Thom Blackett

Thom is a lifelong car nut, from the early days using his grandmother's pot holders as steering wheels to "drive" around the house to his collection of old Datsun brochures. He's owned vehicles ranging from an oddball Ford Escort EXP to a Hemi-powered Ram 2500 plow truck and, currently, a 2022 Subaru WRX and 2002 Ford Ranger. Over the past 20 years, Thom has served as a senior toad test editor for Autobytel.com and contributed to Cars.com, CarGurus.com, Kelley Blue Book, The Boston Globe, and others. He currently splits his time between analyzing automotive data and writing about anything car related, though he has a soft spot for the mainstream models of interest to most shoppers. Thom lives in Maine with his two dogs, all of whom make a 250-mile trip north to his camp as often as possible.