50 or Older Z Owners Take A Bow

370Zsteve · 03-18-2010, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Dwight Frye

I'll be 55 in June. I've always loved cars. I learned to drive off road in a Meyers Manx dune buggy at age 14. I have always owned some type of performance car and hope I always will. My last car was a '04 G35 Coupe with the 6MT and Sport Pkg. I liked it and might have bought another had they not uglied them up. I still crawl underneath my cars and do my own oil changes and minor maintenance but I have to admit I'm a little sore from the contortions after wards these days. I still like a spirited drive in the mountains now and then and putting my foot into it for the first 4 gears getting on the freeway. And I still listen to loud rock and roll. If I ever had to buy a minivan or an old folks car like a big Buick you could just hang a tag on my toe and close the drawer.
Oh, a little advice for you youngsters, there are a lot of good looking women in their 40's and 50's and they uh....they still work just fine

For you children, Dwight Frye is an Alice Cooper reference.

And oh yeah Dwight, they call them "MILF's". Freudian issues?

tommyguns · 03-18-2010, 09:57 PM

50 here. Purchased it for a birthday present to myself. Oh to you young guys, you can do that when you get older and more established. It's my 3rd Z, my first was a 240 with a Bob Sharp air dam with knock off wheels and have been in love with a Z ever since.

kevin.z · 03-18-2010, 10:03 PM

to Dwight Frye: I agree! i think they are called "MILF" by us kids. haha
I am definitely going to drive a fairlady z when i am old.

OldGuy · 03-18-2010, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by ZKindaGuy

Why is it that younger folks even get the idea that senior-aged life is meant to be spent laying down and living either a meager existence or dying? Because I age am I supposed to stop enjoying:

- looking at the beauty of a well-shaped woman's body?
- having sex?
- eating?
- spectator sports?
- sports cars and settle for a Hearse?

The preferences a person develops for certain things stay every bit alive in the senior years as they did when conceived earlier by that person. So why the more youthful folks of society ever assume this rediculous thought is beyond me...

You're absolutely right. At 18, I was cruising around in my Mustang, blasting Chuck Berry through the speakers. Today, at 62, I still enjoy cruising, now in my beautiful Z, still playing Chuck Berry singing Johnny Be Good! It was all so good then---and it's even better now! Go Johnny Go!!

mspeasl · 03-18-2010, 11:13 PM

67+ and have had fast cars since I was 18 (1960 impala 348 with 3/2's and 4 speed). Before that did several years as a down hill Drag Racer (Soap Box Derby races) and it hasn't stopped yet.........................!

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370Zsteve · 03-18-2010, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by mspeasl

67+ and have had fast cars since I was 18 (1960 impala 348 with 3/2's and 4 speed). Before that did several years as a down hill Drag Racer (Soap Box Derby races) and it hasn't stopped yet.........................!

'

67! You may be our Leader.

shawnal · 03-18-2010, 11:37 PM

54 always wanted a sport car and so glad I picked this one .FI exhaust being shipped out today and 180 custom did work on headlites.

Zsteve · 03-19-2010, 12:05 AM

So OP you need to add a poll to this so we can the the numbers.

Jack370Z · 03-19-2010, 02:46 AM

I'm 60 and lovin' my new Z...it's my third one. Bought a '77 new had to sell it when my daughter arrived (only two seats). Found an exceptional '86 in '96 (only 62K on it). Sold it last year and bought the 370 this past Fall. WOW, it is a machine. It's almost scary fast and handles so much better than the Prelude my daughter had in college. I've had performance cars off and on over the years...Prelude, 442...can't remember them all but this Z tops them all. A parking security guard (he was about my age) actually saluted me as I was leaving the parking at the Biltmore House in Asheville, NC this past Monday. Guess he thought I was some sort of Jet Driver or something...lol. He had a big smile on his face...I seem to get that a lot lately. The 370 is a real head turner...

Tyrell Tyson · 03-19-2010, 04:52 AM

Welcome!!

Nice gesture to take a bow, but whatever you do, please do not take a bow in front of Frost...lets just say he has "sticky fingers"

OldGuy · 03-19-2010, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Zsteve

So OP you need to add a poll to this so we can the the numbers.

I seem to recall a poll of that sort a couple of months back. Showed percentages by some age levels. Let's look that one up first.

370Zsteve · 03-19-2010, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Jack370Z

A parking security guard (he was about my age) actually saluted me as I was leaving the parking at the Biltmore House in Asheville, NC this past Monday.

nice.

WhiskeyHotel · 03-19-2010, 09:42 AM

Hit the big "five" "oh" just last year!

bluzman · 03-19-2010, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Modshack

Yeah, 60+ here, but I caught the car bug at 16 and have been playing with cool ones ever since... Much cheaper then women and boats....

