I don’t mean this in a bad way, actually trying to be complimentary, if my wife were a car she would be a Volvo. She has done pretty well given she started with the fahrvergnügen of a Volkswagen.
Back in the 80s I belonged to a running club from which a contingent went to the Honolulu marathon every winter. One year a club member started chatting with a tall curly-haired man as they ran together for a while. Afterward, the others came up to her and said “You were running with Tom Selleck!!!”
She said “Who?” She had to have been the only woman in North America who didn’t know who he was. They had a tee shirt with “Tom Who?” printed on it and presented it to her at the annual club banquet.
When I was a young pup working at a car dealership, I had the opportunity to drive a convertible Corvette. I hated it. The open top made me feel vulnerable and the car had far more power than I was used to.
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Maybe now that I’m older and wiser- ahem. Maybe now that I’m older, I could handle it better. But I just don’t see any reason why I’d want to.
Out of curiosity, went to see how “inexpensive” a Ferrari 308 GTS actually was … https://atticcapital.com/magnum-pi-ferrari/ according to this website, they are still between $60 and $80k. That is still out of my price range by at least a factor of 2.
ekke about 3 years ago
How old are these women who have been using this to their advantage for centuries?
Jeff0811 about 3 years ago
I don’t mean this in a bad way, actually trying to be complimentary, if my wife were a car she would be a Volvo. She has done pretty well given she started with the fahrvergnügen of a Volkswagen.
Nuliajuk about 3 years ago
Back in the 80s I belonged to a running club from which a contingent went to the Honolulu marathon every winter. One year a club member started chatting with a tall curly-haired man as they ran together for a while. Afterward, the others came up to her and said “You were running with Tom Selleck!!!”
She said “Who?” She had to have been the only woman in North America who didn’t know who he was. They had a tee shirt with “Tom Who?” printed on it and presented it to her at the annual club banquet.
Nuliajuk about 3 years ago
It is mostly middle aged men who drive sporty cars. Most young men can’t afford the insurance.
prrdh about 3 years ago
You may not get many opportunities to do so, but when you do they’re fun to drive.
ChessPirate about 3 years ago
Magnum POS? ☺
The Wolf In Your Midst about 3 years ago
When I was a young pup working at a car dealership, I had the opportunity to drive a convertible Corvette. I hated it. The open top made me feel vulnerable and the car had far more power than I was used to.
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Maybe now that I’m older and wiser- ahem. Maybe now that I’m older, I could handle it better. But I just don’t see any reason why I’d want to.
Thinkingblade about 3 years ago
I wonder if there is an intentional or accidental irony in using that description of what men are attracted to …
Stephen Gilberg about 3 years ago
Boy, Missy REALLY can’t get her head around the detail that it’s not expensive.
mokspr Premium Member about 3 years ago
Not sure if this is true but…I have heard that the reason for having the top off the Ferrari was that Sellek couldn’t fit in the seat with it on!
"Doon the Watter" on the Waverley about 3 years ago
Panel 3 got me today. At least he knows what he wants. . . Even if nobody else does!
anomaly about 3 years ago
Most women are impractical, unreliable, and expensive. But they’re fun to drive.
JCncc1701 about 3 years ago
“Men are attracted to pretty things that look like fun, but are impractical, unreliable, and expensive.” Yeah we are. We call them women.
Thinkingblade about 3 years ago
Out of curiosity, went to see how “inexpensive” a Ferrari 308 GTS actually was … https://atticcapital.com/magnum-pi-ferrari/ according to this website, they are still between $60 and $80k. That is still out of my price range by at least a factor of 2.