Let me See Your Midlife Crisis Dream Car - Owned or Still Dreaming

[killramos]

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In the last couple years my midlife crisis mobile has changed from a 993 C4S to a 23' surf boat for the family. Maybe the 993 will come back into play when they are a bit older - now I just look at new trucks and kid haulers to replace the existing fleet.

So when’s the boat arrive?

[ExtraSlow]

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In the last couple years my midlife crisis mobile has changed from a 993 C4S to a 23' surf boat for the family. Maybe the 993 will come back into play when they are a bit older - now I just look at new trucks and kid haulers to replace the existing fleet.

I'm lucky to have access to a surf boat a couple weeks a year, and honestly, owning one of those doesn't sound appealing at all. A ton of fun in use, but just so much more hassle than a "basic" boat, not the least of which is the horrible low-speed steering.
Owning a place on a lake with permanent docking facilities would help a lot. I'm lucky to get those thrown in when I borrow the boat . . .

[killramos]

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i'm lucky to have access to a surf boat a couple weeks a year, and honestly, owning one of those doesn't sound appealing at all. A ton of fun in use, but just so much more hassle than a "basic" boat, not the least of which is the horrible low-speed steering.
Living at a place on a lake with permanent docking facilities would help a lot. I'm lucky to get those thrown in when i borrow the boat . . .

FTFY

Boat maintenance is essentially a fixed cost whether you use it or not. The key is to use it lots.

I try to be honest with my self in that even if I bought an amazing boat, I’d likely never use it.

[Euro_Trash]

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I'm lucky to have access to a surf boat a couple weeks a year, and honestly, owning one of those doesn't sound appealing at all. A ton of fun in use, but just so much more hassle than a "basic" boat, not the least of which is the horrible low-speed steering.
Owning a place on a lake with permanent docking facilities would help a lot. I'm lucky to get those thrown in when I borrow the boat . . .

Yeah we've got a slip and typically spend a lot of time at the lake, ignoring the last 2 summers.

[ExtraSlow]

Yes the key is to use it lots to lower the per-hour cost for those fixed items. Spending hundred of hours a year on your boat is winning at life. Spending a dozen hours a year, that's losing.

Fuel on a surf boat is in the $100/hr range too, but I always advocate increasing our individual hydrocarbon consumption by every means possible. So that's just a social benefit really.

[ercchry]

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FTFY

Boat maintenance is essentially a fixed cost whether you use it or not. The key is to use it lots.

I try to be honest with my self in that even if I bought an amazing boat, I’d likely never use it.

Boats are great when you’re single… or when your kids are old enough to start learning to ski… besides that, unless you’re at the lake FT with a good network of other like minded folks and you’re all reeeeaaaallly dedicated to a daily ski, yeah… not a ton of use. Personally I’d rather see more cable parks. Alberta needs one. I dunno why we don’t, the basic system is pretty good ROI vs going rate for a 10min set

[Buster]

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Boats are great when you’re single… or when your kids are old enough to start learning to ski… besides that, unless you’re at the lake FT with a good network of other like minded folks and you’re all reeeeaaaallly dedicated to a daily ski, yeah… not a ton of use. Personally I’d rather see more cable parks. Alberta needs one. I dunno why we don’t, the basic system is pretty good ROI vs going rate for a 10min set

Every time I see a boat, my mind just automatically says ...."sucker!"

Similar to when I see someone picking up dog shit while their dog stares at them.

[Darkane]

I don’t really have a dream car anymore.

But it would be a GT3, or an R8. Something that revs forever.

I also have always wanted to do an 300whp NA K24 four door civic Si. That is probably my dream car, I Still watch dumb videos on YouTube about them. Lol.

#fanboy

[killramos]

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Boats are great when you’re single… or when your kids are old enough to start learning to ski… besides that, unless you’re at the lake FT with a good network of other like minded folks and you’re all reeeeaaaallly dedicated to a daily ski, yeah… not a ton of use. Personally I’d rather see more cable parks. Alberta needs one. I dunno why we don’t, the basic system is pretty good ROI vs going rate for a 10min set

I don’t even do tow sports

I just like driving boats around.

[ercchry]

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I don’t even do tow sports

I just like driving boats around.

That gets old fast… unless you’re Kenny Powers

[bjstare]

On the topic of just driving a boat around for fun, these can't be beat.



I've been looking for a cheap one to keep at my in laws place on lake okanagan, but everyone wants crack money for them.

[Gman.45]

We've been really happy with our LC500, one of my favorite cars I've owned. There are quite a few pretty impactful changes from the first model year to the current one, so if anyone is seriously considering buying an LC, do some research into this. Savage Geese YT channel has one of the better break downs of the various changes made throughout the life of the LC500 so far.

Rage asked me to do a review of this car, I'm going to try and do something reasonably decent before the snow flies and we park it until next year. We were considering replacing it for this season, but couldn't find anything we liked much better. Maybe for 2022, we'll see, the LC is a tough act to beat for a GT car, and most of the KMs we put on it are driving between the Western Provinces on the highway.

Dream car for me would be a Porsche 911 Turbo S of the current generation. That or a 959, which isn't really drivable, but still is the dream car of my youth, and still is up there. Maybe one of the R8 V10s.

[killramos]

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On the topic of just driving a boat around for fun, these can't be beat.



I've been looking for a cheap one to keep at my in laws place on lake okanagan, but everyone wants crack money for them.

That’s actually a pretty realistic outcome for me. Probably get a couple so we can race them.

Agreed on pricing though things have gone straight bonkers.

[JfuckinC]

I'm too young for a midlife crisis car and already have one, and all i ever do is think about what i could sell it to buy... I don't know how you guys can choose though, i wish i had one of everything lol

[killramos]

Having a single car garage has saved me a lot of money.

[Disoblige]

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Having a single car garage has saved me a lot of money.

Leave this forum, now.

[flipstah]

Oh!

Here's another good one

[tonytiger55]

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Vehicles for me are a pretty disposable thing… so if I was going to hold something forever it would need to be something that I can appreciate a very high level of craftsmanship on vs all out performance… with the world going towards automatous driving, it would need to be a full mechanical driving experience too… which really only leaves one car… a Singer built 911

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THIS!! FUCK YEAH.. Singer 911...

[shakalaka]

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Vehicles for me are a pretty disposable thing…

I like how you think.

[Shlade]

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Having a single car garage has saved me a lot of money.

lmao fact. Some days I wish I had a second stall in my building.... or a garage..