Fastest disappearing cars
Discussion
What cars did you used to see loads of but now rarely see. This is aimed at more modern stuff.
A couple that spring to mind are the Nissan Sunny, the later shape used to be very common but I can't remember the last one I saw. Another is the mk1 Kia Rio, every other car seemed to be one of those when they were newer locally to me but now I rarely see them.
A couple that spring to mind are the Nissan Sunny, the later shape used to be very common but I can't remember the last one I saw. Another is the mk1 Kia Rio, every other car seemed to be one of those when they were newer locally to me but now I rarely see them.
Sierras, Carltons and Cavaliers are three models that have been in terminal decline for quite some time. For a car with more than 1,000,000 units sold you would expect more than 10-15,000 Sierras to still be around. Good luck finding an Mk1 in particular. As for Carltons I never saw many of l them but their numbers have dwindled as well. The same story with Cavaliers, really.
Guess who failed to read the topic? On a more modern level I see very few Saxos, second gen Clios, or older Range Rovers.
Guess who failed to read the topic? On a more modern level I see very few Saxos, second gen Clios, or older Range Rovers.
Edited by Paul95 on Saturday 26th April 13:43
If PH had existed back in the 1960's this would still be a valid question.
When Britain had a motor industry to talk of, it was noticable that once of new model of esp Ford and Vauxhall that the previous model suddenly went into meltdown in a matter on months.
This was particulary true of the big cars.It was if Ford and Vauxhall were going around in the middle of the night and just spiriting them away, or it seemed like that to a 16 year old at the time.
Whilst there was a reasonable s/h market in the smaller run abouts the previous Crestas,Zodiacs just vanished.
And as a rider on this, Fords decided to get out of the 'big car' market when production of the scorpio ended.
But look at the current sizes of Fords and it appears that the smaller ones, Fiestas etc have dissappeared and the name has moved up to the next model size.
I dont think there is much diffeence size wise between the Scorpio and the latest Mondeo ,and then compare the Mk 1 Fiesta/Escort with todays offerings replacements
When Britain had a motor industry to talk of, it was noticable that once of new model of esp Ford and Vauxhall that the previous model suddenly went into meltdown in a matter on months.
This was particulary true of the big cars.It was if Ford and Vauxhall were going around in the middle of the night and just spiriting them away, or it seemed like that to a 16 year old at the time.
Whilst there was a reasonable s/h market in the smaller run abouts the previous Crestas,Zodiacs just vanished.
And as a rider on this, Fords decided to get out of the 'big car' market when production of the scorpio ended.
But look at the current sizes of Fords and it appears that the smaller ones, Fiestas etc have dissappeared and the name has moved up to the next model size.
I dont think there is much diffeence size wise between the Scorpio and the latest Mondeo ,and then compare the Mk 1 Fiesta/Escort with todays offerings replacements
silverfoxcc said:
If PH had existed back in the 1960's this would still be a valid question.
When Britain had a motor industry to talk of, it was noticable that once of new model of esp Ford and Vauxhall that the previous model suddenly went into meltdown in a matter on months.
This was particulary true of the big cars.It was if Ford and Vauxhall were going around in the middle of the night and just spiriting them away, or it seemed like that to a 16 year old at the time.
Whilst there was a reasonable s/h market in the smaller run abouts the previous Crestas,Zodiacs just vanished.
And as a rider on this, Fords decided to get out of the 'big car' market when production of the scorpio ended.
But look at the current sizes of Fords and it appears that the smaller ones, Fiestas etc have dissappeared and the name has moved up to the next model size.
I dont think there is much diffeence size wise between the Scorpio and the latest Mondeo ,and then compare the Mk 1 Fiesta/Escort with todays offerings replacements
Might have something to do with cars in the 60s being worthless rust buckets by the time they hit five years old.When Britain had a motor industry to talk of, it was noticable that once of new model of esp Ford and Vauxhall that the previous model suddenly went into meltdown in a matter on months.
This was particulary true of the big cars.It was if Ford and Vauxhall were going around in the middle of the night and just spiriting them away, or it seemed like that to a 16 year old at the time.
Whilst there was a reasonable s/h market in the smaller run abouts the previous Crestas,Zodiacs just vanished.
And as a rider on this, Fords decided to get out of the 'big car' market when production of the scorpio ended.
But look at the current sizes of Fords and it appears that the smaller ones, Fiestas etc have dissappeared and the name has moved up to the next model size.
I dont think there is much diffeence size wise between the Scorpio and the latest Mondeo ,and then compare the Mk 1 Fiesta/Escort with todays offerings replacements
EDLT said:
silverfoxcc said:
If PH had existed back in the 1960's this would still be a valid question.
When Britain had a motor industry to talk of, it was noticable that once of new model of esp Ford and Vauxhall that the previous model suddenly went into meltdown in a matter on months.
This was particulary true of the big cars.It was if Ford and Vauxhall were going around in the middle of the night and just spiriting them away, or it seemed like that to a 16 year old at the time.
Whilst there was a reasonable s/h market in the smaller run abouts the previous Crestas,Zodiacs just vanished.
And as a rider on this, Fords decided to get out of the 'big car' market when production of the scorpio ended.
But look at the current sizes of Fords and it appears that the smaller ones, Fiestas etc have dissappeared and the name has moved up to the next model size.
I dont think there is much diffeence size wise between the Scorpio and the latest Mondeo ,and then compare the Mk 1 Fiesta/Escort with todays offerings replacements
Might have something to do with cars in the 60s being worthless rust buckets by the time they hit five years old.When Britain had a motor industry to talk of, it was noticable that once of new model of esp Ford and Vauxhall that the previous model suddenly went into meltdown in a matter on months.
This was particulary true of the big cars.It was if Ford and Vauxhall were going around in the middle of the night and just spiriting them away, or it seemed like that to a 16 year old at the time.
Whilst there was a reasonable s/h market in the smaller run abouts the previous Crestas,Zodiacs just vanished.
And as a rider on this, Fords decided to get out of the 'big car' market when production of the scorpio ended.
But look at the current sizes of Fords and it appears that the smaller ones, Fiestas etc have dissappeared and the name has moved up to the next model size.
I dont think there is much diffeence size wise between the Scorpio and the latest Mondeo ,and then compare the Mk 1 Fiesta/Escort with todays offerings replacements
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