When's that retro Aries K due on the market?

/it's a chick MAGNET, baby.

Effijy

Meh, unless they bring back the retro Pinto, Ford's sales will never explode.

/nothin'

Must be a buncha tight-ass whiteys buying all them Camrys and Accords. All the character of a washing machine. Goes well with the 2.4 kids and the McMansion in the suburbs.

God, how I hate typical.

Is anyone else sick of hearing about what the baby boomers want? This generation has never grown up.

I think the Fusion and Five Hundred are sharp looking cars.

They should make a pickup styled like they were in the '40's and get some of the PT Cruiser market.

Hey, assshat submitter, I ride the roads way more than the average farker and I can assure you most of the people clogging the left lane going slow are women, roughly ages between 30 and 40, with cell phones; probably close to 90 percent. They are also mostly of a certain race, but I'll leave that for the next guy. I virtually never see a boomer in the left lane.

mytdawg: God, how I hate typical.

Sucks for you, I think that sentiment is pretty typical.

Muta

GM did this... they called it the SSR. Unfortunately they made it as an expensive collectible, which made it less useful as a pickup since nobody wanted to get it dirty.

(And in all likelihood, not particularly useful against an insurgency.)

dhudd: They are also mostly of a certain race, but I'll leave that for the next guy.


Klingon, if anyone was wondering...

tricycleracer

Fast + cheap: find yourself an '84-'96 Corvette.

90% of american car companies are producing the ugliest, least imaginative and most uninspiring cars they've ever built, and that is what's wrong with cars today.

30's 40's 50's and even 60's cars all were radically different from one another in form and function. Now? Feh, boring-ass cars that look like every othe boring-ass car on the road, not to mention the loss of cool paint jobs! Ye Gods, where have the paint options gone?!? When is the last time GM or Ford took a chance with a two-tone paint job? It would seem there's about 8 colors offered between the two companies, tops.

/obligitory "get off my lawn" reference

DarthBrooks
When's that retro Aries K due on the market?

/it's a chick MAGNET, baby.

Especially if you jack up the back end and put on a pair of Mickey Thompsons.

/Actually saw that once
//I LMAOd
///FWD wasn't that common way back then

Hey, assshat submitter, I ride the roads way more than the average farker and I can assure you most of the people clogging the left lane going slow are women, roughly ages between 30 and 40, with cell phones; probably close to 90 percent. They are also mostly of a certain race, but I'll leave that for the next guy. I virtually never see a boomer in the left lane.

Dont forget about the Asians!!

were people in the 50's looking for cars that reminded them of the 30's ?

were poeple in the 70's seeking cars that reminded them of the 50's ?

wtf ?

Mohammed Wong

And you can get any color interior you want, as long as it's tan, grey, or black.

/'88 Mercedes with all-blue interior

cot wins.

This isn't just nostalgia, not one of the big three has made a memorable run of cars since the oil crisis.

K Cars, the GM clones (pick your platform), or maybe the Ford Tempos. There wasn't much to evolve from. Take the Chevy Celebrity, which became the Lumina, then the Monte Carlo. None of the various models were exciting or well designed, unlike the evolution of the 3 series BMWs or the VW Golfs.

\won't own american again
\\tempo from hell in driver's ed, when it ran

zymurgist I actually think the SSR would have sold well if it were not priced the same as a corvette.

dbaggins People in the 50's were hot rodding 30's cars, and people in the 70's were hot rodding 50's cars. The problem is that the collectable cars are now so in demand that the price to buy one and fix it up is more than you could buy the new version for. I think that is why the Mustang is selling so well.

dbaggins: were people in the 50's looking for cars that reminded them of the 30's ?

It makes a lot of sense, at least to me. When you're a highly impressionable kid, you see the nice, expensive cars of your era. You can't afford them as a young adult, but by the time you've got the extra income to blow on a fancy car, ~20 years have passed from your childhood. But now, the car of your dreams is only available as a used beater, with none of the trimmings of a modern car. Not so appealing anymore, and you're more likely to settle for something modern but utilitarian and practical, unless something comes along that tickles your fancy in just the right way. It's genius marketing really.

Rosebud.

The volkswagen neo-bug makes me nostalgic about a time when baby boomers were interesting.

I don't think technically I am a baby boomer (43) but I have owned over 50 cars in my life.
Never really have been totally happy with a car, until I bought a Lexus.

mark_bert: Camaro concept car. meh...Does nothing for me and looks nothing like the '69.

Yeah, I'm not sure why people are so hot on it. I like the new mustangs, but that camaro looks weird, something about the front end and the long flat lines. I definitely like the 1st gen camaros though.

