sudden surge :)

by **mailskobe** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 9:20 am

Hi,
I live in the LA area and since the last month i have noticed a sudden surge in 20 somethings and 30 somethings driving solaras!!!

not only do i see more solaras on the road but also i like what i see inside!!

just on friday i there were three solaras on the same light and all the drivers were young!!!

and on thursday i was neck to neck with another young solara driver for almost 30 miles..

its so nice when you dont see 80 somethings in my kinda car!! :evilbat:

anyone else noticing what i am noticing??? :angel:

mailskobe

by **lupous** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 9:55 am

i have to admit that i've been noticing the same thing in new england...i live in the south shore/ cape cod area, and i've noticed a surge in solaras in general with most of them being young drivers.

it's nice to see some recognition for this type of car, but it bums me out a little, because i don't feel as orriginal any more...

by **mailskobe** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 10:18 am

i dont mind seeing some more solaras and some more young drivers in them..

its one thing to be original another to be weird!! :drinking:

i dont want to be that guy who does that one thing that no one else does because its too weird to do...

by **lupous** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 10:20 am

it's not like that really...i just don't want to see them everywhere i look

like mustangs were a few years ago

by **Jackass-Jeff** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 12:01 pm

In the 626 area, most of us are between 18-30! There are only a handful of older people that are usually in the SLE or the conv.

It's nice to see the demographic changing! =P

I read somewhere the average Toyota buyer's age was like 46 or something... we just moved it down a notch to 45.6 =P

by **Yanks0114** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 1:26 pm

A couple reasons could account for this:

You are more aware of solaras and interested in who drives them. Also the solara is now a few years old and has become much more affordable to a younger kid.

by **Jai_Jai_Binks** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 1:45 pm

Yep, i have to agree with yanks! Solara have become more affordable as they have been around for a while..thus explaining this...
Question: that 46 yerar average was for NEW Toyota's right??
i ask, cus' wouldn't any manufacturer have a older aged people buying new cars...and kids acquiring them when these older folsk tradce in - or sell them in the secondary markets.... i know cus' a college kid, i bought the celica in my sig (older, high milage car)...when i got my own job and was kinda settlled in...i got my solara new...I don't think i could have bought my solara new as a poor college kid!

by **mailskobe** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 2:04 pm

when i mean young, i mean 25-27.. lol, guess i am old!!!
15-17 even 19 are kids for me :lol:

the cars driven by these young ppl (25-27) seem new... i think youngsters are kinda accepting this car more now, for whatever reason..

on that note, the car paint on my 3.5 year old solara looks good as new..
tho its prone to chipping.. but the shine is there.. well ofcours i clayed it about 4 months back..

:bday:

by **boneezy** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 2:18 pm

Yanks0114 wrote:A couple reasons could account for this:

You are more aware of solaras and interested in who drives them. Also the solara is now a few years old and has become much more affordable to a younger kid.

that is very true about the solara being very affordable, just the other day in my auto trader there were SLEs going for 11-13k.. very nice cars that go for that low are very appealing to a driver's parents who are footing the costs of a newer car to their new driver. They have a very reliable vehicle that is quality built w/ the best brand (IMO) name stamped on the work. My parents co-signed for my solara, although it wasn't really what I wanted at first, but what can you do when your parents have the final say in what you will drive during college.. I too have seen a lot of Solaras on the road lately, but it is mostly because I am trying to look for them..

by **HKSV6SLE** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 8:52 pm

i agree with yanks too......when i first got my car way back in erly 99...most people tha thad them were old folks...the demographic for this car is like most our our parents ages....but since there are more used ones out in the market now.......

by **SassySarah** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 10:17 pm

I'm 26 and I am the youngest person I have seen in a Solara so far, everyone around me seems to be in their 40's and up when I see Solaras.

by **Jackass-Jeff** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 11:08 pm

I'm 20... I got the car at 18...

I had a hand me down at 16... =x 1991 Mazda 626 DX...

sudden surge :)

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