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From: Lovin Life Oh
im 21 and cant pick up hot chicks in my 98 vert
i always get hit on by chicks that are 28-35
which im fine with but how aobut the 18-25 crowd
damnit!!
they wont come up to me liek they are scared or something
cause im rich Biatch
i always get hit on by chicks that are 28-35
which im fine with but how aobut the 18-25 crowd
damnit!!
they wont come up to me liek they are scared or something
cause im rich Biatch
Intermediate
Joined: Oct 2004
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Not sure I buy into the red neck theory...I'm a 53 yo exec...grew up in the metropolitan new york area....don't smoke, chew or hunt....live in TX now...don't own any cowboy boots or hat....never been to a NASCAR event....but I love my C-5....is there something wrong with me???????
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2004
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From: Whidbey Island WA
Originally Posted by 98vert6spd
im 21 and cant pick up hot chicks in my 98 vert
i always get hit on by chicks that are 28-35
which im fine with but how aobut the 18-25 crowd
damnit!!
they wont come up to me liek they are scared or something
cause im rich Biatch
i always get hit on by chicks that are 28-35
which im fine with but how aobut the 18-25 crowd
damnit!!
they wont come up to me liek they are scared or something
cause im rich Biatch
Supporting Tuner
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From: ================== Houston, Texas www.englandgreen.com ================== Necessary Evil™ __________
CI 6-7-8-9-10 Veteran
St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14
DaBoz, that is a disturbing avatar...
Burning Brakes
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From: Cedar Rapids Iowa
Originally Posted by Icemanskis
Corvettes are muscle cars and are associated with racing and getting dirty in the garage, which is a blue collar activity----> hence redneck.
Porsches are associated with upper class luxury, real leather seats, and are status symbols ---> hence executives. How many porsche 911 owners are worrying about which catback exhuast choice to make? None probably because they are just not the kind of cars people generally mod.
Both are definitely coupled with midlife crises because, hell, what is the average age of a corvette and porsche owner....definitely mid 40s.
Porsches are associated with upper class luxury, real leather seats, and are status symbols ---> hence executives. How many porsche 911 owners are worrying about which catback exhuast choice to make? None probably because they are just not the kind of cars people generally mod.
Both are definitely coupled with midlife crises because, hell, what is the average age of a corvette and porsche owner....definitely mid 40s.
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Drifting
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From: Katy TX
St. Jude Donor '08-'09
Call me what you want...but Id rather be experiencing a perma grin, great attitude after a bad or long day then to be tired and miserable after work. Not to even mention the satisfaction on a good day.
Instructor
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From: Grand Ledge MI
Well, I've not heard the "redneck" thing in MI. You can tell the rednecks in this state if they have a #3 or #8 sticker on their back windshield. The real rednecks here have both, along with long sideburns and one or two missing front teeth. But I do get the question about whether I'm living my second childhood comment all the time. My reply to that is "Nope.... haven't finished the first one yet?" I read on this forum from a previous survey that about 85 percent of C5 owners are over 50... and so I'm included in the majority. Sh#@, I just put both daughters thru college and they both got married the year after that. I'm lucky I can even afford a mo-ped. But when I first drove my red 00 vert into the driveway, my wife started crying.. really. Now that was a happy ending.. or... beginning.
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From: Rochester NY
When you get to be my age 58 and have been married for 36 long years. You need something that make you smile. Stepping on the gas and listening to the Corsa exhaust does that for me. The Corvette is the best bang for the buck anywhere. I have been a life long Corvette guy. Guess I fit the old guy stereotype. It makes me and my wife feel young with the top off and the wind is blowing through our hair. I still have all of my hair. So let them say what they want. I just love my c5.
John
John
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2004
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From: Olympia WA
Originally Posted by 99C5Alan
Conversation with my insurance agent when I told her I wanted to insure my new car?
"What kind of car is it?"
"1999 Corvette"
"Midlife Crisis?"
I just laughed.
"What kind of car is it?"
"1999 Corvette"
"Midlife Crisis?"
I just laughed.
Team Owner
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From: Bonita Springs, Florida
Originally Posted by boatboatboat
Go to a mustang rally a Vette rally and a porsche rally and you WILL see that the Stereo types are for the most part true.
Obvioulsy there are exceptions, but by and large Mustang=20-30 gear head who got the best bang for the buck
Porsche=someone who loves cars, and can afford any car they want.
vette=someone who has always wanted a sports car, and finaly at age 40 was able to get one.
Obvioulsy there are exceptions, but by and large Mustang=20-30 gear head who got the best bang for the buck
Porsche=someone who loves cars, and can afford any car they want.
vette=someone who has always wanted a sports car, and finaly at age 40 was able to get one.
I would not buy a Porsche because I don't care for their appearance or lack of power. If it doesn't at least have a V8 engine, I am not interested.
Porsches and most foreign cars are very difficult to work on and I wouldn't own a car that you can't see the engine.A Corvette is the best looking and performing car available IMO and can easily be modded to what ever performance level you desire, relatively inexpensively. Corvette people are mostly DIY'ers and the Corvette is a great pallete for the imagination and talents of their owners. There is just so much available for our Corvettes and that is part of the attraction as well.
Last edited by Mike98SilVert; Jan 15, 2005 at 05:10 PM.
Burning Brakes
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From: Drive for Five N.J.
Originally Posted by blazeone
They do say the same thing about Porsche owners also. I even know people that bought Mercedes that got tagged as mid-life crisis. Envy is a sin 
Also, what's wrong with picking up younger chicks? Been do that since I was 16. First girlfriend was 14.
Also, what's wrong with picking up younger chicks? Been do that since I was 16. First girlfriend was 14.
Heel & Toe
Joined: Dec 2002
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From: Waverly OH
I'm going on 42 yrs old in July, been married 23 years, and I have gotten the mid-life crisis thing, insurance company thing! I LMAO 
at it all, and like most have stated it seems to be jealousy since they don't have a Corvette or they can not afford one. And they sure do not turn down a ride whenever 
Dave
Advanced
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Columbus Ohio
Yeah, there are those things that "everyone knows" about why we drive our Corvettes (antidote for a mid-life crisis, compensating for less-than-adequate endowment, etc.). And like I said, I really don't care.
But if you do care, if you're tired of answering the questions, and if you live in Ohio, this vanity plate is available:
Me? I'll save the thirty-five bucks for mods and just keep enjoying my C5.
But if you do care, if you're tired of answering the questions, and if you live in Ohio, this vanity plate is available:
Me? I'll save the thirty-five bucks for mods and just keep enjoying my C5.
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From: monroeville pa
St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13
Originally Posted by mrgil
I'm 62 I tell 'em "OLD GUYS RULE!"
'Cause we got all the MONEY!
mrgil
'Cause we got all the MONEY!
mrgil
