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These Are The States With The Highest Car Registration Costs - Jalopnik

2 days ago | jalopnik.com | Mike Botan

You're all amped up about buying your new car. You negotiated its price, calculated your monthly payment, purchased insurance, and now it's time to register it. But surprise! With the closing of registration loopholes in California and Utah that reduced some residents' fees, these states will pull more cash out of their citizens' wallets. Vermont, too, recently slammed its registration loopholes shut. Like it or not, states have very variable registration costs.
These Are The Best Car Batteries, According To Consumer Reports

2 days ago | jalopnik.com | Mike Botan

It's been a long day, and you're ready to go home. It's snowing outside, so you bundle up, run through the parking lot to your car, push the start button and ... nothing. Zilch, nada. Your car remains in its now-frozen slumber because its battery has died. Avoiding situations like this is why Consumer Reports tests car batteries and reports on its findings. Car batteries are not all the same. Some hold their charges longer than others, or withstand heat and cold better.
These Are The Worst Tire Recalls In Recent History - Jalopnik

3 days ago | jalopnik.com | Mike Botan

Those four rubber doughnuts rolling beneath your car are supposed to help you control your car and arrive at your destination safely. But some tires have defects that make driving less safe. In these instances, U.S. law requires manufacturers to recall their defective tires. Tires affected by these recalls can come from many different brands and sizes.
Thinking About A Coyote Swap? Here's How Each Generation Compares

3 days ago | jalopnik.com | Richard Sachek

Toward the end of 2000s, Ford found itself in a bit of a pickle with its famous pony car, the Mustang. Pony cars from other marques, like the Chevy Camaro and Dodge Challenger, were on the cusp of galloping away from the Mustang performance-wise with their 6.2-liter LS3 and 5.7-liter Hemi engines, respectively.
How To Protect Your Car's Transmission When Towing - Jalopnik

4 days ago | jalopnik.com | Richard Sachek

Unless you're that guy hauling a semi trailer with a regular Chevy Silverado, towing shouldn't damage your vehicle when done correctly and within proper weight limitations. That said, pulling a heavy load is an additional strain on your vehicle's components, and in particular, the transmission. Getting a new transmission, or having one rebuilt, can easily come with a multi-thousand dollar price tag, so you'll want to take precautions to protect that pricey gearbox from premature wear while towing.
Is Pre-Filling Your Oil Filter Outdated Advice Or Still A Must?

4 days ago | jalopnik.com | Richard Sachek

Gather a group of gearheads together and there's bound to be some friendly disagreement over various upkeep and maintenance rituals. For example, whether it's worthwhile to replace your oil drain plug with a quick-drain valve instead. Another hot topic is whether to pre-fill your new oil filter during money-saving DIY oil changes. Of course, that's assuming that you're able to pre-fill the oil filter at all.
Delta Forced Man And His Teenage Son To Sit In Vomit-Covered Seats For 2-Hour Flight

5 days ago | jalopnik.com | Ryan Erik King

Between the persistent delays, the lackluster customer service, and an air traffic controller shortage, we're far removed from the golden age of commercial aviation. Case in point: Delta Air Lines forced a pair of passengers to sit in a pair of vomit-soaked seats for a domestic flight last week. For their trouble, a man and his teenage son were compensated with two $25 vouchers. I could never imagine Pan-Am putting any of its passengers in a seat with a single stain.
Beyoncé Sings On A Dekotora Semi Truck And A Flying Lowrider At The Cowboy Carter Rodeo Tour

5 days ago | jalopnik.com | Daniel Golson

The years of my life can now be split into BB and AB sections: Before Beyoncé and After Beyoncé. Earlier this week I went to night four of her Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin' Circuit Tour at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, and I am forever changed. There has never been and will never be a performer like Beyoncé; as she sings in "Alien Superstar," she's one of one, she's number one, she's the only one.
Trump's $6 Billion NASA Funding Cut Jeopardizes Race To Moon Against China

6 days ago | jalopnik.com | Ryan Erik King

Pinching pennies and landing a crew of astronauts on the Moon before a geopolitical rivalry aren't two endeavors that go hand-in-hand. The Trump administration released NASA's proposed 2026 discretionary budget last week. The federal space agency would see a $6 billion cut if implemented as written, roughly a 24% decrease compared to 2025. However, the White House is confusingly still committed to beating China to the lunar surface despite shuttering all the projects working towards that goal.
What Car Would You Buy If You Had The $160,000 Someone Just Spent On This LS3-Swapped C2 Corvette?

6 days ago | jalopnik.com | Collin Woodard

Cars & Bids recently announced it would leave its modern enthusiast roots behind and begin selling older classics, as well. It's the kind of move you'd expect from an auction site now owned by private equity, but it also felt like a pretty big risk since the kind of enthusiasts who love cars from the '80s, '90s and 2000s tend to be a lot less interested in the pre-Oil Embargo classics that other auction sites focus on.