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I turn 30 soon
Ninehigh - 31/12/09 at 08:10 PM

and the missus asked me if I'm feeling depressed yet. Tbh I'm no more bothered than usual and I joked that can we get a Ferrari for £50!

Now I'm wondering if I should start a mid-life chrisis and see if she'll let me stretch to getting a kit from someone. Most companies that do seven kits allow you to pay monthly don't they?

02GF74 - 31/12/09 at 08:13 PM

wait till you are 40 or your first tooth extraction, whichever comes first.

Ninehigh - 31/12/09 at 08:15 PM

Oh I had a tooth out a few years ago, what's that got to do with it?

matt.c - 31/12/09 at 09:24 PM

When i turned 30 i was allready having a mid life crisis and had my indy BEC. Now im 31 i sold the indy and bought a Kart!!

miikae - 31/12/09 at 09:52 PM

When i was 30 i was still single and traveling the world with my job, already had my first Lotus 7 kit at 26 and travelled all over Europe in it.

Mike

Ninehigh - 31/12/09 at 09:55 PM

quote:
Originally posted by miikae
When i was 30 i was still single and traveling the world with my job, already had my first Lotus 7 kit at 26 and travelled all over Europe in it.

Mike


Wouldn't swap my little'un for the world, but I am starting to itch for a car that doesn't comfortably seat four and give a decent fuel consumption. Can anyone remember the name of that kit manufacturer who did the MX5 based one?

rf900rush - 31/12/09 at 10:07 PM

30, forgotten what that was like. 50 in less than 2 years
Do Saga do kitcar insurance?

Still, act 8 most of the time which helps

Martin

Ninehigh - 31/12/09 at 10:45 PM

Oh yeah got him a load of JCB toys, little digger, tractor, steamroller etc. They rock

MakeEverything - 31/12/09 at 10:58 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Ninehigh
quote:
Originally posted by miikae
When i was 30 i was still single and traveling the world with my job, already had my first Lotus 7 kit at 26 and travelled all over Europe in it.

Mike


Wouldn't swap my little'un for the world, but I am starting to itch for a car that doesn't comfortably seat four and give a decent fuel consumption. Can anyone remember the name of that kit manufacturer who did the MX5 based one?


Retroforza?

Ive been having a midlife crisis for the last 5 or 6 years. Im 31 in June...

trialsman - 31/12/09 at 11:46 PM

I'm almost 60. So 30 don't sound so bad. God I wish I was 30 again! Enjoy it while you can. Happy Birthday, Russ

Ninehigh - 31/12/09 at 11:48 PM

Oh don't get me wrong I'm not really bothered about my age, I'm the older brother and most of my friends are younger by a couple of years, I'm just thinking of "having a mid-life chrisis" in order to have a nice little sports car

Good job swmbo doesn't look at this!

wilkingj - 31/12/09 at 11:50 PM

I'm almost 60 too... Wish I was 30 again, knowing what I know now.

30 is a wonderful age. You still have your Mid Life Crisis to look forward to. I've Had mine. Not much to look forward to now except retirement.

Ninehigh - 31/12/09 at 11:52 PM

quote:
Originally posted by wilkingj
I'm almost 60 too... Wish I was 30 again, knowing what I know now.

30 is a wonderful age. You still have your Mid Life Crisis to look forward to. I've Had mine. Not much to look forward to now except retirement.


[old man off fast show]Oh, bugger![/old man off fast show]

[Edited on 31/12/09 by Ninehigh]

bigpig - 1/1/10 at 12:46 AM

quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
wait till you are 40 or your first tooth extraction, whichever comes first.


I think root canal is much worse (well if the root isn't dead yet).

Extractions are a doddle unless you get post op infection like I did (yellow fluid dribbling out my nose and wisdom tooth socket).

phelpsa - 1/1/10 at 02:03 AM

And i was worrying about only having a year till my double decade....

iank - 1/1/10 at 08:58 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Ninehigh
...Can anyone remember the name of that kit manufacturer who did the MX5 based one?


Westfield
MNR
Aries (according to TotalKitcar)
or a "book"
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Build-Cheap-Sports-Motorbooks-Workshop/dp/0760322872/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259313116&sr=8-1

There is a website here
http://www.cheapsportscar.net/

The author has posted here in the past, so look for posts by "Keith Tanner"

myke pocock - 1/1/10 at 10:15 AM

Nearly 30!!! GET A LIFE. Oh sorry, thats what youre looking for. HE HE.

Just do what you want to do when you can cuz you dont know whats round the corner. Easy said, not easily done though.

Ivan - 1/1/10 at 10:16 AM

I've recently turned 60 - so far every decade has been better than the previous so I've high hopes.

20 - 30 - got married - best thing I ever did.

30 - 40 - Got sailing - ended winning the National Champs in a Trapeze Spinnaker class. Got promoted to Town engineer.

40 - 50 - Wife & I built Cobra. Ran local Cobra group - had great fun with great group of Cobristas

50 - 60 - Retired from Council at 52 - Started building Locost then Consulting took over my life - making good money with lots of travelling to interesting parts of SA and for first time in my life enjoying my "job"

60 - 70 - Currently modifying Cobra for track days - the rest is up to fate - but if life is as good as it always has been am looking forward to it with interest. Whon knows what the next adventure will be!

ps - Wife happily shares all my adventures with me which greatly adds to their pleasure.

So - enjoy your thirties - make sure you start at least one new big adventure and a Locost is as good as any.

[Edited on 1/1/10 by Ivan]

Danozeman - 1/1/10 at 01:10 PM

quote:

Just do what you want to do when you can cuz you dont know whats round the corner. Easy said, not easily done though.


Ill second that.

But yes make her think your wanting a midlife crisis and buy a kit.

Confused but excited. - 1/1/10 at 01:55 PM

Ivan. When I reached 60 my life was only getting better as well.
You, me and Peter Pan!

Ninehigh - 1/1/10 at 06:47 PM

Yeah I'm going to have to have a serious look into kits, and the best bit is when I do clear the garage I'll find the tin of Mingles I hid for christmas