Husband wants to trade in his SUV for a new 2-door Jeep Wrangler. Is this odd?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would you prefer he bought a Porsche or Corvette instead?

LOL. Who buys a corvette?

I’ll just buy a Porsche for myself.

A former 75 year old co-worker of mine had 3 of them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would you prefer he bought a Porsche or Corvette instead?

LOL. Who buys a corvette?

I’ll just buy a Porsche for myself.

A Corvette is pretty much the textbook midlife-crisis car purchase for men, no?

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would you prefer he bought a Porsche or Corvette instead?

LOL. Who buys a corvette?

I’ll just buy a Porsche for myself.

Eh, I’d pick the ‘vette over a 911 any day. It’s a much better value and marginally better performance than any 911 except for maybe the GT2 or GT3

The vette is also much less expensive to service, too. I can’t speak for the mid-engine C8, but the C6 I had was one of the most entertaining cars I’ve ever owned.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would you prefer he bought a Porsche or Corvette instead?

LOL. Who buys a corvette?

I’ll just buy a Porsche for myself.

A Corvette is pretty much the textbook midlife-crisis car purchase for men, no?

I don’t think there’s any crisis element to it at all. You work your ass off for 30 years, put a couple kids through college, and then when all the paying for stuff for other people is over with, you treat yourself to something fun.

That’s a “crisis” in your eyes ?

Sounds more like petty jealousy to me. Which is weird, because why be jealous of a corvette? There’s lots of them, and they’re actually in the realm of affordability when it comes to extravagances. Pick something else. A private jet or a yacht. A Corvette is too common.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would you prefer he bought a Porsche or Corvette instead?

LOL. Who buys a corvette?

I’ll just buy a Porsche for myself.

A Corvette is pretty much the textbook midlife-crisis car purchase for men, no?

I don’t think there’s any crisis element to it at all. You work your ass off for 30 years, put a couple kids through college, and then when all the paying for stuff for other people is over with, you treat yourself to something fun.

That’s a “crisis” in your eyes ?

Sounds more like petty jealousy to me. Which is weird, because why be jealous of a corvette? There’s lots of them, and they’re actually in the realm of affordability when it comes to extravagances. Pick something else. A private jet or a yacht. A Corvette is too common.

I'm a car guy, so there's no need to convince me about the argument above. I'd love to get a C6 Z06, gut it, cage it, and track it once the kids are older. A GT3 would be a great track car as well, but that's not going to happen. I only mentioned the "midlife crisis" angle to rebut the poster who said nobody buys Corvettes. Seeing that some have likened the OP's husband's lusting after a Jeep as a midlife crisis (I disagree), that angle seemed to work for a rebuttal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel bad for the guy who's judgy wife is asking this question

I feel bad for the woman married to this dumbass who wants to drive a car that kills the planet just because he likes it.

How does it kill the planet?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel bad for the guy who's judgy wife is asking this question

I feel bad for the woman married to this dumbass who wants to drive a car that kills the planet just because he likes it.

“Kills the Planet.” What a pantload! There are an enormous number of other pollution sources, and passenger cars are equipped with very effective emissions equipment. Do some research.

No one needs a Jeep. No one needs any kind of offroad vehicle. They need to be outlawed.

There’s a hybrid version of the wrangler Sahara and rubicon available. You can set it in mode to use electric charge first then switch to gas when needed. If you generally have short outings, it basically functions as an electric car as you rarely switch into gas use mode.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel bad for the guy who's judgy wife is asking this question

I feel bad for the woman married to this dumbass who wants to drive a car that kills the planet just because he likes it.

How does it kill the planet?

The salty tears of all the impotent haters who see so many smiling Wrangler owners cause erosion and poison the soil.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would you prefer he bought a Porsche or Corvette instead?

LOL. Who buys a corvette?

I’ll just buy a Porsche for myself.

A Corvette is pretty much the textbook midlife-crisis car purchase for men, no?

I don’t think there’s any crisis element to it at all. You work your ass off for 30 years, put a couple kids through college, and then when all the paying for stuff for other people is over with, you treat yourself to something fun.

That’s a “crisis” in your eyes ?

Sounds more like petty jealousy to me. Which is weird, because why be jealous of a corvette? There’s lots of them, and they’re actually in the realm of affordability when it comes to extravagances. Pick something else. A private jet or a yacht. A Corvette is too common.

I'm a car guy, so there's no need to convince me about the argument above. I'd love to get a C6 Z06, gut it, cage it, and track it once the kids are older. A GT3 would be a great track car as well, but that's not going to happen. I only mentioned the "midlife crisis" angle to rebut the poster who said nobody buys Corvettes. Seeing that some have likened the OP's husband's lusting after a Jeep as a midlife crisis (I disagree), that angle seemed to work for a rebuttal.

Gotcha.

I had a C6 and got my SCCA race license so I could do track days at VIR and SP. It was a lot of fun. Met my wife-to-be at VIR.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would you prefer he bought a Porsche or Corvette instead?

LOL. Who buys a corvette?

I’ll just buy a Porsche for myself.

A former 75 year old co-worker of mine had 3 of them.

Sounds like someone with serious issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would you prefer he bought a Porsche or Corvette instead?

LOL. Who buys a corvette?

I’ll just buy a Porsche for myself.

A Corvette is pretty much the textbook midlife-crisis car purchase for men, no?

I don’t think there’s any crisis element to it at all. You work your ass off for 30 years, put a couple kids through college, and then when all the paying for stuff for other people is over with, you treat yourself to something fun.

That’s a “crisis” in your eyes ?

Sounds more like petty jealousy to me. Which is weird, because why be jealous of a corvette? There’s lots of them, and they’re actually in the realm of affordability when it comes to extravagances. Pick something else. A private jet or a yacht. A Corvette is too common.

LOL. No one is jealous of Corvettes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would you prefer he bought a Porsche or Corvette instead?

LOL. Who buys a corvette?

I’ll just buy a Porsche for myself.

A former 75 year old co-worker of mine had 3 of them.

Sounds like someone with serious issues.

He was a bit in love with himself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would you prefer he bought a Porsche or Corvette instead?

LOL. Who buys a corvette?

I’ll just buy a Porsche for myself.

A Corvette is pretty much the textbook midlife-crisis car purchase for men, no?

I don’t think there’s any crisis element to it at all. You work your ass off for 30 years, put a couple kids through college, and then when all the paying for stuff for other people is over with, you treat yourself to something fun.

That’s a “crisis” in your eyes ?

Sounds more like petty jealousy to me. Which is weird, because why be jealous of a corvette? There’s lots of them, and they’re actually in the realm of affordability when it comes to extravagances. Pick something else. A private jet or a yacht. A Corvette is too common.

I'm a car guy, so there's no need to convince me about the argument above. I'd love to get a C6 Z06, gut it, cage it, and track it once the kids are older. A GT3 would be a great track car as well, but that's not going to happen. I only mentioned the "midlife crisis" angle to rebut the poster who said nobody buys Corvettes. Seeing that some have likened the OP's husband's lusting after a Jeep as a midlife crisis (I disagree), that angle seemed to work for a rebuttal.

Gotcha.

I had a C6 and got my SCCA race license so I could do track days at VIR and SP. It was a lot of fun. Met my wife-to-be at VIR.

That's a great story! I've done plenty of laps at VIR and SP myself, both driving and instructing. VIR really is a fantastic track. Flat out up the esses!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would you prefer he bought a Porsche or Corvette instead?

LOL. Who buys a corvette?

I’ll just buy a Porsche for myself.

A former 75 year old co-worker of mine had 3 of them.

Sounds like someone with serious issues.

No, that would be you.