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One-Third of Guys Have Named Their Car, and 8% Have Imagined It as a Person

Apparently, for about one out of 12 dudes out there, the “Transformers” movies are fulfilling one hell of a strange fantasy.

According to a survey, 8% of guys say they’ve imagined… or, dare I say, fantasized about… their car turning into a person.

Here are a few more results from the survey about the ways we blend the line between our cars being machines or people:

1.  One-third of guys have named a car… and they’re slightly more likely to go with a male name. Which is kinda interesting. Maybe it’s better to say something like, “Hey babe, I’m going to go out for a ride with Ken.” Rather than, you know, “Barbie.”

17% of guys are hesitant to share the name of their vehicle, though.

2.  37% have spoken to their car like it was a person.

3.  31% believe their car has a personality. 11% of them say it definitely does.

13% say it’s likely a “serious” personality, 22% say it’s “playful,” 10% say it’s “sexy,” 28% say it’s “confident,” 11% say “temperamental,” and 3% say “shy.”

4.  And finally, 19% enjoy spending time with their car MORE than time with their significant other. 

TikToker Learns the Hard Way That Sunroofs Have Drains (Yes, That’s a Thing)

If you’ve ever bragged about your car’s sunroof, there’s a detail you probably didn’t know… and it might be quietly turning your vehicle into a mobile aquarium.

A woman on TikTok named Isa went viral after posting a video showing water leaking through the roof of her Subaru. The culprit? A clogged sunroof drain. Which, yes, apparently exists.

Isa summed up what every sunroof owner was thinking when she said, “So was someone gonna tell me that if you have a sunroof, there’s a sunroof drain? And if you don’t check it, you could flood your car? ’Cause no one told me!”

Cue the collective meltdown in the comments. Some people were shocked to learn such a thing exists, while others accused her of lying. She wasn’t. Sunroofs really do have tiny drains designed to channel water away… kind of like your car’s own plumbing system… but they can get clogged with dirt, leaves, or tree sap if you park under trees or drive on dusty roads.

Isa lives in a heavily wooded area, so her drain hose basically filled up with nature. She showed the damage, and it looks gnarly… kinda like a streak of mold across the roof above her head.

The good news is, you can have a mechanic check it during routine maintenance… or, if you’re feeling brave, you can clean it yourself with a special tool, or just by pumping air through it.

So yeah, your sunroof might look cool on a nice day, but ignore its secret drain long enough and you’ll be driving a very expensive kiddie pool.

@bbell1017

Distraught is an understatement 🤧 ((EDIT PLS READ: I’ve never had a sun roof SUE ME 🥲 I now know it’s a regular thing to maintain NOW that this has happened. ✨We live and we learn my dudes✨ but the drain hose is not common knowledge. I’ll own up to a little bit of ignorance but I’m trying to do better for my car 😃👍🏼)) #subaru #sunroof #subarucrosstrek #fypシ #fml

♬ original sound – Isa💕✨

Now, Amazon Is Selling… Cars

If you have ever thought, I wish buying a car was as easy as reordering trash bags and accidentally buying 200 fruit snacks, Amazon heard you loud and clear.

Amazon has officially teamed up with Ford to sell certified pre-owned vehicles through Amazon Autos. And this time, it is not just a “sneaky” referral link that punts you to a dealership website filled with pop-ups and questionable chatbots.

We are talking real online car shopping. You can browse used Ford inventory, check out financing, compare models, and complete the whole purchase without ever speaking to a salesperson who insists you need “just one more protection package.” (Spoiler: you do not.)

To be clear, your Ford Bronco is not arriving in a box on your porch with a smiley arrow on it. There is no Prime delivery truck towing your Explorer up the driveway.

Once you buy, you simply schedule a pickup at a participating dealership. Think of Amazon as handling the parts of car buying that make you want to scream into a throw pillow, then letting the dealer hand over the keys.

Amazon says the move gives customers access to thousands of inspected, warrantied Ford vehicles and creates a car buying experience with “the convenience Amazon is known for.” Translation: less haggling, fewer mystery fees, and hopefully zero hours spent in a plastic chair waiting for a manager to “see what he can do.”

People online are already hoping this is the beginning of the end for dealership games.

One commenter even posted “death to dealerships,” which feels dramatic… even if Amazon has a history of killing physical stores.

The irony, for now, is that you still have to go to a dealership to pick up your new ride. So the death of dealerships might take a minute.

If you knew Amazon Autos already existed, congratulations, you are one of the twelve people who actually used it. Most shoppers had no idea. This Ford deal could finally give it some traction… since buying a used car online with the ease and familiarity of Amazon is a pretty appealing concept.

Right now, Ford certified pre-owned vehicles are available on Amazon Autos in Los Angeles, Seattle, and Dallas, with more cities promised soon. If this takes off, we may someday live in a world where Amazon reviews include lines like “Love my Escape, but seller used too much packing tape.”

36% of Garages Are So Cluttered That There’s No Room for an Actual Car

A garage always starts as a place for vehicles… and then slowly transforms into a black hole for anything you don’t want to deal with inside the house.

One day it’s spotless; the next, you’ve got a workbench, some tools, a second fridge, six totes of Christmas decorations, and a mysterious box labeled “cords?”

A survey found that 36% of Americans have garages so cluttered, they can’t even park their cars in them anymore. Which really makes you wonder… who’s the garage actually for at this point?

And 62% say their garage is the most cluttered space in their entire home. So if you can’t find it in the closet or attic, check under that pile of paint cans.

