Am I too old for a Z

Zaggeron · 10-09-2010, 01:23 PM

Here is a biased timeline for when you should have a Z.

1. 18-22 -- rich or parents bought it for you. Go for it
2. 22-26 -- pay off your damn student loans first
3. 27-33 -- first good job after college -- Z time

Branch point M = Married S = Single D = Divorced

33-38(M) -- buy furniture, curtains and a minivan -- no Z

33-38(S) -- buy video games and a motorcycle. Got a garage? Get a Z

39-48(D) -- wife took furniture and curtains -- still got garage? Get Z
39-48(S) -- take a social skills class and get a date (jeez are you picky or just ugly)

Branches Merge

49-60 -- tell kids to pay for their own damn college -- get a Z
61-70 -- tell grandkids to pay for their own damn college -- get a Z and a Porsche (80-89)

ProfessorDave · 10-09-2010, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zaggeron

Here is a biased timeline for when you should have a Z.

1. 18-22 -- rich or parents bought it for you. Go for it
2. 22-26 -- pay off your damn student loans first
3. 27-33 -- first good job after college -- Z time

Branch point M = Married S = Single D = Divorced

33-38(M) -- buy furniture, curtains and a minivan -- no Z

33-38(S) -- buy video games and a motorcycle. Got a garage? Get a Z

39-48(D) -- wife took furniture and curtains -- still got garage? Get Z
39-48(S) -- take a social skills class and get a date (jeez are you picky or just ugly)

Branches Merge

49-60 -- tell kids to pay for their own damn college -- get a Z
61-70 -- tell grandkids to pay for their own damn college -- get a Z and a Porsche (80-89)

Waiz · 10-09-2010, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zaggeron

Here is a biased timeline for when you should have a Z.

1. 18-22 -- rich or parents bought it for you. Go for it
2. 22-26 -- pay off your damn student loans first
3. 27-33 -- first good job after college -- Z time

Branch point M = Married S = Single D = Divorced

33-38(M) -- buy furniture, curtains and a minivan -- no Z

33-38(S) -- buy video games and a motorcycle. Got a garage? Get a Z

39-48(D) -- wife took furniture and curtains -- still got garage? Get Z
39-48(S) -- take a social skills class and get a date (jeez are you picky or just ugly)

Branches Merge

49-60 -- tell kids to pay for their own damn college -- get a Z
61-70 -- tell grandkids to pay for their own damn college -- get a Z and a Porsche (80-89)

So classic and so true!!

ImportConvert · 10-09-2010, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zaggeron

Here is a biased timeline for when you should have a Z.

1. 18-22 -- rich or parents bought it for you. Go for it
2. 22-26 -- pay off your damn student loans first
3. 27-33 -- first good job after college -- Z time

Branch point M = Married S = Single D = Divorced

33-38(M) -- buy furniture, curtains and a minivan -- no Z

33-38(S) -- buy video games and a motorcycle. Got a garage? Get a Z

39-48(D) -- wife took furniture and curtains -- still got garage? Get Z
39-48(S) -- take a social skills class and get a date (jeez are you picky or just ugly)

Branches Merge

49-60 -- tell kids to pay for their own damn college -- get a Z
61-70 -- tell grandkids to pay for their own damn college -- get a Z and a Porsche (80-89)

All depends on what you went to college for in the first place.

Dwight Frye · 10-09-2010, 07:15 PM

Nope, not too old. I'm 55 and have always driven some type of performance car and hopefully always will. To me though, a Corvette driven by guys in their mid-40's to mid-50's says "mid-life crisis". My neighbor is 72 and has a twin turbo 300Z plus a G35 with a Stillen intake and some type of aftermarket exhaust system, and every time he sees me in the driveway washing my 370Z he comes over and tells me he's thinking of trading in the G35 for a new Z.
When I was younger my nightmare was to have to own a minivan with child seats and now my nightmare is to have to own a grandpa car like a Buick or Oldsmobile. Don't listen to your buddy. Test drive a Z, if you like it buy it and don't look back. And by the way, I get lots of compliments from 30-something soccer moms about my car, I think it doesn't have the negative connotation that a 'Vette has when they see a guy in their '50s driving one.

sonic370 · 10-09-2010, 07:30 PM

Get it you will love it. Can't drive it when your dead.....

