Shit...is this what it feels like to get old?

"MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario)
12/10/2019 at 11:51 • Filed to: Shit

We had T he Santa Clause movie on while putting up decorations the other night and the cop cars made me stop in my tracks.

Me: Why are the cop cars from the 80s? Isn’t this movie only like 10 or 15 years old?

*looks up movie release date*

Me: 1994?!?!?

I now have an odd desire for an 80s Caprice for some reason as well.

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DISCUSSION (17)

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
12/10/2019 at 12:09

I was watching a new s program that mentioned Lake Mead hasn’t been full since 2000, and I thought well that wasn’t too long ago.......20 Years WTF?

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
12/10/2019 at 12:09

Old movies where the protagonists avoid detection by turning off their headlights was kind of a trope at one point.

Now with LED DRLs, there would be no way to do this. Sad.

facw > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
12/10/2019 at 12:21

That might be a Canadian thing (I think DRLs are required there?). Here it’s perfectly normal to see silver cars with no running lights driving in poor visibility conditions. I’m pretty sure many of them have just turned them off, but it’s also perfectly legal to sell cars without them in the states.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > facw
12/10/2019 at 12:22

True, DRL’s are a Canadian thing. But, I think that lots of vehicles, especially higher end ones in the US come with them now.

facw > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
12/10/2019 at 12:25

I rewatched Stargate some time ago, and was struck by all the government cars being so boxy. Even for a movie I know to be firmly in the ‘90s I was expecting ‘90s cars (even though it’s entirely reasonable that the Air Force or whatever wouldn’t instant ly update their entire fleet).

facw > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
12/10/2019 at 12:26

Yeah, but here people can and do turn them off.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
12/10/2019 at 12:27

How about when you watch old X-Files and they’re bombing around in a Taurus SHO... I AM OLD.

ranwhenparked > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
12/10/2019 at 12:32

I recently reached The Siege, and was surprised to see all the 3rd gen Panther Crown Victorias in it, then remembered the movie is 21 years old. Then, I realized the local police still have several.

fintail > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
12/10/2019 at 12:34

Yep, in Murka, land of the free, the semi-sentient fleshbag behind the wheel can switch off DRLs and auto lights both, I see it all the time on late model cars, especially Toyolex products and upmarket CUVs.

RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
12/10/2019 at 12:41

Younger coworker mentioned that she only recently learned which movie the quote “keep the change, ya filthy animal” came from.

Deltyn drives a meh car > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
12/10/2019 at 12:42

Just to bring the conversation full circle, Tim Allen’s character in The Santa Clause drives a 94' Taurus SHO.

shop-teacher > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
12/10/2019 at 15:16

Yep, that’s what it feels like.

Try teaching middle school. I am intimately familiar with how old I am.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > shop-teacher
12/10/2019 at 15:18

Do you sometimes feel like they are speaking another language?

ranwhenparked > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
12/10/2019 at 15:21

Or the one where the villain steps out into the road in front of the car, and the protagonist runs them straight over. Not possible with auto braking.

And don't get me started on RWD cars fish tailing with every slight adjustment to the wheel, like traction control isn't a thing.

shop-teacher > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
12/10/2019 at 16:22

Oh yeah!

greasemonkey235097 > facw
12/12/2019 at 03:56

Last box Caprice was 1990, last box Crown Vic was 1991. Stargate was spot on military flet

Textured Soy Protein > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
12/13/2019 at 12:57

The bubble Caprice came out for the ’91 model year. Plenty of box Caprices were still in service as cop cars in ’94. In more recent history, Ford stopped making the Crown Vic Police Interceptor after the 2011 model year, and think about how long those stayed in circulation.

Movies & TV also tend to use older cop cars, especially if they’re going to be destroyed.