40+ YEAR OLD IMPREZA OWNERS...
 

...Do you have a sense of guilt, at 'middle age', about tooling around, and being really into, these cars; sinking serious wodges of cash into 'em, etc, etc.? (just like you were when you were in your 20s with hot hatches etc.).

Don't get me wrong, I love performance cars, and ALWAYS will (I bet I'll still be driving one if I pass my 70+ retest :lol1:)...

Do you feel other motorists of similar age group look down on 'us' as being a bit sad? Do you feel they 'hate' us? :(

I'm 40 next year and I don't really care what others think - live and let live I say so go enjoy hooning around in a fast car whilst the guy next to you trundles around in his hum-drum mondeo 1.6L.

It's good enough for Jeremy Clarkson, so it's good enough for me:D

Im 40 in june had to wait till i was 32 to own my first one so i dont care if people think im sad i have six kids and i wouldnt be seen driving a people carrier now that would be sad

Yea, and look at Trout, he gets his free bus pass this year. :D

I get the piss taken at regualr intervals about driving a boy racer car. Couldn't care less really. Recently giot a Jag to run round in and now the same people call me an old man and ask if I want a pipe and slippers. You can't win :D :D

I'd rather be a 40 year old bloke with a fast modified capable car than be a 40 year old wishing I had one.

I have no end of grief of middle age blokes in clapped out rep mobiles trying to get in front of me no matter how they do it.

I can be bimbling along the road minding my own business and driving at the same pace as others when some mr average nob head in his 2001 vectra with 200,000 miles on either tail gates me or cuts me up. This is way more common than you'd think.

I don't give a flying f*ck what anyone else thinks about what I drive. I like it and that's that.

Mine was my 40th birthday present to myself.

I couldn't give a monkeys chuff what other people think. I love my car.
Age is all in the mind :D

interesting thread, often wondered whether id be driving a scoob at 40..i get all the above now and im no where near 40.

you cant please everyone, and life is too short, just do what makes you happy. dont change or do what other want u 2 do. besides with global warming and fuel prices, nows the best time to live your dream and enjoy your motor!

I'm 40 this year, April infact.

Do I feel guilty? Do I fcuk not a jot!

Yeah, I know.

You get the impression those types seem to think - presumably because of the overt nature of the Impreza - that we've got something to prove, everytime we're out in it, etc. :rolleyes:

It's not our 'fault' that it's a marque that happens to float our boat... Just as their Vectra/Mondeo, etc., presuambly floats theirs? :D

If you can afford it and are not letting it speak for you then i dont see its anybodies business.

my first scoob was nearly 3years ago as a fiftieth birthday perssie to myself wrx with ppp tried it for 2 years and then for my fifty secound last year sold it and bought my latest a sti type uk with ppp and boy am i glad although i do get strangelooks from some of the cops round here...snigger obviously wonder what an old boy is doing in a scoob...:lol1:

Anyone want to post pics????? I rather like men over 40 :norty:

Sorry :o

I think it depends on the model and styling.

I have a standard Classic Wagon, and my neighbours asked why I bought "such an old mans car" :Whatever_

So there's me, at 45 pointing out the large bonnet scoop :lol1:

The UK is really snobby about cars compared to places like America and Australia. Middle classes over here basically despise petrol-heads, and cars like Astons are only cool because of the image and luxury....nobody owning them would take pride in even being able to change the oil!

If you mod cars by default you are labeled a boy-racer or chav in Britain. Yet in places like Australia it's a virtue to have a Commodore SS on the driveway and a V8 being rebuilt in the garage!:lol1:

What's the big deal about 40 anyway? Are you supposed to put your slippers on and build models out of matches?

Perv. :D

Indeed and proud of it. :D

It's OK to own one of these after 40 ............... it's the modding that's sad, very sad. ;)

It tells everyone that you bought the wrong car, and at 40 you really should know better!!

:luxhello: I'm ok then.
Unless sticking tinsel on the spoiler at Christmas is classed as modding :Suspiciou

Oooh, this comment has kicked the ball on further.

Sits back with the popcorn........... :D

<<< ...He says, with that avatar. :D

Im 43 and people just comment and say its a boy racer car. I would like to see any 17 year old be able to insure it as i find it hard and im 43.

King of perv :lol1:

What Pete no mention of how good Diesel cars are and how crap Petrol cars are?

OMG WTF??

:D

It could get a bit darker... but lets not go there (no weird a kinky stuff, so not a freak lol). ;)

No kinky stuff :eek: You have a bouncing boob as an avatar :lol1:

Laugh. That phrase: "a bouncing boob". The disembodiment! :lol1:

Reminds me of Woody Allen's Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex, But Were Too Afraid to Ask... "I know all about gigantic tits..." :lol1:

Don't forget 340Nm of torque:D