Posted on 01/06/2011 9:22:43 AM PST by Notary Sojac
please see my reply at #37. I should have chosen my words a bit carefully.
With rear seats removed, my cavernous PT Cruiser is like a mini-mini-van WITH a 5-speed.
I can put an entire bicycle (both wheels ON) inside and close the hatch.
Awww...us old guys will stop piling on.
Now, the chicks do dig my gold chains and shades. We can all agree on that, right?
You do, and you'll clean it up. By golly.
LOL!
I’m actually attracted to 50+ bald guys WITHOUT the jewelry. At 50+, shades may be esthetically necessary!
“LOL!
I’m actually attracted to 50+ bald guys WITHOUT the jewelry. At 50+, shades may be esthetically necessary!”
Funny how the internet works... I assumed you were male until I read that! I guess you still could be a guy, but that would just be creepy.
Are the shades necessary for the 50+ guy, or for you to wear when you look at them?! ;)
“I sometimes really wish for a “real” station wagon again.”
Look at the Ford Flex. Not overly attractive, but it’s a station wagon. I think there are other wagons that can be had. The nice thing about minivans is the flexibilty of removing seats.
“Both, I think”, she snickers.
I don't drive my car to impress coyotes. I drive my car because it is fun and to see the expressions on the young dudes faces when I blow by them. Actually, my car is quite discreet. Dark color, NO emblems or badges, no hood scoop, no spoiler but really nice wheels and a killer exhaust.
Ah, but in the old station wagons you could lay all the seats down and have a perfectly flat surface to lay a sheet of plywood on or a huge amount of stuff. As a kid, I especially loved the rear facing seats in the back. (Probably not the safest things in the world)
*** “Both, I think”, she snickers. ***
Attracted to 50+ bald guys? You must be 60+ then! :P
Hmmpf!.... Hardly!
They’re not so “mini” anymore- big, dumb, pregnant looking things. They were far more practical 15 or more years ago.
I keep telling my bride that for a midlife crisis, I don’t want a sports car, I want an elk hunt.
But I have wanted an elk hunt since I was 15!
Around here though, most men over the age of 38 get a Harley because they don’t want to be just thought of as a “Dad”. To each his own I guess.
This, coming from someone who chose their screen name to identify with the Browns? Now that’s really low.
I hear you on the napping capacity. I’m trying to skip buying an SUV in favor of a Ford F-350 in 6.0L diesel. If I can get a decent used one, a 4x4 conversion only runs about $10k. Expect 400K on the engine, 20-25mpg, the van doesn’t look like it needs to be stolen or keyed, and more security for stuff when I’m backpacking. The ability to sleep comfortably in the vehicle is a major plus.
“This, coming from someone who chose their screen name to identify with the Browns? Now that’s really low.”
Hmmmmm... it sounds like you have a tenuous grip on reality? If you equate a screen name selection on a website where no one can actually associate the screen name with me, and the need for validation through automobile selection, you need to work on some identification skills.
Wow, are you guys heavy into projection. It's hard to breathe in here with all your smug.
Where are you getting the idea that people define themselves by their vehicles? I think you and brownsfan both have some envy issues to work through if you're reading this into other people's expressions of preference for or against particular vehicles.
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