Toyspeed.org.nz Message Board

Posted: **Fri May 06, 2005 12:41 am**

if you could have any toyota, in perfect condition, with whatever mods you want done to it.. would it be old school or new school?

Posted: **Fri May 06, 2005 9:16 am**

New cars are shit.

Posted: **Fri May 06, 2005 11:32 am**

Old cars are sh*t. :lol:

Posted: **Fri May 06, 2005 11:44 am**

Based on what? All the quality metals and lack of cheap plastics, not to mention style, class, design...???

Posted: **Fri May 06, 2005 11:55 am**

Reliability, rust(not saying newer cars wont one day), fuel economy, comfort, availability of new parts, the list goes on. I guess to some respect those qualities give them character, just not really my thing aye. Like seeing them around but would never want to own one.

Posted: **Fri May 06, 2005 12:01 pm**

You put reliability at number one, when you are making a comparison against cars that are 25 + years old and still going strong???

New cars won't rust, but thats because they are made entirely out of cheap rubbish plastic... :lol:

Both new and old school have as many good points, as they have bad against each other. What it comes down to, is an old school car has withstood the test of time, and newer cars just can't claim that for a few years, IF they make it, and that is a big IF...

Posted: **Fri May 06, 2005 12:06 pm**

By reliability i mean the cold starts on a winter morning stuff like that. Sorry should have been more clear. Your quite right in most cases those engines go for 300+k with no probs.

No new cars wont last as long in this disposible market place we now live in. Still just prefer them. and thats all the poll is at the end of the day personal prefrence.

(edited cos i cant type and forget to put bits in)

Posted: **Fri May 06, 2005 12:11 pm**

I used to have a 1971 Jaguar XJ6, Series I with a Chev 350 small block V8.
It had chrome bumpers, was big and sexy. It oozed style. I loved that car.

My mum had a 1977 Porsche 911.
It had no power steering and manual windows, awesome car.

I have a 1990 SW20 MR2.
What can I say? I love the car.

In short: Oldschool, love 'em. Newschool, love 'em.

Broaden your horizons!

Posted: **Fri May 06, 2005 12:15 pm**

Everything is old school..... weither it be old school of the present day or old school of the future... :lol:

Posted: **Fri May 06, 2005 12:25 pm**

lol....

when my son is old enough to get his restricted,

actually I wont list all the cars around which are new now and will be "fully old skool"

as even funnier. there will be no petrol left in 2021 (apparently)

considering he's not born yet thats not worrying him tho!

Posted: **Fri May 06, 2005 12:27 pm**

yea man cant wait to see a VZ commy sacked on hotwires aye :lol:

Posted: **Sun May 08, 2005 5:07 pm**

old school kicking some new school ass!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: **Sun May 08, 2005 6:29 pm**

ofcourse!

Posted: **Sun May 08, 2005 10:52 pm**

Old School.

Posted: **Mon May 09, 2005 11:33 am**

Such a silly question Scopey!! Oldskool all da way

Posted: **Mon May 09, 2005 2:19 pm**

just a few words,
rear wheel drive
old school!!!

oh, that and a thing called style

Posted: **Mon May 09, 2005 5:23 pm**

Seeing as you are talking about just Toyotas then yes old school. But only cause new school Toyotas are poos except for Turbo altezza..mmm

Posted: **Mon May 09, 2005 5:34 pm**

yeah cant say many new school toyotas interest me that much at all

Posted: **Mon May 09, 2005 7:50 pm**

How old exactly does a car have to be to be considered old school?
While I have grown more fond of the older cars as I have gotten older I do appreciate that I probably wouldn't die as easily in a newer car due to the safety standards etc that are engineered into them these days.

Posted: **Mon May 09, 2005 7:56 pm**

Its up to the individual really to define 'old school', but generally I would consider it pre 1980's or around that time.