Vehicles most popular with the younger and older generation
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Vehicles most popular with the younger and older generation
First 4 months of 2006.
Youth:
New vehicles with the highest percentage of buyers under 30
1. Scion tC 48.4%
2. Volkswagen GTI 37.4%
3. Mazda3 36.2%
4. Subaru Impreza 35.6%
5. Volkswagen Golf 34.7%
6. Acura RSX 33.8%
7. Mitsubishi Lancer 32.4%
8. Mazda6 32.0%
9. Acura TSX 31.0%
10. Scion xB 30.0%
Golden-agers:
Highest percentage of buyers over 70.
1. Mercury (Ford) Grand Marquis 55.4%
2. Lincoln Town Car 52.4%
3. Buick Lucerne 48.6%
4. Cadillac DTS 46.6%
5. Buick LaCrosse (Allure) 46.5%
6. Ford Crown Victoria 35.4%
7. Mercury Monterey 30.9%
8. Mercury Montego 28.0%
9. Lincoln Zephyr 25.8%
10. Lexus LS 430 24.2%
Youth:
New vehicles with the highest percentage of buyers under 30
1. Scion tC 48.4%
2. Volkswagen GTI 37.4%
3. Mazda3 36.2%
4. Subaru Impreza 35.6%
5. Volkswagen Golf 34.7%
6. Acura RSX 33.8%
7. Mitsubishi Lancer 32.4%
8. Mazda6 32.0%
9. Acura TSX 31.0%
10. Scion xB 30.0%
Golden-agers:
Highest percentage of buyers over 70.
1. Mercury (Ford) Grand Marquis 55.4%
2. Lincoln Town Car 52.4%
3. Buick Lucerne 48.6%
4. Cadillac DTS 46.6%
5. Buick LaCrosse (Allure) 46.5%
6. Ford Crown Victoria 35.4%
7. Mercury Monterey 30.9%
8. Mercury Montego 28.0%
9. Lincoln Zephyr 25.8%
10. Lexus LS 430 24.2%
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those 2 lists seem very very accurate!! 
just about all of the grand marquis and civilian crown vics i see are driven by seniors
except those retired taxi fleet ones owned by ppl who need a big beater
just about all of the grand marquis and civilian crown vics i see are driven by seniors
except those retired taxi fleet ones owned by ppl who need a big beater
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There is a reason why so many seniors buy large, full-sized ( by today's standards ) cars. Not only just the relatively smooth ride for aging backs and kidneys, but the driving instructors in the classes for older drivers like the 55-Alive course stress the importance of having plenty of sheet metal around them for crash protection and actually encourage them to buy big cars.
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2IS isn't on either list?
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Originally Posted by imaputz
i dont think people over 70 should be driving.... =X
I heard that! I live near a senior retirement community and the elderly, god bless them,
can not drive! Seriously, they are hazards on the road and should be avoided. Is there
any way to report an old person you see driving who shouldn't be behind a wheel?
What should be EXTREMELY distressing to GM and Ford in the U.S. is everything on the 'young' list is Japanese or German designed, while everything on the 'old' list except the LS430 is U.S. designed.
Talk about being out of touch...
Talk about being out of touch...
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
What should be EXTREMELY distressing to GM and Ford in the U.S. is everything on the 'young' list is Japanese or German designed, while everything on the 'old' list except the LS430 is U.S. designed.
Talk about being out of touch...
Talk about being out of touch...
Originally Posted by bitkahuna
What should be EXTREMELY distressing to GM and Ford in the U.S. is everything on the 'young' list is Japanese or German designed, while everything on the 'old' list except the LS430 is U.S. designed.
Talk about being out of touch...
Talk about being out of touch...
Toyota is doing great with Scion as it keeps the next generation within the Toyota family. Scion owners will most likely become Toyota/Lexus owners in the future. GM is sort of getting it with Saturn products for a younger crowd, and Ford is doing its best making its own brand a bit more fresh with the Fusion and Mustang. The main thing that these automakers need to do is to make their first car reliable and provide exceptional service/quality, and you'll keep those populations from buying outside their company.
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Originally Posted by adidosc
yeah thats exactly what i was thinking. if ford and GM think things are bad now, look what will happen in the future if this trend continues!
Young people just don't buy American anymore (for the most part). Only big incentives will bring in possible buyers that don't no anything about cars.
When the older population starts passing along, then well, you no what's gonna happen.
GM and Ford will have to rethink their entire companies from the ground up and start working like the Japanese if they think they will survive the future.
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
There is a reason why so many seniors buy large, full-sized ( by today's standards ) cars. Not only just the relatively smooth ride for aging backs and kidneys, but the driving instructors in the classes for older drivers like the 55-Alive course stress the importance of having plenty of sheet metal around them for crash protection and actually encourage them to buy big cars.