Cars you are too young to ever love/understand
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swanny71 said:
Old enough to either love or 'get' older cars.
Too old to feel the same about most new cars.
^This.Too old to feel the same about most new cars.
This thread makes depressing reading for an old git actually, as I remember when I was in my early 20's etc., and there was plenty of appreciation of cars built way before 'our times'.....but then it was an almost totally analogue world back then, so it didn't matter if a mechanical object was 5 years old or 75 years old, as they was an element of understanding.
It seems there's now a huge gulf in understanding of anything pre-digital among the younger generation.
aeropilot said:
^This.
This thread makes depressing reading for an old git actually, as I remember when I was in my early 20's etc., and there was plenty of appreciation of cars built way before 'our times'.....but then it was an almost totally analogue world back then, so it didn't matter if a mechanical object was 5 years old or 75 years old, as they was an element of understanding.
It seems there's now a huge gulf in understanding of anything pre-digital among the younger generation.
I'm old enough to appreciate analogue cars, I grew up with them but just because a car is analogue, doesn't automatically make it great. They also built a heap load of crap cars during the analogue age. Yes a lot of the younger generation are of the opinion that newer automatically=better but a lot of the older generation also think older automatically=better, neither statement is completely correct. This thread makes depressing reading for an old git actually, as I remember when I was in my early 20's etc., and there was plenty of appreciation of cars built way before 'our times'.....but then it was an almost totally analogue world back then, so it didn't matter if a mechanical object was 5 years old or 75 years old, as they was an element of understanding.
It seems there's now a huge gulf in understanding of anything pre-digital among the younger generation.
It's the reason why people like Singer are able to charge a fortune for their cars as they cherry pick the best bits from young AND old.
Guvernator said:
a lot of the younger generation are of the opinion that newer automatically=better but a lot of the older generation also think older automatically=better, neither statement is completely correct.
I'm 54. Newer cars are better. No question. In the 60s, 70s and 80s it was perfectly possible to buy a bad car brand new. Badly designed and badly built. If you bought British it was almost a given. That's not so now. There are no bad new cars on sale. You can buy the wrong car, but not a bad one.
Even if you buy a really cheap car, one of those tiny Suzukis for £5995, or a basic Dacia, it will almost certainly be utterly reliable and do exactly what it says on the tin.
Guvernator said:
I'm old enough to appreciate analogue cars,
Dont tell the hipsters,what with their typewriters and vinyl,they will be all over them.The older i get the more i like older stuff,I would love a model T or an austin 7, both before my time but they just look such fun.
New stuff is good but until it gets older its all just white goods.
bristolracer said:
Guvernator said:
I'm old enough to appreciate analogue cars,
Dont tell the hipsters,what with their typewriters and vinyl,they will be all over them.The older i get the more i like older stuff,I would love a model T or an austin 7, both before my time but they just look such fun.
New stuff is good but until it gets older its all just white goods.
Extremely gratifying typing out a pointless letter
No idea where ill get a replacement ribbon from
Hugo a Gogo said:
I had a bay window VW that cost me 300 quid when I was 17
worth it at that price and good fun
10k upwards now for a plain van, no thanks
I'll fox this for you........ worth it at that price and good fun
10k upwards now for a plain van, no thanks
10k now for a pile of rotting scrap that really is still worth £100: but now needs a £20k resto.
me too, big into VW's bugs/campers. used to buy full bays for £100 just to strip for parts to sell. My first full running complete 72 bay was £550.
when they were a tad tatty but still totally great: yes they were top fun for a few quid.
£30k to drive to t
t fest and sit in a field living the dreem. feck off. totally get it and loved and still love them though. but not at those prices. they were vans to get drunk in, smoke in, shag in. to strap bikes, canoes, surf boards to and have fun with. not all the dub scene nonsense like it is now.
I'm 27 and TVR hype is something I'll never understand. Perhaps I need to drive one...
My Dad had a Sierra RS Cosworth so I can understand those to some extent. I remember wanting an Escort Cosworth for the longest time as there was a blue/purple one parked outside my school.
I do think cars from the 80's/90's with all their boxier shapes look better than the current crop of mainstream cars.
My Dad had a Sierra RS Cosworth so I can understand those to some extent. I remember wanting an Escort Cosworth for the longest time as there was a blue/purple one parked outside my school.
I do think cars from the 80's/90's with all their boxier shapes look better than the current crop of mainstream cars.
Edited by ashleyman on Tuesday 14th February 15:29
I would say I am too old to love/understand newer cars. Everyone rants and raves about the new Focus RS or Civic Type-R but id rather long for an Evo 6 or EK9 Type-R.
Saying that I can not for life of me understand everyone's passion for fast Fords. Pretty much every fast ford that there has been there has always been something better available from a different marque. The only exception being the Sierra Cosworth.
Saying that I can not for life of me understand everyone's passion for fast Fords. Pretty much every fast ford that there has been there has always been something better available from a different marque. The only exception being the Sierra Cosworth.
Edited by BricktopST205 on Tuesday 14th February 15:41
ChilliWhizz said:
Dr Jekyll said:
Sycamore said:
I'm 22.
The E-Type is ugly.
the FHC does look a bit out of proportion from certain angles I agree. But what would you consider a good looking car?The E-Type is ugly.
ashleyman said:
I do think cars from the 80's/90's with all their boxier shapes look better than the current crop of mainstream cars.
I've said it before on here, I think cars peaked in the 90's. Modern enough so that they generally didn't suffer from reliability issues older cars suffered from but old enough so they weren't excessively heavy or filled with unnecessary tech that went wrong or got in the way of the driving experience.
Plus most cars had a unique look rather than the bland copy\resize\paste "corporate identity" rubbish that we get from most manufacturers these days.
SystemParanoia said:
everyday's a school day
dont think i'd like to drive one though.. they are not quick
They are quite nippy when you fit a BMW boxer engine to them though! You can buy all the bits to do this now.dont think i'd like to drive one though.. they are not quick
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