tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248452688088218010.post2703506830576439739..comments2023-11-02T05:25:44.287-04:00Comments on Six Decades and Counting...Life Reinvented : Luxury Car Drivers the WorstMeryl Baerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13482532818278685217noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248452688088218010.post-55138013953687843792013-08-30T08:35:23.129-04:002013-08-30T08:35:23.129-04:00I love the idea of an Institute of Personality and...I love the idea of an Institute of Personality and Research - <br />But your post has definitely proven one fact. It's the cars that are the problem. If everyone drove around in Fort Escorts, we'd all be out of danger.Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248452688088218010.post-3516788117406137392013-08-28T08:20:18.900-04:002013-08-28T08:20:18.900-04:00Interesting post. Thanks. That age group of men, 3...Interesting post. Thanks. That age group of men, 35-50, is doubtlessly in the super-male stage of life, so it's not surprising.<br /><br />I wonder about older people. So many of us are at a point where we have more money than we did when we were on the way up and a lot of us can afford luxury cars. How do they drive.<br /><br />In my case (I'm 75), I was driving luxury cars for about 20 years (back and forth between Jaguars and Mercedes). I was always a careful driver during that time. Not a slow poke and not a speedster -- but just right, like the fairy tale porridge.<br /><br />Then, about 6 months ago, I traded in my current Mercedes for a 2013 Chevy Camaro SS. I got tired of my cars essentially driving themselves and feeling as though I were sitting on a pillow and being ferried around. I wanted to feel my car, know I was driving. And that's why at 75 I finally got the kind of car I wanted at 17.<br /><br />Then I put a new exhaust system on it and a much bigger air intake, thus boosting the horsepower even higher, not to mention the decibel level.<br /><br />Now I really have to concentrate on not driving like a 17-year-old. It's easy to get carried away in that car, especially when the sound system is blaring my beloved 50s DooWop.<br /><br />So, the lesson here is, maybe you need to watch out more for the old guy in the muscle car than the middle-aged guy in a luxury car.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248452688088218010.post-690659494508911242013-08-27T15:26:03.449-04:002013-08-27T15:26:03.449-04:00Amusing but mostly true. I did my own survey -- ht...Amusing but mostly true. I did my own survey -- http://sightingsat60.blogspot.com/2011/11/who-knows-how-to-drive.html -- and found a few other trends. For example, Ford drivers speed more than Chevy drivers. Don't ask me why, I dunno. And drivers of white delivery vans are pretty scary. But I also can confirm (even tho' I'm a man) that, yes, males are the worst.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248452688088218010.post-11682433161965441912013-08-26T08:50:46.573-04:002013-08-26T08:50:46.573-04:00I like your "no comment" throwaway line....I like your "no comment" throwaway line. We women already knew that. Good post! :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248452688088218010.post-47861061070934290922013-08-26T07:40:22.380-04:002013-08-26T07:40:22.380-04:00The ones that scare me are the Humvee owners. They...The ones that scare me are the Humvee owners. They know they have you out weighed and out armored. You are the ant at their picnic. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.com