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Old cars vs new cars #1
Fictioneer Doug Hirt Colorado Springs, CO, USA Sign in to contact 1968 Triumph TR4A	Topic Creator (OP) Jan 19, 2017 12:42 PM Joined 17 years ago 2,309 Posts

Ran across this article, which only reinforced my desire to keep and drive old cars!

http://ericpetersautos.com/2017/01/18/planned-obsolescence-mark-ii/

"Mr. Filby, do you think he'll ever return?"
"One cannot choose but wonder. You see . . . he has all the time in the world!"

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Re: Old cars vs new cars #2
TriumphFan Jim S Cumming, GA, USA Sign in to contact 1965 Ford Mustang "The Mustang" 1967 Triumph GT6 MkI "Rusty" 1968 Triumph Spitfire MkIII "Sweetness" 1968 Triumph Spitfire MkIII "Rusty II" & more	Jan 25, 2017 07:16 AM Top Contributor Joined 7 years ago 1,925 Posts

I agree. My daily driver is 52 yrs. old with a drivetrain from the mid 90's. Stupid fast, cheap, reliable, easy to maintain and, dare I say it? A bit of panache... smileys with beer

"If you didn't build it, it's not really yours" - Tim "The Toolman" Taylor
On average my Triumphs run at the perfect temperature - 182 F

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Re: Old cars vs new cars #3
Arctik Gary Schunk Cincinnati, OH, USA Sign in to contact 1965 Triumph Spitfire MkII "Lilith" 2002 Ford Mustang "Abigail" 2014 Hyundai Genesis "Azula"	Jan 25, 2017 07:40 AM Joined 8 years ago 239 Posts

Personally I prefer new RWD cars, depending on the model of course.

However I understand the sentiment about driving a car that you can work on, and get parts cheap.
This is why I gravitate more to Genesis Coupes, Mustangs and BRZ's. They are fast, reliable, and cheap manual drive coupes with enough safety features that Donna in her Ford Expedition won't be able to crush me while changing lanes.

They also have a massive aftermarket and are generally designed to make work easy. My Genesis' transmission has less bolts to remove than my Spitfire's. So even the most maintenance intensive jobs you can do yourself.

It's all down to preference but I still like newer sports cars,

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