Best age Marker??

95mustanggt · 03-11-2002, 04:24 PM

With the couple of birthdays kicking around I thought that I would post this question:

Which major age marker do you think is the best or was the best, or was the most significant?

95mustanggt · 03-11-2002, 04:28 PM

I have to admit, turning 16 was the biggest for me. I could not wait to drive!

Mr 5 0 · 03-11-2002, 04:57 PM

The world changes when you can finally drive a car. 16 is golden in many ways but driving is the most important factor of all, as it allows you to do stuff you only dreamed about while riding a bike.

Drinking legally is O.K. but not everyone wants to get drunk and most drink illegally anyway.

55 is O.K. but you're looking backward, not forward and who wants to do that all the time?

Oh yeah, 16 is the best.

lx mike · 03-11-2002, 06:06 PM

16! Nothing like being able to drive. seemed like from 15 to 16 took FOREVER to finally arrive but when it did was greatest feeling. The ones who had there b-day in late part of year would always get picked on by those of us with early
b-day!

6T9PONY · 03-11-2002, 07:39 PM

hmmmmm.....i'll have to ponder this one for a while....

RAGE_5.0 · 03-11-2002, 09:37 PM

I voted for teh drinknig age but then realized it was getting my license. When i got my mustang i was the happiest kid in teh world. Of course now i would liek to get another one but my car is an evil ***** and won't let that happen.

MustangKelly96 · 03-11-2002, 11:15 PM

21 for me

At 16 I didn't have car, job or insurance so no way to drive. My mom let me drive her car once while I had my drivers permit and she swore never to let me drive it again! LOL

I wasn't that bad of a driver, really

1969Mach1 · 03-12-2002, 12:09 AM

Well I'm 17 turning 18. So basicly I'm in the middle of the 16 and 18,19 for Canadian bracket. I know 16 was the best. Every year from when I was like 10-11 I would be like I can drivein 5, 4, 3 years and so on. Tell I turned 16. That day I skipped a class and studdied during lunch and after school went for my licence. I was so happy, all the waiting I did was worth it. And then once I got my stang it was 10x the feeling! But I havn't even got to drive it, I just listen to her idle all day long.

Coupe Devil · 03-12-2002, 03:20 PM

Man I cant really vote on this one. I've been drivin since I was 13. Farm trucks and stuff like that. Then I spent my 19th birthday in Canada, I was in Sault St. Marieat the time. Fun times man, Fun times.

Brad

PKRWUD · 03-14-2002, 09:18 PM

I voted for 16, but it's really hard to say. I was driving before I was 16, although I didn't get my license until sometime after I was 17. I was drinking long before I was 21, and that birthday didn't really mean much. Turning 18 was probably the most serious, but I didn't realize it at the time. I was such a bad teenager that I was fully convinced that I was invincable long before turning 18. It wasn't until after I turned 18 that I came to the conclusion that one of the reasons I felt invincable was the fact that the LAPD didn't want to waste their time on kids that would just have their wrists slapped. Once I turned 18, it felt like the LAPD was watching my every move. I got into alot of trouble, and at 18, I had to be responsible for it. That took some getting used to.

25, 30 and 35 were all biggies to me too, as I suspect 40 will be, but I suppose turning 16 was the coolest. Back then I thought 19 was old, and 17 was too cool. Now I think of pre-30 as kids, sort of. I've got to admit, though, I know quite a few pre-30 year olds (mostly here) that are much more together than many of my 40+ year old friends.

Go figure.

Take care,
-Chris

mean81GT · 03-14-2002, 09:54 PM

i couldn't chose the 55 one, no where near it yet. i felt no different when i was 21, drank before then. 16 is most memorible, first car, first race (my toyota p'up vs. a buick riviera)
and first time i rode in a mustang. been hooked ever since.

Fox Body · 03-14-2002, 09:59 PM

"21 (18 or 19 for us Canadians): Now you are legal and can drink!"

PKRWUD · 03-14-2002, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mean81GT
16 is most memorible, first car, first race (my toyota p'up vs. a buick riviera).

So how bad did the Buick beat you?

j/k

Take care,
-Chris

84LX89GT · 03-15-2002, 12:30 AM

I thought 21 was more exciting because i knew my parents were going to restrict my driving very heavily when i turned 16. I ended up wrecking anyways. I couldn't wait till 21 (this last november 6 i turned 21), so now i can go ANYWHERE I WANT. ANYBAR I WANT i can go in and drink. I can go buy alcohol for parties (especially important if the party is lame) and when i've had a long week I can go kick back a few beers with some guys at work. 21 was by far way better and i anticipated it more. At 19 i could go to canada, but i wasn't too fond of the bars.....too many other 19 year olds from America up in Vancouver, BC. If you get in trouble as an american up there the punishment can be worse than getting a MIP in the US. I had a friend get arrested up there. Just my experience.

