Chad Swiatecki

Chad Swiatecki is a 30-year journalist who relocated to Austin, TX from his home state of Michigan in 2008. He most enjoys covering the intersection of arts, business and local/state politics. He writes regularly for Austin Monitor, and has written for Rolling Stone, Spin, New York Daily News, Texas Monthly, Austin Business Journal, Austin American-Statesman and many other regional and national outlets.

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‘Gonna have to simultaneously use Afterpay, Klarna, Affirm, PayPal’: Man warns against chipping in for gas on a boat

‘No matter how much you think it’s the right thing to do.’

On Jul 29, 2024 by Chad Swiatecki

‘Gonna have to simultaneously use Afterpay, Klarna, Affirm, PayPal’: Man warns against chipping in for gas on a boat

‘Dude tried to save some money’: Chevrolet driver tries to fix his Silverado truck himself. It backfires

‘Go down to the auto parts store’: Man shares what to do instead of spending thousands on new motor, transmission

‘I gave her the bag’: Woman finds blood all over Burger King Happy Meal. Here’s the real reason you don’t want bloody food

‘Props to the quick lube for stopping while they were still ahead’: Mechanic runs into unexpected problem when customer brings him a bad oil filter

‘Modern cars’: Dodge Ram has alternator and battery replaced. So why is it still having ignition issues?

‘Dodge cutting prices on Jeep’: Expert says cars are sitting on the lot for ‘months’ now. These are the new deals you can land

‘Local Honda dealer wanted nearly $500’: Man shares how to replace your rear shock at home for cheap in 25 minutes

‘O’Reilly employee here, we had a recall on that specific part number’: Mechanic finds something unusual when he goes to install a brand-new Microgard oil filter

‘Scrap it and get a Corolla’: Mechanic says smoking Chevrolet Trax came in with ‘the trifecta’ of problems you never want to see

‘The body keeps score of everything’: Cancer doctor shares ‘common theme’ in all her cancer patients before diagnosis

‘Don’t even call your insurance company’: Driver says you’re making car insurance claims wrong

‘Who else zoomed in’: Man caught cheating by wife on the baby monitor

‘I am constantly replacing them on Fords due to over use’: Man working on girlfriend’s Jeep issues OBD port warning

‘The new Toyota Corolla goes down to 0w8’: Mechanic reveals what type of oil newer cars really need—and why they’re so different