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Man Takes Vehicle With Clean Carfax Report For Test Drive. Then The Brakes Go Out In The Middle Of An Intersection

It’s the stuff of nightmares for most drivers: You press on the brake and nothing happens. Now imagine you’re an inexperienced driver, with little to no idea about what to do and how to stay calm.

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‘Something Feels Wrong’: Dealership Changes Oil In Woman’s Ford. Then A Wheel Falls Off On Her Way Home. That’s Just The Beginning

A Ford Bronco owner says she noticed something wasn't quite right with her vehicle after getting an oil change and tire rotation.

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‘Girl Did You Sign This?’: Woman’s Lease Is About To Expire. Then She Finds Out The Bank Can Force Her To Pay Thousands More

A New York City woman who just finished 36 monthly payments on a Jeep lease says the bank told her she could still owe thousands of dollars after she hands back the keys. The bank explained that it would send the vehicle to auction after her lease expires, and if…

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Man Cancels His Uber. Then He Gets In And Demands A Ride Anyway: 'Trying To Scam Me'

Rideshare drivers deal with a lot. Drunk passengers, people throwing up in their cars, people getting back from the beach and making their car wet and sandy. Odors.

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You Can Buy The First Ferrari 430 Scuderia Ever Built

Ferrari unveiled the 430 Scuderia at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show. Michael Schumacher himself was on hand to debut this amazing Maranello-bred machine. Apparently, however, there was already a production-spec car produced before the public got a first glimpse of this glory.

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Dealership Tells Driver He Needs A $15,000 Engine. Then He Gets A Second Opinion: 'Did This Dealership Try To Scam Him?'

A man took his GMC to a dealership and says he was quoted $15,000 for a new engine and a transmission. When he took it for a second opinion, the original diagnosis stumped the mechanic. Here’s why.

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The Ford F-150 Is Officially Going To Europe

The Ford F-150 has been a fixture in the US for decades—not just a best-seller, but essentially everyday transportation on four wheels. In Europe, the full-size pickup has played more of an exotic role: imported, admired, and rarely seen in daily use. That’s about to change. For 2026, the F-150…

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‘I Feel Preyed Upon’: Woman Pays Jiffy Lube $325 For Car Fix. Then Tech Tells Her It’ll Cost Another $900

A mom of twin toddlers says she paid $325 for a refrigerant recharge at Jiffy Lube after her car’s air conditioning stopped working, only to be told minutes later that the real problem was the compressor and that fixing it would cost another $900. When she took the car to…

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Woman Buys Honda Pilot. Then The 'Behavior Report' Feature Starts Causing Marital Problems: 'It Just Told My Husband'

A Honda dealership posted a video of a phone call between its reception desk and a customer who says her brand-new Pilot is, in her words, "snitching" on her. She explains that her husband had just opened the HondaLink app and seen the driver behavior report showing she had hit…

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Woman Buys New Car. Then She Asks The Salesman If She Can Finance Her Down Payment: 'Have A Nice Day'

You can finance a car. You can finance a house. You can finance a couch. But a down payment? That's the part you're supposed to show up with. A down payment is partly proof that you're ready and can make the financial commitment, and if you don’t have that it…

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'They’ve Gotten Into The Dispatch Info': Maryland Man Buys, Ships Car From California. Then A Thief Shows Up To Intercept It

A car buyer is issuing a warning after someone tried to steal his vehicle—before it had even been shipped to him. It turns out this kind of theft is more common than you might expect.

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Woman Takes Nissan To Her Mechanic. Then His Diagnostics Come Back: 'They Are Gonna Need That Pepto When They Hear This'

What’s it look like when a mechanic has moved on from trying to diagnose a problem and is instead trying to figure out how to professionally tell a customer that the time has come for her and her SUV to say their goodbyes? We see the airtight causes of death…

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The Pagani Zonda Refuses To Die

The Pagani Zonda just won’t die. It has been over a quarter-century since the Italian manufacturer unveiled the beloved supercar, an event that occurred in the previous millennium. Now, Pagani is unveiling the Zonda Cervino at this year’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este.

