Jalopnik becoming worse?

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Jalopnik has always been a part of Gawker. Saying it's Gawker's fault is like saying the rum is ruining a rum and coke.

[strat61caster]

Originally Posted by m3bassman

Freddy, AKA Tavarish, has been nothing but a prick when i have talked to him. he is completely different than his articles lead to believe. douche canoe floating down the toolbelt river.

Ah, I only click on his car flipping articles where he's actually doing work, browsed through his feed and there are a lot of articles I would never bother with.

I've found most car guys are some level of jerk (myself definitely included), after all most of us spend an unhealthy amount of time obsessing over a material possession, no reason to have poor interactions with consumers of your content though, reap what you sow.

[m3bassman]

Originally Posted by strat61caster

Ah, I only click on his car flipping articles where he's actually doing work, browsed through his feed and there are a lot of articles I would never bother with.

I've found most car guys are some level of jerk (myself definitely included), after all most of us spend an unhealthy amount of time obsessing over a material possession, no reason to have poor interactions with consumers of your content though, reap what you sow.

he is part of a small private car club group here in the NW that deals through Facebook. His true colors shine there. I understand most will never get to see that side. It was the last straw for me supporting Jalopnik.

For those that want some high quality media on cars i HIGHLY recommend checking out everyday driver. Their dealings are in videos, not articles, but they are top notch in their work and have great opinions when it comes to cars.
https://www.youtube.com/user/EverydayDriver
also if you need more reading material, might as well learn the meat and potatos of going fast over at Motoiq
http://www.motoiq.com/
and of course there is ALWAYS the standard, Speedhunters site that has car porn unlike any other.

[Sideways&Smiling]

One of my favorite Jalop (although Oppo Lock) articles ever:

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/the...ears-408769384

[Andrew025]

I must be the only one that thinks oppo is pretty annoying most of the time.

[DAEMANO]

Jalopnik has been on the decline ever since they started over posting LeMons. The event is great, but I could really see how little other content they had when the site became all LeMons all the the time. Gawker sux.

[daiheadjai]

I dunno - I do enjoy the Foxtrot Alpha articles on military aviation, etc.
I kinda wish they covered more cars that normal people could own and enjoy - I dunno, it's nice to read about the new La Ferrari, or the 918 or the latest McLaren... But it's not something most of us will ever be able to experience.

I suppose that's not their fault - it's not like automakers are helping the cause (whatever happened to the IDx, GT4 Stinger, and all those new cars automakers were promising to try and steal the Twins' tofu?)

[Sideways&Smiling]

Originally Posted by daiheadjai

I dunno - I do enjoy the Foxtrot Alpha articles on military aviation, etc.
I kinda wish they covered more cars that normal people could own and enjoy - I dunno, it's nice to read about the new La Ferrari, or the 918 or the latest McLaren... But it's not something most of us will ever be able to experience.

I suppose that's not their fault - it's not like automakers are helping the cause (whatever happened to the IDx, GT4 Stinger, and all those new cars automakers were promising to try and steal the Twins' tofu?)

Nissan is being a ***** about the IDx

Hopefully they come up with something better...... like a fresh S16 or a small Z that's actually reminiscent of the 280z.

[Wise]

Whilst I agree that Jalopnik used to be better a few years ago, I still like to read their articles on the morning train commute.

They had an article last week on the 10 biggest car rumors that are never coming true.

One was the Turbo'd BRZ/GT86 lol.

[White&Nerdy]

I've started writing some stuff on Oppo (like actual articles, not rants and whining and stuff), and so far it's gotten some decent recommendations. Nothing on the front page yet, but hopefully someday. I'm definitely focusing on writing about everyday cars, including my BRZ. Stay tuned.

[brk227]

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