Consumerist
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consumer reports
Some Ford Cars Are Reliable, Actually Worth Buying
Several Ford cars are among the world's most reliable vehicles, according to the latest annual car reliability survey from Consumer Reports. More » -
auctions
Nobody Wants To Buy (Four Fifths Of) Detroit
Detroit tried to auction off almost 9,000 homes and lots last week—enough property to fill Central Park—but Reuters says less than 1/5th of what went on the block actually sold. Unfortunately, it sounds like speculators snatched up few decent properties, leaving actual Detroit residents looking for new homes out in the cold.
"Detroit house auction flops for urban wasteland" [Reuters]
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stubborn
NFL Not Going To Budge On Blackouts — Will Post Games Online
The NFL's blackout rule — which prevents games from being broadcast in home markets if there is no sellout — is coming under fire lately as some teams (ok, let's face it, we're talking about Jacksonville) might not have a single home sellout all season. More » -
bye
GM Files For Bankruptcy Today
After failing to get its debt-for-stock offer approved last week, and missing the June 1st deadline for concessions from creditors and its union, GM will file for bankruptcy later today. Reuters notes that its filing will be the third-largest in U.S. history, after Lehman Bros and Washington Mutual, and the largest ever in manufacturing. More » -
bailout
Bush Approves Auto Industry Bailout
President Bush has approved a $17.4 billion auto bailout, with $13.4 billion in emergency loans to prevent the collapse of GM and Chrysler and another $4 billion to be handed out in February. More » -
most stressful cities
America's 10 Most Stressful Cities
Forbes magazine has put together a list of America's most stressful cities and as a product of Chicago, the winner of the dubious distinction of being America's most stressful city, I have this to say: "Yeah, so? Shut up and let me eat my hot dog in peace for once, goddamn it. No, I'm not yelling. Why are you always saying that I'm yelling? It's not like you never yell! Pass the sport peppers before this gets ugly." More » -
mortgage meltdown
Houses For $1: "My 14-Year-Old Son Could Buy a Block of Detroit Property"
Things are looking pretty bleak in parts of Detroit these days. In fact, you can get a house for $1. Yes, that's right. A house. More » -
sex
Spirit Airlines' Customer Service Number Leads To Phone Sex Line
When you fly an ultra low budget airliner, you expect ultra low service, but even under that business model, it seems reasonable to assume that calling customer service won't take you to a phone sex line. Reader Barbara would agree. She writes:
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walmart
This E-Zip Comfort Electric Bike Cannot Be Purchased Anywhere
An affordable electric bike that can go 18 mph for over 20 miles, but isn't sold online or in stores? Detroit, you clever fox, you've done it again!
E-Zip Comfort Electric Bike [Walmart] (Thanks to Jeff!)
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subprime meltdown
Foreclosure Filed On 1 In 29 Households In Detroit In 2007
The foreclosure numbers for the first half of 2007 are in and Stockton, California leads the pack with 1 out of every 27 homes foreclosed on in 2007. Second is Detroit, with 1 in 29 and coming in third, Las Vegas with 1 in 31. More » -
lawsuits
Woman Sues Spirit Airlines In Small Claims Court And Wins
If you sue a company in small claims court and they don't bother to show up to defend themselves... you win. That's what happened to one Michigan woman who sued Spirit Airlines after they stranded her at the Detroit Metro airport and then refused to rebook her canceled flights. From USAToday: More » -
bad consumer
Couple Bilks Target For $10,000 With Fake Coupons And Social Engineering
Bad consumer. Bad bad bad. — BEN POPKEN More » -
cable
Pix Of 2nd Comcast Tech Asleep On Customer's Bed
Here's the cameraphone pic of yet another Comcast technician taking a snooze at a customer's house. More » -
blogs
Detroit Pays Attention To Bloggers
Despite the rant we posted yesterday from Lori Green of GM, it appears that Detroit car manufacturers are slowly beginning to take actual measure of criticism directed at them. The Tennessean has an article up detailing how Detroit automobile companies are learning that they ignore bloggers' criticisms at their peril. More » -
retail
Coen Pone: Gawker's Jessica Reports from Detroit's Somerset Collection
Jessica says: I always get a guilty pang of pleasure when I return home for the holidays, if only because it means I can do my shopping in the luxury of a temperature-controlled mall and haul my purchases in an oh-so-convenient car (moving to New York has made my suburban roots seem like a charming novelty, rather than the root of 20-something years of muffled rage). So, like many a dutiful American, I spent the day after Baby Jesus' birthday at the Rodeo Drive of metro Detroit, the Somerset Collection. The "Collection" is behemoth high-end mall that spans both sides of the street, connected by moving walkways to cart you from J.Crew to Tiffany to Burberry to the Gap. Obviously, the place is total hell on December 26. More »
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