cars

man speaking (l) person putting gas in car (c) man speaking mad (r)

‘We can’t not buy gas’: TikToker’s video on alleged price-gouging by energy companies sparks debate about car dependency

'The US was not made for bikes and walking, it was made for cars.'

On Jun 19, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

IRL

woman speaking in car caption "New Yorkers LISTEN UP!" (l) car being towed (c) woman speaking in car caption "PART 2!!" (r)

‘They don’t want a paper trail’: TikToker says towing company illegally charged her double the maximum fee in cash

'Honestly, so smart to do research I would’ve paid the 250.'

On Jun 17, 2022 by Braden Bjella

IRL

man pointing to tiny home with Tesla parked next to it caption "Damn you have a Tesla but not a real house? Priorities" (l) interior of tiny home bathroom kitchen loft (c) man outside pointing to self sustaining outdoor investment rain water collector (r)

‘You think me having a Tesla and tiny house isn’t good priorities?’: Man shuts down viewer who criticized his home, car

'This tiny house has everything I need in it. And I mean everything.'

On Jun 16, 2022 by Braden Bjella

Internet Culture IRL

Man in car passengers in back caption "The Uber technique for free parking anywhere" "I'm just dropping off" (l) Man driving passengers in back caption "The Uber technique for free parking anywhere" "Free parking!" (c) man driving passsengers in back caption "The Uber technique for free parking anywhere" "Straight ahead to the right" (r)

‘I’m just dropping off’: TikToker shows hack for free parking at sporting events

'So you're a liar and a thief.'

On Jun 14, 2022 by Jack Alban

IRL

man in car with captions "we rented the cheapest Turo in LA" (l) "every time we turned the steering wheel it honked and people would stare" (c) "also sometimes it just did it on its own" (r)

‘Cheapest Turo in LA’: TikToker claims Turo car rental honked every time they turned the wheel

'We ended up getting kicked out of this parking lot because the car wouldn't shut up.'

On Jun 13, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

IRL

‘I heard the crash from inside my house!’: Woman says her DoorDash driver crashed on the way to deliver her food

'DoorDash trying to say it wasn't that serious when the driver's entire car is on top of a chain-link fence.'

On Jun 9, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

IRL

google maps with 4 minute route on phone (l) man in bed with caption "is houston really so un-walkable?" (c) google maps with 3-hour 17 minute route (r)

TikToker tries to prove just how unwalkable Houston is—but they aren’t in Houston

'It's crazy it's just so big... I walk to my car that is it.'

On Jun 9, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

IRL

TikToker says someone sold her Mercedes-Benz on OfferUp for $27K after she rented it out on Turo

'Every time I hear about Turo it’s someone getting their car stolen.'

On Jun 8, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

IRL Tech

young woman dressed up in warehouse with captions "let us know how the date went!" and "he took me to carmax in this outfit" (l&r) carmax the auto superstore sign (c)

‘HE TOOK ME TO CARMAX IN THIS OUTFIT’: Woman says man took her to CarMax for date

'He was taking u to cosign.'

On Jun 6, 2022 by Melina Khan

Internet Culture IRL

Man in hardhat speaking outside caption "Gasoline has no smell anymore" (l) Man walking on sidewalk caption "Somebody said they haven't smelled the gas at the gas station in a minute... And you know what..." (c) Man in car speaking caption "50% ethanol in the gas. 5/26/22 could be other stuff as well maybe even drop emoji" (r)

‘I’m just putting 5 dollar Dasani water in my tank’: TikTokers think gas has lost its smell

'We all lost our smell from COVID.'

On Jun 3, 2022 by Audra Schroeder

Internet Culture IRL

‘Guys are really out here with the nerve and audacity’: Woman exposes Bumble match for faking a car accident to cancel their date

'People will literally go to any lengths to lie!'

On May 24, 2022 by Kathleen Wong

IRL

‘I don’t know how this thing stopped at all’: Mechanic says his Lyft driver’s car had no brakes (updated)

'She had let her brakes run down so far that she now was through the backing plate.'

On May 22, 2022 by Dan Latu

IRL

black woman in car talking (l) car on road (r)

‘This job was so crooked’: Carvana just laid off 2,500 workers—and used Zoom to do it

'When you go to work just to get fired.'

On May 11, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

Tech

dashcam footage cop car to right driving very close to car caption "Cop almost hits me, and then accuses me of not stopping." (l) dashcam footage cop car stopped with door opening cop is exiting vehicle caption "Cop almost hits me, and then accuses me of not stopping." (r)

‘Not him speeding off when you say you have it on camera’: Driver says police officer almost hit their car—then accused them of not stopping

'He lied and justified his actions instead of taking accountability.'

On May 5, 2022 by Charlotte Colombo

IRL

damaged car (l) person holding smartphone next to car (r)

‘And she just parked right next to you’: TikToker says an older woman hit her car, parked—and then went into the mall

'Clearly she's done this before.'

On May 4, 2022 by Charlotte Colombo

IRL