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.
Is it 20 years old, 30 years, pre 1973, pre 1960 or pre 1940? Is a Morgan a classic whether it was built in 1960 or yesterday? In many ways a classic car is whatever was around when you were growing up. It might have been a car you wanted to buy then or in the future or you just loved the look of it.