A big problem is (from the point of view of petrol car enthusiasts) that at the moment the basic acceptance of ICE engines is questioned. Not by everyone, but by so many people that it is a polarization that divides society, not only in the UK but everywhere.
One small consequence is that the admiration for beautiful and extraordinary ICE cars is dwindling faster than the need for many people to continue driving an old ICE car because they can't afford anything else.
This is a very sublime development that will bring about change in other ways. It is not expected that many people will fight for their beautiful ICE luxury or vintage car. They will indirectly but permanently distance themselves when they realize that they are no longer admired but that many people will only look critically at their pride. It also has a lot to do with the fact that our Morgan and other beautiful cars are proof of self-realization and an expression of a certain narcissism (not to be understood in a pathological way but as a natural motive of man). For this reason, many owners will quickly find other expressions of their narcissism...and ICE beautiful cars are out when they are no longer a means of expression. When this paradigm shift takes over, our beautiful hobby will soon come to an end.
I am not saying this as a pessimist and I am not saying it out of destructive malicious joy. I am affected myself. But it may become reality.
In other words, nobody who invests his hard-earned money in an expensive beautiful hobby wants to justify himself. This is too much psychic energy to expend in a defensive posture.
It was so that there was envy until now. But envy need not disturb one's own pleasure. On the contrary. Envy is the personal processing of the frustration of the unsuccessful. The new feeling that hits us sensitively is called contempt from the point of view of the planet saviors.
Absolutely agree, you have put it perfectly, Heinz.
