How old are Jetta drivers?
Noah
Jumper46 wrote:
> I'm a 46 year old father and am thinking of buying a Jetta. But everyone tells
> me the Jetta is for 20 year olds and I'll look ridiculous. Any thoughts? I
> don't want to look like a fool!
Leon
I just turned 46 and my wife and I purchased a 99.5 Jetta GLS in Feb of last
year. This year in July we traded the car in for a 2000 Passat. We looked
ridiculous in the Jetta. LOL :~) NO NO NO NO NO we really liked the Jetta
but for real people in their "40's an up", the back seat is a bit too tight
especially when getting in and out of the car. The Passat is terrific. We
had some old 60+ year old :~) friends comment that the back seat was
great.
"Jumper46" <jump...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> I'm a 46 year old father and am thinking of buying a Jetta. But everyone
tells
> me the Jetta is for 20 year olds and I'll look . Any thoughts? I
Steve Galinsky
jump...@aol.com wrote on 8/30/00 8:26 PM:
> I'm a 46 year old father and am thinking of buying a Jetta. But everyone tells
> me the Jetta is for 20 year olds and I'll look ridiculous. Any thoughts? I
> don't want to look like a fool!
I don't see why anyone should be thought of as a fool for driving a certain
type of car, as long as it's a VW that is. I saw a woman that was no less
than 60 driving a Beetle the other day. In any case, I own a Jetta, and I'll
be 19 in about 3 weeks :)
Steve
Jedediah A.
wild years I guess. I just turned 18, I've driven '65 Type II, '84 Vanagon,
and my own '86 GTI. My 50 y/o dad hasn't driven anything but VW's.
I saw a guy cruising town in a 2000 GTI while on my work out.. Mid
50's, outback hat on. I flagged him down, he looked at me weird. I just
checked over his interior, told him cool car, and kept on my run.
No real point to this story. VW's (and most all European cars) are
cool. 16 or 60.
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Jedediah A. Frey
'65 VW Type II (back up)
'85 Colt Vista (K.I.A.)
'86 GTI (mine)
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purchase the VW of their choice.
This could be an older individual living on a retirement income or a kid
working summers at McDonalds.
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Jumper46
Bob Roberts
Go for it if you like the car!
Bob
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lcurrent
owner makes ~ $80,000/year, and I don't see many 20 year olds making that
kind of money.
By the way, I'm 32 and would be thrilled to know that someone might think
I'm 20 again!!
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Dave
84 GLi
Recker
myself =)
The Colonel
we don't care what people think about us...just do what YOU want and what
makes YOU happy.
The Colonel
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Weasel
You should see some of the weird looks I get when I tell people what I drive
!!
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Brandon Sommerville
Why worry about what anyone else thinks of you? You'll always be
thought of as a fool by someone, but the only real way to be a fool is
to care.
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Brandon
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then a corvette
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Michael Keller
(unless you get the fancy model), why would you look silly? I'm 47, I did
the Car-O-Scope at the Car Talk web site (pretty funny), and it said I was
_older_ than the average Passat driver, which surprised me.
SteveJ
buy a boring camry or Taurus. Hopefully, I will never buy
anything but VW. I am on my third VW and it will take much
convincing to buy any other brand. They just hold up well
and drive excellent. BTW I am 26 and married if that
matters to anyone on the demographics of the owners of VW's
here in the Newsgroup.
STeve J
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jim buys
Besides those cars are awesome
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Jim Buys, President/Webmaster
People's VW Club
Del City, Oklahoma
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58 Ragtop Beetle
84 Jetta GLI
63 Baja
62 Rag Bug-Soon to be daily driver
73 Camper
70 Baja kinda....
MUCH stuff for sale TOO, Email me!
Ricardo Canas
getting old, so, if you enjoy the car, get it !
Besides, George W has set the new youth limit at 40 ... !
Gary Bourgeois
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> That's the ticket !!!! I am 27 and I own a 95 Jetta TD and a 5.0 Mustang.
> You should see some of the weird looks I get when I tell people what I
drive
That IS weird!! ;-)
Friend of mine has a 89 GTI 16V and a old camaro of some sort... Go figure..
Gary
Joe
just bought a 84 vanagon and Drive a 99.5 Jetta TDI for work. It has 44
thousand miles and I enjoyed every one. My wife, still 29, has a 91 jetta
diesel with a sunroof. My 28 year old daughter and son in law have a 99.5
jetta and my son's is a 92. I've bought 4 new vw's and have owned somewhere
around thirty of them. At least half were diesels. "Our" first car was a 66
beetle purchased when it was 6 months old. So anybody and everybody can
drive a jetta. In the old days vw drivers waved at one another.
Joe
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Leon
Lawn mower. Hard to imagine ...Huh?
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Leon
disrespect intended. Having a 29 year old wife, and a 28 year old daughter
brings new meaning to the term "cradle robber". LOL.. I admire your
courage to mention that, and the courage to keep up with a wife 27 years
your junior. You are truly an inspiration.
