Das war noch Rennsport Feeling 😁💪👍..sieht man heute nicht mehr .. Schade das ich noch zu jung war das live zusehen... Zu dem damaligen Zeitpunkt war das einfach super...😎💪

I believe DTM wasn't FIA regulated in the beginning.

still driving my small old mazda station wagon and i have a project to restoration sy opel rekord e1 diesel 3 doors station wagon. cheers 🍻

I recently acquired 1990 Volkswagen Passat B3, its such a lovely car, I renovated suspension, changed fuel pump, spark plugs, new cables and other things, still have some things to do on it, but its taking shape already, it also has zero rust on the chassis as it was always stored in the garage. And its fun to drive!

Man loved the stories, i love these cars because mostly of them are easy to work on, they are simple, lightweight and a TON of fun to drive, not to mention people's reactions. Unfortunately in some cases, the parts are problems, hopefully soon we find ways to manufacture parts easily as you said. Mechanic parts can be adapted or even manufactured easier, but trims or plastics are a bit harder, still if you want and you love the car, you will find a way to get the parts for it (or the way will appear to you) just don't give up.

Today is hard. Lots of states hate your car. California and Nevada have basically made it impossible to daily a classic.

My friend drives a 1994 Mercedes E-Class he got from his grandfather. Needs some small work, but at 250,000 km it runs and drives beautifully, very comfortable and spacious. Manual transmission and sunroff, what more can a boy want? Glad for him.

i bought a month ago a C250D W202 from 1994 as a first car, i won't buy any modern shit with a lot of electronics and a scheisse engine

Considering only 45 were ever build, yes, Yes I would save it. Then manual swap it, as it would be 1 of 1 in the world.

I know for a fact,that the 1974 Opel Kadett is capable of reaching speeds of about150 to 160 km/h....I bet,he meant 90 miles an hour and that's about 145 km/h....

Being from America, I was born 31~ years ago and I grew up riding around in my dad's 1978 Chevrolet pickup. It was an offroad truck, but I loved it. I'm disabled and I just got my license, I drive a 2010 Mercury Grand Marquis. I love old cars. I recently found a 1985 2wd Chevy Suburban in a salvage yard and want to get her back on the road asap.

You have something rare there. I had the same car as a physics student between 1984 and 1988. It is a rare "poverty" spec model with 1.0 litre that was a response to the fuel crisis in 1973. Think of it as a Kadett A in a Kadett C body. If you have the same car I had, they eliminated front disc brakes, there is no brake booster, non adjustable seat back, static seatbelts and much more they removed. And - yes - that long shifter. 1st Gear is up at the dash, 2nd down on the floor. Strangely it gives you a lot of feel for the transmission. I was able to shift mine without clutch and without noises when my clutch broke and I got home without problem. Every other Kadett C was much better, but I miss the little thing.

0:22 true

Cars that old are nothing but rust buckets and their engines were boat anchors. I'll take my 11 airbags and 600 hp any day. And my car is a one of a kind and every bit a classic car.

I also drive a Mercedes W126, a 300SE at 19 years and I just love it. Your video is like a love letter to classic cars and I can completely relate to everything you say. Everytime other people comment on the car my heart fills with joy :)

Meu Deus, é um Chevette!!!

if in good condition are better than todays cars , more stability ,safer and easy to fix, also depends in wich version of the mopdel in question the mercedes hiden by the kaddet, a SE or SEL is for sure still far ahead than most of other cars ,even today no car today is safer and easy to drive even with that size i have a diesel one bought in Canada the SD300 ,but have the 500SEC one of the best cars of all time, had a 280SEC but had to sell it not needed repeated cars and have a lot of others with that engine like both 60´s 280SL and 280S also a 73 280SE(next body ,where they got the inspiration to built the w123 300D, same lines and design only a lot of years early as in 76 the 240D was already sold but only later the 5-in line 3.0L diesel engine was sold with a longer body and larger body and yeas mercdes always had a more compact car ,only because it had the same finishings some think all are equal but the 190E or w201 was never the first Mercedes compact car always there was a litle version of the now called E - class, try to put a 200D or 240D next to a 300D and seee if they have the same size the same with the w114 and w115 and earlier too

I have a couple of 80s classics. 190d Mercedes from 1991 that my dad drives most of the time, 320i e30 from 1987 (my first car), another 323i e30 from 1984( not on the road right now), 525i e34 from 1988 (not on the road right now. I'm doing metalwoks right now) and a 1992 e34 m5. I just live for old cars... Daily is a 320ci e46 from 2003. I'm considering finding an older daily again... Right now i'm on holiday in Scotland and enjoying the 190d that consumes less than 6 Liters of Diesel!

It certainly doesnt have a maximum speed of 90 km/h because even the 1930s VW Beetle was made to cruise at 100 km/h and it was like 1.1 L engine with 20ish HP. This kadett has 40 HP, almost double. And I own a 1.2S kadett c with 60hp that goes almost 150 km/h.

