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* In Film/Interstate60, there's a vicarious example courtesy of Neil's father, who buys his son a red BMW that he himself always wanted to have, complete with a "[=TAK2BNK=]" custom nameplate. [[note]]Neil's father's favorite [[CharacterCatchphrase catchphrase]], "take it to the bank"[[/note]]
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* ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'' radio stations carry ads for the Midlife Crisis Center, a business catering to men undergoing a midlife crisis. Their tagline is, "Come with your wife, leave with a sports car."
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->'''Drew:''' No, Mimi, THAT'S. A. CORVETTE! The penis's made of fiberglass.
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->'''Drew:''' No, Mimi, [[PunctuatedForEmphasis THAT'S. A. CORVETTE! CORVETTE!]] The penis's made of fiberglass.
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* In ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'', Michael sells some of his shares in the family business (which he just urged the other shareholders not to do) to impulse-buy a bright red Corvette. He ends up having to sell it to Stan Sitwell in the very next episode.
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* Naturally comes up in ''Radio/CarTalk''. One suggested midlife crisis car, the Mazda Miata, is personified in TheMusical by a LadyInRed who seduces the middle-aged protagonist desperate for a replacement for TheAllegedCar.
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* Naturally comes up in ''Radio/CarTalk''. One suggested midlife crisis car, the Mazda Miata, is personified in TheMusical by a LadyInRed who seduces the middle-aged protagonist desperate for a replacement for TheAllegedCar.
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* ''Radio/CabinPressure'': Carolyn's boyfriend Hercules Shipwright owns a green Mercedes which she teases him about saying it's midlife crisis car pretending not to be.
--->'''Carolyn:''' And in racing green, Herc. Honestly. I'd have more respect for you if you'd gone for bright red. At least then you're saying, "Yes, I'm having a mid-life crisis. Who wants to make something of it?" Racing green fools no-one.
--->'''Carolyn:''' And in racing green, Herc. Honestly. I'd have more respect for you if you'd gone for bright red. At least then you're saying, "Yes, I'm having a mid-life crisis. Who wants to make something of it?" Racing green fools no-one.
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* In ''Series/PleaseLikeMe'', John's father buys himself a Porsche - despite his son and girlfriend mocking him for it.
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* In ''Series/PleaseLikeMe'', John's father buys himself a Porsche - -- despite his son and girlfriend mocking him for it.
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** Timmy's dad buys a cool car that he doesn't allow Timmy to ride in. Hilarity ensues when Timmy wishes to be said car. The reason his father doesn't let him ride in the car is because [[spoiler: it's VERY lacking in safety features, and while he realizes how dumb he's being by driving it around, he wouldn't endanger his son by letting him ride in it.]] So it's kind of cute, in a weird way.
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** Timmy's dad buys a cool car that he doesn't allow Timmy to ride in. Hilarity ensues when Timmy wishes to be said car. The reason his father doesn't let him ride in the car is because [[spoiler: it's [[spoiler:it's VERY lacking in safety features, and while he realizes how dumb he's being by driving it around, he wouldn't endanger his son by letting him ride in it.]] So it's kind of cute, in a weird way.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' - after Rusty is called "old" he gets a 1970 Corvette, frightful "mod" clothes, and a ratty-looking wig in the episode "Mid-Life Chrysalis".
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' - after ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'': After Rusty is called "old" he gets a 1970 Corvette, frightful "mod" clothes, and a ratty-looking wig in the episode "Mid-Life Chrysalis".
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* Unusually, the 1991-1999 Mercedes-Benz S-Class (the [=W140=]) as detailed [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_W140 on this page]] at Website/TheOtherWiki. It's often bought by people wanting to recapture their youth or relive a car the enjoyed in UsefulNotes/TheNineties. Often, they'll go all out and buy the Mercedes-Benz [=S600L=], which is highly expensive to run - it's got a 6.0-liter/402hp V12 engine. This may not typically be an example of this trope, but then again, they buy [[BrandNamesAreBetter due to the Mercedes-Benz brand image]].
