Tesla’s $25,000 ‘next-generation car’ will have a Cybertruck design Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeTesla is reportedly preparing to build a $25,000 electric car built on the company’s next-generation engineering platform. Axios reports that Elon Musk biographer Walter Isaacson has detailed the plan to build a $25,000 electric car alongside an autonomous robotaxi that could ferry passengers around. The $2…

Help with increasing my credit for a car purchase. I would like to buy a car in Jan of 2024. Is it too late to add to my credit? I bought a home in May of this year and it dropped my credit to 706 in transunion and 739 in equifax. I only have one credit card. If it’s possible to improve my credit, what’s the best way? submitted by /u/home1fixes

Is this remake of Fast Car by Luke Combs driving anyone else insane? I love the original by Tracey Chapman but this remake is total garbage for my ears, it just makes me want to hear the original. The remake has zero heart or soul like the original does and is just straight up lame. They are playing this song all day on the radio right now as well and it just sounds ridiculous. Does anyone actually like this rem…

Should I pay off my car? Hi All, Ive been on youtube and keep getting mixed advice on there about paying off a car loan early. Below are the details- some background is that I do not plan to make any large purchases (such as a house) in the next 5 years and have decent job security. Im torn between mentally having all my debt paid off and by making more money in interes…

Budget charged my credit card for a car I didn’t rent Last month we went to Hawaii for a week (yay!). Budget Rent-a-Car charged me $2,400 for a car I didn’t rent (boo!). Before we left I reserved a car with Budget Rent-a-Car at Honolulu Airport, but our plans changed and we didn’t pick up the car. It was pay on pick-up, so I didn’t feel like we had to cancel the reservation. The total rental was ab…

Watch Racer Colton Herta Drive His Dad’s Indy Car This weekend will see the season finale of the 2022 IndyCar season, and while the championship may have already been determined, there’s still plenty to look forward to at Laguna Seca this weekend. Like second-generation racer Colton Herta taking his dad’s 1998 Reynard 98i-Ford/Cosworth CART machine out for a spin on… Read more…

Car Died. Not in the position to afford much of a car payment looking at inexpensive options. Recently my 2008 Ford Fusion died. We are a two car, single income family with a current $350 payment on a minivan. We really cannot afford much more. I really only need a vehicle to take me places when my wife has the van. That could be at least 1-2 a week. I WFH as well, although I may need to drive to the office from time to time. I recently …

My Old Tahoe Has Got To Go! What Car Should I Buy? Tim is from San Antonio and has a 20-year-old Chevy Tahoe approaching 300,000 miles. He isn’t sure how much more life he can squeeze out of that rig, so he’s looking for a replacement that can tow and haul the family in comfort. What car should he buy? Read more…

How can I avoid getting scammed at the car dealership for a car I preordered that has finally arrived? I pre-ordered a car last February and it finally arrived at the Chevy dealership. They are waiting for me to go and pick it up. I will be paying for the car in cash, which I let them know back in February when they tried to get me to finance with them. I have never purchased a new car before, let alone a car at a dealership. The only “contract” …

China Is Flooding the World With Car Exports Even as China’s other exports falter, its carmakers are seeing big increases in overseas sales, mainly for gasoline-powered models.

Car Loan 39K @ 1% APR I have 39K in Car Loan at 1% APR during COVID time. I have 200K in HYSA yielding 5.25% should I pay off car loan or let the pay off amount yield 4% sitting in HYSA and take advantage of low interest rate on car? What would you do? submitted by /u/OilExtreme3324

A Comfortable And Reliable Hauler For The Family | What Car Should You Buy? Read more…

The Russian Air Force Is Protecting Its Strategic Bombers With Car Tires The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been a horrific conflict that has unleashed devastation across large swaths of Europe’s second-largest country. The war has also left the Russian Armed Forces struggling to protect its aging collection of irreplaceable military vehicles and material from Ukrainian attacks. Now. the… Read more…

‘Hyundai Pay’ is the latest effort by car companies to make in-car payments a thing Photo by Patrick George for The VergeHyundai introduced a new feature called “Hyundai Pay” that lets owners of the 2024 Hyundai Kona pay for parking at several thousand locations directly from their car’s infotainment screen. It’s the latest example of the auto industry’s multiyear effort to make in-car payments a real thing. Users input their …

Polestar Will Make A Phone Before Apple Makes A Car The rumors that Apple is working on a car have been around for decades, and the iPhone maker even has test mules out on the road ironing out its self-driving tech. But while all eyes have been on Silicon Valley’s switch to four wheels, did anyone think to check on carmakers to see if they wanted a slice of the phone… Read more…

LPT – Keep an old chalkboard eraser in your car to “erase” the film that builds up on the inside of your windshield. submitted by /u/PillsburyDoughBall

Woman Chases Down Gary Busey After He Hit Her Car With His Volvo C30 Actor and weird guy legend Gary Busey was chased down by a woman who said he rear-ended her BMW X3 in Malibu and then fled the scene last week. According to TMZ, she was driving down the Pacific Coast Highway when Busey sped out of a shopping center in his Volvo C30 (!!!) and crashed into her back bumper. Instead of… Read more…

LPT Request: What to say to a dealer when purchasing a used car? I’m planning to purchase a used car sometime soon (used fits my needs better than a new car), and wanted to get some advice and thoughts from people on what they think I need to ask/say to a used car salesman. For some context, I used to work in sales for a while so am familiar with a lot of the typical sales/negotiation nonsense. I’m more so cu…

$700 Car Payment and 25k Settlement Hi everyone, Some background on my situation. I’m 22, a recent college graduate, and I recently got into a not-at-fault car accident resulting in a totaled car and a 25k settlement. I had to buy a car as I needed to continue working and somehow thought buying a brand new 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid was a good idea. My monthly payment on th…

What Car Will Be The New Nissan Altima? The Nissan Altima is, reportedly, dying. For most of us, this is yet another salvo in the crossover’s ongoing war against classic three-box sedans — a shame, but not any kind of out-of-the-blue tragedy. For a specific group, though, this is a true horror: Terrible, terrible drivers. Read more…