I remember when these were just worthless curiosities. It wasn’t that long ago. Read more
Rob Emslie
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Rob Emslie is a contributing writer for Jalopnik. He has too many cars, and not enough time to work on them all.
That is a nice looking truck. Thing is it is still a truck. Would love a truck from this era (and this particular year is nice, with the earlier body style and better engine) but a little, umm, scruffier. I mean, it is nice an all, but I am not going polish on the weekend and admire it’s curves, or put it up n the… Read more
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I agree with your take on Rob’s writing. NPND is a gem.
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Well, I bought a 2002 in 2018 with 187k miles, an automatic, significantly more rust, and a soft top for $6500, so I’d be a hypocrite if I voted No Dice.
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LOL, np. I forgot the year until I looked it up myself...
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I grew up in Greenville, SC, not far from the BMW plant. I saw these things so often that I grew to loathe them. Read more
There is nothing, nothing, like the smell of an old British car interior. My wife calls it musty, I call it heaven. Old leather and wool and whatever they stuffed the seats with, a little oil and grease from the mechanicals, and I swear you can also smell the hint of early fall leaves, but maybe that is just memories… Read more
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I love it! It’s what Alfred would drive to the market to fetch groceries for Master Bruce. NP
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we have a 2020 ioniq ev. it’s a fantastic car. it actually drives pretty well, its very quiet on the highway, appleplay etc, we average 4.8 miles/kwh, surprisingly spacious, the rear has decent legroom (ok-ish great headroom), its pretty much a zero maintenance car (I pop the hood and look under it from time to time… Read more
I think we are going to see the emergence of a new car category: the electric beater. I’ve been loving it — in 2019 I bought a used VW eGolf for about 12,000. I also own a Subaru Outback. The eGolf will only has about 100 miles of range, but on most days that’s enough for all practical purposes, and it doesn’t use any… Read more
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