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Denis Flierl

Denis Flierl

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Denis Flierl: Senior Reporter & Industry Insider

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Denis has served as a Senior Reporter for Torque News since 2012, leveraging over three decades of automotive industry expertise. His career began in consulting, where he worked directly with major automotive brands, before transitioning to freelance journalism. Years of test-driving new vehicles have equipped him with a wealth of insider knowledge. Today, Denis specializes in breaking news, exclusive owner perspectives, and in-depth analysis to keep consumers fully informed. 

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Honda Master Tech Says He Sees Many 2016-2025 1.5L Cars In the Shop Daily, But Few 2.0 Hybrids, He Adds, “Don’t Buy a 1.5L, Get a Hybrid or V6 Model Instead” 0
2023 Toyota Tundra Owner 44K In, Heard a Loud Bang and the Back Tires Locked Up, He Adds, “My Engine Went Kaboom, I Know I Should’ve Kept My 2018 Tundra” 0
“I Thought About Buying a 2025 Ford F-150 STX Until I Test Drove It and Floored It - It’s Gear Changes Are Smooth, But I’ll Keep My 2020 5.0L, It’s Much Quicker” 0
“I Traded My 2016 Dodge Challenger SXT In For My 2021 Tesla Model 3 SR Plus and Have Almost the Same Coverages, But My Insurance Only Went Up $10 Per Month” 0
2026 Toyota Prius Nightshade Owner Just Got His Car and Wants to Keep It In Good Shape, He Says, “So, I Went To Get My First Oil Change at 1,000 Miles, But Toyota Said No” 1
2024 Toyota RAV4 Prime Owner Has a Terrifying Brake Failure, He Adds, “Toyota Denied Liability, But When I Took It In, They Quickly Took It To Do a Recall Related To a Cable” 1
Ford F-150 Owner Says, “Here’s the Proof For All You Crybabies, I Just Put In 38 Gallons Into My Truck’s 36 Gallon Tank” 3
2026 Chevy Silverado Owner Paid $60K For His Truck and Didn’t Get an Owner’s Manual, He Adds, It’ll Be a Cold Day In... You Know Where, Before I Pay the Dealer $90 For One” 0
“I Traded My 2022 Ram For This 2025 Ram Laramie, Paid $77K, and 325 Miles In, the AC Is On, Fan Is On Max, and My AC Doesn’t Work - Ram Has To Do Better Than This” 0
Tesla Cybertruck Owner Who’s Paid $5,848 For Out Of Warranty Work Says, “100K Miles, and It Still Looks Awesome, Zero Oil Changes, Zero Brake Pads, Zero Range Anxiety... Well Maybe a Little” 1
2025 Highlander Owner’s Roof Is Leaking First Time In the Rain, She Adds, “I’ve Heard Toyota’s Known About This Issue Since 2020, You’d Think They’d Have Fixed It By Now” 0
A Honda Owner Is Ditching His CR-V For a Subaru Forester, Because It’s the Last Car He Buys, He Adds, “I Know CR Loves Subarus, and Ranks Them 10 Points Higher Than Honda” 4
“I Drove My Friends 4th-Gen Toyota Tacoma, and It Felt Like I Was Driving a Corolla Everytime I Gassed It, Think I’ll Keep My 3rd-Gen Forever, Or Until They Bring Back the V6” 3
“My 2023 Toyota RAV4 Prime Died In Traffic, Turns Out the Open Grille Allowed a Rock to Come Through Destroying the Radiator, and $1,100 in Damage, Bad Design Toyota!” 0
2022 Chevy Silverado Owner Is Quoted $1,400 For a 45K Transmission Service By the Dealer, He Adds,“I Called Around and Most Shops Won’t Even Touch It” 15
Nissan Titan PRO-4X Owner Trades His Truck For a Ford F-150 Lariat, He Adds, “It Has 29k Miles On It and I Paid $42,500, I Definitely Stole This From the Ford Dealer” 1
2005 Toyota Tacoma With 500K Miles, the Original Owner Says “My Neighbors From Florida Wrecked It With Their Cadillac", He Adds, “Ugg - They Don’t Make Em Like This Anymore” 4
A Man Buys 2024 Toyota Prius, Says 48 Hrs Later He Is Pulled Over For Speeding, He Adds, “The Officer Looked at My Dashboard’s Reading of 75 and Thought It Was For MPH, Not MPG!” 8
2022 Toyota Tundra Owner’s Engine Blew Up, Then the Dealer Gave Him a Corolla Loaner, He Adds, “The Service Was Great, and My Truck Is Running Better Than Before” 2
2025 Chevy Silverado Duramax Owner Says His 3.0L Crapped-Out 5K In, and Is On National Back Order, He Adds, “Except My Payments Are Not On Back Order” 12
A 2025 Subaru Forester Owner Bought a Base Trim and Now He Regrets It - He Says, “The Salesperson Must Have Seen Me Coming a Mile Away, Guess I’m Too New To the Brand To Know Better” 16
Ford F-150 Owner Says He’s “Done With Ford,” at 83K Miles With Too Many Issues, He Adds, “I’m Making the Jump To a 2026 Ram Hemi With a 100k 10-Year Warranty” 13
2022 Ram Owner Says the Dealer Claims Her Truck Needs a $400 Fuel Injection Service, She Adds, “But I Only Have 33K Miles On It, Is That Why They Call Them Stealerships?” 3
2025 Toyota Tundra Owner Strapped With a $825 Per Month Payment, Says, “This Is the Most I’ve Ever Had to Pay On a Car Payment, and I’ve Heard That I’ve Got It Good” 1
2019 Silverado Owner Just Paid Chevrolet $13K For a New Engine, He Adds, “I’ve Been Team GM My Whole Life, But These New Silverados May Scare Me Away From GM” 26