New cars or old cars?

Question

which are better??

Answer 1

impossible to answer you unless you specify in what context you are asking the question, design? build quality? performance? looks etc and then again at the end of the day there are good and bad new and old cars

Answer 2

That's kind of a loaded question. True, the older cars were simpler to repair yourself, but the newer cars are actually "better".Older means to me pre-1975. The mid to late 70 was a transition period when they were all toying around with technology and sometimes missed the mark.

They are way more fuel efficient and safer with better braking technology and management systems.

Actually, memory and reality seem to part ways over the years, but there are many factory cars today with way less horsepower than the LS-6 Chevelle or Hemi Cuda that would take the doors off of them. The kicker is, get 20 mpg while doing it. These cars only tested in the mid 13 second range. Yes, I know current tire technology would effect this number, but how much is unknown.

I have been a car geek for years. I love the old factory hot rods because this was an exciting period in automotive history. But let's keep it real.I don't like tuners. I get nostalgic if I see a plain old Javelin!

Answer 3

Old cars had their own style, their own performance and their own sound.

For example an old V8 engine looks better than the newer V8, older ones (V8) had a nicer sound. The body frame had many stainless steel works on it and made the car look marvellous. Older cars had no electronics which was a good idea. The power that they got was all coming from mechanical parts which at the end were easier to work on and cheaper to run than today's cars.

Today's cars have their own beauty as well. They have their own style. They have better handling than older ones. Today's cars are more comfortable to drive and now they are having everything in them such DVD players, navigator, surround system, climate control ... which make your driving a more pleasant one.

But to be honest I prefer old ones like the Americans or the British ones. Such as Mustangs, Dodge, Chevrolet, Thunderbird, Pymouth, Ford Escorts, Cortina, Zodiac and many others that were great.

Answer 4

New, every time.

Forget the rose-tinted spectacles, old cars rust, break down more often, and are more dangerous in a crash.

New cars, on the other hand, have more safety features, like airbags, electronic stability control and anti-lock brakes. They are also more fuel efficient and have luxuries such as air conditioning, CD or MP3 players and satellite navigation, to name but a few.

Although a secondhand car might make more financial sense because of depreciation, you never really know how it has been treated by the previous owner.

The best new cars are Japanese. In all reliability surveys, they come out top.

Answer 5

Define better? New cars have technological advances in handling and safety, and emit fewer greenhouse gasses and get better fuel economy than old cars. They are more reliable and require far fewer repairs than old cars.
However there is a strong segment out there that yearns for the raw undeveloped cars of yesteryear. They willingly pay the price to have a car that everyone else does not own.
Old cars come with big V8 engines, convertible tops, classy designers and are magnets for conversation. But it is really about what you define as better.

Answer 6

I was thinking about restoring an old Nova and the result of my thinking was that I was going to expend a LOT of money to do a good job with the car, then I was going to be in the highway with my beauty going at full speed, and then a newest small cheap car with a little diesel engine was going to pass me with a lot of diference. There is no question about: if old cars were better. they were still making old cars.

Answer 7

Got to go with the old New cars I mean either Restored Old Cars Or Cars like the mustang that are remakes of the older verison

Answer 8

Old cars for this surveyor

1) Easy to service.. basic parts and oil... no computers to blow

2) More interior room

3) Options that you can use. (and repair)

4) Yeah...the gas mileage generally sucks but try taking that long family vacation in a little toyota with two kids !

5) So you hit a powerpole. Put it in reverse back up and brush off the splinters and keep on driving. Try that with a rice rocket.
Last time one of those things hit my rear end, his car was totaled and I had to have my bumper re-chromed to get the scratch off.
(Chevy El Camino )

thats my two cents worth...

g

Answer 9

If you're referring to performance, reliability, fuel efficiency then new every time. Technology moves on, old cars/technology just can’t compete. There are numerous classic older cars but even these would fall very short when measured against a modern equivalent.

Answer 10

Hard to say.... old cars were much better in crash tests than newer cars, they had heavy-duty frames as well as a whole lot of steel in front of the driver (engine bay). newer cars are generally smaller (note that I said CARS), and are designed for optimum fuel economy, which wasn't a problem back in the day.