Modern cars you don't see anymore (90's onwards)

[crannys]

Sensibleboy said:

I think round town and in supermarkets you'll see them. if you live on motorways you won't.

I have one of these a sw one . does a grate job with the diesel engine in it

[Cliftonite]

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?

[Baryonyx]

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!

[Sensibleboy]

crannys said:

I have one of these a sw one . does a grate job with the diesel engine in it

I've got one too...sat in the garage...absolutely mint condition, it's done 15 miles in the last year and has had £7.5k spent tuning the engine...
I'd like a SW 2.0 Si...

[crannys]

Sensibleboy said:

I've got one too...sat in the garage...absolutely mint condition, it's done 15 miles in the last year and has had £7.5k spent tuning the engine...
I'd like a SW 2.0 Si...

ow sounds very good mate . bet that can shift now .

[Hub]

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.

[AudiWurst]

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

[iva cosworth]

Spotted another late Escort earlier.

Late being the key word as it's gone off into a tree,in Addlestone.

[vixen1700]

Bought a TVR S last August, can't remember the last time I saw one before buying it and haven't seen another on the road since August.

[ambuletz]

after seeing it in the facelift thread.


Hardly see them nowadays! Especially a standard one.