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12-10-2019, 11:08 AM | #43 | |
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I think it was this one [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTcRWzAwL70"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTcRWzAwL70[/ame] Reminded me of this E46 M3 commercial where it's being driven on a mountainside road and at the end they're just playing that metallic engine note and ohhh maan. Can't find that one
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People focus on the young person marketing but these cars were marketed for two main demographics of which the young, techy or professional was only one component. The other target was the middle aged empty nester with the cash and option to be able to have a second fun car for play or commuting. There are far more of this category on the forum than many would believe. I repeat that even here we did not see the average age start to drop until the used ones started dropping in price and they became more available to the younger crowd. This is totally normal in the car industry and has happened forever. I always found it funny that the FRS was supposed to be the young guy market and the BRZ was aimed at the "higher end" older market but the sales numbers clearly show that the reverse is what actually happened. People can NEVER go by the others they have met or seen as a "normal" situation. If that was the case then I would think that the bulk of the owners are old women since I see two of them for every young guy driving one around here.
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Heck, I would say close to 50% of the First 86 group were 40 or older in 2012.
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My wife HATES my car. Always has from the before day she even rode in it. The day after I bought it, but hadn't picked it up yet, she called me in totally hysterics. Between sobs I managed to get the story of why she was so upset. Apparently she had told the guys at her work what I bought and they all said things like "Oh he will be killed by a truck running over him", "those things are so powerful (sic) he will get into an accident" and "Those are death traps". I had to show her all the crash test ratings and safety awards to get her calmed down. Even now when she goes with me anyplace (very, very, very rare) she is gripping the seat edge with white knuckles and flinches every single time any other car comes close.
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Nope. 8 year old Neon's, beat up old Hyundai's and the one "cool" guy with the worn out, base model, 2010 Eclipse.
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They can't get out of their own way and they squash a lot of stuff.
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Well it is an RV dealership so...
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One time my mom excitedly told me to quickly come and look out the window cause there was a ferrari there. Turned out to be a red Eclipse.
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My wife HATES my car. Always has from the before day she even rode in it. The day after I bought it, but hadn't picked it up yet, she called me in totally hysterics. Between sobs I managed to get the story of why she was so upset. Apparently she had told the guys at her work what I bought and they all said things like "Oh he will be killed by a truck running over him", "those things are so powerful (sic) he will get into an accident" and "Those are death traps". I had to show her all the crash test ratings and safety awards to get her calmed down. Even now when she goes with me anyplace (very, very, very rare) she is gripping the seat edge with white knuckles and flinches every single time any other car comes close.[/QUOTE]
In my (so far)two spring/summer/fall years that I have my 86 my wife has not even TRYNG to drive it! not even once! and is not because is manual, she knows drive manual, but doesn't like my "baby"... In fact she only has been passenger on my car 2 times... But instead, she loves my "Winter Beater" (Corolla 2001)... Tales for a married man |
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