PKRWUD · 03-15-2002, 02:02 AM

FWIW, the first time I was carded for booze, either at a store or a bar, I was close to 30. That's part of the reason 21 didn't do much for me.

Take care,
-Chris

03-18-2002, 06:51 PM

Well I voted before I read the posts, duhhhh, so of course I went 55 what the heck I was thinking of retirement, sounds good to me, but really 16 was fun, and I can still remember, now I just let crazy court me around. Ha he has to be the designated driver now. I just love it. sorry babe... but I carted your butt around for a long time, now its my turn hahahhaha....... now I can drink........Odie

.......I can't wait for an answer to this one.

Topless In Texas · 03-18-2002, 08:40 PM

Well, if I'd have to pick my best year over all it would be when i turned 36ish....(last year) the last 2 years have been so great for me and I've been the happiest I've been in a long,long time!!!!!

But, that was not a choice of age to pick.....soooo....
Heres where things get complicated....I was clubbing at 16(and drinking), moved out of the house when i was 18., didnt get my drivers license till I was 19 and allready working at my present job for one year!...I was all bassackwards...so I couldn't really say?!!!!!!

But as far as everything else...Now are my best years!!!!!!! All the way around!!!!!!!!!

I wouldn't wanna go back and do it over again!!!!!!

MTU 50 · 03-19-2002, 02:35 PM

I had to say 16, and by a landslide. There is no better feeling than being able to finally drive on your own. I was one of the first birthdays in my group of friends and my grandma had given me her 1990 Escort Lx for my 16th birthday. Not a fast car by any stretch of the imagination, but wheels when you turn 16 is something I am still very grateful for. Then senior year, I sold the Escort for $2800 and bought my first Mustang with that and some other money I had saved up. Another great feeling which I'll never forget. If grandma hadn't given me the Escort, I would've had to settle for a beater Stang until I could finally afford a decent one, which at my current money saving rate would not be until I graduated from college.

And I too was drinking long before 21, however, it did feel mighty good being able to walk into the store and buy alcohol, consume as much of it as I wanted and not have to worry about the law giving me MIP's.

03-11-2002, 04:24 PM	#1
95mustanggt Registered Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Kamloops, BC Posts: 2,875	Best age Marker?? With the couple of birthdays kicking around I thought that I would post this question: Which major age marker do you think is the best or was the best, or was the most significant? __________________ 1995 Mustang GT 20016 F150 Lariat Super Crew

03-11-2002, 04:28 PM	#2
95mustanggt Registered Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Kamloops, BC Posts: 2,875	I have to admit, turning 16 was the biggest for me. I could not wait to drive! __________________ 1995 Mustang GT 20016 F150 Lariat Super Crew

03-11-2002, 04:57 PM	#3
Mr 5 0 Conservative Individualist Join Date: May 1997 Location: Wherever I need to be Posts: 7,487	Sweeeeet 16! The world changes when you can finally drive a car. 16 is golden in many ways but driving is the most important factor of all, as it allows you to do stuff you only dreamed about while riding a bike. Drinking legally is O.K. but not everyone wants to get drunk and most drink illegally anyway. 55 is O.K. but you're looking backward, not forward and who wants to do that all the time? Oh yeah, 16 is the best.

03-11-2002, 06:06 PM	#4
lx mike Undescribable Join Date: Sep 1998 Location: Ft Myers Fla Posts: 1,539	16! Nothing like being able to drive. seemed like from 15 to 16 took FOREVER to finally arrive but when it did was greatest feeling. The ones who had there b-day in late part of year would always get picked on by those of us with early b-day! __________________ Rice Haters Club Member #101

03-11-2002, 09:37 PM	#6
RAGE_5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Leamington, Ontario, Canada Posts: 767	I voted for teh drinknig age but then realized it was getting my license. When i got my mustang i was the happiest kid in teh world. Of course now i would liek to get another one but my car is an evil ***** and won't let that happen. __________________ Black 1990 Cobra Mac offroad H pipe, Hooker aerochambers , k&n bunch of stuff that I'm to lazy to type out sitting in my room

03-11-2002, 07:39 PM	#5
6T9PONY All about the Windsor. Join Date: Feb 2000 Posts: 2,052	hmmmmm.....i'll have to ponder this one for a while....

