car culture slowing dying, how about rest of the world?

[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by flipper35

I've probably posted this a couple times, but our 16 year old daughter does not like trucks, jeeps or others of that nature. She does like to ride in the Cobra replica and asked what her dream car is she likes low slung quick cars, like the Hellcat Charger. She also wants a bike like this:



Our 9 year old boy wants a yellow Jeep Wrangler Unlimited with a matching yellow freedom top. A Sahara or Rubicon package, he doesn't mind either as long as it has the right tires on it.

We have a couple places here that get together with pre-1974 cars and both kids enjoy going with dad and me. The girl likes the Mach 1 from that era. The boy likes the Chargers from that era. She did like the 1971 911 when we had one. He is meh.

Another example of the different aspects of our hobby. My oldest son has always thought my various sports cars were cool but never really got into them. He is 14 and wants to get an old Jeep for his first car, then do the typical lift/tires/wheels/bumpers/etc upgrade route, and all DIY. To me, that's just one variety of the car guy.

[flipper35]

She would rather take a bike off road and he would rather take a Jeep. I have the big brother of that bike and had an old Ramcharger that I used to bang around off road in. Took the daughter in a nicely setup CJ-7 out in the CA desert.

I actually sold the Ramcharger and old Coronet convertible for the Cobra. Neither child likes the old Challengers and 'cudas. I am not sure they are really mine some days.

I agree there is a lot of different aspects of "car culture".

I will say this for them. We were at a car show in Monticello and there was a yellow Challenger there and the sign said it was Curious Yellow. She looks at it and says "That isn't Curious Yellow". To me it looked more pure yellow like Lemon Twist than the more chartreuse Curios Yellow as well. I think I have a picture, all y'all can verify for me.

[flipper35]

Oh, he likes Lambos a lot also, but to own something he wants a Jeep.

[flipper35]

The car in question is behind the El Camino.

[74-911]

Originally Posted by Mark Henry

My 17 year old just bought a nice 1982 Audi Coupe....

Does that bring back some memories. We had a '83 Coupe GT exactly like that except for the wheels. Wife and I still consider that the best car we have owned. Put over 150K miles on it with no issues at all. 5 banger with 5 speed, not particularly powerful but just a fun car to drive and the build quality way better than anything US made at that time.

[Yorkie]

I was at SEMA last week. Car culture, in all its varied forms, seems alive and kicking.

[Bill Douglas]

A future car nut.

A little boy, about four years old was walking past the 911 with his mom. He stopped dead and pointed to the SC and said to his mom in a loud voice "Racing car!"

Not entirely correct, but thanks I'll take the compliment.