Would you buy a VW (R) now ?

[wag29]

Gone for standard spec apart from having lapis blue, the new golfs have a pretty good spec as standard so did not really need anything else. But to be honest I was tempted to have the 19inch pretorias but having the 19 inch santiagos on my current GTD I find the ride a bit hard so sticking with standard 18 inch this time to see if there is any improvement.

[caprigreen]

Last year at the age of 52 I bought my first brand new car a GTI PP . It now sits in the garage alongside my first love a MK2 GTI 8v silver all original with 30k miles.  That's what you call a mid life crisis

PS Will save the R for my old age crisis 

[Booth11]

Gone for standard spec apart from having lapis blue, the new golfs have a pretty good spec as standard so did not really need anything else. But to be honest I was tempted to have the 19inch pretorias but having the 19 inch santiagos on my current GTD I find the ride a bit hard so sticking with standard 18 inch this time to see if there is any improvement.

The 18's will ride better than the Pretoria's but don't look as nice. But if the softer ride is more important then makes sense.

[Greerso]

Softer ride is important when want to delay the hip replacement as much as possible 🙆

I should know -
took delivery of the GTI a couple of days after my 55th birthday - way too old for a mid-life crisis

[Cossieian]

Softer ride is important when want to delay the hip replacement as much as possible 🙆

I should know -
took delivery of the GTI a couple of days after my 55th birthday - way too old for a mid-life crisis

Holy moly I didn't think you were that old man
55 that's old, like that's really really old...............only joking dude, fair play to ya
Hope I still have the same love for cars when I'm really that old!!

[dubber36]

In any case, even if it's as common as the aforementioned dog sh!t, if it's the right car for me, I'll take it, regardless of how many are around.

For me, obtaining a certain car is not so much a sense of achievement, that comes through non monetary things, family and work. 

I wasn't having a dig at anyone who chose an .:R Rebecca. As I've said before, I've lost all interest in cars (which could beg the question, why am I still on here?) but if I did still have the passion, would probably have one myself.

The point I was attempting to make was that something that is now easily attainable and to certain extents, disposable, is not special enough to call a midlife crisis purchase. I used the example of my Mk2 because 25 odd years ago it was something that I really wanted, but was too far out of reach. Finding the right car and getting it to the standard that it is now took some doing and it's certainly something I will never want to part with. I feel that I have achieved something with it.

For me, going out and getting a new car these days, whether it be an outright purchase, financed or leased, is not too different from buying cheese. You go into the shop and say "can I have that one please." Then in a couple of years time, it will be gone. (not the cheese, the car.) For those reasons, I don't see a regular car purchase as something special enough to satisfy a midlife crisis.

[Booth11]

In any case, even if it's as common as the aforementioned dog sh!t, if it's the right car for me, I'll take it, regardless of how many are around.

For me, obtaining a certain car is not so much a sense of achievement, that comes through non monetary things, family and work. 

I wasn't having a dig at anyone who chose an .:R Rebecca. As I've said before, I've lost all interest in cars (which could beg the question, why am I still on here?) but if I did still have the passion, would probably have one myself.

The point I was attempting to make was that something that is now easily attainable and to certain extents, disposable, is not special enough to call a midlife crisis purchase. I used the example of my Mk2 because 25 odd years ago it was something that I really wanted, but was too far out of reach. Finding the right car and getting it to the standard that it is now took some doing and it's certainly something I will never want to part with. I feel that I have achieved something with it.

For me, going out and getting a new car these days, whether it be an outright purchase, financed or leased, is not too different from buying cheese. You go into the shop and say "can I have that one please." Then in a couple of years time, it will be gone. (not the cheese, the car.) For those reasons, I don't see a regular car purchase as something special enough to satisfy a midlife crisis.

I know you weren't having a dig Simon, and you did make the point you intended very well.

I totally agree with pretty much everything you've just said.  Buying a car these days is just the same as buying yet another piece of tech, an ipad, iphone  etc, albeit in a larger package. I just don't see it as milestone event at all. And an R is just a faster Golf, nothing more.  Don't get me wrong, I love mine, drive it lots and lavish (too) much time on it.  It's the best car I've owned to date.  It's a Golf.

I think if you still want to capture that 'special' feeling of achievement with a car (whether it's mid life crisis or not) then you go one of two ways - either get a classic project car and nuture that, or 'save up' for a supercar that you can't just buy with your loose change (or both if you have the means and time).

*Anyway, on a lighter note, why are you still on here having lost all interest in cars?  Shouldn't you be on a bike forum discussing the finer points of group sets, crank arms etc, lol.

 *I'm glad you still are though.

PS: At what point are you considered to be 'too old' to have a mid life crisis?  Is 50 the cut off?

[dubber36]

I'm still here to see what everyone is up to I suppose. Bike forums seem to be full of wanabee pros harping on about marginal gains over Strava segments. I'm realistic about my ability as I have found out on a few recent Sunday club runs, so can't be doing with the bolllox spouted from other MAMILs that are probably no faster or stronger than me.

I guess the timing of a midlife crisis depends on what you have done with your life up to that point. Some people are quite content to keep their heads down and keep trudging on, whereas others feel that they have to cram as much as possible into there three score and ten and then some. With family and work commitments the years can pass quickly. You soon find yourself at a point where you think you are running out of time to fit all of those bucket list items in.

 

[Eccie]

PS: At what point are you considered to be 'too old' to have a mid life crisis?  Is 50 the cut off?

Speaking from experience    your never to old to have a midlife crisis or two!

[Booth11]

I'm still here to see what everyone is up to I suppose. Bike forums seem to be full of wanabee pros harping on about marginal gains over Strava segments. I'm realistic about my ability as I have found out on a few recent Sunday club runs, so can't be doing with the bolllox spouted from other MAMILs that are probably no faster or stronger than me.

I guess the timing of a midlife crisis depends on what you have done with your life up to that point. Some people are quite content to keep their heads down and keep trudging on, whereas others feel that they have to cram as much as possible into there three score and ten and then some. With family and work commitments the years can pass quickly. You soon find yourself at a point where you think you are running out of time to fit all of those bucket list items in.
 

Well now I know what MAMIL stands for.    So is that how you've now labelled yourself!

To be honest I've never been one of those 'this is where I want/need to be in 5 years time' or 'I must have achieved this by x' types. Nor have I got a bucket list. I just let life wash over me, lol.