True car people are becoming a thing of the past

Muad'Dib15 said

Wow are you me lol? 32 and got the Cuda when I was 16 too. I honestly loved Roadkill until they took it off YouTube. It took me a while but thankfully my dad was supportive of me building the car I wanted and I changed his mind on a few things like wheel sizes and fuel injection. Ive also been to cars and coffee a couple times and it's a huge mix of cars and ages. Honestly old 60s cars are cool but there's so much awesome stuff out there that people are doing with every thing from 80s jap hatchbacks, and miatas to newer fiestas and mustangs that to limit yourself to one era and car style is kind of silly. I'm lucky enough to live only an hour away from Road America. Between forza 3, assetto corsa, and my Buell I probably have 5,000 miles on it lol

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Lol that's a neat coincidence. I guess it's a good thing in a way that I'm the "lone wolf" gearhead in my family, don't have a parent or any extended family that wrench on cars so I was able to choose my path freely. I was bummed when Roadkill was taken off YT but for a few years now I've been a much bigger fan of other Motor Trend shows like Roadkill Garage, Engine Masters and Hot Rod Garage. Worth the $5/month subscription fee for me as I'm not much into streaming the typical TV series and movies.

I'd like to expand my horizons a bit and get into a jap project at some point, maybe an RX-8 or NC Miata with a turbo Honda K swap. Seems like all the 80s and 90s RWD import stuff is in high demand and overpriced. My next daily driver I'm looking into is a W210 or W211 Mercedes with the OM606 or OM648 turbodiesel, those are very tuneable cars with a decent aftermarket and have the comfort and reliability I need for a daily. I'm about to get married though and will most likely be having kids in the next year or 2 (wife is same age as me and her bio clock is ticking) so I'm not exactly focusing much on taking on any new projects in the near future lol. I can only hope the market gets a little more "normal" over the next few years.