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Jun 18, 2009 20:52:17 GMT
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I haven't got my car yet, but the reason I will be getting somethingg classic/retro is because I want to have something a bit more desirable, stylish, and different that isn't going to cost the earth to insure being only 17. I'm sure you can see why I'd rather have this:  than this:  So why is it that everyone on here is into retro cars? Thought it might be interesting to share peoples thoughts on the matter, maybe include pictures to make it moroe interesting. |
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Last Edit: Jun 18, 2009 20:56:17 GMT by yantorsen
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Jun 18, 2009 20:56:16 GMT
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i like driving something i wont see coming the other way well not to often anyway theres just something with older cars that makes me feel good inside like sex but without the cuddling after pmsl
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97 volvo 940 turbo wagon
87 fiat strada abarth
78 gs1000
82 katana 1100
84 gsx1100 efe
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Jun 18, 2009 20:58:15 GMT
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nicer to look at cheaper to fix simpler to fix
turned a necessity into a hobby
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2001 HONDA CT110 (NOT RCV)
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Jun 18, 2009 20:59:32 GMT
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Involvement in the driving experience, refusing to follow the sheep and sheer simplicity so even a muppet like me can fix things. That's what I like about retros. I keep playing with more modern stuff and it always ends in tears! And by modern, I mean less than twenty years old - apparently this isn't really modern to most people...
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1986 Citroen 2CV Dolly Other things. Check out my Blog for the latest! www.hubnut.org |
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billy
Part of things
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Jun 18, 2009 21:03:02 GMT
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because I am poor  and it beats all the modern tat I work on simple and logical to repair and it makes me smile 90% of the time just looking at it never mind driving it ;D  |
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Jun 18, 2009 21:04:05 GMT
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I buy them because they make great daily smokers/hobby car/statement of individuality e.t.c...
They are all things to all men (and women)
Primarily its a cost thing really. I couldnt bear to yog a few thousand £££'s on a modern I know is going to be next to worthless in a few years time!
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1987 Maestro 1.6 HL perkins diesel conversion 1986 Audi 100 Avant 1800cc on LPG 1979 Allegro Series 2 special 4 door 1500cc with vynil roof. IN BITS. HERITAGE ISSUES.  |
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Jun 18, 2009 21:07:17 GMT
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i got a retro as there soo much cooler and better then my mates corsa's and chavved 106's |
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sparko
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Jun 18, 2009 21:10:16 GMT
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i took my mate rob to santa pod for pv this year. he doesnt really like cars and doeant know anything about them. by the end of the weekend wondering about with a group of us he understood why we did it. also, he wants a chevette! (like mine) he said out of anything mine was the best car there because there wasnt another about and it is the exact shape you draw as a kid when you draw a car. so thats pretty much why i do it, you hardly ever see another about and its just nice to cruise about in summit that was built as a car, not as a safe efficient way to get to work  |
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timasorus
Club Retro Rides Member
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Why do you drive a retro car?timasorus
@timasorus
Club Retro Rides Member 90
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Jun 18, 2009 21:13:57 GMT
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the look on peoples faces when they see u fly past and the thrill of knowing if u crash its just u and your seatbelt |
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banditos ahoy!
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Jun 18, 2009 21:19:22 GMT
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I like the driving experience I get. If I'm not involved in my driving I get annoyed and moderns can't offer me what I want. I'd have to get an Elise or something to equal what I've got, but then I lose the practicality of a car that I can load up with wibblepoo at the builders merchants, throw a bike on the roof rack etc.
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Jun 18, 2009 21:29:38 GMT
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Because the chicks dig it.
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Jun 18, 2009 21:31:06 GMT
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'cos new cars are sh*t!
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Last Edit: Jun 18, 2009 21:31:24 GMT by naselmike
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L_D_I
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Jun 18, 2009 21:37:41 GMT
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I love the feel of the car on the road, the sense tht you and the car are one. I hate all the modern safety devices that beep to tell you tht uv put the keys in the ignition, beep to tell uv opened a door, another one for seat belts. None of tht for me
And also as previously stated to go for a drive and not see another one on the road and People stopping and stairing at it makes you feel good inside.
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Seth
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MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi
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Jun 18, 2009 21:38:52 GMT
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nicer to look at cheaper to fix simpler to fix Hairnet in speaking sense shocker! So what he said plus the bit about driving experience. I find anything newer than 19xx generally bland. |
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable. |
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stealthstylz
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Why do you drive a retro car?stealthstylz
@stealthstylz
Club Retro Rides Member 174
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Jun 18, 2009 21:44:45 GMT
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Hairnet in speaking sense shocker! So what he said plus the bit about driving experience. I find anything newer than 19xx generally bland. Surely you're kind of limiting your options by discounting every car from the twentieth century   Matt |
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Davenger
Club Retro Rides Member
It's only metal
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Why do you drive a retro car?Davenger
@dminifreak
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Jun 18, 2009 21:47:40 GMT
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I find most modern cars to be dull and characterless.
I like a car that doesn't isolate me from the road with power steering etc and has a style of it's own rather than blending in with everything else in the showrooms
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Jun 18, 2009 21:47:53 GMT
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Jun 18, 2009 21:49:01 GMT
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nicer to look at cheaper to fix simpler to fix Hairnet in speaking sense shocker! lmao. from my current fleet perspective id go with one out three of those reasons, they're nice to look at, but certainly not simple or cheap to fix. however, on the whole older stuff is exactly what hairnet says. |
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Seth
South East
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Jun 18, 2009 21:52:01 GMT
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Surely you're kind of limiting your options by discounting every car from the twentieth century Didn't want to put a specific year as I'd always likely think of exceptions  |
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.
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Jun 18, 2009 22:54:02 GMT
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As everyone else said really. The necessity of having to buy a cheaper car because I have no intention of buying anything on credit that will be worth curse word all in three years. I don't have enough money to buy a new car outright. So it's got to be older, and if it's going to be old, and you've got a choice of a 90s hatchback and an early 70s saloon, then you're going to pick the cool one... It's not that simple, but that was the thought process for the last car I bought. As it is I've just gone and bought what I considered to be a 'modern'. Then realised that it's actually nearly 20 years old.. I'llcall an early MX5 an 'old retro inspired modern car' until I feel the need to classify it anywhere else |
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...proper medallion man chest wig motoring. |
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