2 Door Focus and Fiesta

I can't remember the last time I saw a 2 door and every time I see one I look for a 2 Door. The 2 Door has always been the preferred car for builders but I don't think they'll be available for our kids or granddkids in 20 or 30 years. Are 2 Doors just not made or do people just not want them? Has anyone else noticed this? It's not just with Ford's.

Edited by Don V. - 24-September-2017 at 8:25AM

I'm not referring to the dedicated sports car. I expect the future of car building will be more about the smaller "tuner" cars. That's just a reality of the cars being built today that will appeal to kids in the future because of basic economics. How many "youngsters" had high dollar cars when you were young? Most start with what they can afford, not what they want. The legacy of the Escort as a preferred rally car in Europe started because it was affordable and then Ford started producing the Escort Mexico because it was so good.

Edited by Don V. - 24-September-2017 at 9:31AM

now days they're all just disposable cars...i don't think most people care what they buy, except a few of us that like a sporty 2 dr car like a vette,challenger,camero, mustang. i don't see hardly any of these new cars being around in 40 years, they just won't last that long.
there were plenty of 4dr cars back in my day, nobody wanted one unless you were older, and god forbid your car broke down you didn't dare borrow grandma's 4dr or the family wagon to drive on cruise night! you'd never live that down

californiajohnny wrote: now days they're all just disposable cars...i don't think most people care what they buy, except a few of us that like a sporty 2 dr car like a vette,challenger,camero, mustang. i don't see hardly any of these new cars being around in 40 years, they just won't last that long. there were plenty of 4dr cars back in my day, nobody wanted one unless you were older, and god forbid your car broke down you didn't dare borrow grandma's 4dr or the family wagon to drive on cruise night! you'd never live that down

Johnny,

Your thought that cars today won't be around in 40 years surprises me. Unlike the cars that are the subject of this site which were designed with built in obsolescence, todays cars are designed and built to last much longer. The only thing I can think of that is better about older cars is my preference for them.

You're right about the family or grandma's car at cruise night but that's a U.S. and maybe Canada phenomenon. Anywhere else I've been unique or different is what people want. Everything but conformity is pursued. In Japan it's common to see a car painted like the owners favorite cartoon character. In Europe, altering cars to extremes from as built is common and the more obscure the car is the better. This isn't a criticism one way or the other. Just an acknowledgement of different car cultures out there. I'm sure someplace grandma's car would be just the thing.

I'm just saying that the new cars aren't built as well as older car...bearly hit something and they fold up like a pop can, plastic bumpers just fall off on the road, freeway is littered with them! (None of my chrome bumpers ever fell off!!!) Clearcoat and paint just peels off, stuff is just glued together. I just don't see the majority of these new cars ever lasting for 40+ years like our old cars did

californiajohnny wrote: I'm just saying that the new cars aren't built as well as older car...bearly hit something and they fold up like a pop can, plastic bumpers just fall off on the road, freeway is littered with them! (None of my chrome bumpers ever fell off!!!) Clearcoat and paint just peels off, stuff is just glued together. I just don't see the majority of these new cars ever lasting for 40+ years like our old cars did

I agree with you partially. The newer cars do a far better job of absorbing collision forces before they get to the passenger compartment. I too don't see these cars making it 30 to 40 years to be restored. Not to mention all of the additional crap you'd have to deal with restoring one.    

Edited by lynchster - 26-September-2017 at 1:20PM