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Originally Posted by Dadhawk
Honestly, I've never gotten the reason why people thinking someone over 40 buying a sports car is a "midlife crisis". More than likely its a "return to life" car.
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I've always been puzzled by the 'midlife crisis' perception as well. I've liked sports cars ever since I was a kid. Unless you're born into money or have a great job in your early twenties, you can't really afford a more expensive sports car until a bit later in life or choose to prioritize a car over buying a home or starting a family. When I see someone under 30 driving a car that costs $60k-$100k, I wonder how they afford that as well as rent. If I buy a nice sports car, it'll only be because I can finally afford something I've wanted/liked for decades.
Nowadays, looking at the Teslas, Audi's, Porsches, BMW's all around me, I've realized that my sticker shock 'gauge' is still stuck at the same place it was when I was in my 20's. People are daily driving cars (especially SUVs) that cost 2x, 3x more than the BRZ all around.
I think the new GT4 looks great. I'd love to have one. Not to show off in, but because I appreciate the aesthetics and engineering of nice cars. I'd rather drive on empty streets with no one to see me rather than cruise around to get gawked at. If I could afford it, I'd love to own an exotic even I lived in the middle of nowhere. In fact, that'd be preferable to driving amongst people. It's no different than buying some other object that you like, that's based more on emotion than need/practicality.