Never crossed my mind that lots of people have old cars because the climate means that they can. Although it sounds normal now, it was odd to my ears to hear the year before a car, i.e. a '68 Mustang.
Old cars are being swept off the road by government legislation here and virtually nobody uses them to drive. I'm surprised to see anything more than five or six years old now. You still get the odd museum though with real classics like 1920's Bentleys, which are just beautiful.
Well, on the East Coast, the humid climate, the snow, the rain etc. deteriorates the living hell out of cars so it takes a lot more work and money to keep them from just rotting.
Which country do you live in? Because here the government legislation allows for older cars as they are too old to be reasonable smog tested.
The UK. Drivers are given financial incentives to scrap old cars and replace them with new ones. I don't drive but I think it can be up to £2,000. The other issue is that we're subject to EU legislation and Europe is trying to bring in a law which says older cars won't be allowed on the road if they're not completely original and have been modified in any way. God knows why!
What do you think your country is famous for?
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Never crossed my mind that lots of people have old cars because the climate means that they can. Although it sounds normal now, it was odd to my ears to hear the year before a car, i.e. a '68 Mustang.
Old cars are being swept off the road by government legislation here and virtually nobody uses them to drive. I'm surprised to see anything more than five or six years old now. You still get the odd museum though with real classics like 1920's Bentleys, which are just beautiful.
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Well, on the East Coast, the humid climate, the snow, the rain etc. deteriorates the living hell out of cars so it takes a lot more work and money to keep them from just rotting.
Which country do you live in? Because here the government legislation allows for older cars as they are too old to be reasonable smog tested.
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The UK. Drivers are given financial incentives to scrap old cars and replace them with new ones. I don't drive but I think it can be up to £2,000. The other issue is that we're subject to EU legislation and Europe is trying to bring in a law which says older cars won't be allowed on the road if they're not completely original and have been modified in any way. God knows why!