Golf GTI - Mid Life Crisis car of choice

[sixfootchoc]

I'm 29,

Wife and I bought a GTI because it's a fantastic car. Class leading performance and handling, lauded the world over. I'm always going to look back and remember the joy of owning and driving this car. I felt like I'd be missing out on something very special if I didn't ever own one.

Name a car that costs less than 45k brand new that has received this much unanimous praise.

My midlife crisis....pffft.

[RhysQ]

I can fit as well, but my hair is almost always touching the headlining. Come to think of it, I can only fit in a polo thats got a sunroof, otherwise I can't (comfortably). Those 4' make a big difference in a 3.8m car, believe me...

i dunno, i'm 6"1' and comfortably fit in the polo. no issues whatsoever. you may have been in a chopped pog

[Lukev85]

In my family (Italian emigrants from early 1900s) a mischa is part of the female anatomy. Cracked me up when my sis-in-law started calling herself Mischa...... but I digress.

I don't think a GTI is a midlife crisis car - that role is reserved for SS Commodes & XR6 Foulcans.

GTI is what you buy when you don't need the room of a big Aussie sedan, want a bit of luxury plus some mumbo and also after some build quality.

I mean, you could probably buy a top of the range Aurion and achieve all that but what "enthusiast" wants an Aurion (may as well find Dr Kevorkian straight away)?

Totally Agreed

[Golf Houso]

i dunno, i'm 6"1' and comfortably fit in the polo. no issues whatsoever. you may have been in a chopped pog

I even lowered the seat and the cabin was still cramped, again 7.7cm does make alot of difference in such a small car.

[thestu]

the lotus elise is a mid life crisis car

[Golf Houso]

the lotus elise is a mid life crisis car

X2!!!
And pretty much and merc that starts with an SL

[PhilMart]

Wouldn't mind having a nice mint XU-1 sitting in my garage these days!

Think a non bathurst XU-1 used to sell for 4200 or the like back then .. now .. GTRs are worth about 35000 if in good nick and XU-1s over 100,000

Then of course you could buy a Falcon GTHO Phase III .. I went for a ride in an XW GTHO once and huge fan, but always loved the XU-1. Sniff .. now I'm geting all old timer nostalgic!

[FJ Steve]

I told my mid-life crisis to harden the f..k up.....and forget about the GTI and get an .:R32

I love it when a crisis responds in my favour.

[Golf Houso]

Think a non bathurst XU-1 used to sell for 4200 or the like back then .. now .. GTRs are worth about 35000 if in good nick and XU-1s over 100,000

Then of course you could buy a Falcon GTHO Phase III .. I went for a ride in an XW GTHO once and huge fan, but always loved the XU-1. Sniff .. now I'm geting all old timer nostalgic!

My friend's brother had 2 of those cars, sold them both in the late 80's
700k+ anyone?

[RhysQ]

X2!!!
And pretty much and merc that starts with an SL

good call. there is a real estate agent around here on the GC, he's mid to late 40's and cruises around in his SLK350 wearing frameless purple lens sunnies and rocking a funky waxed-up hair cut.....now thats mid-life crisis if i ever did see it! not gay either, his wife is the partner in the company.

[zz2]

the GTI is my 1/4 life crisis car

[DaveMack]

good call. there is a real estate agent around here on the GC, he's mid to late 40's and cruises around in his SLK350 wearing frameless purple lens sunnies and rocking a funky waxed-up hair cut.....now thats mid-life crisis if i ever did see it! not gay either, his wife is the partner in the company.

Maybe not gay ... but funny all the same, huh? (I can hear a 'comb-over' joke coming ... shhh ... )

Dave

[99gti]

Maybe not gay ... but funny all the same, huh? (I can hear a 'comb-over' joke coming ... shhh ... )

Dave

I had a comb-over joke ready but it blew away in the wind

[DaveMack]

I had a comb-over joke ready but it blew away in the wind

... as they do ...

Dave

[gerhard]

I had a comb-over joke ready but it blew away in the wind

Haha, it might be very grey, but my hair is thicker than when I was a teeny-bopper.

I sometimes have a "comb crisis", cause it's hard to get the comb through it