At least mine isn't a sign of mid life crisis: I bought my first 9 in 77 when I was 19, the one that had the front clip swiped out in front of my apartment. The "replacment clip" turned into my second 9, a basket case bought in 85, 90% restored in 87, so I guess it's safe to say that still haveing the car for 21 years certainly classifies the bird as other-than-mid-life crisis.
The boat: that was a mid life crisis, but I got over that.
