Author: staff@jalopnik.com (Logan K. Carter)
Parking in Los Angeles is a well known hassle, but imagine being charged nearly $8,000 by an automatic machine that wrongfully showed that you just were parked there for 3 years. That is what happened to Cate Daniels last Friday after a 45-minute visit to Glendale Memorial Hospital in LA County. The hospital parking structure’s automated machine charged Cate Daniels $7,829 after a visit that did not even last an hour. The receipt claimed that Daniels first parked within the structure in 2022, and when she tried correcting the difficulty, she said a parking attendant accused her of parking there…
Logan K. Carter / Jalopnik Despite what the technicians at your local drive-up oil change shop attempt to sell you, replacing a automobile’s cabin air filter is normally a really sure bet. Most cars’ cabin air filters are deep contained in the glove compartment or somewhere easily accessible under the hood, but sometimes automakers resolve to squirrel it away somewhere infuriatingly difficult to succeed in. Unfortunately, the latter applies to Volkswagen’s ultra-cool if slow-selling ID Buzz, which for some reason practically requires disassembly of your complete front of the automobile in an effort to replace the cabin air filter. I…
Ford Hot on the heels of the badass Maverick Lobo compact street truck, Ford announced the brand new 2025 F-150 Lobo street truck on Thursday night. Unfortunately, just like the Maverick Lobo, the F-150 Lobo doesn’t gain any additional power over other F-150s, but seeing as there appears to be a ceasefire within the war against the V8, not less than the full-size Lobo does have Ford’s 5.0-liter V8 under its hood. Choosing the Lobo package will add $4,695 to the value of an STX trim F-150, so the most affordable 2025 F-150 Lobo you possibly can buy starts at $59,995,…
Ford Ford owners have had an awfully rough time recently as they face what looks as if an limitless onslaught of recalls, but now some owners are pushing back. A recent class motion lawsuit alleges that an early 2024 recall nullifies the supposedly ruggedized, short-lived Transit Trail all-terrain van’s all-terrain-ness, and that addressing the recall defeats the aim of the $12,500 price premium they paid for the Trail trim over an ordinary Transit. The Transit Trail never really made waves, so in case you forgot it was ever sold from the factory like me, it was introduced in late 2022 as…
Is the dystopian reality of late-stage Capitalism weighing you down? Sick of spending a minimum of 40 hours per week, a number that averages out to about 1/3 of your life, observing a pc screen or busting your rump to make a dime while your boss makes a dollar off your labor? Then live vicariously through the journey of the brave 29-year-old who left his corporate job at Discount Tire, ditched his stable corporate life in Oregon, bought a sailboat, learned methods to sail his boat, and is now on day 14 of his voyage sailing from Oregon to Hawaii.…
Logan K. Carter/Jalopnik Finding one of the best tires to suit your unique driving needs is a frightening task; there are lots of of options available and lots of more people attempting to inform you what tires provide you with probably the most bang in your buck. Ultimately the one one that could make the ultimate decision is you, but we’re here to assist inform you so you may feel confident that you just’re selecting one of the best all-weather tires in your needs. Our industry compatriots at Consumer Reports put tires to the test by driving 1,000 miles per day…
Jeep’s modern model lineup is commonly criticized for its lack of desirability and dismal reliability popularity, even rating dead last in Consumer Reports’ brand rankings last yr, worse than other brands with troubled reputations like Land Rover and Alfa Romeo. If you happen to’re an old fart like me, it looks like it wasn’t all that way back that Jeeps played starring roles in blockbuster movies, and its offered consumers desirable SUVs that set the long-lasting American off-road brand other than its more boring competitors. The model that earned Jeep its mainstream stardom, taking it from being a producer of…
Mazda Mazda has sold the attractive and opulent midsize electric EZ-6 sedan in China for a couple of yr now in each EV and range-extender hybrid forms, and it can make its technique to Europe because the Mazda 6e this summer. This week on the Shanghai Auto Show Mazda revealed a brand new midsize rear-wheel-drive crossover called the EZ-60 that can share the EZ-6’s platform and powertrains. While not many details can be found yet, Mazda says it can have an estimated 372-mile range for the EV and a bladder-busting 620 miles within the gasoline range-extender model, each on the Chinese…
Bentley Now could be an incredible time to be an ultra-rich automobile enthusiast. When money is not any object, it’s clear to see that we’re at the head of the interior combustion engine, whether it’s the only source of energy or whether it’s assisted by a little bit of electricity. Even essentially the most change-resistant automobile ever, the Porsche 911, is on the market with a 532-horsepower hybrid powertrain in the event you can afford its $172,000 starting price. Last yr Bentley, Britain’s second-snootiest automaker, introduced some big-buck hybrids to its current automobile portfolio with the mental Flying Spur Speed and…
Picture it — Bologna, Italy, December 2011. You make your way downtown, walking fast, faces pass and also you’re auto show sure. You push past the crowds that used to swarm auto shows, and walk as much as the Fiat booth. You see essentially the most powerful version of the updated Punto hatchback, and see something unusual. No, not the unique matte yellow paint with metal flake in it, though that does look nice. Do those seats say “born this manner”? They sure do. Fiat produced a “Born This Way” special edition of its then-new Punto that it insisted wasn’t inspired…
