This was my solution as of yesterday.
Over 39, with grey or greying hair? ;-)
The only correct thing to do with an empty garage is to form a band and ROCK THAT SHIT.
Quote from: Gawdzilla Sama on September 29, 2017, 11:45:21 AM
Over 39, with grey or greying hair? ;-)
I'm 73, but I'm calling this a midlife crisis.
Quote from: SGOS on September 29, 2017, 04:47:36 PM
I'm 73, but I'm calling this a midlife crisis.
Slow developer? Were you in diapers until you were 20? ;-)
Quote from: Baruch on September 29, 2017, 07:30:12 PM
Slow developer? Were you in diapers until you were 20? ;-)
Actually, I may have been more mature at 20.
Quote from: SGOS on September 29, 2017, 11:32:38 AM
This was my solution as of yesterday.
(https://i.imgur.com/tYFixTe.jpg)
That is one hell of a great solution! Good for you! Now--if I only had a garage.
That's cool. The solution to your mid-life crisis is to post a picture of a car in front of a house. Damned! Who knew it would be that simple? You could write books on how to solve mid-life crises.
That's it! Mid-life crisis is over. I'm going to post pictures of cars in front of people's houses. I don't suppose I need a car or a house to do that now do I?
I think the solution to a mid life crisis is to go with it. See it as an opportunity. Embrace it. Break the pattern, and see where it takes you. But mostly, I just wanted that car. I bought sunglasses too.
Quote from: SGOS on September 29, 2017, 04:47:36 PM
I'm 73, but I'm calling this a midlife crisis.
My neighbor across the street came home with a bright red Corvette the other day. His wife came out of the house, saw the Vette, threw up her hands and went back inside. He bought it anyway.
Quote from: Gawdzilla Sama on September 30, 2017, 07:01:59 AM
My neighbor across the street came home with a bright red Corvette the other day. His wife came out of the house, saw the Vette, threw up her hands and went back inside. He bought it anyway.
Women can be so impractical.
Quote from: SGOS on September 30, 2017, 08:06:11 AM
Women can be so impractical.
My mother did that when my parents were young ... it was her, not Dad. She bought a Jaguar with leopard skin seats. He made her take it back the next day. See people weren't stupid apes in the 1950s like they are now. I like Ike, fuck the Soviet Union, fuck Red China .. sic the CIA on them, kill them all with big nukes.
Quote from: Baruch on September 30, 2017, 08:12:24 AM
My mother did that when my parents were young ... it was her, not Dad. She bought a Jaguar with leopard skin seats. He made her take it back the next day.
She just took it too far. If she hadn't gotten carried away with the leopard skin, he would have let her keep the car.
Very nice.
That isn't your first Miata is it?
Quote from: PopeyesPappy on September 30, 2017, 08:40:59 AM
Very nice.
That isn't your first Miata is it?
How did you know that? I owned another one for 5 years up until two years ago, and I'd been missing it ever since. I knew I would eventually get another one. They are responsive, nimble, and quick, and you don't have to hot rod around to experience that. They are a pleasure to drive.
Quote from: SGOS on September 30, 2017, 09:23:16 AM
How did you know that? I owned another one for 5 years up until two years ago, and I'd been missing it ever since. I knew I would eventually get another one. They are responsive, nimble, and quick, and you don't have to hot rod around to experience that. They are a pleasure to drive.
Once a good car is designed and proven in use, why aren't all cars like that, by copying what works?
Quote from: SGOS on September 30, 2017, 09:23:16 AM
How did you know that? I owned another one for 5 years up until two years ago, and I'd been missing it ever since. I knew I would eventually get another one. They are responsive, nimble, and quick, and you don't have to hot rod around to experience that. They are a pleasure to drive.
I just thought I remembered you talking about having Miata/s before.
Awesome!
Quote from: Baruch on September 30, 2017, 09:47:44 AM
Once a good car is designed and proven in use, why aren't all cars like that, by copying what works?
Different strokes for different folks, I guess. The Miata lacks the thunderous power of the Corvette. If that's what you want to maximize, the Miata is probably not going to be your first choice. Not to say it isn't quick, but you're not going to get pressed against the back of the seat accelerating up a steep hill as much as you would in a Vette.
It's easy on gas, rated at 27 to 34, but yesterday, I drove 170 miles, and the average gas mileage showing on the panel was over 39 mpg. I do question that. I never got that on my other Miata, so it might be a one time anomaly. High octane gas is recommended, but I tried it with both regular and high octane on my other Miata and came to the conclusion that the cost of driving with premium gas over regular was very close to a wash. So I use the high octane in the Miata as recommended.
