Poll -Owners ages & a question

[ar899]

This is the most interesting/entertaining thread in a long while 😁

[SRGTD]

Hi Sootchucker. Deliberately  avoiding numbers/ages, judging by the previous posts, pretty good grammar and general sentiments, I think that many contributors are Generation X with a sprinkling of Baby Boomers thrown in. Regardless, you are in good company and clearly have good taste, demonstrated by your choice of car. Drive with confidence. 

I think very few, if any people contributing to this thread will say the Golf GTI shouldn’t be driven by a more mature driver. The views about car ownership and choice on this forum will pretty much always be skewed in favour of the GTI, and understandably so; it is a Golf GTI forum after all, so that’s what you’d expect. However, IMO the GTI crosses all boundaries of driver age - and social standing too - in the same way that the original Mini did.

So to all you Golf GTI drivers whatever age you are; drive it and enjoy it. I’m sure you do anyway .

[boardlord]

Im 42 and dont think age really matters with cars

However when I collected a mk6 GTi in 2009 aged 31, a 19 year described it as;

"The hot hatch your dad buys"

[monkeyhanger]

It doesn't cross all boundaries anymore - plenty of pwople priced out of one now! It's the older drivers (35+) most likely able to afford one as they'll be more advanced in their careers and should be earning more.

[doberman19]

Hi to all, I would like to put my name forward as possibly the oldest golf driver on this forum, at the age of 75 , I own a 2010 mk6 golf gti and i find it possibly the best drivers car I've ever owned.in the pas,t i've owned an xr3....xr4i .....BMW 325 VERT....BMW M3 vert, my last three cars have been Golfs, and I only wish i'd found them sooner I could have saved a lot of money.I think my right foot is still in its twenty's. all my family and friends think I drive fast, it's not that I break the speed limit, I just don't waste any time getting there? Oh bye the bye if you are concerned about your age and the car you drive I would say that's a lack of confidence, kind regards and stay safe.

[SRGTD]

It doesn't cross all boundaries anymore - plenty of pwople priced out of one now! It's the older drivers (35+) most likely able to afford one as they'll be more advanced in their careers and should be earning more.

Agree that if you’re considering only brand new or nearly new, then lots of people will be priced out, but not everyone buys new. There are mk7 Golf GTI’s on Auto Trader for around £11.5k.

[msrowell]

I'm 69 now and have had my Mk7.5 PP with DCC for three years now. I wanted a car that was civilised but could be driven quickly when I wanted to and it has filled those criteria admirably. I get on average about 35mpg with about 14000 miles from the front PS4s. I'll be keeping it until the insurance for an old git gets too high!

[jf111]

I'm 34 and very much enjoy my TCR, thanks

Many of my peers are driving more 'normal' cars but paying about the same as me per month to finance it. I don't think age matters when you buy a car. It's up to the individual owner.

Not everyone likes a fast car, neither does everyone like a Golf GTI but it's a lot more acceptable than say, a Focus ST or an Astra VXR. Some people probably think I'm a boy racer or whatever but I couldn't care less.

I always found a Golf has a bit more class to it than some, though. Always seemed to garner a bit more respect driving a Golf, as I've had plenty of MK1s and MK2s in the past and noticed people seemed to really appreciate those cars. That may be more to do with them starting to become classic 10+ years ago when I had them.

[Ryan90GTI]

When I was younger we'd go to my best mates dad's house for the weekend, and guess what car he'd pick us up in... yep, a Golf! Ever since then the aim was to get one one day and I did just that at the age of 26/27.

I'm 29 now and the aim is a Porsche next but I may have to start selling my arse to afford one of them.

[Andy198]

I’m 52 and bought my first GTi in Oct last year. To be honest, I don’t know why I waited so long and the car is everything I expected and more, just a pleasure to drive  It’s hard to see me going back to Honda/Mazda/Hyundai (not that there’s owt wrong with them) , I’d just miss the performance and ‘buzz’ of that GTi.
Cheers all