I'm doing a persuasive speech for my speech cl***. I'm going to convince people that old cars are better than new ones. I thought would be the best place to get some stories that would help prove my point...
Please reconsider the direction of your topic( Convince the people that the new cars are better than the old ones ). You will find it much more persuasive and somewhat easier to confirm. Cars today are so much better than anything made in the past, yet many will argue to the contrary. even when they have no supporting data to back up their conclusions.
We'll first thing I'd remember (from an English Teacher) is you are falling for a logical fallacy...old is better...You could go the route of conservation of resources...rather than building a new car, we are recycling. Think of all the materials that are conserved by keeping your rod going vs buying a newer "disposable" car. Not to mention shipping if from Japan... Or you could go a style route, old cars have better lines than newer ones... but that is opinion based... Older cars are easier to maintain...you can do the work yourself... If I remember correctly a Prius has the curb weight of my 51 chevy truck... kinda interesting... Don't forget in good persuasive...you need to address the other side as well... Sorry to get so O/T here but I hope this helps you out... PM me if you need more advice.
Consider that many "economy" cars of the 1950's and 1960's get better gas mileage vs. the new cars. With alternative fuels in use today, these "old" cars may be better for the environment too!
Another angle is to talk about the money savings, for example I have a 99 Buick Lesabre limited that has slightly over 100,000 miles on it and is like new, and I paid $4000 cash for it. Saving me over 20,000 bucks. 20,000 bucks goes a long way towards a house, or school loans, or just living out of debt.
How old are we talkin'? If you're talkin' pre 70's I don't think you're going to convince anyone that old cars are better. They're structurally stronger I guess, but that translates to more force applied to the occupants in a collision, not to mention more weight and less gas mileage. They're much simpler machines, which means that they're usually cheaper and easier to repair, but the complexities of a newer car usually translates into a much more drivable car. I love old cars, and they're what I like to drive, but it's not really a logical choice. Now, if you're talkin' late model used cars, that makes perfect sense to me. Good luck
I think an easier subject would be keeping manufacturing here in the states instead of sending it to China.
The investment in an appreciating vehicle rather than a rapidly depriciating vehicle. Spending money on parts from vendors in the united states. Letting polluting factories fold because everyone is buying used cars instead of new (wait, our government didn't let that last one happen). Ok, letting polluting factories fold because people think it's ok to buy a Toyota (wait, our government didn't let that happen either).
define your terms; what is your definition of, "better." are you referring to style, safety, gas mileage, speed, handling? we need to know what you mean by, "better," before we can argue for it.
I think by coming here, you really did well! As opposed to an antique forum. Here, a custom car (or rod) can have the vastly superior style of an older vehicle..even made BETTER with some nosing, decking, changing out ugly features for better ones (taillights, grilles). We also update engines, trans, suspensions, brakes, etc. so the cars, while maybe not cutting-edge modern, are almost as good in handling, driveability, and braking, as newer cars. A typical smog V-8 can be made to make more power and be more efficient, with hotrodding techniques, as long as you don't go overboard. And for the most part, the use of natural resources is down to a very minimum, compared to what it takes to build a new car (energy used, iron, aluminum, petroleum, as in plastics) We don't cast, stamp, mold any new parts (usually), we just hit the junkyards. We are the ultimate RECYCLERS!
some of us been trying to argue these points for decades... unsuccessfully. the best point to take is that it takes exponentially more material, fuel, and money to produce a new car versus maintaining and upgrading an existing one. you don't have to get into specifics on HOW old a car, just that it already exists. the other side will argue that a new vehicle is safer or more efficient; which MAY be valid. but what if the new car is simply a continuation of the old one? how MUCH more efficient or safe is it compared to it's previous incarnation? the only serious arguing point i see AGAINST keeping and maintaining existing cars is that the folks who build NEW cars need to eat, too. that will be the hardest point to argue against. (ergo the speedy implementation of the cash for clunkers act). and don't worry about whether you're in the right or not; it's your opinion; you got every right to argue it to your satisfaction!
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