The Miata hasn't changed much in driving characteristics since 1989, and as you pointed out, the car magazines usually note it's track record has been proven, and it's always rated very high as being "the most fun to drive," which is something that is very apparent to me. Other drivers might value other things.
I had a coworker once. His son-in-law had a Ferrari, and took my coworker for a street drive once. It could do a right angle street turn at 50mph, because of the superior steering and suspension, while keeping all 4 tires on the ground. After my coworker got done peeling his face off of the passenger side car window ... he decided that he wasn't going to do that again, it scared him. You are describing farfegnugen. And I can appreciate that ... I really don't need a car for drag racing with other teens.
On gas milage, my car computes different milage, based on fuel quality and driving pattern (highway vs street). I don't know how accurate it is. But when I am going on a trip, I put in premium fuel, and I do get good milage. When in town, for the majority of my driving, I get the mid-level octane to save a little, and of course in that kind of driving the milage should be, and is, less.
Speaking of gas mileage, I drove my first hybrid to Atlanta and back earlier this week. It was a Ford Fusion. Enterprise called it a full size. According to the onboard computer, it got almost 44 mpg over the entire trip. I wasn't fucking around getting there and back either. I was impressed.
Quote from: Baruch on September 30, 2017, 10:34:02 AM
I had a coworker once. His son-in-law had a Ferrari, and took my coworker for a street drive once. It could do a right angle street turn at 50mph, because of the superior steering and suspension, while keeping all 4 tires on the ground. After my coworker got done peeling his face off of the passenger side car window ... he decided that he wasn't going to do that again, it scared him. You are describing farfegnugen. And I can appreciate that ... I really don't need a car for drag racing with other teens.
On gas milage, my car computes different milage, based on fuel quality and driving pattern (highway vs street). I don't know how accurate it is. But when I am going on a trip, I put in premium fuel, and I do get good milage. When in town, for the majority of my driving, I get the mid-level octane to save a little, and of course in that kind of driving the milage should be, and is, less.
The Miata does corner well, but I never tested it to see where the limit was. I don't know where you would cross the line and lose control. I don't want to experience that. I did read one review that said that the body did lean a bit in very tight turns. I haven't noticed that. When I press it in tight turns it always strikes me as remarkably stable, but I can only compare that to my regular sedan.
On a 6 mile uphill grade with a few 15 mph curves, I was once passed by a guy on a motor cycle. I was in my other Miata, and I thought this was a good chance to see what the car could do. After a couple of twists and turns, I was still in curves and encountered traffic ahead of me, and the motorcycle was crossing over the yellow line still passing cars. When I got to the straight away a minute later, the motor cycle was nowhere in sight. I'm not sure if it was the car, the motor cycle, or my lack of courage, but I never saw the motor cycle again.
Quote from: PopeyesPappy on September 30, 2017, 10:45:30 AM
Speaking of gas mileage, I drove my first hybrid to Atlanta and back earlier this week. It was a Ford Fusion. Enterprise called it a full size. According to the onboard computer, it got almost 44 mpg over the entire trip. I wasn't fucking around getting there and back either. I was impressed.
That is impressive for a full size. Yesterday, I saw a guy driving a tiny box like thing that looked like a half of an old Gremlin. It was higher than it was long. I don't think it had a back seat, and it had the same proportions as a 1 pint milk carton with wheels under it. I wonder what he was getting?
Quote from: PopeyesPappy on September 30, 2017, 10:45:30 AM
Speaking of gas mileage, I drove my first hybrid to Atlanta and back earlier this week. It was a Ford Fusion. Enterprise called it a full size. According to the onboard computer, it got almost 44 mpg over the entire trip. I wasn't fucking around getting there and back either. I was impressed.
I have always thought that hybrids are the way to go in the US ... not full electric. Europe has big cities and inter-city travel covered well by public transportation. We don't have that in the US, many of our cities are small and far apart.
Quote from: SGOS on September 30, 2017, 11:10:00 AM
That is impressive for a full size. Yesterday, I saw a guy driving a tiny box like thing that looked like a half of an old Gremlin. It was higher than it was long. I don't think it had a back seat, and it looked like a 1 pint milk carton with wheels under it. I wonder what he was getting?
Some midget cars are just 4-wheel motorcycles with full enclosure ;-) Not a bad thing, but probably less mileage than a motorcycle.
Quote from: SGOS on September 30, 2017, 10:58:46 AM
The Miata does corner well, but I never tested it to see where the limit was. I don't know where you would cross the line and lose control. I don't want to experience that. I did read one review that said that the body did lean a bit in very tight turns. I haven't noticed that. When I press it in tight turns it always strikes me as remarkably stable, but I can only compare that to my regular sedan.
