Mid-life crisis car?

tiglon said:
I withdraw any previous criticism (perceived or actual) of Range Rovers and apologise wholeheartedly!
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One of my clients has got the new shape Range Rover sport with the Overfinch kit and alloys. One of the wheels is slowly deflating... yes its cracked, now Overfinch don't sell alloys on their own, you have to buy a full set £8.5k! Makes Z4 cracked alloys look trifling :x
 
tiglon said:
I withdraw any previous criticism (perceived or actual) of Range Rovers and apologise wholeheartedly!
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Only Range Rovers though :lol: :lol: :lol:
The only thing I dont like about my X6 is that because of its size I find it difficult to find parking spaces sometimes that I can put it in and open the doors :lol:
Oh, and the tyres are really expensive. :(
 
Nictrix said:
tiglon said:
I withdraw any previous criticism (perceived or actual) of Range Rovers and apologise wholeheartedly!
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Only Range Rovers though :lol: :lol: :lol:
The only thing I dont like about my X6 is that because of its size I find it difficult to find parking spaces sometimes that I can put it in and open the doors :lol:
Oh, and the tyres are really expensive. :(
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I'll assume all luxury 4x4's are just as lovely and extend my apology to them! I was surprised that the RR didn't feel very big to drive - but I do have a bad memory from years ago of trying to park a customers left hand drive RR, with them in the back seats, in a very small car park, when I'd never driven anything larger than a Vauxhall Astra.

Can't you climb out of the generously sized boot after parking?
 
blunderthumbs said:
I hate it when people refer to my Zed as a hairdressers car :headbang: :x :censored:
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On last years lake district run a bunch of lycra clad, leg shaving, road hogging freaks called our 'convoy' a ''hairdressers convention'.
Cant take any comment seriously from a dozen freaks on bicycles with less than 1ml of testosterone between them.
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tiglon said:
Nictrix said:
tiglon said:
I withdraw any previous criticism (perceived or actual) of Range Rovers and apologise wholeheartedly!
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Only Range Rovers though :lol: :lol: :lol:
The only thing I dont like about my X6 is that because of its size I find it difficult to find parking spaces sometimes that I can put it in and open the doors :lol:
Oh, and the tyres are really expensive. :(
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I'll assume all luxury 4x4's are just as lovely and extend my apology to them! I was surprised that the RR didn't feel very big to drive - but I do have a bad memory from years ago of trying to park a customers left hand drive RR, with them in the back seats, in a very small car park, when I'd never driven anything larger than a Vauxhall Astra.

Can't you climb out of the generously sized boot after parking?
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:lol: Probably could but I always reverse into spaces
 
Fiancée's son in law asked me that when I bought the 718 Boxster, so I asked him if 3 MR2's for over twenty years and bikes for over 40, what made him think it was either mid life or a crisis?
 
mcbutler said:
blunderthumbs said:
I hate it when people refer to my Zed as a hairdressers car :headbang: :x :censored:
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On last years lake district run a bunch of lycra clad, leg shaving, road hogging freaks called our 'convoy' a ''hairdressers convention'.
Cant take any comment seriously from a dozen freaks on bicycles with less than 1ml of testosterone between them.
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Most cyclists hate those types too - it’s a really odd cross section of the sport. Most are out there to have fun (like us), but some just seem permanently angry and cars, other cyclists, pedestrians and probably themselves.
 
I've always had sports cars, aside from my tuned 998 mini (1038). A mate said " we'll know when you have a mid-life crisis. You'll buy a Vespa."
 
Well, I have 38 on my back, living with my girlfriend (no kids yet), I don't know how mid-life crisis will look like, but I drive from 18, I had several Mazda MX-5, Elise, Grand Cherokee, I drove drift challenges with Ae86, and now I have Z4, a Mini and Vespa... I don't know how mid-life crisis looks like. :D :D
 
Until the kids grew up and left I never had the opportunity or funds to justify a 2 seater convertible so if that makes me a MLC then so be it.
Always used to look at the more mature people in 2 seater sporty type cars and think the same :D
My wife wanted to buy me a personalised reg something like Z4MLC :thumbsdown:
I've always managed to keep a motorcycle so really don't think of it as a MLC car, it can't compete with a sports bike, it's just another lovely toy.
 
Well I drive for fun.
You people started it back in the 60s with your MGAs Truimphs, Healys and Jaguars. They went away so I went German ... Porsche, Bmw. My most memorable was the Jaguar XK140MC... absolute kick-ass car in its era. Still being raced in Vintage. Also must mention great drives in Corvettes and early Alfas. Throw in some Royal Enfield and Norton Commando runs. Plenty of track time at Watkins Glen road course and others in a 500 H.P. Supra and some 458 Italia Speciale and rent a racers. Believe it or not the 35I reminds me more of the Ferraris as a responsive comfortable easy to drive-fast car for the street.
How about a Whole life Crisis and mid 80s age and Third Childhood to boot. See you on the Tail of the Dragon (Google it) and I don't care if you are a hairdresser. Life really is too short for that crap.
 
zxy said:
I don't care if you are a hairdresser. Life really is too short for that crap.
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When I bought mine last month my neighbour told me that it was a hairdresser's car but he didn't find it so funny when I told him that my hairdresser drove the same car as he did :)
 
zriha said:
Well, I have 38 on my back, living with my girlfriend (no kids yet), I don't know how mid-life crisis will look like, but I drive from 18, I had several Mazda MX-5, Elise, Grand Cherokee, I drove drift challenges with Ae86, and now I have Z4, a Mini and Vespa... I don't know how mid-life crisis looks like. :D :D
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I would tell you what a mid life crisis looks like if only I could remember that far back :D
 
Cars like the Z4 might could be seen as a mid life thing, but there are a lot of young people in them as well - Motorbikes however do seem to be in the codger domain! It seems most bikers are grey haired or baldy! :rofl:
 
Good Point. Most Harley riders here are over 50 . Harley Davidson is concerned about running out of customers. It is like that with Corvette drivers as well. Instead of hairdressers they are the grey haired gold chain wearers, in other words affluent mid life crisis.
I wish this was never brought up. . So easy Hanging labels on people without knowing a thing about them.
 
I saw three fellas each of them on newish BMW 1200 ‘s the other day - having a great time. All knocking on a bit and enjoying life! :thumbsup:

Whereas cars can be justified as transport requirements A big posh bike is probably only ever a big boys toy!
 
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