Rob Emslie

Los Angeles

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I like cars, progressive politics, food, and movies. if you dig those too, let's talk.

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Articles

At $12,000, Would You Be Ready To Bug Out In This 1987 Dodge B350 Camper Van?

1 week ago | jalopnik.com | Rob Emslie

Considering how crazy the world is getting, an off-grid escape plan involving today's Nice Price or No Dice Dodge class B camper makes a lot of sense. Let's find out what the cost of survival is. The history of the farm tractor roughly parallels that of the automobile, with both appearing around the beginning of the last decade of the 19th Century. The first-ever tractor was the invention of an Iowan named John Froelich.
At $27,500, Could This 1962 Porsche 238 Standard Star Keep You Down On The Farm?

1 week ago | jalopnik.com | Rob Emslie

Few of us have the need for a tractor, but as Clarkson's Farm has shown, if you do need one, you definitely want a cool one. They don't come much cooler than today's Nice Price or No Dice Porsche. Let's see what such coolness costs. Years ago, I met Lee Iacocca at a car show I was helping put on. Upon introduction, I was delighted to find that he totally lived up to my impression of him being a cigar-chomping bon vivant.
At $49,000, Is This 2003 Dodge Viper An Unsubtle Steal?

2 weeks ago | jalopnik.com | Rob Emslie

The first-generation Dodge Viper is the most brutal, un-refined car you could ever find. When today's Nice Price or No Dice second-gen car hit the streets, however, many of the rough corners had been sanded down. Let's see if this one's price makes it worth picking up. Toyota sells a lot of RAV4s every year. Last year, in fact, it was the best-selling vehicle in the U.S. that wasn't a pick-em-up truck.
At $5,950, Will This 2003 Toyota RAV4 Get A Rave Review?

2 weeks ago | jalopnik.com | Rob Emslie

While its mileage is high, today's Nice Price or No Dice RAV4 looks clean and is said to drive "like new!" It's also a manual, so it should be a bit of fun to drive. Let's decide how much that fun is gonna cost. BMW is such an iconic marque in the U.S. that it's hard to believe its present-day success can be traced back to a single individual, Max Hoffman, who held sole import rights for the brand from 1954 to 1974.
At $27,500, Would You Say 'Aye, Aye' To This 1972 BMW 2002TII?

2 weeks ago | jalopnik.com | Rob Emslie

If you're a fan of BMW's old-school styling tropes, then today's Nice Price or No Dice 2002 should really ring your bell. It has the shark nose, twin kidney grille, and Hofmeister Kink sidelights. Most importantly, it's a TII edition, the model that set the stage for M3s to come. Let's find out what that might rightfully be worth.
At $22,000, Is This Chevy-Powered 1970 Porsche 911 A Blasphemous Bargain?

2 weeks ago | jalopnik.com | Rob Emslie

Forty years is a long time to wait, but that's just how long the tassel-wearing stripper faerie painted on the hood of today's Nice Price or No Dice 911 has had to wait to show off her goods. We'll have to decide if this Porsche's price makes that wait worthwhile. Prior to shooting the 1978 movie "Corvette Summer," both of the movie's leads, Mark Hamill and Annie Potts (in her film debut), suffered injuries in separate, unrelated car accidents. Hamill broke his nose and Potts her leg.
At $8,500, Is This 1995 Chevy Corvette A Six-Speed Steal?

2 weeks ago | jalopnik.com | Rob Emslie

A manual gearbox and droppable roof make today's Nice Price or No Dice Corvette a perfect summer sports car. We'll have to see if its condition and price give us pause for that perfection. Disguised as a London Cab, last Friday's 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser looked about as British as warm beer and beans for brekkie. That little Chrysler compact had been built for a delivery company but was little used before that business went belly up.
At $8,000, Does This Custom 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser Deliver?

3 weeks ago | jalopnik.com | Rob Emslie

While it might look like a London Cab, in actuality, today's Nice Price or No Dice PT Cruiser is one of the lowest-mileage examples of Chrysler's compact you can find today. Let's see if it's priced to leave the meter running. Indiana Jones famously robbed graves, looted historical sites, and stole antiquities from their rightful owners, all because, in his mind, they "belong in a museum." When you think about it, Indy was kind of a dick in that way.
At $19,500, Will This 1993 Toyota Sera Spread Its Wings And Fly?

3 weeks ago | jalopnik.com | Rob Emslie

A limited-production home-market-only car, today's Nice Price or No Dice Sera is most notable for its funky butterfly doors. Those are different, for sure, but will its price make it seem like a fly-by-night deal? The station wagon is an automotive form factor that's like cooking lobster at home—plenty of people love the concept, but few are willing to put in the effort.
At $3,450, Is This 1994 Mitsubishi Diamante A Dimond In The Rough?

3 weeks ago | jalopnik.com | Rob Emslie

An extremely rare car, even when new, today's Nice Price or No Dice Diamante wagon would currently be a hit at any Japanese Car show or Radwood meet. Could we justify paying its asking price to do so? Does your home center display dinged and dented kitchen appliances near the exit, as mine does, tantalizing those leaving with "damaged goods" prices?