tommcparland
Tom McParland
tommcparland
Tom is a contributing writer for Jalopnik and runs AutomatchConsulting.com. He saves people money and takes the hassle out of buying or leasing a car. (Facebook.com/AutomatchConsulting)

Can we please stop perpetuating the myth that AWD (as used in economy crossovers) provides any actual function or benefit beyond adding drag, weight, and complication? Read more

I don’t know why the two-time Miss Universe pageant winner and inventor of the internal combustion engine would be doing something like this. Read more

One simple step in researching a dealer is to use Google Maps to inspect their location. From the overhead view, does it look orderly? Are there vehicles like the one you’re shopping for on the lot? Does the area around the dealer look solid, or is it a shabby industrial park? Then go to street view. Does the showroom Read more

I bought a slightly used Cadillac from a dealer in MD (I live in New Orleans). Aside from Hurricane Ida messing up the process, it went well. Partly because of many of the things mentioned in the article. The car was not at the bottom of the market (I bought what I wanted, not the cheapest thing), it still had four Read more

I present to you:

Would you consider changing your lyric to something less controversial like, uh, oh, I dunno, maybe “Girl we couldn’t get much...slideshow!” Read more

Scrolling through the list I thought “If Christmas Shoes isn’t #1 this list is invalid. I’m glad to see the truth is upheld. That song sucks, and Patton Oswalt’s takedown of it is 10x10 times better than the song itself ever could be.  Read more

“Christmas Shoes” is a must-listen for me every Christmas.

Sorry, let me rephrase. Patton Oswalt’s bit about “Christmas Shoes” is a must-listen for me every Christmas. Read more

Mind you, I’m kind of a grinch, so I’m not a big fan of many Christmas songs, but Paul McCartney’s “Wonderful Christmastime” tops the list of worst for me.  It is just the laziest damn song, a lot of the runtime eaten up just repeating “Simply having a wonderful Christmastime”.  It is just torture to listen to. Read more

No “Wonderful Christmastime”? This list is trash. Read more

Every single ICE vehicle bragging about their MPG in advertisements: “first time huh?”
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That was probably the most people in a Boston Market this month! Read more

The leftwing media is trying to cover up news about Hunter Fieri’s laptop. Read more

I tried to come up with a better joke than that, but no can do. Read more