5 Car Trends We Miss!

There are Car Trends We Want to Die, but also Car Trends We Want to Live :(
Here are 5 Car Trends That We Miss and deserve an encore into the 21st century!
Crazy Color Options from Factory: Whether it was interior or paint, the people of the past definitely knew how to roll in style. Pop Up Headlights
We always talk about how great the 80s and 90s were because of these. BRING. THESE. BACK. There are some trends in fashion and Music that come and go, but then COME BACK AROUND AGAIN. I definitely think Pop-up headlights have earned a right to at least get an encore into the 21st Century. Lighter Weight: All that technology, insulation, and expensive leather packs on pounds. Cars nowadays like to brag about being under 3,000lbs like it’s an accomplishment, when only 20 years ago, that was considered standard weight…Manual Handbrake: Regular Car Reviews was right. Something about tugging up a manual handbrake really does satisfy the monke brain within us. Watch the rest of the video to find out the other entries. Seriously, no one reads this far down into the description.
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[@skylonthedragon]

Cars from the 1960's-90's had the best colour pallets.

[@Ren_184]

R.I.P MOPAR Plum Crazy 1970-2020

[@Nebulasecura]

*1950s-1990s

[@askerleaves1614]

True

[@skylonthedragon]

Wow, I got pinned... didnt expect that 😅

[@thytor756]

And some cool/funny names for the colors too

[@user-hq9ij8vc8e]

The extermination of all physical buttons is what we all gonna miss

[@YegoYTP]

@@errorsk2188 yeah but it would cost a lot of money, time and effort to replace the stupid digital shit with proper physical buttons.

[@wesleyvink7627]

Also a physicall gauge will still look good 30 years from now but a digital one will look outdated in a year

[@dxpehat7682]

It's a bad idea that I hope will die out in less than a decade. It's easy to find and memorize all the knobs and buttons. Navigating through menus on a touchpad that feels the same everywhere you tap less so. That few seconds when you change the a/c settings might decide whether someone lives or dies.

[@twrcrew8852]

@@wesleyvink7627 a digital one (ie SCREEN) will burn out completely and all these clowns buying ipad cars won't see anything they need to know when it's old.

[@Feku13]

Also analog gauges were pretty nice

[@CorollaChronicles]

I miss the days when cars felt like cars and not moving entertainment centers. Even a car from 2013 feels less busy than a car from right now.

[@starwinters39]

So true, it’s also one thing I hate about Tesla, they moved everything to the screen, which is horrible, and the screen is too big. It’s just ugly.

[@TJ-kh2zc]

Yeah, all the manufacturers now are like “Our 65” 8K OLED touch screen, vents that you can’t just reach out 4 inches and adjust, and hundreds of menus that you have to dig through are so great cause it’s cLeAn and SiMpLe or whatever”, bullsh*t. I drive a manual 2012 Elantra hatch and it’s so much more “elegant” to just have knobs and buttons, a quality manual hand break, nice looking analog gauges, and a good ol’ twist to start key. That’s real simplicity.

[@CorollaChronicles]

@@TJ-kh2zc Wait, since when were there Elantra *hatches* ?

[@dxpehat7682]

In my opinion it's just distracting. When you drive you should constantly watch the road. There's no need for a gigantic tablet next to you, because in theory you shouldn't even look on it for more than a second.

[@Sahidable]

@@CorollaChronicles Elantra GT :)

[@FAB1150]

The manual hand brake! It's just so satisfying to hear that "KRRR" as you lift it to park, and you feel like you're actually stopping the car compared to that little button that takes no effort to move. Our monke brain definitely gets activated lol

[@kenbrown2808]

which is especially hilarious to people who remember how pathetic the manual park brakes actually become after a little neglect.

[@FAB1150]

@@kenbrown2808 "who remember"? I used manual handbrakes for my whole life and still do, they're still common in the EU. Never had a problem with them, the clutch wire on my old car snapped before anything happened with the parking brake, in about 15 yearslol

[@kenbrown2808]

@@FAB1150 about 50% of the motor vehicles I've driven, barring those with air brakes, or electronic park brakes, had park brakes that were either improperly adjusted, or were inadequate to hold the vehicle, particularly on an upgrade, in the case of vehicles with drum brakes. ever wondered why driver training conditions you to park with your wheels turned into the curb and your transmission in the lowest gear available? it's because you shouldn't trust your park brake to keep the car from moving.

