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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

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‘Poor guy got rid of his truck because of this switch’: Man buys Ford truck for $5,000 after dealership left previous owner with $3,600 bill. They missed something obvious

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.

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‘That’s what 100K gets you in 2025’: Mechanic says the Ford Bronco is ‘unreliable.’ Then he shows why

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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‘It’s like her dream car’: Arizona man buys 2024 Ford Bronco from Minnesota dealership. Then Ford does him wrong after he drives over

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

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‘It’s not just Ford. No quality control on anything anymore’: Driver owns 2024 Ford Escape with 12K miles. Why is it already in the shop?

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

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‘Lowkey nostalgic tho’: Man’s 2024 Ford truck makes unexpected noise when door opens. How could this have happened?

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

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‘Instant Power’: Did the New Orleans attacker seek out this 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning from Turo? It can accelerate from 0 to 60 in 4 seconds

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‘This is more reliable than a Honda Civic’: Expert says this 2015 Ford is a little-known value that’s $5,000 cheaper. But it has to be this kind

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.

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‘$63 at AutoZone’: Man’s Ford keeps making this strange ‘fart’ sound. Then he realizes what’s really going on

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‘With proper maintenance’: Expert shares which Honda, Toyota, Lexus, Ford, Infiniti models are ‘guranteed’ to last 200K miles

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.

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Expert warns car market is crashing

‘They can’t even sell them right now’: Expert warns car market is crashing. Then he goes to Ford dealership

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‘Customers always want me to remove them’: Ford dealership salesman calls out drivers who always ask for this at close. It costs them $1,800

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Expert says you should avoid these cars

‘They’ll literally blow up’: Expert says you should avoid these Range Rover, Jeep, BMW, Ford, Nissan models

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‘So Ford is lying’: Expert shows the real reason F-150 drivers should be worried about Trump’s new proposed policy

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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‘Never buy a Ford again’: Man buys 2022 Ford Bronco. Then he has to lawyer up

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

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