Midlife crisis?
Racer
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From: d.d.o quebec
Here is one for you. Since buying and restoring my dream car (76 Vette), I am getting sick of people saying "so having a midlife crisis?". I am yet to come up with a suitable reply to remain polite but put their jealous *** in it's place 
I am pretty sure I won't be the only one who has had that comment, so has anyone got a great comeback?
Kev
I am pretty sure I won't be the only one who has had that comment, so has anyone got a great comeback?
Kev
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Burning Brakes
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From: Western New York
Bought my first and only Corvette, a '72, at age 23 and still have it at age 60. (Just turned 60,000 miles)
Look 'em in the eye and say "When I go, it'll be in a Corvette and not a mini van!"
Duane
Look 'em in the eye and say "When I go, it'll be in a Corvette and not a mini van!"
Duane
Burning Brakes
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From: NJ
There is no such thing as midlife crisis.
Lets see....at 20 you're usually too broke, at 30 you are working on your career, buying a house, getting married, at 35 your ready to have kids? At 40-50 you finally have the time and money put away to buy yourself what you always wanted. Crisis? More like an opportunity.
Im 30 and looking for my first corvette (c3)...I hear the midlife crisis thing from people now at 30 .... if you ask me its just a made up, non-existing bs
Lets see....at 20 you're usually too broke, at 30 you are working on your career, buying a house, getting married, at 35 your ready to have kids? At 40-50 you finally have the time and money put away to buy yourself what you always wanted. Crisis? More like an opportunity.
Im 30 and looking for my first corvette (c3)...I hear the midlife crisis thing from people now at 30 .... if you ask me its just a made up, non-existing bs
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2005
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From: Glen Allen, VA
I just turned 40 a couple of months ago, and I have never had anyone ask me if my car was a mid life crisis purchase. Anyone who has known me for any length of time knows Corvettes have been an obsession of mine since I was old enough to know what a car was. I agree with a previous statement, that it's just that i'm now at a point in my life that I can afford one, although I have never not owned classic car of some sort, since my first car at 15 years old.
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From: Bishop CA
Melting Slicks
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From: York PA
There is no such thing as midlife crisis.
Lets see....at 20 you're usually too broke, at 30 you are working on your career, buying a house, getting married, at 35 your ready to have kids? At 40-50 you finally have the time and money put away to buy yourself what you always wanted. Crisis? More like an opportunity.
Im 30 and looking for my first corvette (c3)...I hear the midlife crisis thing from people now at 30 .... if you ask me its just a made up, non-existing bs
Lets see....at 20 you're usually too broke, at 30 you are working on your career, buying a house, getting married, at 35 your ready to have kids? At 40-50 you finally have the time and money put away to buy yourself what you always wanted. Crisis? More like an opportunity.
Im 30 and looking for my first corvette (c3)...I hear the midlife crisis thing from people now at 30 .... if you ask me its just a made up, non-existing bs
I just turned 40 a couple of months ago, and I have never had anyone ask me if my car was a mid life crisis purchase. Anyone who has known me for any length of time knows Corvettes have been an obsession of mine since I was old enough to know what a car was. I agree with a previous statement, that it's just that i'm now at a point in my life that I can afford one, although I have never not owned classic car of some sort, since my first car at 15 years old.
With a family and starting out its much more difficult but when you become more mature its much easier. Of course I'm well past the "mid life crisis"If I was younger, I'd say to someone who asked, "you should see my 401K!"
Administrator
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People who say rude things to people are always so shocked when you slam them back. I don't think most people answer in kind often enough.
Burning Brakes
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Drifting
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From: Manalapan New Jersey
Mid life crisis? I respond.....Hell No! I STILL HAVENT GROWN UP YET!! Got my 88 when I was 39 and my wife was expecting our 3rd child. the 71 came 4 yrs later. My other line I say is I may grow old but I will never grow up! Enjoy life to the fullest!! Drive a Vette at any age!
Anthony
Anthony
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Mid life crisis? I respond.....Hell No! I STILL HAVENT GROWN UP YET!! Got my 88 when I was 39 and my wife was expecting our 3rd child. the 71 came 4 yrs later. My other line I say is I may grow old but I will never grow up! Enjoy life to the fullest!! Drive a Vette at any age!
Anthony
Anthony
I was just going to respond with the same thing "growing older vs growing up."
C3smallblock, now print this thread and put it in your car. Just start at the beginning next time someone asks you if it was a MLC.
Racer
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From: Salt Lake City Utah
The 7 Year Itch
I got mine during my 7th year of marriage, so it's not a mid-life crisis but a 7 year itch. At least my wife knows who the other woman is....my car, and I called her storm since she is gray. The wife has a love/hate relationship with my love of the car, but she feels a whole lot better about it since I paid it off last February.
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From: Cold Hell, Minnesota...for now
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Race Director
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