LPT: Keep a roll of packing tape in your car if you ship things. This is a weird one, but any time you need to ship a package or box from the post office, they won’t give you tape. You have to buy it every time. If you have to stop for a box anyways, make sure you have tape on hand so you don’t get charged. I always keep a roll in my car to tape up anything I have to ship. submitted by /u/Peircen20

Rejected for a Car Loan Souse and I wanted to buy a 2023 minivan. Our Credit Scores at TU are 785 and 744 (new citizen discount). We make $150k annual and have $30k saved for the downpayment. We wanted to finance the rest ($25k) for 36 month. I was a bit surprised but we got rejected for financing. Getting a 2023 Minivan for $25k sound like a steal to me at any point i…

Sell one car to buy two safe and reliable cars? My wife and I are expecting a child come January, and one of the things we are a bit worried about before the baby comes is my wife’s car. She has a 2007 Toyota RAV4 with over 150,000 miles, that is beginning to act up a bit, burns oil like no other, and has a small exhaust leak, but at least she owes nothing on it. It is not as safe and reliabl…

Test your (Twisted) Metal as the cast of the Peacock show gets down on a little old school car-combat Fresh from Comic Con last weekend, Peacock’s adaptation of Twisted Metal is set to hit the streaming service this week. Keep it twisted Peacock showed off the first episode of Twisted Metal at an exclusive Comic Con screening this past weekend, but before that, there were some games to play. Cast members Anthony Mackie and … The post Test your (…

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This Massive Chinese Car Show Was Pure Chaos Imagine the chaos of your local cars and coffee — full of modified BMWs, Challengers and Mustangs — but an order of magnitude greater. Now, put that in one of China’s wealthiest cities, with thousands of tuned cars, and that’s the GT Show. It certainly didn’t fail to deliver on the expectation of radical sports cars… Read more…

Watch This Car Take A Spectacular Leap Off A Public Stairway In San Francisco Footage is circulating of a white sedan taking a steep plunge on the streets of San Francisco, California, before landing on its roof on the roadway below. The car in question drove off the Sanchez Street Stairs from Cumberland Street at 7:18 p.m. yesterday, according to The San Francisco Chronicle. Read more…

Baby Trapped In Hot Car Saved After Crowd Smashes Windshield It’s hot out there, especially in Texas as temperatures have been trending well into the triple digits over the last couple of weeks. So when a South Texas family accidentally locked the keys in the car, along with their baby, several bystanders went into action to help get him out, Fox News reports. Read more…

What’s The Most Style-Over-Substance Car? There are some damn pretty cars out there in the world. Datsun Zs, Toyota 2000GTs, FD Mazda RX-7s — the list goes on and on. But these cars all backed up their looks with performance, combining style with power, handling, and racing prowess. They looked fast, but they also were fast. Read more…

Car Insurance huge hike Ugh, car insurance premiums going up $200-$300 every 6 months with no change in cars or driving history it’s just absurd…I’ve heckled multiple companies and some are even worse(no tickets, no accidents, no change in vehicles or coverages) South Carolina submitted by /u/Hairy_Beginning3812

My car needs $6000+ in repairs… fix or get a new car? My 2007 Nissan Xterra has a faulty transmission due to radiator (which was previously fixed in 2020) leaking into it, and will need a whole new transmission, estimated to be about $6000+ in repairs. It is currently at 200k miles, and I have had it since about 2010, bought for about $12k. This car is super reliable, hasn’t really had major issue…

LPT: if you live in a southern state or anywhere it gets super hot, don’t leave your dryer sheets in the car They get stuck together. submitted by /u/vicster_yea

LPT: Looking for a productive workout? Detail your car… Currently drenched in sweat because I need to ship my vehicle and dont want to spend literally $300 to have the pros deep clean it. It really is a good workout, my arms killll. Plus my van is lookin gooood. clarification: “productive” as in, it accomplishes 2 things at once is my point with this 😅 submitted by /u/Tickly1

Putting down 50% on a new car, good or bad? About to purchase a new vehicle for $32,000 out the door. I can’t buy it outright, but do have $10,000 to put towards this purchase plus $4000 from just selling my last car. Is there any reason I should avoid putting this entire $14,000 as a down deposit on the new car? For reference, I have a joint emergency fund with my wife that covers us for…

Car loan and terminal illness I was recently diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. I have a vehicle that I just bought last year. I will probably never drive again. I still owe more than it’s worth. I had to stop working due to my illness, and getting rid of this car payment and insurance would go along way right now. I would like to keep my credit good because I may be aroun…

LPT: How to rapidly cool off a hot car Use a spray bottle of water. A car is like an oven. The dash is burning hot to the touch. Spritzing down the hot elements like the dash, and spraying a little water into the air and on the vents will drop the car 10 degrees almost instantly. And continue spritzing every minute, or so, when the water evaporates, and the car will cool twice as fas…

LPT: Need a locksmith during regular working hours? Call the closest car lot! Offer $40 or $50 to the “parts guy or detail guy” to come unlock your car. They are getting keys out of cars everyday. They do it fast. It might take calling a couple dealerships, but you’ll find someone to do it AND it won’t take waiting three hours and cost $125. submitted by /u/cosmicslop01

Rental Car in Germany/Europe With so many bad reviews online it’s hard to find a rental company to pick. It’s a case of which one looks the least terrible….SIXT looks the best out of the lot though, most seem to run a various different amount of scams.. Alot of the bad reviews given to rental car companies in Europe seem to be paying for a certain vechile and receiving o…

LPT: Keep a deck of playing cards in your car. They take up minimal space and can be used for entertainment in so any circumstances from keeping your kids at bay in a traffic jam to being at a house party that’s boring. submitted by /u/BreakfastBeerz

Austin Peay freshman DB dies in single-car crash Jeremiah Collins, a freshman football player at Austin Peay, died Friday night in a single-car crash near the school’s campus in Clarksville, Tennessee.