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0-20
51
10.92%
21-25
107
22.91%
26-30
86
18.42%
31-35
59
12.63%
36-40
46
9.85%
41-45
32
6.85%
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86
18.42%
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How old is average RX-8 owner (poll)?

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Old 09-21-2006 | 01:31 AM
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How old is average RX-8 owner (poll)?

I'm just curious how old is average RX owner.
I hope you don't mind that i created a poll for this issue
Old 09-21-2006 | 01:37 AM
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OMG a poll! this is awful! *answers* oh hey, that didn't hurt at all. ^_^
Old 09-21-2006 | 02:11 AM
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For some reason after I voted I felt the need to put an bandaid on my arm.
Old 09-21-2006 | 02:16 AM
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My guess as the minority will be 0-20 even though it is one of the biggest ranges.
Old 09-21-2006 | 02:55 AM
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sweet i am in the majority!


“Nothing is more revolting than the majority; for it consists of few vigorous predecessors, of knaves who accommodate themselves, of weak people who assimilate themselves, and the mass that toddles after them without knowing in the least what it wants”

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Old 09-21-2006 | 04:06 AM
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WTH! I feel old now lol jking
Old 09-21-2006 | 08:11 AM
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I'm surprised at how many young uns are buying this car. When it fist went on sale, I thought it would appeal to middle age crises buying people, like me. I did'nt think it would appeal to 21-25 range. Mostly because of cost. Guess I was wrong.
Old 09-21-2006 | 08:46 AM
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There should be a poll after this one to find out how many people under 25 actualy purchesed their car with their earned money.

I have read a lot of people on the forums saying they actualy do, and only 1 or 2, was purchased by their parents.
Old 09-21-2006 | 08:52 AM
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Number 2 and yes i did pay for the car with my own money 20 years old
Old 09-21-2006 | 09:02 AM
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24 and bought it with my own mulah (and going to pay it off early).
Old 09-21-2006 | 09:05 AM
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Same here. I got an intrest only loan (age 22) and will pay the car off early. feels good.
Old 09-21-2006 | 09:08 AM
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Same here. I got an intrest only loan (age 22) and will pay the car off early. feels good.

ditto, you definately enjoy something alot more when you have to make the payments every month..

Happy boosting!
Old 09-21-2006 | 09:08 AM
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best car for a college graduate.
Old 09-21-2006 | 09:10 AM
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Congrats Crazy. What is your major?
Old 09-21-2006 | 09:10 AM
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dang u whipper snappers, i bought this car when i was just a young buck at 30yrs now iam 31 lol :P
Old 09-21-2006 | 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by VarneyMazda
ditto, you definately enjoy something alot more when you have to make the payments every month..

Happy boosting!
I agree with that...I'm very happy that *I* am paying for *MY* car...and I was only 20 when I bought it (and a few days later I turned 21).
Old 09-21-2006 | 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by VarneyMazda
ditto, you definately enjoy something alot more when you have to make the payments every month..

Happy boosting!
Doah, you didnt catch my joke. An interest only loan never dies. You always pay just the interest, and the car never gets closer to being yours.

Anyway. Great car for anyone at any age IMO.
Old 09-21-2006 | 09:23 AM
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zeblien, your humor is so pure that only the sharpest of (dim) wits can grasp it.
Old 09-21-2006 | 10:05 AM
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Just to clarify, IN NO WAY is this indicative of the average age of an RX8 driver. Rather, it is indicative of the average age of RX8 driver’s using the web/forums/this site. This site, like others like it, have an obvious youth bias, which explains many things I read here...read into this what you will.

Hence why most responses here show an under 30 crowd as the majority. I'm willing to bet that not even Scion, the greatest youth targeted car brand of any, has an under 30 crowd as the majority.

I'm sure that Mazda HQ sets their target demographics, builds creative executions, plan media buys, etc. understanding that the under 30 crowd will be a minority.

Of course, we will see more under 30's owning RX8's as more become available used.

BTW, I'm 38.
Old 09-21-2006 | 10:25 AM
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25. Paying for it myself.
Old 09-21-2006 | 10:30 AM
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On the forums most the members tend to be younger (under 30) but in real life driving around I see quite a few RX8's driven by older people and women. I'd say the true average is in the late 20's.

I myself am 23 but I'm also an account executive, MBA student and soon to be home owner.
Old 09-21-2006 | 10:36 AM
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27, bought at 26, paying myself of course.

Oh, and if you want some really amusing statistics, you should cross reference this with the number of 8 owners that play World of Warcraft. The demographic is similar
Old 09-21-2006 | 10:37 AM
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Cool. Owning a home is worth it, unless you live in a flood plain (aka Orleans), or Tornado vally, or earthquake ridge... you get the point. Now, does mazda make houses?
Old 09-21-2006 | 10:46 AM
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21, senior year of college baby, almost there. And yes I did pay for it myself.
Old 09-21-2006 | 11:53 AM
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I bought my home first and that is the reason why i can afford my 8 GT, i dont have a mortgage and am using the money to pay off the car and to store it in the winter i also still own my old car which i am using as a winter beater


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