[@m1ster_l360]

Yes🤩 I always pull the handbrake when i stay at the Red Light😅🤣

[@FAB1150]

@@kenbrown2808 huh, that literally never happened to me. I guess we just take care of the cars. That's done because of redundancy. you shouldn't trust _any_ security system to work by itself. Oh, and you shouldn't pull the handbrake with all your force to stop the car, that's just gonna stretch the cable and then it does start being weaker. But they tell us that in driving school. Pull it just until you feel some resistance, that's enough. It will hold the car and last decades.

[@crustaceanfrustration1610]

You forgot another trend: Cars actually being affordable lmao

[@lumiapowered8463]

If you mean new, it's actually a HUGE MISCONCEPTION (in the US): in 1996 a Geo Metro's base MSRP was $8,380: In 2021, that's $14,263.30, which is actually more than MSRP on a Chevy Spark ($13,600), and just under a Nissan Versa at $14,980. For midsize, a 1996 Honda Accord was $15,900 or $27,062.83 in 2021 dollars, a 2021 starts at $24,970.

[@crustaceanfrustration1610]

@@lumiapowered8463 Well, didn’t know that. Thank you for informing me, however I do feel as the used market is still spiraling out of control

[@matpa675lt5]

You guys are lucky tho, here in Brazil popular cars are around 30K-40K, while cars like Civic which are sold as luxurious cars (yes, Civic is a luxury car in Brazil believe it or not) are around 90K-100K

[@crustaceanfrustration1610]

@@matpa675lt5 Damn... Never in my life I would hear a civic being labeled as a luxury car, but damn.. RIP to the homies in Brazil, hope you guys get a JDM option one day

[@matpa675lt5]

@@crustaceanfrustration1610 yeah, Brazil really sucks when It come to prices. When I found out that Civic and Corolla are actually popular cars outside, I was really shocked, but at least the used cars market aren't bad at all

[@basithph8958]

This is a moment where we say to the boomers in the car community that you were right

[@akoskocsis6869]

Dude, I shittalk my dad with my grandpa about his car taste. It's pretty much the only time I agree with the old lad.

[@dirkherstel4176]

Now let's re introduction cross-ply tiers

[@jamesmylife6578]

@@akoskocsis6869 my grandpa has like 13 1960s corvettes that not a exaggeration he literally had that many he sold all of them he used to go drag racing with them when he was younger he’s like 70 at this point so he was pretty lit.

[@basithph8958]

@@jamesmylife6578 still a really cool dude tho

[@basithph8958]

@@akoskocsis6869 I agree too

[@ErikTS]

When mentioning the parking brake and ignition being manual, and for me at least, I prefer them manual because of the sound. When you yank the parking brake up, your hear an audible reminder that "my car is not going anywhere," or when you turn the key until the motor cranks, you feel physically connected to the motor. Without the feel and sound you become isolated from the car.

[@thinglizzy]

That's actually fax

[@emilemenard6465]

i think the same about four and three wheelers before you where cranking the engine with a cable and it was satisfaying and now it's just a starter that take forever to start

[@jasoncaneza5040]

When you drive around a newer car and then hop into a older car it’s always the same “damn it’s so simple and nice in here” for me... makes me sound like a boomer 🥲

[@nthgth]

When you start to realize that the "ok Boomer" remarks are really in response to inconvenient truths

[@devilsoffspring5519]

It's just getting older man, that's all it is. Remember that when people first climbed into the cockpit of a Ford Model T, they said things like "What's all this fancy new-fangled crap? My old horse was just fine!"

[@le_moose_king]

Unfortunately, one of the car trends nowadays is “cramp as many electronics as we can”

[@PlatinumAgar]

@@errorsk2188 electric windows is the least bad thing in new cars besides a/c. The music players nowdays suck too. Like give us the 2000's radiosystem but just offer bluetooth for it and it will be perfect

[@PlatinumAgar]

@@errorsk2188 well my honda accord 7 euro still has all the electrics of it working but it really doesn't have much but that was one of the reasons I bought it, because screens and other shit are just distractions. Our audi s4 b5 doesn't have any electric problems neither even though it is 21 years old car with quite lit of electrics for its time

[@michaelpugh2617]

For me, it’s mostly that they’re so shitty. There’s no reason to have gps in the car because it works worse than a phone. Most of the touchscreens are bad and they feel generally cheap. Just give the few things that people want and do those few things well

[@le_moose_king]

@@michaelpugh2617 Bunch of extra weight too, along with protection for all of the electronics

[@thetechloop65]

Agreed. All I need is an air conditioner (Florida problems), a stereo, and maybe power windows. And that's pretty much all my older Camry has. ABS is nice but if you know how to drive it's not a necessity..as well as traction control. I turn that crap off anyways. I've also never felt that I've needed a back-up camera since I learned how to backup a long time ago. Too many electronics in cars.