I don't care if your 18 or 88 are how anyone paid for it thats personal.

As long as you show respect to others on the road to each his own...

By the way my next one will be the vette....

ProfessorDave · 10-10-2010, 07:32 AM

[QUOTE=sonic370;758778]Get it you will love it. Can't drive it when your dead.....
QUOTE]

What!?! Are you sure? I'm pretty sure the sales guys at the dealership said I could

ninous26 · 10-09-2010, 01:35 PM

I fall into number 1. I am 21 years old.. Don't really have rich parents but I live at home for free and only have a cell phone bill. So I have a bunch of cash to spend.. I'm just looking to finance a new Z for no more than 48 months and paying about $150-$200 extra on top of my regular payment. I do this with the G and its helping me pay it off way faster. Feels so good to have no more car payments on my old G in a few months. Then its time so save for a decent down payment.

antennahead · 10-09-2010, 01:36 PM

You're never too old for a Z, only as old as you act and feel

6MT · 10-09-2010, 01:39 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.

If you have to ask.... then yes!

But... I'm 47 and I'm not too old.

antennahead · 10-09-2010, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by 6MT

If you have to ask.... then yes!

But... I'm 47 and I'm not too old.

I gottcha both beat

jaedub · 10-09-2010, 02:12 PM

Drive what you want, there are no "age limit" on cars. Though the Z tend to suit better on younger guys (30s,20s). Im currently 68 and I love my z!....jk im only 20. And I dont rely on my parents on this car. Bought her all by myself at age 19 (actually my parents paid half the down payment on my b-day). But reguardless, Im making my own payments. The real question is.....am I too young for this car?

SeattleLion · 10-11-2010, 03:04 PM

I just bought my 370. Let's say I am old enough to have owned one of the first 240Z's that were sold in the U.S. When I bought it, there was a 6 to 9 month waiting list to get one. I got mine sooner by taking a weird orange color Nissan had that year.

I figure I will be too old for my Z when I can no longer get myself in and out of the car.

Also, the Z isn't really that cheap anymore. Mine cost over $40k before I added new tires, backup camera, invisible bra, SS brake lines, etc. I figure I am in the low end of Porsche territory now.

Most of all, who cares what anyone thinks. I am very happy with my Z and I don't give a $#%@ what anyone else thinks aobut it.

Jeffblue · 10-11-2010, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by SeattleLion

I just bought my 370. Let's say I am old enough to have owned one of the first 240Z's that were sold in the U.S. When I bought it, there was a 6 to 9 month waiting list to get one. I got mine sooner by taking a weird orange color Nissan had that year.

I figure I will be too old for my Z when I can no longer get myself in and out of the car.

Also, the Z isn't really that cheap anymore. Mine cost over $40k before I added new tires, backup camera, invisible bra, SS brake lines, etc. I figure I am in the low end of Porsche territory now.

Most of all, who cares what anyone thinks. I am very happy with my Z and I don't give a $#%@ what anyone else thinks aobut it.

you added a camera to the OEM nav?

ClemsonWill · 10-11-2010, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeffblue

you added a camera to the OEM nav?

I'm interested too. I have been waiting for someone to add the backup camera to the oem navigation.

10-09-2010, 01:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
Zaggeron A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,951 Drives: '10 370ZR '13 BRZ Rep Power: 19	Here is a biased timeline for when you should have a Z. 1. 18-22 -- rich or parents bought it for you. Go for it 2. 22-26 -- pay off your damn student loans first 3. 27-33 -- first good job after college -- Z time Branch point M = Married S = Single D = Divorced 33-38(M) -- buy furniture, curtains and a minivan -- no Z 33-38(S) -- buy video games and a motorcycle. Got a garage? Get a Z 39-48(D) -- wife took furniture and curtains -- still got garage? Get Z 39-48(S) -- take a social skills class and get a date (jeez are you picky or just ugly) Branches Merge 49-60 -- tell kids to pay for their own damn college -- get a Z 61-70 -- tell grandkids to pay for their own damn college -- get a Z and a Porsche (80-89) __________________ 2010 Platinum Graphite 370z Roadster:Touring/Sport 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited

