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trodecke · 09-08-2014, 08:06 PM

According to this article, the #1 thing you don't want to say to a middle aged man is "Did you really just get a red Corvette?"

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...n_5759720.html

Now I'm not quite 59 yet (48 to be exact) and I didn't buy a red Corvette but I did buy a red Camaro. Does that mean I'm having a mini-midlife crisis?

More importantly, does this mean I'll be buying a red Corvette in 10 years?

trm2 · 09-08-2014, 09:19 PM

I'm not 48 yet (soon, very soon) so I get where you are coming from. The wife has a red (CRT) Camaro. I do have a Corvette that I don't drive much, but I won it. I tell everyone that I still have my midlife crisis car in reserve. I'm thinking a new Vette for my 50th!

aurora · 09-08-2014, 09:22 PM

LOL. Why do mid-life crisis guys like red?

I do notice that the majority of guys in sportscars tend to be older gentlemen, yes.

Definitely corvettes have that stigma….so do Ferraris, I think. Around here Porches do too.

But what I find disheartening is the man driving the McLaren, the BMW, the Lambourghini ….is usually nerdy as hell! The night could not be dark enough if you know what I mean.

Burn Notice24 · 09-08-2014, 09:27 PM

How much of it is a midlife crisis and how much of it is most people can't afford those cars until they're middle aged?

aurora · 09-08-2014, 09:33 PM

Its possible that EVERY guy would have one if they were "allowed".

Many guys tell me they would like to have a car like mine but their wife won't let them. What a nightmare. Reminds me why I will never be married.

aurora · 09-08-2014, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by trm2

I do have a Corvette that I don't drive much, but I won it.

Cool! How sweet is that! How did you win a vette?

Rico · 09-08-2014, 09:44 PM

Ha I'm only 31 and I want a red corvette! I just think that means you have good taste lol.

wally mayfield · 09-08-2014, 09:45 PM

I started my mid life crisis when I got out of the Army at the age 21.. 1967..

Bad@ssCamaro · 09-08-2014, 10:04 PM

Here's my midlife crisis

oh and I'm 51

*Camaro_Corvette* · 09-09-2014, 06:25 AM

Mid life crises.

I hate people that assume you're having a midlife crises when you buy a car.

ssrs2lt · 09-09-2014, 06:38 AM

The only crisis is the paying for the vehicle, LoL!

Scalded Dog · 09-09-2014, 10:17 AM

Younger dudes WANT sports cars, but generally don't have much disposable income until their 40s or 50s (I know... there are plenty of exceptions... every rule, blah, blah, blah...). Once the kids grow up, job promotions have bumped the salary up, a relative here or there has left an inheritance... then they can FINALLY buy the car they've WANTED since they were pushing around a toy fire truck.

Crisis? A word used by the jealous haters. They can't let a good thing be a good thing... there's just GOT to be some nefarious reason for some dude to have finally gotten his dream car. They can't accept that he finally has the money to enjoy the realization of a lifelong wish.

Yup, mid 40s here... driving around in a yellow Camaro. It's no crisis, I'm not stressed about my age, and I am not trying to trade the wife in for a younger model. No angst over aging... but damn happy rolling around in a nicer car than the majority of cars on my listed of "once owned" heaps of crap.

Sir Nuke · 09-09-2014, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Scalded Dog

Younger dudes WANT sports cars, but generally don't have much disposable income until their 40s or 50s (I know... there are plenty of exceptions... every rule, blah, blah, blah...). Once the kids grow up, job promotions have bumped the salary up, a relative here or there has left an inheritance... then they can FINALLY buy the car they've WANTED since they were pushing around a toy fire truck.
Crisis? A word used by the jealous haters. They can't let a good thing be a good thing... there's just GOT to be some nefarious reason for some dude to have finally gotten his dream car. They can't accept that he finally has the money to enjoy the realization of a lifelong wish.

Yup, mid 40s here... driving around in a yellow Camaro. It's no crisis, I'm not stressed about my age, and I am not trying to trade the wife in for a younger model. No angst over aging... but damn happy rolling around in a nicer car than the majority of cars on my listed of "once owned" heaps of crap.

stoopid · 09-09-2014, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scalded Dog

Younger dudes WANT sports cars, but generally don't have much disposable income until their 40s or 50s (I know... there are plenty of exceptions... every rule, blah, blah, blah...). Once the kids grow up, job promotions have bumped the salary up, a relative here or there has left an inheritance... then they can FINALLY buy the car they've WANTED since they were pushing around a toy fire truck.

Crisis? A word used by the jealous haters. They can't let a good thing be a good thing... there's just GOT to be some nefarious reason for some dude to have finally gotten his dream car. They can't accept that he finally has the money to enjoy the realization of a lifelong wish.

Yup, mid 40s here... driving around in a yellow Camaro. It's no crisis, I'm not stressed about my age, and I am not trying to trade the wife in for a younger model. No angst over aging... but damn happy rolling around in a nicer car than the majority of cars on my listed of "once owned" heaps of crap.

