Just wondering...how old are you?

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marco
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Just wondering...how old are you?

Post by marco »

Just reading through the post about insurance - I'm amazed by how young we are. I always thought that at 26, I was young for a Z driver - but it looks like I'm actually quite old, and there's plenty of 21 and 22 year old whipper snappers about, despite the fact I've never thought it was a boy (or girl) racer's car.

Maybe as it's more likely to be youngish people who use the net, the 60 year old Z drivers are less likely to be on the forum...

Anyway, just for my interest (and in the interest of not doing any work on a Friday) let's work out an average Z driver age How old are you?
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Twelve.

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I think theres a couple of these flying about, anyhoo,

I'm 22 :) 23 in March... damn that makes me feel old :(
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Paul.Stuhlfelder wrote:I think theres a couple of these flying about, anyhoo,

I'm 22 :) 23 in March... damn that makes me feel old :(

I'm 33 does that make you feel younger? :D
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I am 24, got mine when I was 23
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32 , had the car since I was 26, when I bought it from new :lol: :lol:

I was young when I had mine, or at least I thought so...


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31..... bought mine as a 30th birthday gift to myself.
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23.. 24 in feb
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29. Honest! :mrgreen:
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jamdcam wrote:31..... bought mine as a 30th birthday gift to myself.
:shock: Me too!!
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26 and i bought mine as a graduation present to myself for finishing my PhD :)
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Re: Just wondering...how old are you?

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marco wrote: Maybe as it's more likely to be youngish people who use the net, the 60 year old Z drivers are less likely to be on the forum...
Rubbish....and I'm not 60 yet............. but not that far away from it :twisted:
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33 this Sunday !

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26
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I'm 29, 30 next July! This makes me feel really old now!! :bawl:
Am i young for an M driver though??!!
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Re: Just wondering...how old are you?

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Geoff H wrote:
marco wrote: Maybe as it's more likely to be youngish people who use the net, the 60 year old Z drivers are less likely to be on the forum...
Rubbish....and I'm not 60 yet............. but not that far away from it :twisted:
Well said Geoff H, I will be 60 next month, :shock: talk about stereotyping :head:
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40

bothered?

nah :mrgreen:
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Post by Rodders »

29 just

will be 29 next year to

and the year after that

i aint turnin 30

ever
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26 ARRGGHHHH!!!! :shock:
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Post by garyw »

I refuse to answer incase of incriminating myself..... feeling older after reading this thread though..... not 40 yet..

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Re: Just wondering...how old are you?

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M11 POW wrote:
Geoff H wrote:
marco wrote: Maybe as it's more likely to be youngish people who use the net, the 60 year old Z drivers are less likely to be on the forum...
Rubbish....and I'm not 60 yet............. but not that far away from it :twisted:
Well said Geoff H, I will be 60 next month, :shock: talk about stereotyping :head:
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47 and you are as young as you feel

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51 going on 21, coz that's how i feel when i drive it, even better with system of a down blasting through the speakers.
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Im a very young 35 :oops:
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Hell!! am I the oldest at 61, but I started driving in the wonderful sixties so will never grow old hence the Z
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24, am surprised that anyone younger could insure an ///M
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I'm a very 'young looking' 41 year old :mrgreen:
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Im 25 driving a ZM Roadster £1100 Fully comp through Bell Insurance..

8 Years No claims.. I had quoates upto £3900 through RAC!

Worth shopping around..
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seventy four and three quarters.
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Next week I'll be 16,425 (days that is, give or take the odd leap year or two :shock: )
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AndyBass wrote:Next week I'll be 16,425 (days that is, give or take the odd leap year or two :shock: )
Mid 40's? Never was any good at maths!! :roll:
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Just turned 21 3 weeks ago so decided to treat myself to a present, got a Z3 a week after. :D
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40 with two kids ........ practical car?? Not in the slightest but what the hell!! :lol:

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Marvellous wrote:practical car?? Not in the slightest but what the hell!! :lol:

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47................ As old as the woman you feel!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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coming up 44 this tuesday,the zm hasent been out for 23 days now,work so busy etc,use a old ford fiesta to get to work these days,keeping the zm milage very low,sometimes i feel i should get the zm out more,but its really a summer only car,i like to keep it that way,with all this salt on the roads this time off year,i bloody saved hard for this so i keep it very nice,and it takes 4 hours to polish it back to show -shine,
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just wondering how everyone particularly the sub-25 group finance your pride and joy? loans, finance, savings??

im going with the loan - i figured what the hell!
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Once I get into the ZzZ, I am 18 again :wink:
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face of a 30 year old!

fitness of a 20 year old

mental age of a 10 year old!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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No loan or finance and am 24. Looking like I may have to fork out for a new Vanos though on my ///M and it doesn't appear to be covered by my insurance warranty
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Paid cash for mine - dont do loans or finance, prefer not to owe anybody - got enough with my mortgage :roll:
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I've always bought my toys with cash only, don't like the idea of "owning" something that I haven't earned yet, at least with toys. :) I guess I'll have to adjust that thought a bit when I get around to buying a house... Currently I'm 29 years of age, I was 27 when I bought my first Z3.
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i am 26, 27 in feb, but i still get asked for ID for most pubs! apparantly i'm lucky???
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22 got my 2.8 last year (21yrs)
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40
First wife, no kids (hence I could afford the Z)

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Post by mich »

foxy wrote:Im a very young 35 :oops:
Come on Foxy, I saw your photo, you are not a day over 23-24

Now me??? would'nt you like to know :colourful: :colourful:
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44 in a fortnight
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34 in January
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