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Pleased that Monty is on the mend

Ha ha, last time I saw her she was digging up the plants I planted at the weekend. Naughty Ethel

Damn, I thought we might get a BOGOF and I was going to take the free one MrTwoBears keeps telling me to look at Jags but I feel as though I want one more frivolous car before I admit to being a grown up

"But as some will know, age hasn't slowed my driving and enthusiasm for drivers cars and my years are a lot more than yours Annie, so you go for it gal "

Another twobears 1st world problem thread.

 

I'll do a poll, what do we think the next thread will be?

1. When are you too old for a 60ft yacht?
    
   
2. Where should I buy my mansion?
    
   
3. My mansion has 11 bedrooms, I can't clean them all. Should I get help?
    
   
4. How many servants is too many?
    
   
5. I don't need to work but I'm bored, should I?
   

If TwoBears and / or husband have worked hard to become 'comfortable' then good luck to them I say.

Thanks Chris. Mr Twobears works his arse off and has a good job. I have made money over the years too, all through hard work, no silver spoons here. Some people seem to resent that but I think you should work hard and play hard and I feel sorry for anyone who is consumed by envy. I was surrounded by very wealthy people in the last two places in which I lived but I didn't consider it productive to spend all my time hating them. Negativity is toxic

TwoBears - if you eldest is only 21 then you really are not old!! And if only 52 - still a spring chicken like myself. I drive a very bright orange car. I do get some funny looks from young drivers but that is only because they are jealous and probably saying 'what is that old fart doing in that car' but who cares

 

I lost a very good friend last year, he was 48, massive heart attack with no warning whatsoever and kept himself in quite reasonable shape. It shocked me and made me realise that you have to live your life NOW.

If you love the 4C, can get into and out of it, and can afford it then go for it. It is a one of the only cars I would be tempted to change my 350Z for. Would we get a discount if we bought two?

 

Chris

Discount for two sounds good Chris I'll sew a name tag into mine so we can tell them apart

Mouthwash, if you took the trouble to rise above your relentless negativity you would have read that I have serious health problems and that is why I am not working. Happy about that? Want to swap? Feel free. You couldn't get much more miserable could you? Have you got a really small ........ gear knob? There must be something that is peeing you off so mightly, ha ha

Thanks Pete. He is microchipped and it would be absolutely wonderful if he did make his way home one day.

Thanks Pete. In that case it doesn't sound like a fox would have got him because he was young and strong. I was still living down south when he went missing but my daughter has been checking on a lost animal site regularly and she works at the local animal shelter/helps out at another cattery but I will get her to check round everywhere again, just in case. I thought I saw him up in the village a few days ago but it was a feral tom cat and not Sabbath

I've got a huge walnut tree in the garden and my daughter's boyfriend climbed it last week but I didn't feel any desire to scramble up after him. I am in awe of your elderly customer

I can't possibly comment re the age thing but you might, just might, be spot on. There again you may not

You smooth talker Hugh

Good attitude Pete and one I am now determined to copy

Surely the only age factor in buying an Alfa is, are you too old to push it home once a week?

I've had an Alfa before without too many problems. Not saying I had none mind you

You don't show your age in your profile so I have no idea if you are too old or not.

 

In 50s or 60s all good:

 

101 up not good.

Damn it - I'm 102 next week

Thank you both. My daughter works at a rescue centre and we adopted Sabbath from being a tiny kitten so we were devastated when he went missing. We put up posters everywhere and asked around but we think maybe a fox got him He was a very characterful cat and used to go down the orchard every evening with my daughter to help her put away the chickens and ducks and it seemed very lonely without him at first. I still hope that he might come back one day if he is still alive.

