Am I too old for a Z

rcn · 10-10-2010, 11:50 PM

I just turned 50 and bought my Z a month ago.....all but 2 cars I've ever owned in my life have been sports cars. Of all the things to worry about in life, what someone thinks about the age-appropriateness of your car should be the last thing to worry about on the list. It's none of their business what you drive. If you like it, drive it.

FERRARI · 10-11-2010, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by sheps58

I'm 52. My Porsche friend said I'm too old for a Z and not from the correct country of origin for a Vette. Is my friend guilty of age discrimination and racial profiling?

I rally enjoyed the 370z.

With friends like that.....you dont need enemies

fuct · 10-11-2010, 01:19 PM

f-em all OP. drive what you want!!!

mick · 10-11-2010, 02:36 PM

this question reminds me of a line from a jaguar tv commercial:
"if not now then when?"

KillerBee370 · 10-11-2010, 05:50 PM

I think everybody wants to point a finger and scrutinize any (large) purchase a 50 year old man makes and wants to call it a mid-life crisis. So cliche.

When I turn 50 and get an eight ball and 2 hookers, will call that a mid-life crisis too? I wonder. Only one way to find out.

OldGuy · 10-11-2010, 09:48 PM

I bought my 370 Z last year, for my 62nd birthday. Didn't give the age issue a second thought and I haven't looked back since. I've been very happy with the car in all respects.
Having said that, however, my next car (at age 67) will probably be a model a bit easier to enter and exit---maybe a Mustang or a G 37, for example.
But for now, I continue to enjoy my Z.

Mt Tam I am · 10-11-2010, 10:26 PM

Whenever I am asked if I'm having a midlife crisis because of the 370, I just say "No, I've been having a midlife crisis since I am 18."

ImportConvert · 10-11-2010, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by KillerBee370

I think everybody wants to point a finger and scrutinize any (large) purchase a 50 year old man makes and wants to call it a mid-life crisis. So cliche.

When I turn 50 and get an eight ball and 2 hookers, will call that a mid-life crisis too? I wonder. Only one way to find out.

When you turn 50 will you still jam out to MSI?

I hate to inform everyone, but 50 is not "middle-age". How many people do you know who are 100?

Zaggeron · 10-11-2010, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ImportConvert

When you turn 50 will you still jam out to MSI?

I hate to inform everyone, but 50 is not "middle-age". How many people do you know who are 100?

Dunno about MSI, but I bet there are plenty of 50 year olds jamming out to Black Flag, Aggression, Big Black, MDC, etc. and probably a good number of 60-70 year olds still moving their (somewhat calcium deficient) bones to old school proto-punk like NY Dolls, Stooges, MC5, etc.

People generally listen to the music they like for their entire life -- someone who is into hardcore doesn't start listening to Lawrence Welk just because they turned 60 ...

Also, "middle-age" refers to the middle of your adult years. If people are adults from 18- 80s, then they typically have about 60-65 or so years of adult life. So 18 + (.5 x 65) = 50.5 = middle aged

ImportConvert · 10-12-2010, 03:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Zaggeron

Dunno about MSI, but I bet there are plenty of 50 year olds jamming out to Black Flag, Aggression, Big Black, MDC, etc. and probably a good number of 60-70 year olds still moving their (somewhat calcium deficient) bones to old school proto-punk like NY Dolls, Stooges, MC5, etc.

People generally listen to the music they like for their entire life -- someone who is into hardcore doesn't start listening to Lawrence Welk just because they turned 60 ...

Also, "middle-age" refers to the middle of your adult years. If people are adults from 18- 80s, then they typically have about 60-65 or so years of adult life. So 18 + (.5 x 65) = 50.5 = middle aged

A 1-year old is one year of age. An 80 year old is 80 years of age. A middle-aged person is 40.

That's my math.

If you want to use the medical terminology, 50 would be...wait...let me dig out my text book...

12-20-adolescence
20-40 young adulthood
40-60 middle adulthood
60-death late adulthood

So you are right, if you are saying "Middle-aged adult", or "middle adulthood".

Levinson's model to the seasons of life, however, vindicates my definition as relates to the term "midlife crisis", as Levinson defines the early 40's as a period in life "...marked by intense psychological turmoil."*

Also, the quote "an 8-ball and 2 hookers" is a modification of the MSI Lyric "2 hookers and an 8-ball". hence my reference to MSI.