[@henrycollins2478]

RIP fun car colors That’s one of the reasons I love classic cars. They’re so much cooler than new cars.

[@chubz01]

Ikrrr.. But hey,some brands are kiinda bringing fun ish colors back. I hope that continues.

[@FUNKOfilms]

@@ScianGT2 Yellow is gross 99% of the time.

[@AD-sh4rw]

It’s because society is depressed

[@FUNKOfilms]

@@AD-sh4rw Or is society depressed because we started making everything in boring colors?

[@youraveragejdmenthusiast430]

@@chubz01 Gen z... Do it please?

[@rustedoutwrangler]

The fact that he said that Gen Z is becoming adults made me have a whole existential crisis

[@Pekoe.]

As a gen Z who is going to be an adult soon, me too

[@gtasanandreascluckinbell]

Me too

[@Math-Picard]

Turned 18 too

[@joaopedroprado626]

Gonna be 18 in 2 months

[@marcusholloway1147]

I'm terrible at life and unprepared I'm terrified I've got a year left :(

[@maskaradebannana6925]

“Cars are your second most expensive purchase” Me with no house and a £1000 gaming pc and a £600 car

[@freddystroman9515]

Nice to see your priority’s are in check

[@maskaradebannana6925]

@@freddystroman9515 woaaahh thats wierd, i was just watching this video and remembered about this comment and 5 seconds later someone replied to it 😄 haha just a coincidence

[@tookanl5811]

I like how the thumbnail is mostly all car trends into one that we missed

[@InitiateDee]

Perfect choice

[@migantomon117]

Deja vu

[@MiguelMedV]

You just cannot go wrong with an RX-7, can you? X ) ...

[@Karno333]

Yeah. Yellow collour, pop up headlight, ignition key, less weight, manual gearbox. Thats why mazda rx 7 is my dream. And Im just 14 so I have time to make my dream come true

[@Pheatan]

@@Karno333 not to literally shit on your dream but they will probably hit c8 corvette prices for a good one before you get your license. trust me its my dream too, but dreams aren't cheap

[@acarenthusiast2114]

3:15 pop up headlights song by dounut media flashback

[@dmglolmasterplays3353]

POP UP AND DOWN HEADLIGHTSSSSSSSSS!!

[@walter4981]

@a car enthusiast Nice pfp

[@ps2bndled]

I love how your pfp is a Miata which ironically has pop-ups.

[@Nai_101]

Das a cute miata

[@chrishernandez2490]

@@dmglolmasterplays3353 (Pop up up and down headlights) 🎶 (Pop up up and down headlights) 🎶 POP POP POP POP UP AND DOWN HEADLIGHTSSSSS

[@Aznrice7271]

2017 Toyota 86 is the last model to have a turnkey ignition :) thank goodness I choose this over the later model

[@Toolace]

The dopamine kick from manual and physical things in cars is similar to why I love mechanical keyboards.

[@1mpr0v3ment7]

The Early 2000’s will always hold a special place in my heart.

[@FUNKOfilms]

Scissor doors, underglow, and all.

[@Doman9191]

@@FUNKOfilms Underglow is back

[@FUNKOfilms]

@@Doman9191 It's about damn time. Now I gotta get me a kit.

[@GF-mf7ml]

I still buy used 2000s car

[@TheEmolano]

I wish I was born in early 90s not late 90s :(

[@monnithefish3884]

"Your ignition is always on the steering wheel" *Laughs in Saab*

[@scrapbudgetgarage4404]

I miss my dads old Saab it did over 275000 miles until it rusted out

[@HepauDK]

Todays Saab's doesn't even have a steering wheel. :P They do have wings though...

[@xJdog]

@@scrapbudgetgarage4404 thats only hes fault 275 000 miles is still in good shape if you would take care of your car

[@benchguy69420]

my uncle has one

[@Liggliluff]

@@scrapbudgetgarage4404 Saab and miles? Interesting mix

[@krebssfish9370]

Dang this video just constantly reminded me of how thankful I am for the first car that my dad bought for me so I could properly learn how to drive a manual. It's a 1995 Toyota Celica: Colour? Yellow (love it) Gearbox? Manual Handbrake? Proper Pop-up headlights? No, and I prefer normal ones (don't get me wrong, pop-ups are still cool to see) Ignition? No lame-ass buttons here Electronics? Only for the most basic things Weight? Light Hotel? Trivago It's not much, but I'll do my best to keep the road an interesting sight to see.

[@nthgth]

Good on ya, and that sounds like an awesome car. My first car that I bought for myself was a '94 in teal, loved every bit of that car except it was an automatic. (It was good for an autobox though). I still wish I'd managed to keep it and still get the manual, metallic blue Camaro Z28 that I replaced it with!

