Am I too old for a Z
 

I'm 52. My Porsche friend said I'm too old for a Z and not from the correct country of origin for a Vette. Is my friend guilty of age discrimination and racial profiling?


I rally enjoyed the 370z.

Nope. Rock On....

I'm 67 and love my Z. Do my own bolt-on mods and HPDE it.

You are never to old (well, most of the time).

Nah. Have at it. 53 is still pretty young these days.

If you want to roll around in a damn Geo Metro, it's your choice. Buy what you want. If you are buying something to impress your friends, just give me the money and impress them even more by how baller you can afford to be.

That's BS. If you enjoy it then age doesn't matter.

It's all about lifestyle. If the z or vette fits yours then get it. He's just pissed that he over pays for his car and maintanance.

Yes. You should be driving a Corvette at that age.

What country of orgin are you from that would prevent you from driving a vette?

This person is not your friend. I've seen people of all ages driving the Z (I'm 46). I have to admit that the Vette seems to draw a more middle-aged and up crowd, but that may have to do with the price.

And country of origin?!? This is the USA. A country founded on freedom from automotive persecution!

Damn 52??? please refrain yourself from driving any sports car at that age. In the unlikely event that you're still ok to drive safely then you may only drive an Oldsmobile or a Cadillac.

Lots of younger guys drive 'vettes. My 24yo roommate had one. I plan on buying one. The 'vette is no-longer an old-man's car imho.

Yes you're too old for a Z. At your age, a corvette or porsche 911 are more appropriate. Can't argue with statistics!

I hope I didn't that there is a specific age range for the vette. I don't see too mnay of them around here, and those I do see have guys 40-60 behind the wheel.

I don't believe in age/sex/ethnicity restricting the types of cars one might consider (so, if you want the lime green VW Beetle, go get it!)

I lived next to a girl with a lime green Beetle, lol. Turbo!

I see 'vettes driven by blacks, whites, men, women, and everyone from 18-80 where I live. They are on every street corner almost. On my 13 mile drive home from work I usually see at least 3-4, and I come home at around 7am.

I believe in buying a car that you can actually afford. Too many young guys driving Zs IMHO.
Sorry young guys, but wait 'til all the real bills start kicking in.

<46.

I don't understand this post. You want someone to buy a car they can afford, and yet you don't like it that young guys are buying a cheaper car like the Z? Those two sentiments don't go togather.

you gotta live life man, yea the money for my Z would have been better to put into a house, but you know what, i live at home for an extra year ad sock away money and it makes no difference the long run. If it was all about saving money for 'real' bills then wheres the fun. i'm not gonna buy a Z when i'm 22 even though i can afford one, because i'm gonna have kids when i'm 30?

If you can't afford a car it doesn't matter what age you are, but likewise, if you CAN afford a car, then it doesn't matter what age you are. i'm 22, and it was totally within my means to get a 370z.

new plan:
Sell Z
Buy '02 honda accord, drive it until the wheels fall off
Buy a house
Get Married
Have kids
Pay for college
Die

Sounds fun.

I think your friend is more guilty of brand snobbery than anything.

I'm working on a slight variation:
Buy Scirocco
Get married
Have kids
Sell Scirocco - buy subaru
Buy house
Buy RX-8
Sell RX-8, Buy MINI Cooper
Sell MINI Cooper, Buy Mazda, pay for college
College almost paid for, Buy Z!

The trick is in intersperse the cars with the responsibilities :tup:

aww sounds like someones a bit bitter that they couldn't afford a nice car until they were too old to really enjoy it. (no I have no idea about your financial situation or your physical well being, I just like making blatant assumptions about you)

I tend to be blatant, so thank you. :tiphat:

I just tend to think that "being able to afford" and "being able to finance" have gotten confused.

I wont disagree with that statement. :)

Still, like another guy said, we've got to live our lives. Might as well enjoy what you can when you can and not regret missing out on things.

I agree with what you're saying. Anyone with decent credit willing to take on huge monthly payments for 7 years can get into almost any car. Some of these loan terms are almost in mortgage territory. but I'm 22, i put 30k down on my 370z. 17 of which were from the sale of my altima. I think that's affording, not financing.

its wrong to generalize that an older guy shouldn't be driving a japanese sports car because they are for 'kids,' and its wrong to generalize that if a kid is driving a nice car that he's in huge debt or his parents bought it for him. Obviously, there are limits to these things. My detailer had an 18 year old kid bring in his 911 GT3. OBVIOUSLY his dad bought that (which is the truth). and on the other end, if some older guy is driving a corolla, yo don't know if thats his train station car or if thats just all he's got.

