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Bonneville = old man car

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Old Mar 19, 2005 | 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by 91 Vette
You know what is funny is I remeber people couldn't understand why my GTP was fast.
But I have an SE (with leather hahaha) anyway. I was rolling to work the other day and some riced out Nissian Sentra a newer one and I roared away from the stop light and the look on his face was priceless when I pulled away...Ah GM how I love thee.
You were rolling to work at the drag strip right? and by stop light you meen christmas tree right? remember street racing and kill storys are forbidden!
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Old Mar 20, 2005 | 12:19 AM
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Got it no street racing here, just going from zero to seventy on 4 lane highway.
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Old Mar 20, 2005 | 02:14 AM
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I think it varies between trim level. Stripped SE= 70years on up. Remember old folks don't like gadgetry. SE with some options= 60 years on up. However, the 3.06 may deter 80 years+ as they may complain about the car having " too much pick up" as my grandma did for her 87' Bonneville. She likes her old Dynasty better. SLE and SSE= 40- 60 years. I see many middle aged executives driving these. SSEi= 20- 50 years. Great car for start up families used to driving sports cars and don't want to give up sports car charactoristics. I can't see ANY old person driving a car with red guages.

Honestly, anyone who thinks because a car has 4 doors its for old people has a ricer mentality.
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Old Mar 20, 2005 | 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by fantastic88
Honestly, anyone who thinks because a car has 4 doors its for old people has a ricer mentality.
thats untrue, the nissan skyline has 4 doors and its a ricer'* wet dream. generally old man cars are american made, and boxy or large, the old t-bird and cougars (early 90'*) are 2 door RWD with the 5.0 available, but because they ar elarge and on the boxy side they are old man cars. i would say the bonneville is too stylish and has too many gadgets to be an old man'* car, i cant imagine an 80 year old driving a car with a SC and a HUD. but it'* size and nationality put it in the old man'* car category, dont forget, itsessentially equal to the buick PA
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Old Mar 20, 2005 | 07:52 AM
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<---- NOT a fast old man'* car



but...



<---- NOT a slow old man'* car (should be in the 15s soon)
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Old Mar 20, 2005 | 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by fantastic88
I think it varies between trim level. Stripped SE= 70years on up. Remember old folks don't like gadgetry. SE with some options= 60 years on up....
Heyyy....... I'm no where near 60 or 70.

We are Elders by the way.....
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