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One Wrong Box in a Used-Car Listing Can Cost You Real Money, and Sellers Get It Wrong More Than You Think

Used-car listings make everything sound cleaner than it really is. The trim is right there. The features are listed. The price looks more or less in line with the other cars you have been watching

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Why MPG Numbers Quietly Shifted After 2020, and Why It Wasn’t Just the Cars

When people see fuel economy numbers change, the first instinct is usually to blame the car. Maybe the engine got worse. Maybe the transmission tuning changed. Maybe the automaker got sloppy. M

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Americans Say They Want Interesting Cars. Then They Keep Buying White, Black, and Gray

Every year, car buyers get asked to imagine themselves as bold, expressive people. People who care about design. People who say things like, “No, I don’t want the boring one.”

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BMW Warranty Cover Sounds Reassuring, Until You Look At What It Actually Doesn’t Cover

BMW and reliability have had a weird relationship for a long time. There was a stretch where people talked about older BMWs like they were carved out of granite. The straight-sixes had a reputa

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Is Your Car's Odometer Lying to You? Over 2 Million Vehicles on U.S. Roads Have Been Tampered With

When you buy a used car, you probably check the vehicle history report, poke around the exterior for dents, and maybe take it for a short test drive. That covers a lot of ground. But there is one scam

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AWD, 4WD, FWD: The Drivetrain Badge On Your Car May Not Mean What You Think

A lot of drivers know the badge on the back of their car. AWD. 4WD. Maybe nothing at all, which usually means front-wheel drive and a salesperson who did not have much to brag about. But

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The Dealership Office Where Car Buyers Quietly Spend An Extra $2,000

There is a moment in every car deal when the buyer thinks the hard part is over. The price is agreed. The handshake happened. Maybe there is even that tiny rush of victory, the one that comes

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Everyone Complains About Blinding Headlights Now. Turns Out, They Have A Point

There is a very specific kind of rage that only happens at night. A driver is heading home, minding their own business, and then some enormous pickup appears in the rearview mirror. Not even

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Europe Is Quietly Falling in Love With Chinese Cars

A few years ago, most Europeans probably couldn’t name a single Chinese car brand. Now? They’re buying them in huge numbers. And honestly, the speed of it is what’s shocking e

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That Weird 17-Character Code on Your Windshield Can Expose a Car’s Entire Past

Most people have seen their car’s VIN number a hundred times and never once cared about it. It’s just... there. Sitting at the bottom corner of the windshield collecting dust while

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