30k midlife crisis. What do I buy.
30k midlife crisis. What do I buy.
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CK11

Original Poster:

275 posts

213 months

Friday 6th March 2020
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My midlife crisis has been gently introducing itself over the past 6-8 weeks

Last night I bought myself a motorbike on a whim

I’ve been looking at 997’s but would only entertain a gen 2 which is right where 30k becomes a struggle so I’m thinking of broadening my search.
It will be driven only as a 2nd car covering about 5k max per year

Only criteria is it needs to have 2 seats in the back for 2 small kids.

I’m not a millionaire so 30k is my limit ‘ I think ‘


MarJay

2,180 posts

204 months

Friday 6th March 2020
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997.1 then. The IMS thing is overblown, and the bore scoring can at least be checked before purchase.

jamoor

14,506 posts

244 months

Friday 6th March 2020
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evora?

bigbaddom

509 posts

263 months

Friday 6th March 2020
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Sorry for the hijack but I am in a similar position.... I am 35 would love a nice car but mine needs to be practical...
After a Maserati quattroporte or a merc c63 estate or a bmw m3 saloon....
Just don’t know which......
Then I go to look at Maserati gransports....

MC Bodge

29,538 posts

204 months

Friday 6th March 2020
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Are you tryng to pull women who are young enough to be your daughter?

Have you thought about a pony tail?

bobtail4x4

4,391 posts

138 months

Friday 6th March 2020
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what did you lust after as a teenager?
besides girls,

look at something older?

MC Bodge

29,538 posts

204 months

Friday 6th March 2020
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bobtail4x4 said:
what did you lust after as a teenager?
besides girls,

look at something older?
The same women, who are now 45?

Macron

13,247 posts

195 months

CK11

Original Poster:

275 posts

213 months

Friday 6th March 2020
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bigbaddom said:
Sorry for the hijack but I am in a similar position.... I am 35 would love a nice car but mine needs to be practical...
After a Maserati quattroporte or a merc c63 estate or a bmw m3 saloon....
Just don’t know which......
Then I go to look at Maserati gransports....
Your too young for a crisis. Give it another 10 years

CK11

Original Poster:

275 posts

213 months

Friday 6th March 2020
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Macron said:
st no.

MC Bodge

29,538 posts

204 months

Friday 6th March 2020
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Macron said:
Oh yes.

It reminds me of:



Will Mrs CK11 have a similar response?

LarJammer

2,421 posts

239 months

Friday 6th March 2020
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Sod the kids.

NSX.

hyphen

26,262 posts

119 months

Friday 6th March 2020
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CK11 said:


Only criteria is it needs to have 2 seats in the back for 2 small kids.
Lotus Evora?

MOBB

4,548 posts

156 months

Friday 6th March 2020
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BMW M2

CK11

Original Poster:

275 posts

213 months

Friday 6th March 2020
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LarJammer said:
Sod the kids.

NSX.
I’ve 3 kids so I’m already sodding the wife here

anonymous-user

83 months

Friday 6th March 2020
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Jaguar F-Type or a late model XKR
Aston V8 Vantage
Alfa 4C
Mercedes SL63 AMG
Maserati Gran Turismo
Bentley Contintental R (90s coupe)

Whoops, didn't see the more than 2 seats...

Aston DB9

Edited by anonymous-user on Friday 6th March 20:29

Alextodrive

367 posts

104 months

Friday 6th March 2020
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CK11 said:
LarJammer said:
Sod the kids.

NSX.
I’ve 3 kids so I’m already sodding the wife here
If you’ve got 3 kids, that’s probably the last thing you’re getting up to.

What bike did you buy?

carinaman

25,106 posts

201 months

Friday 6th March 2020
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Alextodrive said:
What bike did you buy?
What they said.

Is it a Norton?

anonymous-user

83 months

Friday 6th March 2020
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XIII said:
Jaguar F-Type or a late model XKR
Excellent suggestions.

g3org3y

22,443 posts

220 months

Friday 6th March 2020
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XIII said:
Maserati Gran Turismo
This imo. yes