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Looking at the Found On Road Dead thread and some of the older cars mentioned therein, I realized that there are plenty of cars that used to be in plentiful supply while I was growing up (early to mid 1990s), but a lot of them have drat-near vanished off the face of the earth. For instance, it's been years since I've seen a late-80s/early-90s-vintage Ford Tempo on the roads, let alone an early-80s version of one. Contours and Mystiques are also getting pretty drat rare. It's been months since I've last seen a working K-Car and years since last spotting a 90s-vintage Mitsubishi Galant. A lot of these cars were considered genuinely disposable with no sentimental value attached to them, but they weren't made in the numbers that have allowed Tauruses, Camrys and Accords to persist in the automotive landscape for years on end. So what cars haven't you seen much of lately?
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Any sort of late 80s Early 90s minivans. I swear I used to see boxy Caravans and whatnot everywhere, but I haven't seen one running in forever now.
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Jun 28, 2017 15:40
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Before I started your 2nd paragraph Tempo was the first thing to enter my mind. I guess the Probe too but it makes sense considering the Probe hasnt been sold for 20 years, 23 for the Tempo. I still see cavaliers on the road but in much fewer numbers than 5 years ago. And the ones I do see seem to be barely put together with mismatched panels. Cage fucked around with this message at 15:51 on Jun 28, 2017 |
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Jun 28, 2017 15:43
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Geo Trackers, I've seen a couple but they are drying up.
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Jun 28, 2017 15:47
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My first car was an 88 Chevy Beretta, and I don't think I've seen one of those in 15 years.
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Jun 28, 2017 16:11
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My high school's parking lot was a "who's who" of Dodge/Plymouth/Chrysler Neons. The only one I've seen in years is a rusted-to-bits purple one that putters around my neighborhood and is driven by someone who looks like they have no other choice.
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Jun 28, 2017 16:13
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Rovers older than 2009. 
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Jun 28, 2017 16:33
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cursedshitbox posted:Rovers older than 2009. On the newer vehicle front, I used to see Hummer H2s and H3s frequently, now not so much.
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Jun 28, 2017 16:38
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ExplodingSims posted:Any sort of late 80s Early 90s minivans. I swear I used to see boxy Caravans and whatnot everywhere, but I haven't seen one running in forever now. Even third-generation Caravans are getting scarce. First and second generation ones are rare enough that, of all things, I actually notice them when I do see one. To add to that - the S-series Saturn (SC/SL/SW). For a car they made for so long with relatively little change, there's not many left.
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Jun 28, 2017 16:49
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Seems like most Minivans are bought and held onto until they die, usually due to the transmission giving out.
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Jun 28, 2017 17:00
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There used to be a mint Tempo wagon driving around my neighbourhood. And not just that, but it was a brown diesel Tempo. A teenager was driving it so I assume he got it from a family member and then destroyed it.  I still see a lot of Hummer H2/H3s and early Saturns (except for the coupes). Cavaliers have definitely transitioned to survival mode, almost all of the third-gen ones with rust around the gas door and mismatched/unpainted panels from junkyard DUI repairs. After years of never seeing them, my new neighbourhood is packed full of Previas converted into work vehicles driven by Asian handymen. I hardly ever saw Saab 9-3s until I got my Saabaru, now I see the drat things constantly. Never see Aerostars anymore, or Bronco IIs. Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 17:47 on Jun 28, 2017 |
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Jun 28, 2017 17:45
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scuz posted:My high school's parking lot was a "who's who" of Dodge/Plymouth/Chrysler Neons. The only one I've seen in years is a rusted-to-bits purple one that putters around my neighborhood and is driven by someone who looks like they have no other choice. Was going to say this too, don't see many first gen Neons anymore. SRT-4s also seem a bit more uncommon, fraction of the production numbers though, but it seems like most have probably been wrapped around trees now
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Jun 28, 2017 18:01
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FuturePastNow posted:My first car was an 88 Chevy Beretta, and I don't think I've seen one of those in 15 years. Chevy Corisica should be mentioned too I guess. Seems like they were everywhere in the mid-late 90's. Pretty sweet burnouts with the 3.1 v6 too https://www.autotrader.com/car-news/the-chevrolet-corsica-made-it-bearable-to-work-for-a-rental-car-company-257119
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Jun 28, 2017 18:03
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Jun 28, 2017 18:04
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Geo Storms, and what happened to all the Ford Probe's? I haven't seen one in YEARS.
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Jun 28, 2017 18:11
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Early 90s eagle talons. Fun little cars.
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Jun 28, 2017 18:49
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Applesnots posted:Early 90s eagle talons. Fun little cars. I still have mine. A lot of cars like these I still see all the time in Los Angeles because people don't put many miles on cars in the city here and they never rust. There's an old Cavalier on my street in surprisingly good shape. I see 80's Dodge Caravans and K-cars often enough. What I rarely ever see though are the late 2000's BMW 6 series that used to be like every 3rd car out there. I assume they all got exported to other countries once their leases expired. That pretty much goes for any German luxury brand car. You rarely see ones older than 2-3 years on the roads here. I also used to play a game when I was landing in airplanes where I'd try to spot a 2nd gen Eclipse near the runway from the air before I landed and I could always spot at least one, if not two or three. Now I'll go weeks or months before spotting one on the road and it's usually all smashed up. BoostCreep fucked around with this message at 18:57 on Jun 28, 2017 |
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Jun 28, 2017 18:52
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My family had a Mercury Villager and they were pretty common up until a couple years ago. I discovered years after we owned ours that anecdotally sometimes the rear swaybar endlink will snap and cause the swaybar to spring out and hit the rear wheel. Which I'm sure would make a very interesting noise. Our town was practically infested with Matrixes (Matrices?) but those have dropped off almost completely in favour of Civics and various Nissans.
