where are all the older cars gone?

[Venom]

Not afraid to move with the times but just curious as to where all the forum cars from 00 and below are gone? Cant see many posts anymore from anyone?

[ecooney]

There’s a few of us still around but you’re right, not many cars below 2000


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[dergside]

I'm doing my best to look after 3!

[Andy]

Bayerische has them all

[SmokyMo]

For example a lot of Jap imports were sold to Europe after recession. Some were crashed and scraped. Made into track/ drift. The rest are tucked away and hidden around the country. The way things are at the moment it is expensive to keep performance cars on the road. Young people cant get into anything decent because they already priced out so I think in 10/20 years down the line people gonna be in awe when they ll see an 80s, 90s car being driven on a public road.

Juicebox lads have YouTube channel which is excellent, they show some excellent examples of cars in Ireland. Most are jap import.

[FunkySeeFunkyDoo]

I’m daily driving a year 2000 7er and also have a ‘98 e36.

Sadly as of late the real world is coming in on me and one of the above may have to go In favor of something modern. Despite it being the best car I’ve ever owned, the one that would go is the e36

[Bayerische]

Bayerische has them all

I'm currently running an 80's BMW retirement home.

[dergside]

Insurance clamping down on cars over 10 years old is having an effect currently. A lot of folks in their 20's or 30's can't have something interesting for that reason and most are probably at a point in their lives where the logistics of having something tucked away that's not a daily for occasional use, e.g. space, cost, etc. is just not a runner, so there's a gap until they're a bit older and more established and might be able to swing having a toy. And there's only so many of those.

I'm not sure that it has ever been all that different though. The reason's might have changed but the effect is the same. While I would have loved to have a toy since the first time I could drive, rented accommodation, house and apartments, with no proper parking, didn't have the money, etc. all meant that it was plenty of years later before I could indulge. That's why cars that are somewhat desirable and seem to be everywhere suddenly seem to disappear off the face of the earth. There's a death zone that only a small number will get through. howmanyleft.co.uk is a great resource for seeing how quickly the numbers can decline.

On that note, I spotted a (now) rare beast on the road this morning - an '87 Ford Granada Scorpio. I can't remember the last time I saw one driving on the road rather than static at a show.

[RossYB]

'99 E36 is going into storage for the winter

My daily is currently a '94 Pajero.

[IRISHD M3]

My oldest is 2001 but that really is just down to having a small fleet. If I had a storage site I would definitely have more and older cars. I would love a nice tidy E36 and to replace my E38 but I just dont have the space. Even the poor Z3 is out in the elements.

Daily driving older stuff tends to be expensive too. If I could only have one car I would probably sell off everything, get a loan and buy something like a last of the line 640i cabrio and forget what its like to worry about reliability for a few years.