Age 40+ - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

StE92ve · 01-04-2022, 09:02 AM

65+ Both retired and no longer need 2 "practical" vehicles. IMHO, the GR86 is the best value in a fun to drive "sports car". Only consideration is that SWMBO is dead set against me getting a 6MT since that would be too impractical.....

*Axel · 01-04-2022, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by StE92ve

Only consideration is that SWMBO is dead set against me getting a 6MT since that would be too impractical.....

That "SWMBO" stuff is exactly why the west is falling apart. Do what you want; that is what's practical.

Capt Spaulding · 01-04-2022, 09:17 AM

Don't swallow the "86/BRZ is for youngsters" line. I'm 68 and my '15 has made a great GT car. Any number of my more "experienced" friends here will, I think, agree. The "too old for [name your activity]" mindset is a crock.

Jegan_V · 01-04-2022, 09:43 AM

Honestly don't pay any heed to your age with regards to this car. Yes the target demographic is younger drivers, but if it's a very good car it can be appreciated by all ages. Only issue with these cars is entry and exit and that's dependent more on your physical shape, if you don't have an issue then there is no issue.

Frankly the first people I saw driving these cars almost 9 years ago were older guys at least 65+ or had enough greys to pass visually for retirement age.

I look at it another way. More mature drivers hopefully means less painful insurance premiums.

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Tcoat · 01-04-2022, 09:45 AM

"this car is focus toward the younger audience"
This is exactly what was said about the first gen.
It was proven very, very wrong then and it still is.

For one thing there are not a lot of "young" people that have the money to buy cars like these new. The average age stays pretty high until the used ones hit the market. Then it starts to fall rapidly as the cars get older.

Dreamwonder makes the other point perfectly. As much as people in their forties may think they are "old" they really aren't. Not these days at any rate.
I remember a day when I thought forty was really old but since my kids are now in their forties it doesn't seem old at all!

PBR · 01-04-2022, 10:08 AM

42. I've owned everything from a Dino 246 GTS to an EVO X. Nothing to do with age. It's for anyone that simply wants one of the best driver's cars on sale. My buddies think I should've gotten a Cayman. I don't. Long gearing, poor steering feel, bigger/heavier with McPherson struts all around and no LSD. Never growing up...

Tcoat · 01-04-2022, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by PBR

42. I've owned everything from a Dino 246 GTS to an EVO X. Nothing to do with age. It's for anyone that simply wants one of the best driver's cars on sale. My buddies think I should've gotten a Cayman. I don't. Long gearing, poor steering feel, bigger/heavier with McPherson struts all around and no LSD. Never growing up...

Yep! Not like everybody here drove nothing but minivans and pickup trucks as soon as they turned 30!

JD001 · 01-04-2022, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by humfrz

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. -

(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) -

We won't mention the "reverse" modelling that you so enjoy....

McMCOO · 01-04-2022, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Yep! Not like everybody here drove nothing but minivans and pickup trucks as soon as they turned 30!

Q Branch told me that was all they had left. :-(

Sapphireho · 01-04-2022, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Yep! Not like everybody here drove nothing but minivans and pickup trucks as soon as they turned 30!

I remember about 20 or so years ago when my wife and I went out to look at mini vans. With 4 kids, it sounded like a good idea. We went to the first dealer (don't remember the brand) looked at one for about 5 minutes, looked at each other and said, "I don't think we are mini van people."

58 here.

jvincent · 01-04-2022, 11:02 AM

Turning 56 shortly and will be trading in my 2013 FRS for a 2022 BRZ this week.

Assuming that the damn thing actually gets delivered.

Tcoat · 01-04-2022, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by McMCOO

Q Branch told me that was all they had left. :-(

Well right now they may be right! We drove down our main car sales road last night and I don't think there were 30 new cars between the 6 dealerships. For example the Chevy dealership had one new truck and nothing else.
Subaru did however have a shiny new red BRZ out front with the one Crosstrek and two Outbacks that appears to be their whole lot stock.

Tcoat · 01-04-2022, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by jvincent

Turning 56 shortly and will be trading in my 2013 FRS for a 2022 BRZ this week.

Assuming that the damn thing actually gets delivered.

There is a red one in London if you want to drive.

jvincent · 01-04-2022, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

There is a red one in London if you want to drive.

Too far. Plus I already have the VIN.

Who'd have thunk having a delivery date over the holiday season during a pandemic would be such an issue?

01-04-2022, 09:17 AM	#17
Capt Spaulding Persona Non Grata Join Date: Nov 2015 Drives: '15 BRZ (WRB) Location: On the Border Posts: 1,882 Thanks: 2,016 Thanked 2,780 Times in 1,200 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Don't swallow the "86/BRZ is for youngsters" line. I'm 68 and my '15 has made a great GT car. Any number of my more "experienced" friends here will, I think, agree. The "too old for [name your activity]" mindset is a crock. __________________ Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast

01-04-2022, 09:45 AM	#19
Tcoat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: 2020 Hakone Location: London, Ont Posts: 69,845 Thanks: 61,656 Thanked 108,283 Times in 46,456 Posts Mentioned: 2495 Post(s) Tagged: 50 Thread(s)	"this car is focus toward the younger audience" This is exactly what was said about the first gen. It was proven very, very wrong then and it still is. For one thing there are not a lot of "young" people that have the money to buy cars like these new. The average age stays pretty high until the used ones hit the market. Then it starts to fall rapidly as the cars get older. Dreamwonder makes the other point perfectly. As much as people in their forties may think they are "old" they really aren't. Not these days at any rate. I remember a day when I thought forty was really old but since my kids are now in their forties it doesn't seem old at all! __________________ Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar, because Racecar.

01-04-2022, 09:02 AM	#15
StE92ve Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2020 Drives: 2014 Mazda CX-5 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 355 Thanks: 720 Thanked 331 Times in 169 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	65+ Both retired and no longer need 2 "practical" vehicles. IMHO, the GR86 is the best value in a fun to drive "sports car". Only consideration is that SWMBO is dead set against me getting a 6MT since that would be too impractical.....

01-04-2022, 09:43 AM	#18
Jegan_V Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: 2023 Subaru BRZ Location: Toronto Posts: 433 Thanks: 67 Thanked 275 Times in 156 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Honestly don't pay any heed to your age with regards to this car. Yes the target demographic is younger drivers, but if it's a very good car it can be appreciated by all ages. Only issue with these cars is entry and exit and that's dependent more on your physical shape, if you don't have an issue then there is no issue. Frankly the first people I saw driving these cars almost 9 years ago were older guys at least 65+ or had enough greys to pass visually for retirement age. I look at it another way. More mature drivers hopefully means less painful insurance premiums. Sent from my Pixel 6 using Tapatalk

01-04-2022, 10:08 AM	#20
PBR Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2021 Drives: 2022 BRZ Limited 6 speed manual Location: BC Posts: 167 Thanks: 522 Thanked 190 Times in 93 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	42. I've owned everything from a Dino 246 GTS to an EVO X. Nothing to do with age. It's for anyone that simply wants one of the best driver's cars on sale. My buddies think I should've gotten a Cayman. I don't. Long gearing, poor steering feel, bigger/heavier with McPherson struts all around and no LSD. Never growing up...

01-04-2022, 11:02 AM	#25
jvincent Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: 2022 WRB BRZ Sport-Tech Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 1,746 Thanks: 131 Thanked 1,410 Times in 715 Posts Mentioned: 25 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Turning 56 shortly and will be trading in my 2013 FRS for a 2022 BRZ this week. Assuming that the damn thing actually gets delivered.

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