55 year old newb and his MS3

[Onelovesoccer]

hahaha omg this thread has me dying. i think the person i share an office with is wondering why i keep laughing. fucking hilarious.

OP, do it! it's a blast! and welcome to MSF.

[karl-hungus]

okay. one more. instead of a cigarette lighter, your speeds come with a life alert button.

Life Call Commercial "I've fallen and I can't get up!" - YouTube

Life Call Commercial "I've fallen and I can't get up!" - YouTube

[SweetJP]

Welcome.

[fortressofcomfort]

"I've fallen and I can't get up" is actually one of the most effective advertising slogans ever created. Pure genius (at the expense of old people).

[Jsn_Rob]

My dad is 65. He just swaped a 4G63 into a Mirage. So do it.

[AllenMS3]

I been lurking for about a month since I picked up my MS3. At 36 (be 37 this year) I thought I would have been one of the oldest up in here!

[karl-hungus]

last one. kevin will now be adding increased font sizes and an obituary section. i'll be here all week.

[wink]

Well I guess I qualify for the old fart club. I picked up my 2012 Silver MS3 on New Years Eve. I'm 58 and this is the latest in a long line of hot cars. Started with a 1960 Healy 3000 and then on to a 65 mustang. Next a Mazda 626 rear wheel drive sports coupe. Then came a Dodge ACR which was a specialty racing coupe. I crossed Wyoming back 13 years ago when there were no speed limits averaging 110 MPH. That went the way of a 2004 stage 2 Dodge Neon SRT-4. Top speed 160 MPH and a bit of a handful due to a bit of torque steer. Now that was a great car with a loud rumble. The SRT-4 is available and a great mid-life crisis car. My hearing is on the way out so I wanted something a bit quieter more civilized so I got the Speed3.

Please don't tell me the MS3 is a kids car or for a person on a mid-life crisis. It is a nice civilized sleeper great for driving the family on a road trip. I travel the east coast between Western Ma and Washington DC a number of times a year. I have 2 K on the car in the last 30 days. For lots of this kind of driving you want a car with plenty of power and maneuverability to get out of the ways of the dingbats that think driving is a loud stereo, a cellphone implanted in their face and think they own the left lane.

Any-way, a car is what you make it and the hell with what others think.

[marco427]

I'm late to this thread, but I have all you pretend old farts whupped by a bunch. First of all, I'm 72 (!), but the kicker is that my young wife (only 64) was the one that pushed me into buying the MS3. And she pretty well hauls ass in the thing. Being our "economy" car, it will remain stock, but we do have a balls out C5 Corvette that just made 798 RWHP, as well as three sport bikes. Fuck old age.

[ArcticSpeed3]

Originally Posted by marco427 I'm late to this thread, but I have all you pretend old farts whupped by a bunch. First of all, I'm 72 (!), but the kicker is that my young wife (only 64) was the one that pushed me into buying the MS3. And she pretty well hauls ass in the thing. Being our "economy" car, it will remain stock, but we do have a balls out C5 Corvette that just made 798 RWHP, as well as three sport bikes. Fuck old age.

Pics of said C5!!!!

[Kellerspeed3]

Originally Posted by marco427 I'm late to this thread, but I have all you pretend old farts whupped by a bunch. First of all, I'm 72 (!), but the kicker is that my young wife (only 64) was the one that pushed me into buying the MS3. And she pretty well hauls ass in the thing. Being our "economy" car, it will remain stock, but we do have a balls out C5 Corvette that just made 798 RWHP, as well as three sport bikes. Fuck old age.

You are awesome sir, I hope I'm as lucky as you are!

[Kellerspeed3]

Guess I'm the middle aged old fart here at 47, purchased my 2010 speed3 about six months ago, my wife just shook her head and said at least it's a hatchback. Got a little smoke at cold start recently but it goes away as soon as it warms up, other than that I got no complaints. Taking it in Tuesday for that VVT recall so guess I'll ask about the smoke then, hope it's not the smoking turbo disease.

[Raider]

The VVT and turbo deal is not a recall, just a warranty extension. Not everyone has the problem.

[fortressofcomfort]

Originally Posted by marco427 I'm late to this thread, but I have all you pretend old farts whupped by a bunch. First of all, I'm 72 (!), but the kicker is that my young wife (only 64) was the one that pushed me into buying the MS3. And she pretty well hauls ass in the thing. Being our "economy" car, it will remain stock, but we do have a balls out C5 Corvette that just made 798 RWHP, as well as three sport bikes. Fuck old age.

Awesome dude! Tell me you have children because you'd make the coolest grandpa ever!

