7 Reasons Classic Cars Are Better Than Modern Cars

The ying always has it’s yang, so it is with classic cars and modern cars. I like both modern and classic cars, both have great things to offer. To those who hate old cars, here is the case for why classic cars are the bee’s knees.

ONE Simplicity.

7 Reasons Classic Cars Are Better Than Modern Cars

The ying always has it’s yang, so it is with classic cars and modern cars. I like both modern and classic cars, both have great things to offer. To those who hate old cars, here is the case for why classic cars are the bee’s knees.

ONE Simplicity.

Classic cars are simple, most of them aren’t needlessly complicated like most modern cars. Some modern cars have dozens of buttons that confuse and bewilder, but not classic cars. They’re easy to work on, there’s room for activities and no computers and complicated wiring to play with. Because of this, classic cars make great project cars so you can get under the hood and start tinkering.

BMW 2002 Engine Bay
BMW 2002 Engine Bay

TWO Classic cars are usually lighter and smaller than modern cars.

Many cars have grown quite a lot over the years. Since it’s inception, the Mini has nearly doubled in weight, the VW Golf has grown by about 500mm in length and the Porsche 911 has gotten about 100 mm wider. It is a widely accepted fact that lighter sports cars are better sports cars. If that’s the case, then maybe classic sports cars aren’t so bad after all.

Guess which car is the classic car?
Guess which car is the classic car?

THREE No driving aids.

No, I’m not talking about the STD, I’m talking about things like traction control, stability control and anti lock brakes. Granted, these are helpful to n00b drivers, but car guys aren’t n00b drivers (most of the time). These driver aids get in the way of fully enjoying your car. We don’t want the car telling us how to drive, if we want to drift, do handbrake turns and do burnouts, we shouldn’t be held back. We want complete control of the car, even if it kills us. Besides, there are no airbags here, we die like men.

No driver aids for THIS bad boy, the Rotsun
No driver aids for THIS bad boy, the Rotsun

FOUR Classic cars can make you a better driver

Because there are no driver aids in classic cars, you are forced in a way to become a better driver or crash. You need to learn threshold braking, throttle control and how to correct understeer and oversteer. This is all because there are no drivers aids in classic cars to save your rear if you mess up. It’s just you and the car, with each entity requiring respect from the other.

7 Reasons Classic Cars Are Better Than Modern Cars

FIVE Classic cars are cool and they get attention.

Say you’re at a car meet and two cars show up at the same time and park next to each other. One is a brand new Chevy Corvette and the other one is a a 1965 Chevy Corvette that’s been beautifully restored. Which one do you think will get more attention? 9 times out of 10, the classic Corvette will have more people crowding around it. There’s just something about classic cars that’s just inherently awesome.

7 Reasons Classic Cars Are Better Than Modern Cars

SIX An unfiltered driving experience.

Modern cars tend to isolate the driver from the driving experience with sound insulation, vague and numb steering, and un involving driving dynamics. Classic cars are #nofilter, you have no power steering, brakes or clutch, little to no sound insulation and no electronic nannies. The smell of burned hydrocarbons is a sensation enjoyed by car enthusiasts a plenty. Driving a classic car is the purest form of driving, an activity that all car guys crave and love doing, it’s what makes each and every one of us a petrolhead.

7 Reasons Classic Cars Are Better Than Modern Cars

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Comments

Jake Orr

Awesome! Thanks for making this :)

02/04/2016 - 07:14 |
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Dat Incredible Chadkake

In reply to by Jake Orr

I made a post about why modern cars are better than classic cars, so why not make this?

02/04/2016 - 07:15 |
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Anonymous

We die like men,,, bro i would add styling as well in the list. Old cars are beautifully designed with pillar less doors and sexy curves

02/04/2016 - 07:21 |
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Anonymous

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i love the syling on the corvette c3 fenders. they are soo good

02/04/2016 - 08:16 |
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AlaskanDriving

Great article. See Chad you do some things that don’t make everyone mad 😜

02/04/2016 - 07:27 |
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Topher505

Only thing is, there’s no OBDII to tell me what part failed this time.

I hate computers since there’s little you can change without throwing a code but OBD really comes in handy.

02/04/2016 - 07:33 |
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I sure wish I had OBD-II… I have OBD-I, which means no one has scanners that work with my car!

02/04/2016 - 09:09 |
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another simple concept that hones your work on cars, the obd ll is like cheating where as on a classic you learn to find the problem yourself, like listening to the engine to determine air/fuel mixture or for a noise that shouldn’t be there.

02/04/2016 - 17:30 |
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Lorenzo Silvi

As a classic car driver, I can completely agree with this post 👍👍

02/04/2016 - 08:42 |
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Matthew Henderson

A post after my heart

02/04/2016 - 08:50 |
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Anonymous

How long does it take for a car to become a classic?

02/04/2016 - 08:59 |
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Dat Incredible Chadkake

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generally that have to be at least 20 years old

02/04/2016 - 09:13 |
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🇮🇩Mk7Golfer 🇦🇺

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

In my brain is 30 years, but in California, it’s 25.

02/04/2016 - 10:13 |
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Me BOOSTa
  1. they were built by passion not machines
02/04/2016 - 09:05 |
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Brock Woodmas

Couldnt agree more🙌

02/04/2016 - 09:12 |
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Anonymous

Nice article, but I will disagree with you.
I prefer classic cars over the new, but new cars are so much better at being a car. They are easier to live with. Their safety is the other universe compared to classic cars. They will care about you all the time with driving aids, they will hug you with nice and comfortable seats…
But, after all, i would like some nice steel blue Bmw 3.0 CS :)

02/04/2016 - 09:14 |
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Dat Incredible Chadkake

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

I wrote an article talking about why modern cars are better yesterday

02/04/2016 - 09:23 |
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