Here's another point to consider. My wife got the free maintenance deal with her 2014 Highlander. This was exciting for her. She seemingly negotiated something for free from the dealer. Read more

"I mean, you don't actually think a Chrysler dealer would give an adult raccoon $150 off, do you? Of course not! They'd give it some pine nuts, and then try to sell it a Grand Caravan."

"The clutch is extremely stiff, largely because it's part of the same piece of plastic as the dashboard. Read more

I did the drive from SoCal to STL and it nearly killed me. The best thing I ever did was higher labor to load and unload the truck - well worth every single penny. But the drive - ugh. I wasn't sure what size truck to get, so I erred by getting one larger than necessary. Although I was in a two-bedroom place, I… Read more

Hi Doug. I'm not a big car guy so I rarely find my way onto Jalopnik (just when an interesting headline wends my way), and even rarelier do I comment on stories on the Internet. But I just wanted to say that your writing style was entertaining enough to make me break my silence and issue the rare cyber-compliment.… Read more

It's only clickbait if the story doesnt live up to the promised awesome. This story does not meet that criteria. Read more

I always love reading Doug's articles. Thanks for another amusing read Doug! Read more

Doug...another 'gem' of an article. You never disappoint. I remember this when it happened as I was following F1 like it was my religion. (waking up super early to watch qualifying, reading Brit car mags, buying diecasts of Schumi) Read more

I seem to recall it made all the papers here, but maybe that's my memory playing tricks. The problem is a lot of the papers are now behind paywalls, so even if it's there you might not find it. Read more

Well, at first glance, today's column might seem a bit like that. My headline has it all: a car crash. A Formula 1 race. A diamond that's worth more than a large home in suburban Des Moines. And most importantly, the loss of this diamond, which adds an entirely new level of intrigue. Was it stolen? Damaged? Pilfered?… Read more

I'm seriously crying at my office right now. Too funny. Read more

Btw, sitting in a parking lot reading your article while listening to...

"FIA rules against team using diamonds as violation of aerodynamics rules" where's that story? Read more

Wow. I didn't notice who wrote this article until I got all the way down to the bottom. I thought it had to of been a new writer as Doug DeMuro just moved 'across the country' and posted an article yesterday, he surely couldn't be posting another one today! Read more

Doug, the biggest news of this story has to be that not only is there a female out there willing to date you... She's also willing to live with you too? Damn, she's a trooper. Read more

The problem with Philly is that street parking is jussst easy enough that it doesn't make owning a car impractical or cost prohibitive for most people. That means there are thousands of row home and apartment dwellers who have cars they might use on the weekends, if at all. I was one of those people. I've lived both… Read more

Today is my last day visiting Philadelphia, and I cannot understand how they make do with the street widths. There are alleys in my hometown wider and more accessible than some of the streets in downtown, and yet people LIVE on them and park cars somehow! Read more

Doug, Check out Coffee & Cars on 202 & Dilworthtown road in West Chester. 8-9AM start every Saturday that the weather is nice. Read more

So what I did, instead, was I decided to drive at normal speeds that you might travel in a normal passenger car. In other words: in Georgia, 80 mph. In South Carolina, 80 mph. In North Carolina, 75 mph. And in Virginia, 37 mph in the right lane with my emergency flashers on so I didn't accidentally reach a speed where… Read more