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Just curious by what you meant "wouldn't blame gm back then"..
And yes the 80s was weird. Although good music and video games came out in that decade.
watch movies of the 80's.. like national lampoons or revenge of the nerds. it was tacky, big haired, naive and clueless. women wore shoulder pads. and ur surprised american cars looked so odd.
watch movies of the 80's.. like national lampoons or revenge of the nerds. it was tacky, big haired, naive and clueless. women wore shoulder pads. and ur surprised american cars looked so odd.
Oh I know. Everyone wanted to be like Michael Jackson with red thriller suits and had big huge cell phones
I'm still holding on to my 1985 Toyota Supra for dear life! And it even has visible bumpers, both back and front! In so many of these new cars today, there's no bumpers!
When I go out of town, I always rent a car, for long distances, and I recently drove a 2015 Toyota Camry 1000 miles up to Oregon, and the car even sounded like it was made out of tin, when you close the trunk or a door! That's not my Supra!
What drive me to violence is the annoying alarms when you take your seat belt off, even for a minute, to fetch your wallet at a drive-thru restaurant! My Supra would never do that to me!
Coming back, out of Reno, the Maintence Required light went on. What???? A brand new car with only 30,000 miles on it???? Of course, how would I know if this was a really serious issue or not, but it drove me batty driving back to Las Vegas, after checking the fluids first. What's the problem?
My Supra would never do that to me, stress me out like that!!!
All that frivolous technology, who needs it?
A screen to show you what's behind you when backing out of a parking space? Me? Who doesn't even trust a rear view mirror? I'm going to trust that screen?
And these keyless ignition cars? Really!!! Yup, lose that Fob and you'll cry all the way to the bank! I can still make a key for my Supra at Home Depot for $3!
Gas mileage, as might be expected, was above average. In fact, in the 1951 Mobilgas Economy Run from Los Angeles to Grand Canyon, a Studebaker Champion, Commander V-8, and Land Cruiser V-8 -- all with overdrive -- finished first, second, and third in actual gas mileage to lead a field of 26 cars entered in "standard classifications."
In 1952, the Economy Run traveled from Los Angeles to Sun Valley, Idaho. A Champion beat out all regular-sized cars, averaging 27.82 mpg, while a Commander V-8 came in second with 25.60 mpg.
The recent new and late model cars I have owned and experienced are so much better than the 80's and 90's, there really is no comparison.
I can't imagine going back to the junk in the 80-90's compared to cars today. They are 100 times better and last longer. Cars today go over 100,000 miles with no issues at all. I am at 135,000 with my Audi A4 and it feels and drives like new and I live in a horrible area for cars, Pittsburgh. Salt and potholes!
I can't imagine going back to the junk in the 80-90's compared to cars today. They are 100 times better and last longer. Cars today go over 100,000 miles with no issues at all. I am at 135,000 with my Audi A4 and it feels and drives like new and I live in a horrible area for cars, Pittsburgh. Salt and potholes!
very true, people get nostalgic for junk from the 80's and prior. look at all those tv shows about "valuable junk", and what people are willing to pay for it.
however, i would say the cars of 90's were superior to those sold today tho before toyota and honda moved their operations to usa and poor quality control, recalls and accidents. i've owned a 92 corolla that went 212k miles till i junked it during cash for clunkers. it would have probably gone another 50k.
my bmw's from the mid 90's are great..
my lexus suv and bmw's from 2005 and on are always being serviced for computer errors. aesthetically speaking, cars built from 2005 look more generic and plasticky. i put my 97 e36 bmw m3 side to side with my 2012 330i.. the 97 looks more solid, and less mass produced.
i believe 1990-2001 was a kind of golden era for vehicles in modern car history.
very true, people get nostalgic for junk from the 80's and prior. look at all those tv shows about "valuable junk", and what people are willing to pay for it.
however, i would say the cars of 90's were superior to those sold today tho before toyota and honda moved their operations to usa and poor quality control, recalls and accidents. i've owned a 92 corolla that went 212k miles till i junked it during cash for clunkers. it would have probably gone another 50k.
my bmw's from the 90's are great..
my lexus suv and bmw's from 2005 and on are always being serviced for computer errors. aesthetically speaking, cars built from 2005 look more generic and plasticky. i put my 97 e36 bmw m3 side to side with my 2012 330i.. the 97 looks more solid.
i believe 1990-2001 was a kind of golden era for vehicles in modern car history.
I think it depends on your experience. I bought a Dodge Neon brand new in 1996, and the thing lasted 3 years, before the head cracked. The car had about 37,000 miles on it. I was always good about changing the oil on a regular basis, as well as other maintenance that needed to be done. On the flip side, I drove a 1989 Toyota Corolla that my sis-in-law sold to my dad before I bought the Neon. It had absolutely no horse power, but it had absolutely no issues as well. I can't remember how many miles were on that car when I started driving it, but the thing drove like a dream. In retrospect, I should have held on to that car and drove it until it fell apart, but being young and naive, I just had to get my own car that was bought with my own money (the Corolla was a hand me down from my dad when my first car died.)
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And it even has visible bumpers, both back and front! In so many of these new cars today, there's no bumpers!
