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

Braden Bjella

Interior Mazda(l), Woman talking(c), Mercedes logo(r)

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‘It’s actually reliable and not that expensive’: Viewers divided after Mazda driver calls her car a Mercedes ‘dupe’

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

Hand flicking air conditioning(l), Mercedes Benz sign(c), Hand inside car(r)

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‘Just paying for the name’: Mechanic calls out Mercedes-Benz for ‘poor design’ after fixing A/C

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

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‘Totally scammed’: Car wash quotes driver $800 to wash paint off Benz. She uses a Scrub Daddy instead

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‘It was too good to be true’: Mercedes driver says dealership offered him free oil change. It backfires

Woman talking(L+r), Mercedes Benz sign(c)

mercedes-benz-reposession

‘How do you lose a car???’: Woman says her Mercedes-Benz was repossessed—and the bank lost the car

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

QR code on paper (l) Mercedes sign (c) unionization question box (r)

mercedes trolling

‘Flood them with pro-union questions’: Ahead of union vote, Mercedes employees get the internet to help them troll management

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

Nissan driver takes her car in. But the mechanic says he’s not allowed to work on it

Nissan Dealer

‘Chrysler started it, Subaru followed’: Nissan driver takes her car in but the mechanic says he’s not allowed to work on it

Woman talking(l+r), Mercedes Benz dealership(c)

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‘Never compare yourself to anyone else’: Mercedes dealership worker sells new car to 19-year-old. Then his mom pulls her aside

Customer who got bamboozled on Lexus purchase returned car for another brand—with VIP experience

Brand VIP Benefits

‘The bottle service for a car?’: Customer who got ‘scammed’ on Lexus purchase traded it for another brand—its VIP experience comes with a personal chef, concert tickets, and more

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