Photo: Lamborghini
The rite of passage that most men undergo upon transitioning to their 40s is often accompanied by some rather telling symptoms: mood swings, career changes, irrational behaviour and often the purchase of exorbitant and impractical cars. We are not condemning these cars, as there are some very fine cars on this list. No, we are condemning the combover (or toupée-wearing) males who simply cannot age with dignity and buy a sedan, SUV or a minivan like anyone else in their right mind would at that age.
For various reasons, some individuals choose to demonstrate their refusal to yield to grey by drawing attention to their well-endowed bank accounts or lines of credit. Really, despite the fact that it so crudely advertises your financial assets, buying a mid-life crisis car brings into question whether you have any other assets so to speak. And while there are many ways to overspend on a piece of automotive endowment, these are some of the most obvious examples of men going 'mid-life crisis' on you.
Half the cars on the list u can get for 60000 or less how can they be for a midlife crisis, most trucks and suvs on the road today sell for around 50000. Yah i can see porsches and lamborghinis. And what does the author have against corvettes they are a sweet car.
If you buy any of these cars during your 40's, good for you. It means the world has failed to break your spirit. The author's got to step outside his big city condo and live like a man.
I would expect that the author of this is a pimply faced kid that really has no idea. I am finding more and more msn articles a waste of reading time. Pimply faced kids trying to make an article where there isnt one to make.
I guess he believes that when we hit a certain age we should deny our selves of the pleasures we have worked for. It is common that younger people believe this. If I have been riding and driving sports cars for fourty years ,I should stop now because of childrens beliefs? I think not.
Johnathan,
I only see one maybe two cars that some of average means can afford.
That alone make your article irrelevant.
Now for the motorcycle, a Fat Boy ? ? ? Come on at least get original.
If you want to cheese off a Fat Boy owner, just call the bike what it is, a softail.
If you want to know what a Harley Davidson softail with some real style really looks like, look up the Harley Davidson Cross-Bones or the 2010 CVO Softail Convertable.
Fat Boy phhhhhht ! !
Otherwise, Jonathan leave motorcycles to those of us that have some taste in motorcycles.