[Dash08]

My post from another thread on the same topic.

Originally Posted by Dash08 If you think an MS3 is a midlife crisis car, your midlife crisis is having a midlife crisis.

[marco427]

Awesome dude! Tell me you have children because you'd make the coolest grandpa ever!

Daughter who is now 35, and a couple of grandsons. She and I did the Panoz GT race school at Road Atlanta together a few years ago, and the lady was consistently 3-4 seconds a lap quicker. She drives a lightly modded Nissan Spec V Sentra on the street.

As for the 'Vette, I'd post pics if the site would allow me to load directly from my computer; I am slightly tech stupid, one shortcoming of my advanced age.

[Kellerspeed3]

Thanks Raider. Sure hope I'm one of the ones that don't have a problem.

[CosmicArkie]

Originally Posted by marco427 I'm late to this thread, but I have all you pretend old farts whupped by a bunch. First of all, I'm 72 (!), but the kicker is that my young wife (only 64) was the one that pushed me into buying the MS3. And she pretty well hauls ass in the thing. Being our "economy" car, it will remain stock, but we do have a balls out C5 Corvette that just made 798 RWHP, as well as three sport bikes. Fuck old age.

Late coming to the thread (had to eat my gruel this morning and down my multiple pharma),
but welcome OP. This from a 60 year old.


And I now have a true hero, Marco427. I salute you, sir.

[TiGraySpeed6]

hmmmmmmm
I see a new sub-forum in the making...
The MSF Retirement Village

gonna have to change my listed birth date here on the forums just to fit in now...
damn old folks and their peer pressure

[CosmicArkie]

Originally Posted by TiGraySpeed6 hmmmmmmm I see a new sub-forum in the making... The MSF Retirement Village gonna have to change my listed birth date here on the forums just to fit in now... damn old folks and their peer pressure

Fuck retirement.

MUST

BUY

MODS

[greg08]

Mazdaspeed 6

[hazynighthawk]

55 older than my dad..... but welcome ! haha my dad has his midlife crisis summer car too.... 2012 challenger r/t

[mroclimbr]

I'm almost 50. Had a 67 Camero when I was 16. Fully built, 4 bolt main etc... Then I had a 69 Volkswagon Baja Bug with a Porsche engine and twin carbs. But I must admit, this ms3 is so much more fun and it's reliable to boot. I don't however recommend sex in the backseat unless she's flexible or short. Blow jobs are okay on the freeway, but any knee jerk movements put you over 100 mph before you can cum. Wrecking with your pants around your ankles will be bad. Have fun though.

[maaazda]

47 here I will never stop acting the way I feel the hack with the world we are passers by i'm going to enjoy every moment of it.

[Budman]

Originally Posted by marco427 I'm late to this thread, but I have all you pretend old farts whupped by a bunch. First of all, I'm 72 (!), but the kicker is that my young wife (only 64) was the one that pushed me into buying the MS3. And she pretty well hauls ass in the thing. Being our "economy" car, it will remain stock, but we do have a balls out C5 Corvette that just made 798 RWHP, as well as three sport bikes. Fuck old age.

I'm toying with the idea of getting a MS3 as a new DD. I'm 57 and have an 08 Corvette as my weekend toy. It's a stock LS3 and only puts out 435 HP.

Curious as to your driving impressions of the Mazda vs the Vette.

[AllenMS3]

Originally Posted by marco427 I'm late to this thread, but I have all you pretend old farts whupped by a bunch. First of all, I'm 72 (!), but the kicker is that my young wife (only 64) was the one that pushed me into buying the MS3. And she pretty well hauls ass in the thing. Being our "economy" car, it will remain stock, but we do have a balls out C5 Corvette that just made 798 RWHP, as well as three sport bikes. Fuck old age.

Nice! I want to follow in your foot steps!

[JT.Tuckerman]

I'm 53 and have had my new Speed 3 since May last year. I love pocket rockets- had an 07 Civic SI and a 2010 WRX previous. I love surprising other cars with the Speed 3- it's a real sleeper. And I get great MPG, too- average over 29- even when I cruise 75-80. I have roof racks, use it to transport kayaks and my road racing bike too. So, NEVER too old!

[marco427]

It's difficult to compare the Mazda and the Corvette. In spite of similar weight, the C5 feels ponderous by comparison, and the boost response of the turbo four is worlds better than the centrifugal blower (Procharger F1C) on the Corvette. Handling on the mountain roads around here is close, but I actually find the Mazda a little easier to drive near the limit that I'm willing to push in public. Once the that big V8 kicks in though, it's a different world.