That’s a tremendous amount of haulage for a mere two grand. 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’s a steal, they’re asking for Thai currency. You know: Phuket Money
Recently, things like this have been on my mind. I am a 73 year old widower living in a big house in Florida, with all of the attendant maintenance. I have been thinking of finding a lot somewhere and finding something like this to just live in with the opportunity to just drop everything when I feel like it to visit… Read more
I visited a campsite a year or so ago for a reasons unrelated to this post. So crowded, it was like a big parking lot full of RVs, and a big party. I get camping if you want to commune with nature and see the sights, but these days for many it seems like more of a social thing. If I want to socialize with friends we… Read more
It’s easy to simply break out the two. I’ve found many a Yaris with less miles and newer for under 6k. Found one for 4k. Let’s pretend this one is everything you could want for its mileage and condition and give it a 5k value. That’s not a NP value, just an average at best value
So is the motorhome worth 27.5k. 22 year… Read more
Fun fact, this is the leading cause of old age in Eastern Europe, Japan, Louisiana, and weirdly enough, Cincinnati.
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HOLY SH?T!!! Not only is that my neighbor’s car, but my house is featured prominently in the pictures. Read more
“I want it, Read more
I don’t think I’ve ever disliked a car featured on NPOCP more than this one. And I’ve been here for years.
Then you'd only need one finger. Which one depends on whether or not the car is running today.
Some might call that cozy.
I totally got “I know it when I see it” immediately when you compared collectible cars to porn. TOTALLY. But, I’m not seeing it here. Not turned on at all. This ain’t it for ME. ND.
true story:
when these first came out (as the Lotus Elan) and were sold in the US (89-92)... Read more
Really wanted this to be a NP but it’s just not there. The taillights are horrible and I’m guessing the new top was needed because someone slashed the old one to get in there and steal the stereo and bust the lock on the glovebox. That might even explain the damage to the passenger-side seat.
In its day, this was said to be the best handling FWD car ever made (I’m sure the Integra guys will dispute that). I wonder why Kia would spend all that much money to buy the tooling for the Elan from Lotus and then only build 1000+ from it. I guess it didn’t have the uptake Kia was hoping for. I believe also that the… Read more
Just so you know, I paid good money for the coffee I spit over my keyboard. Read more
You know Rob, I thought today was going to overall suck as hard as yesterday did, but I logged onto Jalopnik, saw this headline, and had the biggest belly laugh that I’ve had in weeks. Thank you for bringing humor into our lives :D Read more
And I’m a sucker for a column shifter.
Nice Price, these are much more fun than most things that are supposed to be fun.
I of all people should be drawn to this like a moth to a flame. Our drivers ed cars were Fairmont sedans. My parents had a Jalopnik special root beer brown manual trans wagon when I got my permit. A ‘79 Zephyr coupe with a stick (granted mine was a 2.3L Pinto-powered one) was my first car. My second car was a ‘79…