Jalopnik ... how the funny guys have fallen.

[SkiFree]

Wert, Spinelli, even Hardigree, they were what made jalopnik great.

[varg]

Jalopnik has been shit since they switched from the old traditional webpage style layout to the awful, poorly designed white layout. Remember it? This minus the top bar.

[stonea]

For those who were asking about other websites that some of us use. I personally use Car Throttle for most of my car news. They write some decent articles, but there is a lot of BS that goes along with them, like buzzfeed type lists and quizzes.

[redsubdivisions]

I find it hilarious that an article was written on removing a fuse in the aston martin lmao. Hyped it up like he got his hands dirty.

What's even better is the comments where he almost justifies it.

Stupid. Why fuck with something if it is covered under warranty? I know curiosity is strong with some individuals, but it shouldn't be with this car.

[Streichholzschächtelchen]

I find it hilarious that an article was written on removing a fuse in the aston martin lmao. Hyped it up like he got his hands dirty.

[Powling]

...oh look, ANOTHER Aston article.

http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/i-already-voided-the-bumper-to-bumper-warranty-on-my-as-1788078362

[Kershaw]

This is actually a bit alarming, and I'm seeing more of this mentality.

I had a marketing/advertising agency contact me a few days ago. They were selling "positive reviews" for products and yelp/google reviews. Seen this with facebook "likes". I think we're at a strange point where reality is more and more removed from the online "enthusiast" experience.

This happens all the time now.

[Herr Faust Schinken]

I work in digital advertising and if that party you describe is not telling users they are a paid for endorsement that is fraud.

Yeah its also a huge ethical breach as well

[5Toes]

Everyone is building their cars to get more likes and followers / haters...not because they actually want to build it that way.

sigh thanks for the reality check :(

[Brezzi]

This is actually a bit alarming, and I'm seeing more of this mentality.

I had a marketing/advertising agency contact me a few days ago. They were selling "positive reviews" for products and yelp/google reviews. Seen this with facebook "likes". I think we're at a strange point where reality is more and more removed from the online "enthusiast" experience.

I work in digital advertising and if that party you describe is not telling users they are a paid for endorsement that is fraud.

[Powling]

This is actually a bit alarming, and I'm seeing more of this mentality.

I had a marketing/advertising agency contact me a few days ago. They were selling "positive reviews" for products and yelp/google reviews. Seen this with facebook "likes". I think we're at a strange point where reality is more and more removed from the online "enthusiast" experience.

You'd be surprised at how many Yelp / Google reviews are fake and paid for. Take those reviews with a grain of salt.

Just look at the enthusiast car world these days on Instagram. Everyone is building their cars to get more likes and followers / haters...not because they actually want to build it that way.

[SkiFree]

Never really used Jalopnik, but I feel a lot of people/websites eventually start to think of their users more as clicks instead of fans.

This is actually a bit alarming, and I'm seeing more of this mentality.

I had a marketing/advertising agency contact me a few days ago. They were selling "positive reviews" for products and yelp/google reviews. Seen this with facebook "likes". I think we're at a strange point where reality is more and more removed from the online "enthusiast" experience.

[Powling]

+1. That was Freddy "Tavarish" Hernandez. His articles and comments are pretty biased. I feel there is a lot of nut swinging towards the guy. The website is somewhat amusing, but the hipster-esque bitching about cars that aren't Mazda Miatas is annoying.

Oddly enough, I think he bought Doug's old Aston and is continuing the useless and uninteresting Aston articles now that Doug is gone. Yawn.

[Brezzi]

I've been spending a lot of time on SpeedHunters recently. Its very digestible (photo heavy) and they cover the kind of cars/events I'm interested in.

[redsubdivisions]

I blame Jalopnik for the rising price on e30s.

E30 tax is more like Jalopnik tax.

Anything lightweight, rear wheel drive, minimal to no driver aids and 5-/6-speed is going to increase said "tax", not just Jalopnik.