Not sure I can definitely afford it yet Neil but you are right, what is the worst that can happen? If I test it thoroughly before buying to check that I like it, can cope with it and it will make me happy then it doesn't really matter if I only keep it a year or two. I have a terrible track record for swapping cars after a few months/weeks so I need to make sure I'm not going to do that but all these positive posts have made me really determined to 'go for it' if I get the chance

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Aw, very cute. I still miss my lovely black cat, Sabbath, who went missing a few months ago

Now me, l absolutely love those lights I saw my first one on the road last week in Surrey and I thought it looked brilliant I will take your advice Bockaaarck and ask for a proper test over a few days if I do manage to afford one next year. I am slightly worried about the position of the engine as I've never driven a mid engine car and am not sure if I will like it or not or whether I won't even notice it and, as mentioned, the driving position and general low slungness of the car might be a problem for me.

I'd go with what makes you happy. Ive recently seen a large amount of mature ladies in flash motors, be different get the Alfa and don't fall into the Nissan Micra / Hyundai i10 trap.

Thanks Mike I might have to downsize/downpower (if there is such a word?) at some point but I don't want that point to be now. I feel like one last flourish if I can manage it

Also, I have to kinda roll out of the Z when I'm getting out. Sometimes end up on all fours in tesco car park.

 

I'm 33.

Ha ha, I will pick you up if I see you hitting the tarmac face first in my local Tesco :lol:

Your never to old! I only sold my Skyline two years ago at 60, and that was only because I have retired and have to watch the pennies a bit more, never managed to amass the fortune that I hoped for when I was younger, bloody recessions!

 

Anyway as long as you can physically get in and out without looking like a complete old fart ( I was starting to get that way with my Supra due to arthritis) these days I have realised that I might as well try and make the most of my pleasures even I end up in debit as you don't know just how much more of life you will get.

I'm still waiting for my lottery win too I totally agree with you about making life as pleasurable as possible though because of not knowing what is around the corner. When you are young you think you are invincible but that feeling wears off in later life

You don't show your age in your profile so I have no idea if you are too old or not.

I'm a laydee so not going to reveal my age, ha ha I have a 21 year old daughter though so I'm definitely 'mature'. I'm not looking for a 'scientifically' worked out answer though, just interested in the thoughts and experiences of others in my position

Two lovely pets and I like the matching chair too

Thanks Alex and Steve for all the positivity I don't like getting old but, as they say, the alternative is worse

I think my style of posting can appear to be faux naïf/naïve but I am genuinely wondering if I should be giving up on a lot of things due to my age and health problems. I won't make a decision based on the views of a load of strangers on a forum I promise but is is interesting to see if others have faced the same situation. I can't be the only one who still feels young but is, in fact, getting on a bit and has the creaking joints to prove it

My old man had to make a similar decision some years ago when he was lucky enough to own an almost brand new TVR Cerbera 4.5 V8.

 

It's very low to the ground and after almost 2 years of ownership he had to admit defeat as it was killing his back getting in & out. Still though he enjoys nice cars and his current one is a BMW 335i M-coupe which is very fast but obviously a lot easier for him to drive & get in/out of.

 

Just buy what makes you happy twobears. If you don't get on with it then sell it but at least you'll know rather than just be left wondering.

Thanks GMb, I know I can always rely on you to take a reasoned view on things My dream car as a child was a TVR and I managed to find two different boyfriends who had them but I've never owned one myself and probably never will now since they have been out of production for so long. I'm glad your father got chance to enjoy his though

Until manufacturers specifically refuse to sell anyone a car because of their age, then I'm afraid that's just a daft question to be quite frank.

 

If you're worried about not being able to get in or out of one, then try it for yourself and see. Whether you can or not will have nothing to do with your age though and even less to do with whether a group of people (largely strangers) on the internet think you can/could/should/might.

I think my style of posting can appear to be faux naïf/naïve but I am genuinely wondering if I should be giving up on a lot of things due to my age and health problems. I won't make a decision based on the views of a load of strangers on a forum I promise but is is interesting to see if others have faced the same situation. I can't be the only one who still feels young but is, in fact, getting on a bit and has the creaking joints to prove it