NewNiceMrMe Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 What I mean by this is simple... When you see a car on the road, and spot it's year by the number plate, what year/mark do you stop thinking it's new or nearly new? At what plate/year do you think it's old or well used? The reason I say this is that when I see 03 plate onwards I think of them as being new, yet my neighbour, who I have just been talking to, seems to think anything before an 05 plate is 'old'. I don't get that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 When I traded my 04 182 for my W plate DC2, trying to educate my neighbour about it he replied "but it's old.." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soapsuds Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 03 aint really old yet..... this time next year its getting there...... my Starion is old..... 19 years to be precise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 [ QUOTE ] 03 aint really old yet..... this time next year its getting there...... my Starion is old..... 19 years to be precise! [/ QUOTE ] Now that's a classic chestwig car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 For a few years I've tended to think anything before the registration numbers changed is "old". i.e. Y reg back. Other than that it probably depends on models rather than age. To me, an E46 3 series looks 'old' even if it's an 06 plate, simply because it isn't the current model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin275 Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 There is a difference in the point between what I think of as a new/nealry new car and an old one. I think of anything '05' onwards as still being a 'new' car, but I don't think of a '54' as 'old'. 'Old' to me is anything prior to the plate change, so a 'Y' reg is old, but a '51' is OK...!! Don't worry, it doesn't make a lot of sense to me either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 It might not make sense, but at least there's two of us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soapsuds Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] 03 aint really old yet..... this time next year its getting there...... my Starion is old..... 19 years to be precise! [/ QUOTE ] Now that's a classic chestwig car. [/ QUOTE ] thanks i think ............... (PS - pics are in the Scumball '06 Gallery if you're interested.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayerbloke Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 [ QUOTE ] It might not make sense, but at least there's two of us! [/ QUOTE ] Make that three Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_G Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 IMO MOT age onward is old in terms of new plate cars, but in general 10+ years, then I start to think classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin275 Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] It might not make sense, but at least there's two of us! [/ QUOTE ] Make that three [/ QUOTE ] Glad to know I'm not alone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_is_Back Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 I see any car over about 3 years old as 'old', that being it's no longer a 'new' car. 52/03 is about the cut-off for me at the moment. Wierd question, yet thought provoking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collease Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 anything after 03 is classed as old to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s4_sat Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Anything before T or V reg is old to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bounce Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 i think cars have to be pretty old these to look old, i guess anything Y reg or before would seem old to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs32 Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 so much of the motoring business seems to be forced towards a 3 year "lifespan" - this probably contributes towards me thinking that 3 years makes a car an 'older' one. examples: 3 year warranty and breakdown cover 3 years interest-free credit residual value after 3 years (similarly value lost after 3 years) 3 year paintwork protection (VW) GAP insurance to cover first 3 years it's pretty much rammed down your neck from day 1 that cars last at their best for only a limited time will keep mine for 4+ years just to spite them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizze Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] It might not make sense, but at least there's two of us! [/ QUOTE ] Make that three [/ QUOTE ] Glad to know I'm not alone [/ QUOTE ] No, you are definitely not alone, I think exactly the same. When you think you could have a Feb 01 on an X plate, march 01 on a Y plate and a September 01 on a 51 plate so an X plate car may only be 6 months older than a 51 plate, but to me it may as well be 3 years older. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 My Spitfire is now 28 years old... but I don't think of it as being that old compared to other "classic" cars. I think I probably gauage old by the cars condition more than anything else..... not strictly age I know, but that's just my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewcam Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 I think cars seem older mow that new registrations is now every 6 monthes. Cars that are 03 or 53 seem older than they actually are because there is so many numbers after them when in actual fact they are not that old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby_simon Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 My car will be 10 in 2 weeks time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theduisbergkid Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] 03 aint really old yet..... this time next year its getting there...... my Starion is old..... 19 years to be precise! [/ QUOTE ] Now that's a classic chestwig car. [/ QUOTE ] The smell of the unburnt fuel is something else too ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyDub Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 Anything 03 and older, if it's out of it's warranty, I think of it as being an older car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudson Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 I think the age question has a lot to do with the car it's self, and if ''old'' = not desirable. If you take an Audi RS6, say 52 plate, go forward 5 years, it will be an old car, but who would turn it down given a choice between that and say a 6 months old ''also ran'', the more desirable a car the less ''old'' it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A4_Family_Man Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 I would go along with the 3 year industry standard - although with modern cars I think maybe this has less relevance now. Shouldn't we really go off mileage rather than age, mixed with good judgement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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