Originally Posted by Sidez
Maybe i am just not someone who has the heritage in these cars... as I grew up in Russia we never valued anything "outdated" if a new "gen" car came out passing the old gen... the old gen vehicle will loose a LOT of value and to me buying a car that is 40 years old is no different than buying a lets say computer that's 40 years old... or a tv... technology is always advancing not taking steps backwards and I cannot imagine the car of that time period surpassing a present day car in any aspect other than exclusivity... nor can I imagine using this car as a daily driver, so that leaves you with weekends which you have the crossfire for?
Of course it is your choice on what you purchase, but I would hold out without spending extra money on another vehicle and sometime in the near future purchase something as exclusive, but updated...
Sidez, I found your post very interesting, and it really points out some of the very basic differences in our two cultures.
It's obvious that you're a "car guy", but unlike most American car enthusiasts, you have no fondness for vintage automobiles (for obvious reasons). Where as alot of car collectors in the states usually focus their attention on cars that were popular when they were in their late teens, or early 20's. So much so infact, you can actually walk down a line of vintage cars at any weekend car show, and probably guess the owners age (give or take a couple years) without even seeing them in person, more often than not.
I personally feel that you would be pleasantly surprised if you were to sample a few well taken care of, or correctly restored muscle cars, or pony cars of the mid to late 60's, and early 70's. Some of them actually were very good driving machines, especially with their heavy duty suspensions, and larger brakes. Of course one of the biggest things to affect their handling would be the installation of radial tires, and if possible, disc brakes would make for an even better over all driving experience.
Naturally the ride isn't going to be as supple as a car with IRS, and it's not going to feel as agile either, but you will find out that alot of cars of that era were near "bullet proof" in construction and ease of maintenance. With metal that was actually thick enough to withstand somebody leaning on it without denting it.
If you are indeed a car enthusiast, you owe it to yourself to at least check it out. I don't think that you would be disappointed with what you might find.