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mid life crisis
« on: June 26, 2014, 05:29:15 pm »
am i sad for wanting to keep my golf spot on , has i have kept all my 30 plus cars lol in the past , little enhancements like footrests etc  , remap , powercoated wheels etc has a guy at work thought i was driving my so called sons car , have no children lol , i am only 47 and enjoy my car , used to love motorbikes  but kept coming off lol  :driver: :happy2:
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Re: mid life crisis
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2014, 05:39:14 pm »
Everyone has to have a hobby. Unfortunately ours is more expensive than others  :drinking:

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Re: mid life crisis
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2014, 02:50:09 pm »
I'm guessing you were a Triumph man.  Hope you didn't scratch it!

I find running the car is easier on the wallet than a full-time bike habit.  I'm cutting down, but I don't think I'll ever break the addiction.


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Re: mid life crisis
« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2014, 05:34:07 pm »
Forget what anyone else thinks, if it's something you enjoy then just do it! Your mate at work is probably only jealous anyway. In my opinion, Life is too short to think should I, shouldn't I? We are here once & no matter what age you are you are never too old to have a hobby in which case it's your car. I know I'm not going to change, I'll always have an interest in cars & modifying them. An old old friend of mine (old enough to be my grandad!) has just bought himself a brand new Nissan GTR!  :happy2:

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Re: mid life crisis
« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2014, 06:01:44 pm »
Everyone says they are a mid-life crisis but the reality is it's the only point in your life where you can justify the expense of treating yourself.
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Re: mid life crisis
« Reply #5 on: June 27, 2014, 06:11:03 pm »
My wife says I've been having a mid life crisis for the last 20 years so don't worry mate! Its nice to have nice things and keep them nice, tis what I say.

On a side note of having a mid life crisis (which I am NOT), i bought a load of clothes from Superdry recently and got told off by my family for wearing "age inappropriate clothes". At what age are you no longer allowed to wear a t shirt with branding/logo's on the front??  :laugh:
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Re: mid life crisis
« Reply #6 on: June 27, 2014, 07:01:06 pm »
Mc71... Are they jealous that you spent money on buying new clothes for yourself and not them? Haha

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Re: mid life crisis
« Reply #7 on: June 27, 2014, 07:25:53 pm »
I hate clothes with big logos on. I went in Superdry once and have never been back coz it was all daft. They had a jacket with 3 zips! What's with pretending to be Japanese, too? It's a British company...

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Re: mid life crisis
« Reply #8 on: June 27, 2014, 07:43:09 pm »
Mc71... Are they jealous that you spent money on buying new clothes for yourself and not them? Haha

I doubt it.  :grin:

 I can only dream of spending money like the ladies in my life! Even my modding budget pales into comparison to the amount they spend.

I hate clothes with big logos on. I went in Superdry once and have never been back coz it was all daft. They had a jacket with 3 zips! What's with pretending to be Japanese, too? It's a British company...

Your right of course, I do look like a 20 year old nob jockey wearing their stuff.  :laugh:
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Re: mid life crisis
« Reply #9 on: June 27, 2014, 08:35:41 pm »
Nothing wrong with wanting to keep your pride & joy looking spot on, I'm always on the drive doing something or other to mine. :grin:
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Re: mid life crisis
« Reply #10 on: June 29, 2014, 10:15:44 am »
Nothing wrong with a mid life crisis, I think I am having mine now lol  :signLOL:
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Re: mid life crisis
« Reply #11 on: June 29, 2014, 04:17:58 pm »
Funny how people call cars a midlife crisis isn't it.. I'm 21 so looks like I must be having mine prematurely haha

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Re: mid life crisis
« Reply #12 on: June 29, 2014, 04:42:08 pm »
How reassuring, to know there is another person in their 40's and still tinkering with their car to keep it looking nice and fresh; we all need a passion in life, so enjoy.
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Re: mid life crisis
« Reply #13 on: June 29, 2014, 05:11:19 pm »
How reassuring, to know there is another person in their 40's and still tinkering with their car to keep it looking nice and fresh; we all need a passion in life, so enjoy.

 :happy2: I'm 42 and have only recently bought my GTI, then spent the last week tinkering  :wink:

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Re: mid life crisis
« Reply #14 on: June 29, 2014, 07:19:31 pm »
How reassuring, to know there is another person in their 40's and still tinkering with their car to keep it looking nice and fresh; we all need a passion in life, so enjoy.

 :happy2: I'm 42 and have only recently bought my GTI, then spent the last week tinkering  :wink:
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