4thC4at60

Robert Heinlein in his 1978 book _The Notebooks of Lazarus Long_ wrote "Budget the luxuries first." Within reason I subscribe to that admonition.

I come from lower Middle Class stock and have been a working stiff my whole life - retired Navy CPO (1984).

Insofar as OLD is is concerned I qualify - 71, bumping hell out of 72.

I bought my first Corvette at age 21 - a '61 C1 - and have driven sports cars, off and on, since I was 18. I'm on my fifth Corvette since 1990 and have more than 600,000 miles in Corvettes as Corvettes have been my daily drivers for the past 23-years. My C6, a 2007, has 117,900+ miles on it....

Life's too short... I learned in Nam the preciousness of life and have attempted to live life each days as it may be my last, for tomorrow - or the next 15 minutes - is promised to no one.

I still have my C6 but an older Ferrari has replaced it as a DD.

It's as Enzo Ferrari once wrote, "Old is not synonymous with stodgy."

Go drive your _____ and enjoy life.... you may blow an aneurism before nightfall.....

nous defions

Ain't that the truth.

I've said the same thing about "class". "Class" is rarely about money.

BostonJoel

Approaching 71 next month and looking to buy a hot rod and will probably get a 2015 or 2016 C7 in a few years.
Old????? what is that????

maxp

thomaswat

I'm 72 and also looking for a street rod. Was in the USAF back in '60-'63. My wife and I will probably take another cross country trip in one of my classic cars next June when the weather is hopefully better than this year, or we might drive my Vette, we'll decide that later. You're as old as you think you are, and I'm thinking I'm not THAT old...... Next month we're going to spend a few days in Ga., then head for Fla.,for a fun trip of cruising the state. Got to keep the wheels turning or they'll rust.

AimHigh

Well said Sir!

Nosferatu

I'm still trying to get a grasp on what was defined as "old"

I consider myself young still but I worked my *** off, got an education, didn't knock anyone up (as far as I know) and not I'm reaping the benefits and enjoying life now without any strings or baggage attached.

vindicator

how about getting anger management therapy and then enjoy the Vette and life in general.
otherwise get a buick and eliminate this problem

JoesC5

I drive my Z06 at speeds over 160, around 36 degree banked turns. I'm an old man of 71.

One of theses day's I plan to slow down. Just hope my rocker has a bunch of horsepower.

speedraider

sorry, she's 9.5 years younger

mpuzach

To the OP, I really don't understand what you're so bent out of shape about. You overheard someone say that he hopes he can get a Corvette early in life. Sorry, but I fail to see why anyone would take exception to that. I wish I could have bought my first one a lot earlier, too.

GuyFromLeMans

OP: That's alright boo boo.... remember, you're only old if you wanna be.

recentlydivorced

Well, I guess 50 is old. don't own one yet but hopefully before I turn 51. I've wanted a real sports car for years. I guess it took son out of HS(and only wanting to learn a trade at the local CC) and a divorce to actually push me there. LOL

My grandfather at 90 (shortly before he passed on) was the youngest old guy I have ever known. He would do things in 80's that made you think of a teenager. He got in a big argument once with his daughter(my mom) at about 85 about how fast he drove. We were following him to a family event and he was doing 90 on the interstate. funniest argument I ever saw. mother kept getting redder in the face and he just had a big smile on his face. One of those smiles a teenager gets when caught doing something stupid.

GuyFromLeMans

Coincidentally, I bought my first vette, a Z51, 4 months ago on the day of my 51st birthday. It was meant to be.

Jimini

my vette is what keeps me feeling young. I'm 68.

icntdrv55

Agree old is as much a state of mind as a state of body....to some extent. Was always a gear head, working on my cars and wrenching for a buddy with a race-prepped '66 Coupe with a hipo 427. Had other damn nice cars like a '68 Z-28, '70 Olds W-30. Always wanted a Vette!

Then at 57, I lost my job, and lo and behold, I got nothing holding me from doing the same stupid things I wanted to do as a kid. Got my first ink for my 57th birthday, and now I've got more. Been riding sport bikes all my life and at almost 63, after waiting 40+ years, I bought my first Vette--a '13 GS vert. I think this says it all...

recentlydivorced

Heinlein was an amazing author. If you have not read it you have to read "To Sail Beyond The Sunset" is a companion book to the Lazarus books. If fact I am reading it now. Probably for about the 10th time. I was introduced to his books when I was 10 years old with Space Cadet and still read the youth fiction.

I agree with the luxury opinion, but when you make enough to get the luxury the kids still come first and when the wife spends the money in crazy ways you can't do it without bankrupting yourself.

GrandSportRob

I'm considered a younger owner at 44. On my 3rd. Then again I have no kids & never will. Lots of disposable income. So my child is technically my 13 Grand Sport...

Jimbo 89

Me too....I had to wait till I was 57 to move south so I could drive my Vette year round.

Tom45

I am 68, but I am not old yet. Old people drive too slow.