You Can Buy This Batshit Maserati For Way Less Than The Price Of A Chevy SS

It’s all too common for an automotive journalist to proclaim that something is “insane”. Simply put, it’s often a go-to, all-filler buzzword that jazzes up a headline. However, fits the insanity bill quite nicely, and here’s why. is a car that shouldn’t exist. Maserati makes cars for the not-quite-Ferrari level...

Apr 23, 2025

Yes, You Can Fix Your Car With Nothing But The Power Of Hot Water And Fists

I’m usually bad at fixing things, but that’s only because I don’t have the proper tools on hand. I don’t usually just carry around a wrench, a hammer, or anything resembling a lift. But it turns out you don’t need those things. All you need is some hot water, and...

Apr 23, 2025

You Can Buy A Lexus That Parks Itself For The Price Of A Base Model Honda Civic

It’s not hard to impress me. I’m still astonished at the fact that I can check my email without the use of my house phone line. However, some things are just objectively impressive, like , which parks itself better than you can, at a price that rivals the cheapest of...

Apr 23, 2025

Why Buy A Hellcat When You Can Get This 1000-HP Dodge Viper For Less?

There aren’t many problems in life that can’t be solved with more power. Got a spider in your house? Nuke it. Need quick dry-cleaning? Flamethrower. A short grocery run? Blitz that shit with that can eat a Challenger Hellcat’s lunch any day of the week. is a bit of an...

Apr 23, 2025

Ten Of The Rarest Versions Of Regular Cars For Less Than $15,000 On eBay

Have you ever had that neighbor that just leased a Corolla and insists on telling everyone that it’s a Corolla S with the convenience package? That’s who I’ll be today by presenting the 10 rarest regular cars for under a $15k budget. Don your smug hats, everyone. This is gonna...

Apr 23, 2025

Forget The Stock Market, Buy A Used Volkswagen Diesel Right Freaking Now

Do you remember when the housing bubble burst, but you read stories about people making millions betting on losers? Well, it turns out you don’t need a fancypants cubicle and a $600 suit to make some money from a corporation’s billion-dollar screw-up. A quick lesson in economics would dictate that...

Apr 23, 2025

eBay Challenge: Best Car To Surprise A First Date For Less Than $15,000

We all know that cars are more than just mere forms of transportation and can start fantastic relationships, if only to break the ice. That’s why this week, your challenge is to find the car that would surprise a first date, under a $15k budget. I’ll pick you up at...

Apr 23, 2025

Is This Crazy Cheap Bentley Continental GT Worth Bringing Back To Life?

I’m not a gambling man, but I do have certain vices, all of which have to do with automobiles. I have a knack of seeing cars for what they can be rather than what they are. That’s why is so enticing, because I think it can, and should be saved....

Apr 23, 2025

This Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG Is A Smart Buy Because It's Stupid Cheap

When someone tells me how unreliable used German cars are, I refer them to my daily driven Mercedes S-Class and the German cars I’ve owned in the past year. Then I’d refer them to to show them that financing a Hyundai is never the way to go. is a car...

Apr 23, 2025

Suede Is A Garbage Material For Car Interiors

Hey, everyone! Remember when we all agreed that the best material for car interior would be insanely expensive, impossible to clean, look like a dirty sandbox on its best day with the texture of pubic hair stubble? Neither do I. It comes as a surprise to me that as I...

Apr 23, 2025

Meet The Repair Shop With The Worst Contract Ever

One of the things I love about writing for Jalopnik is that readers tell me stories - which are true and yet unbelievable. Like this auto repair contract, sent to me by Jeff in New Jersey. It is the worst. Contract. Ever. The bulk of my practice is Lemon Law,...

Apr 23, 2025

This Datsun 240Z Is The Cheap Barn Find You Didn't Know You Needed

Uncovering long-lost treasure is the hope of any budding car enthusiast, although some would say those days are all but gone. But we know better. I present to you that could just be the start of something beautiful. wasn’t an original idea, much like the Edison’s lightbulb. But just like...

Apr 23, 2025

What's The Most Amount Of Money That You'd Ever Spend On A Car?

With cars, sometimes we pay for performance, quirkiness, prestige, or rarity - but we always pay. I’ve encountered plenty of people that have said “I’d never pay that much for a car,” so as a thought experiment, what’s your automotive budget hard stop? Personally speaking, I’d say that the hard...

Apr 23, 2025

You Don't Need Lots Of Money To Wrench

We here at Jalopnik believe that, with a bit of determination, anyone can wrench. We’ve given you pointers on , but now it’s time to give you some advice on which tools to buy to get you started. It’s darned near impossible to fix cars without tools. If you’re a...

Apr 23, 2025

Yes It's Real: You Can Buy This BMW i8 For The Price Of A Chevy Spark!

While you’ve all been wasting your money on lame efficiency cars, I’ve been biding my time for the deal of the century on the ultimate ass-hauling EV: This 2014 BMW i8 some sucker is hocking for just $13,000! A reader sent us from Nashville’s Craigslist, and the seller’s listed an...

Apr 23, 2025