It's Not a Midlife Crisis

Inspector71 · 03-10-2011, 09:05 AM

Geez, every time anyone see's my car, the first question I am asked is if I am having a midlife crisis. I am middle-aged but have had sportcars since 1979. I have had 5 Rx7s before the 370Z and have had a sportscar continuosly all those years so this is not a new course for me. I start to tell them a mid-life crisis means a man turns 40, buys a red Porsche, ditches his wife, and runs off with a 25 year old blonde with big boobs. I must confess the Porsche would interest me but after being married twice, you keep the blonde. I want the car. Since the Porsche is out of my pay grade, I'll take the Z. As I begin to explain this, I ask myself, why do people think that (the whole mid-life crisis thing) and why am I defending what is not true? I have come to the conclusion that they are actually projecting their desire or dream on others. Anyone else run into this?

MMC Racing · 03-10-2011, 09:07 AM

Do you hang out with a bunch of honda owners?

wgw370z · 03-10-2011, 09:18 AM

I tell them I'm just warming up. They'll know when it really happens.

WGW

toxik · 03-10-2011, 09:19 AM

you kinda have to expect people to assume that you're having a mid-life crisis if you are 40+ with a 2 seater sports car. It's a stereotype... nothing you can do about it.

onzedge · 03-10-2011, 09:21 AM

I get the same thing. I have owned and been driving sports cars (mostly Z's) -- almost exclusively -- since 1976. You turn 50, have a 370 and a trophy wife (which I do) and everyone thinks you are in midlife crisis. I think I had mine when I was 35 anyway when I realized that, like dogs, we all die someday.

ProfessorDave · 03-10-2011, 09:26 AM

I tell people I bought the Z after my mid-life crisis, and that all the wisdom I gained during it helped me make the decision!

rebe945 · 03-10-2011, 09:28 AM

Yep, its been told for me by my nutty menapausal live in friend. She always adds the 20 yr old woman into the conversations. I just say its an added benefit. Ticks her off. Im in great shape, a weightlifter all my life, no gray and have longer hair, financially set and own a black Z. Yeah, i guess shes right and i aint changing a thing.

onzedge · 03-10-2011, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProfessorDave

I tell people I bought the Z after my mid-life crisis, and that all the wisdom I gained during it helped me make the decision!

6MT · 03-10-2011, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inspector71

Geez, every time anyone see's my car, the first question I am asked is if I am having a midlife crisis. As I begin to explain this, I ask myself, why do people think that (the whole mid-life crisis thing) and why am I defending what is not true? I have come to the conclusion that they are actually projecting their desire or dream on others. Anyone else run into this?

Yes, my daughter said this the first time she saw my new 370 a year and a half ago. She still thinks I'm suffering a mid-life crisis. This is not my first "performance" car either.

spearfish25 · 03-10-2011, 09:42 AM

People call it a mid-life crisis out of jealousy. The reality is that most people can only afford the noticeable 'toys' when they've reached mid-life. I mean, $hit...if I had a million bucks when I was 16, I'd have owned a Ferrari then.

XwChriswX · 03-10-2011, 10:14 AM

I just tell them I had a crisis of running out of hookers and blow because they got tired of my old car... So I needed something sleek and new, and the 370 was just that. So I'm back in the H&B business again.

shadoquad · 03-10-2011, 10:18 AM

Econ · 03-10-2011, 10:20 AM

my z was a quarter life crisis

kenchan · 03-10-2011, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inspector71

Geez, every time anyone see's my car, the first question I am asked is if I am having a midlife crisis. I am middle-aged but have had sportcars since 1979. I have had 5 Rx7s before the 370Z and have had a sportscar continuosly all those years so this is not a new course for me. I start to tell them a mid-life crisis means a man turns 40, buys a red Porsche, ditches his wife, and runs off with a 25 year old blonde with big boobs. I must confess the Porsche would interest me but after being married twice, you keep the blonde. I want the car. Since the Porsche is out of my pay grade, I'll take the Z. As I begin to explain this, I ask myself, why do people think that (the whole mid-life crisis thing) and why am I defending what is not true? I have come to the conclusion that they are actually projecting their desire or dream on others. Anyone else run into this?

this just sounds like an excuse... you are having a mid-life crisis.

bigdog1250 · 03-10-2011, 12:12 PM

Being that I'm only 21 I haven't gotten the 'midlife crisis' line, but instead I got the 'are you trying to make up for something?' one. Thankfully this didn't come from a past partner of mine so it was easy to dismiss

