The Car Thread

[Alan]

“Retromods” are definitely having a moment.

I’ll die broke if someone starts reproducing the 205 T16.

 

[leedswolf]

Not really a car fan but those 6R4s were awesome (all the rally based cars of that era were)

There were good reasons why Group B cars were banned by the WRC in 1987.

 

[sycophantia]

There were good reasons why Group B cars were banned by the WRC in 1987.

Yeah it was the right thing to do but they were bloody exciting.

 

[leedswolf]

Yeah it was the right thing to do but they were bloody exciting.

As exciting as it was, the boundaries were being pushed too far by the works teams. Unsafe cars being used on poor trackside managed stages led to the inevitable.

 

[Keef]

You watch videos of them on YouTube and it’s mental, the speeds and the crowds in the way, the Peugeot team manager telling a reporter his mechanics opened the engine compartment and fingers fell out!
And before you say that’s an urban myth, there’s video footage out there.
And obviously if you’re a certain age, Michele Mouton.

 

[EpsomWolf]

Been following the markets in quite a bit of detail and the restomods are the booming segment at the moment.

So many buyers at the premium end are just not interested in the whole electric thing and the conventional companies are in meltdown handling the transition.

Way beyond my price points but am looking to change the motor in the spring and it’s fascinating watching. I guess if you’re not really bothered or happy to transition electric then it’s no big deal, but those with that mindset are probably the last to pay attention to the byproducts it’s causing too.

Either way, very interesting times ahead.

 

[pagey]

I just don't get the desire to buy a 2025 version of something from my past. When for a fraction of the cost I could buy the real thing.

It's like a vegetarian buying a non meat sausage.

 

[Alan]

Now if only someone would go and resurrect SAAB…

 

[Alan]

I just don't get the desire to buy a 2025 version of something from my past. When for a fraction of the cost I could buy the real thing.

It's like a vegetarian buying a non meat sausage.

Don’t knock it tbh

 

[pagey]

Don’t knock it tbh

But it ain't a fucking sausage

 

[Keef]

I just don't get the desire to buy a 2025 version of something from my past. When for a fraction of the cost I could buy the real thing.

It's like a vegetarian buying a non meat sausage.

You looked at classic car ads lately? old escorts £25-100k, sierra cosworth sold a couple of months ago went for £300k!

 

[Alan]

But it ain't a fucking sausage

That's rather the point!

 

[pagey]

You looked at classic car ads lately? old escorts £25-100k, sierra cosworth sold a couple of months ago went for £300k!

Yeah can pick up a mk1 mexico for 10k to 60k depending on condition, the link above is for a replica 2025 model of the RS and will be 300k?

 

[Alan]

I do think there's something to be said for knowing that a group of (presumably) very smart car nerds went over the components with a fine-toothed comb. As opposed to the relative crap-shoot of something second-(or third, or fourth, or fifth)-hand.

Real or not, there's going to be increased peace of mind from a safety and maintenance perspective, I'd think. Certainly it's a trap that would be effective on me!

 

[The Bear]

I just don't get the desire to buy a 2025 version of something from my past. When for a fraction of the cost I could buy the real thing.

It's like a vegetarian buying a non meat sausage.

Build quality, condition, ride, fuel economy, parts availability.

I guess you buy new if you're not that handy with cars but still love the old styling.

 

[pagey]

Tbf there must be a market for them or they wouldn't exist. But for 300k I'd expect more than a 2 year/20k warranty.

Suppose they'll just be garaged in someone's collection, till the day they pass it on and it's sold for 3x the original amount.

 

[EpsomWolf]

I just don't get the desire to buy a 2025 version of something from my past. When for a fraction of the cost I could buy the real thing.

It's like a vegetarian buying a non meat sausage.

I get that, but tbh the originals are terrible to drive by modern standards. Ok for a sunny Sunday morning drive, but if you can bring that nostalgic fantasy up to modern reality then you’re really cooking.

Alongside restomods electrification of existing cars is going to be the next big thing. Makes perfect sense from an environmental perspective too.

I think I’m going back to diesel this time as there are some very strong signs parts of that market are gathering momentum and prices really firming up, and that would buy some time for the transitions to work themselves out too.

Just not stimulated by a Chinese EV and the electrification of something quirky like, say a Citroen DS probably isn’t realistic or appealing enough to convince the missus just yet, but I sort of feel on the same page as those increasingly thinking laterally, and instead of being dismayed am starting to look positively on out how this could all look going forward too.

 

[Keef]

Yeah can pick up a mk1 mexico for 10k to 60k depending on condition, the link above is for a replica 2025 model of the RS and will be 300k?

The mst cars are all brand new panels built from the ground up, passed type approval and can be registered as 25 plate cars if you got it delivered in august, the one in the link will be an “official” Ford escort, guess that’s what’s put the £100-150k on the price.
Car and classic seems to average out at £40k for a Mexico, still a stupid price for a 50yo Ford tbh, it’s people our age who couldn’t buy them then putting the price up so we still can’t buy them.
I had old escorts in the mid 80s and was meh about them then

 

[pagey]

The mst cars are all brand new panels built from the ground up, passed type approval and can be registered as 25 plate cars if you got it delivered in august, the one in the link will be an “official” Ford escort, guess that’s what’s put the £100-150k on the price.
Car and classic seems to average out at £40k for a Mexico, still a stupid price for a 50yo Ford tbh, it’s people our age who couldn’t buy them then putting the price up so we still can’t buy them.
I had old escorts in the mid 80s and was meh about them then

First car was an xr3i, wouldn't say it was great at the time, and don't think I'd rush to buy one now, always wanted a frog eye since my grandad had one when i was a child and loved its quirkiness.

 

[pagey]

How do you compete with the price?