26
Is it a bad idea to daily a car from 1989?
(lemmy.world)
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 20 Jul 2023
26 points (93.3% liked)
Cars - For Car Enthusiasts
3935 readers
2 users here now
About Community
c/Cars is the largest automotive enthusiast community on Lemmy and the fediverse. We're your central hub for vehicle-related discussion, industry news, reviews, projects, DIY guides, advice, stories, and more.
Rules
- Stay respectful to the community, hold civil discussions, even when others hold opinions that may differ from yours.
- This is not an NSFW community, and any such content will not be tolerated.
- Policy, not politics! Policy discussions revolve around the concept; political discussions revolve around the individual, party, association, etc. We only allow POLICY discussions and political discussions should go to c/politics.
- Must be related to cars, anything that does not have connection to cars will be considered spam/irrelevant and is subject to removal.
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
If you can do basic maintenance to the car like changing belts, hoses, filters, etc it's really no big deal. I used to daily 1959 pickup truck, now I'm in an 81 jeep. Old cars are a lot of fun and the mechanicals on them are way simpler than what you'll find in a modern car. They do have their drawbacks though. Safety is probably the biggest one, airbags and crumple zones weren't really a thing pre-1990's. They will also get worse fuel mileage and are generally slower and less comfortable. But the look cool, and have a personality that most modern cars are lacking.