Mercedes owner goes viral using vape to test vehicle’s high-tech air filter

Mercedes owner goes viral using vape to test vehicle’s high-tech air filter

It’s known that vaping can negatively impact one’s health, but a viral moment shows just how bad it can be. Sheldon Shuffield of Fort Worth, Texas, posted a video to his TikTok account (@thisdadtiktoks) in August for his more than 600,000 followers, which now has more than two million likes and 22 million views. “Oh my God, … Read more

Is your car’s check engine light on? This common mistake at the gas pump could be to blame 

Is your car’s check engine light on? This common mistake at the gas pump could be to blame 

This gas station faux pas will leave you fuming. An automotive enthusiast in Texas was recently filling up when he noticed another customer committing a highly common mistake — an amateur move that could have your check engine light blinking like the Griswold house at Christmas. Sharing the incident on TikTok, user @sweet_tea saw that the … Read more

Flying cars straight out of ‘The Jetsons’ are finally a reality — and several people own them now

Flying cars straight out of ‘The Jetsons’ are finally a reality — and several people own them now

Life is a skyway. The pipe dream of flying cars is no longer science fiction — they are here and now as both private buyers and the military are obsessed with the hot commodity for everyday people. Known by their technical name eVTOLs (electric vehicle take-off and landing), a new prototype model is soaring the … Read more

Woman brings beloved tortoise everywhere – even the pub: ‘People will abandon their cars when they see us’

Woman brings beloved tortoise everywhere – even the pub: ‘People will abandon their cars when they see us’

Grandmother Jackie Leek has struck up a remarkable bond with a giant tortoise which she takes everywhere with her – including down the pub. Jackie, 58, first bought the African sulcata tortoise she calls Mr. Miyagi for company when recovering from cancer 18 months ago. Since then the pair have become inseparable and she has … Read more

GM recalling nearly 450K SUVs, pickups over faulty brake fluid warning light

GM recalling nearly 450K SUVs, pickups over faulty brake fluid warning light

General Motors is recalling more than 449,000 of its SUVs and pickup trucks because the electronic brake control module software may fail to display a warning light when a loss of brake fluid takes place. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday that the recall includes certain 2023-2024 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESVs, 2023 … Read more

Electric vehicles now outnumber gas guzzlers in this oil-wealthy country: ‘A milestone few saw coming’

Electric vehicles now outnumber gas guzzlers in this oil-wealthy country: ‘A milestone few saw coming’

They can afjord it. A new report has found drivers in oil-rich Norway — the country produces roughly 2 million barrels per day — now own more electric cars than gas guzzlers, The Guardian reported. The Norwegian Road Federation (OVF) stated that out of 2.8 million private vehicles registered in the wealthy Scandinavian nation, 754,303 are … Read more

Exclusive | This Tesla Cybertruck can cook pizza in just 2 minutes: ‘Gets it done like nobody’s business’

Exclusive | This Tesla Cybertruck can cook pizza in just 2 minutes: ‘Gets it done like nobody’s business’

Gentlemen, start your ovens!  A popular thin-crust pizzeria in northern New Jersey has taken food-truck culture to the next level by outfitting a pair of Tesla Cybertrucks with two-tier ovens to fire up pies on the go — and they certainly take the fast lane. Food trucks have long claimed parking spots on the nation’s … Read more

Popular tourist spot is ‘total chaos’ with cars stuck in 4-hour traffic jam: ‘Horrific experience’

Popular tourist spot is ‘total chaos’ with cars stuck in 4-hour traffic jam: ‘Horrific experience’

Thought Burning Man had bad traffic? Scotland’s formerly secluded Fairy Pools have become marred by apocalyptic congestion with tourists waiting in four-hour traffic jams to visit them, according to local tour companies. “The people who work in the Fairy Pools car park have said visitors say it’s like a warzone driving there,” Gordon Pearson, who … Read more

Why you shouldn’t wait ‘til the holidays to buy a car

Why you shouldn’t wait ‘til the holidays to buy a car

If you’re in the market for a vehicle, you might want to consider getting your shopping done now. Car prices are experiencing downward pressure as interest rates remain higher than anticipated, leading to increased loan costs for consumers, according to Brian Moody, Autotrader’s executive editor.  In response to this trend, manufacturers are offering incentives for… … Read more

BMW recalling more than 720K vehicles over potential fires from faulty water pumps

BMW recalling more than 720K vehicles over potential fires from faulty water pumps

BMW is recalling more than 720,000 vehicles due to an issue with the water pump’s electrical connector that could potentially lead to a fire. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that the recall includes some X1, X3 and X5 vehicles as well as some other models. The impacted vehicles have water pumps with insufficient … Read more