This.

09-08-2014, 09:45 PM	#8
wally mayfield Drives: 2013 2SS 6M Join Date: May 2013 Location: eastern high sierra Posts: 893	I started my mid life crisis when I got out of the Army at the age 21.. 1967.. __________________ Strut tower brace(GM), CAI, Blade Spoiler, ZL1 wheels and tires, Heritage grill, Dual mode exhaust, and thats it, no more..except for the lowering springs..Ok Hotchkis springs were delivered today, thats it..

09-08-2014, 10:04 PM	#9
Bad@ssCamaro BeckyD Rocks :-) Drives: 2015 1SS/1LE Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: CT Posts: 5,778 View My Garage	Here's my midlife crisis oh and I'm 51 Attached Images __________________ 2015 CRT 1SS/1LE RS/Recaro's/NPP/Nav/Rear vision pkg./BA speaker upgrade. Stage 3 BMR cam, ARH 1 7/8 headers, CAI, BMR 1.25 drop springs, JPSS Billet Bushings, Peddars Cradle Bushings...460 whp...so far....SOLD, but not forgotten!

09-09-2014, 06:25 AM	#10
Camaro_Corvette 36.58625, -121.7568 Drives: Team 1LE Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Earth Posts: 23,709 View My Garage	Mid life crises. I hate people that assume you're having a midlife crises when you buy a car. __________________ I am seriously never serious vv V vv Next order of business

09-09-2014, 06:38 AM	#11
ssrs2lt Drives: too many Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: oh va pa ma tx Posts: 3,046	The only crisis is the paying for the vehicle, LoL! __________________

09-08-2014, 08:06 PM	#1
trodecke Drives: 2014 2SS/RS CRT Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 365	Are we having a midlife crisis? According to this article, the #1 thing you don't want to say to a middle aged man is "Did you really just get a red Corvette?" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...n_5759720.html Now I'm not quite 59 yet (48 to be exact) and I didn't buy a red Corvette but I did buy a red Camaro. Does that mean I'm having a mini-midlife crisis? More importantly, does this mean I'll be buying a red Corvette in 10 years? __________________ Lifetime Camaro guy. 1979 Z28, 1987 LT, 2012 2LS, 2014 2SS/RS --CAI Cold Air Intake --Solo HFC

09-08-2014, 09:19 PM	#2
trm2 Drives: Model S, Vette, Volt & Equinox Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Ohio Posts: 334	I'm not 48 yet (soon, very soon) so I get where you are coming from. The wife has a red (CRT) Camaro. I do have a Corvette that I don't drive much, but I won it. I tell everyone that I still have my midlife crisis car in reserve. I'm thinking a new Vette for my 50th!

09-08-2014, 09:22 PM	#3
aurora Drives: 2015 Black ZL1; 2012 Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 169 View My Garage	LOL. Why do mid-life crisis guys like red? I do notice that the majority of guys in sportscars tend to be older gentlemen, yes. Definitely corvettes have that stigma….so do Ferraris, I think. Around here Porches do too. But what I find disheartening is the man driving the McLaren, the BMW, the Lambourghini ….is usually nerdy as hell! The night could not be dark enough if you know what I mean.

09-08-2014, 09:27 PM	#4
Burn Notice24 Drives: 2012 Camaro Convertible Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Sugar Land, TX Posts: 387	How much of it is a midlife crisis and how much of it is most people can't afford those cars until they're middle aged?

09-08-2014, 09:33 PM	#5
aurora Drives: 2015 Black ZL1; 2012 Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 169 View My Garage	Its possible that EVERY guy would have one if they were "allowed". Many guys tell me they would like to have a car like mine but their wife won't let them. What a nightmare. Reminds me why I will never be married.

09-08-2014, 09:44 PM	#7
Rico Flying da helicopter Drives: Black SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: HI Posts: 1,215 View My Garage	Ha I'm only 31 and I want a red corvette! I just think that means you have good taste lol.

09-09-2014, 10:17 AM	#12
Scalded Dog Drives: 2011 1LT Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Crestline, CA Posts: 3,029	Younger dudes WANT sports cars, but generally don't have much disposable income until their 40s or 50s (I know... there are plenty of exceptions... every rule, blah, blah, blah...). Once the kids grow up, job promotions have bumped the salary up, a relative here or there has left an inheritance... then they can FINALLY buy the car they've WANTED since they were pushing around a toy fire truck. Crisis? A word used by the jealous haters. They can't let a good thing be a good thing... there's just GOT to be some nefarious reason for some dude to have finally gotten his dream car. They can't accept that he finally has the money to enjoy the realization of a lifelong wish. Yup, mid 40s here... driving around in a yellow Camaro. It's no crisis, I'm not stressed about my age, and I am not trying to trade the wife in for a younger model. No angst over aging... but damn happy rolling around in a nicer car than the majority of cars on my listed of "once owned" heaps of crap.