29th Jul 2015, 13:12
Because there were still some good cars in the 70s that looked great. The quality might have been pathetic in many cars, but at least with the American luxury makes, their components were still very durable and stout before the downsizing occurred.
Plus in order to obtain the same kind of size of a 76 Buick or Cadillac today, one would have to purchase a brand new Rolls Royce.
I'd take a true full-size 76 Buick over any new blobish Buick that has zero character, zero styling, zero class, and zero prestige.
29th Jul 2015, 11:08
What everyone needs to understand is there are pros and cons to buying both new and older cars. Personally I've done fine with cars that are around 10 years old. Cheap to buy and maintain. New cars just don't seem worth it to me, and if someone laughs at me for driving an older car, I just say to them - the only one laughing is me. I didn't need to take out a loan for the next decade to pay for it; I actually own it. Same with classics, if you can afford to buy and run it, it can offer the reliability of a new car when you keep on top of things.