10-10-2010, 07:32 AM	#7 (permalink)
ProfessorDave A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Scranton, PA Posts: 1,580 Drives: In the fairway Rep Power: 20	[QUOTE=sonic370;758778]Get it you will love it. Can't drive it when your dead..... QUOTE] What!?! Are you sure? I'm pretty sure the sales guys at the dealership said I could __________________ Rain, snow, sleet, hail: 2009 Mazda 3 sGT HB Everything else: 2009 370z, PW Touring 6MT

10-09-2010, 01:36 PM	#9 (permalink)
antennahead A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 15,181 Drives: '07 Z4 "M" Roadster Rep Power: 58	You're never too old for a Z, only as old as you act and feel __________________ *Time is a companion, who goes with us on the journey, and reminds us to cherish every moment............ because it will never come again*

10-09-2010, 07:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dwight Frye Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Occupied California Posts: 423 Drives: '09 Tour/Sport/6MT Rep Power: 17	Nope, not too old. I'm 55 and have always driven some type of performance car and hopefully always will. To me though, a Corvette driven by guys in their mid-40's to mid-50's says "mid-life crisis". My neighbor is 72 and has a twin turbo 300Z plus a G35 with a Stillen intake and some type of aftermarket exhaust system, and every time he sees me in the driveway washing my 370Z he comes over and tells me he's thinking of trading in the G35 for a new Z. When I was younger my nightmare was to have to own a minivan with child seats and now my nightmare is to have to own a grandpa car like a Buick or Oldsmobile. Don't listen to your buddy. Test drive a Z, if you like it buy it and don't look back. And by the way, I get lots of compliments from 30-something soccer moms about my car, I think it doesn't have the negative connotation that a 'Vette has when they see a guy in their '50s driving one.

10-09-2010, 07:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
sonic370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: Orange Texas Posts: 1,574 Drives: 09 370Z Sports PGK Rep Power: 19	Get it you will love it. Can't drive it when your dead..... I don't care if your 18 or 88 are how anyone paid for it thats personal. As long as you show respect to others on the road to each his own... By the way my next one will be the vette....

10-09-2010, 01:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
ninous26 Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 112 Drives: 03 G35 black 5AT Rep Power: 16	I fall into number 1. I am 21 years old.. Don't really have rich parents but I live at home for free and only have a cell phone bill. So I have a bunch of cash to spend.. I'm just looking to finance a new Z for no more than 48 months and paying about $150-$200 extra on top of my regular payment. I do this with the G and its helping me pay it off way faster. Feels so good to have no more car payments on my old G in a few months. Then its time so save for a decent down payment.

10-09-2010, 02:12 PM	#12 (permalink)
jaedub Track Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 906 Drives: 2010 Black 370Z MT Rep Power: 305	Drive what you want, there are no "age limit" on cars. Though the Z tend to suit better on younger guys (30s,20s). Im currently 68 and I love my z!....jk im only 20. And I dont rely on my parents on this car. Bought her all by myself at age 19 (actually my parents paid half the down payment on my b-day). But reguardless, Im making my own payments. The real question is.....am I too young for this car?

10-11-2010, 03:04 PM	#13 (permalink)
SeattleLion Base Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Seattle WA Posts: 226 Drives: '13 Mustang GT Prem. Rep Power: 234	I just bought my 370. Let's say I am old enough to have owned one of the first 240Z's that were sold in the U.S. When I bought it, there was a 6 to 9 month waiting list to get one. I got mine sooner by taking a weird orange color Nissan had that year. I figure I will be too old for my Z when I can no longer get myself in and out of the car. Also, the Z isn't really that cheap anymore. Mine cost over $40k before I added new tires, backup camera, invisible bra, SS brake lines, etc. I figure I am in the low end of Porsche territory now. Most of all, who cares what anyone thinks. I am very happy with my Z and I don't give a $#%@ what anyone else thinks aobut it.