Car Damage—Insurance or Self-Pay? I hit a rock driving a forest road over the weekend and have found out that it did more damage than I thought. I have a $1000 deductible with rental car coverage and accident forgiveness through my insurance, and a body shop estimated $2700 in parts and labor, though there could be more internal damage. Is it worth the premium increase to have a…

Use Prime Day to Prepare for Any Car Emergency Being able to care for your car on your own is a smart idea. Getting the tools at up to half off is even smarter.

Car Insurance Raised by Almost 400% When Adding a New Car?? My family and I recently purchased a new car (2024 Subaru Impreza Sport). Our previous auto insurance just had two cars being covered, a 2004 Toyota Camry and a 2018-ish Acura MDX. For coverage of just those two cars, and with four people listed on the insurance including me, the yearly premium was around $1000. This past month we added the Suba…

These Are Your Favorite Celebrity Car Commercials We asked our readers earlier this week what their favorite celebrity car commercials are. The responses ranged from multi-million dollar Super Bowl efforts to nostalgic spots from the 1980s and 1990s. There were a few advertisements from overseas with familiar faces from the silver screen. Without further ado, here… Read more…

What Is The Most You Would Ever Spend On A Car? How much are you willing to spend on a car? It’s a simple question that I came up with an answer for many years ago. Most people don’t really think about their limit, looking at cars as whatever monthly payment they can afford, or whatever. Did you go to the dealership with a number in mind, or did they talk you into… Read more…

For those of us who roll out of bed and straight out to the car in the mornings – what’s in your car stash? I am not nearly enough of a morning person to do my makeup before work, but usually by the time 10:00AM rolls around I’m regretting that fact. ~Many times I even forget deodorant~ 😩 so I have my car stash to ensure I don’t go around looking/smelling feral. Keeping stuff in my car vs in my bag just seems to work better for me. Which sucks cuz li…

Car insurance claim against me with video proof refuting the claim….? The claim dept is closed so I can’t call until the morning and give my side, but looking for some advice…. Basically I was pulling into a spot. After I was in, the man parked next to me came out and starting looking at his car and yelling. I was confused and open my window. He told me that I hit his car. Very confused considering I felt nothin…

My car crashed and burned over a thousand miles from home on a cross country trip! On a cross-country car trip, I thought seriously about renting a car so I would have more peace of mind driving through rural areas far from home. But in the end, I decided to drive my own old car and hope for the best. What a mistake! My old car broke down in the middle of nowhere outside of cell phone reception and miles from an auto repair sh…

Is it worth it to purchase a new car? Hi guys, I’m a 27(f) looking to purchase my first car! I make very decent money ($6400 gross and $5,600 net). I currently own a car that is paid off, but I take care or my mom who can no longer work and also have a 10 year old who she looks after while I am working. It’s a great trade off and I am so happy I have the opportunity to live so comfo…

DePIN Can Make Car Ownership Cool Again DIMO rewards auto-owners for data from their cars. But the benefits of a DePIN for vehicles go far beyond financial incentives, says co-founder Rob Soloman.

Car Spotting In Japan Is On Another Level Japanese car culture goes impossibly hard. On the first Saturday of every month car geeks in the area will cruise through the famously busy Shibuya Scramble Crossing in Shibuya, Tokyo. If you want to avoid that Times Square-level of congestion, you can move a block or two away and still catch all of the cool cars… Read more…

Renting a car in Costa Rica or getting shuttle services? I’d like to rent a car in CR. I’ll be going mid August. I’ve read drivers are crazy and unpaved roads are dangerous. But shuttle services is expensive and don’t want it to suck up time. Any advice? 🛬LIB -> Bijagua (Rio Celeste) Bijagua -> Manual Antonio Manual Antonio -> Monteverde Monteverde to SJO 🛫 submitted by /u/pure-Turbulentea

What’s Your Favorite ‘Car Of The Future?’ There’s nothing like an attempted political assassination mixed with reading Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen to make a girl feel unsure about the days ahead. No matter how the days march forward, however, there will be cars. Read more…

Regret 13k car purchase Hi everyone, I am a teacher and I make 73k annually. My rent is about 2k and I don’t have any other major expenses. My 2003 Honda accord recently broke down. I have been ubering to work while looking for another car. My dad put a lot of pressure on me to get a 2011 lexus rx with 125k miles. It was $13k. I put down 6k and am making $275 monthl…

Specific question about paying off my car I owe about $16k on my car over the next 5 years with 7% APR. I have a crypto investment that’s about the same amount, which I’m about ready to sell (an alt coin). It wasn’t as high as it once was but I made a very solid profit on that investment and I’m ready to take a win on it. My thought was to sell that crypto and use the money to pay off …

Should I sell my car to fund a downpayment for a flat? So, I need some advice on a financial decision I’m considering. Last year, I bought a car for $45k and I’ve managed to pay off $15k of it so far. At the time, I was super excited about the car, but now it feels more like a liability. I recently had a stroke of luck and won $20k from a sports parlay bet in the Euro24 games. Now I’m thinking about…

Trade in parents car for another car? Parents gave me a 2015 BMW 328i in high school with low miles but now it has 95k. It is worth about $5k-6k but needs about $6k in repairs to run optimally. I was looking to trade it in and put a $4k down payment on something more reliable, like a low miles Toyota or Subaru. I haven’t paid for this car at all but I am worried about the current re…

Mad Mike’s Triple-Rotor McLaren P1 Is The Wildest Drift Car Yet Mad Mike Whiddett has some of the coolest cars out there — especially his drift stable. Earlier this year, Whiddett started on his boldest project yet: Dressing up a McLaren 650S GT3 in P1 GTR bodywork, slapping a triple-rotor engine in back and getting it sideways at Goodwood. Read more…

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Car Crashes Into 105-Degree Yellowstone Geyser A car full of people landed in Yellowstone National Park’s Semi-Centennial Geyser last Thursday. Despite being submerged in nine feet of 105-degree acidic water, all five passengers were able to leave the car under their own power before being hospitalized with “non-life-threatening injuries” according to the National… Read more…