The Nissan GT-R Is Dead
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All those things might be aging out (especially Carlos Ghosn, who had to escape from Japanese prison inside a box)
Other than some oligarchs, stockbrokers, techbros, and middle aged divorced dads with money, nobody cares that your car is fancy and exclusive.
Same with motorsports who's popularity is aslo dying. The new generation doesn't care about things that go vroom.
Especially here in the Southeastern US... 90% of the time I see an old vette, NA miata, old civics, preludes, E36s, etc...it's some early 20s dude and they've done all the wrenching themselves and/or with their friends/dads. It's interesting to pay attention to the cars you don't see though -- the cars my generation absolutely destroyed -- Dodge Neons, 240SX and Turbobricks.
Most of the high-school and college aged dudes in my area are driving something 20 years old or more and it's not for lack of money -- they've done some _beautiful_ and expensive restorations on these cars.
When I brought my RX-7 home after getting rebuilt I had a gathering of teens at my door wanting to check it out.
It's mainly city kids who aren't interested in cars.
Also car tuning and tinkering is expensive and youngsters here don't habe the money for that, they'd rather travel the world or put it in bitcoins than spend it on restoring old Miatas or buying a Tesla.
Motorcycle enthusiasts though don't seem to be lacking.
In the country side people love their cars since they equate to freedom as the only public transportation option is a bus the goes to the city every hour.
I wish there were a few more places that were like "drive a couple hours into the country, drop a few hundred bucks, and go nuts on a dirt track for an hour or two"
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