I ended up with a Astra GTE, 150bhp, digital dash,
....... They were still the same old expensive rubbish that could have been replaced by newer technology at an even more extortionate price . The Mighty Antar , Alvis Stalwart HLMC & the Taylor Jumbo crane were three such piles of carp that readily come to mind .
Most of the older cars were, let's face it, carp. Just remembered because they were special at the time, rarely because they were really great vehicles
but the I guess that the snowflakes are really happy with all the safety features etc and they don't have to get their hands dirty when it does need servicing/fixing.
I don't think you can blame the 'younger' car buyers, they can only shop for what's available in the marketplace.
The inevitable march of 'progress' has hit not only the car industry, have you tried to buy a basic 'anything' these days?
No, I'm not blaming them, just pointing out the difference between the times really, back then I only had a seat belt to 'feel' safe.
Aye. You think you can remember different times - my early cars didn't have seat belts, or these new-fangled flashing indicators.
And we all survived the lack of safety equipment. At least the ones posting on the internet did. Do we want to go back to plain glass, no crumple zones and steering columns that could impale you?
Trafficators were great, even if you did sometimes have to punch the door pillar when they stuck. Folk today are soft, a heater was an optional extraAye. You think you can remember different times - my early cars didn't have seat belts, or these new-fangled flashing indicators.
We were talking about this at work the other day after moving a classic car out of the workshop, it stalling several times, needing reving to keep it running.I think a lot of reminiscence is done through rose tinted glasses.I remember cars needing blankets over the engines overnight otherwise no start in the morning. The decision on whether choke in, choke out, half in or 3/4 out the difference meaning dodgy starting.Then when you do get it running and keeping it running trying to see out of windows that are constantly steaming up.Trying to brake,clutch and throttle at the same time when getting to traffic lights or stalling it.Using twice the amount of fuel than a modern car.Contantly needing work and fine tunning/tweeking to keep them starting/running/stopping.
Think I'll keep to my modern looking, modern mechanical car.
We were talking about this at work the other day after moving a classic car out of the workshop, it stalling several times, needing reving to keep it running.I think a lot of reminiscence is done through rose tinted glasses.I remember cars needing blankets over the engines overnight otherwise no start in the morning. The decision on whether choke in, choke out, half in or 3/4 out the difference meaning dodgy starting.Then when you do get it running and keeping it running trying to see out of windows that are constantly steaming up.Trying to brake,clutch and throttle at the same time when getting to traffic lights or stalling it.Using twice the amount of fuel than a modern car.Contantly needing work and fine tunning/tweeking to keep them starting/running/stopping.
Think I'll keep to my modern looking, modern mechanical car.
I’d have a lancia stratos