Old people and hot hatches
Discussion
My old man’s 65 and drives either his Audi S5 that’s got a smaller supercharger pulley, induction kit, full Miltek exhaust and been remapped or his Jag XFR which has also been remapped, but then he’s always been a petrolhead. He used to pick me up from school in his Dodge Charger or one of his XR3I’s that he had on his driving school. We’re all petrolheads in our family though, my uncle drives a 997 as his daily and races a top fuel funny car (Chi Town Hustler) in the nostalgia nitro funny car series, he’s 56. I’m 46 (mum and dad were young when they had me!) and I drive a 330D as my daily and a highly modified 500bhp Monaro at the weekend. Nothing I’ve listed is a hatchback I know, and I’m not old either but the point being age is irrelevant as many have already said.
And wormus if you’re still reading this, yours is the 800bhp supercharged Monaro with the ‘beastly’ plate isn’t it?
And wormus if you’re still reading this, yours is the 800bhp supercharged Monaro with the ‘beastly’ plate isn’t it?
I’ve always believed age should be irrelevant to car choice. As others have said, who cares what people think about the cars you drive?
I used to have a 996 and took it to the Porsche Classic. As I was parking, a GT2 parked next to me. The couple who climbed out over the roll cage were easily in their late seventies. All power to them I say!
I used to have a 996 and took it to the Porsche Classic. As I was parking, a GT2 parked next to me. The couple who climbed out over the roll cage were easily in their late seventies. All power to them I say!
I'm a mere youngster at 52 and up until the beginning of May of this year, i had a 308GTi 270bhp. It was a blast, very quick considering it was only a 1.6, very efficient at making bigger engined hot hatches appear slow and generally all round nice car.
I drove it like i stole it too.
Why do i not have it anymore? Because i work 1.2 miles from home and my wife accused me of getting fat, so walking/riding mountain bike it is and we now have a different car that she drives to work 20 + miles away.
I drove it like i stole it too.
Why do i not have it anymore? Because i work 1.2 miles from home and my wife accused me of getting fat, so walking/riding mountain bike it is and we now have a different car that she drives to work 20 + miles away.
wormus said:
As the antithesis of the "Young people and sensible boring saloons" thread, I thought I'd start this.
Do you know of anyone who drives a modern car that's "too young" for them? I'm 45 and would drive something like a Sunbeam Lotus or 205 GTI as I grew up in the hot hatch era and that's OK. However, I wouldn't buy a new Focus RS or Honda Type R as I believe I'd feel foolish in it. A bit like wearing skinny jeans or a baseball cap.
Am I doing this right?
After several pages of replies has your thinking changed?Do you know of anyone who drives a modern car that's "too young" for them? I'm 45 and would drive something like a Sunbeam Lotus or 205 GTI as I grew up in the hot hatch era and that's OK. However, I wouldn't buy a new Focus RS or Honda Type R as I believe I'd feel foolish in it. A bit like wearing skinny jeans or a baseball cap.
Am I doing this right?
DickyC said:
When I was hellbent on indoctrinating my sons with motor sport they believed they were taken to Silverstone and Brown Hats.
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Did you ever take them to Snetterton, Dicky? /off topic
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The "Bomb Hole" there could have easily been misquoted by your young boys.
Not to mention Oulton Park with its' Knicker Brook. Ooh-Err Missus!
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