03-11-2002, 11:15 PM	#7
MustangKelly96 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Great State of Indiana Posts: 353	21 for me At 16 I didn't have car, job or insurance so no way to drive. My mom let me drive her car once while I had my drivers permit and she swore never to let me drive it again! LOL I wasn't that bad of a driver, really

03-12-2002, 12:09 AM	#8
1969Mach1 HEY I CAN SET A NAME NOW! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,556	Well I'm 17 turning 18. So basicly I'm in the middle of the 16 and 18,19 for Canadian bracket. I know 16 was the best. Every year from when I was like 10-11 I would be like I can drivein 5, 4, 3 years and so on. Tell I turned 16. That day I skipped a class and studdied during lunch and after school went for my licence. I was so happy, all the waiting I did was worth it. And then once I got my stang it was 10x the feeling! But I havn't even got to drive it, I just listen to her idle all day long. __________________ 1969 Mustang Mach 1Sold 351-4V Windsor, 4 Speed MACH 1 - Moving At The Speed Of Sound. 1979 Mustang Indianapolis 500 Pace Car For Sale - Email me for Info 302-2V, 3-Speed Auto One of 2,106 made One of 405 sent to Canada. Yes those are caution lights, and No you can't pass me when there on. Ricer Hater's Club - Member #4

03-12-2002, 03:20 PM	#9
Coupe Devil Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Myrtle Beach SC Posts: 1,643	Man I cant really vote on this one. I've been drivin since I was 13. Farm trucks and stuff like that. Then I spent my 19th birthday in Canada, I was in Sault St. Marieat the time. Fun times man, Fun times. Brad __________________ 1990 GT, 347, TFS TW Heads, TFS Cam, TFS Track heat, Twin turbos, FMIC, T5. Built Ford Tough Moderator

03-14-2002, 09:18 PM	#10
PKRWUD Junior Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Ventura, California Posts: 8,981	I voted for 16, but it's really hard to say. I was driving before I was 16, although I didn't get my license until sometime after I was 17. I was drinking long before I was 21, and that birthday didn't really mean much. Turning 18 was probably the most serious, but I didn't realize it at the time. I was such a bad teenager that I was fully convinced that I was invincable long before turning 18. It wasn't until after I turned 18 that I came to the conclusion that one of the reasons I felt invincable was the fact that the LAPD didn't want to waste their time on kids that would just have their wrists slapped. Once I turned 18, it felt like the LAPD was watching my every move. I got into alot of trouble, and at 18, I had to be responsible for it. That took some getting used to. 25, 30 and 35 were all biggies to me too, as I suspect 40 will be, but I suppose turning 16 was the coolest. Back then I thought 19 was old, and 17 was too cool. Now I think of pre-30 as kids, sort of. I've got to admit, though, I know quite a few pre-30 year olds (mostly here) that are much more together than many of my 40+ year old friends. Go figure. Take care, -Chris __________________ Webmaster: Rice Haters Club Jim Porter Racing Peckerwoods Pit Stop Support Your Local RED & WHITE!

03-14-2002, 09:54 PM	#11
mean81GT Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NY Posts: 299	i couldn't chose the 55 one, no where near it yet. i felt no different when i was 21, drank before then. 16 is most memorible, first car, first race (my toyota p'up vs. a buick riviera) and first time i rode in a mustang. been hooked ever since. __________________ I'm a glutton for punishment.

03-14-2002, 09:59 PM	#12
Fox Body Mustang Maniac Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: GA, U.S.A Posts: 2,266	"21 (18 or 19 for us Canadians): Now you are legal and can drink!" __________________ 351W-powered 1979 Ford Mustang Ghia notchback '79 Video @ Idle Stock 5.8L under 4" cowl 'glass hood, C4 w/ Transgo shift kit, Holley 750 cfm, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake; Fluidyne Al radiator, Flexalite 175 electric fan, 1 5/8" MAC shorty headers, FRPP Al driveshaft; S&W 6-point cage; 2.5" Off road H-pipe, 2-chamber Flowmasters, 8.8" Rear w/ 3.55s; Weld wheels (15x6;15x8), Front: 225/60/15, Rear: 275/50/15 Nitto NT 555R Drag Radials; 14 x 4” K&N X-stream air filter. '92 GT (5-speed) Small In Car Video Stock 5.0L, 2-chamber Flowmasters, MAC CAI, Tri-Ax, Al pedals... "Red, thou art my companion. Hasten now your quickened metamorphosis to Green that I may conquer all who dare abide there beside me. May they be left thither behind burnt black." ---Fox Body

