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The I-75 Fireworks Truck Fire Exposed a Stack of Safety Violations
The fireworks truck that turned a stretch of Interstate 75 into a fireball over the weekend was not just unlucky. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, it was hauling its dangerous cargo without almost any of the federal safety measures the law requires, and now the driver and carrier are facing the kind of scrutiny…
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Trump Says GM and Ford Want a Law Making It Harder to Fix Your Own Car
President Trump dropped a bombshell on car owners this week, claiming that executives from General Motors and Ford sat down with him to push for legislation that would stop people from repairing their own vehicles. If that sounds backward to you, you are not alone. Trump said as much himself. The claim landed in an…
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A McLaren and a Bentley Were Seized in a $30 Million Kids’ Medicaid Fraud Case
Federal prosecutors say four people in Ohio turned a children’s health program into a personal slush fund, and the proof is now sitting in an impound lot. A McLaren. A Bentley. Six different Mercedes models. Fourteen luxury vehicles in total, allegedly bought with money that was supposed to pay for behavioral health services for kids…
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A Fully Equipped Cop SUV Was Stolen From an Oakland Garage, and It’s Still Missing
Stealing a cop car is the kind of thing that usually only happens in a video game. You boost a cruiser, the sirens light up, and you tear off down the street. In real life, it almost never happens. Yet that’s exactly what went down early Sunday morning in a downtown Oakland parking garage, where…
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A Port Fire Destroyed 33 Already-Sold SUVs, and the Buyers Are Left Waiting
Imagine buying a new car, signing the paperwork, and waiting on delivery only to learn the vehicle was reduced to a burnt shell before it ever reached your driveway. That’s exactly the situation facing more than 30 customers in Britain right now. A fire at the Port of Southampton wiped out 33 Jaecoo SUVs in…
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A Rivian Owner Spray-Painted His Truck ‘Junk’ and Parked It at the Showroom
Most unhappy car owners write a bad review, fire off an angry email, or maybe vent in a forum. Jake Burns went a different direction. He took his Rivian R1T, spray-painted phrases like “DON’T BUY JUNK” and “RIVIAN IS JUNK” across the body, and parked it right across from the company’s Denver showroom for everyone…
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Oakland’s License Plate Cameras Generated So Many Alerts, It Muted the Stolen-Car Ones
The pitch behind automated license plate readers is seductively simple: give an understaffed department a way to do more with less. Bolt the cameras to poles, point them at traffic, and let software surface the stolen cars and wanted plates so officers can act. Oakland, California, bought that pitch. Then it ran into a problem…
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The Mileage-Based Maintenance Schedule That Actually Keeps Cars Alive
Regular maintenance is the difference between a car that quietly serves you for years and one that nickel-and-dimes you with surprise breakdowns. While your owner’s manual is always the final word, most vehicles follow a similar rhythm of service intervals tied to mileage. This guide lays out what to service and when, so nothing important…
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The Best Time to Buy a New Car, and How to Actually Negotiate
Buying a new car is one of the largest purchases most people make, and timing can make a difference of thousands of dollars. Dealerships work on quotas and seasonal cycles, which means certain days and months consistently offer better deals than others. Here is when to buy and how to negotiate once you’re on the…
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Win Two Red Corvettes in the Corvette Dream Giveaway, and Right Now Your Entries Count 5x
Readers can stack up to 5x the tickets in one of the hottest car giveaways of the year — and the clock runs out June 11th. There are car giveaways, and then there’s this: a chance to drive home not one but two matching red Corvettes, with a single winner taking both. The Corvette Dream…
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He Blew Zeros on the Breathalyzer and Got Arrested for DUI Anyway
A driver who insisted he was stone-cold sober has been vindicated in federal court, walking away with a six-figure payout after a Newton, Iowa police officer hauled him in on a drunk-driving accusation that the evidence never supported. 10 Car Accessories You’ll Actually Use A Breathalyzer That Said Zero, and an Officer Who Kept Going…
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Trump Sided With DIY Mechanics After Ford and GM Pitched a Repair Bill
The fight over who gets to fix your car landed inside the White House this week, and President Donald Trump came out of the meeting sounding firmly on the side of weekend wrench-turners. According to the Detroit Free Press, Andrew Frick, who runs Ford Blue and Model e, sat down with the president alongside representatives…
