Curtis
Part of things
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 This popped up on my newsfeed and sparked a discussion amongst friends. As many of us know, there are numerous friends and family in Moderns that don't understand our passion, they ask questions about where we find leaded fuel, mock us for the cars reliability and wonder how the car managed to get so rotten? This lead us to question, what would the 'normal people' be asking, or berating classic owners for in 50 years time? The fact we have to service them every year? The fact they need oil at all?! Surprised that the car has 3 pedals or less than 10 speakers in the audio system? What do you think they would be asking, what would they mock us for, and what would they admire! I'll start, E46 M3 CSL - "Only the roof and bumper is carbon fibre? My '63 Fiesta has more than that!" |
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oldchap
Part of things
just hanging about
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'You have to drive it yourself, it doesn't drive itself ? Isn't that dangerous ??'
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what's that awful noise
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Where does the charging lead go?..
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'You have to drive it yourself, it doesn't drive itself ? Isn't that dangerous ??' Oh this. Being in tech I'm already surrounded (in the internet sense) by people who think that in 10 years no one will be driving cars, insurance will be free and we'll all be travelling 150+mph to go anywhere. Also by extension this is going to cause a collapse in capitalism somehow. Anyway my money would be on "Where do you get petrol from?" .. or "Have you converted it yet?" ... converted to what still remains to be seen, probably electricity though. |
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Already getting this one from youngsters "what do you mean it has a tape player"
So I imagine just replace "tape" with "CD"
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1993 Fiat Panda Selecta
2003 Vauxhall Combo 1.7DI van
2006 Mercedes Kompressor Evolution-S AMG SportCoupé
"You think you hate it now, wait til you drive it"
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bazzateer
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Imping along sans Vogue
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"11mph in a 10mph zone? Who do you think you are then, Stirling Moss?"
(Let's face it, they've been saying it for the last sixty years so they'll probably be saying it in another sixty!).
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1968 Singer Chamois Sport
1972 Sunbeam Imp Sport
1976 Datsun 260Z 2+2
1998 Peugeot Boxer Pilote motorhome
2003 Rover 75 1.8 Club SE (daily)
2006 MG ZT 190+ (another daily)
2007 BMW 530d Touring M Sport (tow car)
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Something along the lines of 'Kia never heard of them, nice Saab 900 t4 though'
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andyborris
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Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose.
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"you don't look 109 years old"
Hopefully..............
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"How can you drive that without power steering"
"Do they still make tyres that small ?"
"I'd never feel safe in a car without airbags"
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72 Pontiac Firebird Formula 400. 95 BMW E34 525i Manual. 80 Lotus Elite, sold  86 Mk4 Escort RWD V8, sold |
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Anyway my money would be on "Where do you get petrol from?" .. or "Have you converted it yet?" ... converted to what still remains to be seen Mr. Fusion? Or perhaps a hover conversion?  Oh wait - we were supposed to have those this year...  |
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Curtis
Part of things
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"How can you drive that without power steering" "Do they still make tyres that small ?" "I'd never feel safe in a car without airbags" All of those apply now I don't think there are any current cars that would raise these questions in 50 years "Radial tyres? Wouldn't trust them as far as I could throw them" " That's the power unit! Whats it doing in the storage compartment?!" "How can you see anything with those laser headlights? You should consider a quantum luminescence retrofit" |
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Driving:
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