I just got my Z a couple of months ago, and I turn 50 in a couple of months.
Hell no, you're not too old!!

i love to see older folks in FUN cars. Damn, i'm sick of seeing all these older folks driving around in caddy's, lincolns, mercs, bmw. Who cares if someone's gona say its a mid life crisis mobile, or not age appropriate. yes, it would be funny if a 57 year old had an underglow kit on a civic, but thats funny no matter who you are/how old you are.

I bought my Z in March of this year @ 52 years old. I turn 53 in 2 weeks. Love my Z - DO IT!

Once in a while its kind of difficult getting in and out - due to a bad knee and also a bad ankle from my motorcycle accident, but its doable.

Its an awesome car.

I agree with you on all that you said here. You're:tup: definitely an example of "affording".

No, you're not too old. Just curious, what country of origin is he talking about?

If you really want to drive your Porsche friend crazy ask him why the Germans can not keep up with the GTR or the Corvette ZR1, and when does he think they (Germany) will make a car that competes. Throw in a few internet videos, including that of published data to make your point and watch the denials and excuse making.

YouTube - Porsche 911 Turbo vs Nissan GT-R vs Audi R8 V10

YouTube - ZR1 Smokes GT-R: Chevy Corvette ZR1 vs. Nissan GT-R

If your buddy is like mine, you can further rub salt in his wounds by mentioning the financial savings as well.

You are only too old for a car if you can not hunch or bend into it without too much pain.

or even just show him the performance people are getting out of the Cayman S with aftermarket turbos, and how painfully obvious it is that porsche corporate is just trying to protect the image of the 911 by not releasing a cayman with a Turbo, because then everoyne would see that there is no reason to be spending 120k on a porsche 911 turbo. They still get to say they drive a porsche, get the same performance, and save 40k+

Does your friend like cheeze burgers?

Too old! I'm 57 and the day after I bought mine one of my great friends who is 80 bought one as well. He traded his tricked out Miata on it and hasn't looked back. Age is a state of mind. I will NEVER be to old to have a sports car.

I passed a group of Vette's last weekend that was heading to a car show. Must have been 30 or 'em. None of them acknowledged my presence as I passed, and my wife and I waved at all of them. Not only were they all older than me, and like I said above, I'm no spring chicken, but they were a bunch of snobs. Don't want to associate with those folks.

Buy what you want. I love it when others try to tell me what I "should" be driving. I always ask them how many of my payments that they intend to make. When they want to pay for my car I will give them some say in what I own.

AZ

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Here is a biased timeline for when you should have a Z.

1. 18-22 -- rich or parents bought it for you. Go for it
2. 22-26 -- pay off your damn student loans first
3. 27-33 -- first good job after college -- Z time

Branch point M = Married S = Single D = Divorced

33-38(M) -- buy furniture, curtains and a minivan -- no Z :(
33-38(S) -- buy video games and a motorcycle. Got a garage? Get a Z

39-48(D) -- wife took furniture and curtains -- still got garage? Get Z
39-48(S) -- take a social skills class and get a date (jeez are you picky or just ugly)

Branches Merge

49-60 -- tell kids to pay for their own damn college -- get a Z
61-70 -- tell grandkids to pay for their own damn college -- get a Z and a Porsche (80-89)

:)

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I fall into number 1. I am 21 years old.. Don't really have rich parents but I live at home for free and only have a cell phone bill. So I have a bunch of cash to spend.. I'm just looking to finance a new Z for no more than 48 months and paying about $150-$200 extra on top of my regular payment. I do this with the G and its helping me pay it off way faster. Feels so good to have no more car payments on my old G in a few months. Then its time so save for a decent down payment.

You're never too old for a Z, only as old as you act and feel :tup:

If you have to ask.... then yes!:tup:

But... I'm 47 and I'm not too old.

I gottcha both beat ;) :p

Drive what you want, there are no "age limit" on cars. Though the Z tend to suit better on younger guys (30s,20s). Im currently 68 and I love my z!....jk im only 20. And I dont rely on my parents on this car. Bought her all by myself at age 19 (actually my parents paid half the down payment on my b-day). But reguardless, Im making my own payments. The real question is.....am I too young for this car?