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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 Holding tool(l) Jiffylube store sign(c) Audi Dealer Sign(r)

JiffyLube Audi check

‘I had a guy that only went to Porsche for oil changes come into Valvoline with a stripped plug’: Audi mechanic issues warning about Jiffy Lube. What are the pros and cons?

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

hand wearing black gloves holding oil filter(l) Toyota Dealer Sign(c) Woman sharing her frustration with Toyota Oil filter Design(r)

Toyota oil filter

‘I’m surprised BMW didn’t think of it first’: Woman demands answers after realizing you need a special tool to work on this Toyota part

Two panel image. On the left is a mechanic working on a tire. On the right is the image of a mechanic's office, with the words, "When you actually watched the mechanic not rotate the tires!"

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‘He didn’t rotate anything’: Mavis mechanic says they rotated customer’s tires. But they didn’t realize the customer was watching

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

Subaru Customer venting about her experience on TikTok(l) Subaru Sign(c) Subaru Forester(r)

subaru forester

‘You’re gonna have this car forever’: Subaru driver buys car thinking it would last 300,000 miles. Then it hit 100K miles

Two panel image showing a Chevy grill with the logo as the focal point. The 2nd panel shows a close up of gears inside of a Chevy.

Look_At_What_Starter_Doing_Chevy_Gear_Grind

‘Look at what the starter’s doing’: Expert shows damage on 2018 Chevy Traverse—and warns why you shouldn’t trust cars that auto-start

Hand pouring oil into car(l), Toyota sign(c), Car engine(r)

Mechanic issues warning on fast-oil change

‘It’s smoking from the hood’: Mechanic issues warning on fast-oil change places after customer brings Toyota in. It almost caught fire

Laiken Neumann is a Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

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‘If you keep on doing that…’: Mechanic catches driver overfilling his car’s tank with gas. He warns it could require a $500 repair

Volkswagen logo sign(l), Woman talking(c), Volkswagen car(r)

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‘I did do my research’: Driver buys new $50K Volkswagen. It already has transmission issues at 5 months old

Mechanic says this Volkswagen that came into the shop is a ticking time bomb

VW death trap

‘I know the type of customer’: Mechanic says this Volkswagen that came into the shop is a ticking time bomb. Here’s why

bwm on jack without tire (l) man with caption "Walmart tire service" (c) tire service bay with chain (r)

walmart tire service

‘While I was waiting I changed the wipers’: BMW driver takes his car to Walmart for flat tire service. It backfires

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

Dealership quotes driver $49 to change air filter. Here’s what she does instead

Mechanic Bill

‘They getting $1 a second’: Dealership quotes driver $49 to change air filter. Here’s what she does instead

Woman catches Tirecraft mechanic charging over $3,100 for repairs

PSA TIRES

‘Are you blaming me for believing you?’: Woman catches Tirecraft mechanic charging over $3,100 for repairs

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

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‘Totally scammed’: Car wash quotes driver $800 to wash paint off Benz. She uses a Scrub Daddy instead

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Car Maintenance