03-10-2011, 09:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
Inspector71 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lee's Summit Missouri Posts: 337 Drives: 2015 Pearl White Z Rep Power: 16	It's Not a Midlife Crisis Geez, every time anyone see's my car, the first question I am asked is if I am having a midlife crisis. I am middle-aged but have had sportcars since 1979. I have had 5 Rx7s before the 370Z and have had a sportscar continuosly all those years so this is not a new course for me. I start to tell them a mid-life crisis means a man turns 40, buys a red Porsche, ditches his wife, and runs off with a 25 year old blonde with big boobs. I must confess the Porsche would interest me but after being married twice, you keep the blonde. I want the car. Since the Porsche is out of my pay grade, I'll take the Z. As I begin to explain this, I ask myself, why do people think that (the whole mid-life crisis thing) and why am I defending what is not true? I have come to the conclusion that they are actually projecting their desire or dream on others. Anyone else run into this?

03-10-2011, 09:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
MMC Racing Track Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: San Diego Posts: 661 Drives: 2015 GT-R Rep Power: 17	Do you hang out with a bunch of honda owners? __________________ 2014 F150 Raptor, 2014 Mazda 3, 2015 Nissan GT-R

03-10-2011, 09:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
onzedge A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Battle Lake MN Age: 64 Posts: 183,964 Drives: 370Z 240Z Rep Power: 2684736	I get the same thing. I have owned and been driving sports cars (mostly Z's) -- almost exclusively -- since 1976. You turn 50, have a 370 and a trophy wife (which I do) and everyone thinks you are in midlife crisis. I think I had mine when I was 35 anyway when I realized that, like dogs, we all die someday. __________________ Koni\|Swift\|Michelin\|Motordyne\|Berk\|RJM Performance\|Gates\|SPL\|Motul\|Technafit\|Ate Super Blue\|Hawk Tommy Kaira\|Momo\|Optima\|Hella\|Hotchkis\|Red Line\|ZSpeed\|Stillen\|B&M\|H&R

03-10-2011, 09:26 AM	#6 (permalink)
ProfessorDave A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Scranton, PA Posts: 1,580 Drives: In the fairway Rep Power: 19	I tell people I bought the Z after my mid-life crisis, and that all the wisdom I gained during it helped me make the decision! __________________ Rain, snow, sleet, hail: 2009 Mazda 3 sGT HB Everything else: 2009 370z, PW Touring 6MT

03-10-2011, 09:28 AM	#7 (permalink)
rebe945 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: middleburg hts, ohio Posts: 491 Drives: 2009 370Z black 7at Rep Power: 15	Mid LIfe Yep, its been told for me by my nutty menapausal live in friend. She always adds the 20 yr old woman into the conversations. I just say its an added benefit. Ticks her off. Im in great shape, a weightlifter all my life, no gray and have longer hair, financially set and own a black Z. Yeah, i guess shes right and i aint changing a thing. Thesmoke90 likes this.

03-10-2011, 09:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
wgw370z Base Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Missouri Posts: 48 Drives: 2010 370Z Rep Power: 15	I tell them I'm just warming up. They'll know when it really happens. WGW

03-10-2011, 09:42 AM	#10 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	People call it a mid-life crisis out of jealousy. The reality is that most people can only afford the noticeable 'toys' when they've reached mid-life. I mean, $hit...if I had a million bucks when I was 16, I'd have owned a Ferrari then. __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

03-10-2011, 10:14 AM	#11 (permalink)
XwChriswX WFLYIDNNE Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: In The Fastlane Posts: 50,648 Drives: 02 GDB WRX Rep Power: 452	I just tell them I had a crisis of running out of hookers and blow because they got tired of my old car... So I needed something sleek and new, and the 370 was just that. So I'm back in the H&B business again. __________________ Bonnie - Stage 2, Audio build coming this fall! R.I.P. Abby 3/29/10 - 3/30/14

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03-10-2011, 10:20 AM	#13 (permalink)
Econ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New York City Posts: 2,546 Drives: Fiat? Rep Power: 19	my z was a quarter life crisis

03-10-2011, 12:12 PM	#15 (permalink)
bigdog1250 Track Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Francisco Posts: 846 Drives: 991.2 GT3 Rep Power: 18	Being that I'm only 21 I haven't gotten the 'midlife crisis' line, but instead I got the 'are you trying to make up for something?' one. Thankfully this didn't come from a past partner of mine so it was easy to dismiss __________________ 350z / 40th 370z / C6 Z06 / BMW M4 / V10 R8 / C7 Grand Spot / 997.1 GT3 / S2K / Camaro ZL1 / 718 GTS / 991.2 GT3

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