You can fabricate basically any part for a 70s era car with a pretty basic machine shop, 2000s become a bit more tricky with the electronics and how much more packed in everything is in there.
Question: If displacements got so much smaller over the the last 50 years, why are engines so much bigger? Used to be able to reach in and access anything, now every inch is full of engine.
there are a few in my country. none of them are practical to daily in 2025 except maybe for the vw beetle, and even then its gonna be quite annoying and expensive to run.
60s-70s cars are vintage toys. 2000s cars will eventually be impractical too seeing as entropy exists and we are phasing out petrol too.
we have to take control and address how they make new cars else we are just pushing the problem further instead of solving it.
every car in my country has aftermarket parts available, that’s not really the defining factor. old cars get progressively worse to maintain unless you spend a small fortune to restore it and even then.
supply and demand is irrelevant whenever they forbid you from running an old “gas guzzler”, or do cash for clunkers again to restrict supply. or insurance stops liking cars without tracking. or just about anything to curb it…
as i said we have to address how new stuff is made or we will just be pushing the problem to the future, not actually solving it.
In two years it’ll legally be considered a classic, so I’m taking good care of it. The 350Z is a very popular, well known JDM sports car. Parts are abundant.
Cars will last forever if you stay on top of maintenance and don’t live in an area where rust is a problem (I don’t). Even then, you’d be surprised what a restoration shop can pull off. Assuming I don’t crash it, I plan on keeping this car for the rest of my life. I’ll eventually get a used EV once they become affordable and keep the Z as a weekend cruiser. I hardly drive anyway to keep the miles down. Usually just take the bus to work.
cars don’t last forever and cars from the 2000s will stop being a feasible option eventually
Exactly! There aren’t any cars from the 60s-70s on the road… Oh wait
You can fabricate basically any part for a 70s era car with a pretty basic machine shop, 2000s become a bit more tricky with the electronics and how much more packed in everything is in there.
Question: If displacements got so much smaller over the the last 50 years, why are engines so much bigger? Used to be able to reach in and access anything, now every inch is full of engine.
ABS, air conditioning, power steering, all the computers and electrics, and don’t get me started on intercooled turbo engines.
There’s a lot more extra stuff besides the engine now.
and more compact engine compartments in favor of bigger cabins.
there are a few in my country. none of them are practical to daily in 2025 except maybe for the vw beetle, and even then its gonna be quite annoying and expensive to run.
60s-70s cars are vintage toys. 2000s cars will eventually be impractical too seeing as entropy exists and we are phasing out petrol too.
we have to take control and address how they make new cars else we are just pushing the problem further instead of solving it.
With aftermarket parts they can. The demand for parts to keep older cars running will increase as new cars get shittier and shittier.
every car in my country has aftermarket parts available, that’s not really the defining factor. old cars get progressively worse to maintain unless you spend a small fortune to restore it and even then.
supply and demand is irrelevant whenever they forbid you from running an old “gas guzzler”, or do cash for clunkers again to restrict supply. or insurance stops liking cars without tracking. or just about anything to curb it…
as i said we have to address how new stuff is made or we will just be pushing the problem to the future, not actually solving it.
In two years it’ll legally be considered a classic, so I’m taking good care of it. The 350Z is a very popular, well known JDM sports car. Parts are abundant.
Cars will last forever if you stay on top of maintenance and don’t live in an area where rust is a problem (I don’t). Even then, you’d be surprised what a restoration shop can pull off. Assuming I don’t crash it, I plan on keeping this car for the rest of my life. I’ll eventually get a used EV once they become affordable and keep the Z as a weekend cruiser. I hardly drive anyway to keep the miles down. Usually just take the bus to work.
that’s very optimistic. and ends up with you getting a modern car anyway.
Whatever you say, @lemmy.ml. You’ve probably never even owned a car.
i just figured out why your point is kind of dumb.
i’m gonna guess you are just a chud with a mad max fantasy.