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

Nina Hernandez

‘You’re costing yourself money’: Expert issues warning to people who have RVs (updated)

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

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‘It’s literally alive’: Woman sits in driver’s seat of new BMW. Then she realizes it has an unprecedented new feature

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Two panel design with a woman working on her car, next to an image of a back up camera on a dash

‘I didn’t know you could just do that’: Driver installs CarPlay, reverse camera on 10-year-old Mazda 3. How easy is it? And should you DIY?

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

‘Leave her alone’: Man tells wife extended warranty is a ‘scam,’ not to get it at the dealership. Then the dealership worker steps in

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

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‘Thanks bro’: Expert shows faded headlight. Then he shows little-known DIY trick to fix it

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

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‘Driving a manual car is too easy’: Expert gets into manual car. Then she shows the right way to drive it

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

Braden Bjella

2 panel image: on the left is the exterior of a Costco Tire Center and on the right is the interior of a garage. Text over: The Costco technician tried to keep my tires. They said they are "no good"

‘I just bought these tires. Pilot 4s. They cost me $2,600’: Man goes to Costco to get his Michelin tires worked on. Then the worker tells him something shocking

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

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‘Between the electric bill and now this…throw the whole vehicle away’: Woman buys an electric vehicle. She didn’t check what it would cost to renew first

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‘Even cheap cars are expensive to maintain now’: 2001 Honda Accord owner shocked after seeing this charge. It was supposed to be for this ‘routine’ maintenance

‘We need to see if we can Hellcat swap it’: Man sits in driver’s seat of new Dodge Charger. Then he realizes it has an unprecedented new feature

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‘Just did my 2012 Tundra at 230,000’: Expert says don’t get this serviced if your car is old. Here’s why it’s so risky

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

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‘I am livid’: Man takes Tesla through WhiteWater Express Car Wash. Then he hears a loud bang

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‘9th gen is better’: Expert says 2019 Honda Civic is one of ‘the most reliable cars of all time.’ There’s just one problem.

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‘GM strikes again’: Expert says this new Chevrolet model is ‘extremely common’ at the junk yard. Then he says think twice when it comes to the check engine light

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

Triple A Logo on building(l) Man sharing truths about Triple A Service(r)

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