Just wondering...how old are you?

St_G · Post by **St_G** » Mon 10 Jul, 2006 16:27

I'm 27.

I'm surprised to see how young these numbers are skewing, as I've seen, here and elsewhere, more than a fair amount of curmudgeonly annoyance at the prospect of the Z series becoming something other than a vehicle for retired doctors and well-married housewives. At another forum, I saw a thread devoted to "Why are you selling your Z3" and one of the top answers was "decreased exclusivity due to falling prices." I would expect that anyone with enough enthusiasm for a vehicle to visit a message board devoted to it would welcome interest from a wide(r) variety or people, if only to promote the longevity of the vehicle in the popular imagination.

Would it be better if the Z3 ended up a forgotten curiosity owned by a handful of aging professionals, like the the Triumph TR6 or the Alpha Romeo Spider, or if it -- and the idea of it -- were to thrive and recapture the imaginations of subsequent generations the way some of the most famous bit of rolling metal from the past 50 years have -- Corvette, Mustang, Bel Aire...

Post by **Robert T** » Mon 10 Jul, 2006 17:15

Well, I'll try and push it back up again. I'm 33.

Got my Z3 at the tender age of 26. Worked out that I had just about saved up enough money by the time it arrived - I was a bit short when I ordered it

St_G wrote:At another forum, I saw a thread devoted to "Why are you selling your Z3" and one of the top answers was "decreased exclusivity due to falling prices."

If anything, they're getting more exclusive round here. Everyone seems to be switching to Z4's... that's Cheshire for you

DeanoZ3 · Post by **DeanoZ3** » Mon 10 Jul, 2006 17:24

Im 20, got the car when i was 19.

My insurance is £1100

How much is your insurance smoked?

risquenun · Post by **risquenun** » Mon 10 Jul, 2006 17:30

52. Just paid £276 insurance with £100 excess

Bestgear · Post by **Bestgear** » Mon 10 Jul, 2006 18:49

I'm 42...and pay £224 for my 3litre Zed.... fully comp with business use!

DJ

Cloz · Post by **Cloz** » Mon 10 Jul, 2006 20:39

50 in december. Paying $365.00 for eight months

magpie · Post by **magpie** » Mon 10 Jul, 2006 20:42

42. Got the Zed for my 40th, best thing i ever bought !!

Bieldside · Post by **Bieldside** » Mon 10 Jul, 2006 21:05

55 , which is just as well as I can afford the petrol it drinks

flyingalexf68 · Post by **flyingalexf68** » Mon 10 Jul, 2006 21:23

25 until October.

Got the Zed in March. Insured in Pamelas name for 1000 Euro which aint bad. We also have a Patrol. Never into typical "boy racer" cars like Civics. Will be buying some sort of M car as soon as I can, or maybe just a 3.0i Z3.

ChrisXL · Post by **ChrisXL** » Mon 10 Jul, 2006 22:10

Hi Roel........ still haven't seen you cruisin' through the hood

and that when we are about 10 miles apart!!

Roelster · Post by **Roelster** » Mon 10 Jul, 2006 22:45

38 now

30 When I bought my Z3 when I was working in Luxembourg and needed a fast car to drive to The Hague (Netherlands) almost every weekend.

The story behind the car was that I read a book about visualization. Somewhere in the book there was a story about a car someone really wanted and but a picture on his desk. Then he got a job offered the the lease car was the car he had a picture of.... well nothing to loose.
So I bought a 1:18 model of the James Bond version and 2 years later I was living in a hotel across a BMW dealer in Luxembourg and on monday morning I say th Z3 I always wanted (engine and color) parked in the 2nd hand show room..... By the and of the week it was mine!
(The 1:18 model of a Ferrari still did not work

but the Audi A4 avant did

)

QED · Post by **QED** » Tue 11 Jul, 2006 06:14

32 and £400 (thats £'s not lbs)

oakley6691 · Post by **oakley6691** » Tue 11 Jul, 2006 06:49

31 .....£0

Work add it to their insurance policy

100GRA · Post by **100GRA** » Tue 11 Jul, 2006 07:52

DJBlack: I'm amazed at your premium. Is it for you alone (i.e. policyholder only to drive)?

I'm 20 years older than you, I have an agreed 8,000 miles per year restriction and a voluntarily increased excess, and yet I pay twice what you're paying for my 2.8 with my wife and I as named drivers.

