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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
I think a combination of value and usability is what takes older cars off of the road. A classic 911 is still very usable but they are worth too much money for the average guy to DD one.
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What he said ;-) Plus self preservation.
I stopped DD my 356s years ago after the 3rd time someone in an F150-250-350 almost crushed me, because 6V brake lights 1ft off the ground are as good as invisible. Also, the steering column is an impaling device.
I stopped DD my early 911 when its value exceeded that of my modern car by a factor of 2 and "originality" became a thing. Meaning even a dent with paint work would be a significant loss to original paint.
Then there's the regulations we live in - if my oldie died on the GG bridge, which is tried to do once, I'd get fined heavily, pushed off the bridge unceremoniously with kangaroo bars and seriously mess up people's commute. modern cars just don't break down anymore.
Also, there are more and more SUVs on the road and a crash with any oldie means being on the losing end for sure - and I don't heal like when I was 20 ;-)
Otherwise I still might. I do once or twice a week on rotation (BMW 2002 and 72 911), preferably on lighter or shorter commute days. Always get thumbs up (mostly in the bimmer, people ignore 911s)