Consumerist

VW wants to make sweet merger love with Porsche. We wonder what a talking Porsche would sound like. [AP]

1:18 PM on Thu Jul 23 2009, by Meg Marco, 564 views, 9 comments

Top 10 Ironic Ads From History

Remember when you could buy barbiturates for the baby? Cover your house with asbestos? Or get heroin from the doctor? Okay, probably not, but thanks to the immortal beauty of advertising, you can take a trip back in time. Here's our pick of some...

12:07 PM on Thu Jul 2 2009, by McLaren and Torchinsky, 239,672 views, 154 comments

Consumerist Poll: Is First-Class Travel Really Necessary?

Faced with a 20% drop in 'premium' travel as compared to a year ago, some airlines (Qantas, BA) have started cutting back on their first-class fanciness. Some (Emirates, Air France, Lufthansa) find the idea "unthinkable". Yet those airlines who...

7:00 AM on Thu May 28 2009, by Lucy Bayly, 7,107 views, 106 comments

Help, Audi Fixed My Car And Now The Trunk Fills With Water Whenever It Rains

Andrew brought his car to Audi of Downtown L.A. for routine warranty work, but left with a trunk that overflows whenever it rains. When Andrew complained to the dealership's staff, he was told to take his business elsewhere.

12:00 PM on Sun Apr 12 2009, by Carey Alexander, 13,772 views, 60 comments

Flawed Sprint Security Worse Than We Thought

In the comments on our post exposing a flaw in Sprint's online account security that would let a stranger completely take control of your cellphone account, a former Sprint rep says it's even weaker than what we thought. How? Reader Dragonfire81...

11:56 PM on Tue Apr 8 2008, by Ben Popken, 7,647 views, 52 comments

Top 10 Most Fuel Efficient Luxury Cars

ForbesAutos released its list of the top 10 most fuel-efficient luxury cars.

11:52 AM on Fri Feb 15 2008, by Ben Popken, 4,532 views, 42 comments

Morning Deals

Sellout.Woot: US Robotics USB Internet Phone for $6.99Amazon: Actron CP9125 PocketScan Car Diagnostic Code Reader for OBDII (post-1996) vehicles for $42.99 + free shipping.Dealnews: Some of you have very strong opinions about the Morning Deals we...

8:00 AM on Wed Feb 6 2008, by Ben Popken, 765 views, 10 comments

Morning Deals

Apple: Refurb Macbook $949, Pro, $1699Deep Discount DVD: 20% off sale, slew of coupon codesLinens N Things: 10 Quik Brites LED lights 5.81+tax free shipping

9:57 AM on Fri Nov 9 2007, by Ben Popken, 603 views, 6 comments

Vonage Destroys Router, Refuses To Issue Refund

I have been a loyal Vonage customer for 3 years. Within the last year (I can't remember when) I purchased a new Linksys WRTP54G router to replace my existing router. This router has built-in Vonage voice ports. What Vonage and Linksys do not tell...

11:44 AM on Sat Sep 15 2007, by Carey Alexander, 13,444 views, 23 comments

Flatter Your Favorite Brands For Coupons

Faye over at "The Dollar Stretcher" doesn't wait for desirable coupons to appear in the weekly circular. She writes directly to her favorite brands asking for coupons. The results are surprising.Since September, I have been sending emails and...

3:24 PM on Sun Apr 15 2007, by Carey Alexander, 1,446 views, 8 comments