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Gabrielle DeSantis

Gabrielle DeSantis brings her passion for exotic European cars, automotive adventures, and car DIY to our space daily since joining our team in 2020. As an exotic car owner and rebuilder, she finds autos writing inspiration behind the wheel and under the hood of her Lotus.

Gabrielle is a graduate of Florida Tech in Interdisciplinary Sciences and is part-owner of CarFemme, a social automotive group dedicated to promoting women in the industry.

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2020 RAV4 TRD edition driving on dirt road
Trucks & SUVs

Is the Toyota RAV4 All Wheel Drive?

When it comes to buying a capable SUV, there are a lot of options on the market. From full-sized to compact SUVs, it can be hard to make a choice even on what to take time testing driving. The best way to tackle the problem is to decide what is important to you and what …
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2020 Kia Telluride | Kia-00
Trucks & SUVs

When Did The Kia Telluride Begin Production?

The Kia Telluride hit the spotlight this year as one of the most popular SUV options. It did a lot to boost Kia’s reputation, but it also set the stage for what a high-end family SUV of the modern age to strive to be. For as popular as the SUV is, we don’t seem to …
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A Subaru Ascent on display during an auto show
Trucks & SUVs

The 2019 Subaru Ascent Recalls Aren’t as Bad as They Sound

The word ‘recall’ strikes fear into the hearts of owners and potential buyers everywhere. If you’ve never really had to deal with a recall, they can sound pretty intimidating and even scary when you read the description. For the 2019 Subaru Ascent, there are some pretty terrifying-sounding recalls already, but they might not be as …
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A 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid on display at an auto show
SUVs

Pick the Honda CR-V Hybrid Over the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid

Buying a hybrid used to be expensive, but these days they are just as common and affordable as their standard gas-powered alternatives. For many people, the hybrid territory is new, and that can leave us feeling a little bit considered. Overall, hybrids aren’t more expensive to maintain simply because they have a hybrid drive train, …
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2020 Porsche 718 Boxster
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Most Popular Cars Among the Baby Boomer Generation

Sure there are plenty of vehicles that are popular no matter who you are, but age and lifestyle do a lot to determine what type of cars we buy. For the Baby Boomer generation, Consumer Reports made a list of cars that were the most satisfying and popular, and most of them won’t surprise you. …
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2020 RAM 1500 is on display at the 112th Annual Chicago Auto Show
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Millennials Are Loving These Cars

Our age and lifestyle are significant factors in why we buy certain cars. Whether you are looking to have fun off-roading, drive something that handles well, or need a reliable family vehicle, there are a lot of cars to choose from. According to Consumer Reports, these are the most popular cars and SUVs among millennials, …
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Trucks & SUVs

Everyone Loves the Tesla Model 3

A lot of factors determine preference in cars. Whether it’s the cars we love or the cars we owned, things like our age, lifestyle, and even the stuff we grew up with like movies can dictate what types of vehicles we tend toward. This is true for a lot of different cars, and there are …
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close up of shift and handbrake of 2021 Ford Bronco
Trends

The Worst Things You Can Do To Your Manual Transmission

Driving a manual transmission may seem like a thing of the past, but true driving enthusiasts know better. While the new mid-engine Corvette might have ditched the option for a stick shift, there are still plenty of sports cars that still offer them. Whether you are buying a newer car or an older classic, there …
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Amateur 'treasure hunters' Franziska Dennstedt (L-R), presenting her GPS capable smartphone and co-treasure hunters Sebastian Schwarz and Peter Scharf take part in an electronic treasure hunt near Klettbach, Germany, 29 January 2016. Geocaching is becoming increasingly popular in the state of Thuringia. According to the Thuringia's geocaching association, there are around 4,000 geocaching enthusiasts who regularly go on tour using their GPS to detect caches. Photo: Martin Schutt/dpa | usage worldwide (Photo by Martin Schutt/picture alliance via Getty Image
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Any Car is a Great Choice for Geocaching With Friends and Family

Family outings and vacations have looked a little different this year. Many of us have spent the past few months locked in our houses or only leaving for work and the essentials. When the COVID-19 outbreak started, we didn’t know how long life would be so different. At this point, we are all looking for …
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An overlanding conversion of a black Nissan NV 3500 van | TFLTruck
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Is Overlanding the Ultimate Social-Distancing Vacation?

