Ikenna351: Unfortunately, Nigeria, Nairaland or Car Talk is a wrong place to talk about older cars.

I do find it difficult to tell people that inspite of all the toys, better mpg and all that, my newly acquired Peugeot 406 V6 D9 stick couldnt take away the love i have for my 505 V6, my Baby. It just couldnt. But thats weird to an average Nigerian.

Older cars had distinctive looks. Older Benz all had their looks that made them Benz wherever you see them. The same is applicable to Peugeot, 403, 404, 504 & 505. It gave the brand the Lion's looks the logo stands for. The same is applicable to the older Volvos. But now, newer cars all look the same. Sometimes, you cant tell which branda car is except from the badge. At the other thread,i couldnt tell a difference between 2013 Honda Accord & Toyota Camry. Though, few brands still try to retain some of their distinctive looks in their newer products, but not as the older ones.

What about the engine sound? You could tell from afar when a Benz W124 is approaching without looking up from the engine note. You could tell when a Peugeot 404, 504 or 505 is coming from the roaring engine note. The same with the older Volvos. But now, every newer car sounds the same.

The only difference between newer cars is that you are sitting in a Benz, Peugeot, VW or Honda. But the looks and the engine notes are the same. Though, quality, toys, handling and performance may differ.

I hardly talk about my 505 in Car Talk. I have other forums where older cars are discussed, valued and appreciated.

Ikenna.

nony30: You must also •̸№t forget that we have repented of our old ways.By d way congrats on ur 406 V6!I am yet τ̲̅ȍ see d pix anyway.I └♡̨̐√ƺ d 406 so much cos of its speed.My colleague ran over two brothers on a bike while testing the speed of his newly aquired 406 V6 τ̲̅ȍ Onitsha from Lagos and they died instantly.Needless τ̲̅ȍ sathat he almost lost his life τ̲̅ȍ an angry mob cos he was doing a one way where he wasn't supposed τ̲̅ȍ.but still d 406 by my judgement is a very fine and fast car.I may even sell mine τ̲̅ȍ buy a V6.cheers

Ikenna351:

Of course, i wasnt referring to our settled closed matter. Lol!

I was saying, generally, Nigerians despise old cars and find it weird seeing people driving them. I have met a lot of forum members that reside in Abuja who had met some negative comment about my 505, when i still had my 605 V6. Some were asking "When will I get rid of the 505", since i have gotten a newer Lion. I would explain to them then why the 505 has come to stay, but some still wouldnt understand and would ask me the question next time we would meet. It started to become annoying to me and i stopped answering. Sometimes, i would answer it in a manner that the person would not dare ask me that again. When i sold my 605 and got the 406, no one has bothered to ask me why still keeping the 505 or shouldnt i have sold the 505 instead of the 605?

The thing is, we all have different taste. Mr. A may not like the looks of a girl Mr. B is going out with or the looks of Mr. A's wife and vice versa. Because no matter how Mr. A tries to explain to Mr. B how attractive he finds that girl or his wife, Mr. B will never understand.

Ikenna.

yungboss:
lol@your girl/wife illustration...you seem to love the illustration alot, lol. But it's cool though...passes the message easier than how DHL would...

jaybabs_1: Bro I.k, u'r rly passionate about the lions, like i am with benz classics, i just have an unusual love for that 190E benz, my mech says he can install a C-180 engine on it, that he's done it for lots of peeps, when i shared my idea about the C-180 upgrade wt my friends, they ask me why i wont just buy the C- class, i told them no, i prefer the 190, they cant understand, cars can be some sort of addiction though.

jaybabs_1: Bro I.k, u'r rly passionate about the lions, like i am with benz classics, i just have an unusual love for that 190E benz, my mech says he can install a C-180 engine on it, that he's done it for lots of peeps, when i shared my idea about the C-180 upgrade wt my friends, they ask me why i wont just buy the C- class, i told them no, i prefer the 190, they cant understand, cars can be some sort of addiction though.

Somorin#1:


I have a 190e shell that I will be transplanting the powerplant from a crashed C43 AMG into.

I love building sleeper cars.

My old lowly Porsche 924 had a V8 in it. Many a 911 owners have been taken by suprise at stoplights.

Siena:

Sounds like you've got your hands full there. How's she coming along?