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Old 10-03-2022, 08:49 AM   #1
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I would love my next car to be old - I'm thinking a 1950s Powerwagon
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Old 10-03-2022, 02:03 PM   #2
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I would love my next car to be old - I'm thinking a 1950s Powerwagon
You've got 24 hours to bid on one!

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...power-wagon-7/



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An awesome car! Very rare, almost everyone bought the roadster. I'm pretty sure you can turn off the stability control on all of them. Sadly, I think the ignition key would be $500. Key to the economics of an old BMW is an experienced non-dealer mechanic. There appears to be a guy in Holderness
Yes, very rare. People are fighting over colors! Their favorite is the glowing Malaga Blue.

My retiring experienced-non-dealer-mechanic says not to buy anything since 1991.

EDIT: I just checked again: They're fighting over Montego Blue, and paying almost double "book" price!

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/20...upe-6-speed-3/

IF I get one I'll return to the track and try to catch those Porsche GT3s!

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Old 10-03-2022, 05:09 PM   #3
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You've got 24 hours to bid on one!

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Yes, very rare. People are fighting over colors! Their favorite is the glowing Malaga Blue.

My retiring experienced-non-dealer-mechanic says not to buy anything since 1991.

EDIT: I just checked again: They're fighting over Montego Blue, and paying almost double "book" price!

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/20...upe-6-speed-3/

IF I get one I'll return to the track and try to catch those Porsche GT3s!
Understandable--during the 90s and 00s, BMW was adding electronics steadily. They moved away from being a car for great drivers towards a car that drove great for everybody. So the old guard has always maintained that the new cars were not as good as the previous. (Obviously, this is a matter of preference) Porsche 911 is the same in this regard, yes?
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Old 10-03-2022, 06:15 PM   #4
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Understandable--during the 90s and 00s, BMW was adding electronics steadily. They moved away from being a car for great drivers towards a car that drove great for everybody. So the old guard has always maintained that the new cars were not as good as the previous. (Obviously, this is a matter of preference) Porsche 911 is the same in this regard, yes?
There's a Car Show podcast with Malcolm Gladwell discussing the "last best sports sedan," the BMW M5.

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Understandable--during the 90s and 00s, BMW was adding electronics steadily. They moved away from being a car for great drivers towards a car that drove great for everybody. So the old guard has always maintained that the new cars were not as good as the previous. (Obviously, this is a matter of preference) Porsche 911 is the same in this regard, yes?
I think perhaps less so with 911's. The engine improvements were hard to ignore, and never became any less of a driver's car, at least into the 2010's. Not that there isn't, for every brand, a group that longs for the simple old days but I'm not sure that's a majority.

I think about getting an older car at times, '60's/70's era pickup or 70's muscle car. But if I ever do it will be modified, modern brakes, upgraded suspension, a/c, good stereo with bluetooth. I do get it when people want to keep things original though.
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I think about getting an older car at times, '60's/70's era pickup or 70's muscle car. But if I ever do it will be modified, modern brakes, upgraded suspension, a/c, good stereo with bluetooth. I do get it when people want to keep things original though.
Yes--suspension and brakes are amazing today compared to the 70s, and it's very easy to forget that until you drive an old car. I loved the original Charger, and their remake looks great, though I have not driven one. Dodge is rolling out electric versions in another year or two with the goal of keeping the spirit of gas muscle cars
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Yes--suspension and brakes are amazing today compared to the 70s, and it's very easy to forget that until you drive an old car. I loved the original Charger, and their remake looks great, though I have not driven one. Dodge is rolling out electric versions in another year or two with the goal of keeping the spirit of gas muscle cars
I thought about getting a Challenger for a while, was looking at 3-6 year old ones, only interested in the 6.4. I test drove a few, ended up deciding on something else. But .... After driving a 6.4 powered SRT, I stopped and literally sat there thinking about how far the tech/engineering has come. 475 hp in a naturally aspirated V8 that idles completely smoothly, you could drive it all day in comfort on the highway, yet is so powerful that coming out of 2nd gear you realize you have to let off or get a ticket. I'd love a '60's/'70's Challenger and the sound and power and feel would be awesome, but you still have to admire what they've been able to do with modern cars.
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That would be perfect!
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Back in high school in the 1980s, I had friends with a 1965 GTO, 1962 Corvair, 1970 something Camaro, 1967 Firebird, a couple of VW Bug and a microbus, a BMW 2002, an International Scout, a Barracuda, and more. To have any of those today...

Today everything is electronics - and the screens are way too big. I am more confused by them and long for good old fashion knobs, dials, and switches.
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