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BargainBetty - > Bakersfield Bargains -> Discuss It: What would your "mid-life crisis" car be?
Discuss It: What would your "mid-life crisis" car be?

We all know the mid-life crisis stereotype of trying to feel young and sexy again by buying a hot sports car and dumping your spouse for a twenty-something.

Don't tell my husband, but I kind of started to understand that mid-life crisis impulse today. I've always had a thing for very little vintage convertibles. The smaller, the better. (Yes, I know. I am a little strange.)

I saw  this car I saw for sale in the classifieds....

Triumph, convert . 1967, Spitfire, red with black top, $3,200/OBO, 345-5973 or 246-6813

.... and the wheels (in my head) started turning. That's SO tempting! But, If I bought it, I would probably need to leave my husband for a mechanic since I don't know how to take care of a vintage car.

I kind of like my husband, so I'll have to pass for now.

So tell me, what car would make you feel like you have a new pep in your step? If you were to have a mid-life crisis today, what car would you buy?

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posted by CatherineBaker on Jul 30, 2009 at 04:15 PM

A completely loaded, brand-new Cadillac--with a Deadhead sticker on the back.

posted by randomfactor on Jul 30, 2009 at 04:25 PM

Tesla.  But *NO* way.

(I already own a Spitfire.  Paid way too much for it....)

posted by sagefever on Jul 30, 2009 at 04:26 PM

I already own this~ except mine is a walk through. I just need a few thousand $$ and a time machine back to mid life...lol

 

posted by randomfactor on Jul 30, 2009 at 04:28 PM

Beautiful, Sage.  Mine's a 75 Westfalia...in need of brake work.

And if you get that time machine, let me know.  There's thirty years of mistakes I want to fix...

posted by anglo1 on Jul 30, 2009 at 04:29 PM

55 Chevy Nomad or 69-71 VW camper van similar to  Sages but with the pop-up.

posted by Shwaine on Jul 30, 2009 at 04:38 PM

I've never been much of a car person... except for KITT from Knight Rider, I liked that car a lot as a kid, heh.

posted by SteveMcqueen187 on Jul 30, 2009 at 06:29 PM
posted by tonyh on Jul 30, 2009 at 07:31 PM

So far, it's a 1971 De Tomaso Panterra (but I don't drive it much) and a 1962 Willy's Wagon Gasser drag wagon (Still in pieces in the shop).

I LOVE cars! If I ever get my drag wagon finished, the next one will be a Porche 930 Turbo.

posted by woofwoof on Jul 30, 2009 at 09:25 PM

Random, if you ever want to sell your vw, PLS let me know...my oldest pup, she's only 14, but REALLY,, REALLY, wants one....yours too SAGE, if ya ever wanna sell it, contact me.

Me. my mid life crisis car --- a Bentley....may as well think big, right?

 

posted by sys_mom on Jul 30, 2009 at 09:27 PM

I once bought a house that came with a Fiat 850 Spider convertble.   I gave to an ex BF.  

I have been thinking about buying a new built from original parts  DeLorean.  I saw something on TV about the DeLoreon Motor Company  (in Texas) where you can have them build you a new one. http://www.delorean.com/    Talk about your time machines. 

posted by PopeyesWorld on Jul 30, 2009 at 09:39 PM

Wow, this should be the most popular blog for a while. Should be fun.

Sage and random- mine is a regular 68 Type 2. One of these days, one of these days...

tonyh- a Pantera, I'll try to stop drooling. You need to drive it more...no excuses. As for the overpriced VW (the Porsche, don't worry, I make fun of Scott Coxs' Boxster all the time about that), I'll see your 930, and raise you a 935 dp motorsports Cabriolet. Or even the original Gemballa's. Those were wild.

As for me...it would be an 1987 triple white (exterior, interior, and rims) Lamborghini Countach with both wings. There's a black one sitting in the driveway of the guy that lives just south of White Lane on Union. First saw that in '89 I think. Wish he would drive it around town more.

But now I would take a Murcielago Roadster. Or the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport that just came out...only $2 million, lol.

Of course, as an 80's teen, I could go on all day about this.

posted by BILLIONAIREBARTLEY on Jul 30, 2009 at 10:35 PM

I saw a commercial once where an older guy was driving around in a Ferarri with the top down and everyone stared at him as he passed with a self-satisfied look on his face.  As the camera pulled away from him you could see the people (still staring) at his toupee, flapping around in the wind...that's my kind of mid-life crisis car.

Old men and Saleens, Cobras, etc....it's just WRONG.

posted by superface13 on Jul 31, 2009 at 08:04 AM

RF: Me too!!

I'd also like to get one of these and convert it to electric,

One of these days!!!

posted by witterpitters on Jul 31, 2009 at 08:07 AM

I already have a my '67 Mustang  :-)


posted by superface13 on Jul 31, 2009 at 08:10 AM

I miss my 84 Monte Carlo SS, my 78 280z, and my Lancia Beta.....now I drive a pickup :(

posted by flipmort on Jul 31, 2009 at 10:43 AM

I bought my mid-life crisis last October, it's a 2008 Electra Glide Ultra Classic.

posted by AudreyB on Jul 31, 2009 at 11:00 AM

THIS T-bird with a "candy apple" red exterior and white tuck and roll interior.

It should,  ideally, come with a gas pump in the trunk.

      

If life becomes to tough, I'll get my BFF and drive off into the Grand Canyon.

posted by msjenny on Jul 31, 2009 at 12:13 PM

25th aniversary car of Lamboghini Countach, and of course in RED, or a 1951 Chevy will do

But we drive a '75 Chevy   with some horsepower to go with it.

 

posted by PopeyesWorld on Aug 3, 2009 at 07:19 PM

msjenny, got to disagree about your choice of the anniversary edition of the Countach. (Truly in jest, lol)

They killed it by adding the "gills" to all the intakes and everything, directly taking styling cues from the earlier released Ferrari Testarossa. My choice was the 87 Countach, well, heck, anything actually before the anniversary edition, and got to have BOTH wings.

I had many posters of the red one. Also the CHP painted one. I've always been a Lambo fanatic, drooling at every concept car (the Estoque and Embolado come to mind, even the Portofino that was built when Chrysler owned them) and new release there is. 

posted by NancyII on Aug 3, 2009 at 07:22 PM

When I hit my midlife crisis I was already married to a younger man.  Talk about a dilemma. 

Oh..this was about cars...sorry.

posted by PopeyesWorld on Aug 3, 2009 at 08:07 PM

Nancy, that is soooo..........screw it, go get yours, lol.

posted by NancyII on Aug 3, 2009 at 08:19 PM

 ;-)

posted by vanityfair on Aug 3, 2009 at 10:20 PM

Careful, Nancy ... don't stray off topic or Betty will delete you! (or maybe not you, just me ... it must be personal)      ; ) 

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