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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

Honda sign(l), Man talking(c), Steering wheel(r)

‘They just don’t make em like they use to’: Honda recalls 720,000 cars. They just recalled another 1.4 million. Here’s why

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

Braden Bjella

Toyota Tundra(l) Toyota Dealer Sign(c) Toyota Tundra Original Window Sticker(r)

‘That Tundra will still outlive the Frontier’: Dealership customer trades old Toyota for new Nissan. He kept the original sales sticker

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

three panel design with one showing a man holding a tiny bulb for a car, the middle panel is a man from inside of his car, he seem to be mid speaking. The final panel is showing someone clicking in a seatbelt

‘People who are less than honest can remove that’: Expert reveals how to properly inspect a used car on this Honda

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

Three panel image showing a Nissan dealership sign from outside, middle panel showing the man from TikTok who is a car salesman, he is smiling and has a beard. The final image shows a person looking at their phone with an excellent credit score.

‘If someone comes into the dealership too eager’: Dealership worker says he was ‘car fished’ by a customer looking to buy Nissan LEAF

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

Nissan sign(l), Man talking(c), Hand pointing to car and text that says "but let's look at the 2024 murano and that one feature"(r)

‘I guarantee you won’t find the feature on a brand-new car’: Dealership salesman says the 2024 Nissan Murano is the last new car with this feature. Is it really going away?

Honda sign(l), Man talking(c), Honda accord engine(r)

‘I’ve been told it’s fine’: Expert discovers this 2014 Honda Accord has rod knock. How did this happen, and is it worth fixing?

Two panel image showing a Chevy grill with the logo as the focal point. The 2nd panel shows a close up of gears inside of a Chevy.

‘Look at what the starter’s doing’: Expert shows damage on 2018 Chevy Traverse—and warns why you shouldn’t trust cars that auto-start

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

Hyundai sign(l), Man talking(c), Car driver at night with text that says "what's up with all these newer cars with *censored*"(r)

‘Why would they make this optional?’: Driver blasts this feature on new cars after spotting it on a Hyundai

Two panel image showing a pile of months next to a calculator in panel one, and panel two features young woman from TikTok who has just purchased a car. She is holding up her phone she holding in her hand and pointing to the camera.

‘Bro bought a house’: Woman buys 2025 Toyota Camry for $0 down. Then she reveals how long she’ll be paying it off

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

Three panel image with the first panel showing a screen with a graph and lines, the 2nd image features the man from the TikTok who is the expert Toyota mechanic, he has silver hair fox wearing his black working shirt. The final panel is a close up of a car part in circle form.

‘Toyota tech here, I’ve done that’: Expert can’t figure out what happened to this car. Then he realizes the customer’s wild DIY fail

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

Two panel design with a dash camera on the left, camera is in focus with the car behind it blurred. The 2nd image features the woman from the tiktok video. She is opening up an amazon package in her car

‘That woke everybody up’: Woman buys a rear dash camera for her car off Amazon Prime after shocking incident. She’s far from alone

Mean wearing brown cap and black tank top (l) VW Dealer Sign(c) Hand gestured at VW Sedan(r)

‘Stay away from any turbo Volkswagens’: Expert says don’t buy these 3 cars at auction. Especially if it’s your first time

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

Screen with steps to charge car(l), Woman talking(c), Car charging(r)

‘People are so close-minded about this’: Woman goes to charge her new Chevrolet EV for the first time. Why did the pump charge her $55?

Mechanic 1 talking(l), Coolant being poured into car(c), Mechanic 2 talking(r)

‘Have been using water for the past 3 years’: Mechanics share whether you can use water instead of coolant. Their answers may surprise you

Claire Goforth is a lawyer and investigative editor. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, Al Jazeera, the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, and more. She regularly appears on radio and in podcasts. Email for booking info.

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