DH wants to spend his employee car allowance on this. I think it's tacky and low class

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An antique vehicle is a very odd choice for someone who isn’t a car nut...is he going to go to antique car shows and meetups? Does he have friends into that?

I know! Totally out of the blue. We've been married 25 years and I've never heard him talk about antique cars. Suddenly he's "always wanted one." No friends I know of that are into cars. I worry he'll end up buying a money pit because he has no idea how to tell whether a car is in good mechanical condition or not, and he's balking at my suggestion that he take it to a mechanic first. And snippy when I ask where he plans to drive it. So I'm backing off. As midlife crises go, it could be worse...

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Anonymous wrote:These trucks always make me think of the show My 600 Lbs Life because the people coming for weight loss surgery always roll up in one of these. I guess they are roomy???

Good observation! I've only watched a couple of those shows, but yes, the overweight people are always trying to get in/out of trucks like that.

If you want roomy (and easy to get in) there are better vehicles, like vans. But again, i think these people, their luggage when they go to the clinic, cameramen, and their heavy stuff...that’s a heavy load made for a full-size truck.

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Anonymous wrote:

An antique vehicle is a very odd choice for someone who isn’t a car nut...is he going to go to antique car shows and meetups? Does he have friends into that?

I know! Totally out of the blue. We've been married 25 years and I've never heard him talk about antique cars. Suddenly he's "always wanted one." No friends I know of that are into cars. I worry he'll end up buying a money pit because he has no idea how to tell whether a car is in good mechanical condition or not, and he's balking at my suggestion that he take it to a mechanic first. And snippy when I ask where he plans to drive it. So I'm backing off. As midlife crises go, it could be worse...

Does he go to old car shows? Or cars and coffee type things?

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Anonymous wrote:

An antique vehicle is a very odd choice for someone who isn’t a car nut...is he going to go to antique car shows and meetups? Does he have friends into that?

I know! Totally out of the blue. We've been married 25 years and I've never heard him talk about antique cars. Suddenly he's "always wanted one." No friends I know of that are into cars. I worry he'll end up buying a money pit because he has no idea how to tell whether a car is in good mechanical condition or not, and he's balking at my suggestion that he take it to a mechanic first. And snippy when I ask where he plans to drive it. So I'm backing off. As midlife crises go, it could be worse...

Does he go to old car shows? Or cars and coffee type things?

Also 1930s is very very antique, not like a 1960s car which still kind of resembles modern cars...

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Anonymous wrote:These trucks always make me think of the show My 600 Lbs Life because the people coming for weight loss surgery always roll up in one of these. I guess they are roomy???

Good observation! I've only watched a couple of those shows, but yes, the overweight people are always trying to get in/out of trucks like that.

If you want roomy (and easy to get in) there are better vehicles, like vans. But again, i think these people, their luggage when they go to the clinic, cameramen, and their heavy stuff...that’s a heavy load made for a full-size truck.

Also load distribution. No vehicle is really designed to have 600 pounds concentrated over the front drivers side tore, but a big truck on its heavy platform can handle this better.

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Anonymous wrote:

An antique vehicle is a very odd choice for someone who isn’t a car nut...is he going to go to antique car shows and meetups? Does he have friends into that?

I know! Totally out of the blue. We've been married 25 years and I've never heard him talk about antique cars. Suddenly he's "always wanted one." No friends I know of that are into cars. I worry he'll end up buying a money pit because he has no idea how to tell whether a car is in good mechanical condition or not, and he's balking at my suggestion that he take it to a mechanic first. And snippy when I ask where he plans to drive it. So I'm backing off. As midlife crises go, it could be worse...

As a car enthusiast, a car from that era doesn’t really offer much in terms of the driving experience nor is it going to be very safe to drive on public roads. It won’t be able to maintain highway speeds so it’s pretty much local. It’s also not a car you would really feel comfortable taking the kids out for ice cream or errands. Other than a few car shows a year it’s going to sit around a lot. Do you have a big enough garage to store it? Who plans to work on the car?

I would steer him towards bringatrailer.com and start browsing for cars that may offer more usability that still has a lot of character.

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Anonymous wrote:I wish my H's midlife crisis car were a pickup truck. He's about to buy a ridiculously expensive collectible car, circa 1937. He doesn't know the first thing about cars--doesn't even replace his own windshield wiper fluid. I'm rolling my eyes (but in silence).

Tell your DH to buy a 1960s classic Porsche, Mercedes, or Jaguar. Those things are gorgeous and a ton of fun to drive.

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Anonymous wrote:

An antique vehicle is a very odd choice for someone who isn’t a car nut...is he going to go to antique car shows and meetups? Does he have friends into that?

I know! Totally out of the blue. We've been married 25 years and I've never heard him talk about antique cars. Suddenly he's "always wanted one." No friends I know of that are into cars. I worry he'll end up buying a money pit because he has no idea how to tell whether a car is in good mechanical condition or not, and he's balking at my suggestion that he take it to a mechanic first. And snippy when I ask where he plans to drive it. So I'm backing off. As midlife crises go, it could be worse...

