Owners age
03-25-2003, 09:44 PM
#9
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Re: Owners age
Originally posted by Maxman2000
Nobody has to answer this but I'm just really curious. Who is the youngest that owns a 5th gen Maxima??? I'm turnin 16 in July.
Nobody has to answer this but I'm just really curious. Who is the youngest that owns a 5th gen Maxima??? I'm turnin 16 in July.
03-26-2003, 03:24 AM
#13
Re: Re: Owners age
Originally posted by SG01MaxSE
Dude... what's with your sig??? The whole "purple cow" thing is freakin' me out.
Dude... what's with your sig??? The whole "purple cow" thing is freakin' me out.
. Cows are my favorite animals and yeah so the purple cow thing is something I just made up.
03-26-2003, 07:51 AM
#17
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Originally posted by hansolo1
I have a question. How does a 16 to 18 year old afford a 25K+ car?
I have a question. How does a 16 to 18 year old afford a 25K+ car?
(Not the car but the money) WELL WORTH IT THOUGH!!!
03-26-2003, 07:57 AM
#18
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Originally posted by 03_Silvr_Streak
Ya how? I'm 20 I'll be 21 this year and I just bought my brand new 2003 in December and so for it's killing. (Not the car but the money) WELL WORTH IT THOUGH!!!
Ya how? I'm 20 I'll be 21 this year and I just bought my brand new 2003 in December and so for it's killing.
(Not the car but the money) WELL WORTH IT THOUGH!!!
03-26-2003, 08:35 AM
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Originally posted by wildmanal
Come on guys, quiting posting these threads. I've seen like 3 in the past 3 months. There are a few people who as soon as they turn 16 get a 2002/2003 max and some have the car before at 15.
Come on guys, quiting posting these threads. I've seen like 3 in the past 3 months. There are a few people who as soon as they turn 16 get a 2002/2003 max and some have the car before at 15.
Don't you guys have something better to contribute, or are you just a bunch of mindless post ******?
03-26-2003, 08:39 AM
#22
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Originally posted by 03_Silvr_Streak
Before my cousin turned 16 she already had a 2 year old Ford Mustang waiting for her (birthday present)....so as soon as she got her drivers' license she drove that for a couple of months...then, in the winter, (with the rear wheel drive and not really knowing how to drive) she crashed into some light pole... her parents wanted that to be a lesson (they told her not to drive that night when she crashed it, but she still drove) and didn't fix the car for a couple of months (so she didn't anything for that period of time).....well, after they did fix it she drove it for about half a year and got bored with it and wanted another car....so her dad gave her his 2 year old Infinity I30t (a sweet car---basically decked out Maxima)....that car lasted her for a year....before she turned 18 she wanted another car, so her parents got her a brand spanking new and fully loaded Pathfinder (for like $37K)......so she's 3 cars in 2 years before her 18th birthday.....That's pretty spoiled in my book...
alright, I'm gonna stop ranting about this...
as far as myself, I drive a stinking small Corolla that I took from my mom after her lease ended (I extended her lease for a half a year)...so I'm looking for a bigger car and am thinking about getting a used 5th gen Maxima---that's why I was on this forum in the first place....
03-26-2003, 06:29 PM
#23
As a former spoiled rotten kid. I can only say that you appreciate a vehicle a lot more when you actually pay for it. I have always taken great care of my vehicles. The ones that I paid for myself are the ones that I feel the best about. How can you say anything when your parents paid for your car and your insurance for you? "nice car... thanks, tell that to the person that paid for it..."
03-26-2003, 06:41 PM
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My friend who is 18 like myself had his own Ford Focus at 16, tricked out paid for by dad. In his spare time he drives the family 2k3 Range Rover, and on special occasions he drives his father's Merc SL55 AMG. And he's getting a fully loaded 2k4 Max in 2 months (waiting list).
I've had my 2k Max for a year, it 'belongs' to my dad, but he doesn't drive it, so it's pretty much mine.
I've had my 2k Max for a year, it 'belongs' to my dad, but he doesn't drive it, so it's pretty much mine.
03-26-2003, 06:53 PM
#25
Originally posted by hansolo1
I'm 24 and have a good job and the 400+ payment each month kinda hurts. I'm guessing that the 16 to 18 year olds must have rich parents that buy them a Max. Talk about spoiled.
I'm 24 and have a good job and the 400+ payment each month kinda hurts. I'm guessing that the 16 to 18 year olds must have rich parents that buy them a Max. Talk about spoiled.
simply getting a car from your parents doesnt make you spoiled. getting a car from your parents and not appreciating it and not realizing how lucky you are is spoiled.
