prizrak
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You can cherry pick any era to present an argument as why its the best era.
We just tend to get nostalgic for the stuff we couldn't afford when we were growing up.
You can cherry pick any era to present an argument as why its the best era.
We just tend to get nostalgic for the stuff we couldn't afford when we were growing up.
BMW 6, ford capri & escort, opel kadett, VW golf MK I
what would look coolest? we'll make it like that!
i like the 70s as well!
(i think this is also a discussion about that you want. the 300zx, the nsx, the supra, ...all cool cars. but i will never get one. not the slightest bit interested. a 70s shell of a kadett or an escort, with which you can still do whatever the hell you want? sign me up! you can even prep those for track use, and still have some money left. good luck doing that with a supra)
70's? what are you smoking?
Thinking more along the lines of 70's regulations destroying any kind of fun from cars (in the US at least). There are plenty of 90's cars you can get and track relatively cheaply, Miata is the prime example but also FDs are not hugely expensive neither are MR2s, Supra and NSX are really the only ones that would be pricey these days because of their status, most other 90's metal is pretty cheap.BMW 6, ford capri & escort, opel kadett, VW golf MK I
what would look coolest? we'll make it like that!
i like the 70s as well!
(i think this is also a discussion about that you want. the 300zx, the nsx, the supra, ...all cool cars. but i will never get one. not the slightest bit interested. a 70s shell of a kadett or an escort, with which you can still do whatever the hell you want? sign me up! you can even prep those for track use, and still have some money left. good luck doing that with a supra)
I agree. The 90s to me is things like this
Whereas every day cars of the 60s and 70s had more appeal.
I addressed the 70's in my post above but yes this could be a simple geographical issue, here the 70's are a decade that produced by and large terrible slow cars due to heavy regulations. However I again want to point something out, every decade had cool cars, however I am struggling to think of as much variety of both "regular" and "exotic" sports cars that are as well regarded as stuff from the 90's.Hehe, predictable response. Ask for opinions and jump on ones that differ from yours..
I addressed the 70's in my post above but yes this could be a simple geographical issue, here the 70's are a decade that produced by and large terrible slow cars due to heavy regulations. However I again want to point something out, every decade had cool cars, however I am struggling to think of as much variety of both "regular" and "exotic" sports cars that are as well regarded as stuff from the 90's.
P.S. I wouldn't qualify the M1 as AFAIK it was never a production model. I am talking cars you could go and actually buy.
Fair enoughI'm sure you're having difficulty identifying interesting stuff the same way I'm having difficulties picking anything interesting from 90s. It's just what you know and like. Without this thread I would've said 90s was the worst decade for cars, but there are definite upsides. 90s to me (like several other Europeans in this thread) is mostly about recession era jelly mold mobiles with uninteresting, but economical engines. But thinking about it, Subaru is a good example of a manufacturer that took up to 90s to make anything that would interest me.
I didn't realize it was actually produced and offered up for sale.Oh, and M1 is just as much a roadcar as XJ220 and McLaren F1, if a bit cheaper at the time. Both appeared here. 453, 275 and 106 produced, respectively.
70's? what are you smoking?
And, to your point, in the US the 70s was just that, except replace "jelly mold" with "bloated box". We also got hit with crude emissions control systems that sucked out any semblance of performance from all cars imported to these shores.recession era jelly mold mobiles
Late 80s also produced some cars that are seen as 90s cars, like S13 200SX.