As a car enthusiast, a car from that era doesn’t really offer much in terms of the driving experience nor is it going to be very safe to drive on public roads. It won’t be able to maintain highway speeds so it’s pretty much local. It’s also not a car you would really feel comfortable taking the kids out for ice cream or errands. Other than a few car shows a year it’s going to sit around a lot. Do you have a big enough garage to store it? Who plans to work on the car?

I would steer him towards bringatrailer.com and start browsing for cars that may offer more usability that still has a lot of character.

Agreed. A vehicle from the 1930s will be a slow poke driver. Plus, sourcing the parts will be difficult and very expensive. There's a good reason why many owners of such cars are professional machinists - you often need to build your own parts.

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Anonymous wrote:Isn't he mortified to drive around something with such poor gas mileage given the global warming crisis? I am second hand cringing for him and I don't even know him.

I'd be mortified to be married to an idiot who let her imaginary terrors dictate her car choices.

I'd be mortified if I walked around all day so stupid that I thought global warming was "imaginary".

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Anonymous wrote:I wish my H's midlife crisis car were a pickup truck. He's about to buy a ridiculously expensive collectible car, circa 1937. He doesn't know the first thing about cars--doesn't even replace his own windshield wiper fluid. I'm rolling my eyes (but in silence).

Tell your DH to buy a 1960s classic Porsche, Mercedes, or Jaguar. Those things are gorgeous and a ton of fun to drive.

Here are a few examples of some nice cars that would not be a bear to maintain but also fun to drive and own. I would skip any old or new Jag.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1969-porsche-912-33/

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1967-mercedes-benz-230sl-14/

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1970-mercedes-benz-280se-3-5-3/

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Anonymous wrote:

An antique vehicle is a very odd choice for someone who isn’t a car nut...is he going to go to antique car shows and meetups? Does he have friends into that?

I know! Totally out of the blue. We've been married 25 years and I've never heard him talk about antique cars. Suddenly he's "always wanted one." No friends I know of that are into cars. I worry he'll end up buying a money pit because he has no idea how to tell whether a car is in good mechanical condition or not, and he's balking at my suggestion that he take it to a mechanic first. And snippy when I ask where he plans to drive it. So I'm backing off. As midlife crises go, it could be worse...

As a car enthusiast, a car from that era doesn’t really offer much in terms of the driving experience nor is it going to be very safe to drive on public roads. It won’t be able to maintain highway speeds so it’s pretty much local. It’s also not a car you would really feel comfortable taking the kids out for ice cream or errands. Other than a few car shows a year it’s going to sit around a lot. Do you have a big enough garage to store it? Who plans to work on the car?

I would steer him towards bringatrailer.com and start browsing for cars that may offer more usability that still has a lot of character.

Agreed. A vehicle from the 1930s will be a slow poke driver. Plus, sourcing the parts will be difficult and very expensive. There's a good reason why many owners of such cars are professional machinists - you often need to build your own parts.

Older cars are also dangerous. I would never drive them on the roads in/around DC.

https://www.thedrive.com/vintage/6093/vintage-cars-are-death-traps

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Anonymous wrote:That there is a mighty fine Loudon Limo, OP.

How is this much different? Every other UMC travel sports Catholic school parent drives one of these:

Not sure if you actually live in DC but the only people there who drive black Suburbans/Yukons/Escalades are for-hire drivers.

Not sure if you actually live in the DC suburbs or not, but these are everywhere in Falls Church City.

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Is he a construction worker? What is the point of a pickup if you ain't hauling things?

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Anonymous wrote:These trucks always make me think of the show My 600 Lbs Life because the people coming for weight loss surgery always roll up in one of these. I guess they are roomy???

Good observation! I've only watched a couple of those shows, but yes, the overweight people are always trying to get in/out of trucks like that.

If you want roomy (and easy to get in) there are better vehicles, like vans. But again, i think these people, their luggage when they go to the clinic, cameramen, and their heavy stuff...that’s a heavy load made for a full-size truck.

Also load distribution. No vehicle is really designed to have 600 pounds concentrated over the front drivers side tore, but a big truck on its heavy platform can handle this better.

When you think about it, the way the mass is concentrated for a 500 lb or 600 lb person, the only things that I can think of that are comparable are like bundlign 12 of those 50 lb bags of sand or pea gravel as tight as possible and puttign it in the front of the vehicle. I can't imagine what that feels like in any vehicle, even a truck.

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These trucks always make me think of the show My 600 Lbs Life because the people coming for weight loss surgery always roll up in one of these. I guess they are roomy???

Good observation! I've only watched a couple of those shows, but yes, the overweight people are always trying to get in/out of trucks like that.

If you want roomy (and easy to get in) there are better vehicles, like vans. But again, i think these people, their luggage when they go to the clinic, cameramen, and their heavy stuff...that’s a heavy load made for a full-size truck.

Also load distribution. No vehicle is really designed to have 600 pounds concentrated over the front drivers side tore, but a big truck on its heavy platform can handle this better.

When you think about it, the way the mass is concentrated for a 500 lb or 600 lb person, the only things that I can think of that are comparable are like bundlign 12 of those 50 lb bags of sand or pea gravel as tight as possible and puttign it in the front of the vehicle. I can't imagine what that feels like in any vehicle, even a truck.

And by feels like, I mean you'd need to brake super early coming down hills, etc.