old school Options

[akamiami]

SCC states in their December mag that the 1g DSM's are now definately old school despite their technological characteristics (i.e. AWD, turbocharged, fuel injected, 200 bhp 4 cylinder, DOHC 16 valve, 4 wheel disc brakes, engine management, yada yada yada). Would you agree?

The differences between import old school, domestic old school, applying the term old school simply based on vehicle age or the temperment of the average enthusiast can lead to entirely different outcomes in definition and SCC may have intended their assertion to be applied to either description. Discuss.

[awd4kicks]

I think most that have been in the import sport for a while consider the DSM 'Old School' because the DSM has upheld the gauntlet for so long. From what I hear the DSM has been gracing the pages of turbo magazine since the early nineties. No matter how awesome the power for dollar is, people like to differentiate themselves. Moving on to a newer less effective platform can be justified by calling the king of crosstraining a has been.

So do I think they are old school. They are getting there, but you can't argue with their staying power. Old trapazoidal dash or not these things will be around for a long time.

The group of owners will obviously become a much smaller nich of those that truely know how to live the love-hate relationship we call DSM.