dat2kman Posted January 26, 2012 Posted January 26, 2012 my old granpappy says" Son, you go git ma shotgun, we is gonna git us sum poontang" How much was a pint of milk, a Holden car, a meat pie, then and now, its all pretty relative, and in 2030, it will still be relative. We think what we have is good, but do we think what our grandpa had was good, today? No Will out grandchildren think what we like and cherish today will be good in future, most likely no! It's the way of the world I'd like to think my 43 year old all its olife a race car, will be admired in 2030, but it will prob be one of the very few left, and put inside a glass box, or stored at Nissan;s ZAMA storeage facity, along with a certain 120Y that they have requested be sent there!, Thats pleasing to know! Quote
Administrators gav240z Posted January 26, 2012 Administrators Posted January 26, 2012 @Peter just let me know when you are here in Ireland and we'll definitely have a Guinness or 2. Quote
saxon Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 In the beginning I used to fund this site entirely from my own pocket (and Sulio / AKA Toecutter's pocket) and that was fine. Till we got busier and more and more people started to visit. The hosting costs went up. I started to look at advertising, initially it didn't make much money as I only put it on the homepage. Then I put it on the forum and we started to actually make more than $10 p/month. Now advertising significantly contributes toward running costs and we get donations each month. At the beginning we got lots and I was amazed at how much people contributed, but overtime you start to see the same names - which I really respect and admire. It would be nice though if others joined in also. Maybe you would get more advertising revenue if there was advertising for car related stuff instead of asian hookers Quote
RB30X Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 I personally don't believe humans have increased global warming beyond what was already happening, but considering cancer is now a lot more common, something is wrong with what we are doing... I dont think cancer is becoming more common, I think we are using the term cancer to cover a lot more illnesses now. Plus there are more people on earth now, plus healthcare is more switched on to diagnosing it. Plus we eat rubbish compared to twenty years ago. Quote
nizm0zed Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 Maybe you would get more advertising revenue if there was advertising for car related stuff instead of asian hookers Well I for one have been getting extremely horny everytime I log onto the site recently. Not sure why. Well....... It might have something to do the the seemingly new adverting banners for Cougar life and I think another grab a granny site. Ha ha keep them coming Gav. Newly single my self I just wish they worked. . If your getting that kind of advertising it might be because of the kind of websites you visit . I get friggin car insurance banners lol... yet I don't need any more insurance. Honestly many of the banner systems target advertising based on previous interests My ads at the top are suggesting home loans. I think maybe you need to check what sorts of sites your going to saxon, or better yet, have a regular browser and a pr0n browser hidden as something else. That way when the missus starts to type 'holiday' into google, it doesnt try to predict 'Hot teen riding toys' from the 'Ho' at the start... (not that i'd know anything about any of this...) Quote
saxon Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 Oh snap! I didnt realise the ads were based on other web history. That explains everything! Quote
luvemfast Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 Saxon just got BUSTED........ Awkward Quote
nizm0zed Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 at least getting busted on a forum isnt as embarrasing as having your mum walk in on you while 'vacuuming your room' Quote
saxon Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 Oh yeah i've been busted by my mum thats much worse. I slammed the door on her as she came in unannounced. The door hit her face so she started yelling and crying, so I yelled "f*** off im masturbating!" We laugh about it now, for my last birthday she gave me a card that said "every time you masturbate, god kills a kitten" Quote
bluerat Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 Your poor Mother Saxon.... Good question Mr Tennis, I't will be intersting to see what happens in the next 5 years with HSV Commodores and EB etc Gt's, with no REAL race history will there prices go up, or just be like a XY Fairmont compared to an XY GT? That pride of owning the toughest car in town..doesn't exist with these car's like it did, say the day after Bathurst 1971 and owning a Phase 3. Owning a Phase 3 you still had the 'Toughest' car in town well into the 90's! For me seeing an Evo10 or a R35 GTR driving around evokes that same feeling...dont mess with it! As for a 350/370Z they wont be a collectors car...why would they? You'd buy one for the wife but they are hardly a car that evokes passion. If Nissan build a 1100kg 500hp road reg'd special that won the Bathurst 12 hour and beat the 4wd's in Targa I'd want one, and so would you and your kids. But then again turning up to a Clubday in 2030 with you $1000 beater 370Z and beating the Evo17's will be a hoot! Quote