We all look forward to our much needed, well-deserved vacation. With the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us have had to cancel ours completely, leaving us locked in the house looking out the window dramatically while listening to sad music. Whether we like it or not, the safest thing to do is to socially distance and …
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The Best Ways to Stay Awake While Driving

Picture this: you’re heading home from your daughter’s weekend soccer tournament. You’ve been outside in the heat yelling at the top of your lungs, and inside of your cold, comfortable car, your adrenaline from the last goal has finally wound down. In the rearview mirror, you can see your kids sleeping soundly, laying in a …
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2005 Honda CR-V driving on a gravel road
Trucks & SUVs

The 2005 Honda CR-V Is a Cheap Used Family SUV

Buying a cheap SUV doesn’t have to mean sacrificing your reliability. There are a handful of older SUVs that you can buy that will still have a lot of life left even after they’ve gone up in miles. Cars like the 2005 Honda CR-V are a great option, whether it’s your first car, your weekday …
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A pair of roadside emergency kit jumper cables are attached to battery terminals.
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How to Jump-Start Your Car Without Jumper Cables

If you’ve ever witnessed someone pushing a Toyota MR2 Spyder down the side of a parking lot trying to get it to start itself…that could have been me. We’ve all been guilty of leaving ourselves stranded without jumper cables at some point in time or trying to help someone when they don’t have them. A …
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Ideal Media Categorizes Drivers By Car In This Hilarious Video

You don’t have to be a car enthusiast to know that the car you drive says a lot about you. While car owners usually come with stereotypes, some of them are based on a lot of real-life experiences many people have had. Ideal Media, a popular YouTube channel, put together this rather hilarious, and slightly …
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Trucks & SUVs

Best Used Family SUVs for Under $5,000

There are a lot of new SUVs on the market that are loaded with features and luxury, but parents know all too well that sometimes having nice things isn’t always the best way to go. We love our kids, but babies and toddlers are great at one thing: making messes. That doesn’t stop just because …
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The 2011 Honda Civic Is a $5,000 Bargain

The Honda Civic is one of the most popular cars on the road regardless of year. They are affordable and have a great history of reliability, making them a fan-favorite. The different body styles and trim levels form-fit the Honda Civic to be anyone’s car, with sportier-look two-door coupes to practical four-door sedans. The Civic …
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A Honda 'Fit' (L) is driven down a road in Tokyo on February 4, 2011. In January the Honda 'Fit' replaced Toyota's popular hybrid 'Prius' model as Japan's top selling car, a title that the Toyota model had held since May 2009, the Japan Automobile Dealers' Association said in a monthly report. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP via Getty Images)
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The 2009 Honda Fit is the Cheap Used Car You Need to Drive

Buying a car that is new-to-you can be exciting, but if you’re looking to buy a used car, there is a lot of stress and uncertainty. You have to rely on the previous owners of the vehicle to have completed the proper maintenance at the assigned intervals as well as kept up with responsibly repairing …
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Melbourne, AUSTRALIA: Driver Simon Evans powers his Toyota Corolla over a jump as he heads towards vivtory in the Australian Rally Championship title race during the Rally of Melbourne, some 70 kilometres northeast of Melbourne, 24 September 2006. Evans only has to finish in the top five in the heat to take the title and was in second place late in the day's action. AFP PHOTO/William WEST (Photo credit should read WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images)
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A 2005 Toyota Corolla is Still the Best $3,000 Car

Whether you are a first-time car buyer or just looking for something affordable, there are plenty of used cars for sale that you can get for a cheap deal. When it comes to buying a car for a bargain-basement price, you walk the fine line of buying a car that’s on the brink of falling …
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2020 Subaru Ascent driving down road
Trucks & SUVs

The 2019 Subaru Ascent is the Slightly Used SUV to Test Drive

Buying a slightly used vehicle is a fantastic option to get an almost-new car without paying the first-driver price of buying it right off the dealership lot. That means you can get a 2019 model year with all of the bells and whistles of most 2020 cars for just a fraction of the price. Combine …
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The Best Way To Get The Most Reliable New Car

It is typical for cars to come in generations, where the vehicle is mostly the same within that generation. Cars only receive a complete makeover every few years, with only slight changes made within a generation. These slight changes can make a big difference in reliability as slight improvements can be made between model years …
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