Why do old farts buy fancy sportcars?

[jibbby]

Last night I was driving home and was stopped at a red light and what was sitting next to me was a brand new silver Porsche "turbo"...I have my nos bottle charged, heated and armed.. Empty street and just him and I...I tap the gas too edge him on and the light turns greed..I hammer it, the wheels start spinning the nos kicks, and I am causing a good disturbance and motoring well, then I look in my rear view and see the Porshce still stopped and just watching me at the Green light.... I felt like an idiot, but atleast I tried...:tongue2:

Question? Why do these old farts buy the Porcshe's, AMG's, Lambo's, Ferrari's etc..and never ever hit the gas...I see that happening way too often here in LA...It's a damn shame and a complete waste of a sports car if you ask me.... Why buy a fast car if you never go fast? Why buy a fast car if you know your an old fart and also no damn well you'll never hit the gas? They (older folk) should buy a Lincoln, Cadilac or something else, I just don't get it..:dunno:

 

[Zuffen]

Jibby,

As people get older some parts don't work quite like they did when they were 20!

The fancy car and obvious signs of money make them (in their eyes) more attractive to younger partners (of either sex).

Men buy Porsches women buy plastic surgery, botox and shares in Dow Corning.

Just wait time will catch up with you too!

 

[cribbj]

Question? Why do these old farts buy the Porcshe's, AMG's, Lambo's, Ferrari's?

Because we can.

 

[UZZ30-Québec]

Because we can.

hahahahaha, I like this one!!!!! LOL.

 

[Cobra]

You're never to old to have a great childhood.

 

[Mr.Phreak]

Why do young guys treat every set of lights as a drag strip?? :silly:

 

[Pro]

old guys don't race because they've been there, done that.

there's no point racing people anymore. they'll just catch you at the next stop sign or traffic lights anyway...

 

[jibbby]

You guys make me laugh...

Zuffen, are you one of those old farts that never hit the gas? Cribbs you too? Come on guys I am sure you hit the gas every now and then...Your right foot and hands still work don't they?
Just steer the wheel straight and push the right pedal to the floor with your foot, don't even worry about the pedal on the left (brake) it's not important...It's that simple...... As long as your vision is not impared and you do not have a weak heart you guys should be ok..no?..Those remaining old body parts still work don't they?

Just fooling with you older folk...... I too will be old soon (39) but I will never pass up on a good challenge to race in a safe condition...Too many competitive juices still flowing in me is my guess....Hell, when I'm a grumpy old fart my motorized wheel chair will be turbo charged.. :grumble:

Remember age is just a number guys and your only as old as you feel.....:baby:

See ya...

 

[Kiwi.in.aus]

Jibby , only as old " As the Woman you Feel !! "
And I had to marry a woman 7 years younger than me so she could keep up !!! LTUWYS

 

[4000GT]

Why do young guys treat every set of lights as a drag strip?? :silly:

Exactly... being the owner of 5 Porsches in the past few years, we mostly leave the racing to the track, where it belongs. Thats where Porsches do best, they are not big on drag racing. My last was just over 360WHP and got almost all of it down. I'm 30 now...

 

[Zuffen]

I guess I can be described as an old fart and yes I do know how to use the right hand pedal.

I stil drive my Wife's 911 sideways around round-a-bouts.

As John said "because we can".

I'm not building a super tough 1UZ to look at. It will be treated to a nice hard time.

 

[jibbby]

I guess I can be described as an old fart and yes I do know how to use the right hand pedal.

I stil drive my Wife's 911 sideways around round-a-bouts.

As John said "because we can".

I'm not building a super tough 1UZ to look at. It will be treated to a nice hard time.

Zuffen - Now we are talking. I am truely glad to see you still have it in you.. That tells me you are not an old fart just yet....

 

[jibbby]

Exactly... being the owner of 5 Porsches in the past few years, we mostly leave the racing to the track, where it belongs. Thats where Porsches do best, they are not big on drag racing. My last was just over 360WHP and got almost all of it down. I'm 30 now...

5 Porchse's WOW...That's alot of oil leaks you must of had to deal with...I am not a big fan of Porsches because of the 12 quarts of oil it takes to cool them...Then the leaks start always...right or wrong?

Anyway, I do not treat every red light like a race track. However when your on a completely empty street, it's just you and this fool in a suped up lexus (me) that is rumbling next to you and wants a peice of you, you need to show that fool (me) who's boss...Most need to hit the gas, it's safe, it's a challenge, it's what's your suppose to do if you drive one of those fancy cars.

The only reasons I could think someone would not give it a go in that situation is ..

1) Too tired from a long night of drinking and you really just want to get home safe and sound...Plus got too many tickets and am driving with a suspended drivers liscense anyway..Not a good idea to race even in this perfect situation..

2) Just don't take suped up Lexus luxury cars seriously when racing, I use to own one years ago and it was slow. I will blow it away with my Porshce no problem and just don't want to waste the fuel...

3) I'm scared to hit the gas because I don't have a set of balls and lost them years ago...

4) The car is running like crap, it's low on oil because of leaks, and I am fondling my girl friend in the passenger seat and have no time for races...

5) This is not my car that I am driving, and I better not abuse it and break it...Or It's not my car I just stole it and I don't want to race and have a chance of being caught by being pulled over for racing by the police...