[@broodaiamdewey622]

First car was a cherry red 95' civic ex coupe. We blew all of our summer paychecks to clap it out with rims suspension lighting and all. It wasn't a manual but we were gonna swap it anyway. The engine put put like 78 hp so we would turn off the AC going up hills. Everything was simple to pull out and fix. We blew up the motor on an offroading trip. His name was Mario, RIP. 😔🙏

[@primeoetgrunn]

I'd love to see manufacturers bring back the hideaway headlights like the 1st Mercury Cougar and the later first generation Camaro had. Just lower a hatch or open a door and you've got light.

[@claudiamaschio2718]

Gen Z here. Got myself a small Little car, the 2019 Swift boosterjet. 6 Gear manual, old fashioned handbrake, not even 2500lbs ( with quite some tech), Electric Blue Paint. I try doing my part in the small european expensive petrol world

[@enricomalloni6839]

That's a very cool car!

[@akoskocsis6869]

Enjoy it bro.

[@govinlock8568]

Nice car choice

[@LatvianVideo]

Looks like a pretty fun car

[@lumiapowered8463]

It sucks that Suzuki exited the US market, their cars were incredibly underrated. Even nowadays, the SX4 is quite popular used as they're cheap, reliable, good handling AWD cars (in hatch form), the Cultus/Geo Metro/Swift from the 90s is still one of the most fuel efficient cars around + ridiculously cheap and reliable, and the Grand Vitaras are great offroad

[@cassette_elk]

Even sports cars (within a reasonable price range) now rarely have interesting color options. The ND Miata doesn't come in anything but greyscale, red, and dark blue, and THAT'S BETTER THAN AVERAGE. Super happy that the new Z has that fluorescent yellow as an option.

[@block_head_steve240]

good thing vinyl wrapping exists.

[@ercopi9534]

Imagine if the ND was offered in marine blue...

[@FUNKOfilms]

Chrysler still offers some crazy colors at least.

[@fastcoolness]

At least American manufacturers like dodge ford and Chevy are still offering crazy colors

[@yasiona2946]

Agreed. I love the ND Miata, it is an impressive piece of automotive engineering and craftsmanship but god damn are color options a huge point for the 86. The 86 has 2 blues and a red and a few spec editions that came in orange and green. Granted the Miata also had an orange as well. If you throw in the BRZ you also get an extra blue. Still not great but better then one dark red and one dark blue. Mazdas red is a beauty though

[@rebelsgamingsk]

I bought my car recently in blue colour and I love to look out from the window into the parkin lot where it stands out in the sea of grey cars.

[@Pheatan]

as the owner of an OEM Sunburst Yellow NA Miata I feel seen by this video, good job bladed. I will say though that Lamborghinis fighter jet button cover on their push to start is nearly as satisfying as a turn key ignition.

[@bigfatcatpoop]

every car manufacturer now: we have 2 colors and we added a blue! dodge: we have the whole rainbow and then sum

[@FUNKOfilms]

And we put a hell cat motor in everything because why not? This is why I love Dodge still.

[@iska1565]

Rip srt

[@lockonstratos7787]

Ya too bad fiat is about to ruin dodge as dodge is now a French owned company. I forget when but starting in the next couple years dodge is making a change away from big V8s or V10s.

[@FUNKOfilms]

@@lockonstratos7787 Well Fiat has been in the picture for like 8 years and Fiat is Italian. There was that whole Stelaris thing which is probably what you're talking about but I forget who the new partner is there. I don't know though man, Dodge has completely built their brand on being crazy and throwing hemis at everything. I have hope.

[@Michaelengelmann]

@@iska1565 wdym?

[@kamenkira9324]

"Now you have like a =playstation 5 controller in front of you" I felt that.

[@NightShark-lm8wr]

I love the pop-up head lights on the Miata and Corvettes

[@TyGotch]

Got my first car about a month ago and I'm happy to say that it's a orange 2012 civic si. Honestly I think it looks so much better than if it was in black white or grey

[@nthgth]

Sweet car especially for a first car! Keep up with maintenance and you can enjoy it practically forever

[@thatgamerguy3057]

Who’s gonna tell him that pop ups aren’t legally allowed in the states and that’s why we don’t have them anymore

[@markcalin8377]

Although that is true it’s not really down to the fact that a car has pop ups, it’s actually the shape of the front of pop up headlight cars. If the bumper isn’t shaped so stream line then a pop up headlight car would be perfectly fine.

[@akoskocsis6869]

@Ryan 9638 I'm from europe and apart from the manuals thing sre just as bad here as what I've seen in the US.

