Old School or New School?

[sleekism]

Simple question do you prefer the old school Fords or the new school Fords?

Hard to define old school or new school though. I'm not sure whether you would clasiify old school from the XK until the XD or would you classify it up to the introduction of unleaded fuel and the demise of the Cleveland V8.

I love my Fairmont but there is something about driving old muscle cars that new cars will never match. Newer cars seem more fragile and overly complex and will never match the raw feel of a big, solid and simple carby fed V8 plus all the computer technology and extra features simply means there is more to go wrong and you can do less work yourself so have to depend more on outside mechanics.
Newer cars are plasticky and stuff breaks and dents easy nothing like the old Valiant and XT which you could treat like a dog and they ould still ask for more.

Old cars had their problems though with rust being a constant battle and it was almost a ritualistic thing working on the car every weekend.

Hard choice myself I know I wont be happy until I have both a FPV Typhoon and a 1968 Fairmont 302W in my garage.

[Steffo]

Definitley prefer new cars. The better old cars are getting to be worth stupid amounts of money... so not only do they not accelerate, brake, corner... or run reliably like new cars but they're also worth 5x more now so you're too afraid to drive them lest they be damaged, written off or stolen.

FPV F6 Typhoon over GT-HO Phase III any day. The collectable is nice, but its best left to someone who wouldn't drive it into the ground... ie - not me!

[Auslandau]

Originally Posted by Steffo

Definitley prefer new cars. The better old cars are getting to be worth stupid amounts of money... so not only do they not accelerate, brake, corner... or run reliably like new cars but they're also worth 5x more now so you're too afraid to drive them lest they be damaged, written off or stolen.

FPV F6 Typhoon over GT-HO Phase III any day. The collectable is nice, but its best left to someone who wouldn't drive it into the ground... ie - not me!

Serious!! :

The first lot (in my sig) are driven by me ...... the last one is the Mrs's car. Nough said!



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[XR8-260]

Originally Posted by auslandau

Serious!! :

The first lot (in my sig) are driven by me ...... the last one is the Mrs's car. Nough said!

Your missus has good taste in cars :P.

[schnoods]

Im still trying to get my head around a bloke in a BF GT thinking he is on the same par with a GTHO at car shows. :togo:

Love the old stuff for sure. Not really into rods and customs as much though as they all just jumping on the bandwagon especially the VW's and old Morris's joining in too.

[TaraHymen]

Originally Posted by schnoods

Im still trying to get my head around a bloke in a BF GT thinking he is on the same par with a GTHO at car shows. :togo:

exactly!!!!

when they can make plastic look as good as chrome i'll be interested. at least with the old cars when u turn the key u know whats happening under the bonnet. and then there's the note, doesnt matter how much money u throw at it u cant make a new car sound good.

value is only what someone is prepared to pay which proves that old skool stuff is highly sort after. i wonder if in 20 years time the EBGT is gonna be worth more than a house?

give me a twin system and a set of straight cuts over 20 inch rims and neons anyday.

[Whitey-AMG]

Originally Posted by TaraHymen

and then there's the note, doesnt matter how much money u throw at it u cant make a new car sound good.

WTF...........Have you heard a BOSS with a full DiFillipo exhaust........ITS MOTHERS MILK !!!!!!!

[Falcon Coupe]

Originally Posted by Steffo

Definitley prefer new cars. The better old cars are getting to be worth stupid amounts of money... so not only do they not accelerate, brake, corner...

It depends, not many old school are stock in the Clevo section, ask those blokes about acceleration. :

Mine actually brakes very well, as for handling..... not with the current setup.

I prefer new cars for daily driving and the oldies for weekend cruising.

[Racecraft]

Originally Posted by Falcon Coupe

I prefer new cars for daily driving and the oldies for weekend cruising.

Took the words out of my mouth

[Auslandau]

Originally Posted by Falcon Coupe

Mine actually brakes very well, as for handling..... not with the current setup.

Thats why the good roads have 3 lanes ....... purpose built for real cars!



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[tankclare]

Originally Posted by Steffo

FPV F6 Typhoon over GT-HO Phase III any day.

