How many of you are younger than your car?

[OldSkoolRS]

GadgeS3C said:

Jesus, I wish I hadn't read this thread, now feeling very ancient. Only sanity is OldSkoolRS is (slightly) older than me

My oldest car is 11 years younger than me, my oldest bike just one year younger.

Haha, glad I made someoone feel better. FWIW I don't feel like I'm in mid life, but I guess the clue was buying a convertible earlier this year (which is 2001 so a good 36 years younger than me). The upside being that my insurance was only £280 fully comp for a 3 litre...

[em177]

Born in 91, currently a few months shy of my 91 Golf GTI. Had an '90 Eunos before.

[Perd Hapley]

My car was 14 years old when I was born.

[vixen1700]

Thinking about it, I've never had a car older than me although I did come close with a February 1967 Volvo 1800S when I was born in '66.

[Gafferjim]

Well I'm an old fart from 1951, but still ride a motorbike from 1941

[braddo]

My '72 Alfa (and '66 Vespa scooter) are both older than me. The Vespa was my only transport for a couple of years, and the Alfa was my only car for a few years after that but both are now secondary transport.

[crofty1984]

At 17 my first car was a polo, 1984, same as me.
Had a Honda CX500, 1983. I'd have been 21 then.
One of the boats is 1984, the other 1971.
Lotus is 1986, so nearly.

[OldSkoolRS]

Gafferjim said:

Well I'm an old fart from 1951, but still ride a motorbike from 1941

Thank God there is someone older than me on this thread.

[NotDave]

'71 Austin 1300 mkII

'71 Morris Minor 1000 (project) - negotiating

Also drive '84 Mercedes Benz 280ce & a '64 Mercedes Benz 230sl pagoda


Born 1987

[GadgeS3C]

OldSkoolRS said:

Haha, glad I made someoone feel better. FWIW I don't feel like I'm in mid life, but I guess the clue was buying a convertible earlier this year (which is 2001 so a good 36 years younger than me). The upside being that my insurance was only £280 fully comp for a 3 litre...

You did thanks

I got my mid-life crisis out the way early, my first car was a ragtop. Seemed quite civilised after several years of motorbikes.

[S2Mike]

Reading this thread I must ask, So how many PHers have got MGs ??
I cannot quite get into this, my first car was a 1966 Singer Gazelle series 6, I was born in 1961.
There again though what interesting cars are there out there built before 1961, that can be affordable today ?? Not museum material!
Go on what have I missed ??

[OldSkoolRS]

Not that it would my choice, but you get an MGA that is older than you, though no idea what the prices are these days. At least you wouldn't have to get it MOT'd though.

EDIT: It would have to be a 1959 model for the no MOT rule to apply.

[Inklid]

Captain Muppet said:

The car I picked up the current Mrs Muppet in on our third date was older than her, but sadly (for the purposes of this thread) 14 years younger than me.

Blatant "I've got a much younger girlfriend" post.

Well in son!

[chriscoates]

Car: 1977
Me: 1995

So that makes my car roughly twice my age

[J4CKO]

Born 1970

4 cars

one older than me, until it goes to its new owner tommorrow !

[crofty1984]

Inklid said:

Captain Muppet said:

The car I picked up the current Mrs Muppet in on our third date was older than her, but sadly (for the purposes of this thread) 14 years younger than me.

Blatant "I've got a much younger girlfriend" post.

Well in son!

Ooh, get you Alan Partridge!

[Marquis Rex]

My 1970 Challenger is a couple of years older than me

[LiamB]

Born in 96

Got an '89 Mini.

[Rostfritt]

Major Fallout said:

One of mine was built in 1912.

It just has the edge on me!

Is it having any centenary celebrations this year?

My car is '63 on an old (old) A reg

I am '85 on an (old) C reg

Every car I have had has been older than the last, and until this one, more powerful.

Mine being 50 next year is an excuse for a road trip, a trip to the factory would be appropriate if it didn't live most of its life down the road from it.

[longshot]

Me born 1966

Car born 1965