[@spencerpeters8298]

@@markcalin8377 almost positive you aren’t allowed to put a headlight on a moving body panel. I could be wrong tho but I’m pretty sure that’s the law

[@calebgao6931]

Isn't it for safety reasons? That's why rolls Royce front badge will not be up all the time and Mercedes removed the front badge entirely.

[@chronicbeans9689]

@@markcalin8377 oh on God? I'm boutta take car design as a career path lmao

[@teslahunter4118]

When I heard the Honkai impact bridge theme, I legit thought I had my game running in the background 😂

[@railgunawesome7114]

wait bruh I was playing honkai while watching this video and I still didn't catch that

[@BladedAngel]

GOTTEM Who is your favorite Valk? Mine is Goddess Kiana>>>>>>>>Everyone. She is my queen. Fu Hua is pretty lit too tho.

[@teslahunter4118]

@@BladedAngel Rita is my queen, AKA is my favorite battlesuit. Love that JoJo pose and Stand. Fu Hua radiates the "rumble" effect from JoJo, she is on a different level

[@dexarysan]

same here, and I immediately pause the video to find out

[@teslahunter4118]

@@railgunawesome7114 probably cause I had headphones on. At one point of the video I thought the bridge theme was playing in my head and I had to make sure I wasn't crazy

[@that.slo6]

Another great video by Bladed. Keep up the good work my dude :)

[@germckenna7348]

And this is why I'm still in love with cars from 1980 to max 2010

[@JPT_Jpt]

0:18i miss colors like plum crazy :,(

[@diegobascunanvega4435]

or the midnight purple of the r33

[@JPT_Jpt]

@@diegobascunanvega4435 that one also

[@thundervallie]

sublime on the 71 challenger too, crazy colours make cars look so much better (most of the time lol)

[@JPT_Jpt]

@@thundervallie yes, the only crazy colors are now on hypercars that you have to order specially and cost millions

[@thundervallie]

@@JPT_Jpt yup

[@jong5675]

I dunno why but it gets me every-time he says “Monkey Brain.”

[@JoaoPedro-sb5sq]

I JUST WANT TO BE MONKE

[@skydive7054]

this is so true as my dad has a silver audi with black rims. and he used to have a red acura with gold rims back in 2008-10

[@ntr9360]

You mentioned Greenwood, IN in a past video and was curious if you are local to that area, as I am. Love the vids!

[@hemi3005]

I LOVE POP UP HEADLIGHTS THEY LASTED SO LONG FROM THE LATE 1960S TO THR EARLY 2000S

[@automation7295]

Technically popup headlights existed since the 1930's.

[@angelgjr1999]

They broke and could easily be mis aligned tho

[@nthgth]

@@angelgjr1999 probably why a lot of cars didn't have them. It was nice to be able to choose for yourself.

[@pranshr005]

Bladed: Bring back pop-up headlights! The EU: Umm, how about no...

[@djholro]

I'm surprised he didn't mention this. Pop-up headlights are never coming back since they were legislated out of existence by government for pedestrian safety concerns.

[@automation7295]

Why do people even want popup headlights to come back? If cars still had popup headlights, they wouldn't look as good. Popup headlights only looks good on older cars. Also if a car with popup headlights hit you, your finger could get pinched when the popup headlights closes.

[@tungabunga4107]

@@automation7295why tf would the lights close on impact

[@automation7295]

​@@tungabunga4107​What I mean if you stick your finger while the headlight closes, you get pinched. And headlights popping up can injure and even kill a person.

[@nthgth]

@@automation7295 I don't think you thought that through. It's not like they open with extreme speed or force. No way you can get killed by a headlight popping up 😄 And pedestrian safety? Really? They can't make it so on impact the lights collapse so they don't cause extra injury? I'm sure they can, but it's easier to just say "Nope that's just illegal now" like everything else and then get reelected because you did something "for safety"

[@tranquynhanh8991]

damn, you speak for all of us, car people !!!! good job man

[@Han_Solom]

Back when I was young, I really liked pop up headlights, I think they are pretty cool

[@omarpena3030]

when you’re putting ur engine back together and ur crank it up with the key and turns on best feeling

[@kublenator]

My dream is to create my own car one day and it's going to bring these trends back

[@Toolace]

That sounds awesome bro! Good luck! 🙌

[@cookimsnookims3775]

You got this!! It's a long road ahead but someone has got to do it

[@ScienceAlliance]

Probably wouldn't take much to surpass current cars. Reliability and Safety are key I guess. Also having the stuff in this vid. GL!

