While I don't disagree completely the problem is most here have grown up in the old car culture and know how it was. The next batch I would put closer to the culture that grew up with The Fast and The Furious akin to what you said, tuning on a laptop but with less personal interaction. The new culture seems to have shrunk again with the advent of the "take me where I need to go" millennial crowd.
I think what is starting to happen is good for the car culture with Goodguys changing the years acceptable to include those that love car culture but would have never been allowed. I think places like H.A.M.B. that are clutching to the old ways are alienating anyone that may want to get involved but might want to use airbags or Mustang II suspensions.
I haven't seen much of that here BUT what I have seen is people that won't tolerate stupid questions then the people fighting the sane answers they don't want to hear and belittling the right answer.
Right. Most here have grown up with old car culture as did I. I love to watch TV shows centered around original car culture, I read about it, and I like going to events that have only older stuff. I like to relate myself somewhat to that because I don't have all the money in the world to buy whatever I want for my cars. I also like a challenge to design, build, and apply a modification to my cars. Its using your brain, physical work, and the best part is standing back and looking at (also enjoying) the finished product. You also have a great story to tell and stick in your personal archive. The millennials don't get to enjoy this part by tuning with a laptop and having a shop install their parts.
By some of these groups sticking to the old ways is good for the younger generation to see how it evolved and what the old hot rodders did to make things work. A history lesson if you will. On the other hand it may be for the old fogeys to keep the younger generation away. They have to want to learn and experience it. They are missing out if you ask me.
Adding newer years to other groups is good for younger car culture enthusiasts. It gets them involved and gives them a hobby other than electronics. But the older guys with older cars can't shun them because their car is newer or it has a laptop sitting on the passenger seat. Its called change. I agree it sucks. Both sides have to have respect for each other.
As far as them being lazy, not wanting their license, having everything handed to them is only the parents fault. I don't raise my kids that way and that's all I can do. We can't raise everyones kids for them. They are missing out on a lot of personal gratification. Telling them that and getting them to listen is another thing.
We can't be to hypocritical if we are doing some of the same things.
Now I have to go work on my car to get some of this time back!!!! LOL!
