Is it me or do new nice cars not stand out anymore ?
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I dont know if its me but nice cars no longer stand out like they used to before. I can remember when have a newish sporty car really stood out and turned heads. In years gone by your average older car had black bumpers etc and nothing else was colour coded. They looked very basic inside out and had no extras such as electric windows etc, they also often had tiny wheels with wheel trims.
Now even bog standard cars look fairly sporty with sporty colour coded bumpers, alloys, sports seats, alloys etc. The top versions look better but do not stand out like they used to compared to bottom models.
Also new cars now seem ten a penny and this includes previous higher end brands such as bmw/audi, I dont know if this just down to a more cars on finance/cheap lease deals.
All im trying to say is that I dont think having a nice high spec cars stands out like it used to for the reasons mentioned above, what are other peoples thoughts.
Now even bog standard cars look fairly sporty with sporty colour coded bumpers, alloys, sports seats, alloys etc. The top versions look better but do not stand out like they used to compared to bottom models.
Also new cars now seem ten a penny and this includes previous higher end brands such as bmw/audi, I dont know if this just down to a more cars on finance/cheap lease deals.
All im trying to say is that I dont think having a nice high spec cars stands out like it used to for the reasons mentioned above, what are other peoples thoughts.
Standards these days are extremely high. Kias and Hyundais are good looking things which are generally well screwed together. Add to this the point you've already made about very few people buying cars and instead effectively renting them at low rates watch don't really increase if you have the bodykit and the big wheels and you're away.
I'd guess, but don't know that the NCAP crash safety regulations have also removed a great deal of the properly s
t cars from dealerships and the general public.
I'd guess, but don't know that the NCAP crash safety regulations have also removed a great deal of the properly s
t cars from dealerships and the general public.Hi thanks for the replies
Ive no problem at all with it, I was just seeing if people felt the same or just because im getting older.
Years ago if there was a high end model it seemed people looked at it as something special, these days it seems every other car is a 13/14 audi etc with nice kit and wheels so they just don't look as special.
Ive no problem at all with it, I was just seeing if people felt the same or just because im getting older.
Years ago if there was a high end model it seemed people looked at it as something special, these days it seems every other car is a 13/14 audi etc with nice kit and wheels so they just don't look as special.
james28 said:
I am with the op here growing up a a kid looking out the car window on a journey you could identify most cars.When a jag went past or a chevette hse or an auid quattro etc etc.Now it seems most cars look exactly the same and share the same body
Really? Most mainstream stuff looked the same then surely, eg Avenger, Escort, Hunter, Marina PW said:
Osinjak said:
Where did he say it was one?
PistonheadRob said:
I've no problem at all with it
A problem in the sense of something that needs a solution.Why pose the question if you don't want an answer?
FWIW - I agree with the OP. Mainstream cars now are a loss less distinguishable from each other than they used to be, which is a pity for those who are interested in cars, but I don't really have any issues with it, so long as there's still some cars that stand out (some good examples given above).
The fact that there's a lot less disparity in the overall quality of cars, partly from so much platform-sharing, is also a good thing, but inevitably the cosmetic design goes the same way - less individualised.
I think colour has a lot to do with it these days - Its a sea of silver, greys, blacks and whites out there - I drive a turquoise coloured car and the number of people that comment on how nice the colour is amazes me sometimes. The car is from 1999 and the colour options included turquoise, saffron orange, bright red, metallic purple etc - although my car's colour is far from radical it does seem to really stand out - none of the colours on the 99 model year were available on its replacement
james28 said:
The thing is you could tell the cars apart nowadays so many cars look very very similar ?
Actually that is kind of true I think. When I was a kid in the 80s and 90s I could instantly recognise almost any mainstream car from a quick glance. These days I find it quite hard to tell a Focus from an Astra from a Kia Ceed etc. but maybe that's because I take less interest in cars now generally. It's the same with the "big 4" Japanese sportsbikes in fact.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff