Old cars

[eternal optimist]

Originally Posted by john.wigley

I think that age is relative. In 1966, when I was 17, I bought a 1951 Ford which I considered a very old car indeed! (The pre-war design and technology probably didn't help a lot, even then.) Now, at 69, I drive a 2000 V70, which I do not consider in the least 'old'.

Regards, John.

You’re on to something there. Old is relative to your age.

[phil1968]

Originally Posted by eternal optimist

You’re on to something there. Old is relative to your age.

I can relate to that; most of the cars I owned in my early driving career were 15 years old on average (Cortinas, Marinas, Hillman Imps etc.) & they seemed ancient to me at the time compared to new stuff in the 80s. I had a '63 Vauxhall Cresta PB in 1988 when I was 20 & that did seem ancient lol, it was 25 years old then. And yet my 10 year old C70 doesn't seem old to me.
Generally, cars were jalopies by 5 to 10 years old 30 to 40 years ago; it wasn't uncommon to need new front wings by 5 years old due to corrosion, these days, due to advances in corrosion protection & general reliability, I'd say a car is now old at 15 to 20 years.