4 arrested in ‘General Hospital’ star Johnny Wactor’s shooting death over his car’s catalytic converter

4 arrested in ‘General Hospital’ star Johnny Wactor’s shooting death over his car’s catalytic converter

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police have arrested four suspects in the fatal shooting of former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor. The four suspects who have been arrested range in age from 18 to 22 and hail from Huntington Park, Inglewood and cities in LA county. Three of the suspects were booked on arrest warrants … Read more

Why most car owners are taking better care of their vehicles these days

Why most car owners are taking better care of their vehicles these days

According to new research, inflation is causing Americans to take better care of their current vehicle. A survey of 2,000 car owners revealed 73% of respondents have made a conscious decision to better maintain their car, due to rising vehicle costs. This was especially true for older respondents. While 60% of Gen Z said they’re … Read more

Ford, Mazda warn owners to stop driving older vehicles with dangerous air bag

Ford, Mazda warn owners to stop driving older vehicles with dangerous air bag

Ford and Mazda are warning the owners of more than 475,000 older vehicles in the US not to drive them because they have dangerous Takata air bag inflators that have not been replaced. The warning issued Tuesday covers more than 374,000 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles from the 2004 through 2014 model years and nearly … Read more

Tesla halts orders for $61,000 Cybertruck, cheapest version now $100,000

Tesla halts orders for ,000 Cybertruck, cheapest version now 0,000

Tesla stopped taking orders for the cheapest model of its Cybertruck electric pickup, which was priced at $61,000. Now, its $100,000 version is the cheapest model available for order on the automaker’s website. Consumers and investors have closely monitored the supply and demand of Tesla’s Cybertruck after CEO Elon Musk invested heavily in the EV … Read more

Car expert slams tire stores for shoddy business practices: ‘They prey on desperation’

Car expert slams tire stores for shoddy business practices: ‘They prey on desperation’

He’s tire-d of it! Influencer Robert Montalvo, a car expert who goes by @Robbthecarguy on TikTok, has claimed that tire shops take advantage of desperate customers. “I hate tire shops,” the content creator said online. “They prey on desperation.” In a 1½-minute clip uploaded on July 15, Montalvo revealed how shops deceive customers so that … Read more

Exclusive | Inside the bizarre world of Carjitsu — the sport where seatbelt chokes and confined brawling drive fans wild

Exclusive | Inside the bizarre world of Carjitsu — the sport where seatbelt chokes and confined brawling drive fans wild

Road rage may be going mainstream. Carjitsu, where professional brawlers battle one another inside the confined space of a sedan-sized automobile, is the latest bizarre combat sport cruising its way to success, featuring fighters on four wheels permitted to use anything within the car to their advantage — including seatbelts to choke out an opponent. And … Read more

BMW recalls 291K SUVs over interior cargo rails that could fall off in crash

BMW recalls 291K SUVs over interior cargo rails that could fall off in crash

BMW is recalling more than 291,000 SUVs in the US because the interior cargo rails can detach in a crash, increasing the risk of injury. The recall covers certain X3 SUVs from the 2018 through 2023 model years. The company says in documents posted by US safety regulators that dealers will replace the rear cargo rail bolts … Read more

Upstate NY car dealer goes viral with hilarious ‘The Office’ video homage: ‘Needs to get picked up by Netflix’

Upstate NY car dealer goes viral with hilarious ‘The Office’ video homage:  ‘Needs to get picked up by Netflix’

They’re driving lots of clicks. A Saratoga County car dealership has amassed sudden viral fame over a mockumentary-style video series evoking the dry humor of 2000s hit show “The Office.” The two to three-minute clips featuring employees of Mohawk Chevrolet in Ballston Spa have already received millions of views on social media — an astonishing result … Read more

BMW recalling more than 390K vehicles due to faulty airbags that can explode

BMW recalling more than 390K vehicles due to faulty airbags that can explode

BMW of North America is recalling more than 390,000 vehicles in the US because they are equipped with airbag inflators that can explode, leading to a potentially serious injury or death. The original steering wheel may have been replaced with a sport or M-sport steering wheel equipped with a Takata inflator, the agency said. If the inflator … Read more

NASCAR unveils its first electric racecar — lacking the iconic engine roar

NASCAR unveils its first electric racecar — lacking the iconic engine roar

CHICAGO — Part of the experience of a NASCAR race is hearing the engine roar, the rumble of each car’s approach and the zip when it whizzes past at more than 150 mph. NASCAR unveiled its first electric racecar Saturday in downtown Chicago, but it doesn’t thunder when the grand marshal says “drivers, start your … Read more