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Originally Posted by Tcoat
How does this become age related?
The 50 plus crowd are far more likely to buy MTs.
There is an age limit to be a "diehard enthusiast"?
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We dont really have much data to support any of those claims.
IMO I think there are competing effects going on.
The way it works from my view is that more traditionally the older you got the more you would see autos in use, I have only a couple of mates who still drive manual as a preference for instance. Whereas these days people don't even have the option for cheaper manual cars when they start.
Enthusiasts are more likely in general to buy a manual, and its probably true that the 'relative' number of younger car enthusiast are buying auto now because they haven't learnt how to drive a manual, and the options are not there as much.
However this doesn't mean that the 50 crowd is outright more likely than younger buyers to get a manual. The comparison data of the 86 and BRZ sales indicate that the 86 are older buyers and are more automatics, and the BRZ sales are younger buyer's and more manuals.