[@automation7295]

*"My dream is to create my own car one day and it's going to bring these trends back"* I would guarantee that nobody would even buy your cars since I bet none of your cars would've no safety at all, not even any airbags. If you include popup headlights, none of your cars would pass any regulations, even US government banned popup headlights.

[@lefrenchaudir188]

I would do similar but with existing cars

[@Keyboard_4]

Yessss, we need pop up headlights back!

[@emilemenard6465]

that dzuut when you open the pop up head light on a mid 90s japanese car is so satifying

[@rickje114]

And then im here, a member of the gen-z club, who is trying to find a mariner blue miata :)))

[@thecake6635]

You know what you gotta do, WRAP BOIII

[@Gvrgt]

Yellow miata looks fire🔥🔥

[@Ivannbeats]

when i actually buy a car i really want ( any audi hatchback for 1990-2010) i will plasti dip it ALL ORANGE

[@Whydidtheychangeittohandlesnow]

As a gen z new driver I will be buying a light colorful pop up headlight car asap believe me

[@gtrfan137kereere6]

I got my DL in March hbu?

[@PR.Impreza]

I got one more year till I can legally drive

[@Johnnyynf]

Sounds like a na miata

[@KnodMare]

Miata?

[@gopnikmcblyat8915]

Yes but no anime for me tho

[@yashesh7264]

at 8:00 finally you mentioned my country love you gifted you a sub.

[@koston_varjo3536]

To be perfectly honest, I dispise the electric handbrake and start buttons because they never give me the same control over the car. Being a mechanic I cannot overstate how many times these e-brakes suddenly come on, when you try to manouver a car onto a lift. Also, when you poke the start button the wrong way, you can end up leaving the car in aux power on mode. Not only does that drain the battery pretty quickly, it also doesn't allow you to lock the car. So yes, push start should only be on electric vehicles, not cars with a starter...

[@KutsugeMindUrmoks]

It's stupid that pop-up headlights were removed because of pedestrian laws, YET Trucks are allowed to have high AF grilles and yet those are fine!

[@Nebulasecura]

That’s because they actually mechanically need it for those large motors

[@lumiapowered8463]

@@Nebulasecura Fullsized ones are quite a lot higher than older trucks with similar motors: in addition nowadays they are trying to downsize those with decent success. Midsize ones like the Ranger and Colorado tower over their predecessors even with the same size motors

[@lefrenchaudir188]

I miss pick ups with lowered suspension from factory rather to be taller semis

[@nthgth]

Politicians will enact laws they can paint as "for safety" and stuff like that just to look good to laypeople and get reelected

[@flynnmiller4155]

I just fixed the popup headlights on my 1987 Nissan S12 yesterday!

[@alexmercer7083]

Nice

[@ericcaves7530]

Things that I miss are exactly what makes my car exotic, at least where I live. All steel, body on frame construction, and rear wheel drive, with a soft, comfy suspension setup

[@catjudo1]

Fun fact: Keys were introduced as a security measure to prevent the easy theft of early automobiles. Prior to them, cars had buttons or switches to start the engine. I remember a car when I was (considerably) younger in which the key ignition was combined with a starter switch. The key was inserted and turned two clicks to "on" and then the button was pressed. It was done to prevent key breakage in the ignition and I thought that was cool as hell. Still do.

[@EveryonesOniichan]

I really miss those pop-up headlights 😭

[@gangsterbropro6583]

ikr

[@jikosss2426]

Pop up up and down headlight.

[@importjunkie91]

Cringe

[@yoaashay]

I think the main reason why they were discontinued was because of pedestrian safety regulations.

[@KitKitChanIsaac]

@@yoaashay screw those rules,who needs boring rules when you have cool stuff

[@clumsygarage1578]

Some that I came up with: Cars that sound good without having pumped in audio Small wheels/high profile tires Natural aspiration Thin pillars 3 door hatchbacks in general Not having plastic covering the engine (that one might just be me)

[@Ivannbeats]

na would be stick and not having those cheap ass plastics on engines

[@lefrenchaudir188]

Make a v10 superchargered?

[@dbabu51]

yeah Lambo and Ferrari have done a good job to keep NA engines alive in supercars

[@devilsoffspring5519]

Natural aspiration? Almost every car is naturally aspirated. I don't like plastic shit on the engine, either. Come on, car designers! Get real! I'm partial to roughly 50-series tires myself. Very high-profile means looser steering feel and a slight tendency to wander at highway speeds. Excessively low-profile tires give a very harsh ride and poor tolerance for real-world driving conditions such as potholes.

