These Are Your Favorite Car Rap Songs And Videos Recently, I asked you for your favorite rap songs and videos that prominently featured cars. I knew when I asked that there would be no shortage of material from which to draw and I’ll be damned if you wild-ass commenters didn’t disappoint. Read more…

Technically, You Can Make Car Tires Out Of Cheese, But It Won’t Be Easy Generally speaking, the YouTube algorithm sucks. You’d think it would be better because it’s owned by Google (sorry, Alphabet). But no. For some reason, it loves to recommend videos that you’ve already watched and that YouTube definitely knows you’ve already watched. Or it will decide you never finished a video that… Read more…

Car payment complete in 2 more months. what happens now? what do i do? I bought a car back in dec 2018. my mom is the main signer and i was the cosigner (got lower APY that way). in 2 more months, i will have completed my car payments (its through BECU). what happens now? is there anything i have to do? also, is there any reason to still keep both my and my moms name on the car? My mom and I both have a 800 credit …

What can be done about a check given to us by a third party to pay off a car and sent to a bank who cashed it but claims they did not receive it? My girlfriend sold her broke down car to a mechanic who gave us a check to pay off the remaining amount she owed on the car. The bank gave her incomplete instructions on how to send the check; they told her to have the mechanic make the check payable to them and to send it through UPS. As such, she sent it without including her bank account info…

Took out a loan on an expensive used luxury car at 18. How do I fix this? 2 years ago, I took out a $15k car loan to purchase a used 2014 Mercedes C class with 50k miles. The loan is for 3 years, $400 monthly at 2.9%. The total price for the car was about $20k, and I paid a $5k down payment. I owe about $4k now. The vehicle has about 110k miles now. I wrongly justified making the purchase for a few reasons. Firstly, s…

My dad refuses to refinance, sell, or contribute to extremely high car note. How do I get out of this? My dad manipulated me 24f into buying a brand new car under the pretense that he would pay half. A conversation he conveniently forgot 6 months the later. Now I’m stuck with a $1120 car note. Almost 2 years ago I saved up and planned to buy a gently used sedan by myself, but my dad wanted me to buy a brand new SUV from his preferred dealer. I t…

Had an emergency, now I need help car shopping 25/M with credit score of 755, but an emergency landed me in credit card debt with no car last month. I’m starting a new job next week. How long should I wait to buy a new or used car? I’ll have to pay $40-75 in taxi fees every day that I don’t have a car, but I don’t have any capital to invest in one. My dad’s boss offered to sell me an 01 Toy…

Traveling for 5 months – where to park / store our car? We will be traveling and need long term car parking between Thanksgiving and April (4 months). We live in a cold, snowy climate and our local airport does not have a park/sleep/fly option beyond 14 days. We’ve considered parking locally in an indoor storage unit at $1500/mo (if we can find one – tight market). Outdoor spaces are half the price (…

Opinions on my options for getting a replacement car. We own a 2008 T&C. It was purchased used in 2021 and we have dumped about $3000 into it since then. It will need snow tires this winter, and that is the last expense I am willing to shell out for. It runs just fine… for now. The next big ticket fix is going to be the end and we have to start planning for the replacement. The replacement will nee…

Pros & cons of cash vs financing for new car? Wife and I are buying a pricey new car and trying to decide if we’ll finance or pay cash. HHI: 365k Car price: 70k (60k after trade) 401k, Roth IRA, emergency funds all good, no debt except 2.75% mortgage Expecting a loan interest rate would be ~6.5%, so paying cash would get us that as risk-free return. Not planning any other big purchases soo…

Car Lease Buyout Question I have a lease held by Honda Financial Services that is approaching maturity. I have the payoff amount because it is listed on my HFS account, though I imagine the taxes are missing. I want to take advantage of the positive equity I’ve got in the car given the quotes I’ve gotten from 3rd party valuation sites. I understand that HFS doesn’t acce…

My Car insurance went from 125 to 250. And it gave dates of Moving violations that I never heard of. How’d that happen? I contacted the Insurance Agent, and I wanted to renew my Insurance. The Person on the phone told me that my Premium increased by about 500 dollars. She said “Moving Violations, and an Accident” both occurring in February of this year. But I Only got One Ticket in May of 2021, which shouldn’t have gotten on my record because I completed Driving …

Am I the bad guy for not wanting to co-sign on a car loan for my boyfriend? So here’s a little background, me and my boyfriend have been together for 5 years. A couple years ago I moved in with my bf and his mom. His license was suspended so she was okay taking me to work for a couple months, but ended up telling me she couldn’t do it anymore and I had to get a car. I had no money saved and didn’t know what to do. My bo…

Why You Probably Shouldn’t Wrap Your Car Your car is probably one of the most expensive purchases you’ll ever make that isn’t a house, so it’s understandable the lengths people will go to in order to protect and spruce up their rides.Recent years have seen the advent of a new option: Car wrapping, which involves applying a thin vinyl covering to the body… Read more…

How The Self-Driving Car Dream Became An Absolute Nightmare It can be tough to keep up on the myriad of messed-up decisions and scandals in just the automotive industry alone, but a story from the New Republic manages to connect everything together and boy, is it a tough look at our collective predicament. Read more…

LPT: turn on your headlights in heavy fog even if it’s day. This activated your rear lights which frame your car so people behind can see you. Day running lights only make you visible to people in front of you. When visibility is 150 feet and people are still zooming around at 80+mph, you need to also be visible from behind. E: fucks sake guys, headlights are not high beams. submitted by /u/tylerchu

Unemployed and car broke down. Seeking advice. I was laid off in august of last year, and around the same time I also was hit with health issues – undiagnosed lupus – which didn’t start to get resolved until mid April. I haven’t been able to, nor really been physically capable of, finding a job. I worked as a software engineer for 2.5 years before being laid off, but the market is tough at t…

LPT: If ever you’re in a car with someone who is driving stupid and they won’t slow down or pull even though you ask, convince them you’re gonna puke. If you know someone who drives recklessly or if you happen to be in a car with someone who thinks they are auditioning for Fast & Furious 26, act like you are going to throw up. You make want to also start dry heaving for it to be more convincing. Even the most idiotic person doesn’t want puke on them or in their car. Edit: Pull over* submi…

Is a waste of money to finance a car when you work from home about 80% of the time? My $250/ month is just sitting outside. My work told us having a car is a requirement for our roles. submitted by /u/Candlelover1

Ex-LSU standout Ballard, 29, dies after hit by car Former LSU women’s basketball standout Danielle Ballard, 29, died after being struck by a car as a pedestrian early Thursday morning in Memphis, the university confirmed.