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Marcus Webb

Automotive Editor · 15 articles

Marcus Webb covers cars for CityDesk: routine maintenance, repairs, and how to tell whether an estimate is fair. He translates shop-talk into plain English and is unapologetically on the car owner's side — calling out common upsells and explaining what's actually worth paying for.

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Hail Damaged Your Car in Denver? Here's the Math on Filing a Claim

Whether to file a comprehensive claim, how Colorado's total-loss rule actually works, and why diminished value is money most Front Range drivers leave on the table.

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Hail Damaged Your Car in Denver? Here's the Math on Filing a Claim

PDR or Full Repaint for Your Hail-Damaged Car in Denver

Denver's hail season doesn't negotiate. After the May 8 and August 2023 storms raked through Aurora, Centennial, and Littleton — dropping stones the size of golf balls and larger across some of the…

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PDR or Full Repaint for Your Hail-Damaged Car in Denver

How to Stack Colorado and Federal EV Tax Credits When Buying in Denver

A step-by-step guide to combining up to $12,500 in credits at point of sale, which Denver dealerships are enrolled, and what one local buyer learned the hard way about timing.

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How to Stack Colorado and Federal EV Tax Credits When Buying in Denver

How Denver's Summer Hiring Crunch Is Playing Out for Hospitality and Construction Employers

With Red Rocks season, convention bookings, and a construction boom all peaking in the same hiring window, Denver employers are offering more money, more flexibility, and still coming up short.

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How Denver's Summer Hiring Crunch Is Playing Out for Hospitality and Construction Employers

How Denver's Mobile Auto Detailing Operators Built a Neighborhood Business

A neighborhood-by-neighborhood guide to what mobile detailing costs, who's doing it, and how to hire someone you can trust.

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How Denver's Mobile Auto Detailing Operators Built a Neighborhood Business

How Denver's Public Auto Auctions Actually Work and Whether They Are Worth Your Time

Auto auctions look like an obvious shortcut: buy wholesale, skip the dealer markup, drive away ahead. The reality is considerably more complicated. The gap between what people expect and what happe…

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How Denver's Public Auto Auctions Actually Work and Whether They Are Worth Your Time

How to Prep Your Car for the I-70 Mountain Drive to Grand Junction

Which systems actually fail on the Grand Junction run, what a real pre-trip inspection costs at a Denver independent shop, and why you need to book before Memorial Day weekend

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How to Prep Your Car for the I-70 Mountain Drive to Grand Junction

Carvana or a Local Denver Used Lot

By CityDesk Denver Staff

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Carvana or a Local Denver Used Lot

Winter Tires vs All-Season Tires for Denver Drivers Heading Up I-70

If you moved to Denver from anywhere flat, you've probably heard the same advice from a well-meaning coworker: "You'll be fine up in the mountains, just get an AWD." It's not malicious guidance. It…

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Winter Tires vs All-Season Tires for Denver Drivers Heading Up I-70

Where to Get Hail Damage Repaired in Denver After the May 2026 Storms

A CityDesk Denver ground-level guide to getting your vehicle fixed without getting fleeced after the metro's biggest hail event of the season.

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Where to Get Hail Damage Repaired in Denver After the May 2026 Storms

What Denver Car Buyers Actually Need to Know Before Going Electric

From the Eisenhower Tunnel to hail alley, Colorado throws problems at EV owners that a California-written buyer's guide won't warn you about.

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What Denver Car Buyers Actually Need to Know Before Going Electric

What Denver Drivers Actually Experience with EV Range on the I-70 Mountain Corridor

Route geography, real charging stops, and honest math on the ski-season run

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What Denver Drivers Actually Experience with EV Range on the I-70 Mountain Corridor

The Best Independent Auto Repair Shops in Denver by Neighborhood

From Baker's Broadway strip to Highlands' European specialists, here's who's actually working on Denver cars — with credentials, wait times, and straight talk from the owners.

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The Best Independent Auto Repair Shops in Denver by Neighborhood

What Denver's Used Car Inventory Actually Looks Like Right Now in Mid-2026

A lot-by-lot dispatch from South Broadway to Arapahoe Road on what's in stock, what it costs, and which dealers are playing it straight

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What Denver's Used Car Inventory Actually Looks Like Right Now in Mid-2026

How Denver's AC Recharge Shops Are Handling the Summer Backlog Right Now

Reported wait times, prices, and same-day availability across six Denver-area corridors as summer heat peaks.

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How Denver's AC Recharge Shops Are Handling the Summer Backlog Right Now