[@wrotenwasp]

late boomer here- 96 Chevy C1500 2WD standard cab. TWO TONE. "Autumwood tan/emerald green". Even has a groovy pinstripe between the colors. Looks more like something from the 80s. GEN 1 350/15" wheels/analog odometer/ chrome plated steel bumpers / cassette player all add to the nostalgia. At only 3900 pounds, it looks like a mid sized truck compared to trucks the past 10-15 yrs.

[@thepeemslayz1985]

The color thing is one of the reasons I like Mopar. Some of the best

[@Cinsals4819]

“I will buy a plum crazy car someday” -Nolan from donut media

[@hjuugoo4416]

I like how he didn't even mention that the main reason popups disappeared was pedestrian safety regulations. Also, the main reason cars have gotten heavier is passive (maybe active, dont remember) safety systems, i.e. crumple zones and thicker bodywork to absorb impacts better.

[@HoagMurkula]

Thicker bodywork my ass, knock on the metal of early 2000s euro cars, then knock on any other car and come back to me with your thoughts

[@tungabunga4107]

Older cars seem to be built like boulders

[@lefrenchaudir188]

@@tungabunga4107 much like lmp1 cars

[@lefrenchaudir188]

Make it manual use the old handbrake pick aluminum chassis and body and boom

[@tungabunga4107]

@@lefrenchaudir188 boi get yo lmp1 fanboy ass outta here

[@alexbrady4720]

My grandpa has two bell airs. A 55 black corvette swapped and a 66 red v6. The interior on the red looks really cool.

[@MinecraftFyler]

the worst part of the color issues is that car companies no longer make cool colors. so even though lots of people would be interested in a yellow or green car, you can't even find one nowadays.

[@valves.mp4]

man hearing this made me miss them so much all of a sudden

[@Raven-uu7lb]

About the manual handbrake and the turnkey ignition, the local car manufacturers here (Proton and mostly Perodua) in Malaysia still keeps both trends going.

[@Endidixknsej]

That's only to keep cost down though

[@Raven-uu7lb]

@@Endidixknsej exactly

[@lumiapowered8463]

It's still a thing on many economy and some larger cars here in the US

[@mng7872]

7:99 I was like hey I live there! Let's goooo!

[@Liggliluff]

Bladed is the type of guy who groups people based on what they were born as and not what they decided to do; then he blames that group of people for things of which some or even most individuals aren't the blame for.

[@lefrenchaudir188]

Excuse me what the f

[@man3935]

wat

[@cashmsc]

Let me guess, the next video is going to be 5 car trends that we don’t miss.

[@kenbrown2808]

followed by 5 car trends we wish we had a chance to not miss.

[@TeenWithACarrotIDK]

“🤌🏽👉🏽(snap) *yes* “

[@HeyBigChriss]

#1. When prices were low.

[@iccug_isaac7898]

i drive a 1961 buick lesabre, and man it is different to have a car with a tan body and white top. with a beige and brown interior. it’s something different because my friends have grey and black cars. a lot of fun to have like a mix of sands and browns all in one car. truly beautiful

[@drakeroten8928]

60’s trucks in that turquoiseish blue were 🔥🔥🔥🔥👌🔥🔥🔥

[@skylonthedragon]

Pop-up headlights are a great old feature but I would hate to see companies modernise them and make them ugly.

[@UranUnturned]

Same

[@misterdumbass5306]

Bladed uploads are out here, I mean they always were and will be, just wanted to say that. Bladed is awesome.

[@JetK619]

Finally a video where bladed mentions India and manuals in the same video 🥰 - an indian with a manual

[@2010hyundaielantra]

I also miss column shifters. it feels like stroking just pulling down that lever. I also miss when small cars existed instead of suv number (rayo's number)

[@crumbybooch1851]

I'm seriously considering getting either the Hyundai Veloster N or Elantra N and you know for damn sure I'll be getting it in that sweet performance blue.

[@kurgerbingsteve]

Better hope either has a proper hand brake and not a tab. Weirdly the Base Elantras have the former while the top of the line models have the latter

[@darknesswolfx7205]

That's why I like the new Z. That bright neon ^-^

[@RyanDaPoopNation]

NSX with popup headlights i love them!

[@mrc2936]

I like grey, black and white colors on cars. On the right car it looks insanely clean and sleek, but everybody has their preferences.

[@bukharijabarazman2700]

3:16 Where’s the Miata? There’s the Miata...

[@hrgkorneris5617]

I heard that they discontinued manufacturing pop up headlights because of safety reasons, when you hit a pedastrian, you can injure them pretty bad with pop ups compated to the standart healights.

