Classics dwarfed by moderns

[mph1977]

RichB said:

Breadvan72 said:

children are growing taller and taller. I used to be of average height at 5 feet ten inches, but increasingly feel like a short arse.

This is true, my dad was 5'7" and I'm 5'9". I have 2 sons, a step-son and a son in law and they are all over 6' the tallest is 6'2"... I feel like a dwarf when out with them all

also the female ofthe species is catching up possibly due to more and more contraception / reproductive 'control' meaning fewer young women are borderline anaemic a significant chunk of the time ...

Edited by mph1977 on Saturday 12th March 11:56

[bomma220]

Breadvan72 said:

SD1 swamped by SUVs -

That really is staggering.

The Rover could easily pass as a half-scale model!

If the trend continues, we're all going to need HGV licences soon... it can't continue, can it?

[RichB]

mph1977 said:

also the female of the species is catching up...

Indeed, my step-daughter and daughter-in-law are both 5'9" My wife's only 5'3 1/2" (don't forget the half whatever you do!)

[Allan L]

bomma220 said:

If the trend continues, we're all going to need HGV licences soon... it can't continue, can it?

I believe you already did need one if you drove one of the bigger Maybachs in pre-war Germany.
More to the point these behemoths already take up a large proportion of the permissible Maximum Train Weight before you hitch up the trailer with an old car on it.

[robemcdonald]

Breadvan72 said:

SD1 swamped by SUVs -

Even the number plates are 10% bigger.

[Shaw Tarse]

Breadvan72 said:

SD1 swamped by SUVs -

Bad parking thread ^^^^

[bomma220]

Allan L said:

bomma220 said:

If the trend continues, we're all going to need HGV licences soon... it can't continue, can it?

I believe you already did need one if you drove one of the bigger Maybachs in pre-war Germany.
More to the point these behemoths already take up a large proportion of the permissible Maximum Train Weight before you hitch up the trailer with an old car on it.

That's actually a very good point. I wonder how many people drive them 'otherwise than in accordance with a licence'?

(I believe that's how the BIB refer to it)

[anonymous-user]

Shaw Tarse said:

Breadvan72 said:

SD1 swamped by SUVs -

Bad parking thread ^^^^

I got there first!

[dinkel]

[MGJ2]

[GTRene]

well, its not a classic but looks like a classic,a Wiesmann MF3, see how low they are

[Huff]

MGJ2 said:

I know which I'd rather have a go in!
Lovely MG.

[anonymous-user]

Breadvan72 said:

SD1 swamped by SUVs -

Also -

[thegreenhell]

[mph1977]

thegreenhell said:

finally a post that is somewhat in line with the spirit of the original posts , as a lot of the recent ones ( barring the rover SD1 vs BMW ) have been comparing very different segement vehicles

Edited by mph1977 on Wednesday 23 March 17:45

[andyps]

mph1977 said:

thegreenhell said:

finally a post that tis somewhat in line with the spirit of the original posts , as a lot of the recent ones ( barring the rover SD1 vs BMW ) have been comparing very different segement vehicles

Very true, except I would have put the Alfa as a segment above the Focus - wasn't it a Sierra/Mondeo competitor when new? Thinking a Ford competed with an Alfa seems just wrong, of course!

Edited by andyps on Wednesday 23 March 16:38

[RichB]

Jeez is that a Focus, I thought it was a Mondeo! Goes to show how bloated they are

[mph1977]

andyps said:

Very true, except I would have put the Alfa as a segment above the Focus - wasn't it a Sierra/Mondeo competitor when new? Thinking a Ford competed with an Alfa seems just wrong, of course!

Edited by andyps on Wednesday 23 March 16:38

although arguably sizes have moved up a class in that period , hence the reason everyone has a car smaller than the one wearing the supermini badge and the 'family car' position once held by cavaliers and sierras and held by astra and focus etc ...

[MGJ2]

mph1977 said:

finally a post that is somewhat in line with the spirit of the original posts , as a lot of the recent ones ( barring the rover SD1 vs BMW ) have been comparing very different segement vehicles

Oops, sorry for posting the picture of my MG J2 next to a Grand Cherokee. I really thought that it was about posting pictures of a classic car that is dwarfed by a modern car... My mistake, sorry again.

FYI: in the first post (ie: the spirit of the original post) there is a picture of an AC 3000 with a tall Polo and a vast Focus. Not really the same segement, is not it?

[GTRene]

ok not moderns, but great difference between those