How do the majority of people see ours cars?

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Whenever i see a 1990's corvette i kind of cringe at the sight of it. I get the same feeling when i see a 90's camaro. There just BLAH.. not interesting and look there age. Just got me thinking. Does the average person see our cars as old and out dated. It just something about the cars below that look their AGE and unappealing to me now days. I know a lot of you guys like these cars though, so its just my IMO.

Now i know for sure when people see our cars with nice wheels and lowered they think its new. At the same time when i see a 90's vette with new wheel it still looks OLD.


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well i think a bone stock sn95 thats mint only gets love by other car guys/girls, but a nice custom sn95 can really turn heads! easy car to make look dated but easy car to make look modern!
 

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Our cars (V6 & GT) look dated in stock form IMO. With the mods that most of us do really wakes up the look and makes it harder to pinpoint the era if you are not a car person. The stock headlights are major giveaways since everything now is a clear lens.

I really like the early 90's Vettes :)
 

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I think the curves on our cars look great, especially when setup right, lowered on the right wheels. People seem to mistake them as newer cars.

Those older model camaros and vettes are so shitty and ugly....I have seen some that look ok but for the most part they are garbage.
 

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Our cars (V6 & GT) look dated in stock form IMO. With the mods that most of us do really wakes up the look and makes it harder to pinpoint the era if you are not a car person. The stock headlights are major giveaways since everything now is a clear lens.

I really like the early 90's Vettes :)
id like to see bout a '95 vette with staggered 19s and 20s, 3-4" cowl hood and a 3 peice wrap around spoiler kinda like the irocs spoiler, and any other color other then faded red or scratched up black, like a cool burnt orange!! yummy
 

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lol I can deal with the clean vette....Ive always hated that model camaro though...iroc's are the worst POS's ever
 

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I agree, it's not the most popular Mustang in the magazines, and different articles. You are lucky to see one highlighted in any magazine but for maybe one in a while. I agree also, when cleaned up and improved on from stock, people do always ask what year it is. The New edge is a bit more popular. I think that every day that passes, our cars are harder and harder to see on the roads, and will become very sought after. Love mine. Even green..
 

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To "update" a sn95 it helps a lot to lower+wheels+headlights+hids will go a long way to updating the exterior.

We are blessed with a pretty decent interior, most cars our age are prone to cracked dashes and other cracked plastics, but that isn't as common in sn95s. Obviously a new cd/headunit and some newer seats really help as well.
 

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To "update" a sn95 it helps a lot to lower+wheels+headlights+hids will go a long way to updating the exterior.

We are blessed with a pretty decent interior, most cars our age are prone to cracked dashes and other cracked plastics, but that isn't as common in sn95s. Obviously a new cd/headunit and some newer seats really help as well.
yea i was soo impressed with the interior of my 16 yr old car..then noticed about every sn95 had near mint interiors...good point!!
 

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I am way past worrying what other people think about my car. It is for my pleasure, and it keeps me happy. Probably doesn't hurt that I prefer older cars anyway :)
 

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I was looking at late 90's vette's, love the exterior and teh way they drive but the interiors killed it for me
 

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A 1970 Ford Mustang does it for me. It thrills me, gets my endorphins flowing, and my mind thinking "Damn, That is bad ass!"
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80's,early 90's vette and camaro for me are pure sex

I 2nd that.

It all comes down to age of the person and their taste. When I was In highschool is when the SN95 body came out and they were the shit.. My friend had a 94GT, his dad had a 95 Cobra, my brother and his 2 friends all had 93 Mustangs.. Sad thing was the 94 GT and 3 Fox's were faster then the Cobra. I personally like cars from the 70's to mid 90's. Basicly from when I was growing up. Never liked the 95 up Maro, but the 94 up T-Top trans AM wasnt bad.

Most people I know love the 94-98 Mustangs and dont think of them as old.. Its usually really young people or people who arent into the car scene that say anything about my 94 being outdated.
 

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I really love the shape of the SN95, they came out during high school for me so Ive been drooling over them since then. I remember when the 2005 Mustang came out, I did nto like them at all, even now, they do nothing for me. Like Robb15033's Mustang looks amazing, I dont know how anyone could look at it and call it old, same goes for tony's 'vert. The Camaros of that age were horrid, around here, nothing says trailer trash like an IROC. I love my car, sure it be great if it had 400 horses, a track ready suspension and some fresh paint, but even in its beat up, V6 state shes awesome!!
 

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People always think they are slow.

Looks wise, eh. Sure a clean GT or Cobra will catch your attention, but there are ALOT of convertable v6 runabouts down here.

I always wanted a new edge when I was growing up. Now that I own both, I like my 94 better (different kind of look I guess).
 

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