Do people discriminate against old cars?

[vinj]

I've been pondering on this for the last few weeks: Do people generally discriminate against old cars?

We have a bone-stock B13 1.4L Nissan Sentra in our garage which my family bought brand new way back in 1993 and never sold since it has been quite handy as an extra car. We get more utility in keeping it rather than selling it since its cheap to maintain, everyone learned to drive in it, we use it to the market, when we go to "alanganin" places, for quick trips to the grocery, etc. Its still has all its original paint with a couple of dents but the body is generally still straight and clean. Its not an eyesore really and still runs strong and quiet (mileage is at 114K kms).

I still like driving it due to its easy handling and the unassuming character it has so i started taking it to the office once or twice a week, since it has been left at my garage to be cared for. I noticed though that the following happens to me more often when i drive this old car:
1. Other cars (especially SUVs) tend to tailgate me more often (although i still drive at the same pace).
2. When i fetch my wife at the Ayala Ave. passenger pick-up points after work, the traffic guards signal me to get moving almost immediately (with other cars, they don't even mind me and even assist my wife as she boards the car at times).
3. More idiots speed up and give me the headlight flash when i signal to properly switch lanes.
4. Passers-by give it a strange second look at the office when its parked next to all the car-planned Monty Sports, Camrys, Accords, Civics, CR-Vs, Corolla Altises and Fortuners at middle/senior management parking lot. (seeing this also makes one easily realize how cars have really grown in size/dimension over the last two decades)

I could also swear the valet at Shangri-La Makati must have breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing i wasn't going to have the car valet parked when i went there for a lunch meeting.

When i drive this car, it makes me realize how superficial some people can become because of what they drive and not who they are.

[uls]

yes people do look down on people who drive old cars

tingin nila poor ka lang di ka makabili ng new car

ganyan ka-superficial ang tao

well kasi superficial talaga ang pinoy

puro image lang

so pinoys also judge other people superficially

[uls]

at the other end of the spectrum pansin mo ang treatment sayo pag naka high end luxury or exotic car ka

they allow you to park where they don't allow other cars to park

[CoDer]

Well yan ang ugaling pinoy.

[ChunkyLover]

ugly truth is, to most people...
money ears respect...
or money is repect

[alwayz_yummy]

ganun talaga.. ewan ko ba..based on experience...

pag gamit ko ung kia pride, grabe, mga kasabayan mo sa road, di ka papasingitin, masingitan mo mumurahin ka sa tingin... kahit yellow boys, papahintuin ka kahit alam na nauna ka na sa kanto...

kaya pag dati kong xtrail ang gamit ko, aba, bumabawi ako... nagtatabi at VIP ang treatment...pero....

ang gusto ko lang sa pride, pag sakaling magkaroon ka ng legal na huli....makakapagbargain ka ng mababang "padulas.. samantala kung sasakyan mo ay bago/SUV... fixed ang amount...

[Monseratto]

Same sa celphone. Pagnaka iphone, rich ka daw...

[BratPAQ]

Same sa celphone. Pagnaka iphone, rich ka daw...

iba tingin ko sa mga naka iphone, mga nakabaon sa utang sa credit card yun

[ChunkyLover]

iba tingin ko sa mga naka iphone, mga nakabaon sa utang sa credit card yun

hahaha.. hindi naman lahat... XD iphone user ako hehehe....
but i have to agree most people i know who has an iphone try to cut their eating budget just to buy one hehehe
research says that people who are often updated on gadgets, has unresolved issues during their childhood... hehehe

[chua_riwap]

research says that people who are often updated on gadgets, has unresolved issues during their childhood... hehehe

buti na lang wala akong iphone........

[Starex_Gold]

^ Yung may mga luhong hindi natupad

Gustong gusto ko rin magka-iPhone e, kaso wala ako pambili.....

OT.

[ChunkyLover]

^ Yung may mga luhong hindi natupad

Gustong gusto ko rin magka-iPhone e, kaso wala ako pambili.....

OT.

not exactly "luhong hindi natupad"
usually like daddy or mommy issues... or lack of family bonding or family attention issues

[vinj]

So its still back to the judging the book by the cover past time. Heck, at least that old car still has its own proper garage space and isn't parked out on the street. I visited my in-laws in the province this long weekend and i noticed their neighbor who has a BMW 3 series now also has a 124 Benz... both still parked outside as they still have no proper garage in their house (very good priorities indeed, at least mas maporma sila when they go to SM, to church, or to the restaurant). :D

Subukan ko kaya i-insist sa mga high-end bars to give me VIP parking up front with that Sentra? Or ibenta ko nalang para may pambili na ako ng iphone so society will accept me

[GTS925]

Happens all the time with my Corolla, pag ganun kamut ulo lang ako para makita watch ko Kaso no effect, hindi rin marunong tumingin yung mga pasosyal na yan.

[ChunkyLover]

So its still back to the judging the book by the cover past time. Heck, at least that old car still has its own proper garage space and isn't parked out on the street. I visited my in-laws in the province this long weekend and i noticed their neighbor who has a BMW 3 series now also has a 124 Benz... both still parked outside as they still have no proper garage in their house (very good priorities indeed, at least mas maporma sila when they go to SM, to church, or to the restaurant). :D

Subukan ko kaya i-insist sa mga high-end bars to give me VIP parking up front with that Sentra? Or ibenta ko nalang para may pambili na ako ng iphone

people judge a book by its cover because its usually the first thing they see...
people dont have time to read whats in the pages...

[Starex_Gold]

people judge a book by its cover because its usually the first thing they see...
people dont have time to read whats in the pages...

Sa dami pa naman ng Pinoy na tamad

[ChunkyLover]

Sa dami pa naman ng Pinoy na tamad

haha true to that... and the need of people to be "in" with the crowd..
thats why i always take out my Starbucks... i hate socialites hanging there for hours...

[jonski]

Naka sobrang pobre ko pala dahil 8250 ang cellphone ko.

[GTS925]

haha true to that... and the need of people to be "in" with the crowd..
thats why i always take out my Starbucks... i hate socialites hanging there for hours...

Socialites or social climbers?

[ChunkyLover]

Socialites or social climbers?

hahaha social climbers... XD
may bad experience ako sa sbucks e hahaha....