Modern cars you don't see anymore (90's onwards)
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Mabbs9 said:
Car design has switched from making them pleasant to be inside, to making em look good from the outside. Lots less glass now with the aiming of enhancing the look. Consider Evoques, Merc CLS. I've not sat in either but suspect (particularly rear seat pax) don't find them airy and pleasant, like we used to in some of these cool older cars.
Which cars would these good-lookers be then, pray?For a car that was everywhere a few years ago, the Rover 100 has largely died out. Considering their production ended in the year the first Ford Focus arrived, this is somewhat surprising. Though I did see a one just like that in the picture below a few days ago, which sparked me off thinking about these cars. A large part of the amusement was that it seemed not all that long ago that they were 'current', and yet to look at it on the roadside it looked like it would fit in the boot of a modern car!
Baryonyx said:
For a car that was everywhere a few years ago, the Rover 100 has largely died out. Considering their production ended in the year the first Ford Focus arrived, this is somewhat surprising. Though I did see a one just like that in the picture below a few days ago, which sparked me off thinking about these cars. A large part of the amusement was that it seemed not all that long ago that they were 'current', and yet to look at it on the roadside it looked like it would fit in the boot of a modern car!
Although they were 'current' in 1998, the design was getting on for 20 years old, so they were pretty dated and cramped by the end.Devil2575 said:
I'd say any car that hasn't been made for 15 years or more especially if it's not considered a classic.
Agreed. This thread might as well be titled "list any mainstream car from the 1990s that pops into your head".I think it's more interesting to consider the cars from the 90s (and older) that you DO still see on the roads, that are clearly daily drivers and not cherished weekend cars.
In London, I still see plenty of:
Merc W124s
Volvo 200s and 700s
Saab 900s
Classic Range Rovers
Toyota Previas (I often pass through some of the dodgier suburbs of West London)
Smoky banger Lexuses (as above)
When I'm out in the provinces, particularly on the south coast where all the OAPs live, I notice a lot of:
Bubble (K11) Micras
Rover 100s and 200s
Honda Civics and Accords
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