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The opposite question is also worth considering - will the memories of money (well?) spent in their 20s and 30s make working at 65 and worrying about retirement funds easier?
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In the context of cars, I would say folks in their 20's and 30's will physically be able to tolerate harsher cars, and have more stamina/tolerance for the toll of driving a sports car than in their 50's and 60's. Luxury cars? Well, hard to say. For example, while the typical Porsche buyer demographic is over 50, I don't see many of those typical buyers at the track. I do see them in parking lots at cars and coffee. While everyone buys their cars for their individual purpose, I overspend on cars to drive. Many folks do buy their cars for the explicit purpose of going to cars and coffee weekly. My physical fitness at 50+ won't be anywhere near when I was making payments on a car I truly could not afford. |
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This is why BMW can sell a car like the i4. 0-60 in ~3.5 seconds. Adjustable suspension that goes from reasonably firm to soft. Super sticky tires available.
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i've seen a few old people go through exactly this. it's why i keep encouraging my grandfather to keep going to the local thrift store to volunteer to check things in and repair them. my grandmother on that side did the opposite. she'd sit in her chair every day, without the tv, without reading, just silence. and ask herself how she felt every day. and when that's all you ask yourself while living in the silence, the answer is rarely 'good'
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As for purpose, well, I think that's one thing humanity just doesn't have. I'm a big philosophical fan of the push and pull between Shelley's "Ozymandias" and Shake's "Sonnet 18". Everybody understands the first, but few truly get the second. Between them, I think you can find the great question to ask, and by my answers above, you should find where my answer usually falls.
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Any good reason to stick with the first gen?
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I've been reading a lot more books in my '13 parked under a shade tree. It's quite nice.
With a library card and e-books on the phone I can go through 2 or 3 every week.
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I'm not parked under a shade tree when I do it, but my '13 and I average about 60 audiobooks a year on our commute thanks to a library card and my phone.
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I went to the track with my Gen 1 today. We had a blast
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Yes. Because nothing lasts and you're never going to be as great as Shakespeare, you may as well go with what you got.
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I drove yesterday in anger. Was much fun. I also took my daughter to try and teacher her stick. Was not much fun. Many, many stalls. Eventually I said, "Go watch like 40 youtube videos on how to drive stick, and then we'll try again."
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