Rob Emslie's saved articles

I do miss “glass or gate” option hatches/tailgates on wagons and SUVs Read more

I am holding out for a Buick Roadmaster of the “Save the Whales” variety with a V8 ND Read more

I am SO confused. Salvage title almost always signals RUN without further explanation of the accident/flooding/whatever. Read more

There are also other parts like the gas cap that have the Kangaroo VW logo.

The TR7 first came out as a coupe only, it was a modern sports car after years of archaic roadsters from England, performance adequate for the day, not much different than the contemporary Porsche 924 and RX7, and a comfortable if not fancy cockpit. They sold very well for the first couple years. Read more

Seller should have taken the $10,250 that was bid on BaT, that was all the money right there.  Read more

This car is kind of like an old Adam Sandler movie, nobody will argue it’s a great movie, but it is cheap entertainment. No one is going to argue this is a classy or beautiful or coveted car, but relatively cheap and could be kind of fun.  Nice Price. Read more

The G8, Vibe, and Solstice are the only end-stage Pontiacs that weren’t hilariously outclassed by the competition. That said, this isn’t a crazy price if the transmission checks out, and I do miss regular commuter cars being offered as 2 doors just for the hell of it. Nice price by a razor’s edge.

The seller can’t be bothered to clean out snack bag and seat cover that appears to sporting a butt crack sweat stain to take more flattering pictures of the car? I am all out and grossed out. No Dice. Read more

ND - The math doesn’t work. I can buy a new base model for under $20k (after tax credits). If this were offered by a qualified dealer, it might qualify for the used EV credit. But it’s not. Read more

I have been aware of these for some time, and they have always been kind of hard to figure out small european two seater, minimal, weather protection or creature comforts, but it’s not a sports car. Styling sort of looks like a Jeepster. Read more

ND because it’s not going to be drivable (unless you have a private track or whatever) and being a test rig all that equipment in the boot went to random sensors drilled into parts that are going to need to be overnighted from Japan England.

Yes. A nice little runabout in pristine condition, with optional hardtop and very low miles. Give it a good underhood detailing and enjoy. Nice Price.
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Apparently a repair was made between the time of Rob writing this and today’s post, as the ad states “**Four new tires have just been installed, as well as new door latch switches.” So that’s good, and sounds like the kind of seller you would want to buy from. Not a screaming deal, but NP. Read more

This ad is a scam. Pictures are from a vehicle from Michigan that sold on BaT in 2021 for $15,750. Read more

Somebody is off their meds. Delusions of grandeur. Read more

MINE MINE MINE MINE! BACKOFF!!

I live 10 miles from Moss Motors, so I’m sure they will be more than happy to drain my bank account.  NP. Read more

Seems like an easy NP. Read more

For $4k, this is a solid roller to start off a build if you don’t want to deal with the carbs or the low power output. Anyone who does want to leave this as-is and fix it will probably want to figure out how to do that work themselves (if they don’t know already). NP either way. Read more