Cars that are ageing well? :)

Cars that are ageing well? :)

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Nick3point2

3,917 posts

179 months

Friday 2nd December 2011
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Dimski said:
I know it's a top gear suggestion, but the Jag XJS aged well, and I think the XK (previous generation) is now ageing very well.

+1 from me. Truly beautiful car with a lovely soundtrack.

But, in my opinion, you have to get the wheels right.




Oh, and they spelt the car's name wrong. They badged it jaguar, but they meant shaguar wink

jezhumphrey75

226 posts

147 months

Friday 2nd December 2011
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martin84 said:
Peugeot 406

The best looking family saloon of the last 20 years.





For a facelifted version of a 17 year old design it still looks fantastic. Consider its rivals at the time, Mondeo, Primera, Vectra, Laguna etc all of which show its age now but in my view the 406 looks just as modern as any new Eurobox you care to pick out.
primera and accords are way better, and just as fresh if treated right

ATTAK Z

10,590 posts

188 months

Friday 2nd December 2011
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joe58 said:
I'm glad people appreciate the Ka, I was half thinking the silly people would come out and say it's a silly little car, you know the ones...

But good good design will stay good design and to describe this I give you the Braun RT 20. First designed in 1961. Genius.

yes that's good

TheInternet

4,703 posts

162 months

Friday 2nd December 2011
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Another vote for the RX-7, puts the MR2 and GTO efforts in perspective. All the way from '92:


Puma & Ka have also done exceptionally well, but damn you Henry Ford for your dogsht suspension bushings and rustproofing.



PGN 500sl

2,926 posts

165 months

Friday 2nd December 2011
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joe58 said:
But good good design will stay good design and to describe this I give you the Braun RT 20. First designed in 1961. Genius.

cloud9

....heads off to find one

DS240

4,636 posts

217 months

Friday 2nd December 2011
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Definitely the Audi a2. Little touch up, a new dash and it could be launched again.

993 also looks pretty fresh again at the moment.

JJM

468 posts

188 months

Friday 2nd December 2011
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Think GTV's still look pretty good.



As another design classic which has stood the test of time... Designed in 1929...



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona_chair



Edited by JJM on Friday 2nd December 22:59

TheInternet

4,703 posts

162 months

Friday 2nd December 2011
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Classic Grad 98 said:
I am a fan of German cars so naturally some beemers deserve a mention.
Whilst they are mostly acceptable, almost all BMWs reek of their time. The only exceptions I can think of are the 8 series, Z8, and maybe Z4C and E60 5 series.




Edited by TheInternet on Friday 2nd December 23:26

joe58

711 posts

150 months

Friday 2nd December 2011
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ATTAK Z said:
joe58 said:
I'm glad people appreciate the Ka, I was half thinking the silly people would come out and say it's a silly little car, you know the ones...

But good good design will stay good design and to describe this I give you the Braun RT 20. First designed in 1961. Genius.

yes that's good
Good luck. wink

Only one on ebay when you type it in is £687.

Jimbo.

3,941 posts

188 months

Friday 2nd December 2011
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BMW E39/5-Series? Handsome design, free of anything then seen as "fashionable". Instead, take proven saloon design of bonnet, boot and the bit in-between, add restrained amount of curves, beef up for appropriate models, chisel from granite, Gas Mark 6 for 40 mins and jobs a good's...

harryowl

1,114 posts

180 months

Friday 2nd December 2011
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LuS1fer

41,086 posts

244 months

Friday 2nd December 2011
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IMHO the XJS looked dated the day it was announced.
An offbeat suggestion perhaps but the Mk III Golf from 1991.

pistolpedro

225 posts

166 months

Friday 2nd December 2011
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the prices have really shot up over the past few years as Rams has become more well known, think I paid £80 for mine (white / beech) a few years back, its a lovely thing, I think its the nicest piece he designed for Braun even more so than the SK.

Zod

35,295 posts

257 months

Friday 2nd December 2011
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Nick3point2 said:
Dimski said:
I know it's a top gear suggestion, but the Jag XJS aged well, and I think the XK (previous generation) is now ageing very well.

+1 from me. Truly beautiful car with a lovely soundtrack.

But, in my opinion, you have to get the wheels right.




Oh, and they spelt the car's name wrong. They badged it jaguar, but they meant shaguar wink
I've thought it looked dated since about half-way through its run. Now it looks dreadfully saggy.

So far I agree with about a third of the suggestions in this thread. I suspect many of the rest may be the posters' own cars.

Zod

35,295 posts

257 months

Friday 2nd December 2011
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PGN 500sl said:
joe58 said:
But good good design will stay good design and to describe this I give you the Braun RT 20. First designed in 1961. Genius.

cloud9

....heads off to find one
Perfect design.

Mr Dave

3,233 posts

194 months

Friday 2nd December 2011
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Zod said:
Nick3point2 said:
Dimski said:
I know it's a top gear suggestion, but the Jag XJS aged well, and I think the XK (previous generation) is now ageing very well.

+1 from me. Truly beautiful car with a lovely soundtrack.

But, in my opinion, you have to get the wheels right.




Oh, and they spelt the car's name wrong. They badged it jaguar, but they meant shaguar wink
I've thought it looked dated since about half-way through its run. Now it looks dreadfully saggy.

So far I agree with about a third of the suggestions in this thread. I suspect many of the rest may be the posters' own cars.
I thought they had gotten dated while they were still current, then they looked a bit naff, now im looking to buy one despite the crap cockpit ergonomics, I just dont fit in it very well but I think they are starting to look really good again.

joe58

711 posts

150 months

Friday 2nd December 2011
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pistolpedro said:
the prices have really shot up over the past few years as Rams has become more well known, think I paid £80 for mine (white / beech) a few years back, its a lovely thing, I think its the nicest piece he designed for Braun even more so than the SK.
I think I may have to agree with you there, the SK range compared to this are a little bulky. I could always post a image of the SK2 and see if it raises a few eyebrows to the iPod generation. wink

Also while on product design, but still related to the thread. In a German class today we were doing household products and saying if they were modern or old as well. A image of the Artichoke light came up and everybody said modern. Made me chuckle seeing as that's mid-20th century Scandinavian...

Frances The Mute

1,816 posts

240 months

Friday 2nd December 2011
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BMW E31 8 series. Still looks fresh and sharp.

martin84

5,366 posts

152 months

Friday 2nd December 2011
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mike9009 said:
Subjective topic, i know, but surely the Alfa 156 trumps a peugeot 406 to that claim?

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I was waiting for someone to leap in with something from Alfa when i made that statement but ive just never liked Alfa's.

One of them 406's is a V reg, so 2000 then. In 2000 this was Nissan's offering -



That looks like an 11 year old design. The 406 doesnt.

This is what Ford were churning out



Nice car, i liked the Mondeo very much but that looks a decade old - which it is.



Vauxhall were putting out this white good.

Another thing to consider is what you can actually buy now. Most mk2 Mondeo's are in shabby shape now with duck tape on the rear bumpers, most of the remaining Primera's have been thrashed to hell, i wouldnt fancy parting with cash for a V reg Vectra. But the 406 is a surprisingly well built car with decent sturdy engines which run to starship mileages with little trouble, paintwork and general bodywork has held up the best out of all of these cars and i could easily go out tomorrow and buy a 10 year old 406 because theres so many to choose from still.

STash07

376 posts

152 months

Friday 2nd December 2011
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Streps said:
Mk 1 Focus still looks good to me.
Yep! especially mk1 RS lick