If yours is for more than one driver, I'd be very interested to know who you're insured with, because mine is up for renewal next month.

roywhlong · Post by **roywhlong** » Tue 11 Jul, 2006 09:03

just gone pass 23 now am 24 got the car when i was 22 not bad yah.

garyw · Post by **garyw** » Tue 11 Jul, 2006 09:53

I'm nearly a year older than last time this got brought up

garyw

AndyBass · Post by **AndyBass** » Tue 11 Jul, 2006 10:08

45 and a half, just paid £250 with £250 xs for 2.8, wife (driving instructor) included and 6000 miles per year

Gazza · Post by **Gazza** » Tue 11 Jul, 2006 11:11

spokey wrote:
Alfie wrote:I'm Spokey's Dad.
You can't be.

You're too nice a guy.

I'm his Grandad

Gazza.

muppet · Post by **muppet** » Tue 11 Jul, 2006 15:14

42 but somehow I feel a bit younger when I drive the zed

flyingalexf68 · Post by **flyingalexf68** » Tue 11 Jul, 2006 15:50

muppet wrote:42 but somehow I feel a bit younger when I drive the zed

Your sig is a bit misleading isn't it. I thought you were in your sixties.

muppet · Post by **muppet** » Tue 11 Jul, 2006 15:58

flyingalexf68 wrote:
muppet wrote:42 but somehow I feel a bit younger when I drive the zed
Your sig is a bit misleading isn't it. I thought you were in your sixties.

I work with a lot of younger people who tell me that I am old. Some mornings I even agree with them

the zed still gives me a

though

iamz · Post by **iamz** » Wed 12 Jul, 2006 12:01

60 got my first free prescription recently! wow what a perk.

My car is an 1999 MZ Roadster which i have owned from new,fastest car i have ever driven, could do with traction control but great fun! USA paint dire got my first stone chip on way home from showroom .Needs a respray to bonnet now.

Insurance £430 full Comp,9 years protected no claims, £350 excess-another perk for being a grumpy old git?

Goz21 · Post by **Goz21** » Thu 13 Jul, 2006 12:49

Just turned 25!

Cora

maxer900 · Post by **maxer900** » Thu 13 Jul, 2006 13:22

Today is my 50th.
A month ago I bought a 2001 M Roadster with the S54 engine.

Happy birthday to me.lol

cheers
Gary

Justin Time · Post by **Justin Time** » Thu 13 Jul, 2006 13:43

same here cora, 25 back in march

and due to my bad luck, lost all no claims bonus in may (all 3 years) in a crash, and now have 900 insurance, 250 xs, and its only a 1.9

but what a 1.9, shes a beauty, atlanta blue identical to the one posted here, minus the alloys

viewtopic.php?t=9287

iananddebbie · Post by **iananddebbie** » Thu 13 Jul, 2006 16:20

I've just had my 60th birthday and am thoroughly enjoying the 2.8 I purchased a few months back. It only comes out when the sun shines so that's why I pay £230 fully comp protected. One of the advantages of being old...as opposed to being mature which I'm probably not going to claim!

///M_aniac · Post by **///M_aniac** » Thu 13 Jul, 2006 17:59

maxer900 wrote:Today is my 50th.
A month ago I bought a 2001 M Roadster with the S54 engine.

Happy birthday to me.lol

cheers
Gary

Many happy returns, Gary.

Gazza · Post by **Gazza** » Thu 13 Jul, 2006 18:36

A big happy birthday maxer900, congratulations on your 50th and also welcome to the forum.

Gazza.

Cloz · Post by **Cloz** » Thu 13 Jul, 2006 19:51

Hi maxer900

Happy birthday

, I'll be 50 to at the end of the year. And a nice welcome to the forum.

big cheesy · Post by **big cheesy** » Thu 13 Jul, 2006 20:31

Post has been going so long I feel I have aged hugely since it started.
However the weather is brill, the top is down and I am getting younger every day !! 45 going on 21 without the no claims bollocks

road2ruin · Post by **road2ruin** » Thu 13 Jul, 2006 21:03

I've had my Z for about 18 months and got it when I was 25....must admit I thought i'd be among the youngest but amazed to fine there's a load considerably younger with them!

