Why are they making cars all look the same?
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I have thought this for quite a while now. Every SUV or Sedan on the road is hard to tell if its a Honda, Mercedes, KIA etc etc. They all look the same.
Look at 18 wheelers too, no Company Names on the majority of them, no company logos just generic looking and cannot tell one from another.
Vehicles are one of the most expensive things people buy probably next only to a home yet they all look the same, ugly and boring.
Well duh. When you put the fuel, epa, and safety regulations all together, there's only so many shapes a car can have and still meet the standards. The shapes of cars today are a byproduct of years of areodynamic innovations and the laws of aerodynamics are the same for every builder. Its no different as to why every Formula One car looks the same.
I just bought a '96 f150 inline 6 two months ago that will haul a trailer full of cyber trucks. $1200.
My jeep is about as aerodynamic as a refridgerator, thats why I like it. It doesn't look like anything else on the road.
Along about 1964 / 1965, similar comments were made that all cars were starting to look the same, and one couldn't tell the front end from the back end.
I remember the square body trucks all looking the same until Dodge came out with the 2nd gen Ram in 1994 that looked nothing like the others and then they all copied it. I have a 94 and it still has that unique look that has stood the test of time. All the new Trucks are too expensive. I wouldn't take a new one over my 94 any day.
My fav car I ever owned, it was 13 yrs old when I bought it in 1987. Looked just like this one. 1974 260z and it was scary fast, had it up to 160 on the interstate once. 2 yrs later I totaled it when someone took a shot at me on a backroad in 89. Not really sure what happened as I was working 2 shifts at the place I was working at and that night was the last night for the double shift. Went to a friends shop had about 3 or 4 beers and remember being very sleepy on the way home.
Next thing I know I am upside down in the middle of a County Road. Head injury and glass in my arm. When a couple of friends came to help me get it flipped over and hauled to my house my brother in law noticed a bullet hole just above my drivers door in the roof. Nothing about the wreck could have caused that and if you have ever seen a bullet hole in metal theres nothing else that looks like that.
Next thing I know I am upside down in the middle of a County Road. Head injury and glass in my arm. When a couple of friends came to help me get it flipped over and hauled to my house my brother in law noticed a bullet hole just above my drivers door in the roof. Nothing about the wreck could have caused that and if you have ever seen a bullet hole in metal theres nothing else that looks like that.
2001 5.9l magnum laramie. 4x4 offroad. Love this truck.
I loved my 1967 Plymouth Belvedere 2-door hardtop. I could steal the hood and deck lid from Richard Petty's 1967 NASCAR Plymouth and bolt them onto my Plymouth. I couldn't steal the doors off Petty's Plymouth. They were welded shut.
2014 Tundra extended cab 6’ bed. Silver grey interior.
Imma drive this bitch into the ground. 175k is the warm up.
Boring cars are also useful.
My fav car I ever owned, it was 13 yrs old when I bought it in 1987. Looked just like this one. 1974 260z and it was scary fast, had it up to 160 on the interstate once. 2 yrs later I totaled it when someone took a shot at me on a backroad in 89. Not really sure what happened as I was working 2 shifts at the place I was working at and that night was the last night for the double shift. Went to a friends shop had about 3 or 4 beers and remember being very sleepy on the way home.
Next thing I know I am upside down in the middle of a County Road. Head injury and glass in my arm. When a couple of friends came to help me get it flipped over and hauled to my house my brother in law noticed a bullet hole just above my drivers door in the roof. Nothing about the wreck could have caused that and if you have ever seen a bullet hole in metal theres nothing else that looks like that.
Wow, that's crazy. Glad you're OK.
I never did understand why Datsun changed their name. I also don't know the difference between a 260z and a 280z but...
Back in 1978, I had an Buick 215 cu in aluminum V8 sitting on the floor of my garage. I had no plans to do anything with it, I just wanted one because they were quite unique at the time. An acquaintance of mine bought it off of me and put it in his 280z. I wish I knew the outcome of the swap, but never heard back from the guy.
Thanks, me too. Long story short of what I think happened. A few weeks prior a redneck in a chevelle pulled up beside me on a 2 lane highway and revved his engine like he wanted to race. He had nowhere to go as a car was approaching him in the left lane pretty fast. He had to get back over in the lane behind me going to fast and rear ended me sending me off the highway at an angle in a field and all I could do was try my best to keep it straight and not go sideways as I knew I would roll. He had a young lady with him, nobody was hurt. He refused to pay for the damage so I took him to court and won. He still refused to pay so I would call his number he gave me after the accident and one night his wife answered. I asked her why they were playing games when it was their fault. Long story on that it was not his wife, it was his side chick and I outed him not knowing.After that night he had it in for me, threatening calls, meet me somewhere tonight and we will settle this bs. NOPE. Not a choir boy but not stupid. I was told by people that knew him and his bunch that they are not the type of people you mess with no matter how bad ass you think you are, they know people and are not afraid to use deadly force on people that they think crosses them. I am almost 100% sure it was him or he had someone shoot at me that night but I moved out of State a week or so later. The bullet hole was just above my head on the side of the roof, lucky to be alive for sure.
As far as the name change from Datsun to Nissan there are a lot of different versions but it seems to be a marketing thing with them as some Countries were already using the Nissan Brand Name while others were not. Differences in the 240z, 160z and 280z were 240's and 260's mainly were 2 seaters. Some 260's were 2+2 and 280's as well. I believe all were on the same chasis but the 280's had fuel injection carbs but not sure. They then went to the 300z, 350z and not sure what they have now but I have seen pics of a Modern Z that looks somewhat like the old 240,260 and 280 versions only modernized. I don't care for them.
well, I remember the 240Z....you guys are youngsters. My wife had one. nowadays too small and way to hard to crawl in and out of.
“I think I’m going to reroute my trip
I wonder if anyone would think I’ve flipped
If I went LA
via Omaha.”
…comes to mind.
Oh I forgot, at least all the 240z's I drove or saw were manual tranamissions. Never saw a 260 or 280 that wasn't automatic but I am no expert on them so they may have had some that were. The 350z and up till now got away from their roots and look and imo were garbage. Too much of a drastic change from the iconic look and people lost interest. The redesigned ones in the 90's were garbage and up into the 2000's were as well.
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That was rural Mississippi back in the late 80's and I think that song was about a bar in Miss lol.
Was told the guy had ties to the Dixie Mafia or was in it. They were some bad mofos especially back then.
I would take one in a heartbeat, they are quite pricey now in very good or restored condition..
Lee Zeldin and his EPA are being tight-lipped about the specifics of coming deregulations, but one hint from the EPA website reads:
- Reconsideration of light-duty, medium-duty, and heavy-duty vehicle regulations that provided the foundation for the Biden-Harris electric vehicle mandate (Car GHG Rules)
Just note, that if they do actually start slashing these regulations, to sell any stock you may have in Tesla or the other EV companies. Their profit is made on the back of other auto companies buying emission credits that Tesla earns buy having 100% of their fleet as EV. Those go away, and Tesla's profit margin craters.
