Why are boomers like this

"Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras" (jegoingout) 05/29/2019 at 09:21 • Filed to: None

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HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 05/29/2019 at 09:26

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Yes.

Sovande > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 05/29/2019 at 09:27

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What’s the problem?

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 05/29/2019 at 09:27

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Link in case of kinja

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=495907709&zip=07092&referrer=%2Fcars-for-sale%2Fsearchresults.xhtml%3Fzip%3D07092%26sellerTypes%3Dp%26startYear%3D2012%26maxMileage%3D60000%26sortBy%3Drelevance%26incremental%3Dall%26firstRecord%3D25%26marketExtension%3Don%26endYear%3D2019%26searchRadius%3D0&sellerTypes=p&startYear=2012&numRecords=25&firstRecord=25&endYear=2019&searchRadius=0&clickType=spotlight

Ash78, voting early and often > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 05/29/2019 at 09:28

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I don’t know, but I have to say their weird obsession with Vettes has really turned me away from an otherwise great car.

My next door neighbor has one of the last C6 models. EVERY time he drives it, he stops in the driveway to clean it before pulling into the garage and covering it. In the garage.

I mean, I want to take care of my stuff too, but obsessiveness is a little nutty.

Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 05/29/2019 at 09:29

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I’m not a boomer, but I am a Corvette fan, so I don’t really see a problem here?

That cover is cool IMO, haha!

My bird IS the word > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 05/29/2019 at 09:29

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I guess it really was a bad zo6, considering hes selling it after only 4 years. Probably wen t and bought a 2019 zo6.

Nothing > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 05/29/2019 at 09:29

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The cover is kinda cool.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > Ash78, voting early and often 05/29/2019 at 09:30

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I just bought a Vette from an older guy, really nice guy for the record, but he put about 1500 miles on it in 2 years of ownership, garaged it with a car cover, clear wrapped the side skirts, put painters tape over the speakers to avoid scratches, and waxed it regularly despite it never seeming to be driven. 

Nibby > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 05/29/2019 at 09:30

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Ash78, voting early and often > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 05/29/2019 at 09:32

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That stereotype is perfectly on point. I expect nothing less.

Good people to buy cars from, but I wouldn’t want to be closely related to that person :)

412GTI > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 05/29/2019 at 09:33

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I get it, the pictures are cringy and on par for Corvette owners. They do get points back for having a manual, I was surprised. 

BeaterGT > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 05/29/2019 at 09:34

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Questionable choices for pictures i n an ad, I agree. But I want that car cover.

Arrivederci > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 05/29/2019 at 09:38

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My Dad has had his Vette for going on 14 years now, I think he’s put about 20-25k miles on it in that timeframe.  When I still lived at home when he first got it, I’m pretty sure I put as many miles on it as he did, borrowing it.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast 05/29/2019 at 09:40

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I’m torn on the cover...it’s right on the fence between cheesy and cool for me.

The Ghost of Oppo > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 05/29/2019 at 09:41

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Those glamour shots make me cringe . 

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 05/29/2019 at 09:42

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Why the hell are they in the photos?

That car cover is actually pretty sweet...

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 05/29/2019 at 09:42

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I don't see the problem.

fintail > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 05/29/2019 at 09:43

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I think more like this when it comes to that demographic and their dream car:

The bootstrap generation does it their own way. Winga dinga!

I’ll also chime in with approval for the car cover, not bad.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 05/29/2019 at 09:44

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Would you put pictures of yourself in your car ad? 

Chuckles > Ash78, voting early and often 05/29/2019 at 09:45

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I think that the obsession relates at least a little bit to the fact that most of the Apollo astronauts drove around in Vettes. 

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 05/29/2019 at 09:46

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Sure, if I wanted to terrify potential buyers with my hideous mug.

speedyboi > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 05/29/2019 at 09:47

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I don’t see anything wrong here. Seems the car was driven 5k miles a year, which is fair for a weekend car. Looks like it has some subtle mods, the car cover is pretty cute, I’ve seen that one before. It’s not like this guy chromed out the whole car. Cheers to this guy, looks like he enjoyed it!

punkgoose17 > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 05/29/2019 at 09:48

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Because they were taught happiness is owning things not about enjoying things. They are owning a Corvette, and they want to own the nicest Corvette. I don’t get it.

I think a Corvette would be a nice daily driver.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 05/29/2019 at 09:51

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Honestly, depends on the reason they have it. If it’s for showing off, it’s lame (other photos make you assume this). If it’s for the owner’s personal enjoyment of owning a car that’s closely related to a winning racecar, that’s completely legit.

