Week' in a Daily Dot newsletter web_crawlr font in the bottom right corner.

Main Character of the Week: Cybertruck car wash guy

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

Expert shares 1 common mistake people make when negotiating car price

‘Buying a car shouldn’t be this difficult’: Expert shares 1 common mistake people make when negotiating car price

GM worker forced to get a Silverado after being told she would get fired if she bought Toyota 4Runner

’24 hours later, the thing broke down’: GM worker forced to get a Silverado after being told she would get fired if she bought Toyota 4Runner

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

People are just now finding out how much a Toyota Camry costs

‘Might as well buy a Tesla’: People are just now finding out how much a Toyota Camry costs

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

woman clicks 'Go to Target' on Tesla's 'summon' feature

‘Miss a payment and watch it drive away from your home’: Viewers disturbed when woman clicks ‘Go to Target’ on Tesla’s ‘summon’ feature

Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

young man with Maserati listing (l&r) Maserati Ghibli logo (c)

‘You can get them for insane deals on the used market’: Car salesman shares what type of car you should buy if you want to ‘look rich’

mechanic speaking with caption "Do Tire Brands Matter?" (l) man holding tire (c) mechanic speaking (r)

‘You definitely get what you paid for’: Mechanics reveal what tire brands they don’t trust

woman speaking in car pointing to button (l) Honda dealership with Accords (c) woman speaking in car (r)

‘It makes me feel like I’m driving an old car’: Woman considers trading in 2022 car over just 1 button

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

Melody Heald

nissan employees at dealership with caption "what do you drive, what's your car payment?"

‘But they want to sell us Nissan’: Nissan workers are asked what kind of car they drive. They say everything but Nissan

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

woman speaking in car with caption "here's something I wish I would've learned 15 years ago" (l) woman speaking in car with caption "so that's what I'm gonna roll down the passenger side window" (c) woman speaking in car with caption "and then you take the opposite door and you pump it" (r)

‘Something I wish I would’ve learned 15 years ago’: Woman reveals trick to quickly cool down your car

man speaking with cars (l) man buying car as other man hands him keys (c) man showing strings when he pulls out oil cap (r)

‘Befriend a knowledgeable mechanic’: Expert reveals one trick to always look for when buying a used car—and demonstrates on Jeep he thought was a deal

man in car (l&r) gas pump in gas tank (c) all with caption "don't top off your gas tank"

Cars