Poll: Average age of a Z owner
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From: Interwebz
Originally Posted by Husky606
im turning 19 in july. dont have a Z YET but i WILL be buying one next spring. im curious though, all of the guys here that are 18-20ish, how do you manage to pay for your insurance and car payments? i work constantly and it will still be somewhat difficult to be throwing down all that cash every month. both of my parents have new 2007 cars so when i buy a new 350z next year it will be under my name. my parents said they would gladly help me out but i told them that i would feel better paying everything myself and act like a man and have some real responsibilities. so im assuming that my insurance will be around 250-300 per month, my driving record is flawless and i have never even been pulled over before but im assuming it will be that high since im still so young with a sports car. monthly payments around $600 unless i decide to lease it for 3 years around $275 per month and then buy it out at the end of the 3 years. any suggestions? thanks for any input
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From: Edmonds, WA
Old Z Man
I'm 56, owned two other Z's. First one was a '73 240Z, '74 260Z (Electrical problems up the ying yang back then....
).
Got married, went through a couple of "family" vehicles for a couple of decades, then got a '03 SE-R 5spd and now just traded it in on a 2007 350Z.
Drove the 03, 04, 05, and 06 350Z's to judge their quality and performance. Really wanted to wait 3-4 years before buying another Z.
Should have kept that '73 240Z just for enthusiast reasons , but always knew I would get back in a Z someday. That someday has come...
Old Z Man
).Got married, went through a couple of "family" vehicles for a couple of decades, then got a '03 SE-R 5spd and now just traded it in on a 2007 350Z.
Drove the 03, 04, 05, and 06 350Z's to judge their quality and performance. Really wanted to wait 3-4 years before buying another Z.
Should have kept that '73 240Z just for enthusiast reasons , but always knew I would get back in a Z someday. That someday has come...
Old Z Man
Last edited by EdH350Z; Apr 19, 2007 at 08:27 AM.
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From: Northern Virginia
Hey old man!
my company does work for automakers and I got ahold of Toyotas numbers which said average median age of a nissan 350z owner is 50. So us youngins average all of you "experienced" owners out
To "Old Man" in Seattle - hey there! I'm an "old lady" of 56 and first got introduced to the Z when a roommate's boyfriend had one, back in the day. He owned I think the '73 version, if memory serves (and you know how unreliable memory can be at this advanced age!).
It's interesting how many of us there are who first fell in love with these cars so long ago. Makes me wonder what's going to be available in 25 or 30 years or so for today's 20-ish generation - hope they'll be driving around in the latest version of the Z come the year 2030 - and re-living memories of their youth, too.
Fellow Oldie
57
Okay, add me to the Z reincarnation crew; first one was a '73 240Z (used) when I was 24, and then a '77 280Z (new) when I was 26.
Getting my new 350Z roadster 26 years later was like coming home.
Okay, add me to the Z reincarnation crew; first one was a '73 240Z (used) when I was 24, and then a '77 280Z (new) when I was 26.
Getting my new 350Z roadster 26 years later was like coming home.
Umm - you didn't live in Boston in the mid-70's by any chance, did you?
Never made it to Boston . . . too bad.
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From: Tx
Originally Posted by E.F. VaBeach
Viet Nam (68-71), college (71-75), Navy flight school (75-76), deployed around the world (77-79+).
Never made it to Boston . . . too bad.
Never made it to Boston . . . too bad.
haha you still got time man
Originally Posted by 6894kevin
24 Now
But it's possiable by the delivery date of my 07 i will be 25
But it's possiable by the delivery date of my 07 i will be 25
Just got the call she will be hear on the last day of exams. I will be 24 and leaving school in a kick a$$ car.NOW THE WAIT
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From: Buford Georgia
Originally Posted by drooke
haha 16
Last edited by Cam350; Apr 27, 2007 at 05:06 PM.