Related: I really want a scale model of a Z4 GT3 and/or an M3 GT2 and/or an M3 GTR...

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 05/29/2019 at 09:57

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I think a huge part of it is g rowing up in a time when the humble Corvette was a halo car. I think today it’s still a great car, a performance bargain, but it’s not on the same leauge as a McLaren, Koenigsegg, or Bugatti. But 50 years ago, it was the top of the top, going toe to toe with a Ferrari, Porsche, etc. I think some people just haven’t let go of that notion, so for them this is achieving the dream . I think it’s similar to how my grandfather, born during the depression, lusted after a Cadillac and finally got one in the 90's even though there were “ better” cars out there.  

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 05/29/2019 at 09:57

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What about the buyers you don’t scare away?

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Arrivederci 05/29/2019 at 09:59

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My dad bought a 96 Impala SS brand new. He sold it 10 years later with about  5,400 miles on the clock. I put at least half of them on it.  

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 05/29/2019 at 10:00

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Scaring potential customers is always the best sales strategy.

Is that supposed to be a flattering photo of the wife...?

ranwhenparked > Ash78, voting early and often 05/29/2019 at 10:00

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Boomers have the idea that anything that isn’t a pickup truck or an SUV needs to be treated like delicate fine China and only brought out on “special occasions”.

Look online at single make forums, if someone dares to ask about hitch options for Camaros or Challengers because they have a little teardrop camper they want to pull that’s well within the factory tow rating. You’ll also run into people who park their base model Mustangs for the winter, because they don’t want their special car to see salt. So they drive an even pricier CUV instead, because who cares if that rust, I guess?

I remember an older Lowe's employee freaking out at me a couple of years ago for loading a new lawn mower into the back of the Mustang I had at the time, thought I should go get a truck and come back later or something. It fit fine. 

Textured Soy Protein > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 05/29/2019 at 10:05

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Because for Boomers who spent their lives with loads of opportunities and started at “the bottom” but with a good living wage and affordable housing and worked their way up into an upper middle-class lifestyle, it’s like a Corvette is a point of pride and they have to give it the white glove MURRICA treatment.

“It took 30 years of working my way up the ladder, but now I’m a regional director at the #3 industrial kitchen equipment manufacturer in the Midwest. By golly, I’ve made it!”

Snuze: Needs another Swede > punkgoose17 05/29/2019 at 10:06

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I think you’re on to something here, though I would add that I think that generation was taught to work hard in order to afford those nice things. And I mentioned this in another comment but the Corvette was a halo car 50 years ago. I think when you put those things together, the Corvette becomes a “life trophy. ” It’s like a gold medal in “ working hard and earning money. ” A nd what do you do with trophys and medals? You polish them and put them in display cases for other people to see. I don’t think the Corvette is much different.

NYankee1927 > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 05/29/2019 at 10:10

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Actual wife or (poorly) paid model? Hard to tell with the corvette owner crowd. 

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 05/29/2019 at 10:12

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I would assume they were blind and shouldn’t be driving in the first place.

McMike > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 05/29/2019 at 10:17

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Other than including people in the photos, what’s the problem?

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 05/29/2019 at 10:18

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What’s the issue here?

Also that woman in the first shot is likely an early millennial......

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 05/29/2019 at 10:20

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That’s a $ 1,000 car cover.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 05/29/2019 at 10:20

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Putting his daughter in the photo as a model is making me cringe big time. 

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 05/29/2019 at 10:55

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A corvette is still an aspirational vehicle to a lot of folks.  Something that they have wanted and saved for.  So when they get it, they treat it special.  At least treat it like the toy that it is.  Take it out, play with it, clean it up, and put it away.  Just big kids with expensive toys.  

Mercedes Streeter > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 05/29/2019 at 11:06

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I mean, I get it. This is a generation of people who were told that an expensive car is a status symbol that you’ve made it. So once they get to that point, it’s more about owning that dream car status symbol and keeping it forever than it is about driving it. Some of these people will want to pass the car down like a family heirloom, too.

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 05/29/2019 at 11:10

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Custom C7 hood liner...painted by Steve Ray

Fully prepped for some serious parking with the hood open.

benn454 > Snuze: Needs another Swede 05/29/2019 at 11:11

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This is EXACTLY why. These people worked and saved and waited their entire lives to buy a Corvette and people shit on them for taking care of it.

His Stigness > Ash78, voting early and often 05/29/2019 at 11:37

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Not to defend crazy boomer Corvette owners....

“Next year the car will be 25 years old, so it will be a classic.”

That’s something an actual Corvette owner told me as I was smogging their car. This same owner literally slathered Vaseline over everything under the hood to keep it from dry rotting.

