"jester74" (jester74)
06/08/2015 at 08:30 • Filed to: None
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"jester74" (jester74)
06/08/2015 at 08:30 • Filed to: None | 6
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I debated using the term classic versus old car but let’s face it my 67 Bug is old. It’s quirky, has its issues and can be a real pain in the ass to drive, especially in NoVA/DC traffic. But I love to drive it. It’s just fun. It requires a symbiotic relationship that is lost in today’s modern snoozefest cars.
I was filling up the other day and I got approached like I nearly always do. “Hey what year’s your Bug”? I’ll tell them and I get two responses usually; “Yeah I drove one in HS/college and I loved that thing” or “My buddy had one. That car was great”. The conversation can go on from there and can last from 5-10 minutes before we go on our separate ways. Now sometimes, it’s not convenient for me to hang out but it’s usually not a big deal.
I was reflecting on it the other day and I think it boils down to an older/classic car reeks of nostalgia. It reminds people of a simpler or better time when life wasn’t kicking them in the balls/ovaries. Those moments are important. I know for me, I can get locked in a rut where all I do is reflect on the garbage going on in life. If something can remind me of a good time in life, I remember that it’s not all bad.
Now I am not saying that damn car doesn’t have issues. If the person at the gas station actually cared or really wanted to know, I could list the issues, toot sweet.
Shakes like a bastard in 1st gear.
Windshield leaks in heavy rain
Windshield wiper arms are useless
Brights are always on; no matter what I do
Finicky starter
Interior is a mess
And the list goes on and on. But they don’t really want to hear that and to be honest, I don’t really need to explain. This is an old car. Old cars have issues but they are damn fun to drive.
GhostZ
> jester74
06/08/2015 at 02:16 |
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This is why a 1987 Crown Victoria is an old car, but a 1960s Fairlane is a classic car.
Tohru
> GhostZ
06/08/2015 at 03:40 |
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But I would still like a 1987 Crown Victoria.
Then again, I used to DD a ‘76 Olds Delta 88, which is the border between old and classic.
Alfalfa Romeo
> jester74
06/08/2015 at 08:44 |
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I get responses like this even driving my 97 Volvo. Pretty much older people, saying they had a Volvo once and it was one of the best cars they’ve owned.
Party-vi
> jester74
06/08/2015 at 09:09 |
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Conversations with the Willys:
Passerby: Hey! What year is that?
Me: Uh, 1949.
Passerby: WOW so that’s like the first Jeep
Me: Actually it’s the second civilian Jeep see the first was the CJ2A but before that they had the CJ2 which was called the AgriJeep because it was sold to farmers for use in the fields and before that Willys took an MB and added a tailgate and some other civilian parts to make the CJ1 but none of them survived and Ford made a few during the war as well but those look almost exactly like the ones that Willys made and...[trails off into Jeep Speak]
Passerby: *turns, walks away. Starts walking faster*
ranwhenparked
> jester74
06/08/2015 at 10:21 |
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That settles it, I have to get another Beetle. Driveway is too damn empty anyway.
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GhostZ
> Tohru
06/08/2015 at 12:38 |
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What I mean is even if a 1987 Crown vic is newer than a Fairlane, it’s thought as more old because there’s less immediate nostalgia and often many more repairs required.