Cars that have aged quickly
Discussion
T1berious said:
:flame jacket on:
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.E36 BMW didn't age well IMHO
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.
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.
The cars that stuck to the bland middle ground haven't aged as rapidly, but equally they will be completely forgotten.
dme123 said:
T1berious said:
:flame jacket on:
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.E36 BMW didn't age well IMHO
Hub said:
dme123 said:
T1berious said:
:flame jacket on:
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.E36 BMW didn't age well IMHO
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.
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.
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.
andy-xr said:
I guess actually though they're probably about 15 years old by now
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
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