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DCB
(supercharged) 2 years ago. Decided I need a something besides my Volvo v70
to drive and just purchased a 1992 VW Cabriolet. It goes into the shop next
week to start the "performance & appearance improvement process".
And my wife like it too because this one has space for the grandkids in the
back!!
It's all in **your** mind ;-)
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DavidB
Brandon Sommerville wrote in message ...
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motorcycle thing. Maybe I should try it out in my VW.
I went from a 82 Toyota Corona to a 1990 Honda CRX to my current 98 GTI and
a 90 Yamaha FZR 400 (motorcycle).
I am a single 27 year old who makes more like 1/2 of 80k a year.
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Ed Taylor
3 car seats fir in the back!) My can is only six years younger than my
wife. I love my VW. My wife says the comercials are fit me perfectly.
Age means nothing when it comes to a VW.
Ed Taylor
86 GTI
John
something, I don't CARE how I look. I just love blowing the doors off the
20 somethings in their tricked out Hondas, little pickups, and Nissans. It
was fairly inexpensive, does 20-25 mpg depending on how I drive, handles the
corners well enough (although these factory tires SUCK), and is just a blast
to drive. I'll be 43 in a couple of months...
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John
just a nod, or a point, or even "Hey, great color." at the stop light.
Kinda flipped me out a while. I've also noticed that the youngsters
(20-30s) often ask "When you going to trick it out?" Interesting question.
I've heard the VR6 has few upgrade options...
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Geoff
money i've fixed it up with...No turning back now though :P I foresee
myself getting another one in a year or two once I start working
fulltime.
In article <39b01354...@news.alt.net>,
Slap...@no.mail.er.spam.com wrote:
> On 31 Aug 2000 01:26:37 GMT, jump...@aol.com (Jumper46) utterated the
> following :
> Just turned 40, have 2K jetta vr6 and 99 durango. I drive the jetta,
> wife gets the durango and I like it that way. I'll be looking for
> mods after warranty expires.
>
> SH
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Geoff <techn...@NOSPAMwinchester.k12.ma.us> wrote:
> 17 with an 86 Jetta here. I could probably have a nicer one for all
26 M driving a '94 Jetta-///... I definitely see myself buying
another Jetta after I'm through with this one. My sister drives
a '90 Jetta, and she'll probably get another one as well
Initially before I bought my Jetta I used to think Jettas and VWs
in general were "chic" cars because I'd always see young blonde
girls driving them, but in the right hands it's a car with
less "flower" and more power... I simply LOVE driving it, it's
very nimble, has awesome pick up even in factory condition, very
safe and stable at 110 MPH (highest I've had the nerve to take it
to on a public highway for fear of those pesky state troopers) and
great on gas when I obey the speed limit. Great all around car.
But best of all VW "people" are some of the best people you'll find.
BUY ONE TODAY!
Cheers,
Ric
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Before you buy.
Marie GrosJean
Who cares about age, is it fun and practical for your needs? I've seen all
ages driving all sorts of VWs.
Noah <ilov...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> my grandmother just bought a new jetta, go for it
kevin
This madness has to end.
Kevin M. (yes.. and I drive a cabby)
> The only age requirement for driving a Volkswagen is that you have to be
> young at heart. If a new Jetta won't make you feel 18 again, then I don't
> know what will.
>
> However, if you had said that you're thinking of buying a new Cabrio, that
> would be a different story.....
>
> --
> Kevin M.
Leon
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vwgirl
matters is what YOU think and what makes YOU happy.
-vwgirl = )
'98 Jetta GLX VR6
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Phil Kerschner
for a short time, then 100.....
James Watne
wrote:
> my grandmother just bought a new jetta, go for it
>
> Jumper46 wrote:
> > everyone tells
> > me the Jetta is for 20 year olds and I'll look ridiculous. Any
> > thoughts? I
> > don't want to look like a fool!
Agreed! I've seen numerous middle-aged or older women driving New
Beetles and other VWs, older men too. Nothing about the Jetta seems
exclusively youth-oriented. A Grand Am with all the dopey cladding, etc.
would seem kinda silly for an older person, but not any VW I can think
of. My dad is 62 and has always driven VWs, from a 64 Beetle to a 95
Passat VR6. Our joke is as long as he's driving VWs and not Buicks or
Town Cars then he must not be an old fart. Cars like those MAKE you
drive "old".
Kevin M
maybe the Cabrio, VW seems to purposely design their cars to "fit" all
demographic groups. Nobody looks "out of place" driving a Jetta -- unlike,
say, an 18-year-old driving a Buick, or a 64-year-old driving a Toyota
Echo.
--
Kevin M.
E. Lam
2000 Jetta GLS. Mine with the sunrood+alloy wheels package and hers a base
model. She actually bought it 4 months before I do. So it's not a
"me-too-decision" for her.