I have a 67 Dart that I'm working on making my main commuter now that I'm going back to full office time. I've had it since the end of college and commuted with it on and off, but without A/C it's a little less pleasant for midwest summers, so it was more of a "nice day" kind of car. It's a funny mix because on the one hand, almost no one knows what it is. They have called it every other Dodge model made at the time and I've even heard people at car shows think it was a Nova. That being said, once I tell people it's a Dart it seems like they all know someone that had one back in the day.

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90 km/h max. speed? So your engine got sour. Opel Kadett C 1974 even with the smallest engine had max. speed 127 km/h

This is the best description I've ever seen about living with a classic car. My first car at age 19 was a 1977 Triumph 2000TC bought in 2011. Daily drove it for a couple of years, owned for seven more. They were very popular in NZ so plenty of "I had one of those" when stopping to get petrol, etc, though a lot of younger people would see the badge and say "didn't Triumph make motorbikes?" Great times, people into classic cars tend to be highly enthusiastic and sociable - spent many hours talking about cars with strangers at shows, club runs and all that stuff. If you're into that kind of lifestyle I highly recommend it.

Can't wait to call my 1998 burgundy red fiat punto retro! These days they are one of the cheapest cars on the market and poor people drive them to their end and it drives me crazy when i see that every single one on the road is barely alive and rotten. I got the car from my mom couple of months ago right after getting my license, because she drives it 3 times a month and i don’t have the money for a new one. I remembered when my father bought it back in 2015 and I decided that it will stay in our family for a couple years more minimum. I fell in love with it- the sound of the old italian 1.2 16v up to 7200rpm, the 10,4 sec 0-100 which annihilates every 1.6, the rather nice condition this car is in and the feeling and smell of the old 90s car which the new ones don’t get, my friends love how they transition into their childhood family cars with my punto. Right now im saving some money to start replacing all of the consumable parts that haven’t been touched in years and maybe in the near future if i have the chance to save some money i’ll replace the dent parts with new and repaint her ❤. I’m never gonna let this car break down and being thrown away for scrap.

You know I always love finding these relatively small channels because the videos are so real and authentic. It's awesome just to hear a random person on the internet sit and talk about their cars without any stupid acting or over the top editing and scripting.

It was nice to hear stories about car enthusiasts from other countries. Thank you. I too have 2 1980 cars a Chrysler and a Dodge.

Sup with that 126 in the back 🤷🏽‍♂️

Wow! Kadett C is Chevy Chevette in Brazil, Isuzu Genini in the Philippines. Great auto!

Wow you are handsome and have a sexy voice !!!

Beautiful video! I do drive Mercedes W124 260E, same engine as yours. It's gimmics and leather interior take some by surprise. it does break down from time to time but it's usually small issues and overall neglect it has had on it's life. Otherwise, it's a very reliable car. The gearbox has been a bit of a pain too, as it's leaking from somewhere, The rubber gastet must not be overtightened, it has metal notches on the oil pan to tell you when it's properly seated. Driving it is an absolute pleasure and it can be very nimble when cornering. The M103 engine is particularly rev happy, make sure to go full throttle from time to time on the highway.

…so wonderful to see the time and care you have spent on your fleet. There is a level of pride that is quite humbling whenever strangers come to appreciate your car. I too drive a few old ones here in the Bay Area’s Silicon Valley where Tesla’s with all that’s shimmering new is the norm. Got my first car at 16 back in 1985, a large white ‘72 MBZ 280 SEL 4.5 it belonged to my late Grandfather. It was so much fun and the how people react to being so young driving an old man’s car was just priceless. She still is a joy to drive after all these years and 325K miles after. Good luck in sorting out your S Class, it isn’t cheap but so worth it for I did inherit the matching ‘71 280 SE Cabriolet and a 1985 300 TD Wagon.

Save the manuals❤

For me I love old classic cars because of motorsports history and my favourite classic car is the Mercedes 190E Evolution 2 is the 1990s racing sedan car homologation and the only 2 reasons why I love that Mercedes so much first the 190E's engine was powered by british motorsports engineering name Cosworth. And second the 190E racing on DTM 1980s and 1990s and Mercedes won the championship on 1992 and also 190E have racing rival is the BMW E30 M3.

Im 17, thinking of getting a corolla 1972 or a datsun 1200 as my first car, they are just so beautiful

Change the transmission fluid and filter. You can get a special kit for checking the level when refilling

Yeah the old ‘what year is that’ question. Literally everyone asks that

I have a 73 Ford Cortina, bought off a local shop owner, it was the delivery car until 1997, when he bought a 106, the poor thing stayed in the entrance, I saw it every day, until I turned 17 and got my first paid job I still remember getting in the driver's seat and seeing 759076km, today it is accompanied by that same 106 (the daily), a 97 Toyota Dyna (also can be called a toyoace) and I'm working on a 67 Corolla.

