Damian in NJ

My story; when I was single I owned a string of Alfa Romeo's. Got married, bought a house, started having kids, bought a investment property, funded college, bought another house, all while driving a Honda.

Well, I get the 7 year itch. I told wifey, 'I've gotten the 7 year itch. I'm getting a sportscar, or a girlfriend. You can pick.' Four Porsches later...

95 NC 993

I've been asked several times and my answer is similar to one posted earlier. I started my 'mid-life crisis' at age 16 with a used '64 Olds F-85 with a solid V8. I have always owned either a muscle or sports car for the next 40 years. Never been without one. I hope the 'crisis' lasts for another 40 years. Not likely but you get the idea.

Ed Burdell

If you wanted to get out the date quickly, when she asked you that, you could have said "No, just compensating for other shortcomings." LOL!

vjd3

Just say, "No, the midlife crisis is that 24-year-old blonde I was up all night with last night. The car's just for fun."

goofballdeluxe

Not fun to get divorced I'm sure, but like the old saw says: "If it flies, floats or f#^*s, you're betting of renting"

Resident Sicko

At 42 I finally have my 993.

My plate reads " M A N O P O Z ".

sdrake

A close friend of my wife asked me about the color of my 993 saying "it would be hard to hide in that"...
When I responded it was Speed Yellow, her response was "glad to see your mid-life crisis has an offical color".

My response - "it's safer than Blonde"

95 C4 993

I was 33 when I bought my 993. Good, fun memories, but no crisis when I was 33.

Are you on F$%^.com Steve---I mean Match.com ? Same thing but I have lots of fun stories of internet dating in my late 20's, early 30's. :-)

race911

I see it as an attempt to break the ice from someone who's not so into cars. Went through a lot of that in my 30s when I hit the dating scene hard. Prior to that, all of the women I got involved with had Porsches, or at a minimum aspired to one. Side benefit of owning a Porsche shop and hanging around the track?

I caught some flack from the non-car women, but I'd had a 911 since I was 18. Which was maybe three years before I ever went out on a date.

Blaine S

I don't think there is a single car worth owning that would not ilicit such a stupid comment now and then.

Denise993

Steve,
It's funny.. they don't say that to women. My parents are the only ones who asked me why I got a convertible Porsche.

When I told them that John (a car fanatic buddy of mine) told me that "you could pick up any guy you wanted in that car." They said "Oh, that makes sense."

I guess they figured it was a reward after being married to my ex for 14 years!

Edit: Forgot to add ... I NEVER drive the Porsche on the first dates ... men don't seem to like to like it when I have a nicer ride than they do (present company excluded of course)

hoggel

Me too. Unless I knew in advance that it would be the only date.

I wouldn't introduce a first date to my parents or my 993. Of course now that I am married to a Boxster owner I won't have any more first dates.

My 'crisis' was well on it's way in 1977 when I was 19 and driving the corvette below. I didn't get many second dates after they cracked their head on the rollbar and burned their leg on the side exhaust.

John H

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timothymoffat

Resident Sicko

Isn't it supposed to be "Mid-WIFE Crisis"? I think you all are saying it wrong.

-Or maybe I am not as funny as I think I am.