CarDadCertified

Used cars. New car opinions. Maintenance tips. Dealership red flags. Dad-level auto advice for regular people.

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Welcome to Car Dad Certified 🚗

This page is for regular people who love cars but don’t want to get played by dealerships, sketchy sellers, or confusing mechanic talk.

You’ll get:
• used car buying advice
• new car opinions
• maintenance tips
• dad-life vehicle takes
• car humor

Follow if you like cars, trucks, saving money, and telling people “check the tires first.”

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Nissan being the fastest-growing US car brand in 2026 was not on my bingo card for the year.

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@dzajic

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The overwhelming urge to find a 60s @Ford Falcon and coyota swap it is strong!

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@Schaumby The average new car payment is $770 a month. With an average household income of $83k in the US, there’s a lot of people putting themselves in some very unfortunate financial situations.

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@BrendanDaGawd Is this a Slate?

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@Tony_Baloney69 Sounds like a free cat to me.

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@YIMBYLAND The cheapest Harley you can buy OR a Topolinos for $2k less.. I think we all know the right choice. 🚗

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@Stellantis is like forbidden fruit for me. I know the consequences of owning one, but I just can’t help myself from wanting it anyway.

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@Stellantis is like forbidden fruit for me. I know the consequences of owning one, but I just can’t help myself from wanting it anyway.

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@JoshWest247 It’s just excited to see you!

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@DogJr2fast4u Almost 40k for a less than base model is a hard pill to swallow. For 2k more you can have an @Tesla MY…

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@onlyusedtesla Sorry for your loss. Condolences. 💐

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Finally, a worthy @Tesla competitor.

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Fiat has officially opened orders in the U.S. for its Topolino EV.

• Starting price: $13,995
• Range: 46 miles
• 5-kWh battery
• Top speed: 25 mph
• 8 HP motor
• 99.6" long
• Weight: 1,073 lbs
• Peak charging speak: 2.3kW. Takes 4 hours to recharge
• Digital gauge cluster
• Phone holder
• USB-C charge port
• Deliveries start in the coming months

The Topolino won't be street legal initially, but a conversion kit is coming later this year that will classify it as a "Low Speed Vehicle" and allow it to be driven on public roads.

More photos in thread below:

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@jffxns Subaru is like the only non controversial car brand that exists. Just silently making solid products!

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@detta1z How many McDoubles would I be able to buy for this amount instead?

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@JSX423 @grok, would radar combined with visualization not create a better self driving system as opposed to either one alone?