Tow Company Takes Man’s Car. Then They Ghost Him. He’s Not Alone: ‘They Send Everybody To Voicemail’ "File a report with the city." Motor1 · Oct 6
Woman Has To Take In Tesla To Mechanic After Her Pet Gets Loose In It. The Damage Is Already Done—And Costly "POV: Your hamster escaped into the depths of your car." Motor1 · Oct 5
Toyota Tech Works On Car With Extended Warranty. Then The Warranty Company Says It’ll Only Cover A Quarter Of The Cost "There’s not going to be anybody left to fix your car." Motor1 · Sep 30
Man Gets Valvoline Oil Change During 800-Mile Road Trip. Then His Toyota Starts Being Weird "We take situations like this very seriously." Motor1 · Sep 27
Car Catches Fire. Then A Stranger Puts Out The Flames. He Might Get In Trouble For Helping “Natural instinct." Motor1 · Sep 26
Tesla Owner Makes Accidental Discovery While Playing Around With His Settings—It's Going To Come In Handy This Winter "How did I not know about this?" Motor1 · Sep 26
Mechanic Goes To Costco. Then He Sees Something Shocking: ‘Wouldn't Be Putting Kirkland Oil In My Car’ "Nobody's buying..." Motor1 · Sep 24
Toyota Mechanic Inspects Customer's Car. Then He Checks The Warranty—And Decides To Quit His Job Instead “At my shop..." Motor1 · Sep 23
Speed Limits Are Going Up Across The US. So Are Deadly Crashes More states are embracing 80-mph speed limits, but the data shows that higher speeds bring higher crash risks. Motor1 · Sep 21
Mechanic Puts Truck On Lift. What He Sees Underneath Has People Fearing For His Life "I would not stand under it." Motor1 · Sep 18
Woman Turos Cars For 2 Days—Instead Of Test-Driving: ‘Wait That’s Actually A Good Idea’ "How is paying to test drive a rental better..." Motor1 · Sep 17
Man Says BMW Uncontrollably Accelerated, Causing An Accident. He Can’t Believe What The Dealership Told Him “I’d be scared to drive that..." Motor1 · Sep 17
Jaguar Land Rover Plans US Defender Pickup Built With Stellantis, Sources Say Jaguar Land Rover and Stellantis are weighing a Defender pickup built in the US, avoiding tariffs while key platform and timing decisions remain open. Motor1 · Sep 15
Mechanic Tows The Same Car 3 Times. Then He Says It’s Because Of Dorman Auto Parts "We take all product feedback seriously." Motor1 · Sep 14
Motor1 · Sep 13 Man Gets Pulled Over. The Officer Caught Him Driving In The Left Lane: ‘It's Only For Passing’ “Is that illegal?”
Motor1 · Sep 12 Woman Says She Drove 500 Miles In A Turo. Then She Notices A Sticker On The Dashboard—And Peels It "The car was advertised as perfect condition."
Motor1 · Sep 9 Think You Know Cars? Play Motor1's New 1-On-1 Trivia Game Test your automotive knowledge in Motor1's new daily head-to-head trivia game.
Motor1 · Sep 7 Woman Buys Chevrolet Traverse From Carvana. Then She Tries To Use The Warranty "Do better Carvana..."
Motor1 · Sep 6 Man Goes To Parking Lot Connecting AutoZone And Advance Auto Parts. Then He Goes Shopping "You can get anything you need."
Motor1 · Sep 3 Man Says Always Buy Valvoline Oil From Walmart Because It's The Cheapest. Then People Remind Him About The Boycott “Look, you may be boycotting Walmart, but..."
Motor1 · Sep 1 Slate's Compact Electric Pickup May Get A $3,000 High-Roof Cargo Kit Reports suggest Slate Auto’s $25,000 electric pickup could gain a modular high roof cargo kit targeting trades, small businesses, and van-life buyers who need enclosed space, but the company has not officially confirmed the option.
Motor1 · Aug 31 Mechanic Blasts Popular Car For Having Battery Under Passenger Seat. Then He Learns There May Be A Good Reason For It "They definitely have your best interests in mind..."
Motor1 · Aug 31 Woman Buys Toyota. Then She Gets An Email: ‘I Gotta Pay $15 A Month Just To Turn My Car On?’ "Now I feel bamboozled."
Motor1 · Aug 30 Man Buys Acura. Then He Notices The Brakes Are Shot—The Dealership Manager Denies Any Wrongdoing “Guys in our service department are fantastic.”
Motor1 · Aug 30 Mechanic Gets Hired. Then He Realizes He’s Expected To Have $40,000 In Tools On Day 1 "Being a mechanic has got to be one of the worst trades."