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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.

Much appreciated Rob! Thanks to you, I often get to start my day with a tall glass of Haterade.  Read more

Thanks Rob! NP/ND is still one of my daily highlights. Read more

Time to show the Coupe

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Hopefully the slowly-tanking used car market will bring more fun in 2023.  There will - for sure - be some overpriced cars out there. Read more

ETA: I have NO ability to be sensible where these kitties are concerned.

We also had a Jack-Cheese, with a dollop of Fox Terrier. A friend owned boy and girl Jacks and a girl Fox-Chihuahua mix. When she bred the Jacks, the boy had an especially good day that also involved the girl mutt. The result: One purebred Jack and five Jack-Cheeses, born on the same day. Elvis was a good boy.

This is a tough one. If you like this model, I can’t imagine there are a ton out there in this good of shape. It may be a little on the high side, but if you found one in better shape, would it be more, and if in worse shape, would you have to put the money into it to get it here (and wind up at the same price point)? Read more

A Chevette that Read more

As a father with four daughters, all of which that I have had to buy vehicles for, this a good price for a reliable and reasonably safe first car.  Especially in the SoCal market. Assuming in presents the same in person as the ad, this is an easy NP.  Read more

Damn. There’s no way I could daily drive or even tool around in something like this but that doesn’t mean I don’t really like it - a lot. NP.  Read more

You can say that about most any car from decades ago, yet a significant chunk of the population still wants them, enough to drive the price of a old cars well over the practical comparison test that you are applying. Read more

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

Might I remind you what happened to Shelley’s monster? Read more

If I didn’t care about fuel economy and had that kind of scratch for a fun car, I’d be all over this beauty. Could use some leather cleaner... Read more

I agree with your take on Rob’s writing. NPND is a gem. Read more

Alarmingly described in retrospect as a ‘test bed’ for later W12 and W16 engines” Read more

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. Read more