Anonymous
Post 02/04/2026 19:07     Subject: Is this sporty car my husband wants to buy pretty?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Yes, a 50 yo driving this screams midlife crisis. If you can afford to get out of it in a couple of years, that's one thing, but planning to keep it, nightmare. And getting in and out of that will be/become a nightmare.

At his age, he would be better off with a high end SUV. Rivian. Maybe the Defender, Range Rover. The new Lexus GX550.

Or if he wants a sports car, then the Porsche Cayenne or a lot of guys like the Macan.


So no man in their 40s and 50s can buy a sports car without being labeled a midlife crisis schmuck? Or just this specific sports car?
]

Correct.
But why do you care what people think? I'm 50 and I will buy and drive any car I want. If we are all thinking "MIDLIFE CRISIS" when you drive by. so what?


A midlife crisis isn't a flex, neither is the car. It's considered a weakness. Of course, you can just want the car and so be it. Let people think what they will. It's just being aware.


Seems like it's only a crisis to OP's self-perception.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2026 18:22     Subject: Is this sporty car my husband wants to buy pretty?
It’s a car. If he likes it then who cares what a bunch of screeching hens on the internet think?
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2026 18:20     Subject: Re:Is this sporty car my husband wants to buy pretty?
Corvettes are pure Americana. This forum must be full of status obsessed strivers and caste conscious foreigners for a new $80,000-200,000 American sports car to be ridicule-worthy.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2026 18:14     Subject: Is this sporty car my husband wants to buy pretty?
Seems like in this day and age there are better sports cars to get than a Corvette.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2026 18:07     Subject: Is this sporty car my husband wants to buy pretty?
It’s an ugly car.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2026 18:05     Subject: Is this sporty car my husband wants to buy pretty?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Yes, a 50 yo driving this screams midlife crisis. If you can afford to get out of it in a couple of years, that's one thing, but planning to keep it, nightmare. And getting in and out of that will be/become a nightmare.

At his age, he would be better off with a high end SUV. Rivian. Maybe the Defender, Range Rover. The new Lexus GX550.

Or if he wants a sports car, then the Porsche Cayenne or a lot of guys like the Macan.


So no man in their 40s and 50s can buy a sports car without being labeled a midlife crisis schmuck? Or just this specific sports car?
]

Correct.
But why do you care what people think? I'm 50 and I will buy and drive any car I want. If we are all thinking "MIDLIFE CRISIS" when you drive by. so what?


A midlife crisis isn't a flex, neither is the car. It's considered a weakness. Of course, you can just want the car and so be it. Let people think what they will. It's just being aware.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2026 18:05     Subject: Is this sporty car my husband wants to buy pretty?
Lol, agree it’s mid-life crisis purchase, but if you guys can afford it, let him enjoy it.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2026 18:05     Subject: Is this sporty car my husband wants to buy pretty?
Tell him to get something like a BMW M5 competition or Audi RS5
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2026 18:00     Subject: Is this sporty car my husband wants to buy pretty?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Yes, a 50 yo driving this screams midlife crisis. If you can afford to get out of it in a couple of years, that's one thing, but planning to keep it, nightmare. And getting in and out of that will be/become a nightmare.

At his age, he would be better off with a high end SUV. Rivian. Maybe the Defender, Range Rover. The new Lexus GX550.

Or if he wants a sports car, then the Porsche Cayenne or a lot of guys like the Macan.


So no man in their 40s and 50s can buy a sports car without being labeled a midlife crisis schmuck? Or just this specific sports car?
]

Correct.
But why do you care what people think? I'm 50 and I will buy and drive any car I want. If we are all thinking "MIDLIFE CRISIS" when you drive by. so what?
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2026 17:51     Subject: Is this sporty car my husband wants to buy pretty?
100% screams midlife crisis.

My uncle got the same LOL
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2026 17:50     Subject: Is this sporty car my husband wants to buy pretty?
Get a Porsche and not an entry level one.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2026 17:25     Subject: Is this sporty car my husband wants to buy pretty?
So awful. I'm embarrassed.
But hey, you only live once so he should enjoy it. He may sell it after a while too.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2026 17:13     Subject: Is this sporty car my husband wants to buy pretty?
It’s fine, OP. Own the midlife crisis. We all through it.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2026 16:58     Subject: Is this sporty car my husband wants to buy pretty?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Is he fat and bald? Do you live in Florida? Does he wear t shirts that say Sloppy Joe's bar Key West? Does he also have a Harley? No, this car is a cheese fest. Do not let him embarrass himself.


Not bald or overweight. He is obsessive about fitness, running, and golf


Range Rover or Porsche then. Maybe m5.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2026 16:56     Subject: Re:Is this sporty car my husband wants to buy pretty?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Mercedes Benz CLE 53 AMG is in the same price range, without the boomer stigma. And I assume far more comfortable day to day.







Yes!


I love this car, but I agree with a PP that this is probably more for the OP, not her DH.