So, you are going to be a maverick if you try to change the sensor type. Consequently, if the failed sensor is a thermocouple, you need to stick with it. Donât replace it with an RTD, even though RTDs outnumber thermocouples by a wide margin in new installations or new temperature loops.
Generally, a car needs to be 25-30 years or older to be considered as an antique or collectible car. Since your Solara was made in 1999, it's still considered as a modern car. For a car to be considered an antique, it would just have to be old. On the other hand, for a car to be labeled a classic, it needs to have some kind of demand and value on the collector's market. The definitions for antiques differ from state to state.
According to the CCCA, classic cars were typically expensive to begin with, and produced in limited quantities. An antique vehicle, adds Greer, is generally at least 30 years old, which is the minimum age for historic or vintage plates in many provinces. If it's between 30 and 20 years old â which most clubs recognize those cars, the class they fall into is called late-model production, says Greer. A collector car isn't necessarily old. One of the most glaring examples of a modern-day collector car is the Ford GT, which was 2006 era. Ford made it to pay homage to their '60s GT sporty race cars, and they're very, very collectable, says Jeff Hill, president of Okotoks Collector Car Auction.