03-15-2002, 12:30 AM	#14
84LX89GT Mustangs Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,938	I thought 21 was more exciting because i knew my parents were going to restrict my driving very heavily when i turned 16. I ended up wrecking anyways. I couldn't wait till 21 (this last november 6 i turned 21), so now i can go ANYWHERE I WANT. ANYBAR I WANT i can go in and drink. I can go buy alcohol for parties (especially important if the party is lame) and when i've had a long week I can go kick back a few beers with some guys at work. 21 was by far way better and i anticipated it more. At 19 i could go to canada, but i wasn't too fond of the bars.....too many other 19 year olds from America up in Vancouver, BC. If you get in trouble as an american up there the punishment can be worse than getting a MIP in the US. I had a friend get arrested up there. Just my experience. __________________ 2005 Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300-R 1980 Ford Thunderbird - 255 V8 ported heads, 5.0L ported stock headers, O.R. H-pipe and Flowmaster 2-chambers, dual roller timing chain hi-po Mack Truck hood emblem 1985 Mustang GT 5.0L T5, F-303, GT40p, headers, off-road h, flowmasters, MSD stuff, etc. Sold 02/06/04 1989 Mustang GT ET: 13.304@102.29 mph (5-24-03) Sold - 1998 Mustang Cobra coupe, 1/4 mile - street tires: 13.843@103.41 (bone stock)

03-15-2002, 02:02 AM	#15
PKRWUD Junior Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Ventura, California Posts: 8,981	FWIW, the first time I was carded for booze, either at a store or a bar, I was close to 30. That's part of the reason 21 didn't do much for me. Take care, -Chris __________________ Webmaster: Rice Haters Club Jim Porter Racing Peckerwoods Pit Stop Support Your Local RED & WHITE!

03-18-2002, 06:51 PM	#16
gt lee Guest Posts: n/a	Well I voted before I read the posts, duhhhh, so of course I went 55 what the heck I was thinking of retirement, sounds good to me, but really 16 was fun, and I can still remember, now I just let crazy court me around. Ha he has to be the designated driver now. I just love it. sorry babe... but I carted your butt around for a long time, now its my turn hahahhaha....... now I can drink........Odie.......I can't wait for an answer to this one.

03-18-2002, 08:40 PM	#17
Topless In Texas Not broken anymore! Join Date: May 2001 Location: La Porte, TEXASS :) Posts: 1,963	My best years arent a choice here! :) Well, if I'd have to pick my best year over all it would be when i turned 36ish....(last year) the last 2 years have been so great for me and I've been the happiest I've been in a long,long time!!!!! But, that was not a choice of age to pick.....soooo.... Heres where things get complicated....I was clubbing at 16(and drinking), moved out of the house when i was 18., didnt get my drivers license till I was 19 and allready working at my present job for one year!...I was all bassackwards...so I couldn't really say?!!!!!! But as far as everything else...Now are my best years!!!!!!! All the way around!!!!!!!!! I wouldn't wanna go back and do it over again!!!!!! __________________ R.I.P. my Kinde..Jan. 19,1992-Aug. 22, 2003. Shes Cruisin' doggie heaven in a Blown Verte or a GTO!!! 2005 ROUSH GT Verte SuperStallions of the Net Feature, May 2002 RICE HATERS CLUB MEMBER #38!! O.B.C #5..thank you!! I feel so priveledged!! BONE STOCK~ Hell, its a ROUSH!

03-19-2002, 02:35 PM	#18
MTU 50 GOT TORQUE ???? Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: New Hudson, Michigan, USA Posts: 689	I had to say 16, and by a landslide. There is no better feeling than being able to finally drive on your own. I was one of the first birthdays in my group of friends and my grandma had given me her 1990 Escort Lx for my 16th birthday. Not a fast car by any stretch of the imagination, but wheels when you turn 16 is something I am still very grateful for. Then senior year, I sold the Escort for $2800 and bought my first Mustang with that and some other money I had saved up. Another great feeling which I'll never forget. If grandma hadn't given me the Escort, I would've had to settle for a beater Stang until I could finally afford a decent one, which at my current money saving rate would not be until I graduated from college. And I too was drinking long before 21, however, it did feel mighty good being able to walk into the store and buy alcohol, consume as much of it as I wanted and not have to worry about the law giving me MIP's. __________________ 1991 GT, AOD, Moroso Cold Air, 3.73s, Pulleys, H-pipe, MAC Pro-Dumps, FMS c-springs, and KYBs, A/c delete, 190 LPH fuel pump, 3-row radiator, Maximum Motorsports full length subframes 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada(wife's car) 2005 Ford Taurus SEL (company ride) GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS !!!!

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