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Originally Posted by MiguelAE86
Thank you! Why do you think so many people adore older cars of the simpler yesteryear? That's what kids my age would like to find out! (I'm 17, But age groups posted above apply) Especially when we see it posted on every forum ever made, that older cars are better for the real feel of a sportscar. We would simply like to find out, that's what made older folks such gearheads right? that sensation of man and machine.  |
It's more complicated than that but that is some of it.
At least where I grew up (North Carolina, reached driving age in the mid 1970's), it was also a status thing. Less than half the kids I knew had cars, so having ANY car was a big deal.
When you had ANY car, that also meant you had to be a gearhead just to keep the car on the road. In addition, nearly every car (and all those in a high school kids price range) was rear-wheel drive and usually with bald or balding tires.
Basically, cars when I grew up were the gaming consoles of my youth. It's what your friends and you did, and your life centered around it. If you didn't have a car, you found someone who did, and that's where you hung out.