I see people are Driving old cars from the 80's to get 40 to 60 mpg. Everyone drove a small cars back then to save money on gas.
And I thought my 1995 car was "old".
I wonder how many cars from the 80s evaded the "crusher"?
I see people are Diving old cars from the 80's to get 40 to 60 mpg. everone drove a small cars back then to save money on gas.
There were some cars getting 40ish then; I think 60 is someone's imagination.Cars were getting 40 - 60 MPG back then? I must have missed the days when cars were that small, aside from the Volkswagen Bug.
I see people are Diving old cars from the 80's to get 40 to 60 mpg. everone drove a small cars back then to save money on gas.
Another small 80s car was the Chevy Sprint a.k.a. Geo Metro with a 1.0L 3-cylinder engine! Built by Suzuki or jointly by Suzuki and GM, some variants of it got mileage in the 50s.
the DeLorean was good 80's car!!! ...
Really, where and more importantly why? Most cars made today are far more fuel efficient size for size than 20 years ago, by some considerable margin. Not to mention safer and more reliable. can't speak to style, but that's another issue again!
I suppose they're cheap to buy and insure so even though they probably don't use less fuel, the 411 is possibly ultimately lower- assuming it doesn't breakdown of course ... or rust away.!
Of course, there is that point of diminishing returns with insurance. The older the car, the harder it is to come across replacement parts. Not to mention, the archaic design means it's harder to find a mechanic well-versed in it and not out of practice on such. After all, a huge percentage of cars from the 80s are atleast 20 years old.
As for me, I'm fine with the middle ground offered by my '94 Camry. It's big enough to hold all of my non-furniture belongings and, even with that extra weight, went from Knoxville, TN to within an hour of the Georgia/Florida border on less than 14 gallons of gas. 33 MPG. And it's not so old that I have to search high and low to find compatible parts for it when needed, nor do I have to pay out the ass when I find them. And for that reason, my insurance is cheap.