Mr Whippy
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| posted on 28/9/13 at 11:46 PM |
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What cars now will become classics?
I wonder what modern cars on the road now will we see in car shows 20, 30 years from now? Ok they'll be the super exotic things like
Ferrari's etc
But what of the everyday ones we all tend to drive, will they just vanish without a trace? perhaps their electronic complexity will kill them off or
the sealed nature of components will prevent them being repaired. I think folk will give up on them much more likely than say a cortina etc (a car I
was told as a teen would never be a classic wish I'd kept mine)
A tip if you are trying to keep one - get spare glass, really expensive if not impossible to get replacements made. Buy it when it's cheap and
available. I have several full sets in the loft just in case and already had to use a windscreen thanks to a stone 
[Edited on 28/9/13 by Mr Whippy]
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loggyboy
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| posted on 29/9/13 at 02:45 AM |
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In a way if its old enough it will become a classic, as there's two sorts of classics IMO. Those true stand out cars, lotus cortina, audi
quattro, capri etc, that are classics because of what the achieved, or because of a cult following. Then there's just old cars that have become
rare and aren't quite old enough to be vintage, but are most definitely collectable and valuable.
Mistral Motorsport
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steve m
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| posted on 29/9/13 at 06:22 AM |
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Mk 1 and 2 escorts, as some bastards have been cutting them up for donor parts , for as silly kit car
Thats was probably spelt wrong, or had some grammer, that the "grammer police have to have a moan at
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bi22le
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| posted on 29/9/13 at 07:53 AM |
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Mk1 lotus elise
Mk1 golf R32
Mk1 clio V6
Mk1 BMini cooper S
BMW E46 M3 CSL
Track days ARE the best thing since sliced bread, until I get a supercharger that is!
Please read my ring story:
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Me doing a sub 56sec lap around Brands Indy. I need a geo set up! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHksfvIGB3I
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loggyboy
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| posted on 29/9/13 at 07:57 AM |
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Clio v6 is mk2 
Mistral Motorsport
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DanP
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| posted on 29/9/13 at 08:38 AM |
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I was having this exact conversation a few weeks ago with my brother.
It may be that in the future electronics will become cheaper to copy, or enthusiast will common use certain modules to keep them going but I can see
electronics and complex trim and mechanicals being a real problem.
I think anything ///M will be a future classic as parts shared with normal platform, mx5 will be the next MGB,
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NigeEss
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| posted on 29/9/13 at 09:52 AM |
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As Loggyboy says, when it's old enough it will be referred to as a classic whether they were any good or not and often simply
because someone used to have a certain vehicle it will appeal to them years later.
When they get old and rare enough then even a Mondeo or a Vectra will be lovingly restored by someone.
IMHO the modern(ish) cars that I regard as worthy are
E30 BMW, Mk 4 Astra Sport, MR2. Probably as I have one of each at some point and have fond memories.
Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.................Douglas Adams.
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designer
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| posted on 29/9/13 at 10:00 AM |
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1990 Vauxhall Calibra and Peugeot 407 Coupe.
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morcus
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| posted on 29/9/13 at 10:57 AM |
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I saw an AX the other day for the first time in ageswhich left me thinking the same.
Regular cars get a special.status because people have fond memories, i mean how many of us remember being inan enzo? But almost everyone has been in a
mondeo.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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cliftyhanger
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| posted on 29/9/13 at 11:18 AM |
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Fast blue oval stuff will get there eventually, cossie escorts and so on are shooting up in value now.
In general it is stuff that was pretty available but with sporting aspirations, no just striped seats, but gets rare. That sort of discounts the mx5,
but that does a neat trick of having a huge following. M3csl is already there methinks....
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scootz
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| posted on 29/9/13 at 11:20 AM |
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Z3M Coupe
VW Corrado VR6
Lotus 340R
It's Evolution Baby!
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 29/9/13 at 11:28 AM |
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volvo 240
volvo 740
volvo 940
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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franky
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| posted on 29/9/13 at 12:33 PM |
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z3m coupe.
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 29/9/13 at 02:26 PM |
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MX5
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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morcus
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| posted on 29/9/13 at 02:40 PM |
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The MX5 has a weird position as arguably it is a classic in the true sense, and has been since it was first available, as well as being a mass
market(ish) car.
for something a bit different I reckon the Citroen C6, the pheaton and simillar cars with high luxury but mundane badges will be sought after.
Another line of thought, unmodified versions of Barry favourites like Imprezzas, Evo's, right down to Saxo's.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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olimarler
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| posted on 29/9/13 at 04:22 PM |
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I was having this discussion at work and one of the technical trainers came up with a very good point.
The classic cars of today are easy (to a degree) to work on a maintain due to the lack of the specialist equipment needed to maintain and run these
types of vehicles.
But if we look at new cars of 2013 being classics in the future this becomes difficult as the amount of specialist equipment needed to programme the
vehicles ETC
We damage a diff and need to swop it for another one job done. You do that on a modern car you need to programme it etc. and the cost becomes so
expensive as well for the parts.
So question is will it be obtainable to run a car produced now in the future due to the cost of parts and labour vs the cost of the car.
Anyway s2000 and like to think gt86 would be there.
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 29/9/13 at 04:51 PM |
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Fiat Multipla, the odd looking one. That's got a cult following already
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brookie
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| posted on 29/9/13 at 05:02 PM |
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i thinks the Vauxhall vx220 will also be one
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olimarler
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| posted on 29/9/13 at 05:23 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Ninehigh
Fiat Multipla, the odd looking one. That's got a cult following already
Love it!! LoL
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mjkh
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| posted on 29/9/13 at 05:46 PM |
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Audi A2. Especially the 3l model.
Always makes me smile when I drive mine.
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beaver34
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| posted on 29/9/13 at 06:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by brookie
i thinks the Vauxhall vx220 will also be one
Me too,
That's why I purchased one last year
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femster87
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| posted on 29/9/13 at 06:16 PM |
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Smart Roadster coupe. Because I have one
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Scuzzle
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| posted on 29/9/13 at 06:22 PM |
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MK1 Ford Ka and the Racing Puma can still be got cheap and I think will shoot up in price.
Cars that are famous for rotting easily are good ones to hold onto if you get a nice one. Who would have thought cars as plentiful as MK1 and MK2
Escorts could be fetching the kind of prices they are now.
Standard run of the mill cars that were peoples first cars and now they are fat and middle aged want one again and have some money behind them to get
a nice one and inflate the prices.
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 29/9/13 at 08:28 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mjkh
Audi A2. Especially the 3l model.
Always makes me smile when I drive mine.
??????????? I don't remember a 3.0 A2!
Stuff that is really cheap now but will be worth shed loads in 15 years time - Alfa Romeo Spider FWD, Fiat Coupe 5cyl, top end SAAB's
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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StevieB
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| posted on 29/9/13 at 10:46 PM |
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I think he fact that morn cars last so long and are generally very reliable will restrict the amount that go on to be considered classics.
You just have to look at old MG's, where an old shitter is worth vey little, so a good one commands a price and is sought after - there
won't be many modern cars that reach such a ad state as to add value and appeal to a good example.
But, something like a Vauxhall Monaro might make it as a classic because there's not so many around. I can see a mx5 becoming the MGB of out
time and mk1 Elise will always be a bit special for me.
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