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I had a red with white stripes 68' Camaro when I was younger and when these came out, I had to get one. I had the stripes painted on longer than the factory stripes so she looks more like the old stripe package. I got the 400 HP engine. I had headers put on her and I put a Roto-Fab CAI and Borla Sport mufflers on her. She pushes 370 HP to the rear wheels. My wife and I drive around in it listening to all the old 70's music like we did in my old 68' Camaro. Can you say mid life crisis?
 

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I had my midlife crises but then I inherted 2 of my grandchildren and its back to the mini van for me. Sigh...................
 
right now its an '88 Wrangler Sahara, a '90 f-350 and a 92 Chevy c3500. Hopefully if things continue to go well for me I will be driving either an f-150 platinum or a ford Raptor.
 
sweet ride if you are a car guy. I'm a truck guy, so you won't be catching me buying one. I do have a friend that complained about feeling claustrophobic in the new Camaros, said it liked the Challenger better because of that. I wouldn't know either way cause like I said, I'm a truck guy.
 
I am similar to Tanner - my first car was a 68 camaro. But now I am older and wiser (?).

I bought a Saturn the day the dealership opened. I had consulted with GM in the early phases of Saturn and it was obvious from the inside that they were trying to do things right for a change. Unfortunately, Roger Smith retired shortly after the first Saturn was produced, and his successors took the company back to the dark ages.

So I gave the Saturn to my son and bought a Forester. Kept it for 10 years - the only thing that had to be done to it during that time was routine, scheduled maintenance. Absolutely nothing failed on it! So earlier this year, when my wife's Volvo died, she bought a Forester. And two weeks ago, I traded in my 2001 for a 2010 model.
 
The funny thing is I don't drive her too much. She's parked in the garage most of the time. We just put the first vehicle I ever purchased for my company out to pasture. It's a 2002 Tacoma with 218,000 miles on it. That's my daily driver now. I just couldn't get rid of it.
 
My Brother had a blk 68 camaro and he too has a 2010 blk camaro today!!! Me, I had a Gremlin.....and no, I refuse to buy one even if someone was foolish enought to produce those again!!
Mike aka Moke
 
OK, I'm a car guy so here goes; '05 Cadillac Escalade, '97 BMW 528i, '62 Jeep CJ6, and 2 '59 FIAT 600's (one running, one not yet). I guess this explains why I don't have a dedicated woodworking area...

(I had a way built up '02 WRX and had a suspicion that turbowagon was a Subie owner)
 

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I can not afford a midlife crisis, even though I need one! As a result, I am driving a 2001 Checy 2500HD Crew Cab, Long Bed with the first year Duramax Diesel. Great truck with 130,000 or so on it. Was leery of buying a first year model of a brand new engine but figured they had already screwed up all of their other attempts at a diesel so I should be safe. The gamble paid off and it has been a fantastic truck!
 
'07 Nissan Titan. Have always owned Ford 150's, but was thinking about retirement when I bought the Titan. My boss, at the time, had the Armada, with >200,000 miles, had not done anything but oil and tires. Original brakes, exhaust system etc. So, I thought I would give it a try. Would like to keep this till at least the 2017 models come out. That date sounds un-real doesn't it!
 
I drive a Ford F-150, super crew cab, with 150,000 miles on it, and in need of a new tailgate, should have seen the other truck. Used to have s-10 pickup and blazers, but I love the 4 door full size truck, It hauls 1500 lbs scrap metal to the yard with out a complaint.
 
I have a modified Pajero/Shogun/Montero shortie - converted for Africa :)
and the daily run around is a 3.2l Audi TT quattro (shitty pic)
 

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Crayman said:
I drive a Ford F-150, super crew cab, with 150,000 miles on it, and in need of a new tailgate, should have seen the other truck. Used to have s-10 pickup and blazers, but I love the 4 door full size truck, It hauls 1500 lbs scrap metal to the yard with out a complaint.
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Heck, my Dakota does 1500lbs of feed every other week without a complaint. Only thing I worry about with that load is if they stack it too high.
 
Ok...I only have a Silverado 4x4 LS with 270 hp, but I'll put it in a collision against a camaro of any year any time!

She's looking rough right now...that's not unusual, because as you can see I hit another deer with it a week ago. According to the dealer in town, that is the 17th deer I've hit with this truck :biggrin:. I've had the truck for only 8 yrs, it has 175,000 miles on it.

The Bambi ran head on into the lower headlight, then it's body spun around and caved in my driver door. It'll be fixed next week though.

The value on my truck is only around $6000 or so now, so I have been considering lately investing in a bull bar. I hope to keep this ride for another 5-6 yrs and if I get another of them big doe's straight into the grill, it'll cost too much for the insurance to fix it. Last time I took a doe through the grill it was $5700 damage. Thing is...this truck never ever lets me down, and it's been paid for years ago, so I am quite attached to her. We have developed a great history together....too many stories to even discuss.
 

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I did all my midlife crises years ago when I was young, stupid and could afford it... at 25 bought a '64 corvette, it was stolen in '67 or '68... replaced it with a '65 vette, drove that until I got married in '70... sold it and bought a VW, during years of first marriage also owned a '76 Nissan Z-280 and a Toyota Corolla, a '72 Mercedes and a '67 Mercedes....got divorced in '77 and bought a '76 Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV... drove it 15 years until my son graduated from high school, traded it for a Ford Escort for him as a Grad gift... when I married again, bought a '95 Honda Civic, traded it for a '99 Ford Explorer until the lease ran out and traded it for a '96 Toyota Avalon... still drive that plus a '91 Ford Ranger... Now days, I just want to get where I'm going... after I get there no-one knows how and in what I arrived.
 
Like a lot of people here I had the usual old cars. I had a 55 Ford with an Edsel E400 engine, 56 Ford PU with a 350 Chevy engine, 66 Dodge Conv. with 383ci, 68 Charger with 440. I also had a 37 Olds street rod that I loved but sold it in a moment of weakness, 40 Chevy street rod and a 60 ford PU with a 500ci Caddy. I now drive a 04 Dodge PU with a 6 cylinder.
 
When I was younger I was into slalom racing and some of the cars I had were: a 57 Alfa Romeo, a 67 Camaro, a 64 Mini Cooper, a 72 MG Midget (I later transplanted the 4 banger with a Mazda R-7 Rotary, which made it a very hot Midget), 84 Alfa, plus several different motorcycles. Now I drive a 05 F-250 w/6.0 diesel, 951 Cat, 743 Bobcat or my favorite Farmall Super A (I've slowed down a bit), My wife tools around in a 04 Saab 9-3 Convertible.
 
I was always fascinated with German cars as a kid, but I was raised in an always cash-strapped pastor's home.

So when I got the money I bought an old Boxster off eBay that needed everything fixed on it except the motor, which had just been replaced by the previous owner (which probably precipitated the sale).

In January of 2009, when dealers where hurting badly in the first part of the recession, I picked up a 2007 BMW 550i with a 100k BMW warranty on it and just 15k on the odometer for half of what the original owner paid for the car new.
 

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My midlife crises is a 1970 VW Baja putting about 90 HP to the wheels, and will chew a Camaro to pieces for the first 100 to 150 feet. after that Well old age and treachery will over come youth and skill.:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin: I've had the car since 1993 so it's part of the family.
 
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