The Weekly Driver

Selling a truck usually sounds like a chore. You picture writing an online ad, fielding calls from strangers, arguing over price, and spending money on fixes just to make it presentable. But there is a simpler path that skips all of that. If your truck is old, damaged, high-mileage, or just sitting in your driveway, you can turn it into cash without a single listing, negotiation, or repair bill. This guide shows you exactly how to do it and what to expect along the way.

You’re driving south on Southwest 34th Street near the Florida Museum of Natural History when a delivery van rear-ends your vehicle. Your head slams forward against the steering wheel, causing a concussion and tearing muscles in your shoulder. You already owe a ton of money to UF Health Shands Hospital for your emergency treatment. You need clear advice from a car accident attorney in Gainesville when the insurance adjuster calls back with a tiny settlement offer.

The new Defender Vertex trades the Defender’s usual black plastic cladding for body-colored panels and 22-inch wheels, a lower and harder look for a truck sold on going anywhere. Photo: Land Rover. Land Rover has updated the Defender for the 2027 model year, and the change the company wants you to notice is the way it looks. A new trim called the Vertex swaps the Defender’s trademark black plastic cladding for body-colored bumpers and sills, adds a larger grille, and rolls on 22-inch wheels.

Top-trim family SUVs from mainstream brands now stretch past $100,000, even as the average new car sells for under $50,000. Infographic: The Weekly Driver. Three headlines landed in the same week this summer, and together they tell a story about where family SUV pricing has gone. A loaded Chevrolet Tahoe can be optioned past $100,000. The 2027 Cadillac Escalade will start above six figures. And the range-topping Hyundai Palisade now costs what a Lexus starts at.

Running a commercial fleet has never been cheap, but the pressure has intensified over the past two years in ways that catch even experienced fleet managers off guard. Average maintenance and repair costs increased 4.9% in Q1 2025 alone, following an 11.3% increase the year before. Parts costs are climbing faster than budgets can absorb, technicians are increasingly hard to find and keep, and vehicles are staying in service longer than they were ever designed to.

The only official Torcal image so far shows the rear: slim honeycomb taillights, a shield-shaped panel, and a darkened badge. The full car arrives September 23. Photo: Bentley. Bentley has a name for its first electric car. It is the Torcal, the fourth model line in the company’s history, and it will be shown in full in London on September 23. The name is the headline. The more revealing details sit underneath it. Bentley’s first EV is not a flagship.

The base Slate Truck arrives in raw gray composite panels with no paint, no screen, and hand-crank windows. Everything past that is an option. Photo: Slate Auto. The Slate Truck’s headline price, $24,950, buys a two-seat electric pickup with gray plastic body panels, hand-crank windows, and no infotainment screen. That spare configuration is the entire idea. Slate sells a deliberately bare vehicle and lets each buyer add back only what they want. Add back enough of it and the number moves quickly.

Stay Gold, a one-of-one custom Trail 70 built in the Hemmings Garage in Bennington, Vermont. Photo: Hemmings. Hemmings built a minibike to a standard most shops reserve for a six-figure show car: hand-laid metal flake in gold and candy purple, one-piece aluminum wheels, an inverted and adjustable front fork off a machine ten times its size. Then the company decided to give it away.

Purchasing a vehicle represents a major financial milestone for most households. A personal car provides freedom, mobility, and access to new economic opportunities. Many buyers struggle with the initial price tag and lose sight of the bigger financial picture. Selecting a vehicle that scores high on dependability saves thousands of hard-earned dollars. Making a smart choice early prevents major repair headaches. Finding a vehicle that stays functional for years requires careful research.

Organising transport for a group can quickly become one of the most important parts of any journey. Whether you are planning a school trip, airport transfer, corporate event, wedding, sports fixture, festival journey, or private day out, the right travel arrangement can make the experience easier, safer, and more enjoyable for everyone. Professional Coach Hire gives groups a practical way to travel together without the stress of coordinating multiple cars, taxis, or public transport routes.