A 1976 Saab 99 GL wearing a $14,900 Craigslist sticker is parked in Denver, Colorado, daring buyers to decide if the price is fair for this Swedish oddball. The two-door coupe—finished in Sienna Brown with gold-painted Panasport-style alloys—is one of…
Every production car rolls off the line after surviving a gauntlet of torture tests—millions of miles on public roads, hundreds of hours on race tracks, and thousands of miles of off-road punishment. But what about the tests drivers put their…
From buying a lemon off Craigslist to trusting the wrong mechanic, Jalopnik readers shared their most expensive automotive blunders—and the lessons they learned the hard way. One writer admitted to ignoring red flags when purchasing a 2005 Saab 9-3 cabriolet…
Cars are terrible investments by design. You drop a fortune upfront, then keep feeding it gas and maintenance, only to watch it shed half its value the moment you drive it off the lot thanks to depreciation. Some models buck the … Read more