I think I'm having my Mid-Life Crisis

[thor]

Lincoln Town Cars

Veg, congratulations on your new car!

I travel with certain frequency to the US, both for work and pleasure trips, and I forever keep chaging brand and type of rented cars, from convertibles to sedans to vans to the largest of the SUV's.

By far, one of the rented cars I have enjoyed and liked the most was a Lincoln Town Car, could have been a 2004 model year. So quiet and serene! One of the other cars I enjoyed very much was a Chrysler 300, newer model.

But then, all rented cars are new, you don't have to deal with any kind of service quality issues, you just use them a couple of weeks and return them to the agency.

Emilio

 

[gadgetgary]

BTW

Have not had a mid-life crisis yet.
Are there any indicators that is it coming?

Veg: Do tell the innermost secrets

 

[toggleswitch]

Are there any indicators that is it coming?

Yes.
Probably

When one is 50-ish and prefers two 25 year-olds instead of someone their own age, That is probably clue #1. [Editor's note: Who wouldn't?]

Usually a small, red, fast, powerful sports-car is clue #2.

So I'm thinking the Lincoln may not be definitive evidence
What did you drive before the Town car, Veg?

 

[mixfinder]

Mid Life

Gary,

You're really not old when your teeth decay.
You're really not old when your hair turns gray.
But you know you're ready for the long deep sleep, when your mind makes appointments your body won't keep!

A 70 year old man had a 25 year old partner. The 25 year old caught the 70 year old fooling around with a 65 year old.
Livid, the 25 year old demanded to know what the dried up old fart had to offer that he didn't.
The 70 year old looked at him and said, "Patience, my dear, Patience."

I am more in line with Jason's thinking. If you never grow up, you won't ever have a mid life crisis.

Now, on a more serious note, you be Frank and I'll be Earnest

For me it was sitting around, looking at my comfortable life and wanting excitement. I had comfortable slippers, but wanted to dance in Alligator shoes. If I gave up my slippers and never found Alligator shoes, I would die barefoot. If I never took off the slippers I would never get a chance to try on Alligator shoes.

I began mulling it over at 40 and finally took off my slippers at 52.

Thankfully, I found a wonderful pair of shoes, designed just for me.

Kelly

 

[jasonl]

I have to watch myself because if I don't, I'll realise I'm 35 years old and start acting like it. So yeah, I'd say I'm about 12. Still a child but I got that just-hit-puberty harmone thing that will thankfully be satisfied on July 8th (and no comments from the Toggle gallery lol).

 

[Maytagmom]

satisfied on July 8th

In the meantime,

Have a Snickers, they REALLY satisfy....

LOL

*runs*

 

[mixfinder]

Waiting Until July 8th

No one else can make you complete. it is YOUR job to make yourself happy and fulfilled. A quote from Toggleswith.

You know what you have to do in the interim, Jason.

If your glasses get too thick you can always switch to contacts!

Kelly

 

[goatfarmer]

I can't believe it! No one asked.....HOW MANY WASHERS WILL FIT IN THE TRUNK? And does it have a low liftover,so the drain hoses won't get caught in the way? 8^)

Nice ride,Veg! The Hoosier state will never be the same......

kennyGF

 

[mixfinder]

In the trunk

The trunk is huge. I has a large square opening with a shelf on each side and lots of room around the spare.

It is a back murderer. Once you drop anything in the "hold" you have to dead lift it with your knees and lower back to raise stuff out.

The self closing motor for the trunk lid, sticks up about 4 inches so you have to be doubly careful not to bend the mechanism and not to scratch the enamel or porcelain on the machine.

I used to remove the spare and you can drop a portable dishwasher down inside and close the trunk lid.

I was always hiding acquisitions from my wife, so I never got any help to get stuff out.

One time, for fun, we filled it with water and the kids played in the trunk of a 78 Lincoln Town Car

Kelly

 

[myhooverco]

Talk about a big trunk...

