"Nerd-Vol" (Nerd-Vol)
07/12/2016 at 12:11 • Filed to: Old shit
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"Nerd-Vol" (Nerd-Vol)
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So I just found out that the Jeep Compass is still available for sale. The platform has been on the road for over 10 years now. It’s a terrible car, and it got me thinking, “what other old platforms are still in dealer showrooms?”
CB
> Nerd-Vol
07/12/2016 at 12:12 |
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The Dodge Charger is still on the LX platform, which is ten years old.
Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
> Nerd-Vol
07/12/2016 at 12:14 |
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I’m sure GM has something they’re keeping around.
HammerheadFistpunch
> Nerd-Vol
07/12/2016 at 12:18 |
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Can we count the Nissan VQ engine? Because I think its turning 50 this year. EDIT: holy crap, its legit 23 years old!
DynamicWeight
> Nerd-Vol
07/12/2016 at 12:19 |
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Isn’t the 3rd gen Tacoma frame still the same as the 2nd gen?
EL_ULY
> Nerd-Vol
07/12/2016 at 12:19 |
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You didn’t say which roads :]
Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
> Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
07/12/2016 at 12:20 |
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Depends if we’re just talking in NA or if we’re counting South America and Asia as well.
I think everything that’s currently sold in NA has moved along.
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HammerheadFistpunch
> DynamicWeight
07/12/2016 at 12:21 |
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yes and no. They are closely related but not interchangeable.
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Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
> Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
07/12/2016 at 12:22 |
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I completely forgot of those weird platform mashups they do.
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DynamicWeight
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/12/2016 at 12:25 |
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Ah, okay, I’m still learning, I just saw that some stuff that bolts to the frame, like front toe hitches and bumpers, carried over from 2nd gen to the 2016s so I figured they must be nearly identical.
Dean Beyer
> Nerd-Vol
07/12/2016 at 12:25 |
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Aren’t the current Toyotas Corolla and Camry based on old platforms?
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HammerheadFistpunch
> DynamicWeight
07/12/2016 at 12:27 |
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They are pretty close, no question. People like to complain about that but...honestly...its more a pro than con. As you mentioned...the aftermarket is pretty much ready for the new Taco and that keeps it ahead of the Canyorado with only a so/so aftermarket.
If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
> Nerd-Vol
07/12/2016 at 12:35 |
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If you go to places like China and Malaysia you can buy trucks that are like an update of an update of an update of a truck from the 80's.
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> Nerd-Vol
07/12/2016 at 12:36 |
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If we allow non-US, then the UAZ-452 family, probably. Same platform almost unaltered in any way since ‘65.
If we count continuance in the form of the Mahindra MM450 and Thar, the CJ5 has been an active platform since ‘54.
Steve in Manhattan
> Nerd-Vol
07/12/2016 at 12:50 |
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Is there a Lada or some other Eastern European car still in production?
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DynamicWeight
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/12/2016 at 12:56 |
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Yeah, I think it’s more of a pro for sure. People complain they are too similar but they couldn’t be more wrong. I drove a 2014 with 30k miles on the clock back to back with the 2016. Practically equipped the same (DCLB V6 tow package). The 2016 was much better, and so it came home with me.
Nibbles
> Nerd-Vol
07/12/2016 at 13:09 |
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If you had’ve asked this two months ago, the answer would be the GM W-Body. It was in production from 1988 until May 2016, making it 28 years old.
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Nerd-Vol
> Nibbles
07/12/2016 at 13:10 |
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Holy shit!
Stapleface
> Nerd-Vol
07/12/2016 at 13:20 |
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The GMT600 in the Express/Savanah are essentially unchanged since the 90's...
My citroen won't start
> Nerd-Vol
07/12/2016 at 14:05 |
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Game, set and match.
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Nerd-Vol
> My citroen won't start
07/12/2016 at 14:23 |
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Well played.
Logansteno: Bought a VW?
> Nerd-Vol
07/12/2016 at 14:30 |
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Other than occasionally plopping new electronic goodies and engines in and revising the suspension, I don’t think this has really changed since its inception in the 70s.
RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> Nerd-Vol
07/12/2016 at 17:43 |
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Isn’t the current Yaris still based on the Yaris redesign from 2005?
ranwhenparked
> Nerd-Vol
07/12/2016 at 21:50 |
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The Morgan 4/4 obviously wins, dating to 1936 and all (with a gap between ‘51 and ‘55, plus the war). There’s also their Plus 8, which dates to 1968.
In Russia, you’ve got the early ‘70s vintage UAZ 469/Hunter and the late ‘70s Lada Niva.
In China, Yema Auto still bases pretty much their entire lineup on the 1983 Austin Maestro platform.
As far as what we can get in the US, I believe the D40 Nissan Frontier is still in production, at least for a little while longer. That bowed in 2004 as a 2005 model, and will probably carry on overseas after its replaced here.
StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8
> Nerd-Vol
07/13/2016 at 08:55 |
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I mean its beautiful, but it’s almost old enough to vote right?
bhtooefr
> EL_ULY
07/13/2016 at 14:44 |
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Lada Niva, if you’re gonna do that.(Even though the previously mentioned Morgan +4, or something Caterham, would beat it.) Entered production in 1977, still in production today.