Also have a 96 Escort wagon. Almost teal, it's actually Calypso green.
car scene is nothing like what it used to be
yep same here. race tracks closing and all the bullshit about electric cars killed the hobby completely. I'd say ~2015 is when I noticed times changing.I don't know if it is the youngsters that I know but none of them have an interest in cars.
My nephews have no interest. They all own shitty pick up trucks but have zero interest in anything auto. Honestly I do not think they have much of an interest in anything.
One of them is in college and does not even have his license. My dad gave him a pretty nice car and he never even registered. I took it back and sold it.
When I was that age all I could talk about was cars.
My 23yo engineer son and my 20yo in college daughter are bucking the trend. Son was very seriously considering a new Dark Horse but he really wants something a bit more unique that he can take to car shows and cruise ins and such. If he found the right deal on a coyote swapped fox body, or 65-69 mustang, he'd be all over it.I don't know if it is the youngsters that I know but none of them have an interest in cars.
My nephews have no interest. They all own shitty pick up trucks but have zero interest in anything auto. Honestly I do not think they have much of an interest in anything.
One of them is in college and does not even have his license. My dad gave him a pretty nice car and he never even registered. I took it back and sold it.
When I was that age all I could talk about was cars.
Actually my 20 yr old grandson is into cars, ricer stuff but cars at least. He’s also working at a Honda dealer and they are putting him through an apprenticeshipCurrent gen is more interested in "stance" and the backfire/popping tunes during decel than they are about going fast. Oh, and bouncing off the rev limiter, can't forget that.
And let's be honest, they are crappy drivers. I have no interest in being beside one of them while they try to learn how to drive.
Current gen simply aren't as interested in actually working on their cars. By the time I was 16 (1986) a buddy and I were already wrenching on our own cars. Just after high school, I did a v8 swap on a mini truck I had. Also helped my buddy build a tubbed 66 Chevy truck, frame off, backhalfed four link, yada yada yada.
Point being, when was the last time you saw a current 20yo doing something to a vehicle other than adding lights?
Heck, a new Honda accord is faster than most sports cars from twenty years ago. Guess they don't have to tune/work on them to make them fast.
I cant believe this is a thing lolololMotorsports are in free fall, check out this level of desperation.
My 22 year old daughter wants a wrangler. Shes not really into cars but has her favorites. Her 25 year old boyfriend doesnt even have a car. He has a skateboard…
Are these people who are into corner carving doing autocross, track days, or just saying that like every kid with a slow car in the 2000's? lolLots of complaints about Gen Z here. Being part of that generation, a lot of people are now into corner carving. They think that any sort of straight line speed is boring and for old men. Anyways, where we live, the only people that you can race are people in hoopty Dodges or Infinitis. Thought I'd throw in my two cents. People are still into cars, my friends and I have a car club for our high school, but a lot of the kids that show up are pretty dorky.