Young people and sensible boring saloons

[culpz]

Had a MK7 Golf GTI on order not too long ago. Was genuinely so excited as it's a car I've wanted for ages. Then circumstances changed fairly sudden and i needed to move into a flat so in came a B9 Audi A4 1.4 TFSI instead. Not a bad car but not the one i wanted. Sad face

[s m]

SD_1 said:

I have always liked boring saloons compared to hatchbacks - bought my first Mondeo at 18 and had my E46 for almost 5 years now. I am 24.

I had boring sensible 2 litre Escort saloons when I was in my teens too. Love a saloon me

[vtecyo]

rsbmw said:

Once you're over about 25 and in a professional type of job, you look a bit of a tool showing up in your chav'd up type-R!

Yes... you do.

[anonymous-user]

Bluehawk said:

I'm 22 and drive an incredibly dull car!! SAAB 95 Estate!!

Why? Cheap to insure, 275bhp so not exactly slow (even if it does handle like a bus), and most importantly it munches miles with great ease, and my mountain bike fits in the boot with almost no effort.

Functionality over form for my car.

Edit: I do have to admit there is a small element of enjoying the surprise on my friends faces when i overtake them in their Hatchbacks with no effort!

Commendable. You clearly have excellent taste!

[caelite]

AH33 said:

Because anyone born after 1990 is a safe space snowflake and cars that make noise and go fast trigger them?

As someone born after 1990 this is triggering me, please remove it.

[TheVole]

I'm 22, born in 1994. Most definitely not someone who needs a safe place when it comes to cars

My car history has been, in order:

Rover 214 - as it was the fastest thing I could insure, a blistering 10.2 seconds 0-60 from 103bhp
MX5 mk1 1.8 - got 1 years NCB and ran with it
Ford Puma 1.7 - 'cos the MX5 crapped its pants and I needed something nippy urgently - to this day, the best car I've owned
Fiesta ST - wanted something faster
MX5 mk2.5 1.8 Sport - same again - but I wanted something that felt faster

At my age, all I care about right now is performance and whether the car is fun to drive spiritedly.

Most of my friends own Type Rs or quick Minis. Not every 18-25 year old is in a leased poverty-spec A4/C-Class/3 series. It's a certain subset of people - mostly the type who must have a name brand of everything from clothes to cars, you know the type.

[AMGJocky]

Definitely an image thing. On the flip side, at my old job, one of the guys had a GranTurismo MC and he was told not to drive that to customer meetings as it would make them less likely to buy from him and that all he does is line his pockets with their money. That's obviously true, but sad that people think that way.

[S10GTA]

caelite said:

AH33 said:

Because anyone born after 1990 is a safe space snowflake and cars that make noise and go fast trigger them?

As someone born after 1990 this is triggering me, please remove it.

[vtecyo]

TheVole said:

I'm 22, born in 1994.

My car history has been, in order:

Rover 214 - as it was the fastest thing I could insure, a blistering 10.2 seconds 0-60 from 103bhp

A mate of mine had a 216 as his first car. Him and the chap with the 3.0 V6 (Camry) were kings of the car park. The guy with the (hanging) 1.5 Civic was close second. Life was much more fun when getting 100bhp was the goal.

[Trabi601]

When I was in my late 20s I ran a couple of 'grandad' spec. cars.

A B5 Passat 1.8T - in SE trim with flat green paint and plastic wheel trims. One of the best cars I ever owned.

I also ran a Fiat Marea for a year. In JRG. It did, however, have a 20v 5-pot engine.

[jonwm]

s m said:

SD_1 said:

I have always liked boring saloons compared to hatchbacks - bought my first Mondeo at 18 and had my E46 for almost 5 years now. I am 24.

I had boring sensible 2 litre Escort saloons when I was in my teens too. Love a saloon me

Orion??

[TurboHatchback]

I'm 27 and I own an Audi A6 (bought when I was 25). 'Image' and 'brand' had nothing to do with the purchase, it was simply a magnificent car that offered an unmatched array of capabilities for the price. I've also owned knobbly 4x4s, old man coupes, hot hatches etc and I couldn't care less what other people think of them or their appropriateness for my age.

[towser44]

At 19/20 I had a 1.6 Renault Megane Saloon! Insurance was cheap and it had a great spec. Though I did get lots of 'family man' comments from my mates at the time and yes, I was single!

[AMGJocky]

Martin_Hx said:

Im 33 and still drive my Civic, its standard though and i don't own baseball cap

Standard?! That must be the only one in the UK?

[Trabi601]

jonwm said:

s m said:

SD_1 said:

I have always liked boring saloons compared to hatchbacks - bought my first Mondeo at 18 and had my E46 for almost 5 years now. I am 24.

I had boring sensible 2 litre Escort saloons when I was in my teens too. Love a saloon me

Orion??

You may be showing your tender years with that!

Mk1 and 2 Escorts were saloons.

[BigBen]

Trabi601 said:

jonwm said:

s m said:

SD_1 said:

I have always liked boring saloons compared to hatchbacks - bought my first Mondeo at 18 and had my E46 for almost 5 years now. I am 24.

I had boring sensible 2 litre Escort saloons when I was in my teens too. Love a saloon me

Orion??

You may be showing your tender years with that!

Mk1 and 2 Escorts were saloons.

I think the Orion name may have been dropped for the later Escorts.

[jamieduff1981]

My first car was a Rover 620 diesel. I then got a Ford Cougar, then back to saloons for a while. We had Mazda MX-5s alongside the saloons through my late 20s.

The reason was that I couldn't really afford anything I really, really wanted whilst trying to get a house, paying 20-something year old insurance prices etc, so I just got the nicest car I could for the money I was willing to pay.

I was not / am not interested in hot hatches or rally reps. Proper sports cars weren't really anything on the proverbial table, so why pay through the nose for a warmed up version of a dull car? Having not bled myself dry in my 20s, I'm getting towards being about to have the cars I actually like now I'm in my mid-30s.

[Dyl]

I was born in 1990. With traffic and the horrendous state of the roads these days, I can sort of see why a comfortable saloon is preferable, however I completely agree that it is more about the badge.

I have a few 'friends' who aspire to recession-white Audis and BMWs, in face I know someone who hires cars quite a lot and always pays the ridiculous fees to hire a C-Class or 3-series, where as I spend as little as possible on a Fiat 500 or the like and have a laugh.

My point is, we aren't all like that. My car history hasn't been the most exciting but my last car was a Mazda MX5 2.0 Sport and the current car is a VW Polo GTI. My mates who are still at home have BMW M135s and another took delivery of an Audi TTS recently, all very nice cars which could have seen them in a diesel saloon for the same price.

[iphonedyou]

Another thread for PHers to judge others?

These are like Brexit threads, but more numerous.

[SonicShadow]

caelite said:

AH33 said:

Because anyone born after 1990 is a safe space snowflake and cars that make noise and go fast trigger them?

As someone born after 1990 this is triggering me, please remove it.

I identify as a BMW 318D, this triggers me also.