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Jun 28, 2017 19:11
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neckbeard posted:SRT-4s also seem a bit more uncommon, fraction of the production numbers though, but it seems like most have probably been wrapped around trees now this. some fellow here imported one recently. I've seen it twice. first time in traffic as the driver went whirling into the opposing lane past a line of stopped cars. Second time was in a police impound yard with significant front end damage. Still had the temp tags on it
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Jun 28, 2017 23:21
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Celicas. Even 7th gen ones are getting hard to find around here in not beat to hell condition. I actually saw a Tempo last week, probably the first one I've seen in 2 years. And there's an SRT-4 in my town that is totally stock and in good shape, somehow.
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Jun 29, 2017 04:02
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Hyundai Excels used to be almost plague proportions here in AU... barely see em any more. AU falcons too, since the BA they've pretty much vanished off the roads
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Jun 29, 2017 05:14
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I haven't seen a Mazda MX-3 in a good 12 or 13 years
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Jun 29, 2017 07:24
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I can't remember the last time i saw a ford five hundred They sold like 200k of them and they're 10-12 years old, but they're just gone.
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Jun 29, 2017 08:12
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Chrysler LeBarons. The convertibles used to be everywhere, but I haven't seen one outside a junkyard in ten years now.
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Jun 29, 2017 08:50
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Seat Safety Switch posted:There used to be a mint Tempo wagon driving around my neighbourhood. And not just that, but it was a brown diesel Tempo.  Ford never made a Tempo wagon.A car I haven't seen in ages is the Toyota Tercel. Which is kind of surprising considering they refused to kill it for so long, and it's from that era where Toyotas are essentially unkillable by earthly means.
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Jun 29, 2017 11:31
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Plymouth Horizons. Not surprising, really. This one might only be a local thing but growing up there used to be tons of yellow crew cab long box pickups, usually dodges. I'm guessing they were bought at auction after the City or Province was done with them. They used to be way more common on construction sites too. I only ever see them in farmer's fields now.
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Jun 29, 2017 11:58
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Liquid Communism posted:Chrysler LeBarons. The convertibles used to be everywhere, but I haven't seen one outside a junkyard in ten years now. The photography professor at my job drives one of the most haggard looking LeBaron convertibles I've ever seen. The top is mostly duct tape at this point.
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Jun 29, 2017 13:46
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BoostCreep posted:I still have mine. Mine was a '93 I think and it was my frist car, I miss that little fella.
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Jun 29, 2017 21:19
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Dodge Omnis. I saw a red GLH once and was amazed. Sadly, GM B-Bodies, except for sideshows and parking lot meets where you can see surviving examples. I realize that was a malaise car, but they've grown on me as I've aged, smog dogged and all, maybe I just love big cars tho. Same for G-bodies, a GNX is still a fantasy car of mine. First gen US Ford Escorts, sad we didn't get the Euro version here, but the GT was a neat car for the late 80s/early 90s I still want an XR4Ti
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Jun 29, 2017 21:49
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1979-1985 Cadillac Eldorado and Seville models riding around missing the filler panel in front of the rear bumper.
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Jun 29, 2017 22:30
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You used to see the old gen 3 Ford Tauruses a shitload like ten years ago and now I couldn't even recall the last time I've seen one. It's like they all up and vanished.
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Jun 29, 2017 22:48
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Q_res posted:
I'm sure he is thinking of an old 80's Escort wagon. And you are right I haven't seen a Tercel in forever.
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Jun 30, 2017 02:07
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Liquid Communism posted:Chrysler LeBarons. The convertibles used to be everywhere, but I haven't seen one outside a junkyard in ten years now. everdave posted:Geo Storms, and what happened to all the Ford Probe's? I haven't seen one in YEARS. For some reason, I've seen a few Probes and LeBarons in the last week. The LeBarons always look real nice. I guess someone saved them?
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Jun 30, 2017 03:21
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Ford Tempo. I saw a 2nd gen Taurus a while ago for the first time in years but those are really rare now too. My mom owned both a Hyundai Excel and a Renault Encore when I was a kid. I have not seen an Excel in eons and I never even saw another Encore aside from the one my mom had. J-bodies are rapidly dropping off the face of the earth, especially pre-3rd gens. In fact I haven't seen anything but 3rd and 4th gens for years, and even those are becoming rare.
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Jun 30, 2017 03:33
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mariooncrack posted:For some reason, I've seen a few Probes and LeBarons in the last week. The LeBarons always look real nice. I guess someone saved them? I still see LeBarons and unbelievably in my town there is more than one TC by Maserati shitboxing around (a yellow one and one or two burgundy ones) But no Probes and I keep an eye out.
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Jun 30, 2017 04:07
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CommieGIR posted:Geo Trackers, I've seen a couple but they are drying up. I saw a Geo Metro yesterday. First time I've seen one in over ten years. CommieGIR posted:Seems like most Minivans are bought and held onto until they die, usually due to the transmission giving out.
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Jun 30, 2017 05:13
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Bad Angus! Bad!
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Jun 30, 2017 08:35
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I rarely saw them when they were new, but I saw a Plymouth Prowler in the wild today.
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Jun 30, 2017 15:21
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CannonFodder posted:I rarely saw them when they were new, but I saw a Plymouth Prowler in the wild today. There is one around my town that's owned by a retiree, comes out during the summer only.
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Second generation Dodge Intrepids (in champagne GOLD with BROWN interior). They were the quintessential car of the middle aged middle class white dad commuting to his mid level management job that would come home and have straight monogamous missionary position coitus two to three nights a week.
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