I just can't see myself buying an American car again, at least not for awhile. I had a BMW X3 and now have an Audi S4, both vastly superior (in my opinion) in ride quality and driving enjoyment to anything American. If my fortunes improve I think an RS4 or S8 might be in my future, if my fortunes go in the crapper I think I'll buy a Japanese econo-box.

slykens1: if my fortunes go in the crapper I think I'll buy a Japanese econo-box.


that is what I drive, a corolla, it was pretty cheap and it gets good milage and I haqnt needed to get anything repaired except new brake pads and tires since I have owned it(5 years).

When Automakers in Detroit had the grand scheme that cars should only last 2-5 years before they break down for major repairs and their cars started losing half their value just by driving them off the lot, people started looking at imports that heald their value and were cheaper to keep on the road.

Some American built cars are nice looking except the PT loser. but who can afford their marketing scheme

The PT Cruiser is one of the most hideous cars I've ever seen. Seriously fugly.

In other news, the hippo mouth guy is creeping me out. Quit posting that!

discount sushi: There wasn't much to evolve from.

Totally agree. The newer look of Chryslers have been more art-deco then anything else and that hardly means they are aiming to please Octogenarians and older.

Once the boomers die off, the Big Three are in Big Trouble.

mark_bert & cot I am really not a GM fan at all, but I actually like the new concept Camero. I could not figure out at first what I really liked about it, but after studying it for awhile I think I like it because it is a modern version of a classic, not a direct rip off. Of the Mustang, Challenger, Camero however I would still take the Shelby Mustang first. The Camero concept is the first GM car other than the Solstic that I have liked at all.

dhudd: I virtually never see a boomer in the left lane.

That's because I drive so fast that when I pass your slowpoke ass, it's just a flash of light to you.

discount sushi: This isn't just nostalgia, not one of the big three has made a memorable run of cars since the oil crisis.


The new Mustang GT CObras are really nice though

I own a Grand AM. Bought it because it was cheap.

Creaks, groans, and is by far the worst stick I've ever driven; all this at 35,000 Kilometers (> 22,000 Miles.)

Never will I buy another American made vehicle.


boo.

\submitter
\\first greenlight, yay!

headso:

that is what I drive, a corolla

I rented one of those in Iceland, I'm not sure if its the same thing they sell here or not but it was a perfectly servicable automobile. It got me from Grindavik to Reykjavik and back nicely and fairly inexpensively, for Iceland anyway.

/happy I got 21 mpg out of my S4 on the last highway trip
//yes, i know, its not an efficient car

Cymede: I own a Grand AM. Bought it because it was cheap.

I thought that the only people dumb enough to buy our cars was us. you sure as hell don't see them in japan.

Jument: The PT Cruiser is one of the most hideous cars I've ever seen. Seriously fugly.


i kinda like this one:

That was entirely unintended. Where the hell did my html go?

I can't wait for big rims, skinny tires to go out of style. It f**ks up traffic in the city because they have so little clearance they have to slow WAY down for every little bump so they don't bottom out. These jerks slow things down more than the SUVs that take up 1.5 lanes

Sweaty Jerry: They sell like crack anyways, because people assume the quality control and long-term reliability beats the hell out of the Americans. In general, they don't anymore, but the public perception remains.

All BOLD aside, the numbers are there- particularly for Toyota. They hold their value better and run longer.

slykens1: I rented one of those in Iceland, I'm not sure if its the same thing they sell here or not but it was a perfectly servicable automobile. It got me from Grindavik to Reykjavik and back nicely and fairly inexpensively, for Iceland anyway.

Yep, that is why I bought it, I don't have much extra money flying around and I can count on it to get me where I need to go.

I would like to own a tt roadster if I ever did have some extra loot.

Yeah, the Mustangs were done by people who cared, much like the Corvette. They weren't controlled by the management people brought in from Proctor & Gamble and Coke (gotta love that brand stategy they all embraced), or the beancounters.

\sadly I did love the fastback GTs from the late 80s

Sweaty Jerry: They sell like crack anyways, because people assume the quality control and long-term reliability beats the hell out of the Americans. In general, they don't anymore, but the public perception remains.

They sell like that because they don't drop in value by 50% as soon as you drive off the lot

Japanese:
- How can we make a better car?
- What about improving emissions, gas mileage, safety, and reliability?

American:
- How can we make a better car?
- We can make it look different!


\But she's got a new hat!

Stephen Colbert

I actually think the SSR would have sold well if it were not priced the same as a corvette.

I agree. Who would buy an SSR when they could get a base Corvette for the same price with about 100 more horsepower?

Then again, I have a friend who bought a Plymouth Prowler. Neat looking car, turns a lot of heads when you cruise around in it, but not a lot of power for the price and he paid $5000 over sticker for it.