25th Mar 2013, 03:54

Everyone is entitled to their opinion and car preferences, however I strongly disagree, I am 28 and I only drive large, rear wheel drive, V-8 powered, North American land yachts. Why, you ask?

1. Low purchase price, usually senior owned, dealer maintained, garage, stored, low mileage, etc... the perfect used car purchase.

2. Interior comfort and luxury - no modern car can compare to an 80's Town car, Caprice Brougham, Crown Vic, Fleetwood Brougham, etc... that is a non-argument.

3. Elegant stylish looks. Sure it's not everyone's style, but some of us love the chrome bumpers and trim, vinyl landau roofs, square headlights and boxy styling that defined the glory days of Detroit Iron, and a time where cars had distinctive styling and identity.

4. Low maintenance and high reliability. I got really tired of computer and sensor problems in my newer cars, leading to expensive and hard to diagnose repairs. Haven't had any problems with my older models!

5. Parts and repairs are super cheap. Mechanics love to work on these cars, you don't have to take the whole engine apart to change some spark plugs, and also do it yourself repairs are actually possible.

6. Smooth, low revving engines at high speeds. These cars are slow off the line, as they are geared for highway driving. However these cars can accelerate fast once in motion, and handle very high speeds with no engine noise or excessive revving. They're very quiet inside too, and they handle high speeds way better than smaller newer cars, which begin to shake, rattle, and swerve at high speeds.

Anyways, you were wondering why anyone drives these cars, I think those are a few good reasons!

25th Mar 2013, 17:48

That's great that you envision yourself as a boy racer, however those of us that prefer comfort and luxury over power and handling are all but overlooked in today's market. I think that is very unfortunate. There was a time when people wanted their cars to pamper them and make a statement about who they were and where they were in life. Modern cars are totally void of that. I for one am more than sick of the bloated turtle look!

31st Mar 2013, 00:22

I don't know why speed, acceleration, and nimble handling makes such a big deal here in the US, unless you're constantly running away from cops or something like that.