Used Car Buying Horror Stories, As Told By Jalopnik Readers

The one I’m dealing with currently. In mid-January 2024, I flew from Oklahoma to Illinois to purchase a 2018 Genesis G90 5.0 Ultimate AWD from a newly opened Genesis store. The process seemed promising enough, so I was happy to hand over a certified check for the car. The first complication came when it was … Read more

Remember That Time Kia Built A Lotus?

Korean automaker Kia wasn’t exactly known for building quality desirable cars in the 1990s, when it was mostly cranking out economically sound vehicles like the Mazda-based Sephia and Sportage. These were a step up from the Kia-built Ford Festiva and Aspire, but barely. The brand was on the lookout for new ways to deliver a … Read more

An Appearance In ‘Spy Kids’ Wasn’t Even Enough To Make The Isuzu Axiom Relevant

Image: Isuzu Isuzu was really leaning into quirky SUVs in the late ’90s and early 2000s, first with its totally alien looking VehiCROSS two door rugged off-roader, and later with the 2002 Isuzu Axiom, but neither of these boldly styled cxdx were market successes despite an Axiom prototype sharing screen time with Antonio Banderas in … Read more

I Can’t Believe I Have To Say This, But 80s Cars Are Good

It could be argued that the 1980s was the greatest decade of automotive production for enthusiasts. Unlike today, manufacturers all around the world were developing street versions of racing cars, compact sports machines, hot hatchbacks, a cadre of analog machines capable of stirring your emotions. Moreover these cars were aimed at appeasing the everyman’s desires … Read more