EL
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Neon
Saturn
Ford - escort
VW Jetta does not even come to mind.
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I loved the Cabrio statement. AND What group would that fall in?
(I totally agree with you....just wondering)
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Kevin M
> I loved the Cabrio statement. AND What group would that fall in?
> (I totally agree with you....just wondering)
The vast majority of Cabrio drivers are female. But of course that doesn't
stop some men from owning Cabrios... especially those that buy one for their
"girlfriend" or "wife" but end up driving it all the time!
Some would also argue that the New Beetle is also a "chick" car, but that's
a whole other discussion...
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Kevin M.
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Then there is the turbo version?
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Steve Thompson
> Someone posted a message about a Car-o-scope (cartalk.com). Just got the
> results, and techinically I should be driving something other than a
> Rabbit. They suggested a Olds Cutlass, Plymouth Duster and of all
> things a Chevy Camaro. Oh yeah, they said I was too young for it as
> well...Gee, maybe when I grow up I can get one.
>
> Great for a laugh.
>
> Matt
Yes, I did the Car-o-Scope thing as well. It's a hoot. It suggested a
Buick Roadmaster in place of my Passat :-)
Steve
Sandy Cameron
> In article <39AC6ED6...@hotmail.com>, Noah <ilov...@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>> my grandmother just bought a new jetta, go for it
>>
>> Jumper46 wrote:
>> > I'm a 46 year old father and am thinking of buying a Jetta. But
>> > everyone tells
>> > me the Jetta is for 20 year olds and I'll look ridiculous. Any
>> > thoughts? I
>> > don't want to look like a fool!
Let's see........... I'm 66, and own 2 jetta TD's, that makes 33 years
for each.
I guess it's OK.
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Sandy Cameron
Stittsville ONT.
Sa...@ncf.ca
VE3AAC
Scott McGinn
>
> How old do you have to be to enjoy driving?
>
> Go for it if you like the car!
>
> Bob
>
Bingo!
Who cares about what *anybody* else thinks of your car choice?
Cheers,
Scott (age 44)
'88 ugly Golf
'00 Passat
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Andrew B.
>had some old 60+ year old :~) friends comment that the back seat was
>great.
60 years old and they're still knockin' the boots. I dunno if I'll be doing the
same... but hey... more power to 'em.
-andrew-
'89 16v GTI
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Marty
Marty
Marty
I have noticed Jetta drivers tend to be half my age (53) which aint a bad thing
as far as I'm concerened.
Marty
TwoBears wrote:
> I did the Car-O-Scope thing, too. It told me that the Golf was the worst
> choice I could make for a car based on my personality and age (41). It
> suggested I should be driving a Peugeot (not even sold here anymore) or an
> Olds Silhouette minivan. I laughed all the way out to the garage... I love my
> Golf.
>
> Wil
> http://www.execpc.com/~twobear
>
> Michael Keller wrote:
>
> > Considering that the new Jetta just looks like a slightly smaller Passat
> > (unless you get the fancy model), why would you look silly? I'm 47, I did
> > the Car-O-Scope at the Car Talk web site (pretty funny), and it said I was
> > _older_ than the average Passat driver, which surprised me.
Lugnut
1989 VW Jetta
Daniel Watson
CHRIS86VW
a 93 passat till august of 99 when he got his 2K jetta 2L and I gotta
different 93 passat at the same time and sold the 86. In february I broke a
few gears in my passat and while waiting to fix it the 1.8T jettas came out so
I bought one of them. My brother also has an 87 jetta which he is selling
since he got a 97 GTI VR6
so my family
20 me
44? dad
18 bro
chris
chris86vw@aol
Andrew
Andrew
"Leon" <lcb1...@swbell.net> wrote in message
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> Joe, just a funny observation. With all do respect and absolutely no
> disrespect intended. Having a 29 year old wife, and a 28 year old
daughter
> brings new meaning to the term "cradle robber". LOL.. I admire your
> courage to mention that, and the courage to keep up with a wife 27 years
> your junior. You are truly an inspiration.
>
> "Joe" <jro...@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
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> > I seem to have most of you beat! I'm 56 years old, don't make near 80
> grand,
> > just bought a 84 vanagon and Drive a 99.5 Jetta TDI for work. It has 44
> > thousand miles and I enjoyed every one. My wife, still 29, has a 91
jetta
> > diesel with a sunroof. My 28 year old daughter and son in law have a
99.5
> > jetta and my son's is a 92. I've bought 4 new vw's and have owned
> somewhere
> > around thirty of them. At least half were diesels. "Our" first car was a
> 66
> > beetle purchased when it was 6 months old. So anybody and everybody can
> > drive a jetta. In the old days vw drivers waved at one another.
> >
> > Joe
> >
> > "Jumper46" <jump...@aol.com> wrote in message
> > news:20000830212637...@ng-fw1.aol.com...