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Those here old enough may remember a Playboy magazine interview with then President Jimmy Carter who admitted that he had committed adultery in his heart many times by looking at women with lust.
Along those same lines, most of us who have not had a mid-life crises as evidenced by us taking specific actions to bring one about have, I'm sure, had many minds-eye midlife crisis that can also be best described as lucid dreams or wishful thinking.
No, but my neighbors might think I did. I bought a convertible sports car (an old one) three years ago because:
1 - I had wanted a summertime fun car for years/decades and my wife had always supported me in this desire.
2 - We were at the point financially where owning a summer fun car was not detrimental to us.
I bought an old sports car specifically because I was 57 at the time. An old guy in an old convertible is slightly less pathetic than an old guy in a new convertible, at least in my eyes.
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Originally Posted by stan4
Why is anyone in any convertible pathetic?
Stan I am with you. If you don't like convertibles than you will have that opinion. If you see a senior gentleman in a brand new BMW Z4 I would not say he was pathetic. I would say he is a lucky dog and I am so envious. If I saw a senior gentleman in a ratty old Mazda Miata I might feel bad for him that he could not get a newer one but again I would never say he was pathetic.
A person's choice in cars is personal but everyone wants to drive something they feel comfortable in. They want to look good doing so (for the most part).
I am well on my way to getting my BMW Z4. It may not be a 2017 model but it could be a lightly used 2016 in a year or so but I will be that 60 year old man driving around with the top down on any day that the sun is shining. To top that off, I won't care if MI-Roger is liking it or not. I will wave though with a smile on my face.
The way I look at it is; we put in our time and deserve whatever we can afford-the heck with what the neighbors think!
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