I was on my way in to work this morning and came very close to having an impromptu meeting with a C7 Corvette convertible being driven the wrong way down a one-way street. The convertible top was down, and I got a good eyeful of the driver, who had to be closing in on his 80th birthday. Normally, I have a you-only-live-once perspective when spying members of our greatest generation living it up in a sports car, but dang, this guy looked like an escapee from an assisted living facility.

Do appearances matter? If you look like an old fool behind the wheel of a sport convertible, should you hang up your spurs and buy a Subaru Forester, or just say to Hell with it, and ride off into the sunset, left-turn signal absently blinking away?

NGL, I'm offended by the Forester remark......

Given the number of deaths and injuries every year, I would be in favor of having to pass a driver's test every time you renew.

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I wish I could hear everyone's thoughts as I drive by (albeit the correct way...). I am generally a fan of ridiculous cars. For a few years I had a right hand drive 4x4 diesel van (1993 mitsubishi delica) that I took offroad and on the beach regularly. Every time I took it on the beach, I would get folks cheering and taking pictures as we bounced on by. My stable is a bit ordinary right now (my e550, grand cherokee, a heavily modified saturn sky turbo, and now a geo tracker). I also look like a damn hippie so there's that.

You're never too old to have fun...until you're driving the wrong way or mix up pedals. Then you're just too old to drive.

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Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

i.m too old to care what folks think.

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

What's more appropriate?
A teen driving a 240D or
a geezer in a vette?

Drive what you enjoy. I've been driving an old man's car since I was young. I've now aged in that same car to the point where now it looks age appropriate.

I drive what is most comfortable for me and that provides me with the type utility I'm looking for. I've found it in the 2014/15 GLK350 as already mentioned in other places. The thing I like most about it is how easy it is to get in and out of.

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Once you hit 70 you should have to pass a test on license renewal.

The ones to watch out for have the big black sunglasses. When I used to do road work we had a couple almost drive into the trench. If you see one coming run they can't see.

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2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Yeah I agree. As the OP alludes to, it's not really what you drive but how you drive.


I say test at every renewal - people change and it's not always age related.

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Agreed. Each year over 70..

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

My first car was a brand new 1974 Cadillac Sedan DeVille.

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'17 Corvette Stingray Vert

Smoke 'em if you got 'em.

In driver ed the instructor said the worst drivers were 'old man with hat'

Wait a minute…your signature indicates that you have a C7 convertible. It wouldn’t happen to be white, would it?

I'd have A LOT more cars, truck, SUVs and RVs, were they under roof and somewhat climate controlled. My favorite vehicles have mostly shot Up in value while in this acquisition phase.

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Clarkson on Top Gear made the point that the most dangerous drivers in the UK, based on actual facts, were geezers.