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The Daily Dot

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

harbor-freight-car-fixes

‘Not me watching this entire video like I’m about to go fix some stuff’: Mechanic shows which tools you can buy at Harbor Freight to cover most of your at-home car fixes

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

Braden Bjella

planned-obsolescense-car-computers

‘It’s called planned obsolescence’: Driver calls out Chrysler, Ford, Subaru, and Nissan cars for restricting repairs

Eric Webb is a native Texan and national award-winning pop culture critic, arts &amp; entertainment journalist, and editor.

Eric Webb

Mechanic breaks down what a head gasket is—and why they fail

Head Gasket

‘We actually had a Honda in here last week’: Mechanic breaks down what a head gasket is—and why they fail

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

Mechanic realizes his customer’s new Chevy is a lemon

Chevy Lemon

‘Check the codes’: Mechanic realizes his customer’s new Chevy is a lemon. Here’s how

Nissan driver takes her car in. But the mechanic says he’s not allowed to work on it

Nissan Dealer

‘Chrysler started it, Subaru followed’: Nissan driver takes her car in but the mechanic says he’s not allowed to work on it

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‘They’re wondering why that is’: Mechanic explains why your check engine light could be going on and off

Car Repairs