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Patrick Masterson

I joined the automotive industry in 2016 as a lifelong car enthusiast and have achieved the rare feat of applying my journalism and media arts degrees as a writer, fact-checker, proofreader and editor my entire professional career, which has somehow been more than a decade solely at Cars.com and currently as Chief Copy Editor. I live by an in-house version of the AP stylebook and know where the semicolons can go, which you can occasionally find updated proof of in the stories

below.

Articles by Patrick Masterson

Interested in buying a new car this weekend, but not sure of where to 
 start? Check out our link primer here.
If you're at a point where buying a new ride this Mother's Day seems a 
 whole lot easier than trying to save the old one, we can help.
Though April may have been a sales slump for automakers, for car 
 shoppers, their loss is your gain. Here's what you should know.
If you plan on spending your Easter car shopping instead of candy 
 shopping, here are a few tips to help make your experience easier.
Interested in buying a new car this weekend, but not sure of where to 
 start? Check out our link guide here.
Interested in buying a new car this weekend, but not sure of where to 
 start? Check out our link primer here.
Interested in buying a new car this weekend, but not sure of where to 
 start? Check out our link guide here.
Interested in buying a new car this weekend, but not sure of where to 
 start? Check out our link guide here.
Interested in buying a new car this weekend, but not sure of where to 
 start? Check out our link guide here.
Interested in buying a brand-new car this weekend, but not sure of where 
 to start? Check out our link guide here.