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Toyota GR Corolla Buyer Finds Dealer-Installed GPS Tracker Hidden In Car | Carscoops If you’ve bought a car in the last few years you might want to check your OBDII port as soon as possible 2 hours ago A GR Corolla owner had a strange battery drain that he tracked back to a hidden GPS

Tiny Cable Damage Triggers Total Jeep Grand Wagoneer Interior Disassembly | Carscoops A service technician says that just over a foot of damaged cable led to a 24.8-hour warranty repair job 1 hour ago A Jeep service tech says that a small section of damaged cable led to a 24.8-hour repair. The job in question

How Bugatti’s Tourbillon Name Mixed Up Google’s Internet Algorithm | Carscoops Bugatti’s “Tourbillon” hypercar name confuses online searches with watches instead of promoting their million-dollar masterpiece https://www.carscoops.com/author/sam-d-smith/ by Sam D. Smith 3 hours ago Bugatti’s “Tourbillon” name sparks online confusion, focusing on watches instead of the car itself. The name clashes with Bugatti’s existing watch

Dozens Of Tesla Cybertrucks Vandalized With “F**k Elon” Graffiti | Carscoops It’s unclear exactly what spurred on this crime or how much time it took to deface over two dozen Cybertrucks 3 hours ago Someone vandalized over two dozen Cybertrucks sitting in a Florida parking lot. They wrote “Fxxk Elon” on every one of them

Chinese SUV Duped By Billboard Brakes For Fake Crash, Causes Real Accident | Carscoops The Li Auto L9 was rear-ended after the AEB system was tricked by a billboard showing two vans and slammed on the brakes https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ by Brad Anderson 2 hours ago Li Auto acknowledged that the SUV’s systems thought the advertisement was

Thief Steals Maybach And Rolls-Royce After Duping Dealer’s Transport Company | Carscoops The suspect hacked into a computer system, changed the delivery address, and is still on the run June 20, 2024 at 21:01 A criminal in Florida hacked into a delivery company’s website and diverted two exotic cars. The company then brought the two

Belltown Hellcat Owner Now $83,619.97 Poorer After Showing Up To Court Dressed Like A Ninja | Carscoops Miles Hudson says that the car is in the shop but that didn’t stop a judge from approving the $83k fine the city asked for 2 hours ago Miles Hudson, co-owner of the ‘Belltown Hellcat’ is officially on

Reckless Subaru Forester Driver Plows Into, Then Runs Over Cyclists In Texas | Carscoops Other cyclists chased down the suspected drunk driver and ensured that police found him June 19, 2024 at 21:00 A pair of cyclists were hit by an allegedly drunk and reckless driver in Dallas on Monday. Other cyclists in the group

Porsche 911 GT2 RS Crashes Into Truck After Reckless Maneuver | Carscoops The GT2 has earned a reputation as the ‘widowmaker’ and this one is unlikely to ever return to the roads https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ by Brad Anderson 2 hours ago The driver of a rare 911 GT2 RS was attempting to overtake a large truck. After

Toyota GR Corolla Erupts In Flames As Dashcam Captures It All | Carscoops The owner reports that the car was still stock and that the cause of the conflagration is still unknown June 18, 2024 at 21:01 A Toyota GR Corolla owner says his stock hot hatch caught on fire and burned down. He even

Should Your Auto Insurance Cover STDs? Bizarre Case Nears Supreme Court | Carscoops The case could determine if Geico is on the hook for an in-car hookup that led to an STD and cancer 12 hours ago A woman contracted HPV in a Hyundai Genesis and then sued the owner and Geico for $5.2 million.

Koenigsegg Warns All 28 Jesko Owners To Stop Driving After Greece Inferno | Carscoops The super-rare hypercar was only a few weeks old when it left this world in a conflagration worth of Valhalla June 17, 2024 at 21:01 A Koenigsegg Jesko Attack burned to the ground in Greece just weeks after delivery. Now, the

All-Carbon Koenigsegg Jesko Burnt To A Crisp In Greece | Carscoops Here’s hoping the owner of this Jesko had it fully insured https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ by Brad Anderson June 17, 2024 at 08:35 It’s unclear what triggered the blaze that destroyed the Swedish hypercar. The car had an exposed carbon fiber body with gold accents. Driving the

EV Charging Station ICE’d By Ford Ranger Raptor Is Oh So Childish | Carscoops To add insult to injury, the charging cable was tucked inside the Raptor’s rear bed 2 hours ago The driver of the ICE truck parked in a clearly-marked EV spot at a shopping center in New Zealand. They even made sure

Tesla Allegedly In “Self-Drive” Mode Slams Into Police Car | Carscoops The driver reportedly told police he was using his phone, while letting the car drive itself 4 hours ago A Tesla Model S has crashed into a parked police car in California. The driver claimed the electric car was in “self-drive” mode at the

