Woman Wins Miata In 1990, Never Drives It Because She Can't Drive Stick

Sandie Resnick either has really good luck or is some kind of master at winning items from radio stations. She has won a jukebox, vacations, gift certificates, and in 1990 she won a Mazda Miata. But for 22 years she never drove it, due to her inability to operate a...

Apr 20, 2025

Ask An Expert: Car Repair, Maintenance And Modification Questions

Are you curious about working on your own car? Want a mechanic's opinion on how much shop labor should cost? Is your car in dire straits and you need insight on what to do with your rusting driveway ornament? Well, we're here and ready for you to pick our brains...

Apr 20, 2025

Can You Count On A Salesperson's "Expert" Advice?

You buy a truck to pull your boat trailer and specifically ask the salesperson if it will do the job. He assures you it will. Afterwards, you discover it couldn't pull your trailer downhill with a tailwind. Can you sue to un-do that deal? Probably not – unless you took...

Apr 20, 2025

You Can Buy This Porsche 911 Turbo For The Price Of A Used BMW 3-Series

There are fast cars, and then there's the Porsche 911 Turbo. This insane symphony of performance blasts you from 0-60 mph in just over 4 seconds and keeps going to nearly 200, with an unmistakable flat-6 soundtrack. . is an all-wheel-drive, 6-speed rocketship. Its 420 horsepower dry sump flat-6 coupled...

Apr 20, 2025

You Can Be Both Fast And Furious With This Acura Integra Movie Car

We all remember the first time we saw The Fast and the Furious on the big screen, and most of us peeled out of the parking lot in our 127hp Honda Civic EX. If you long for those days when you made the VTEC kick in, now is your chance...

Apr 20, 2025

eBay Challenge: The Most Fuel Efficient Cars For Less Than $5000

"Slow and steady wins the race" is an age old slogan that implies those who conserve their energy and pace themselves are the ones around long enough to reap the fruit of their frugality. Today's eBay challenge is to find an equally frugal car under $5000 that sips fuel like...

Apr 20, 2025

Here's A Supercharged Jaguar XKR For The Price Of A Honda Civic

What makes happiness? Is it a child's smile or an overwhelming sense of accomplishment? Nope. Not even close. Happiness is made by a V8 engine with a supercharger which, coincidentally, has - and then some. Yours for price of a moderately equipped Honda Civic EX-L. The first car that was...

Apr 20, 2025

Some Dealerships Are Illegally Selling Cars Above MSRP

We all know that certain cars that are either limited production models or high demand will often be In some states this is illegal if not documented correctly. But you could be paying too much for that car even if you are not buying a hot model. According to, some...

Apr 20, 2025

Here Are Ten Of The Most Fuel-Efficient Cars On eBay For Less Than $5000

Last week, , and you delivered, albeit a bit slower because I assume hypermiling was involved. Here are the best gas-saving cars on eBay, for less than the price of your average new car's down payment. Here's a car that takes the reliable and not-at-all unpredictable handling of a Reliant...

Apr 20, 2025

The Volvo V60 Cross Country Will Probably Kill The V60 Wagon

As a former owner of a Legacy GT wagon, I have a love/hate relationship with the Subaru Outback. On the one hand it is a fine wagon/crossover thing, it's also the reason the Legacy wagon no longer exists in the US. My long-roof loving friends, history may repeat itself with...

Apr 20, 2025

This Is How You Find The Best Value When Buying A Pre-Owned Vehicle

For the longest time common knowledge said, "Dealers make all their money on used cars." While there is still profit to be had in the pre-owned market, the days of six or seven thousand dollar markups are gone. So when you are used car shopping focus on the value more...

Apr 20, 2025

You Can Buy This Supercharged Range Rover For The Price Of A Ford Fiesta

If you'd have listened to Doug do-as-I-say-not-as-I-do DeMuro, that buying a vehicle like was akin to financial harakiri - but that would be forgetting the reason that Mr. so-called DeMuro drives one in the first place - it's freaking spectacular. And really, really cheap. . Everything about it is high...

Apr 20, 2025

Why You Don't Want to Buy a Rebuilt Salvage Vehicle

It’s springtime! Time to start working on your project car, learn a new wrenching skill, discover what everything is under the hood (and how it works), or just spruce up your daily driver. All month, we’ll be looking back at our best informative, maintenance and DIY articles from Jalopnik’s...

Apr 20, 2025

Haggling With Car Dealers Is Great, Say Car Dealers In Grating Cartoon

Not long ago the National Automobile Dealers Association to tell consumers how "misguided" there were to think that Tesla's direct sales model was that better than the franchise model. Now the NADA wants to tell you how wonderful it is to negotiate your car deal. This video highlights the "benefits...

Apr 20, 2025

The War And Truce Between TrueCar And Auto Dealers

In the latest edition of INC magazine, Paul Keegan of TrueCar founder Scott Painter, who arguably disrupted the car buying game and caused more headaches for dealerships far more than Tesla. The backlash forced Painter to change to work for more for the dealers and less for the consumers. Near-hysteria...

Apr 20, 2025