“Classics are for people who can’t afford supercars”
Discussion
Westy Pre-Lit said:
Supercars are for those that worry about what everybody else thinks, Classic cars are for those that couldn't give a toss.
I'd also disagree with this. To be fair a lot of people will buy fezzas and the like because they genuinely love cars others will buy one "...because it shows that I've made it..."
In all honesty, if my numbers came up in the lotto, you'd not see me anywhere near a super/hypercar showroom - I'd be somewhere like Kindig It Designs. Doesn't make me wrong or a new car owner wrong, differences in taste
Westy Pre-Lit said:
Supercars are for those that worry about what everybody else thinks, Classic cars are for those that couldn't give a toss.
It's interesting that we are ascribing character traits to the type of cars people might own. As I mentioned earlier, some have both supercars and classic cars in their garage - what should we make of them?Think he’s confusing two different things here:
Regular cars are for people who can’t afford (or don’t always want to drive) supercars. Otherwise manufacturers would only sell supercars. Classics are for people who value the emotional over the rational.
These aren’t exclusive though, and so there are owners of classics who can and can’t afford a supercar, and owners of supercars who do and don’t have a classic. There are also some pretty appalling people, some of whom have a 458 apparently...
Regular cars are for people who can’t afford (or don’t always want to drive) supercars. Otherwise manufacturers would only sell supercars. Classics are for people who value the emotional over the rational.
These aren’t exclusive though, and so there are owners of classics who can and can’t afford a supercar, and owners of supercars who do and don’t have a classic. There are also some pretty appalling people, some of whom have a 458 apparently...
CS Garth said:
He is really just representative of a significant potion of society for whom "buying new" is the be all and end all and owning old things somehow represents failure.
This cross section of society also sees all assets (car, house, watch, holiday) as a method of communicating with other tribe members their "success" and their belief system assumes you will buy the most expensive and best you can afford of each item. Ergo old = rubbish in their world. It's why they would never buy an old house, wear threadbare clothes etc even if they were worth half a bill.
This cross section of society also sees all assets (car, house, watch, holiday) as a method of communicating with other tribe members their "success" and their belief system assumes you will buy the most expensive and best you can afford of each item. Ergo old = rubbish in their world. It's why they would never buy an old house, wear threadbare clothes etc even if they were worth half a bill.
With Classics starting around £500 and Supercars starting around 100x that price there is some truth in the statement.
When I was a kid I wanted a Supercar, when I could afford one I looked at where I drive (usually with my children or lots of equipment) and realised I'd never use one
My Dad deals in Classics up to £200,000 and I often wondered who'd pay more for an older, slower "worse" car...
Now I'm older, I do
When I was a kid I wanted a Supercar, when I could afford one I looked at where I drive (usually with my children or lots of equipment) and realised I'd never use one
My Dad deals in Classics up to £200,000 and I often wondered who'd pay more for an older, slower "worse" car...
Now I'm older, I do
V8RX7 said:
With Classics starting around £500 and Supercars starting around 100x that price there is some truth in the statement.
When I was a kid I wanted a Supercar, when I could afford one I looked at where I drive (usually with my children or lots of equipment) and realised I'd never use one
My Dad deals in Classics up to £200,000 and I often wondered who'd pay more for an older, slower "worse" car...
Now I'm older, I do
I've driven a few on experience days - I can only imagine but most would for me be frustrating things to use especially with lack of seats, luggage space etcWhen I was a kid I wanted a Supercar, when I could afford one I looked at where I drive (usually with my children or lots of equipment) and realised I'd never use one
My Dad deals in Classics up to £200,000 and I often wondered who'd pay more for an older, slower "worse" car...
Now I'm older, I do
There's such great cars I can, and do, buy for under 10k that I don't feel like I missed out really.
Especially when, for example , you see people who allege they have such supercars, coming onto threads about a 'humdrum' hot hatch and claim they have more or as much fun in a Cooper S or Panda 100 for a fraction of the cost
I think I'm probably a bit too lardy to fit into a super car. That said, I've only ever had a passing interest in them anyway. I'd have a Noble M600 though please, assuming they'd be prepared to make it fit me?
People like different things and so long as you're buying for yourself and not for what you think other people will think of you, I'm all for it.
People like different things and so long as you're buying for yourself and not for what you think other people will think of you, I'm all for it.
irocfan said:
I'd also disagree with this.
To be fair a lot of people will buy fezzas and the like because they genuinely love cars others will buy one "...because it shows that I've made it..."
In all honesty, if my numbers came up in the lotto, you'd not see me anywhere near a super/hypercar showroom - I'd be somewhere like Kindig It Designs. Doesn't make me wrong or a new car owner wrong, differences in taste
I have no idea what a fezza is so I got thinking along the lines of.. Similar to a fizzie but with a larger engine, maybe a 125. I'm sure it isn't though. To be fair a lot of people will buy fezzas and the like because they genuinely love cars others will buy one "...because it shows that I've made it..."
In all honesty, if my numbers came up in the lotto, you'd not see me anywhere near a super/hypercar showroom - I'd be somewhere like Kindig It Designs. Doesn't make me wrong or a new car owner wrong, differences in taste
s m said:
I've driven a few on experience days - I can only imagine but most would for me be frustrating things to use especially with lack of seats, luggage space etc
There's such great cars I can, and do, buy for under 10k that I don't feel like I missed out really.
Especially when, for example , you see people who allege they have such supercars, coming onto threads about a 'humdrum' hot hatch and claim they have more or as much fun in a Cooper S or Panda 100 for a fraction of the cost
If it is actual enjoyment you are after, a sharp handling small hatchback (need not be that fast) or "classic" or a medium powered motorbike with compliant suspension on tight, twisty roads that you can drive flat out is hard to beat.There's such great cars I can, and do, buy for under 10k that I don't feel like I missed out really.
Especially when, for example , you see people who allege they have such supercars, coming onto threads about a 'humdrum' hot hatch and claim they have more or as much fun in a Cooper S or Panda 100 for a fraction of the cost
If it is genuinely super performance that you are after, a lightweight car like a Seven clone or a 1000cc sports bike will do it. Living in the UK, most high speed stuff is academic.
This is fortunate, as most people couldn't stretch to a "supercar" or wouldn't be able to justify it over other things they could spend/save the money on.
I doubt that owning/being seen to own a big supercar is actually about any of the above for many people.
I know of a few people who came into money, scratched the Ferrari itch, bit didn't keep them for long.
A Dad from my children's school does drive a current 4 seater Ferrari (not sure what the model is) It does sound very good.
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