I was just curious as to the average age of the people on this forum. Mainly because it seems like a younger crowd (I'm an OLD 43), and I was wondering how 18 to 22 year-olds in college can afford a $20,000 to $30,000 car? All I could afford back then was a $500 Vega!!

Thanks,
Bill

 

Parents~ I love my dad~

 

just turned 35

 

I'm 34.

As with any car, people get them by:

1) Parents' car
2) Parents' gift
3) Working to pay for it
4) Theft...whoops...strike that one.

I wish I even had a car back when I was in college. All I had was a bicycle to go around campus.

Peace.

 

I got my first Maxima when I was 18 and I'm now 20. The Maxima is my first car and my dad bought it for me. Way to go, daddy!


~limsandy

 

24...been working hard from day 1....the finance rate was good, the price was good, and i wasn't accepting any car w/out it being stick. parents helped me in the down payment as a college grad gift. been paying it off since. and yeah, i notice this is a rather young crowd. there are some REALLY nice parents to get this car for their kids.

 

I am 23... getting old

 

36, I wanted a Six Speed that rode nice and had decent power. It is very affordable for me. I am hoping that some more engine modification become available because I like the sleeper appearance.

 

24, my first car that i bought used. helps when you have a college education to get a decent job.

 

20, this is my second car. Parents helped a little bit, but I had to fork over most of the down payment along with selling my first love, a '91 Explorer that was cleeeeean. And I have to work to pay it off.. while being a full time student, AND trying to mod it. Ah yes, the glamorous life of me..

 

31,had to work my way up to this car.All I had in college was bus tokens.

 

wow that 26-35 stetch is long- just turned 26 and feel old

 

Age 22, still live with the folks, so I'm not paying any clown $800 a month for a crappy apartment. I bought mine with 24K miles for $16K, they practically are giving them away here in Chi-town. An 03 with low miles can be had for around $19K, before tax and financing obviously.

Have been working for over four years in the insurance industry.

 

28 here and drove $hit boxes till about 20.

 

20 here...saved up my money and found a good job and i paid for it buy myself last year...
its a great feeling when you know you purchased the car with your own money

 

18 here, paid for the car on my own. full time college student, tend bar for a living

 

I'm 20, and am paying for the sumbish myself.. Damn parents, haha

Car and Insurance = alot of bank.. I hate it, but when I drive it makes it worth it

 

20, parents bought it for me when I was 18.
16-18 parents leased me a Grand Am...

 

I'm 18 and I paid for my car alone, well mostly, with the 25,000 i had. My parent's "gave me" the other 8,000. They expect me to pay them back. What a joke. hahahaha

 

Feel like I'm 88 (That's why I drive GLE's instead of SE's...just kiddin' I wouldn't "go-back" for anything and I workout like a maniac - life is good), am actually 38, look like I'm 28 (I think), and act like I'm still 18. Nothing better than being single, having a hard-earned portfolio, no debt and drivin' what I want when I want...

 

Yep, we're part of the older group, 47 here. Still have one kid at home, so needed a four door sedan. So got one that I could mod, make it look good, and still haul the family around. By the way, the cars not finished-the Volks (and 255/40/18 michelins)should be here shortly, along with big brakes using 300ZX TT calipers. Who says us old guys can't have nice rides.

Mike

 

i'm 32 and also own a 180mph street bike...........still a kid!!!!

 

I'm 24. The Max is my first new car, I have put down every dollar that has been put in it so far. I work full time to pay for the Max, while I finish my last semester at college and still live at home. I just can't justify wasting money on rent if I don't have to, plus I'd much rather have a nice car anyway.

 

I got my 2000 when I turned 17 and just bought my 2k2 when I turned 19 this past month.

I work full-time and goto school full time...workin hard is the only way to be sucessfull

 

<< 29...
I've worked my way from a '95 Mustang GT, to a '99 Accord V6 to the Max...

 

bout to be 23. it helps when u get your car totaled and you get a 10,000 down payment work fulltime and have school 6-10. its the hard knock life but its worth it to make her look good..

 

umm.....22

 

36

Max fit the bill for:

Two kids, so needed 4 doors
Need for some HP (or in this case, torque... )
The disinclination to spend a bunch of $$ on a car

Had a '95 Max that I bought with 5k miles on it, then bought this one as my first new car. Fun though it was, I'll never buy new again - that depreciation hit is just too hard to take. We bought my wife's 2k2 with 2,800 miles on it, for $10k! below the sticker price

 

Just turned 21!!

Hard work in Computer departement makes it

 

21.
I work full time; still live with parents and got my grandma to co-sign with me for my 03 Max and cuz of her I got 1.9% This is my first new car; my newest car before this was a 92 Dodge Daytona that had 100,000 on it when I bought it.

 

I'm 38 and wanted a car that was bigger than my Altima and had a V6, plus I wanted something that lasts and look good as well.

The Max ended up being the best choice out of the cars I was considering.

I've owned 3 Nissans prior to my Max, so I'm pretty much sticking with Nissan or Infiniti, because I feel that their cars offer the best bang for the buck and last longer than those in the same league.

 

20, full time college student with student employment; My first car at 17 was a 1990 accord; my dad bought it. Very nice car, but i wanted a Maxima.

 

I'm 27 who just wanted a classy car with power. Working fulltime at least 70 hours a week, ugh, no time to even drive the car.

 

I'm 24, bought my max with no cosigner, and am paying for it on my own, I guess college reallyw as more than one long 4 year party.

 

I just turned 24. I work hard 5 days a week 9 hours a day in the IT biz. Its all for the love of Maxine.

 

I'll be 47 in a month, have three children (one of which will be going off to college in another three years), our other car is a minivan (soon to be a new '04 Quest SL which will replace our 7 year old Grand Voyager- good to have another VQ in the family!), etc. I wanted something affordable, quick, comfortable for 4 passengers, and I prefer stealthy- The Maxima fit the bill. It's my mid life crisis car!

 

im 20 right now drove around a 91 plymouth laser from 16-19 then engine and transmission died then got my 2k2 at 19 then my 2k3 at 20 all paid for by my good parents and insurance

 

Age: 21
Full time student, Part time worker. First car. Been saving money as far back as I can remember. I paid 70% cash..my own money. Rest is loan.
2000 GLE

 

I'm 24...this is car #12 for me, all bought and paid for, by myself....parents never gave me isht except for a roof over my head and a (sometimes) warm dinner on my plate, glad for every penny i've worked for to be able to afford a car like this (the most expensive of the ones i've owned)....been out on my own since 19 working hard, have a house, max, bigscreen, pool table and biga$$ grill in my backyard and i earned every stinking penny of it myself and it feels wonderful....who wants a burger?

 

27. Paid and paying for the Max all by myself...
was lucky enoungh to find a good paying job after graduting from college.