Originally Posted by
burnzy
You’ve completely missed the point of the thread
most of us are specifically referring to the ford scene, not the car scene in general.
even you agree the ford scene isn’t what it was in the 90’s and early 00’s
But what I said is true of the Ford scene
People on here endlessly moan about how the likes of Ford Fair have been taken over by modern STs - which is because they are massively popular. Like I said, look on Facebook and see how many groups there are. The Ford scene isn't what it was in the 90s, it's just different. I get the feeling that a lot of the fans of older stuff just don't like it because it's not "theirs" anymore.
Originally Posted by
Glenn_
I agree with alot of the comments about. People are a bit snobby when it comes to cars but in a way not many people would buy a mondeo when they could buy an Audi Bm merc for the same money. I think cars shows have changed but this is because I think people are scared to use the older Fords to drive to them.
It think with young people social media has alot to answer for. They see people driving posh cars so they think they should be like them.
I personally get more excited about an old mk3 fiesta(for eg) than I would a Audi RS4( for eg)
I don't even know if it's purely down to snobbery. The problem with Fords is that some of them are getting quite expensive, but they don't hold their money like the German stuff. When it comes to leasing and PCP, that often means that there are better deals on the German stuff than there are on Fords. The MK7 Fiesta ST was extremely good value, but the MK3 Focus ST wasn't so much. The problem with the RS was that there just weren't any deals on it because it was so sought after. That being said, they still sold as many as they wanted.
The other side is, cars have come a long, long way since the 90s stuff. Getting an RS Turbo to 300bhp is a mammoth job, but getting a Fiesta ST to that is child's play. Most people don't want to spend years building something now so, with that and the fact the modern car is a lot easier to live with, you can see why people do it. You could still drive the 300bhp to work every day and even get decent economy. You couldn't do that with an RST, so it would have to be a second car, which makes it even more difficult to justify.
Originally Posted by
Rick
It's because the good fords were the homoligation specials which no longer exist. The RS is mediocre compared to others in the class, where as before they were the hottest of hot hatches.
Rick
What absolute crap
Originally Posted by
nickscunny
Are young people brand loyal? Do they aspire to be Ford through and through and will they respect the older cars like we do?
No I don't know if most people are so much now. One area where Ford have dropped the ball is that they don't have as many sporting models anymore. They used to an XR and RS version of most of the range in the late 80s and early 90s, so people had lots of choice, but they don't do as many now.