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Post by milkman on May 30, 2008 3:05:20 GMT -5
Whoah settle Andy - just reffering to the interior decorators!
Maybe blokes get branded with a mid ilfe crisis because that swhen they finally relax enough to blow cash on somethings they want without rationalising it, and maybe act a bit younger
Women dont have them because they spend madly and pretend their a differnt age from the start
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Post by davedunsboro on May 30, 2008 6:25:19 GMT -5
Thats right on there MM ! My wifes happy doin that & reading a book(& an occasional holiday). I've found that as you get older you can attempt plenty of things but you've got to have some anti inflammatories to get you through it ! If you get the right ones you almost feel like superman . A little like Roger Ramjet huh cheers Dave.
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Post by davedunsboro on Jun 1, 2008 6:19:56 GMT -5
Well I met a guy today who's definately having a mid life crisis ! I got a sidecar off him for my next project/crisis & he was selling almost everything as he's going to the Philpines at the end of the year . If only I had 5grand cash on me I would have been in my element , Vellocets.Matchless 500single, Trumpies ,early Harleys& plenty of early small Japanese bikes . Only problem it was all in bits & under tarps & corry iron . My main concern was that if I purchased any of it other than what I originally went to get I could have ended up in my backyard in the same state as I'm starting to run out of room too(oh yeah & cash) so I loaded up the sidecar but I did source some early Ducati wire rims off him(they'll hang on a wall for a year or 2 till I tackle that)As I wondered out I spied a 1970 Ford Capri & he said make me an offer ! Why can't we have a mid life crisis & unlimited cash at the same time or why wasn't Alan Bond my old man !Oh well he's a wanker anyway & I'm happy with what I've got anyway ! Cheers Dave.
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Post by fenz on Jun 1, 2008 18:10:07 GMT -5
Feel like Roger Ramjet eh Dave??? You havent been buying your meds from that guy hanging around outside the train statition have you?  ? |
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Post by miker on Jun 3, 2008 11:01:11 GMT -5
Everyone seemed to think that me buying a Miata indicated a midlife crisis. No one wanted to hear how for $3k difference (trade) I got a 3 year newer car with half the miles on it that got 10mpg more using regular instead of premium. Of course, I can't carry more than a lunchbox in it...  miker |
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Post by olddog58vette on Jun 4, 2008 10:21:11 GMT -5
Everyone seemed to think that me buying a Miata indicated a midlife crisis..... Dude....................a Miata is a chic car   |
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Post by jeffz on Jun 4, 2008 15:59:06 GMT -5
Everyone seemed to think that me buying a Miata indicated a midlife crisis..... Dude....................a Miata is a chic car No way! They might look a little girly, but they can easily hold there own out on the auto-x course. ;D |
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Post by RD on Jun 4, 2008 16:28:08 GMT -5
Not inferring anything about anyone on this board but here in Aus they are a bit of a gay accessory.
Cheers
Rich
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Post by wotavidone on Jun 4, 2008 17:54:56 GMT -5
What's a Miata? some sort of manbag thing? Can ya carry your shotgun and a couple of dead pigs in it?
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Post by solo2racr on Jun 4, 2008 19:56:13 GMT -5
No way! They might look a little girly, but they can easily hold there own out on the auto-x course. ;D Exactly. I know. Auto-x is SOLO2. That's where I got my name from. ;D |
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Post by olddog58vette on Jun 5, 2008 12:44:19 GMT -5
Dude....................a Miata is a chic car No way! They might look a little girly, but they can easily hold there own out on the auto-x course. ;D ...on the street it's a chic car. Hell ask my wife, she's been calling them that for years! ;D |
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Post by miker on Jun 5, 2008 18:32:23 GMT -5
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Post by milkman on Jun 6, 2008 2:41:50 GMT -5
The Charger!!!
what happened there!
Jeep Wrangler should top that list, its the auto equivalent of a poodle - once a hunting dogs, given a sleek haircut to swim for ducks, keep the vitals warm.
Then it became more haircuts, less hunting - no ounce original cred remains.
Same with the original 4x4 - Jeep
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Post by malakiblunt on Jun 6, 2008 4:40:45 GMT -5
lol on the jeep wrangler the only gut i knew who had one is a hair dresser he now has a new Mini and a custom harley (obvioulsy not made by him!) he also likes too ware cowboy hats and chaps whilst walking round oxford though unbelivibley hes not actually gay!
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Post by bigshingle on Jun 6, 2008 9:27:41 GMT -5
I have to put in with Mattb, "mid-life-crisis" is a pop-psych term mostly used by the envious and unadventurous.
Never let the couch-potato culture convince you a passion for doing something different is symptomatic of a crisis — at any age.
As for chick-cars, I've always heard any car with roll-up windows instead of side-curtains was basically a chick-car. My grandad said that change came about when women started getting driver's licenses. Just shows image is a moving target. But hey, I'll never see a Jeep again without thinking of it as a poodle.
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