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r/askcarguys↗

Ask the car folks!

This is a subreddit for automotive related questions.

310k subscribers1,980 posts / mo in Sep 20261,524 authors / mosince 2016

r/askcarguys has 310k members (+30% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,980 posts a month from 1,524 people. Top topics: Underrated & Overrated Cars, Buying Used Cars and Dream Cars.

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Size and growth

How r/askcarguys has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+30%in 12 months · +4.0% in 3 months · +0.9% in 1 month
Oct 2026309k
Growing309k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−24%vs Sep 2025 · −8.4% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20262k
QuieterPeaked at 2.9k in Mar 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/askcarguys

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Underrated & Overrated Cars2.4%
  2. Buying Used Cars1.8%
  3. Dream Cars1.8%
  4. Manual Transmission1.2%
  5. Manual Transmission Tips1.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Cars
  2. Consumer Reports
  3. CarGurus
  4. CARFAX
  5. eBay

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