Owners over 40 - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Tcoat · 12-11-2015, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by PMPB

I approve of this thread. BTW, the only weird thing I've ever seen on the road was an older gentleman in an STI that was boy-racered. It just looked more wrong than if it had been a younger person.

There is a guy in London that appears way older than me (yes there are some) that drives a totally riced 2002 STi. I mean this thing could have starred in F&F. I always chuckle and wonder if I look as silly to the younger guys every time I see him.

Eighty 6 · 12-11-2015, 02:28 PM

41 officially it's 38, drive my gt as a DD. GF loves it and thinks it's as cool as her favorite car the vw gti.

babydriver · 12-11-2015, 02:39 PM

60. I put up with owning "sensible" cars for about 38 years. Last year, my turn came to buy a new car and I said, "I'm buying a sports car this time." As it turns out, my wife LOVES to drive the FR-S and likes to ride in it too. Now she is talking about buying a sports car for herself.

The fact that it is Hot Lava ("burnt orange") helps a lot. Very popular at the UT football games, probably more popular than the current coach.

Eighty 6 · 12-11-2015, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by babydriver

60. I put up with owning "sensible" cars for about 38 years. Last year, my turn came to buy a new car and I said, "I'm buying a sports car this time." As it turns out, my wife LOVES to drive the FR-S and likes to ride in it too. Now she is talking about buying a sports car for herself.

The fact that it is Hot Lava ("burnt orange") helps a lot. Very popular at the UT football games, probably more popular than the current coach.

You're an inspiration. When I grow up I want to be just like you. Manual or auto?

babydriver · 12-11-2015, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Eighty 6

You're an inspiration. When I grow up I want to be just like you. Manual or auto?

Manual, of course.

Eighty 6 · 12-11-2015, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by babydriver

Manual, of course.

Premium 615 · 12-11-2015, 02:59 PM

41. The BRZ was bought for me as my new DD. My wife doesn't like driving it because she says she can't really park it, due to the long front end. She's only driven it 4 times so far in the 6 months I've owned it.

roddy · 12-11-2015, 08:28 PM

45 here. My wife likes the FR-S...makes her miss her '02 Civic SiR hatch (Si in US market). She drives an Acura RDX. My other car is a Mustang.

Crashdummy · 12-11-2015, 08:58 PM

41, bought it as a reward for 6 years of hard work. Wanted someting to have fun modding and driving in the summer, also, to have a display car in the shop.

My daily is a 2005 Corolla XRS 365K on it

No wife, no girlfriend, thug life!

Gunman · 12-11-2015, 09:05 PM

50 and my wife loves to go for rides in the mountains, and cars and coffee events. I had a customized 1988 Ford Ranger minitruck (lowered, etc), 2001 Mustang, a generic suv and mini van. Also have a F150 now, aka her truck.

Cooperdh · 12-11-2015, 09:14 PM

I'm 44 and have had a number of cars and motorcycles in the past. None of my past cars were considered sports cars though. I got my speed demons out of me while riding my latest bike, a Honda CBR 954RR. When this car came out, I had to have it. I loved the handling and still being able to drive it as a DD. My girlfriend really likes it. I tried to teach her to drive stick in this car and she started to get the hang of it but decided it wasn't for her.LOL.

shiumai · 12-11-2015, 09:33 PM

turning 48 in jan. wife likes the car but doesn't like to drive it because she hasn't mastered the art of not scraping the front lip. son (8 yrs old) loves to ride in it. i came from a '78 280Z that i had since '85 so my wife said she couldn't picture me in anything but a similar sports car when i was shopping around. i had my heart set on the BRZ but was also considering more 'practical' cars like the WRX/STi. 'get the BRZ' she said, so i did.
i recently totaled my 4th and last motorcycle (ducati 996 - rode for a little over 20 years - had 6 motorcycle accidents). i got most of my speed thrills in the canyons and at the track on the bike, but i'm sticking to four wheels now...it's safer.

Alabang 86 · 12-12-2015, 08:47 AM

40+

wife doesn't like it.

9yo son loves it.

Don't drive it much, way to many people / traffic around here to enjoy it as a DD.

BirdTRD · 12-12-2015, 09:02 AM

53 next Saturday. My first car was a 66 Fairlane, second a 67 Mustang...been nothing but practical cars ever since, until this one.

Wife won't drive it, hates riding in it, says I make her "car sick"...which is fine by me, I enjoy the weight reduction and quiet interior!

12-11-2015, 02:39 PM	#17
babydriver Hit the road and I'm gone Join Date: Oct 2014 Drives: 2015 FR-S Burnt Orange (Hot Lava) Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,844 Thanks: 733 Thanked 1,786 Times in 973 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	60. I put up with owning "sensible" cars for about 38 years. Last year, my turn came to buy a new car and I said, "I'm buying a sports car this time." As it turns out, my wife LOVES to drive the FR-S and likes to ride in it too. Now she is talking about buying a sports car for herself. The fact that it is Hot Lava ("burnt orange") helps a lot. Very popular at the UT football games, probably more popular than the current coach. __________________ Slip, slidin' away.

12-11-2015, 08:28 PM	#22
roddy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: '13 Ultramarine Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 2,243 Thanks: 1,476 Thanked 1,165 Times in 685 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	45 here. My wife likes the FR-S...makes her miss her '02 Civic SiR hatch (Si in US market). She drives an Acura RDX. My other car is a Mustang. __________________ no man with a good car needs to be justified...

12-11-2015, 09:14 PM	#25
Cooperdh Hot Lava Lover Join Date: Aug 2014 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S- lava Location: Portland Posts: 149 Thanks: 69 Thanked 46 Times in 29 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	I'm 44 and have had a number of cars and motorcycles in the past. None of my past cars were considered sports cars though. I got my speed demons out of me while riding my latest bike, a Honda CBR 954RR. When this car came out, I had to have it. I loved the handling and still being able to drive it as a DD. My girlfriend really likes it. I tried to teach her to drive stick in this car and she started to get the hang of it but decided it wasn't for her.LOL. __________________ My journal: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...27#post2273127

12-11-2015, 09:33 PM	#26
shiumai Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 DGM BRZ, 2020 C8 Corvette Location: USofA! Posts: 1,760 Thanks: 963 Thanked 1,893 Times in 787 Posts Mentioned: 41 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	turning 48 in jan. wife likes the car but doesn't like to drive it because she hasn't mastered the art of not scraping the front lip. son (8 yrs old) loves to ride in it. i came from a '78 280Z that i had since '85 so my wife said she couldn't picture me in anything but a similar sports car when i was shopping around. i had my heart set on the BRZ but was also considering more 'practical' cars like the WRX/STi. 'get the BRZ' she said, so i did. i recently totaled my 4th and last motorcycle (ducati 996 - rode for a little over 20 years - had 6 motorcycle accidents). i got most of my speed thrills in the canyons and at the track on the bike, but i'm sticking to four wheels now...it's safer. __________________ My DGM BRZ vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OL9OhxexAA My car journal thread: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43402

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Eighty 6 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2015 Drives: Gt86 Location: Outer space Posts: 447 Thanks: 811 Thanked 445 Times in 210 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	41 officially it's 38, drive my gt as a DD. GF loves it and thinks it's as cool as her favorite car the vw gti.

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