03-26-2003, 07:02 PM
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Originally posted by Newman
i think you are confusing the word "spoiled" with "fortunate". there is a difference.
simply getting a car from your parents doesnt make you spoiled. getting a car from your parents and not appreciating it and not realizing how lucky you are is spoiled.
i think you are confusing the word "spoiled" with "fortunate". there is a difference.
simply getting a car from your parents doesnt make you spoiled. getting a car from your parents and not appreciating it and not realizing how lucky you are is spoiled.
03-26-2003, 07:34 PM
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most Nissan experience on the board?
Originally posted by i•maxx
Well I'm certainly not the youngest at age 37 but I do have plenty of maxima ownership exp having had a '96, '99 and '01 maxima.
Well I'm certainly not the youngest at age 37 but I do have plenty of maxima ownership exp having had a '96, '99 and '01 maxima.
only 28 years old but I have had alot of NISSAN ownership experience too.
1994 ga16de Sentra LE 5 speed --- RIP
1998 sr20de Sentra SE 5 speed --- RIP
1998 vq30de Maxima SE auto --- RIP
2001 vq35de Pathfinder auto 4x4 --- wife drives it
2003 vq35de Maxima SE 6 speed --- i drive this one!
can anyone figure out why I call myself "vqman"? I have had 3 vq's in my garage! it's a shame I only ran a 14.99!
then throw in my parents...
1991 ka24e Hardbody 5 speed --- dad still drives
1993 vg30e Maxima GXE auto --- mom's lease
1996 vq30de Maxima SE auto --- mom's lease
1999 ka24de Altima SE auto --- mom's lease
2002 vq35de Maxima SE auto --- mom's purchase...still has (of course)---got tired of leasing, couldn't stand the Altima, went right back to the Maxima.
and brother...
1996 ka24e Hardbody auto --- lease over
2000 vg33de Frontier Dessert Runner --- Still driving (lease)
-vq
03-26-2003, 07:43 PM
#31
20 years old
Got the maxima over the summer. I should have waited till winter...the ****ing cars went down in price...daaaaaaaaaamnit i wanted a 2k2...but a 2k will do for now
Sold my hooked up accord on ebay
wanted a V6 and more power
Got the maxima over the summer. I should have waited till winter...the ****ing cars went down in price...daaaaaaaaaamnit i wanted a 2k2...but a 2k will do for now
Sold my hooked up accord on ebay
wanted a V6 and more power
03-26-2003, 07:51 PM
#32
Originally posted by hansolo1
In this day and age I think that any young person who has a good parent or parents who take good care of them is forunate. Someone who has relatively expensive cars HANDED to them is spoiled.
In this day and age I think that any young person who has a good parent or parents who take good care of them is forunate. Someone who has relatively expensive cars HANDED to them is spoiled.
being spoiled is an attitude characteristic, not a measure of possessions. you can have two 16 year olds who both drive BMWs. one could have a job and appreciate his parents and one could ask daddy for money all the time and complain on his 16th birthday when he gets a black BMW instead of a blue BMW. one is spoiled and one is just a kid who is lucky to have wealthy parents.
03-26-2003, 08:03 PM
#33
I'm 21 and I bought my car a little over a year ago. I was 20 and did not need a cosigner because I had perfect credit. I'm making the payments and it's insured under my name. Because of this car, I don't have a lot of extra money for clothes, eating out, clubbin, beer..etc.
03-26-2003, 10:47 PM
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Originally posted by hansolo1
I have a question. How does a 16 to 18 year old afford a 25K+ car?
I have a question. How does a 16 to 18 year old afford a 25K+ car?
And... these are the days where the young(er) generation has more disposable income than ever before.
My first car at 16 yrs of age was a 1977 Chevy Malibu... a beast, but fun to drive (REAR WHEEL DRIVE!). Back then, though... the minimum wage was only $3.50 an hour, and the latest computer was the Apple IIe or the Radio Shack TSR80. Ford had the Escort EXP, Honda had just released the Civic CSi, and the F-Body cars ruled the road.
It is also a question I always wonder... how does a 16-yr-old afford a car like the Max?
03-26-2003, 11:45 PM
#36
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Whoopee...
Originally posted by 255HP_03_SE
Mommy and Daddy... that's how.
And... these are the days where the young(er) generation has more disposable income than ever before.
My first car at 16 yrs of age was a 1977 Chevy Malibu... a beast, but fun to drive (REAR WHEEL DRIVE!). Back then, though... the minimum wage was only $3.50 an hour, and the latest computer was the Apple IIe or the Radio Shack TSR80. Ford had the Escort EXP, Honda had just released the Civic CSi, and the F-Body cars ruled the road.
It is also a question I always wonder... how does a 16-yr-old afford a car like the Max?