Mine is a 2.8 and the insurance is £600.00 with 3 yrs ncb

mark_n84 · Post by **mark_n84** » Fri 14 Jul, 2006 13:32

not long turned 22

Alex L · Post by **Alex L** » Fri 14 Jul, 2006 14:53

I can't believe the number of ///M owners on here who are under 25. I reach my quarter century next month

s_tapsell · Post by **s_tapsell** » Thu 27 Jul, 2006 12:26

Im 23 with an //M, was 21 when I had my previous zed the 2.8 variant.

Karma71 · Post by **Karma71** » Thu 27 Jul, 2006 19:33

I'm 34, very soon to be 35 : )

KoopyKoops · Post by **KoopyKoops** » Fri 28 Jul, 2006 21:55

40 (just) an lovin it!!!

chavy · Post by **chavy** » Sun 30 Jul, 2006 10:09

55

bothered?

Zed_Steve · Post by **Zed_Steve** » Sun 30 Jul, 2006 10:37

35, but feel like a 21 year old when im in me Zed

Barry.m · Post by **Barry.m** » Sun 30 Jul, 2006 13:35

I'm 47, Could not afford to buy one until now, pick my red Z4 2.5se up on Monday (tomorrow) can't wait

sundaydriver · Post by **sundaydriver** » Mon 31 Jul, 2006 14:46

93

- well, I feel like it some days

Jimmy · Post by **Jimmy** » Wed 27 Sep, 2006 13:20

21 when I got my 1.9 16v

Now 23 & have an uncontrolable urge to get a Lotus Exige

5 years no claims helps of course

whiteminks · Post by **whiteminks** » Wed 27 Sep, 2006 15:07

Well I had my silver Z3 2.2i Sport for my 42nd birthday and my husband had a new A3 ............ but guess what...........

Yes every time the sun comes out I hear the roar of that 6 cylinder engine......... the brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr of the roof opening and that low exhaust note................ as he disppears into the sunset

Seriously though since having it I am the 'new Stig' ..... considering I have only had 1.2 Renault Clios before and am not a wild driver........ I seem to have come to life big-style.

The only thing is that bloody annoying white van drivers keep trying to cut me up....... so I get to the traffic lights ...... I

put my foot well and truly on the gas ....... and leave them in the dust

........... and oh yes ........ didn't realise the joy of having a convertible ........ you can do interesting
hand gestures by putting your arm( and fingers) high in the air ........... great for annoying van drivers

Post by **Robert T** » Wed 27 Sep, 2006 15:28

Quite a bit older than when this thread was started...

Ollie ///M · Post by **Ollie ///M** » Wed 27 Sep, 2006 17:59

26!! with 99 ///M Roadster, best car ive had by far... Tried to sell recently for help with the next pad but the ///M comes first over im afraid!

Insurance next month

Been quoted £900 from AA (protected NCB)

9 years no claims

3 points (stupid traffic light one)

Whos everyone else with?

///M Breadvan · Post by **///M Breadvan** » Thu 28 Sep, 2006 11:48

Bryn wrote:face of a 30 year old!

fitness of a 20 year old

mental age of a 10 year old!!

Me..... Face of a 30 year old, Fitness of a 50 year old (too much smoking) and mental age of a kid......... I am 31 years old.
£600 FC, protected NC, courtousy car and all that s**t with More Than

Edit: Forgot to say '99 M Coupe

bluebird1955 · Post by **bluebird1955** » Sun 01 Oct, 2006 13:24

SuzyZ3 · Post by **SuzyZ3** » Sun 01 Oct, 2006 21:47

spokey wrote:I'm 67 and I don't think any of you whippersnappers should own a Z3.

Just think what cars us whippersnappers will have when we are your age...

Suzy (26)

layla · Post by **layla** » Mon 02 Oct, 2006 17:59

Hello all, im 28 so im a whippersnapper as well.. great owning such a cool car....

Chrislong · Post by **Chrislong** » Mon 02 Oct, 2006 18:29

Well im 26 and soon to be *cough* 26 again, had my Z3 for about 4-5 weeks now, its '99 1.9 16v, this is my first sports car.

£800, 4yr NCB, 3 points (come off in July 07) with Direct Swine.

rimshot · Post by **rimshot** » Mon 02 Oct, 2006 21:57

Hi everyone. I'm 54 years old, just completed my first season as a Z owner and the sun just kept on shining, what a season it's been. My baby is an X reg 1.9 topaz blue (1st sports car owned) sheer joy!

zroadster.net

Just wondering...how old are you?

How old?

Age

whippersnapper as well... he he