66 last month. Been through two boats and three wives and I will testify that my Z is cheaper than any of them were.

skydvr · 03-20-2010, 01:47 AM

I'm 54 here, my first Z and I'm enjoying it. I sold my 911SC bought the Nismo and never looked back I was going to buy a Cayman S but went for the Z once I saw a Nismo and took it for a test drive. Never too old to enjoy life I also own 3 sport bikes yeah for me life is good.

Check out my album

03-18-2010, 09:57 PM	#32 (permalink)
tommyguns Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: New York Age: 64 Posts: 914 Drives: 370Z/Sport/Black/MT Rep Power: 17	50 here. Purchased it for a birthday present to myself. Oh to you young guys, you can do that when you get older and more established. It's my 3rd Z, my first was a 240 with a Bob Sharp air dam with knock off wheels and have been in love with a Z ever since. __________________ 09 Sport / MB / 6sd / Nismo"R" Intake / Eibach Pro Kit / Z1 25 row cooler / JWT LW FW / New Short Block 3/11/11 /H&R 15fr 20rr/DBA 4000/FI CB with 12"res./Morel/JL/"Division"mod/SPC/EcuTek/M370/ZEX C SHOT/ART's/NRG

03-18-2010, 10:03 PM	#33 (permalink)
kevin.z Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: vancouver(shipping:WA Posts: 359 Drives: 09 370z M6 PGtouring Rep Power: 16	to Dwight Frye: I agree! i think they are called "MILF" by us kids. haha I am definitely going to drive a fairlady z when i am old. Last edited by kevin.z; 03-18-2010 at 10:04 PM. Reason: too slow when i am typin this post.

03-18-2010, 11:13 PM	#35 (permalink)
mspeasl Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Decatur, IL Posts: 367 Drives: Red M6 Sport/Touring Rep Power: 268	67+ 67+ and have had fast cars since I was 18 (1960 impala 348 with 3/2's and 4 speed). Before that did several years as a down hill Drag Racer (Soap Box Derby races) and it hasn't stopped yet.........................! ' __________________ Mspeasl - Central Illinois 2009 - Solid Red, M6 '370' Sport/Touring (Delivered 7 April 09)

03-19-2010, 12:05 AM	#38 (permalink)
Zsteve A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: TX Posts: 3,298 Drives: the 2 balled club Rep Power: 22	So OP you need to add a poll to this so we can the the numbers. __________________ 2010 LS3 C6 Silver coupe corvette

03-19-2010, 02:46 AM	#39 (permalink)
Jack370Z Base Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 128 Drives: 09 370Z Plat SP 6MT Rep Power: 16	I'm 60 and lovin' my new Z...it's my third one. Bought a '77 new had to sell it when my daughter arrived (only two seats). Found an exceptional '86 in '96 (only 62K on it). Sold it last year and bought the 370 this past Fall. WOW, it is a machine. It's almost scary fast and handles so much better than the Prelude my daughter had in college. I've had performance cars off and on over the years...Prelude, 442...can't remember them all but this Z tops them all. A parking security guard (he was about my age) actually saluted me as I was leaving the parking at the Biltmore House in Asheville, NC this past Monday. Guess he thought I was some sort of Jet Driver or something...lol. He had a big smile on his face...I seem to get that a lot lately. The 370 is a real head turner... __________________ Jack 09 370Z

03-18-2010, 11:37 PM	#37 (permalink)
shawnal Base Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: norwalk ct Posts: 33 Drives: PG 7AT TOURING SPOR Rep Power: 16	54 always wanted a sport car and so glad I picked this one .FI exhaust being shipped out today and 180 custom did work on headlites.

03-19-2010, 04:52 AM	#40 (permalink)
Tyrell Tyson Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: EU Posts: 295 Drives: P90 TR Rep Power: 15	Welcome!! Nice gesture to take a bow, but whatever you do, please do not take a bow in front of Frost...lets just say he has "sticky fingers"

03-19-2010, 09:42 AM	#43 (permalink)
WhiskeyHotel Track Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 530 Drives: 2015 GT-R PW Premium Rep Power: 17	Hit the big "five" "oh" just last year!

03-20-2010, 01:47 AM	#45 (permalink)
skydvr Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Yuma, AZ Posts: 66 Drives: 370Z Nismo PG #0020 Rep Power: 16	I'm 54 here, my first Z and I'm enjoying it. I sold my 911SC bought the Nismo and never looked back I was going to buy a Cayman S but went for the Z once I saw a Nismo and took it for a test drive. Never too old to enjoy life I also own 3 sport bikes yeah for me life is good. Check out my album

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