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'Every BMW Driver’s Worst Nightmare': Man Starts His BMW. Then He Hears The Warning Bell

Few sounds in modern car ownership inspire more irrational fear than the BMW warning chime. The momentary panic and unexpected dread at startup create a stark contrast to the brand’s image as one closely associated with pleasure and ease behind the wheel.

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Brabus Just Built The Wildest V12 Grand Tourer You'll See This Year

No, this isn’t a prop from the latest Batman movie. This is the new Brabus Bodo—a "Hyper-GT" with over 1,000 horsepower, a price tag well north of a million dollars, and a very serious obsession with the color black. The car is named after the late Brabus founder Bodo Buschmann,…

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Woman Gets Into Car Accident. The Other Driver Is At Fault. Then She Gets Some Upsetting News: 'It's Basically False'

A woman says a simple trip to eat lunch in an empty parking lot turned into a costly insurance nightmare after another driver hit her parked car and then tried to handle the damage without involving the police or insurance.

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Mini Could Still Bring One Of Its Quirkiest Concepts To Life

In 2011, Mini unveiled an interesting city car concept that never made production. It was called the Rocketman, and while the world may have already forgotten about the tiny runabout, Mini has not.

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Man Climbs Into Waymo’s Driver’s Seat. Then He Gets A Call: 'Thanks For Doing This So I Don't Have To'

Waymos are often the subject of controversy. Throngs of passengers have expressed unease about relying on a fully self-driving EV to reliably take them to their destinations.

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Man Gets Into His Toyota. Then He Discovers A Hidden Feature: ‘Most Owners Have No Idea’

It started as a simple video intended to help Toyota owners use an often-overlooked bit of technology made to help them back up more easily. But a TikTok video from a Canadian car salesman wound up launching a low-grade flame war among automaker loyalists arguing over who’s leading the way…

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Man Tries To Price-Match Between O’Reilly And AutoZone. Then He Makes A Decision—And Learns An Expensive Lesson: 'I Can Look'

Trying to save a few bucks by shopping around sounds like a perfectly reasonable plan. You’d do it too if spending a few extra minutes meant you could save some real money.

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Man Buys Car At Dealership. Then He Discovers He Has A Loan Out On A Car He Didn’t Even Realize He Owned: 'This Is Crazy, Right?'

A car dealer says a customer walked into his dealership trying to buy a vehicle, only to discover another dealership had apparently left him with an auto loan he didn’t even know existed.

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Ferrari's New Supercar Is An Homage To The Twin-Turbo V8

Ferrari is expanding its lineup of ultra-exclusive cars with the new HC25. This one-off creation was unveiled during Ferrari Racing Days at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas—and it's pretty epic.

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Man Goes To AutoZone. Then He Notices Something Suspicious In The Parking Lot: 'Taking Over'

A man pulled into the parking lot of an AutoZone in downtown Austin, Texas, pointed his phone through the windshield, and filmed something viewers informed him is happening in parts store parking lots around the country. The asphalt was full of working mechanics, making the auto-parts retailer’s parking lot into…

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Mercedes Won't Sell An Armored S-Class To Just Anyone: 'What Is The Need?'

If you’re in the market for an armored Mercedes-Benz S-Class—and frankly, who isn’t—there's good news: the company recently announced the new S-Class Guard, an armored version of its flagship sedan. It comes with bulletproof glass, strengthened body panels—the works. But if you’re thinking about buying one, good luck. Mercedes has…

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BMW Alpina Debuts Its First Concept Car—Previewing A Future Production Model

This year, Alpina officially joined the BMW Group, and the company is showing off its first car of the new era. It’s called the Vision BMW Alpina, and it is a large luxury coupe previewing the brand’s first model, set to debut next year.

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