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joeDoe 01-03-2022 11:37 PM

Age 40+
 
just curious who here is age 40+, getting a GR86. :-) I am 45, so not sure if too old for a GR86. I know this car is focus toward the younger audience.

1b1d 01-03-2022 11:45 PM

45 myself. First “younger” car. Totally not having a crisis—I’m not even fifty!

obscene_gesture 01-03-2022 11:52 PM

Just get what makes you happy.

McMCOO 01-04-2022 12:03 AM

53 and getting a daily driver/toy on a cash budget aligned with my retirement goals. I don't go into debt for cars. We budget for a new car every 5 years instead of taking out a 60 month loan. This is where I was going to proclaim I don't care what people think. Wwweeeelllll...

Confession: Picking Toyota over Subaru was in part due to my bias again Subaru as a hoon symbol, and my bias towards Toyota as more mature. Biases are what they are. They don't have to be correct! [emoji41]

The rest of the decision was the front end and Neptune blue.

Lelandjt 01-04-2022 01:17 AM

42 and have one on order, with conservative options: 17" wheels, no duck tail, silver paint.
It's the sensible hold-over option between my street legal rally car of my 30s and my future fancy, high power semi-exotic of my 50s.

zooki 01-04-2022 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by joeDoe (Post 3493488)
just curious who here is age 40+, getting a GR86. :-) I am 45, so not sure if too old for a GR86. I know this car is focus toward the younger audience.

I’m 51, and this will be my second 86. I bought a Scion FR-S in 2013. I think the new GR will be a nice companion to my ‘69 Mustang I’m putting together, also with a 6 speed standard.

humfrz 01-04-2022 02:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joeDoe (Post 3493488)
just curious who here is age 40+, getting a GR86. :-) I am 45, so not sure if too old for a GR86. I know this car is focus toward the younger audience.

Oh, I'm 79 and I'm still not too old for my FRS. As long as I take my time getting out of it and don't trip, stumble and fall. - :sigh:

(the secret to exiting it is to place one foot on the ground then push off the door and do a "vertical combat roll" down along the side of the car till you get both feet planted) - :thumbsup:

sneaky_pete 01-04-2022 03:40 AM

I was 47 when I bought my 86 GTS a couple of years ago - bought it off a guy who was 53.

I was going to keep it stock but a couple of things pi$$ed me off about it so I fixed those. one thing led to another and I don't want to add up how much I've spent on it now - wheels, suspension, full exhaust, tune, headunit etc etc.

good thing is a lot of my mods will fit on the new model. will probably wait a couple of years, but I am pretty sure I'll get the new one.

never too old!!

Jianlun 01-04-2022 03:43 AM

I will be 41 in a weeks time. And have a GR86 on order.

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*Axel 01-04-2022 05:54 AM

Thought I'd chime in since the BRZ is the twin of the GR86, and I'm 59.. I bought the car strictly as a toy for recreational driving. Never too old to have fun, don't care what anyone else thinks.

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Originally Posted by McMCOO (Post 3493494)
53 and getting a daily driver/toy on a cash budget...

Confession: Picking Toyota over Subaru was in part due to my bias again Subaru as a hoon symbol, and my bias towards Toyota as more mature. Biases are what they are. They don't have to be correct! [emoji41]

Yeah, mine's paid for too, already have the title...Had to look up hoon..Oops, caught me. :burnrubber:

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Originally Posted by Lelandjt (Post 3493497)
42 and have one on order, with conservative options: 17" wheels, no duct tail, silver paint.
It's the sensible hold-over option between my street legal rally car of my 30s and my future fancy, high power semi-exotic of my 50s.

I chose the base model with 17" wheels and hard rubber tires for :burnrubber: also in silver. Good taste! :thumbsup: To perhaps recapture some feelings my first car gave me, a silver, light in the rear, very tail happy hot rodded 72 Monte Carlo.



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Originally Posted by sneaky_pete (Post 3493512)
I was going to keep it stock but a couple of things pi$$ed me off about it so I fixed those. one thing led to another and I don't want to add up how much I've spent on it now...

Yeah, I was going to keep mine mostly stock..But already bought new speakers and a slightly thicker rear sway bar.:sigh:

Monroetwin 01-04-2022 06:57 AM

47 here. Currently have a 2020 86 GT PP, but in the process of upgrading to a GR 86 premium now (also in steel silver). My youngest is off to college, so I can justify a “2 seater”. Will also be paying cash for mine as well. I don’t like debt!

The Red One 01-04-2022 08:42 AM

Going on 67, If I was to misplace my BRZ (Summer DD) tomorrow
I would definitely be looking into this next gen as replacement.
Just having too much fun exploiting the collection of roundabouts
that have been popping up around here.
I hope that’s not a sign that senility is setting in.:D

dreamwonder 01-04-2022 08:53 AM

Whenever I get reminded, I chant 45 is the new 25.


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