On a 6 mile uphill grade with a few 15 mph curves, I was once passed by a guy on a motor cycle. I was in my other Miata, and I thought this was a good chance to see what the car could do. After a couple of twists and turns, I was still in curves and encountered traffic ahead of me, and the motorcycle was crossing over the yellow line still passing cars. When I got to the straight away a minute later, the motor cycle was nowhere in sight. I'm not sure if it was the car, the motor cycle, or my lack of courage, but I never saw the motor cycle again.
Lack of courage is a good thing, when driving ;-)
My 22 horsepower riding lawn mower probably gets 2 mpg. I can't believe how much gas it sucks up. How can that be?
Quote from: SGOS on September 29, 2017, 04:47:36 PM
I'm 73, but I'm calling this a midlife crisis.
73 is the new mid-life among baby-boomers... Getting there in a few years.
And have my eyes on a 1966 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible. My first car and maybe a duplicate as my last... I don't drive much.
Your mid life crisis isn't even close to being completed until you have the 22 year old big titted blonde in the passenger seat..or you become the big creepy pervert down the street from the neighborhood kids. Kids today are missing that confidence booster..
Wanna go for a ride Sally?
Quote from: AllPurposeAtheist on November 01, 2017, 09:36:37 AM
Your mid life crisis isn't even close to being completed until you have the 22 year old big titted blonde in the passenger seat..or you become the big creepy pervert down the street from the neighborhood kids. Kids today are missing that confidence booster..
Wanna go for a ride Sally?
Some babe walking down the highway did flash me a Peace Symbol as I zoomed by at 55 mph. I had my cap and sunglasses on, so she might of thought I was 27, but it wasn't a pee in her pants kind of recognition. It was more like, "Yeah... peace... whatever."
I figure that since I haven't had a recognizable mid-life crisis yet, I haven't hit the midpoint yet. So I'm good to nearly 108 so far...
Quote from: SGOS on November 01, 2017, 10:01:50 AM
Some babe walking down the highway did flash me a Peace Symbol as I zoomed by at 55 mph. I had my cap and sunglasses on, so she might of thought I was 27, but it wasn't a pee in her pants kind of recognition. It was more like, "Yeah... peace... whatever."
A peace sign isn't a flirt, a flirt isn't an invitation, and invitation isn't and interest. Until it is.
Quote from: Cavebear on November 04, 2017, 02:08:05 AM
A peace sign isn't a flirt, a flirt isn't an invitation, and invitation isn't and interest. Until it is.
Yes, it all goes nowhere fast.
Why can't you fill it with motorbikes?
I guess you can put anything you want in there.
By the way, the new Thor movie introduces a new super villain, and one of her minions, a kind of sub-super villain is in a scene where he displays to the camera a room full of booty which he has accumulated from his raping and pillaging. He so proud of all his booty, mostly his guns, but among all the piles of junk in his garage, or whatever it is, he's got a shiny little motor scooter. I broke out in laughter, although the rest of the audience remained quiet. It's always embarrassing when I do that, but of all the things that a guy who can fly would covet; A motor scooter? Good Grief. I thought that was hilarious.
Quote from: SGOS on November 04, 2017, 11:03:56 AM
I guess you can put anything you want in there.
By the way, the new Thor movie introduces a new super villain, and one of her minions, a kind of sub-super villain is in a scene where he displays to the camera a room full of booty which he has accumulated from his raping and pillaging. He so proud of all his booty, mostly his guns, but among all the piles of junk in his garage, or whatever it is, he's got a shiny little motor scooter. I broke out in laughter, although the rest of the audience remained quiet. It's always embarrassing when I do that, but of all the things that a guy who can fly would covet; A motor scooter? Good Grief. I thought that was hilarious.
I was going to say add a bunch of odd junk to the storage container to make those who xray those things before bidding get interested.
But you caught me with "
but of all the things that a guy who can fly would covet; A motor scooter?", I cracked up. Great observation!
Quote from: Cavebear on November 07, 2017, 03:36:07 AM
I was going to say add a bunch of odd junk to the storage container to make those who xray those things before bidding get interested.
But you caught me with "but of all the things that a guy who can fly would covet; A motor scooter?", I cracked up. Great observation!
Maybe he stole the scooter from a circus bear?
Quote from: Baruch on November 07, 2017, 07:25:18 AM
Maybe he stole the scooter from a circus bear?
I'm sure SGOS wasn't refering to a scooter stolen from a circus.