Jamesy Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 Mid life crisis my ar5e mate. Dont even think about it anymore. The Supra is a beast, and old beast granted but theres still not much on the road that beat one for looks and/or performance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty71 Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 My mid life crisis will be if/when my lad tells me he has got some girl up the duff and Im gonna be a grandad:D He is 14 at the minute and if he's stupid at 16, then at 40, and a prospective grandpa, that would be a midlife crisis!! I think myself (38) would look silly in an all show no go saxo or corsa lol what do these people who make these comments expect? I see there are owners of various ages on here, some alot younger, some alot older so I class myself as "in the middle" age means nothing as long as your enjoying your life/hobbies Just going to get my paper, pipe and slippers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJButler Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 I thought the rear seat was made small so my pipe and slippers don't get lost back there:innocent: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK1 Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 I'm a club newbie, currently driving a Celica, picking up my first Supra on Wednesday (an early 50th birthday present to myself). Have to agree with Brazil, my sister said "midlife crisis", my brothers and my mates are all well jealous 'cos their wives/girlfriends want a new sofa/carpet/curtains etc (BIG appologese lady petrol heads!). The Supra is a beautiful example of design excellence and engineering supremacy (sorry if that sounds a bit arty), made to be appreciated! When I meet Saint Peter at the pearly gates I kinda think he'll be more interested in what cars I've driven than what sofa I sat on! "Shall we go to DFS?" naaaah, goin' for a drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 LOL... your mate sounds like the typical Mondeo man, that have migrated to the Audis and 3 series He's so sensible with his quality A4! I think the Supra does have some links sadly to the boy racer image and thats where people of his ilk tend to place the car no matter what it can do or who owns it but you know the story.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo2810 Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 I personally couldn't care less what folk think. I buy what I like for me, not them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra steveo Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 i must of been 24 when i had my mid life crisis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evinX Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 If you dont want people to see it as a mid life crisis, just keep thre body stock, LITERALLY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 I think the term gets used too loosely: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midlife_crisis Personally I wish at 40 I have a damn fast car on my drive, People view it as a mid life crisis because they think you want to re-live your youth but the honest answer is a lot of people like to live their youth their whole life, well I intend to. Talking about MLC, if you have a Ferrari or a Porsche 911 turbo, would that still be classed as a MLC? I can assure you that it won't and it will be more of a case people oohhh-ing & ahhhh-ing at you. I would have told your friend that you test drove a couple of Ferrari's which were too slow, so you have this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 'Mid-life crisis' is a phrase dreamt up by people who wish they were young enough to laugh at you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 'Mid-life crisis' is a phrase dreamt up by people who wish they were young enough to laugh at you. Couldn't have put it better myself Or envy that the missus forced you into driving a 1.6L Estate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz1 Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 What makes me laugh is when i tell people i have a supra even though they have not seen it they slate it by saying you should have bought an R34 GTR. Funny enough when i buy an R34 GTR soon i wonder what they would say then lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gibbons Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 So I was out & about today & bumped into one of my best mates from school & college (was in his class for 7 years), not seen him since I was 17 (35 now) so we were stood in B&Q carpark talking about what we had been doing with our lives. He was on about his car (new Audi A4) and I pointed at mine & he said "whoa mid life crisis". It's one thing that has worried me about big powered Supra ownership as I move on from being a "young lad". All the people who have known me the last 10 years accept the car, but it's funny how people I havn't met in ages view the car. Any of you worry about being a 40 yr old driving a Supra? Mid life crisis ain't the problem, or even involved in the issue! It's just a mild case of 200bhp+ sydrome if your lucky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jihwaan Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 Funny thing to me is where I live no one knows what a supra is. Everytime i park it in a carpark (which is only ever on weekends when said carparks are half empty so I dont get door dents)- I always sit and watch the car - whether from a restaurant or upstairs office I may be in etc. Anyway its always the middle aged to older guys (and the kids lol) that stop and point and the older guys cant work out what type of car it is and they walk up to it and look at the front, then the side then they go around the back and scratch their head when they see a toyota badge... It actually quite funny. To be honest though if I saw a 40-50 year old driving a nice supra that obviously was running decent power and modded nicely I would think he obviously has good taste- he didnt buy a poser z4 or something (you have to understand a decent late model stock supra still fetches 17-20 thousand pounds (when converted) over here.. a realy nice clean late model single will push 25 thousand on a good day so thes cars are still somewhat rare (maybe not so much in the big city's but out in the country city's). So my opinon is if it makes you happy drive it.... like you stole it!...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jihwaan Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 (edited) **damn double post Edited May 23, 2010 by jihwaan (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brazil Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 In Portugal it's the same, ppl have no idea what a supra is..! I hear ppl comment that it must of cost 240k euros..! all the time...! A random guy asked me how much it cost I told him 60k euros he was like wow..! I thought it was way more then that..! At the end of the day you are as young as you feel...! And as long as you are having fun you will stay young.... when the fun stops there is nothing else you can do put get old.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jihwaan Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 In Portugal it's the same, ppl have no idea what a supra is..! I hear ppl comment that it must of cost 240k euros..! all the time...! A random guy asked me how much it cost I told him 60k euros he was like wow..! I thought it was way more then that..! At the end of the day you are as young as you feel...! And as long as you are having fun you will stay young.... when the fun stops there is nothing else you can do put get old.... I had that the other day, an older asian lady came up and was telling me how it must have cost at least $120,000 (about 55k pounds) - funny thing was I used to deliver her papers to her business and she has money and drives a rolls or something (fist job I ever had when I was 12 was being a paperboy).. she was blown away and thought I was lying... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formatzero Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 I got my first supra when i was 60 so a bit past mid life,however a lot of people spend a lot of time bringing up kids and can only get the car they want when the kids grow up.So relax there is no crisis that's only a term invented by the grow old gracefully brigade,and that aint happenin either:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamuraiFlash Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 Well what does he know about cars driving a dry Audi A4......just bland like the majority of the motorists. I'm 29 and i love my Supra, always have since i was 14. I can't see myself ever falling out of love with Supra's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbm Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 He's simply a badge snob. I welcomed my mid-life crisis at about 25 years old. It came early. I was delighted. I'm now 42 and it seems to not be going away. Splendid. It's a lovely disease to have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supranature Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 I had that the other day, an older asian lady came up and was telling me how it must have cost at least $120,000 (about 55k pounds) - funny thing was I used to deliver her papers to her business and she has money and drives a rolls or something (fist job I ever had when I was 12 was being a paperboy).. she was blown away and thought I was lying... My money is on the omission of the "r" rather than freudism, lmao. Dont tell your parents your "fist job" was when you were a paperboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 I would've thought if you're old enough to have a mid life crisis at 35 (LOL) then you would be old enough not to give a turd what people think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 He's simply a badge snob. I welcomed my mid-life crisis at about 25 years old. It came early. I was delighted. I'm now 42 and it seems to not be going away. Splendid. It's a lovely disease to have. Think that midlife crisis has kept you looking quite youthful sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelboyne Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 i think once we keep our supras looking relitively stock as in the bodywork and colour cant see anyone commenting to much, have to admit i do get a little embarrased at the loudness of exhaust in built up areas car park etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOS Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 Who cares what people think of you/your car as long as you like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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