What's the average age of a new Golf buyer/owner...?

[Tim]

grr, all you young pups....

58 here, and the gti is not my only car, professional.

ahhhh!!! So its your fault VWA are ultra conservative!

[Idle]

Going! Going! — any advance on 85?

Slowly getting used to my TDI.

[Stump]

Oh come on, at least you boys have running water and indoor toilets!

Sometimes I think I should be ditching my Hugo Boss and Versace for a pair of dungarees or hipsters! Back to the 60’s

Yep, but only during flood weather.................
Thanks for the PM too Dermot.

[Stump]

Going! Going! — any advance on 85?

Slowly getting used to my TDI.

Hey, good to hear from you and Gerhard..
85..? Really...Great stuff mate.
Can't wait to get in mine and get used to it..

[obiwan]

42 male, but I look 25 And um, not the marrying kind (well not in the traditional sense, hehe)

[MurphyTheElf]

32, male, professional.

The "professional" demographic doesn't surprise me after several months perusing this forum. Most people can actually form coherent sentences and know that "grammar" isn't that old lady what raised them after Dad went to prison and Mum hit the bottle. Certainly a refreshing change from the news.com.au comments section.

[nau]

29 this year and GTI is a bday present .... from my self (one special guy i tell u that loves me so much lol)

semi/professional
not married

[nau]

32, male, professional.

The "professional" demographic doesn't surprise me after several months perusing this forum. Most people can actually form coherent sentences and know that "grammar" isn't that old lady what raised them after Dad went to prison and Mum hit the bottle. Certainly a refreshing change from the news.com.au comments section.

Im an IT junky and closest to grammar is spell chk and punctuation missed me completely

[flappa]

Early 40's very unprofessional , married with a tribe of kids . . . . that have left home . . . my "mid life crisis" car . . . well actually its my "wifes" car.

[MIRSAD]

Married,
seventh Golf ... first GTI (not red... my argument that I am not in middle age crisis)

age 50 (fortunately this thread started today and not in few weeks time)

I don't think that I am professional comparing with other professionals here ... their posts are coming during "normal professional" - working hrs. ... and I am not in that stage of professionalism that I can do it (to busy)

[Axis]

I didn't get a new MKVI but I did just but a pretty much new MKV...

28 (still get asked for ID)... male.... professional (Working in IT)... My first "good" car was an S15 200sx which I bought when I was 22.

[Doug VeeDub]

Wheels magazine said that the average age of a GTI owner is 39, young male, married proffesional type.

Never really considered myself average but I am 39 male married professional and just bought my first Golf, mk 6 GTi. Hmmm.

[AdamD]

Adrenaline junkie, with heaps of cash!

LOL Dermot, why aren't you driving one then eh? Time to get rid of that Passat!

[Highlander]

Not too different in NSW

Average owner profile in the dark ages (Western Australia) for GTI is:

35 - 55
Male
Professional or Semi Professional
Retired or approaching retirement


Average owner profile in the dark ages (Western Australia) for Non GTI Golf is:

25 - 35
Female
Professional or Semi Professional
Image conscious
Price sensitive

Looks like I have a very average daughter.

My daughter has a Mk VI TDI Silver Reflex. 30 Female, Professional, runs her own business employing 10. Image Conscious - "I look good in a Golf" and "Order has been restored to the company car park". Price sensitive - set a budget of $40K and went looking/bargaining etc. Came down to a choice between Accord Euro Luxury (heavily discounted) and the Golf she decided was a better drive.

[Escell]

I'm 25, male, professional. In regards to the GTI, its appeal for our 'younger' age bracket stems from performance and quality coupled with value for money. After considering the Audi A3 and BMW 1 series I couldn't justify the significant price hike for those marques when the GTI is as good as it is for 10 to 15k less. It is also less of a statement - to my friends who don't know any better it's just another golf. To those that do understand the GTI badge, they're always after a test drive!