Cars that have aged quickly

[unpc]

Jon1967x said:

In 2-3 years time I recon we'll look back on the i8 and laugh. (ducks for cover)

This.

It's got novelty value by the bucket load but the underlying proportions and details will date badly as well as the tech IMO.

[silverfoxcc]

99% of the saloon designs that has ever come out of Japan and its neighbouring car building countries.
They look as though they were designed in the 60's ans 70's aabout a year after launch. Wouldn't use one as a banger racer


I wont hurt your eyes by uploading examples

[mikal83]

Renault Laguna...

[anonymous-user]

T1berious said:

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E36 BMW didn't age well IMHO

I find the E36 looks really, really dated and my perception of them is tainted by the chavs that have barried up examples all over South Wales (all of them in that drab wet road colour they came in). I think part of the problem was that the E46 looks so up to date and so modern when it came out that it made the E36 look old overnight.

Also agree about the Quattroporte. It's not unattractive, but it really does look like an old car. The 2004-ish Astra is also a good example, the interior in particular looks very dated.

[MajorMantra]

It seems like those that have fared the worst are the ones that were trying hardest to be futuristic in the first place. (Especially the RCZ, the Civic...) My guess is they'll start to have a certain retro appeal at some point, the same way creative dead-ends from previous decades do.

The cars that stuck to the bland middle ground haven't aged as rapidly, but equally they will be completely forgotten.

[Europa1]

Ferrari 550/575

[ducks]

[mwstewart]

W204 C Class

[Hub]

dme123 said:

T1berious said:

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E36 BMW didn't age well IMHO

I find the E36 looks really, really dated and my perception of them is tainted by the chavs that have barried up examples all over South Wales (all of them in that drab wet road colour they came in). I think part of the problem was that the E46 looks so up to date and so modern when it came out that it made the E36 look old overnight.

The E36 does look old but it still looks good... it is about 25 years old now remember!

[Justin Case]

Any saloon version of a hatchback, though fortunatelythey seem to have disappeared from the market

[mattcambs]

Hub said:

dme123 said:

T1berious said:

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E36 BMW didn't age well IMHO

I find the E36 looks really, really dated and my perception of them is tainted by the chavs that have barried up examples all over South Wales (all of them in that drab wet road colour they came in). I think part of the problem was that the E46 looks so up to date and so modern when it came out that it made the E36 look old overnight.

The E36 does look old but it still looks good... it is about 25 years old now remember!

When I bought my E36 328 Sport 3 years ago non-car people would say how smart it looked and had no idea it was so old.

I've just bought an E46 M3 and a few colleagues thought it was nearly new, rather than 3 generations old! You're right, though, it does make the E36 look extremely dated.

[andy-xr]

I guess actually though they're probably about 15 years old by now

[giger]

I think only the rarity will keep this looking interesting (i'm a big Honda fan BTW)

[Challo]

DrDoofenshmirtz said:

carlove said:

Looked very futuristic when it came out, especially the interior but now it looks a bit dated, I hadn't realised they were 9 years old though.

This had wow factor when it came out...those triangle fake exhausts and sweeping clear plastic front end...they look a bit naff now, especially the facelift with silly rear lights.

I think this has aged pretty well. I think it does depend on the colours but I think it still looks good and the interior is a vast improvement on similar cars of the same era.

[Paul O]

Still a current model I think. I saw a new one about a year ago on the road and couldn't believe it was actually a new design.

[Fittster]

Mr Gear said:

r Bangle-designed cars have improved with familiarity.

Vile when new, worse now. The sooner these get to the age when they are scraped in large numbers the better.

[CRA1G]

T1berious said:

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E36 BMW didn't age well IMHO

As already said the E36 is now 24 years old..... and indeed nice low mile M3's are now becoming classics and increasing in value.....

[Truckosaurus]

The mk1 Mercedes CLS.

At one time it was the most attractive saloon car on sale, now it looks awkward.

[Blu3R]

Challo said:

DrDoofenshmirtz said:

carlove said:

Looked very futuristic when it came out, especially the interior but now it looks a bit dated, I hadn't realised they were 9 years old though.

This had wow factor when it came out...those triangle fake exhausts and sweeping clear plastic front end...they look a bit naff now, especially the facelift with silly rear lights.

I think this has aged pretty well. I think it does depend on the colours but I think it still looks good and the interior is a vast improvement on similar cars of the same era.

I don't care how they've aged, all I know is they are bloody awful to drive. Only parts that feel not made of thin plastic must be the rock hard suspension and the horrendously uncomfortable seats made worse by having such a high floor that you can barely bend your legs. And when the gearbox had to come out of my wife's petrol EX model at only 75k the 'box specialist said he'd had quite a few to rebuild so they weren't reliable either! Utter POS.

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andy-xr said:

I guess actually though they're probably about 15 years old by now

The thing to remember with Jaguar is that they keep up the great British tradition of keeping everything in production until it's so laughably outdated and uncompetitive you forget it's even something you can buy new. They were selling these new in 2006 for God knows how much when you could pick up a decade old and nearly identical one for £10k. They repeated this same winning strategy with it's successor too, although that at least finally got an up to date engine halfway through its life. I'm expecting to be able to buy a new XF with the same awful 2.2 litre diesel engine when BMW will sell you a hovercar that can also go underwater and actually produce petrol while it does it.

I used to love them and always wanted one but they do look very old indeed now, even the late cars.

Edited by dme123 on Wednesday 28th January 14:17

[daveco]

Truckosaurus said:

The mk1 Mercedes CLS.

At one time it was the most attractive saloon car on sale, now it looks awkward.

Agreed. Used to be the most interesting thing Mercedes produced styling wise.

Now every time I see one I think it's been in an accident.