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Erica Lourd
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Video Producer for Jalopnik. In a committed relationship with her 2007 Nissan Sentra named Layla.

I tried to snack on some chips but the problem was if I looked down at the bag it would angrily flash at me. And then if I brought the bag up high I could sort of pull it off but you never know what you’re about to put in your mouth either way. Gotta keep looking ahead. Read more

I haven’t tested Tesla’s although of course now I am super curious! Would love to compare. Read more

Very true. The technology is definitely in its infancy, so I suppose its not terribly surprising.  Read more

i don’t know, being Sia’s dancer probably has Maddie above her Read more

damn, not a good touchscreen? i’m wondering what your baseline is for something to be “good”, since like you said its a car not an iphone, so i feel like its not really in the same ballgame. out of the automakers i actually find kia’s tech to be the most pleasant and intuitive to live with. Read more

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while searching for footage, i found the celine dion plymouth laser commercial. i reeeeeeeeally wanted to include it.

i have such a lady boner for this car that its insane. now i just need to find 50k somewhere and make my dreams come true.  Read more

please don’t be insinuating i would drink that stuff.  Read more

what about the SRT version? i mean, if that came out now it would be a hit. Read more

SO, this was my rental car for an entire summer when I did a “study away” program in LA in 2012, and obviously this picture is from when a few friends and I drove out to Joshua Tree for a camping/ hiking adventure. Naturally, I have a lot of thoughts because I spent too much time with this thing, which according to