Here is my 1971 Olds "98" Luxury Sedan parked at a car show last year. It has 89,000 miles and is a one owner. I only drive it to shows in the summer and then it stays put away all winter. It is a great car that just purrs. It is a testament to how cars should be made...not like these flimsy things today that they charge $20k or more for. Gas mileage is 12mpg at best...not so good when regular gas is almost $3. This one takes 93 octane or better with the Olds 455 4 barrel under the hood. My wife, son, and I love cruising in it. It is sad that Olds is gone...shame on you gm!!!

Congrats on the Lincoln...I always liked the way those cars looked when everyone else was building taurus look alikes.

--Tom

 

[drmitch]

Nice Lincoln Veg! Just think of all the appliances you could haul in that car!

 

[petek]

Tom, your 98 looks fantastick. Sometimes people overlook the 4 door hardtops as not collect-worthy but I think they're great. Last summer the local mopar club was having a show and shine at a mall parking lot, plenty of Challengers, Sebrings, Dusters and other 2 dr coupes but one of the most interesting I thought was a rather plain 1970 Newport in original green (a popular 69/70 color). It looked like it had just come off the assembly line that day. I was much more impressed with it. One thing I noticed was it had after market clear plastic seat covers and the pattern on them looked exactly like the ones my dad had put on his 70 Mercury, I even remember the name of the mail order company he bought them from Sovereign, because they were always sending flyers in the mail for other "junk" years later. So I asked the guy who was the original owner and he said yes,, that was where they had gotten the seat covers from as well.

 

[frontaloadotmy]

Tom

That's a beautiful "98".
I have a rough (but drivable!) 1973 Electra 225 Custom 4 door
and my Grandparents last auto, a 1974 Sedan de ville (not
running) I love the big GM pillerless luxury autos.

 

[myhooverco]

Petek...I agree...car shows around here are all about mustangs, camaros, convertibles, and 2 door sporty cars. I would really like to see more four door models and wagons at the shows. These are the types of models that real people had in everyday life. My neighbors growing up did not have these high end models but rather the plainer four doors which are just as pretty and sometimes nicer than the pony cars. In Ohio, a convertible does not make sense in the 70's nor does it make sense now. No one I knew had one. However, friends of ours had a maroon '74 Impala wagon with the "clamshell" tailgate that disappeared in the roof and under the floor. THAT was cool to watch. I would love to find one today.

Frontaloadotmy...I agree I too like the big GM hardtops. I think this body style would be a hit if a manufacturer would reintroduce it on a model car today. The Buicks of the 70's were very graceful and shared the same frame with my 98. I have my grandmother's 30,000 mile '77 Cutlass Supreme 2 door and would not trade it for anything! That car though is in another class altogether.

--Tom

 

[petek]

Hardtop sedans were great. For those too young to remember, a hardtop refers to a car that does not have pillars between the front and back side glass and not the fact that it is not a convertible. A 4 door sedan and/or 2 door sedan refers to a car that had pillars between the glass and those models were generally less expensive than the "hartop" models and also the biggest sellers. There was something kinda ugly about something akin to a Cutlass 2 door with pillars for example, it just didn't look as clean.

 

[gadgetgary]

Remember, even with your mid-life crisis.......

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[myhooverco]

Petek...I like the look of the 2 door A body. I think that of all of them the Cutlass for 1977 came off looking sleek. They ride well and ran forever. This one belonged to my grandmother. I remember when she bought it. I was 5 years old that summer and I thought that she bought a limousine as my parents drove a Vega (remember those???). I think of her every time I drive it. I remember riding around in it and thinking why does grandma's car only have two foot pedals and not three like mom's Vega? How does grandma drive with only two pedals? The Cutlass now has 30,000 miles on it and runs like a top. I have all of the paper work down to the original key plugs and window sticker even every oil change and wiper blade are accounted for. Grandma was a stickler for details. Is this my mid life crisis...nah...these cars are just fun!

--Tom