Cars that are going missing

[knightfan26917]

One thing that seems to have disappeared from the roads are the 80's and 90's era Suburbans. I wonder if they got sold and shipped overseas to 3rd world countries that have cheap gas.

Seeing that you posted this on April 1, I would've thought you were making an April Fool's joke.

HOWEVER ... now that you mention it, I've noticed this, too. Oh, I see a few here'n'there every so often, but ... not as much as I used to just a few short years ago. Hmmmm.....

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[Robert Hall]

I see plenty of older Burbans around, mostly the '92-99 style and fewer of the '73-91 style...

[daves87rs]

Now that I need a few trim parts for them, the 03-05 Cavalier. Either they are hiding, or being crushed as soon as they hit the junkyard....

[Lamar]

I rarely see second-gen Solaras anymore. The odd thing? I see plenty of the first-gen.

[David]

Where did all the K cars go? They saved Chrysler, but seem to have disappeared from society. Imagen finding a low mileage barn find.

[knightfan26917]

I see plenty of older Burbans around, mostly the '92-99 style and fewer of the '73-91 style...

Hmmm....maybe it's just the area, then?

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[David]

Seattle has tons of 2000 and up models all over, but 90's and older seem to be getting scarce. I wonder if due to the amount of liquid money here if they ship them out of the area or over to 3rd world countries.

[Robert Hall]

I see plenty of older Burbans around, mostly the '92-99 style and fewer of the '73-91 style...

Hmmm....maybe it's just the area, then?

It's very dry in AZ, older vehicles don't rust out here like in wetter climates...

[Turbojett]

used to be a zillion of these running around when i was a kid. Even had their own cult appeal for the longest time.

Now, not so much...

To tell you the truth, I actually kind of miss them.

[Robert Hall]

Saw a few old Beetles and VW vans buzzing around in So Cal over the last few days...along w/ several other cars you don't see elsewhere, like '70s Datsun 510s, '70s Datsun Lil Hustler pickups, '70s-80s RWD Toyota Corollas, an Initial-D spec Toyota Trueno (w/ the paint job, wheels and graphics as in the Manga). Whilst cruising around Long Beach, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, etc for a few hours yesterday I saw lots of uncommon and unusual (McLarens) cars...

Edited April 24, 2013 by Cubical-aka-Moltar

[Turbojett]

Saw a few old Beetles and VW vans buzzing around in So Cal over the last few days...along w/ several other cars you don't see elsewhere, like '70s Datsun 510s, '70s Datsun Lil Hustler pickups, '70s-80s RWD Toyota Corollas, an Initial-D spec Toyota Trueno (w/ the paint job, wheels and graphics as in the Manga). Whilst cruising around Long Beach, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, etc for a few hours yesterday I saw lots of uncommon and unusual (McLarens) cars...

Yeah, if you go to some of the really upscale areas, you'll see quite a few nice surprises hidden amongst the Mercedes' and Bimmers.

I haven't seen the Initial-D Hachi that you saw, but there's a strong drift/import tuner culture around here, so I don't doubt it (hell, there's probably several just like it). And I'm sure there are still a lot of old Bugs roaming around, and I'll spot one every so often, but I'm just not seeing them with the frequency that I used to, say ten - fifteen years ago. Plenty of new Beetles and even more New Beetles though.

Edited April 29, 2013 by Turbojett

[Drew Dowdell]

Lincoln Mark VIIIs.

[Turbojett]

...And Thunderbirds and Cougars, too.