: :togo: :

[nugget378]

Originally Posted by Steffo

Definitley prefer new cars. The better old cars are getting to be worth stupid amounts of money... so not only do they not accelerate, brake, corner... or run reliably like new cars but they're also worth 5x more now so you're too afraid to drive them lest they be damaged, written off or stolen.

Thats what shannons is for.
I would rather a car that actually appreciates,when its time to sell I get what I spent in time and money back,stuff losing 50% in depreciation in a few years.

I dont care what I drive as a daily,a hilux will do as well as anything,its not like you can appreciate a high performance car on your daily commute now is it..

[DOC]

Originally Posted by sleekism

Hard to define old school or new school though. I'm not sure whether you would clasiify old school from the XK until the XD or would you classify it up to the introduction of unleaded fuel and the demise of the Cleveland V8.
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That is a question i asked long ago and was answered by Falcon Coupe ( from Memory ) the answer =

Metal Bumpers = old school
Plastic Bumpers = New school

worked for me

[Nostalgia]

+1 for ol skool. "Classic NOT Plastic". :

[agony]

Originally Posted by EAadam

+1 for ol skool. "Classic NOT Plastic". :

Totally agreed!

[FPV8U]

Personally im into the newer cars, would rather do up my XR8 than build an older car at the moment.

[Nostalgia]

I have a EA so my toolbox is full of cable ties. I really want a 60s Falcon so i can use my real tools.

[4Vman]

Both.

[Barry_v]

last thursday I was rear ended by a mercedes C180 kompressor. the 1979 P6 chrome bumper bar destroyed the mercedes good. I drove away, he didnt.

I would encourage people to buy new cars, they make good crumple zones for my cars.

[XR8-260]

Definitely new school for me...

[Nostalgia]

Originally Posted by Barry_v

last thursday I was rear ended by a mercedes C180 kompressor. the 1979 P6 chrome bumper bar destroyed the mercedes good. I drove away, he didnt.

I would encourage people to buy new cars, they make good crumple zones for my cars.

Bwahahahah. Hope the P6 is ok.

[Barry_v]

Originally Posted by EAadam

Bwahahahah. Hope the P6 is ok.

yeah its not bad, as teh mercedes crumpled around the bumper bar it did a little bit of panel damage. bumper bar has basically no damage (scuffed a bit).

[Mongoose]

Cant beat the pinnacle of Australian automotive engineering, the 1975 XB GT coupe

[MITCHAY]

New most definitely. I don't really care about old cars that much. It's not very often I would say "Oh look at that" about an older car.

[XR8 Uterous]

I dont think i'd be able to live with a Old school car as a daily. For a daily driver it'd definitly have to be new school but would love an Old school ford for weekends and just to cruise in.

[Silver Ghia]

Should have had another category - 'Both'

Its good to have the modern technology for the daily runners or weekenders that dont want to or know how to tinker, but its also good to have the older technology for nostalgic reasons - a pure enthusiast car.

[burnz]

old school is good until winter arrives (auto)

[tankclare]

++++++++1 for old school!!

Nothing beats cruising around in a nice old car with the rumble of a v8..Sure they might not be as reliable and you may need to work on them alot more but that is the fun of having an older car.

I believe it makes you appreciate the car more knowing that you have poured the money in and done the work yourself.

An old school car will turn alot more heads then a modern car and that feeling is just awesome

[ST]

Originally Posted by tankclare

An old school car will turn alot more heads then a modern car and that feeling is just awesome

That's not really true. You'll only really turn car enthusiasts heads, even more likely to be older which makes it an even smaller crowd to admire your car.

New cars for me. More reliable, more comfortable, no problems with obtaining parts, decent air conditioning, CD players standard, more convenience (power windows, cruise control etc), less maintenance...

Old school cars are awesome, but their day has been and gone.

[Falcon Coupe]

Originally Posted by RTSW

That's not really true. You'll only really turn car enthusiasts heads, even more likely to be older which makes it an even smaller crowd to admire your car..

It is true actually, i was parked next to beautiful modded BAXR8 at my local milk bar, the owner was a member here and we were having a chat when surrounded by the local BMX gang, to my surprise all questions were about the XA !
They barley noticed the Blood orange XR next to it.