*Feldman, Robert. "Social and Personality Development in Middle Adulthood." Development Across the Life Span. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006. 563. Print.

__________
Not trying to be a ****, but I payed a ton for that text-book and am trying to just get my $$ out of it since they came out with a new edition with some diagram or an added page or some crap and wouldn't buy it back at the end of the semester.

Zaggeron · 10-12-2010, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by ImportConvert

A 1-year old is one year of age. An 80 year old is 80 years of age. A middle-aged person is 40.

That's my math.

If you want to use the medical terminology, 50 would be...wait...let me dig out my text book...

12-20-adolescence
20-40 young adulthood
40-60 middle adulthood
60-death late adulthood

So you are right, if you are saying "Middle-aged adult", or "middle adulthood".

Levinson's model to the seasons of life, however, vindicates my definition as relates to the term "midlife crisis", as Levinson defines the early 40's as a period in life "...marked by intense psychological turmoil."*

Also, the quote "an 8-ball and 2 hookers" is a modification of the MSI Lyric "2 hookers and an 8-ball". hence my reference to MSI.

*Feldman, Robert. "Social and Personality Development in Middle Adulthood." Development Across the Life Span. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006. 563. Print.

__________
Not trying to be a ****, but I payed a ton for that text-book and am trying to just get my $$ out of it since they came out with a new edition with some diagram or an added page or some crap and wouldn't buy it back at the end of the semester.

lol @ "early 40's as a period in life "...marked by intense psychological turmoil.""

Compared to when? I bet I could find quotes that state puberty is a period in life marked by intense psychological turmoil, or the 20s, 30s.

Life is a period in time marked by intense psychological turmoil. There is no peace until you die!

Slynky · 10-12-2010, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by ImportConvert

A 1-year old is one year of age. An 80 year old is 80 years of age. A middle-aged person is 40.

That's my math.

If you want to use the medical terminology, 50 would be...wait...let me dig out my text book...

12-20-adolescence
20-40 young adulthood
40-60 middle adulthood
60-death late adulthood

So you are right, if you are saying "Middle-aged adult", or "middle adulthood".

Levinson's model to the seasons of life, however, vindicates my definition as relates to the term "midlife crisis", as Levinson defines the early 40's as a period in life "...marked by intense psychological turmoil."*

Also, the quote "an 8-ball and 2 hookers" is a modification of the MSI Lyric "2 hookers and an 8-ball". hence my reference to MSI.

*Feldman, Robert. "Social and Personality Development in Middle Adulthood." Development Across the Life Span. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006. 563. Print.

__________
Not trying to be a ****, but I payed a ton for that text-book and am trying to just get my $$ out of it since they came out with a new edition with some diagram or an added page or some crap and wouldn't buy it back at the end of the semester.

And there you have it !!

Slynky · 10-12-2010, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Zaggeron

Dunno about MSI, but I bet there are plenty of 50 year olds jamming out to Black Flag, Aggression, Big Black, MDC, etc. and probably a good number of 60-70 year olds still moving their (somewhat calcium deficient) bones to old school proto-punk like NY Dolls, Stooges, MC5, etc.

People generally listen to the music they like for their entire life -- someone who is into hardcore doesn't start listening to Lawrence Welk just because they turned 60 ...

Also, "middle-age" refers to the middle of your adult years. If people are adults from 18- 80s, then they typically have about 60-65 or so years of adult life. So 18 + (.5 x 65) = 50.5 = middle aged

@ 59, while I have loads of songs from the 50s -> 80s, my favorite band appears here: The Crxshadows

Wife and I see them every year in concert and I joke with Rogue (lead singer) when we chat that I'm his oldest fan

(I now return to the original broadcast programming--topic)

ProfessorDave · 10-12-2010, 05:53 AM

Some developmental psychologists now identify a new stage called "very old age" that is 80+.

So I guess we should have "early mid-life" (40's) and "late mid-life" (50's) now? I'm so confused!

