Car Dealership Waiting Room

[Whaler]

I had to take the new car in for a minor fix the other day and was really impressed. It is a Chevy, Cadilac, Buick and Hyundai sdealer. They were also a Pontiac and Oldsmobile dealer before they went away.
I snapped a few pictures with my phone and want to share them, I hope you enjoy.

[dbhost]

What a disappointment it must be to go from classic rides like that to the trash they produce today.

While regular maintenance for modern vehicles is far less than it used to be, long term durability I don't believe is there. Too much plastic.

[Shep]

I wouldn't mind waiting for my car to be fixed either.

[pelligrini]

That's cool. I wonder if it is the owners personal collection.

We did a remodel recently on a big (~64K sq ft) space for a personal collection. I never saw his warehouse, but just the cars that were currently just in his shop were impressive. The neatest thing was a display of a '66 Vette. It was originally done for the carshows then. The body was on hydraulics and it would lift up show the chassis. Everyting was cut open to show the inner workings; tranny, engine etc. When switched on it all moved as it should. The owner said it was a basic vette taken straight from the line and turned into a display. He has a couple guys working for him in his shop full time. That sounded like a really sweet job.

[Hellrazor]

Now you know why they want atleast $70/hr for a shop rate.

[ironhat]

Wow! Thanks for sharing, Whaler. It's a wonderful diversion from what they drivel from the networks. Thanks again.

[crokett]

What a disappointment it must be to go from classic rides like that to the trash they produce today.

In 30 years, today's cars will be considered classics. Who knows? Maybe by then we will have figured out an alternative to the internal combustion engine.

[pelligrini]

in 30yrs todays cars will be considered landfill, don't hear too many folks calling a '74 pinto a classic.

[cabinetman]

Didn't they have new cars to show in the showroom? This looks like they're selling N.O.S. (new old stock).
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[RodKirby]

Yay - VESPA

[LinuxRandal]

While regular maintenance for modern vehicles is far less than it used to be, long term durability I don't believe is there. Too much plastic.

Think of how long they tell us plastic in the landfill will last. Then think of all the modern cars.

I had an interesting discussion with one of my bosses a few years back. I found his dream car. Only problem was someone had modernized the engine and suspension, so it drove like a new car, but looked like the original. Seemed to me to be the best of both worlds since he has an issue turning a wrench, and otherwise it was old enough, it would have, had to been maintained.

[Pappy]

Fantastic display, especially the black Toronado. It was a great car but it seems very few survived.

Dick Burdick, a local car enthusiast, just opened a private museum here in town last weekend. He also has one in Rosanki, TX. Dick is a retired business man and multiple time winner of the Great American Race. He has a small team of men that do nothing but restore and maintain his cars.

[bruce hylton]

As much as we would like to think otherwise, many of today's cars will be around in thirty years. They continue to improve along with the roads they drive on.

[Kristofor]

While regular maintenance for modern vehicles is far less than it used to be, long term durability I don't believe is there. Too much plastic.

I guess that would depend on how it's measured. I'm sure the percentage of cars still in use with 100K, 200K, etc. miles on them is much higher today than in the era of "classic" cars...

[pelligrini]

More than likely, but those old cars weren't really designed for that type of mileage.

The odometer on my '69 Camaro has been at 00000 at least three times that I know of, once off the line, and twice by my use. It probably flipped once before I got it in '88. The engine wasn't original when I got it (a solid liftered, screaming 350), I'm on my second 350 and tranny, bunches of clutches, countless starters, 3rd set of headers, etc..