how old are Mercedes buyers ?

[hawk20]

I just got my first Merc 3 weeks ago and I'm 28 years old. Not the youngest but not the oldest either

Well done indeed.

 

[SteveyT]

Hi all,

Just joined the forum as I bought an W210 E280 2 weeks ago!! A bit of an upgrade from my 1ltr Fiesta!!!

I'm 19 by the way, 2nd year of driving!

SteveyT

 

[MIW615]

Hi all,

Just joined the forum as I bought an W210 E280 2 weeks ago!! A bit of an upgrade from my 1ltr Fiesta!!!

I'm 19 by the way, 2nd year of driving!

SteveyT

Welcome to the forum - when I was 19 I was driving a clapped out mini-van , mind you at the time I thought it was the dog's bo**ocks
:razz:

 

[alexspurs61]

Hi all,

Just joined the forum as I bought an W210 E280 2 weeks ago!! A bit of an upgrade from my 1ltr Fiesta!!!

I'm 19 by the way, 2nd year of driving!

SteveyT

Good stuff, SteveyT. Great car, great engine. I was twice your age when I got my 210, and it lacks two cylinders in comparison with yours!

 

[television]

Hi all,

Just joined the forum as I bought an W210 E280 2 weeks ago!! A bit of an upgrade from my 1ltr Fiesta!!!

I'm 19 by the way, 2nd year of driving!

SteveyT

I had a Standard Vangaurd 2 liter when I was 19, the first one was a1937 Morris 8 van that cost me £50

Enjoy your nice car

 

[angus falconer]

....so 54.14% are 41 or over. Not surprising.

I bought my first one at 39

 

[SimonRaf]

First car @ 17, Red Ford Fiesta 1.1L (1980) MIJ 4565, and loved it.

....and after 21 years, 1st Merc 3 weeks ago, 220 CDI SE Coupe, love it too !!

 

[hawk20]

Coming out so far at about 45% aged 40 or under. Success coming earlier than in the past?

And still got to remember we aren't talking age of first Mercedes here but age of current owners, who may be on 2nd, 5th or who knows which Mercedes.

Still showing tiny percentage of retired people able to, or choosing to, afford?

 

[Midnightrunner]

Im 26 and have been gdriving vans since iv passed. I own a nissan 350z sports car but since I have brought a 311cdi sprinter, I can get out of it, I LOVE IT.

thats probably why Im having trouble with the wife.

Merc quality is hard to beat, really impressed, I may even tale a look a changing my car to a lovely SL or E class.

 

[giki]

Hi, i am new here and this my first post.

Just bought a 1997 E320 Avantgarde with all the toys. I am 23. Just had a problem that i shall discuss in another thread. Plan to have the latest E when i am 30 and can afford it properly.:mrgreen:

 

[hawk20]

Hi, i am new here and this my first post.

Just bought a 1997 E320 Avantgarde with all the toys. I am 23. Just had a problem that i shall discuss in another thread. Plan to have the latest E when i am 30 and can afford it properly.:mrgreen:

I am amazed you can get insurance under 25 on such a beast! Expensive?

 

[mortinson]

Hey guys, Now 44 but with four Mercedes in ownership so far....

My previous G-Wagen

Born in Graz, Austria in 1984. First registered in Braunschweig in the same year. Imported into Spain in 1994, when it was registered with Madrid numberplates. I bought it in January 1996 and when we moved to England in September 1998 the G came with us. Registered in Godalming, England in January 1999. I sold it in October 2003 to a Romanian then residing in Ireland who subsequently planned to take the G to Romania with him. Current whereabouts unknown. Still sorely missed!

Born in Graz, Austria in April 1991. Registered in Mönchengladbach, Germany in May 1991. Last German owner resided in Körschenbroich, not that far away from Mönchengladbach and bought the G in December 2001.

A lovely 1997 W202 C-180 Estate Auto which I owned for four years with no expense other than the normal maintenance (picture attached). I only sold it because it was RHD and we were moving back to Spain....