6) I am all about the looks and am terrified of speed. I am safe and boring and always abide by the street laws. I am a model citizen...My Porsche will never ever see high rpms, ever...I bought it all for looks, and don't even know how fast the car really is, and never will.... But I look cool....

7) Don't know how to ride the tripronic clutch in a race situation, or damn I just stalled the motor out trying to race from the dead stop.. I am a old yuppee and should not be trying to race anyway, what was I thinking? My wife wouldn't approve of this kind of racing behavior anyway, and either would my two other girl friends on the side......Man, but that tan Lexus 1992 SC400 was really fast, I probably would have lost the race anyway....

Etc..Etc... Hey but this grey haired guy I was trying race had his moon roof down, blasting his opera music, he was riding solo and looked over at me and my ride looking like he wanted to maybe give it a go....Then he did nothing...It was a turbo Porsche too!!!...I just don't get it...

 

[jibbby]

Jibby , only as old " As the Woman you Feel !! "
And I had to marry a woman 7 years younger than me so she could keep up !!! LTUWYS

That's funny Kiwi, I think I will use your statement from now on if you don't mind...I just hope you are not a 21 years old guy that is married to this young girl?:hypnotized: I too plan on marrying a younger woman hopefully and taking on the additional headaches that come with it...

 

[4000GT]

5 Porchse's WOW...That's alot of oil leaks you must of had to deal with...I am not a big fan of Porsches because of the 12 quarts of oil it takes to cool them...Then the leaks start always...right or wrong?

Wrong, none of mine were air cooled.

 

[Zuffen]

Like e-solver I've had 5 911's all air cooled. Somehow a water cooled 911 isn't a 911 to me. Now I'm showing my age.

911 oil leaks are easy to fix. Usually the lower cam covers are warped. Fit 930 lower covers and your leaks are gone.

My wife's car doesn't leak a drop of oil after we fitted the 930 covers.

Kiwi. I agree about the age of your woman. My wife is 14 years younger than me.

 

[raminduction]

Hello Jibby;

The answer is because we can. However in LA, it's the show of money to the babes that's more important (as in hey babe, check out my expensive ride).

When I was a teenager through my 20s, I asked the same question: why do these old farts (most of whom CANNOT drive to save their lives) buy these to die for cars and then poot around in them? Well, as I grew older, wiser, and with more money I found out.

By the time we old farts (I'm officially into fartitude) that know how to drive can afford a really nice car (and believe me, regardless of the published hype on the new LS 4-whatever, it isn't a performance car, and I wouldn't be caught dead owning one), we've already done all the street racing and other assorted STUPID stunts associated with cars to know that it just isn't worth it to get stupid once again.

Besides, let's get real here, who's going to care about racing a Lexus? Are they renouned to be performance cars? NO. Are they renouned to be fast? NO. Are they considered to be high performance cars worthy of a race? NO. If I've got a killer high performance car (Porsche, late 60s muscle car, BMW 540, M5, V8 XKE, etc.) I already know that unless you've swapped out that small stock engine in your LS 400 for some DETROIT IRON (which you cannot legally do in LA IF you want to keep your car on the street), I'll have you for breakfast, lunch, and dinner IF I'm a driver, so why waste my time on you? If, on the other hand, I'm just a moneybags profiler, with NO driving talent whatsoever, I'm in a totally different world than you are when it comes to cars. I'm in it for the status of being seen in an expensive high performance car.

So, that's the painful true answer to your question. Life isn't fair, and rich no-talents usually end up with the best cars. I know lots of wealthy old farts around my neck of the woods with really great performance cars. Most of them would foul their breeches or have a heart attack, or both if they ever truly got into the power band of the cars they drive. Here's an example: I got into a race on the freeway in my (really souped up) 240Z with some old fart in a TT Supra. Oh, he was really hot s**t with all his twin turbos and high hp, thinking he was going to squash this pathetic 240Z, UNTIL we got up over the century mark...then he puked his guts out and gave up. He lives in my neighborhood, and I still thumb my nose at him every time I see him.....and he remembers.

Mike Martin

 

[jibbby]

Mike - I am now officially informed about how the old farts think and feel and why they have interest in driving fancy fast sportscars. It's because "they can" for one and also because they like to flaunt their wealth status to further defer from their declining appearance... I guess I can understand that philosophy clearly. I might be inclined to do the same when I am older too...No, actually I still think I would elect to go for the true luxury 4 door vehicle to help with the aches and pains and to comfortably get the grand kids around town safetly...I still don't get it!!!!

My gut thinking is - If your an old geezer and drive the fancy cars then it's still all about the chicks, Wow????..I guess Viagra does work.....Oh, you horny old bastards....I love it, this thread is really cracking me up....What do your wives say about this type of unnessary behavior?

Hey and just for the record, no pun intended for you older folk with my crude but jokingly remarks. I look too you all for wisdom and guidance in life and that is the honest truth...In conclusion I say hats off to you older folk that are still trying to get it done in anyway possible...

Still, with all that being said you still gotta hit the gas once in a while or get off the road and out of these fine machines....It's just doesn't seem right or fair..

 

[raminduction]

Hello Jibby;

As I said in my first reply: life ain't fair, and those with the money get the best cars....whether they can drive them or not.

Also, just driving one of those cars isn't the same as getting it repaired once it's wrapped around a telephone pole....remember the rich moron that trased a Enzo on PCH?

m

 

[4000GT]

Jibby, dont you have a fancy fast sports car?