It's official I'm old

[Russianwolf]

Save a $1000 and buy an old Jeep off ebay. And by Jeep I mean Gladiator Pickup, Grand Wagoner, or Pre 83 Cherokee. Real trucks. I got mine for $600 and drive it nearly every day.

[bigsteel15]

I turn 40 this fall and I figure that I am now getting into my golden years....I will need to have a mid-life crisis.

Dan - San Diego

Welcome to the club.
THIS is my mid-life crisis.

Well, this and the (fantasies of) the 18/20 yr old coffee shop sisters.
Oops, did I type that out loud?

[mschrank]

I have to admit I fell in love with mini-vans in my twenties when I borrowed my parents Windstar. I had no car at the time, and had to get to a friends bachelor party on the other side of the state. While I wasn't the hit of the party (that would have been gal named Ambrosia), I was popular because I had the only vehicle that could carry the whole group to the bar.

Going backpacking or camping with 3 friends? You can't beat the storage and passenger room.

Fast forward 10 years. I bought my wife a Toyota Sienna AWD for Christmas. With two kids and a big dog, it's a dream. AND, (I love this part), it takes less than 10 minutes to fold down the rear seats, and remove the middle seats. Why would I do that? Because I can then fit full sheets of plywood and 8' lumber in it and close the rear hatch (can you do that with most SUV's?). Even with my Dakota, I have to leave some hanging out the back to get wet & dirty on the drive home.

You're not old, you're practical.

[BrazosJake]

I dunno, Pathfinder for a MiniVan doesn't sound like a major life change. I believe both are on the soccer-mom-approved list.

They'll get my pickup when they wrap my cold, dead fingers from around the steering wheel.

[TheRic]

Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt. The kids are now gone, the baby just started boot camp!! My wife was talking about getting a two seater!! I can now leave a dollar on the kitchen bar and know it will be there 10 minutes later, heck it can be 10 days later!!!

[crokett]

I dunno, Pathfinder for a MiniVan doesn't sound like a major life change.

It is if the pathfinder is your car. Pre marriage and kids. And you got it instead of a pickup because it was better at hauling windsurfing gear and buddies around.