Here's a question for everyone: Can the S2000 really be considered a classic car?
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Here's a question for everyone: Can the S2000 really be considered a classic car?
No Italian cars...
Interesting to have a debate over a 20 year old Honda when nothing Italian is being suggested. When I bought my Italian classic, it was just 23 years old at the time.
Yeah, Alfadriver likes that brand with the weird shifter placement but I'll say that Fiats are pretty cheap and easy to own and repair provided rust isn't (much) of a factor. Performance is almost always superior to a British car of similar displacement.
Colin Wood said:Here's a question for everyone: Can the S2000 really be considered a classic car?
No. I was going to question how a car made in 2009.....11 years ago, could be considered a classic.
My problem isn't deciding..........it's paying. I could buy a 356 or pay off my house. The mortgage will be gone soon
A Fiat 124 or Alfa spider would be a good choice and they aren't expensive.
In reply to z31maniac :
The ones made in 1999, 22 years ago, could qualify. I mean, if a C5 Corvette made the list, why not?
z31maniac said:Colin Wood said:Here's a question for everyone: Can the S2000 really be considered a classic car?
No. I was going to question how a car made in 2009.....11 years ago, could be considered a classic.
Old enough to deliver that analog experience, new enough to not need a restoration. Plus, don't forget, the first S2000s are now 20+ years old.
Mine was 47 years old when I bought it.
ddavidv said:Yeah, Alfadriver likes that brand with the weird shifter placement but I'll say that Fiats are pretty cheap and easy to own and repair provided rust isn't (much) of a factor. Performance is almost always superior to a British car of similar displacement.
To me, both the Fiat and Alfa are really strong alternatives to B cars, since both have DOHC engines, disk brakes, and a 5 speed trans. The mid 60's version of either drive pretty much like any modern alternative like a Miata, as any of them will cruise all day long on modern freeways.
But not only are those two brands not there, nor are Lancia, Maserati, or even Ferrari. If high end other cars are there (and they are, like the Lexus LFA), pretty much any Italian marque should be there, too.
My state is a rolling 30 year for Classic plates. I don't think a 20 year old Honda is a classic, nor a C5.
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