* Arguably invoked by GM's former brand marketing. Their plan was for their customers to age with the company, starting with a Chevy in their younger years and upgrading to a (now discontinued) Pontiac and then a Buick or Oldsmobile as they grow more established, finally retiring with a Cadillac. In later years this grew more obtuse as more and more marques were added or discontinued; nowadays they just market the four remaining brands-- Chevy, GMC, Buick and Cadillac-- along very different lines.
* Arguably invoked by GM's former brand marketing. Their plan was for their customers to age with the company, starting with a Chevy in their younger years and upgrading to a (now discontinued) Pontiac and then a Buick or Oldsmobile as they grow more established, finally retiring with a Cadillac. In later years this grew more obtuse as more and more marques were added or discontinued; nowadays they just market the four remaining brands-- Chevy, GMC, Buick and Cadillac-- along very different lines.
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* Unusually, the 1991-1999 Mercedes-Benz S-Class (the [=W140=]) as detailed [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_W140 on this page]] at Website/TheOtherWiki. It's often bought by people wanting to recapture their youth or relive a car the enjoyed in UsefulNotes/TheNineties. Often, they'll go all out and buy the Mercedes-Benz [=S600L=], which is highly expensive to run - -- it's got a 6.0-liter/402hp V12 engine. This may not typically be an example of this trope, but then again, they buy [[BrandNamesAreBetter due to the Mercedes-Benz brand image]].
* Arguably invoked by GM's former brand marketing. Their plan was for their customers to age with the company, starting with a Chevy in their younger years and upgrading to a (now discontinued) Pontiac and then a Buick or Oldsmobile as they grow more established, finally retiring with a Cadillac. In later years this grew more obtuse as more and more marques were added or discontinued; nowadays they just market the four remainingbrands-- brands -- Chevy, GMC, Buick and Cadillac-- along very different lines.
* Arguably invoked by GM's former brand marketing. Their plan was for their customers to age with the company, starting with a Chevy in their younger years and upgrading to a (now discontinued) Pontiac and then a Buick or Oldsmobile as they grow more established, finally retiring with a Cadillac. In later years this grew more obtuse as more and more marques were added or discontinued; nowadays they just market the four remaining
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* Walt replacing his aging POS light green Pontiac Aztek with a new black Chrysler 300 in ''Series/BreakingBad'' is a (relatively) sensible example. In a straighter (though vicarious) example, he also gets his son a bright red Dodge Challenger at the same time (in season 4, he had earlier gotten Walt Jr. a different bright red Dodge Challenger, though that was specifically at Walt. Jr.'s instigation).
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* Walt replacing his [[TheAllegedCar aging POS POS]] light green Pontiac Aztek with a new black Chrysler 300 in ''Series/BreakingBad'' is a (relatively) sensible example. In a straighter (though vicarious) example, he also gets his son a bright red Dodge Challenger at the same time (in season 4, he had earlier gotten Walt Jr. a different bright red Dodge Challenger, though that was specifically at Walt. Jr.'s instigation).
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** Timmy's dad buys a cool car that he doesn't allow Timmy to ride in. HilarityEnsues when Timmy wishes to be said car. The reason his father doesn't let him ride in the car is because [[spoiler: it's VERY lacking in safety features, and while he realizes how dumb he's being by driving it around, he wouldn't endanger his son by letting him ride in it.]] So it's kind of cute, in a weird way.