What it's like to live with a classic car today: - Less and less aftermarket parts each year. OEM parts costs like it's a fucking space ship. Hi volvo 960 and its rear suspension that costs couple of grands to replace just the bushings (no labor cost included!). - Plastic is brittle. Everything you touch just falls apart. - Wiring is brittle too. Now it's not just looking ugly it's glitching or misfiring and you better to have an understanding how to find the cause. - Rubber hoses are brittle. Everything rubbery eventually needs replacement. - Experimental "eco" materials (like door panels made of coconut shells in 90s era mercedes) rot away. - It rusts constantly and there seems to be no way of stopping it, just delay for some time. - Interior parts are non existent, you can't buy them new. Junk yards ask real money for literally garbage. - No one has neither devices nor knowledge or will to diagnose or repair it. You are pretty much one on one with your car and there's no fucking one who can come to the rescue.

I have an first generation Alfa Romeo 166, it's only 25 years old (Same age as me). But it's so rare in germany, it's the first car I got compliments on by random strangers. People seem really curious about old and rare cars, even more so than modern supercars.

Cobblestone streets of the 1970s ???

It's not so bad with my 1988 Lincoln town car except ac doesn't work and window motors keep exploding typical other than that it's fine

My Dad had a 1969 Vauxhall Victor FD 3300 SL( 3.3 inline 6) Estate....I see some similar parts in the Kadet like the shift knob. Vauxhall And Opel share parts like Chevrolet and GMC.

Old car's. Arguably a "bad Investment" to some people, but thankfully not everyone! I too own a few older cars (1970s thru to 1990s models), some I drive, some I need to repair or restore to working order yet. The time taken, tools and skills acquired to fix the old car's up to be able to drive them again, can be a form of therapy in itself. Most old car's are a joy to drive, even if they are extremely spartan in their interior and are slow to drive. It's the whole analogue experience of driving them them that gives joy. Opening the door and hopping in, is like going back in time. Something that can be fun with older car's is if you find them incomplete, like missing an engine, gearbox or other parts. If the old car isn't something worth a lot of money restored, you can have fun modifying it instead. Fit a different engine, gearbox ect. Build it up so that it can be driven again. Here in Australia, we had a similar car, locally called the Gemini, sold by GMH. I believe it featured a 1.6lt 4 cyl and 4spd manual as standard. They were great fun to remove a broken 4 cyl from and fit the local GMH 253ci (4200cc) v8 in them, about 20 to 30 years ago, when those old v8's were very cheap, like $100 or less to buy a working one. Made for a very fun car and very cheap. Almost too much power, so you had to be very careful how it was driven. You have found yourself a new subscriber here, all the way from Australia. Not because I particularly love the car's you have there in your garage, they are cool, but not my cup of tea to say, but because of your passion, and how you present yourself on camera. The sorts of repairs you will be doing and then driving your cars to places that I can't visit, getting to see you repairing and driving your old car's thru your country, and possibly beyond, is what I'm subscribing for. Not the object, but the journey!

I bought a 1990 Miata a few months ago and the smiles it gives both me and any strangers who see it makes it so worth it. It's the kind of car everyone loves, even if they're not into cars, and I enjoy that feeling

I just today went to my grandaunt's place to see a junkyard that I had frequently been to since I was 4. I used to always look at the old Ford Escorts, talk to her son that keeps these cars and whatnot, but I always wanted one, more intriguing grocery getter I found there. *A Suzuki Alto 1988 in red.* And today, when I went there after 3 years of forgetting about it, it was still there. Waiting patiently, for someone to notice it once again, and maybe finally take it with them. This video might have just inspired me to finally give it the attention it has waited for, in that junkyard, under car fenders for 20 years. Thank you for the video, it was very nice to watch.

90 kilometers is definitely fast enough for highways.

You should not do 60 kilometers in a city. They should have low speeds of anywhere between 30 and 50 kilometerp and have traffic calming in order to be safe.

The base engine of a 1974 Kadett C is a 1.0 rated at a top speed of 127kph. If your top speed is only 90, you should check the carburator but something is not right.

...And please for the love of God.... Don't convert them to be electric cars!

My first car at 18 years old was a 1970 Opel Kadett B (Olympia) with the 1.1 liter SR engine.. 0-100 in 30 seconds! Drove it around 20.000 KM before I sold it a year ago. It just had too much bodyroll with heavy sidewind. An old man told me he put bags of sand in the trunk for better handling! I dailydrive a 1974 Saab 99 Combi Coupe with a 2L injection engine, 5 gears, power steering, seatbelts, and other luxury options. I still look back fondly to that little Kadett, but i wouldn't want to go back! :)