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The Daily Dot

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

Mechanic says look for the tiny Michelin Man on your tires to use a clever secret trick

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‘He’s just happy to help’: Mechanic says look for the tiny Michelin Man on your tires to use a clever, secret trick

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‘You guys won’t do anything about it’: Woman blasts Hyundai after car starts peeling, notices another car at grocery store parking lot with same problem

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

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‘I kept mine up for 2 weeks cause I was so scared’: Tint installer tells customer not to roll down windows for 3 days. They roll them down while leaving the lot

man in car with caption "another Tesla PSA" (l) Tesla rims (r)

another tesla psa

‘I’ve been through multiple tires’: Man issues warning about buying Tesla after he finds out how much tires cost

man speaking with cars (l) man buying car as other man hands him keys (c) man showing strings when he pulls out oil cap (r)

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‘Befriend a knowledgeable mechanic’: Expert reveals one trick to always look for when buying a used car—and demonstrates on Jeep he thought was a deal

Parks Kugle is a writer and reporter based in San Antonio. His work has appeared in Lumina Literary Journal, Wicked Local Newspapers, and various publications across the U.S. He enjoys comics and gardening.

Parks Kugle

Man who flips cars warns against JiffyLube after going to Walmart’s Auto Care Center to get car serviced

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‘They’re just trying to get you out of there’: Man who flips cars warns against Jiffy Lube after going to Walmart’s Auto Care Center to get car serviced

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

Drivers are having ‘car maintenance days’ where they go to Discount Tire.

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‘Toyota girlie here’: Drivers are having ‘car maintenance days’ at Discount Tire. That’s just the beginning

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‘It’s definitely gonna cost you in the long run’: Mechanics reveal the most common maintenance mistakes car owners make

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