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Headache-Worthy Cars, Car Buying Horror Stories And Blameless Automakers In This Week’s QOTD Roundup

April 21, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Auto Collin Woodard, Finance, Horror, Human Interest, Jalopnik, Owen Bellwood, Roundup, stories, Weeks

Image: Standret (Shutterstock) My family has had the same mechanic for what must be 20 years now. He’s less a mechanic and more family at this point. He’s always completely honest and accommodating, and has saved us thousands of dollars over the years by getting our cars back on the road in a timely and [...]read moreHeadache-Worthy Cars, Car Buying Horror Stories And Blameless Automakers In This Week’s QOTD Roundup

A Man Once Sued Himself After He Backed Into His Own Car

April 20, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Auto Crime, disaster, Human Interest, insurance, Jalopnik, Law, man

Despite how much we love them, cars make people do dumb things. Whether it’s willingly overpaying for them to being clueless while driving, cars can affect judgment in the worst ways. Vehicle accidents can really bring out the dumb in people. Take the man who tried to sue himself after a collision in this strange [...]read moreA Man Once Sued Himself After He Backed Into His Own Car

Ford Bronco Sport, OJ Simpson Recalled On Same Day [Update]

April 14, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Auto Day, Escape, Ford, Hospitality, Human Interest, Jalopnik, Page, recalled, Recreation, Sport, Update

Photo: Jason Bean-Pool (Getty Images), Ford Bronco Sport owners are having some trouble today, as Ford recalled 22,270 of the compact crossovers (alongside 20,382 Escapes) for possible cracked fuel injectors. One famed Bronco owner, however, has things even worse: The family of OJ Simpson confirmed his death at age 76 [...]read moreFord Bronco Sport, OJ Simpson Recalled On Same Day [Update]

Y’all Just Feel That?

April 7, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Auto Environment, Feel, Human Interest, Jalopnik

Photo: Google So, I’m glad I’m not losing my mind. As it turns out, a magnitude 4.7 earthquake just went off in northern New Jersey about 50 miles away from New York City. That shit was wild. 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N Ride Along Right now, it looks like no one was injured and there [...]read moreY’all Just Feel That?

How To Make It To And From The Solar Eclipse Unscathed

April 7, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Auto eclipse, Environment, Human Interest, Internet, Jalopnik, solar, Technology

Do You Own A Fisker? We’d Love To Hear From You

April 1, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Auto Fisker, Human Interest, Jalopnik, Love

Photo: Fisker We’ve written a lot about Fisker recently, and none of it has been what an automaker’s public relations department would consider “positive coverage.” All signs point to bankruptcy being inevitable, as it no longer looks like any major automakers are interested in offering Fisker the lifeline it so desperately needs. And while plenty [...]read moreDo You Own A Fisker? We’d Love To Hear From You

These Are The Best Of Our Burning Questions This Week

March 31, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Auto Convertibles, Finance, Hatchbacks, Human Interest, Jalopnik, Milk, Questions, Week

A car typically spends a dozen years on the road in the United States. Vehicles can serve as a makeshift time capsule for design trends, so driving down the street is like journeying through different eras in time. We asked readers earlier this week which car designs aged like milk, and the comments were filled [...]read moreThese Are The Best Of Our Burning Questions This Week

Senator Ted Cruz Forces Amendment Into FAA Bill To Give Lawmakers Police Escorts Through Airports

March 29, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Auto Give, Human Interest, Jalopnik, police, Politics, Trump

Congress desperately needs to pass a bill to fund the Federal Aviation Administration for the next four years before a short-term funding extension runs out in May. It’s a big enough deal that even Republicans aren’t willing to roll the dice on whether or not air travel can safely continue without reauthorizing the FAA. That [...]read moreSenator Ted Cruz Forces Amendment Into FAA Bill To Give Lawmakers Police Escorts Through Airports

‘Real Housewives’ Star Karen Huger Charged With DUI After Crashing Maserati

March 25, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Auto Housewives, Human Interest, Jalopnik, Kyle Richards, Real, star

Photo: Paras Griffin / Stringer (Getty Images) People don’t typically think of Real Housewives as a car franchise, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have plenty of cars in it. The reality show’s cast members and their families, of course, drive fancy cars, and there will always be that time [...]read more‘Real Housewives’ Star Karen Huger Charged With DUI After Crashing Maserati

Weekend QOTD Roundup March 02, 2024

March 3, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Auto Finance, Human Interest, Jalopnik, March, Roundup, Ryan, Sports cars, weekend

Image: Bradley Brownell When I asked you all to tell me your ideal two-car garage “solution” earlier this week, I certainly didn’t expect to be quite as overwhelmed with differing responses as I was. I guess when you ask car enthusiasts to talk about their favorite cars, they’ll just jump with joy at the opportunity. [...]read moreWeekend QOTD Roundup March 02, 2024