My current G-Wagen

Bought in June 1002 by an American then residing in the UK as part of his plans to move to Eastern Europe who registered the car in Billericay, UK.

I bought the G off him in January 2003 and when we moved back to Spain in September 2005 the G came with us. Registered in Madrid, Spain in January 2006.

And the newest acquisition:

A 1999 ML320 in ver good condition that will free the family GWagen from the wife's hands and the daily school run so that it can now be exclusively dedicated to the off-road fun....

This is our new 1999 ML320, which we have bought in October 2007

Very clean and tidy, with brand new Michelin 4x4 rubber and a new paintjob

Thanks for watching!

 

[bobclive]

My first car was a Red Singer roadster, looked like an MG TA, very few were made, must be worth a bomb if it is still around. It had a 1 litre over head cam engine and did 65 mph.
The car had so little power we had to put it in reverse to extract ourselves from the beech up an incline in Cornwall, happy days.

 

[bobclive]

I am 66 years old, what car would a guy my age buy, well I bought a C class coup`e, it did not give me a buzz, so I sold it, can you believe the purchaser brought £22,000 in a Tesco carrier bag and put it on my kitchen table.
After the merc I came across the icon of design, a TT, once inside the car I was sold, it was a dream, I felt 25years old, the salesman said take the car for as long as you like, can you believe that, I gave it a right good thrashing, then ordered one, loved it and still do, then came the mistake, I ordered the MK2 TT, when it arrived I hated it, I drove it kept it for six months still hated it, finally put it on EBAY and sold it.
We now come to the present, my dear wife had always fancied the SLK, I also liked the look of it so I went for a test drive. the first was the auto 2.0, this was slow, gear changes took for ever. not for me. Then came a 3.5 auto, swift but did not like or want the auto box, I then drove a 2.8 manual, that was the one, fantastic looks, plenty of power and a super manual box.
I like the merc almost as much as my MK1 TT.

 

[Mercutio]

My first car was a 'Z Cars' Zodiac.

I was terrified.

I'd learned on a Viva, taught by the first woman instructor the driving school had ever employed. I passed first time. She kissed me!

By the way, littlebrooklyn, I did grow up once.

Didn't like it.

Went back

 

[plummington]

My first motive transport were motor bikes then I brought a fiat 128 my first car in 1982 I've had 4wd including landcruisers [toyota ] and safari [nissan ] as i liked playing in mud ,still got the nissan , brought my first merc 6 months ago and I love it it travels so nice and comf, 1993 se500 w140 plenty of grunt as well ,only worry is on going maintenance as I was told by my merc mech quite a technical car and alot can go wrong, still I like travelling in it ,are there any others out there that has a similar car ?
I think I've grown up but I still like to play in mud

 

[RichardSmith]

I'm 37 and have been an SLK driver for 2 years.

Since my early 20s I've had Japanese cars though. At 23 I bought a Toyota Carina E GTi (the rare one with the 173 BHP Celica engine). I've been through 2 Supras and a 300zx twin turbo.

I still have the 300zx as I could not bear to part with it. It's not the usual junk that litters Ebay or Auto trader; but a rare UK spec with 1 previous owner, low mileage and in good original condition. Plus in the 5 or so years I have had it, it has never gone wrong.......unlike the SLK

Richard

 

[joem]

Oh No, I am one of the biggest average age groups - 37 is not that old - no need for a comb-over yet - all my own hair - and teeth!!

 

[hawk20]

Oh No, I am one of the biggest average age groups - 37 is not that old - no need for a comb-over yet - all my own hair - and teeth!!

Yes and actually 36 to 40 is the biggest 5 year group. The 56 to 65 group looks big but worth noting it is twice the size as it covers 10 years of age and not the usual 5.

 

[reflexboy]

You need more boxes in th higher end for folk like me

Is it cos you are old?