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Lawrence Hodge
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Staff Writer at Jalopnik. Dad. Lover of all things with 4 wheels. Weird interest in buses.

The dealer claims that when the truck came in, instead of being placed in special orders, the Maverick was placed in its regular dealer stock which is why it was sold.” Read more

1. Based on the article Hodge previously wrote on this guy, his data was likely based on tests using electric golf carts lifted off the ground, which I’m sure were details he did not disclose or outright lied about. Basically, he could show that the battery range of the test vehicles increased. He just didn’t show Read more

Many AMG buyers will care nothing about any of those numbers… except for the price tag. Many buyers are just looking for the most expensive MB on the lot, which happens to be the AMG variants. Read more

The charge should have never went through in the first place, especially since it should have been suspicious that ANY Uber ride would be 30K$...In fact spending 30K in one sitting should have been a red flag before it even reached the account unless the couple normally spends that amount. Read more

What a complete dumbass. Read more

I bet that Mach-e is still there and Mr. Sales Manager is kicking himself in the ass by taking his anger out on his sales staff every single time a new Mach-e truck arrives with no buyers. You’d think dealers would get the hint, but the people that sell cars for a living have no self awareness. Read more

This feels a bit like the car market’s version of the bitcoin boom/bust hangover for graphics cards. Read more

So this is actual local to me. The guy makes It sound like he was given a clean carfax. In his Interview he said something along the lines of “I didn’t know that I car could have a clean carfax and still have been In an accident” Read more

My grandmother had a few Camaro Berlinettas, all with V8s. Apparently, my grandfather kept wrecking them. Read more

Yah, saw this info today online. The base hybrid XL released at about $21K only two short years ago now goes for a hair under $25K given the two years of incremental price bumps and Ford’s decision to now make the hybrid a $1,500. option instead of standard/base. Read more

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Easy! This thing has a salvage title and the builder owned a body shop. I’m willing to bet that the total cost to buy and build the thing was a fraction of what an iQ cost back then. Even Smarts weren’t really cheap 11 years ago. Read more

I can see the possibility of the victim coming back to car to talk more shit, but the driver could have left.
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And from his name is likely not Caucasian. Racist minorities confuse the shit out of me.

Yeah, if someone shows up at a scrap dealer with 50 cat-cons and no evidence of title to the cars they came from, the scrap dealer should be obligated to either call the cops or else become criminally liable for whatever happened. Read more

You know, I’ve never thought about it, but Ferris probably grew up to be this exact kind of executive. Read more

Not sure if you’ve been to an auto auction for dealers, but typically there isn’t time. Big ones like Denver, Riverside, Dallas, etc. might run 1000 cars through 8 lanes simultaneously in 2-3 hours. And the gates open 3 hours before the sale. So you have 3 hours to find what you want, check it out on a huge lot, and Read more

Here’s a not so secret secret, insurance companies don’t want to cover anyone. That’s how they make money, by taking your money and giving you nothing in return, then when they do HAVE TO do something, they fight you for every penny hoping you give up. Then the next year they raise your rates because you dared to use Read more

ok i’m only just now pouring through the comments here and while i always appreciate some thoughtful discussion around my writing and / or the topic, we gotta chill with the threats of violence. like, do i believe that some people should get punched in the face? absolutely, the dude who did this to justfoxii’s car Read more