do people really buy cars and not have a clue what they are?

[PKLD]

Loved getting a lift off my grandad in his bright green mint 205 gti - and he drove it as intended

Before I was on the planet he used to have the 'proper' Saab turbos

Finally admitted he was getting on a bit and needed an old mans car: an auto Honda accord

[Stick Legs]

My father is unfortunately growing old gracefully...

After a lifetime of Big Capri's, Stags, Jaguars he now has a R plate Civic and is looking at a Toyota iQ. :-(

I have tried to get him to come and look at the new XK but to no avail.

There is something sad about comments like, I may only buy two more cars.

[Steameh]

The old phrase you are only as old as you feel springs to mind, and for me nothing is more exhilarating or makes you smile like a little kid than a good hoon in a great car.

I hope when I'm 80+ i can still drive something very sporty.

[Jonny_693]

Worst 'I do MMA" thread ever.

[Engineer1]

Don't forget retirement aged people with a tasty fast car have 1. proved they have money to spare, 2. they have plenty of free time, given these two points they could do a trackday regularly every week/month and drive sensibly on the road because of this.

[Matt80M]

My dad is 68 and he's just bought a Saab Carlsson. I think it's ridiculous.

[randomwalk]

My Dad is 76, he has had 53 cars so far, lots of jags, big aussie V8s too, just got himself a new Jag XF turbo diesel. He drove it Syd to Brisbane (before the floods) in 1 day, he even took the long way up the new england highway.

[6potdave]

All it says to me is that she went to Honda to look for a Jazz and was faced with an extremely good salesman who needed his commission that month.

I see a lot of people driving sports cars that clearly have no idea of the capability of them. MX-5's are supposed to be one of the best handling cars money can buy yet everytime I see them they're being driven by 50 odd year old women on nice roads at 35mph

[Johnnytheboy]

My father's 75 in a couple of days and drives my old (modified) Puma very quickly, and hammers my Focus RS given the opportunity.

Equally, there's a very genteel 50-something lady visits our garden centre in an immaculate import Skyline.

[Vidal Baboon]

The little old lady (late 70s) next door my Sister-in-law drives a Tomb Raider spec 90 Defender complete with snorkle.

Fair play to her, I've stood outside chatting to her for ages about it- she even had me looking for a mysterious oil leak underneath- I think I was being groomed!

[busta]

From the drivers I've seen, nobody under 55 has ever bought a Porsche 911.

[AAGR]

Johnnytheboy said:

My father's 75 in a couple of days and drives my old (modified) Puma very quickly, and hammers my Focus RS given the opportunity.

Equally, there's a very genteel 50-something lady visits our garden centre in an immaculate import Skyline.

I've got to admit to being 'quite old' myself, and can't remember the last time I owned a car which had less than 100bhp/litre, or 200bhp from 2-litres. Maybe that's not outstanding, but we're talking saloons here.

Every time I change my (business) car, my sons, both of whom are petrolheads, tell me to 'buy something I would really enjoy'.

They nag, but may win one day - I wonder if an Audi R8 would be a sensible business car ?

[Doniger]

davepoth said:

I guess a number of these ladies with NSXs knew that Honda were very reliable, and went to the dealer. Honda don't have anything really expensive that's not the NSX, so if they want a plush Honda, it has to be mid engined with a V6.

What a load of nonsense. During the run of the NSX any old woman wanting a plush Honda could have bought herself an Accord coupe or a Legend saloon or coupe all of which could be had with V6s and are far more plush than the NSX. They're also far more replaced-hip-friendly and easier to reverse than a stupidly low and impractically wide supercar.
Oh, and let's not forget the CRV as well.

[Herman Toothrot]

maniac0796 said:

Haighermeister said:

Old people buy what they think/ are told is best. Sad but true.

This.

They go for the highest spec model, and that generally turns out to be the sports model.

I remember seeing an old boy, must of been 90, driving a brand new focus RS when the latest ones came out in yeovil once.

My parents have had that experience with sales men and not made a purchase as a result. Went to look at Subarus and a regular impreza would have been idea and they'd have bought one, sales man put them in an Sti - they went away thinking poor ride quality, loud, un-refined etc

[Mr2Mike]

One of our secretaries who's probably in her mid-50's drives her S2 Elise to work most days.

[jeff666]

busta said:

From the drivers I've seen, nobody under 55 has ever bought a Porsche 911.

Fail, both me, my sister, and brother in law all have porsches and are all under 55.

[Johnnytheboy]

AAGR said:

I wonder if an Audi R8 would be a sensible business car ?

Yes, yes it would.

[busta]

jeff666 said:

busta said:

From the drivers I've seen, nobody under 55 has ever bought a Porsche 911.

Fail, both me, my sister, and brother in law all have porsches and are all under 55.

Who's fail and how come there are 2 'me's?

Obviously I haven't ever seen any of you!

[TomM]

I sold my 350z to an old fella who was treating himself after retiring, fair play to him.

I also see an old lady in a mint Corrado VR6 all the time, face about 1" from the windscreen. Hoping to see her parked up somewhere one day so I can try and buy it.

Also makes me wonder when you see a private plate worth thousands on a £400 Metro.

[bungie]

Not all us old fogies are blind to the cars we drive. I have always had sports cars and big American cars and now drive a Murcielago, Ferrari Boxer and an F150 Lightning as an everyday car, and enjoy every mile. You can't judge a driver by their wrinkles.
Carol