Re:Self driving 1993 Volvo with open pilot
by sandworm101 on Saturday January 04, 2025 @02:36PM
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There has also been a disheartening shift with supercars that, imho, has damaged the industry. In the 90s, if you won the lottery you could buy a Lambo or a Ferrari and have one of the best cars on the planet. Become a top lawyer/doctor and and you could buy one too. Today, the elite cars require one to win the lottery multiple times. The market for cars worth 10m+ and even 20m+ has exploded since the 90s. Something like a Zonda now cost more than the flyaway price of a Learjet. Kids don't dream about great cars anymore because, short of marrying a world leader, there really is no possibility of attaining such things. They instead dream of tictok fame and one day owning their own house in the burbs.
It's not to say that "nice cars" are disappearing though. When I was a literal child in rural Appalachia, the standard fare Dream Car was a Dodge Viper or a Corvette and I did indeed admire those cars. But tastes certainly change as you get older and while I still have a "nice car", it's of a different breed than the All-American Dream Car.
I'd dare say that demographic died off and hasn't been replaced due to cultural and economic shifts. Also, the whirl of a turbo is a more appealing sound than the roar of a supercharged V8, to me anyways.
Edit: and yeah those types of guys just drive a lifted diesel truck with giant wheels now. At least they can do work with them.