I hate...
I'm old ...
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And I definitely don't baby my car.
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And I definitely don't baby my car.
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I bought my '01 SS very gently used from a 50 year old man. I bought my '99 stripper Z28 from a 58 year old man. I bought my '02 Z28 through a broker, but the original owner was an L.A. County Sheriff's Deputy very close in age to me (mid 30's).
I would be paranoid/scared to buy a muscle car from a "young guy". Some people are mature and responsible from a very young age, but when you apply the law of averages it's much more likely a really young owner will have beat the **** out of his ride and not have the brains/foresight to pull all the maintenance.
Recently we picked up our '98 Z28 ragtop from a fellow board member who is probably in his late 20's. That was kinda young for me, but he was a real good guy and a thorough inspection of the car revealed that he took very good care of it. It's one of the cleanest/best maintained '98's I've seen in a very long time.
Tell the "old folks" to buy plenty of 5th gen Camaros, because here's one guy that will take them off their hands later.
I would be paranoid/scared to buy a muscle car from a "young guy". Some people are mature and responsible from a very young age, but when you apply the law of averages it's much more likely a really young owner will have beat the **** out of his ride and not have the brains/foresight to pull all the maintenance.
Recently we picked up our '98 Z28 ragtop from a fellow board member who is probably in his late 20's. That was kinda young for me, but he was a real good guy and a thorough inspection of the car revealed that he took very good care of it. It's one of the cleanest/best maintained '98's I've seen in a very long time.
Tell the "old folks" to buy plenty of 5th gen Camaros, because here's one guy that will take them off their hands later.
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Originally Posted by LS1powerhouse02
**** there is a guy in our car club here in bryan/college station that is ~60yrs old and he is the fastest guy in the club (street car that is). He drives a 2000 Trans Am WS6 with a built 408 on the bottle. His nickname is Old Man Spray. I know he would whoop my ***! 
its not the old part that bothers me. its the people who just buy them and don't realize what they have. I have tried to race other f-bodies or y-bodies, and even Ferrari's over here where i live and they just look at me like I am retarded when I try and race them. (FYI, I am racing in a friendly way, not trying to be a jerk on the streets or anything, just trying to get a race. )
Normally when I see an older woman driving or a blond 17 year old girl painting her nails while driving a camaro SS, I don't even try, because I know that she does not even have the slightest clue on how to race her car. (not saying all woman are that way, but some are. even guys can be this way) but to me, if your going to own a SS and not race it, you minaswell sell it and get a mini van or something. and let some one who is going to put the car to good use own it.
just my .02
)Normally when I see an older woman driving or a blond 17 year old girl painting her nails while driving a camaro SS, I don't even try, because I know that she does not even have the slightest clue on how to race her car. (not saying all woman are that way, but some are. even guys can be this way) but to me, if your going to own a SS and not race it, you minaswell sell it and get a mini van or something. and let some one who is going to put the car to good use own it.
just my .02
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From: Stafford/San Marcos TX
+1 on older people buying the 09 camaros, because all the young people like me cant afford it lol. i dont have a problem with who drives what car as long as it is maintained and kept properly. and i hate to say it but not alllll young people beat the **** outa thier cars, i dont and im young. I can believe that a majority of the ls1's and f-bodies have been hammered on a little bit, but its all in the drivers no matter what age. I know an 80 year old man that sprays his Lightning and his big block fox body. and he beats the **** outa his cars more then me, but he maintains them too.
so basically its all in the driver/owner
so basically its all in the driver/owner
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LMAO @ OLD MAN SPRAY 
I learned don't f with old men in there cars, they are the ones that have money.
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I learned don't f with old men in there cars, they are the ones that have money.
Originally Posted by That_guy
i bet if they ran you , youd be surprised lol now i do hate it when they drive like 50mph under the speed limit in them.
There was a older gentleman (old) at San Antonio Raceway yesterday running in a gold 4th gen Z28 pulling of high 11's N/A. My buddy pointed him out to me and I smiled a bit to see someone his age still doing it, gives me some freakin hope!
Originally Posted by PewterY2KZ28
I too am an old Fart... 42.. I guess i should be in an old Chrysler Cordoba or something..
Remember those...
Remember those...
The irony of whippersnapper's comment is that he's admiring a car designed mostly by 40-50 year olds and a car-type that is over 40 years old.
To quote Lethal Weapon 2, "Who's the ******** now, eh?"
To quote Lethal Weapon 2, "Who's the ******** now, eh?"
Well theirs one... My mother had a silver one.. I used to sneak out in it when i was about 14... That 4bbl sounded great...
Originally Posted by mariojmoe
OMG my parents had one of those things I barely remember lol I think it was yellow too. Funny someone actually remembers those.
Yep I ran that past my older brother who kinda remembers it and he believed it to be a 360 5.9, He said it was a 78 model, A few years before my presence. Come to think of it my Granny had a blue 79 that got totaled in '88 I do remember that.
Originally Posted by GTO JIMMY
There was a older gentleman (old) at San Antonio Raceway yesterday running in a gold 4th gen Z28 pulling of high 11's N/A. My buddy pointed him out to me and I smiled a bit to see someone his age still doing it, gives me some freakin hope!
You know what I find funny? He's a retired high school principal and school administration official!!! If only my high school principal had been that cool. 
i actually bought my firehawk off of a guy in his 60's. he had owned trans am's his whole life, and only drove it on weekends. he completley babied the car and the only reason he was selling was because he wanted a C6. i got myself a mint condition 19k mile firehawk that hadnt got once ounce of abuse.
since i coudlnt buy a brand new one, this 'old guy' enabled me to get as close to that dream as possible.
just because someone doesnt beat the **** out of their car, doesnt mean they arent enjoying it.
since i coudlnt buy a brand new one, this 'old guy' enabled me to get as close to that dream as possible.
just because someone doesnt beat the **** out of their car, doesnt mean they arent enjoying it.
Originally Posted by will69camaro
Freakin old people driving...Surely this guy below (Old man spray) cant love his car as much as a young guy...I think i know why he's into cars...
LoL...now that would lead to some serious brain freeze. And the thread starter has a history of random stupid threads that don't turn out the way he planned. I have no problem with older people having badass cars. That's where you fine the great deals on a well takin care of car.