Z eliminator · 10-12-2010, 07:44 AM

Im 56. bought an 2003 z when they came out and im installing a GTM 4.2 with wolf 850 TTBB's I got the 370 z when it came out and i have full bolt on's with 4.08 gears and 305 35 18 drag radials on it. 12.8009 and now trapping at 112.9.
Soon to have a GTM stage 2 SC with a 3200 stall converter on it. 11.7's here we come.
Your never to hold to drive a 750 to 800 rwhp 2003, 350z its going to be a 9 second car.
its a great feeling when you go to the drag strip and lay a beating on some car with your Z.
Can not wait to see what Z i will own when im 60 !!!!

Z

10-11-2010, 10:26 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mt Tam I am A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: California Posts: 10,709 Drives: 370Z T/S/N 6MT & XKE Rep Power: 3844	Whenever I am asked if I'm having a midlife crisis because of the 370, I just say "No, I've been having a midlife crisis since I am 18." __________________ "Does the carpet match the drapes? NO!!! I don't date bald women." Nissan Motorsports 34R Oil Cooler. Stillen CBE. Hotchkis Sport Sway Bars. KW Variant 3 Coilover System. Stillen Gen3 CAI. Michelin Pilot Super Sport. Stillen Brake Ducts. Carbotech™ XP10/XP8 Pads. Z1 Front Rotors. Z1 Stainless Brake Lines. Two degrees of camber

10-12-2010, 05:53 AM	#14 (permalink)
ProfessorDave A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Scranton, PA Posts: 1,580 Drives: In the fairway Rep Power: 20	Some developmental psychologists now identify a new stage called "very old age" that is 80+. So I guess we should have "early mid-life" (40's) and "late mid-life" (50's) now? I'm so confused! __________________ Rain, snow, sleet, hail: 2009 Mazda 3 sGT HB Everything else: 2009 370z, PW Touring 6MT

10-12-2010, 07:44 AM	#15 (permalink)
Z eliminator A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 1,660 Drives: 370 Z 7AT Sports Rep Power: 20	Im 56. bought an 2003 z when they came out and im installing a GTM 4.2 with wolf 850 TTBB's I got the 370 z when it came out and i have full bolt on's with 4.08 gears and 305 35 18 drag radials on it. 12.8009 and now trapping at 112.9. Soon to have a GTM stage 2 SC with a 3200 stall converter on it. 11.7's here we come. Your never to hold to drive a 750 to 800 rwhp 2003, 350z its going to be a 9 second car. its a great feeling when you go to the drag strip and lay a beating on some car with your Z. Can not wait to see what Z i will own when im 60 !!!! Z __________________ 12.343 @114.14 . 4.5 stroker motor is now being built. Dec 1 2015.

10-10-2010, 11:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
rcn Base Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 9 Drives: '10 PW Roadster Tour Rep Power: 15	I just turned 50 and bought my Z a month ago.....all but 2 cars I've ever owned in my life have been sports cars. Of all the things to worry about in life, what someone thinks about the age-appropriateness of your car should be the last thing to worry about on the list. It's none of their business what you drive. If you like it, drive it.

10-11-2010, 01:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
fuct A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sugar Land Posts: 3,692 Drives: 97' Ranger :) Rep Power: 25	f-em all OP. drive what you want!!!

10-11-2010, 02:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
mick Track Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: California Posts: 903 Drives: Used to drive a 370z Rep Power: 17	this question reminds me of a line from a jaguar tv commercial: "if not now then when?"

10-11-2010, 05:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
KillerBee370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: So Cal baby! Age: 52 Posts: 5,964 Drives: with passion Rep Power: 322	I think everybody wants to point a finger and scrutinize any (large) purchase a 50 year old man makes and wants to call it a mid-life crisis. So cliche. When I turn 50 and get an eight ball and 2 hookers, will call that a mid-life crisis too? I wonder. Only one way to find out.

10-11-2010, 09:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
OldGuy Base Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Greensburg PA Posts: 899 Drives: '09370Z Red Base A7 Rep Power: 17	I bought my 370 Z last year, for my 62nd birthday. Didn't give the age issue a second thought and I haven't looked back since. I've been very happy with the car in all respects. Having said that, however, my next car (at age 67) will probably be a model a bit easier to enter and exit---maybe a Mustang or a G 37, for example. But for now, I continue to enjoy my Z.