Marc
So sorry to hear that.
I think the current generation want cars that bits can just be taken off and new "performance bits" bolted on.
Big loudspeakers, LED lights underneath, turbo dump valves etc.
I don't think they grew up watching proper Rallying and F1 on TV where enthusiasts raced, rather than big corporations where it seems to be more about "the show" . This means they did not get to mess with cars and engines - not that you can on modern cars.
They have no knowledge or skills on how to work on and/or look after an older car. ( I say that with a son with a 1.4l Suzuki Swift who has no interest in my car and I have to fix blown bulbs on his Swift. He has a 1st class honours degree in computer science though !!!!)
Current Haynes manuals cover how to add washer fluid etc, but anything else is a "specialist job"
I rebuilt a 1967 Sunbeam Alpine engine and gearbox with a Haynes manual.
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