Am I too old for a Z

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.

10-09-2010, 07:15 PM	#11 (permalink)
Dwight Frye Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Occupied California Posts: 423 Drives: '09 Tour/Sport/6MT Rep Power: 18	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.