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Well, I say it is anyway:  |
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Rich
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Is my Honda retro ?Rich
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Personally? No. But let's not start that. If it's got some interesting mods, get a readers ride thread going because someone will enjoy reading about it. It's not JUST about 'retro' rides. It's about cool cars. I wouldn't say my 1997 landrover or 2000 Hyundai XG grandeur are retro but they are deemed interesting hence then having threads.
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ok, why do you say it is?  |
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BT
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Wow, very similar plate to my old EK!
What motor is in that? B18?
Everyone's idea of a retro is different, I wouldn't consider it modern, some say retro is pre-plastic bumpers. I like everything new or old so it's good with me.
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Well, I say it is anyway: I was born in 1981, by the time I passed my test most things on the road built in 1981 seemed pretty retro to me! My Dad thought I was crazy! People passing there tests today were born in 1998 so I would think to them the above civic seems pretty retro, I don't think it is, but what would an old dude like me know? It's a nice car regardless, ironically I passed my test in an R-reg Civic! It was nearly new, seems like yesterday! |
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Last Edit: Dec 2, 2015 22:36:11 GMT by hillbilly
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I agree and think it depends on your age and what you remember as a kid.
I was born in 1968,passed my test in a 77 MK2 Escort estate complete with "Flash Harry" wheel trims and a furry steering wheel cover.Cars from the 60's were common as i grew up,i went to school in Jag Mk10 or a Mk2 Cortina and so i have rose tinted retro view of those motors now.
Hence the Honda doesn't feel retro to me,just a very well looked after older motor,but it's 19 years old and a year off classic insurance so fair play.
I used to do a daily tax disc run from a main dealer in Leeds to one in Middlesborough in one of those Civics when they were pretty new,nice car.
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my personal opinion is it's far from retro, although it's now around 18 years old, to me retro pretty much cuts off after J reg "91"
The aerodecks of these are slightly interesting, do you have any plans for it?
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Retro is an attitude, not an age.
Stock, it's an old banger.
Well modified? Now we're talking.
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Last Edit: Dec 2, 2015 23:46:18 GMT by penski
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Bought = purchased. Brought = relocated
Lose = misplace/opposite of win. Loose = your mum
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I personally wouldn't class it as retro. I'm 19, and ever since I started driving at 17 ive only ever had 80's VW's (about 4 mk1 golfs and 2 mk2s). So to me 80s motors and early 90's are more of a retro thing.
I think what throws people off of calling your car retro is that fact it's 'aged' very well, meaning someone who doesn't know much about cars, might pass it off as a 10 year old car. Just my opinion...
But whats to say what is and isn't retro?
If you think it's retro then it's god damn retro!
I mean, there's no 'real' answer I guess?
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it looks to be a very nice and clean car, the styling doesn't seemed to have dated much, as long as you like it and enjoy the driving experience what does it matter if its retro or not.
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Please don't throw litter, take it home.
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i wouldnt jump out of my seat and shout ooooh retro car
but good for you for running it and not some 2 year old white goods toot
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EmDee
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Is my Honda retro ?EmDee
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Well I don't think it is, but I've got a build thread on here for something exactly the same age (an Alfa 155) - and something 4 years newer (a Multipla). The difference is that they are both quite strong designs in my opinion and both modified, while I find your shape of Civic a little drab to be quite frank. Needs moar modifieds.
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get a rover grille
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91 golf g60, 89 golf 16v , 88 polo breadvan
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It's 18 years old and looks well-preserved.
It's nice, but a million miles from "retro" in my opinion.
Retro isn't just about age, but there are very few 1997/1998 cars that could class as being "retro" for me. All the modifications in the world wouldn't make it retro either.
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Personally, I think it probably is Retro. Any car whose 'styling language' differs substantially from anything available new through age is retro in my eyes.
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mikeymk
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No.
Obviously the subject of what is or isn't retro is a matter of opinion and personal standing, but generally, if it was designed in the 1990s then i'm lost for sure.
A Honda Ballade might swing me, though. Or MK2 Civic. Or 3dr Aerodeck. But that's as recent as I see Honda stuff taking me back to a by-gone era.
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