Over half (53%) claim to use their garage as a DIY workshop, which means you at least have room to move around a bit.

Naturally, most people wish they had an organized garage. 90% say a tidy garage makes a small one feel bigger, and 85% say they’d take pride in having one. The other 15% apparently gave up years ago and just park in the driveway like it’s 1952.

Still, 52% admit they’re not happy with the current setup… probably because it’s less “garage” and more “archaeological dig site.”

Color Us Boring: Most Cars Sold Today Are Grayscale

Have you heard about how birds are more likely to target dark-colored cars with their, well, aerial gifts?

That got us curious about what colors of cars people are selecting in different areas, and to be clear, this is not “for the birds.”

A while back, the website iSeeCars.com put out a report on car sales by color (this was in 2023)… and they found that white is more popular than ever.  28% of cars sold nationwide are white, which is up from 16% in the mid-2000s.

Black is the second-most popular, followed by gray and silver.  If you add up the percentages for those colors, 80% of the cars sold are grayscale… like you are watching a black-and-white movie.

The state with the most car-color diversity is West Virginia, where 28% of the cars are colorful.  The state with the least diversity is California, where only 17% of the cars are colorful.

If you exclude grayscale “colors,” every state’s top color is either blue or red.

Outside of that, 2% of the cars sold across the country are green… and all the remaining colors account for less than 1% of car sales each.  But if you’re curious, here’s the order:

Orange is the eighth-most popular car color, followed by beige… brown… yellow… gold… and purple.

Experts say that white is popular because it’s “one of the easiest colors to maintain, and because it is a common color for fleet and rental vehicles.” 

That leads to white used cars being very common.

But there’s good news for people who are brave enough to buy a bold color:  Less popular colors tend to depreciate less, because they are scarce in the used car marketplace.

Volkswagen Is Charging Extra to Unlock Full Horsepower

If you thought streaming services were bad with their endless subscriptions, wait until you hear what Volkswagen is doing.

The automaker just rolled out a subscription plan in the U.K. that charges drivers extra to unlock the full horsepower of their electric cars. Yes, you read that right – speed now comes with a monthly fee.

Would You Pay an Extra $22 a Month?

Here’s how it works: take the Volkswagen ID.3, an electric hatchback that technically has 228 horsepower under the hood. Unless you’re willing to cough up £16.50 a month (~$22), you’ll only be able to access 201 horsepower. So, your car is literally being held back until you pay to set it free.

VW claims they’re just “giving people options”

Volkswagen is trying to spin this as “giving people options.” The company argues that some drivers don’t need the full power – like if you’re more of a Sunday driver than a speed demon. But if you want the extra zip, you’ll have to subscribe.

The costs break down like this: In U.S. dollars, it’s around $22 per month or $225 if you pay for the full year up front. There’s also an option to purchase a one-time unlock for $880. Volkswagen says if you go with that one, it stays unlocked even if you sell the car later on. Think of it as DLC (downloadable content) for your vehicle, but with horsepower instead of new skins.

It’s not a totally novel idea

Not surprisingly, people are calling it out as just another way for automakers to nickel-and-dime their customers. And they have a point, becuase this isn’t the first time we’ve seen something like it.

BMW once tried charging U.K. drivers a subscription to use their heated seats, but the backlash was so intense that they scrapped the idea.

Volkswagen insists it’s no big deal

They’re comparing it to gas and diesel cars that have long been offered in different power levels, even with the same engine size. The difference, of course, is that those choices used to be made when you bought the car – not afterward, and with a monthly invoice attached.

For now, the horsepower paywall is limited to the U.K., and there’s no word yet on whether Volkswagen plans to expand it to the U.S. But given how drivers reacted to BMW’s heated seat stunt, they might want to tread carefully.

Would you pay extra to unlock the full performance of your car, or is this a bridge too far? One thing’s for sure: the debate over “pay-to-play” driving has officially hit the fast lane.

The General Lee Lives! “Dukes of Hazzard” Stunt Recreated in Spectacular Fashion

If you’ve ever dreamed of watching the General Lee fly through the air like it did every week on “The Dukes of Hazzard”, you’re in luck—because it just happened. For real.

On Saturday, a stunt driver launched a replica of the iconic orange Dodge Charger 150 feet through the air in downtown Somerset, Kentucky, recreating a classic TV moment with a very real risk of disaster. The car soared over the city’s fountain square as part of the Somernites Cruise, a massive classic car show now in its 25th year.

And yes, the landing was exactly what you’d expect from a car that just flew a third of a football field.

The General Lee slammed into the ground, bounced a few times, shed its back bumper and a door, and nearly clipped a cameraman. Because nothing screams authentic like a flying car barely missing a guy with a camcorder.

The daredevil behind the wheel was Raymond Kohn, a stuntman known for his work with the Northeast Ohio Dukes. He’s done these kinds of jumps before, all in tribute to the TV show’s over-the-top stunts—and, let’s be honest, physics-defying nonsense.

About 35,000 people showed up to watch the jump, turning Somerset into a scene straight out of Hazzard County. Making things even more nostalgic, actors John Schneider and Byron Cherry, a.k.a. Bo and Coy Duke, were also on hand, signing autographs and snapping photos with fans.

The event quickly went viral, with clips of the jump making the rounds online, and it’s easy to see why. Between the flying muscle car, the roaring crowd, and the brush with bodily harm, it’s pure internet gold—and a throwback for anyone who grew up watching the Duke boys outwit Boss Hogg.

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