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** Timmy's dad buys a cool car that he doesn't allow Timmy to ride in. HilarityEnsues Hilarity ensues when Timmy wishes to be said car. The reason his father doesn't let him ride in the car is because [[spoiler: it's VERY lacking in safety features, and while he realizes how dumb he's being by driving it around, he wouldn't endanger his son by letting him ride in it.]] So it's kind of cute, in a weird way.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1'':
** Bob Parr buys a black sports car with the money he's earning with secret superhero work (the idea that he's going through a mid-life crisis is brought up in the movie). This becomes a ChekhovsGun when [[spoiler:he uses it to destroy Syndrome's plane at the end.]] Of course by that stage he's reconnected with his family, so it's no longer CompensatingForSomething.
** Bob Parr buys a black sports car with the money he's earning with secret superhero work (the idea that he's going through a mid-life crisis is brought up in the movie). This becomes a ChekhovsGun when [[spoiler:he uses it to destroy Syndrome's plane at the end.]] Of course by that stage he's reconnected with his family, so it's no longer CompensatingForSomething.
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**''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1'': Bob Parr buys a black sports car with the money he's earning with secret superhero work (the idea that he's going through a mid-life crisis is brought up in the movie). This becomes a ChekhovsGun when [[spoiler:he uses it to destroy Syndrome's plane at the end.]] Of course by that stage he's reconnected with his family, so it's no longer CompensatingForSomething.
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-->'''Chip:''' You know they make chipmunk-sized cars, right?
-->'''Dale:''' Duh, but human stuff is the best. A little work done on her, and she'll be back to her glory days. ''(the bumper falls off)''
-->'''Chip:''' Do you know what a ''metaphor'' is, Dale?
-->'''Dale:''' If you're about to say this car's a metaphor for something about me, you can stop. Because, no, ''don't'' know what a metaphor is.
-->'''Dale:''' Duh, but human stuff is the best. A little work done on her, and she'll be back to her glory days. ''(the bumper falls off)''
-->'''Chip:''' Do you know what a ''metaphor'' is, Dale?
-->'''Dale:''' If you're about to say this car's a metaphor for something about me, you can stop. Because, no, ''don't'' know what a metaphor is.
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-->'''Chip:''' You know they make chipmunk-sized cars, right?
-->'''Dale:'''right?\\
'''Dale:''' Duh, but human stuff is the best. A little work done on her, and she'll be back to her glory days. ''(the bumper fallsoff)''
-->'''Chip:'''off)''\\
'''Chip:''' Do you know what a ''metaphor'' is,Dale?
-->'''Dale:'''Dale?\\
'''Dale:''' If you're about to say this car's a metaphor for something about me, you can stop. Because, no, I ''don't'' know what a metaphor is.
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'''Dale:''' Duh, but human stuff is the best. A little work done on her, and she'll be back to her glory days. ''(the bumper falls
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'''Chip:''' Do you know what a ''metaphor'' is,
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'''Dale:''' If you're about to say this car's a metaphor for something about me, you can stop. Because, no, I ''don't'' know what a metaphor is.
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* Referenced twice in ''ComicStrip/FoxTrot'' when both Roger and Andy were having difficulties with aging. In one arc, Roger got a toupee and Andy worried it was a sign of him hiding aging insecurities, mentioning this trope as another possible step. Later, when Andy turned 42 and had her own mid-life crisis, she briefly considered getting a Ferrari before she moved past it.
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* Referenced twice in ''ComicStrip/FoxTrot'' when both Roger and Andy were having difficulties with aging. In one arc, Roger got a toupee and Andy worried it was a sign of him hiding aging insecurities, mentioning this trope as another possible step.step before a young blonde girlfriend. Later, when Andy turned 42 and had her own mid-life crisis, she briefly considered getting a Ferrari before she moved past it.
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Sometimes a motorcycle can fill the same function.
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Sometimes a motorcycle [[CoolBike motorcycle]] can fill the same function.
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** Bob is ''definitely'' showing signs of a mid-life crisis, but on the other hand ... prior to that he's a ''huge'' man driving a [[TheAllegedCar tiny car]], so replacing that car once he can afford to do so is just practical. Replacing it with a sports car (as opposed to a sedan) is purely this trope, though.
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