Mommy and Daddy... that's how.
And... these are the days where the young(er) generation has more disposable income than ever before.
My first car at 16 yrs of age was a 1977 Chevy Malibu... a beast, but fun to drive (REAR WHEEL DRIVE!). Back then, though... the minimum wage was only $3.50 an hour, and the latest computer was the Apple IIe or the Radio Shack TSR80. Ford had the Escort EXP, Honda had just released the Civic CSi, and the F-Body cars ruled the road.
It is also a question I always wonder... how does a 16-yr-old afford a car like the Max?
My parents bought me a new car in 1983 (I was 16). I was so ecstatic. Went to high school in an affluent district, and grew up in what I later realized was an upper middle class household. What did Mom and Dad buy me? A BMW? Camaro? Porsche? Mustang? Corvette?
A 1983 Chevrolet Chevette CS 4 door (at least it wasn't a Citation!). Two tone silver and grey. It was a top of the line Chevette (didn't know there was one, did'ya?)
I NEVER felt embarassed by it and it actually was a good little commuter. The rule... I paid for all upkeep and insurance. The first new car I bought myself (second year in college) was a 1986 Dodge Omni GLH. Milk of Magnesia Blue and Silver. Awesome. But after 3 years it began to somewhat self destruct.
Got a kick out of the 80's flashback. I remember the TRS80's in computer class, and the Apple in my bedroom held data on a cassette. I also had to learn FORTRAN while at the U of I. Flowcharts up the wazoo... and all for nuthin'!
BTW... I think that maybe some of these kids are full of
(wishful thinking), or living vicariously through someone else. And if these spoiled brats aren't... BFD!
03-27-2003, 05:07 AM
#38
Re: Whoopee...
Originally posted by sammax89
Get this:
My parents bought me a new car in 1983 (I was 16). I was so ecstatic. Went to high school in an affluent district, and grew up in what I later realized was an upper middle class household. What did Mom and Dad buy me? A BMW? Camaro? Porsche? Mustang? Corvette?
A 1983 Chevrolet Chevette CS 4 door (at least it wasn't a Citation!). Two tone silver and grey. It was a top of the line Chevette (didn't know there was one, did'ya?)
I NEVER felt embarassed by it and it actually was a good little commuter. The rule... I paid for all upkeep and insurance. The first new car I bought myself (second year in college) was a 1986 Dodge Omni GLH. Milk of Magnesia Blue and Silver. Awesome. But after 3 years it began to somewhat self destruct.
Got a kick out of the 80's flashback. I remember the TRS80's in computer class, and the Apple in my bedroom held data on a cassette. I also had to learn FORTRAN while at the U of I. Flowcharts up the wazoo... and all for nuthin'!
BTW... I think that maybe some of these kids are full of (wishful thinking), or living vicariously through someone else.
And if these spoiled brats aren't... BFD!
Get this:
My parents bought me a new car in 1983 (I was 16). I was so ecstatic. Went to high school in an affluent district, and grew up in what I later realized was an upper middle class household. What did Mom and Dad buy me? A BMW? Camaro? Porsche? Mustang? Corvette?
A 1983 Chevrolet Chevette CS 4 door (at least it wasn't a Citation!). Two tone silver and grey. It was a top of the line Chevette (didn't know there was one, did'ya?)
I NEVER felt embarassed by it and it actually was a good little commuter. The rule... I paid for all upkeep and insurance. The first new car I bought myself (second year in college) was a 1986 Dodge Omni GLH. Milk of Magnesia Blue and Silver. Awesome. But after 3 years it began to somewhat self destruct.
Got a kick out of the 80's flashback. I remember the TRS80's in computer class, and the Apple in my bedroom held data on a cassette. I also had to learn FORTRAN while at the U of I. Flowcharts up the wazoo... and all for nuthin'!
BTW... I think that maybe some of these kids are full of
(wishful thinking), or living vicariously through someone else. And if these spoiled brats aren't... BFD!
03-27-2003, 02:50 PM
#39
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Re: Whoopee...
Originally posted by sammax89
A 1983 Chevrolet Chevette CS 4 door
A 1983 Chevrolet Chevette CS 4 door
Talk about 80's flashback... I used to own an 88/80 that had to boot up by floppy! Remember when 2Mb of storage was, like, soooo much memory? LOL. I remember when I thought I was cool when I completed my first program in BASIC (and it worked!).
I had to take FORTRAN in college (1992)... yikes.
Another friend of mine had a 1973 Dodge Dart... the friggin thing would not die. It was rusted through the floorboards, you could see the road while driving... the doors were held on by bungie cords (the handles had rusted off), he didn't change the oil much, but the engine still turned over and it ran just fine. Those were the days...
-R
