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What is the definition of a mid life crisis car?
grey golfster:
From past (and ongoing!) experience, My long suffering wife would probably say.... Middle aged men in.....
"lady cars" , Mx5, Fiat/mini convertible or similar... Especially the go fast versions in bright colours...
Cheap/low powered Merc convertibles (some are 1.8 ffs!)....
Yooofs cars....go fast astra/corsa etc.... Especially​ old and cheaply modified ones...
Wannabees....expensive, fairly new Evo or Subaru...anything with big wings on the back really...which also excludes some really really tasty machines such as ...Lambo, Ferrari etc!
All motor bikes, no exceptions.... :signLOL: ....and that included my scooter​!
The above needs to be considered in the context that she would rather I took the GTi badges off my Eddy. Otherwise it's acceptable, but only just.
...a new mk 7R has a silly exhaust, and a Focus RS is not acceptable... I asked!
Opposites to the above? Acceptable as not a mid life crisis, just a show of wealth/success?
"Normal" Aston Martin, Jag XK/XF, 911 etc however see above re wings!...and very colour dependant.
However....it depends on your target audience. if i was in the market for a new Aston, I very much doubt that I would be at all concerned about the opinions of a middle aged teacher, or her friends..... :signLOL: :evilgrin:
berg:
I'm 40 this year and been looking at the TTRS (serious bit of kit not a midlife car at all imo) but am strangely drawn to a MX-5 25th Anni Edition - now this is something I have always considered as being a bit girly and a midlife crisis car but I am strangely drawn to it.... must be "going through the change" :grin:
I think it helps that they are so cheap to run/insure so can still have the Stage 2+ Eddie at same time
FJ1000:
--- Quote from: berg on March 24, 2017, 11:48:42 am ---I'm 40 this year and been looking at the TTRS (serious bit of kit not a midlife car at all imo) but am strangely drawn to a MX-5 25th Anni Edition - now this is something I have always considered as being a bit girly and a midlife crisis car but I am strangely drawn to it.... must be "going through the change" :grin:
I think it helps that they are so cheap to run/insure so can still have the Stage 2+ Eddie at same time
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I'm 35 soon, and found myself looking at MX5's recently too. Not for driving around posing in though, I was considering a turbocharged one with a cage and buckets as a track car.
The TT I'm looking at tonight is the same thing. It's a hairdresser's/middle aged man's car I know, I'm under no illusions! However...
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Boosht:
All xepends on your situ and avsilable funds, me would be a three wheel del boy vehicle, where as mr branson would lrobaby have a bughatti veryhron. (However it is spelt)..
Kit cars, or motorbikes all common, another option is a trials bike for woodland use with a grouo, mountain bime or road push bike
berg:
--- Quote from: FJ1000 on March 24, 2017, 11:53:59 am ---
--- Quote from: berg on March 24, 2017, 11:48:42 am ---I'm 40 this year and been looking at the TTRS (serious bit of kit not a midlife car at all imo) but am strangely drawn to a MX-5 25th Anni Edition - now this is something I have always considered as being a bit girly and a midlife crisis car but I am strangely drawn to it.... must be "going through the change" :grin:
I think it helps that they are so cheap to run/insure so can still have the Stage 2+ Eddie at same time
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I'm 35 soon, and found myself looking at MX5's recently too. Not for driving around posing in though, I was considering a turbocharged one with a cage and buckets as a track car.
The TT I'm looking at tonight is the same thing. It's a hairdresser's/middle aged man's car I know, I'm under no illusions! However...
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Yeah if i get one will prob either go for supercharger from corten miller or BBR stage 2 turbo so wont be much of a hairdressers car ;-)
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