Saturday, August 22, 2009

Winning over the next generation

My kids have certainly gotten a kick out of riding in the 323. On the weekends, I've been taking my 3 boys on rides to special lunches and to the pool. These trips also involve getting on some winding back roads to open up the throttle and let them feel what it's like to be in a car that you can enjoy driving. If this were a BEHR, we'd not be able to get them out of it!!

For a 27 year-old car, the 323 really is a hit with them. The "tuned" exhaust gets them all excited and it didn't hurt when we went for a ride one evening to the local ice cream stand that we met up with an Austin Healy owner (1958?) that noticed the rarity of the ride we arrived in. My oldest was happy to describe all of the details of the car to him. Now my oldest wants to go to the car shows and he's spotting all the classic cars around the area.

The irony is that the 323 styling is not so outdated. Most people see it and don't realize that they are looking at a car that's almost 30 years old!

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