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Oldtimers, Youngtimers and Vintage Motoring

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A community for everything old and youngtimers! That includes Cars, Bikes, Trucks, Bicycles and all other old Personal Vehicles!

Oldtimers are Defined as Vehicles 30 years or older, whereas Youngtimers are between 25 and 30 years of age!

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Say what you will about the Geo Metro... but its atleast somewhat Cute (i.imgur.com)
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[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 year ago

They were basically Kei cars for the US. This was before every suburban mom and dad-bro decided they needed 3 ton trucks to drop the kids off at school while watching TikTok videos though.

Safety requirements basically make building cars this cheap and light impossible now. Also the overweight trucks make them less compelling and more risky to drive.