Members Ernest Buckley Posted May 7, 2008 Members Share Posted May 7, 2008 Hey Everyone- Sorry, I wasn`t trying to throw water on Dans passion. I apologize Dan. I`m not a "car person" and I don`t like the color yellow. You`ve got to enjoy life as much as possible and if a yellow vette brings you happiness, go for it. Personally, I`d splurge on some gear. G.A.S. yeah, I got it too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roy Brooks Posted May 7, 2008 Members Share Posted May 7, 2008 Life is too short not to go after things you want. Dan, go get that Corvette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Luigi Posted May 7, 2008 Members Share Posted May 7, 2008 and on the other side of life, that money could go to something like....oh, helping illiterate adults to read, a donation to a children's hospital, playground equipment for the local school, a campaign donation to barack obama....there are countless ways to spend money, and sometimes you can even do some good with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bbach Posted May 7, 2008 Members Share Posted May 7, 2008 Oh no, the old guilt trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jon Gnash Posted May 7, 2008 Members Share Posted May 7, 2008 I will be looking at purchasing a 2002 Corvette Z06 similar to the one in the picture. At 52 and with the U.S. dollar so low I may never get this close to owning one ever again. I've wanted a corvette since I was 15. If I can get a decent price from my insurance man? Dan Wouldn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ernest Buckley Posted May 7, 2008 Members Share Posted May 7, 2008 thats a lot of rice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thrashy Posted May 8, 2008 Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 At last the guilt trip. I am amazed no posts about the gas guzzling V8. Too many people were being supportive. IF you want it, absolutely buy the thing. if it is something that will bring you joy, do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted May 8, 2008 Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 I'm 30 and I've felt that way since I was a teen. Ha! Well, when you hit 40, let us know if it got any better. And I was just kidding. If he wants the Vette, he should get it. He could also get a few tats, a nose piercing, and a 19-yo girlfriend for all I care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members D Charles Posted May 9, 2008 Members Share Posted May 9, 2008 Hey there Dan, I just went through my mid life crisis as well. Thing is I got one of these: http://www.scooterstation.com/viewscooter.php?scooterId=101 Only cost me 12 bills and once broken in, they're suppose to get 80 to over 100 MPG. It sure is a blast! Good luck on your decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the stranger Posted May 9, 2008 Members Share Posted May 9, 2008 Did he lose it, yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members techristian Posted May 11, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 11, 2008 Did he lose it, yet? No it is just CORVETTE FEVER. Craig I will get that review done when I'm better. No actually there are a lot of angles to look at especially because I'm going to try and import mine from Michigan. This is a very time consuming process, checking Vin # , and hunting on the web setting up test drives...etc. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members deanmass Posted May 11, 2008 Members Share Posted May 11, 2008 Hey, I live in SE Michigan and would be happy to drive it over for you:) go to Amherstburg and look across the river to Grosse Ile....I'll wave.. Actually, I could build a ramp and....nah.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rasputin1963 Posted May 11, 2008 Members Share Posted May 11, 2008 LOSING MY MIND (Stephen Sondheim) The sun comes up, I think about you. The coffee cup, I think about you. I want you so, It's like I'm losing my mind. The morning ends, I think about you. I talk to friends, I think about you. And do they know? It's like I'm losing my mind. All afternoon, Doing ev'ry little chore, The thought of you stays bright. Sometimes I stand In the middle of the floor, Not going left, Not going right. I dim the lights And think about you, Spend sleepless nights To think about you. You said you loved me, Or were you just being kind? Or am I losing, losing my mind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nerol1st Posted May 11, 2008 Members Share Posted May 11, 2008 Go with Yellow and your insurance won't be as high (as if you went red or any other color), although it's still gonna be alot. Not my kind of car but to each his own, plus why not if you can afford it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members techristian Posted May 18, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 18, 2008 Buy the 'vette. But not in yellow. It is black & black...and shiny. I pick it up Monday morning. Then give me a month and I'll get my mind back. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tusks Posted May 18, 2008 Members Share Posted May 18, 2008 Buy it. Sometime after we lose your minds, we lose our bodies. We don't get either of them back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted May 18, 2008 Members Share Posted May 18, 2008 Enjoy!!!!!!!!!! I had a 240Z in college...lots of fun!!!! Sort of a Japanese Corvette. I think I want a convertible 12-banger Jaguar, maybe the old F-series. I say this because I literally, physically cannot fit into a '62 Corvette. Dang, were people only five feet tall back then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Raymar Posted May 19, 2008 Members Share Posted May 19, 2008 I've been jonesin' for one of these for a few years now. Still waiting for the hybrid electric/hydrogen model to arrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KB Gunn Posted May 19, 2008 Members Share Posted May 19, 2008 My first waste of money was a BMW M3 in 1997. My second second childhood was a 2005 Mazda RX-8. Although a great car and I loved it, my torn meniscus in my left knee made it difficult to shift and I had to give it up. Now at 56 y/o, I have come to my senses. I got a 2007 Prius, not for the environment but because I saw $5 gas on the horizon. My advise about the Vette: Rent one for the weekend and get it out of your system. Then invest in some really great music hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members techristian Posted May 19, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 19, 2008 My first waste of money was a BMW M3 in 1997. My second second childhood was a 2005 Mazda RX-8. Although a great car and I loved it, my torn meniscus in my left knee made it difficult to shift and I had to give it up. . 5 years ago I was test driving an old RX7. They are also very nice. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jerry_picker Posted June 4, 2008 Members Share Posted June 4, 2008 Hmmm, you're 52 and suddenly want a sports car. Individuals experiencing a mid-life crisis are said to have some of these feelings: - search of an undefined dream or goal - a deep sense of remorse for goals not accomplished - desire to achieve a feeling of youthfulness - need to spend more time alone or with certain peers I've been that way since I was 17... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members meccajay Posted June 4, 2008 Members Share Posted June 4, 2008 Dude, don't be laying in your deathbed 30 years from now, whispering over and over very quietly: "LS6....with 405 horses" to your great-grandkids. Get the vette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cooterbrown Posted June 5, 2008 Members Share Posted June 5, 2008 Financially and environmentally irresponsible, IMO...but hey...Whatever floats your boat.If I had the money for a Vette, I'd go to the Honda dealer, and buy myself that Element SC, I've been eyeing, and buy my wife a CR-V.Then I would go to Guitar Center, and buy me a Yamaha Motif XS-6 , and still have money left over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members techristian Posted June 5, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 5, 2008 Financially and environmentally irresponsible, IMO...but hey...Whatever floats your boat. I don't know about the environmental part. Yesterday in 6th gear @63mph on the highway it told me that I was getting 37.8 miles per gallon! (That is using cruise control.) This was a USED 2002 vehicle with only 15,000 miles and 1/2 the price of a new one. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cooterbrown Posted June 6, 2008 Members Share Posted June 6, 2008 I don't know about the environmental part. Yesterday in 6th gear @63mph on the highway it told me that I was getting 37.8 miles per gallon! (That is using cruise control.)This was a USED 2002 vehicle with only 15,000 miles and 1/2 the price of a new one.Dan Drive through downtown Detroit (or even Windsor) during rush hour and see what kind of mileage you get.Seriously, though...enjoy it.I simply have no use for impractical vehicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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