But... Anyways. I cover my Mercedes and Golf in the garage, but I got the fancy moving blanket car covers. As I only take the Mercedes to the track and the Golf on long trips they don't get used, so I don't want them getting all screwed up. And it's worked. It has also turned them into second and third tables in the garage.... 

His Stigness > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 05/29/2019 at 11:37

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I smogged a Corvette one time where the owner slathered Vaseline on everything under the hood to prevent dry rot.

Ash78, voting early and often > His Stigness 05/29/2019 at 11:41

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Fair enough...I’m an enthusiast and used to have my own fair share of OCD detailing techniques , plus covering the car while parked (outside, at least). I was the only car cover owner that I ever knew at work or in my personal life. I got teased a lot.

I think my observation is that with boomer owners , what is otherwise a fringe enthusiast obsession seems to be much more mainstream.

My dad’s Golf R32 (2004) is in mint condition and still smells like brand new leather inside. 47k miles on it. That’s his “Vette”

ranwhenparked > Snuze: Needs another Swede 05/29/2019 at 11:56

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I think that’s more the mentality of the WWII/Korean war generation that Boomer and Xer comedians always liked to shit on. They were protective of their lawns, because they grew up in an era when only upper class houses had green manicured lawns, they put plastic on their living room furniture because they grew up in the depression when having a special room with nice furniture for formal entertaining was an almost unthinkable luxury. They grew up without much, got good jobs after the war, and were proud that they could afford a better life and wanted to take care of the things they got.

Boomers were the start of the credit card debt, leasing luxury cars en masse instead of buying them, and adjustable rate mortgage with balloon payment thing.

Those EST seminars teaching  self actualization and all that other stuff didn't help. 

His Stigness > Ash78, voting early and often 05/29/2019 at 12:28

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I think we’re giving too much weight to plebian opinions. I don’t see it as OCD to cover your car outside. I see it as protecting a very expensive item. People lock up their jewels when not in use, right? What’s wrong with protecting your car when not in use?

But yes, you’re right. As someone who sees more Corvette owners than probably most of you here, I can confirm the majority of this community is nuts. I have lost count how many of these cars that come in that have fewer miles than brand new cars coming off the trucks at dealers.

And then there’s shit like the vaseline. Seriously??? WHY?!?

Snuze: Needs another Swede > ranwhenparked 05/29/2019 at 12:40

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Boomers were the start of the credit card debt, leasing luxury cars en masse instead of buying them, and adjustable rate mortgage with balloon payment thing.

I don’t think you’re wrong, but values didn’t change instantly from the WWII generation to their children. This is totally anecdotal, but m y parents and other family members from the boomer generation, as well as many of their friends, are more like what I described than what you described . But I also know that doesn’t mean all boomers are like that, I know some folks from that generation who behave exactly how you’re describing.

I guess the boomers who are buying Corvettes and washing them instead of driving them are just a subset of the population who are more like their parents.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > benn454 05/29/2019 at 12:46

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For what it’s worth, I’m not trying to make a value judgement against boomers. I can appreciate buying a nice car and wanting to take care of it. But I do think it’s a generational thing, and a perspective thing - if these people are happy having a very clean, low miles car, then that’s great.

The flip side, though, is I’ve witnessed this first hand - my dad bought a brand new 1996 Impala SS, sold it 10 years later with 5,400 miles on it, and most of those were driven by yours truly. And now when it comes up he goes “I wish I’d driven that car more.”

It’s not up to me to decide whether he was wrong or right to do that, but it certainly informed my opinion that I’m going play with my toys.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > ranwhenparked 05/29/2019 at 20:36

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an older coworker has a boxster. drives is a couple times a week to work, but makes a huge deal of garaging it come nov 1 to april 30. I get not beating something to death, but enjoy what you have. 

ranwhenparked > Snuze: Needs another Swede 05/29/2019 at 20:43

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Well, yeah, not every person embodies all attributes of their entire generation. There are plenty of millennials who are gainfully employed, don’t live in their parents’ basement, aren’t permanently offended by everything, and don’t eat quinoa. But, we’ve all heard the stereotypes.

For better or worse, it was the ‘80s yuppies that sort of defined the boomers, the same way that the ‘80s/’90s skateboarding slackers defined g en X.

Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!! > benn454 05/29/2019 at 21:09

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Not driving a car is not the same as taking care of it. 

Snuze: Needs another Swede > ranwhenparked 05/29/2019 at 21:37

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Very true.  

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 06/07/2019 at 15:18

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SO I just found this post, and the existential crisis I’m internally generating as a C7 owner is pretty harsh