This Florida Mansion Has a Private Race Track
If you have a surplus of cash and need a new home for your family and car collection, you might want to set your sights on Florida. This sprawling French-style mansion in Tampa is a gearhead’s dream. The property has a 20-car garage to house your collection of ritzy rides, as well as an eight-turn […]
95 MPH in a Runaway BMW: Florida Man’s Gas Pedal Gets Stuck on Interstate
A Florida driver survived a nightmare scenario Monday: barreling down the interstate at 95 mph with a jammed gas pedal. Joseph Cooper was driving his 2003 BMW X5 north on I-95 near Vero Beach when his accelerator got stuck. He didn’t panic and was able to call 911. The dispatcher talked Cooper through a variety […]
Florida Man Gives Pickup Truck the Ferrari Treatment
What is it with people trying to make their Toyotas more like Ferraris? A few years ago in Britain, a Toyota MR2 coupe was transformed to look like a Ferrari F355 and just recently we witnessed professional drifter Ryan Tuerck mounting a monstrous Ferrari 458 engine in a Toyota 86 (and then doing sick drifts […]
Triple Threat: This Dude is a Florida Man, Used Car Salesman, and Amateur Trump Campaign Songwriter
This may come as a shock to you, but Donald Trump supporters are something of a homogenous group. Not only are Trumpeters overwhelmingly white, male, and likely to argue that “all lives matter,” but a whole lot of them even seem to possess the same exact creative instincts, too. Case in point—at least 21 of […]
Florida Man Steals $1,700 in Items from Walmart With Meth Lab in Trunk
Oh, Florida. Will your people never cease to amaze? Today’s recipient of the title of FLORIDA MAN began his day in St. Augustine, Florida, by shoplifting from a local Walmart. However, FLORIDA MAN is no slacker—rather than stealing a $2 stick of lip balm or slipping on a $5 t-shirt under his own clothes, this […]
Selfie Stick Florida Man Gets Canoe Through Windshield
If you are a human being with a brain, you’re probably aware of the fact that it’s not a great idea to mess around with your phone while driving. You can probably also make the connection that filming yourself with a GoPro camera mounted to a selfie stick while driving is an equally dumb idea. […]
[VIDEO] Florida Man Unsuccessfully Attempts to Drive SUV Off of Tow Truck
![[VIDEO] Florida Man Unsuccessfully Attempts to Drive SUV Off of Tow Truck](https://thenewswheel.com/wp-content/themes/patterns/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fthenewswheel.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F08%2FMan-attempts-to-drive-SUV-off-of-tow-truck.png&q=90&w=760&h=400&zc=1 "[VIDEO] Florida Man Unsuccessfully Attempts to Drive SUV Off of Tow Truck")
“This is crazy” Those were the words of Katie Ramos as she took video of a Florida man attempting to drive his SUV off of a tow truck. The SUV was already lifted in the air, but the driver of the SUV can be seen repeatedly punching the gas in an attempt to brake his […]
Florida Man Has Starbucks Privileges Reinstated After Being Banned for Doing Right Thing
Florida native Rob Rowen didn’t think it was right that a Starbucks manager wrote a letter banning him from the coffee shop because he called out a fellow customer for using the store’s only handicapped parking space, without displaying a handicapped sticker or licence plate. “She said to me, ‘You’re harassing my customers,’” Rowen said. “I said, ‘I’m one of […]
Florida Man Wakes to Car Backed Through His Wall
A Lauderhill, Florida man involuntarily re-enacted the scene in Toy Story where Woody is nearly run over by a truck. Noel Evans was sleeping on a mattress on the floor in his room when he suddenly got an unexpected house guest: the back bumper of neighbor Tamera Pierre’s car. Pierre, who lives across the street, had […]
Florida Man Photographs Reptilian Alien Driving a Kia Spectra
Yesterday, we reported that a man in Florida was “running around like a monkey with his tongue out” and jumping onto moving cars, convinced his life was in danger. Authorities attributed the man’s paranoia to the fact that he was high on meth, but now that we know he’s sharing the road with reptilian humanoid […]
Florida Man Uses Camaro to Pull Son’s Loose Tooth
Chevy’s new 2016 Malibu may have the power to monitor your teenaged son or daughter’s driving, but it’s apparently the Camaro that’s best at raising your younger, elementary-aged kids. Take a look at how this Florida man uses his Camaro SS to quickly and painlessly pull his son’s loose tooth out: Related info: 2015 Chevy […]
Florida Man Runs Over Himself with His Truck While Drunk
Yes, this is real life.
Don’t you just hate it when you’ve been drinking and driving and you somehow run over yourself with your own truck? Oh, wait. No one would ever do such an incredibly stupid thing. Or so I thought, until this morning when I came across this gem posted by Gawker. This shouldn’t surprise me, given some […]
Florida Man Sells Extra Terrestrial Vehicle on eBay for $190,000
Michael Vetter is a custom car creator from Florida who has built 60 custom cars over 20 years. One of his creations that recently sold on eBay made the rounds in the news for being something out of this world. Oh, did we mention that the “extra terrestrial vehicle” Vetter built and ultimately sold fetched […]
Florida Woman Claims Stealing a Car Was a Demonic Idea
The devil went down to Florida. He was looking for a Toyota RAV4 to steal. He found a woman in a bind with no rental to find. And he was wheelin’ to make her a deal. If The Devil Is In Florida: Try these destinations in Texas instead Allow a mean fiddle to play in […]
Romance IS Alive! Girl Takes Cab from Arkansas to Florida to See Boy
Today’s news is full of awful stories about shootings, terrorism, and people generally being turd buckets, so it’s heartwarming to discover a news story that demonstrates that humanity is still more than capable of love. Unfortunately, this is not that story. Sure, it features some love, but also a ballsy 11-year-old who makes us fear […]
6 Drive-Thru Holiday Light Displays in Florida
While it’s unlikely you’ll see a white Christmas in Florida, there are plenty of ways to get into the holiday spirit. Across the entire Sunshine State, you’ll find a variety of drive-thru Christmas light displays to light up your holiday season. Holiday Fantasy of Lights The Holiday Fantasy of Lights is open every night from 6-10 p.m. […]
Top 6 Weird Car Laws in Florida
If you’re planning a visit to the Sunshine State this summer before the school season starts, or this fall to experience The Haunted Road drive-thru Halloween attraction, make sure to familiarize yourself with Florida’s road rules. It’s also wise to review the state’s weird car-related rules so you can avoid getting any citations during your […]
Why is Car Insurance so Expensive in Florida?
Car insurance is an expensive necessity — but Floridians pay steeper premiums than most of the nation. Many estimates suggest that drivers in the Sunshine State pay upwards of $2,000 per year, compared to a national average of $1,457. Further, most experts agree that Florida car insurance premiums are among the three highest in the […]