Administrators gav240z Posted January 28, 2012 Administrators Posted January 28, 2012 Oh yeah i've been busted by my mum thats much worse. I slammed the door on her as she came in unannounced. The door hit her face so she started yelling and crying, so I yelled "f*** off im masturbating!" We laugh about it now, for my last birthday she gave me a card that said "every time you masturbate, god kills a kitten" The topic is looking into the future not dwelling on the past lol.. although of course I'm somewhat responsible for turning this thread into some kind of bastard child. My apologies to the original poster but you wanted philosophical and look where we are now! Quote
Lynton Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 Well in 1973, New a Datsun 240Z was $4950 MGB $3525 TR6 $5218 39 years later the 2012 Redbook values them @ 1973 Datsun 240Z $9,000 - $13,500 1973 MGB $7,000 - $11,500 1973 TR6 $11,000 - $16,400 Lynton Quote
sexual_sushi Posted January 29, 2012 Posted January 29, 2012 My dad bought one of the yellow 35th anniversary 350z with incredibly low klms (about 2 or 3k I think?). He loves it to bits and is maintaining it so that he can hand down a low klm 350z to me someday. I keep telling him it won't be worth anything so he should just drive it and enjoy it now, but he said he does love it and it just makes it special when he takes it out for the odd sunday drive here and there. Perhaps there will be some value in an "original" low klm 350z as many have crazy body kits and get modded etc. but I don't expect it will ever be worth more than what he paid for it. I think the shape of the actual design has a big part to play, as it has to date well. The fact that the 350z doesn't look like every other car on the road will help, but that doesn't mean it will still look good in 10,20 or 30 years. However I still look forward to the day that I get an umolestered pearl yellow 350z with less then 50 000 klms on it. With all things "retro" you need a certain amount of time to pass to appreciate them again. I think boxy cars from the 80's are just starting to look kind of cool again whereas I couldn't stand the look of the z31 when I first got my 260z. However I believe the point about popular or dream cars from peoples youth are the ones that become the collectible cars once that generation matures, and then I guess they lose value once that generation gets on. I am always surprised at how cheap restored cars are from the 1920's-1950's. But then again you have some of the mercs and Aston martins and BMW's that are worth hundreds of thousands. It seems that most of these are tied to either the scarcity of them and/or the racing pedigree behind them. I suppose things like the r32/33/34 skylines will become a collectable as they have that kind of 'legend' status in peoples mind for whatever reason. I personally don't like the look of them and never have. But I think they have that tough, almost myth like reputation that people will want to relive one day. Again trying to find one that hasn't been horrifically modified will probably help increase the price of them. For me, I don't ever plan to sell my 240z, I've heard far too many stories of regret for that to happen. Oh yeah i've been busted by my mum thats much worse. I slammed the door on her as she came in unannounced. The door hit her face so she started yelling and crying, so I yelled "f*** off im masturbating!" We laugh about it now, for my last birthday she gave me a card that said "every time you masturbate, god kills a kitten" Hahahaha that is by far the best post ever on this forum. We need to do yearly awards or something Quote
Administrators gav240z Posted January 31, 2012 Administrators Posted January 31, 2012 Perhaps a view of what future classic car ownership will be like? http://www.crazycarproject.jp/ Personally, I think it's great. We get to keep the experience of the classics but bring them into the 21st Century. Maybe some day it will be the only way to own an S30? Quote
Agno Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 Whoever did that to a 2000GT deserves a kick in the teeth in my opinion. Weight penalty, performance penalty (acceleration anyway) AND they aren't even using their fancy JBL sound system to reproduce the classic sound! I could almost live with that if they used hydrogen or a parallel hybrid instead of solar... But that makes me mad. Quote
perrin_07 Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 in 2030 i aim to have my datsun 260z 2+2 on the road. Personally, the 350z doesnt do alot for me, i dont find it to attractive at all. Im 26 but do prefer the older cars i.e the 70s stingrays, the 65-69 'stangs, the chargers, the 73 camaro. The only 'new' or 'modern' day cars to appeal to me are the jag xj220 and the 911. From my view id says the 911 will be around forever since its a beautiful car which doesnt need to change to attract all ages to it and i like the way the camaros are going. In 2030, how many Datsuns would actually be around? Quote
Lynton Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 Geez in 2030 my Zed may still be around .....................but unsure if I will still be around ::)Lynton Quote
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