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Painted · 10-21-2006, 08:18 PM

Cars these days...Jesus.

Am I the only one who miss the days of simple, reliable, good-looking cars?

I miss the no-frills designs of the 60's and 70's. No plastic exteriors/interiors. No computers, GPS's, whatever. Simple engines, simple brakes. Bench seats and a solid construction.

Looking around the roads and highways of the 21st century, cars are increasingly looking like spaceships. Why? Why does my parent's new Honda have an all-plastic and vinyl interior, and a design that makes it look like something that belongs on Mars?

I have been told that it's always been this way, that new cars look so "new". But I'm not sure about that. Maybe it's just a bygone era I'm reminiscing about..

Alternate views? Opposing views? What do you, the TFP, think?

10-21-2006, 08:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
Painted Pleasure Burn	What happened to cars? Cars these days...Jesus. Am I the only one who miss the days of simple, reliable, good-looking cars? I miss the no-frills designs of the 60's and 70's. No plastic exteriors/interiors. No computers, GPS's, whatever. Simple engines, simple brakes. Bench seats and a solid construction. Looking around the roads and highways of the 21st century, cars are increasingly looking like spaceships. Why? Why does my parent's new Honda have an all-plastic and vinyl interior, and a design that makes it look like something that belongs on Mars? I have been told that it's always been this way, that new cars look so "new". But I'm not sure about that. Maybe it's just a bygone era I'm reminiscing about.. Alternate views? Opposing views? What do you, the TFP, think?