[@gides3965]

I can now see a good use for pop ups to come back, since people want to die why not put pop ups on new cars to help people do it and in return there will be less Co2 cuz less people and less waste cuz less people so id say this is a win win

[@untamedsoul0]

I also heard awhile back that they'd freeze up in winter weather which was also another safety issue with them because you'd be without headlights

[@kylewilliams8114]

@@untamedsoul0 curious, I've got pop up headlights, live in Utah and haven't ever had them freeze in the 4 years I've had it. Maybe it depends on the manufacturer, state of the motors, ect. Who knows!

[@gides3965]

@@untamedsoul0 haha i will never have that problem cuz i live in a country with tropical climate and not sub-tropical climate there is no winter where i livr

[@nthgth]

@Stormer248 bingo. Lawmakers doing things "for safety" so they'll look good and get re-elected

[@V13per]

Yep I remember when I wasnt a teen I used to get in my grandmas 1997 Pontiac and act like I was drifting around the track pulling the hand brake

[@thekangster0_032]

these opinions are very agreeable, very cool

[@ahmetalparslanyaman1776]

Miss the first gen miata the most :(

[@akoskocsis6869]

Part 2!!!!! ideas: -Slim body styles (low front bumpers) -Erecting antennas -Faster options among budget cars -Boxy styling (thats not edgy) -Tailfins and their unique lights -Actually fun mechanical features like rear wheel steering or cranky windows -Functioning grills (unlike the bars on modern suvs that birds can fly through) -Low rear seat windows (Modern styling makes it hard for kids to see out. Those old straight and horizontal window lines were sweet. I know some have been mentioned a while back but I would love to hear your current take on it.

[@thehonda_guy2157]

I completely agree with all🤘

[@slurp1729]

Pop up lights are amazing

[@levs5319]

I'm currently 3-4 years away from getting my license, but my brother promised he'd give me his 98' Mitsubishi Galant (post facelift version) once I can drive. I can't wait to have enough money to wrap it in a "stand out" color and install just a few modifications

[@theperson23]

thats really nice!

[@tucirajan17]

Never been this early Fire content broo🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@hiimsunny7257]

nothing more beautiful than a lime / light green car with all around carbon / black features and components. like black and white, just with color :)

[@yoshi2413]

Awesome colors are sweet. My first car was a sunburst gold mustang. It was a piece of shit but man it was pretty cool when people are wondering what the hell a gold mustang is. It was just a mustang but it being gold was so fun.

[@robbiemcneish4459]

Babe wake up new Bladed Angel video

[@bliuser4720]

im here babe what now

[@hasnicktir5310]

@@bliuser4720 go back

[@skylonthedragon]

@@bliuser4720 *y o u w a t c h*

[@bliuser4720]

@@skylonthedragon understandable, have a nice day

[@theow771]

Plum crazy ftw

[@FreshTillDeath56]

I bought a 2021 Mazda 3 Hatch with the Polymetal blue-gray exterior and the red leather interior. No regrets, nothing but love

[@alexl9334]

I got some LED projector headlights for my 92 polo green II vette. Still keeps the original style with a modern twist.

[@OutrunRewind]

bladed: mentiones India indians: WE HAVE BEEN SUMMONED in india, automatics are seen as a girl's thing

[@dominic.m.i.]

Yes.

[@akoskocsis6869]

Thats so cool. Turns out eastern europe and india have more things in common.

[@OutrunRewind]

@@akoskocsis6869 main reason being that automatics are "easier to drive" and are mainly preferred by girls while men will always get a manual unless old

[@Ivannbeats]

@@OutrunRewind manuals are superior, autos are for the weak

[@lefrenchaudir188]

India banned car mods to save the planet Has the biggest oil refinery in the world

[@tarkkokuokkanen1060]

Aren't popup headlights illegal now? Pretty sure that's why they're not around anymore. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[@tychoeussen2910]

they are indeed illegal because of pedestrian safety regulations in a crash

[@jfuckingk22]

The car we have now and I will be getting in a few years when I get my license has manual transmission, manual handbrake and turnkey ignition and I just love it, I cant get used to new cars man

[@SausageFingers420]

Man, I love that Toyota blue. It's like a high-five for your eyes.

[@Josh_0579]

BMW M started doing many different colours so I think it's coming back. If you think about it in the 30s and 40s all cars were black

[@lenny7773]

The 30s and 40s were bright, only the early 20s were all black

[@rayhanrizvi334]

For pop up headlights it’s also illegal for new cars to have them

[@lgkite4336]

A guy in my neighbourhood has a literal rainbow car, he's probably one of the happiest people I know

[@belicious2122]

I agree so much with the first one, nowadays cars are just black 'n white just like the old TVs, what a paradox lol