Acura NSX Impractical? This Owner Begs To Differ | Carscoops The owner of this Acura NSX would probably be wise to invest in a traditional wheelbarrow https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ by Brad Anderson 2 hours ago This second-generation NSX has been loaded up with dirt, grass, and sticks. Shockingly, the owner doesn’t appear to have put a liner

Viral Belltown Hellcat Driver Might End Up In Jail Over Allegedly Assaulting His Own Mother | Carscoops The young man in question was convicted of that crime but initially received a suspended sentence 5 seconds ago A content creator with a history of legal trouble and questionable driving behavior is in hot water. A previous

Nurburgring YouTuber Crashes Fan’s BMW M4, Somehow Walks Away, Vows To Rebuild It | Carscoops The crash happened on the world-famous Nurburgring and demonstrates just how safe modern cars truly are June 14, 2024 at 20:12 Nurburgring YouTuber Misha Charoudin wrecked a fan’s BMW M4 at about 80 mph and they both walked away. The

$1,000 To Test Drive a Cybertruck? Seller Weeds Out Tire Kickers | Carscoops The seller says that they’ve had to increase the test drive fee because too many people were willing to drop hundreds to drive the truck 1 hour ago A Tesla Cybertruck owner is charging $1,000 to interested parties who want to test

Used Car Dealer Sells Customer’s Ford That Was In For Repairs | Carscoops The dealer says that since the customer had a lien on the car she didn’t really own it, so they had the right to do as they pleased with it June 13, 2024 at 16:11 A used car dealer in Knoxville, Tennessee

Aussie “20” License Plate Sells For $1.7 Million | Carscoops This prized license plate is one of just nine two-digit heritage plates that’s a round number https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ by Brad Anderson 1 hour ago The market for low-digit license plates has surged Down Under in recent years. The plate is registered in Victoria and is one

Optimus Prime Arrested For Driving A Stolen Mercedes In Austin | Carscoops The man bearing the Transformers-inspired name wasn’t behind the wheel of a blue and red semi-truck, but rather a reportedly pilfered Mercedes June 12, 2024 at 16:10 An individual named Optimus Prime Blakely was arrested by the police in Texas. The 37-year old

Tree Wins Again! Mustang Driver Loses Control And It’s All Downhill From There | Carscoops The driver plummeted down a grassy hill, hit a tree, and landed in a parking garage June 11, 2024 at 21:02 In the battle between trees and Ford Mustangs, the foliage has scored another victory. This time, the grass also

BMW M3 Smashes Into M4 In Ukraine After Burnouts Gone Wrong | Carscoops The two expensive BMW M cars were left with serious damage and will be costly to repair https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ by Brad Anderson 2 hours ago Hopefully, these two BMW drivers learned a valuable lesson about when not to do burnouts. Both the M3

Cadillac CT5-V Driver Busted Doing 143 MPH | Carscoops The CT5-V driver now faces a misdemeanor as well as a hefty speeding ticket 4 hours ago A driver in Georgia was caught going 143 mph in a 65 mph zone. They were arrested and charged with reckless driving as well as being a super speeder.

Acura RSX Gets Ditched, Driver Gets A Lesson | Carscoops Local authorities seem to have implied the driver of this Acura was under the influence https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ by Brad Anderson 1 hour ago The California Highway Patrol implied that the driver of the Acura was driving under the influence. The sporty coupe has been left perched

Violent Chevrolet Corvette And Dodge Avenger Crash Sends Four To Hospital | Carscoops Police are still investigating exactly what happened and who is to blame in this accident June 9, 2024 at 21:01 Police in Illinois are investigating a crash involving a Corvette and a Dodge Avenger. The cause of the incident is currently unknown

Classic Chevy Chevelles Damaged After Trailer Crash In Georgia | Carscoops Here’s hoping the insurer of these two Chevrolet Chevelles will pay for their repairs https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ by Brad Anderson June 9, 2024 at 15:06 The two classic muscle cars were being transported on a trailer after the Rick Ross Car Show. Witnesses claim the truck

Showoff Audi R8 Driver Slams Into Innocent Sedan | Carscoops The R8 was going way too fast, there was no chance it could have avoided the collision https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ by Brad Anderson June 8, 2024 at 21:01 The driver of the mid-engined supercar appeared to be showing off to a group of spectators. Even from the

2019 Toyota Tundra Driver Clocks An Insane 879,000 Miles In Six Years! | Carscoops That means that the truck has traveled, on average, at least 12,000 miles each month June 8, 2024 at 12:39 A Toyota Tundra owner has reportedly racked up almost 900,000 miles in about six years. The figures required for it to