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How old are you and what car do you drive?

302 replies

makemineadecaf · 15/12/2024 17:24

I'm 36 and according to my sister my car ages me ten years. Wtaf?! It's an Audi a6 estate. So yes, a "mum car". But is this a thing?!

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Killingoffmyflowersonebyone · 15/12/2024 19:26

Mid-50s, Volvo XC90 (2024 plate)

DH drives a 2012 Fiat 500 😂

StormingNorman · 15/12/2024 19:27

CrotchetyQuaver · 15/12/2024 18:58

30 year old Land Rover defender
20 year old Toyota Yaris acquired when my DF died, it's a great little car now used as the daily runaround. The defender is semi retired these days but can't bear to part with it.

I couldn't care less about what car I drive so long as it does the job I need it to, it's not the car that matters, but the person driving it!

Classic Defender 💚

SwordToFlamethrower · 15/12/2024 19:28

47 and Kia Sportage. I love it!

Hellskitchen24 · 15/12/2024 19:29

MumOfOneAllAlone · 15/12/2024 17:26

33 and a ford fiesta - 🤭🤭 i think it makes me seem younger because it's usually the first car kids get when they pass their test

I’m 36 and have only ever had Ford Fiestas, passed my test at 18 lol. But they are great cars. Expecting a baby next year so have been thinking about upgrading to something slightly bigger. But I love my Fords 🥰

StormingNorman · 15/12/2024 19:29

makemineadecaf · 15/12/2024 19:05

Ok! What's a dad car anyway?!

Boot big enough for the golf clubs?

MumOfOneAllAlone · 15/12/2024 19:31

Hellskitchen24 · 15/12/2024 19:29

I’m 36 and have only ever had Ford Fiestas, passed my test at 18 lol. But they are great cars. Expecting a baby next year so have been thinking about upgrading to something slightly bigger. But I love my Fords 🥰

Me too, I love her, i do get some funny looks from teenage boys though

Congratulations on the baby 🥰 - I've had my eye on the ford puma - slightly bigger but lovely

KhakiSheep · 15/12/2024 19:31

LadyoftheCheeses · 15/12/2024 17:50

29 Jaguar XF, had it since I was 27 and get a lot of 'old man car' digs but I love it. Also have as shared cars an Audi A6 Avant and BMW i4 so I guess it balances out. DP is 31, for reference.

Snappppp! 28 and Jag XF R Sport - emphasis on the sport bit to cancel out some of the old man digs 😂

owlpineapple · 15/12/2024 19:32

34, the sadly discontinued Volvo C30.

suburburban · 15/12/2024 19:32

BrunchBarBandit · 15/12/2024 17:44

I just bought a ford kuga. Very practical and easy to get in and out of with my dodgy hips

Yea they looked good as they are higher up

StiggyZardust · 15/12/2024 19:32

62, Volvo XC60

Lonelycrab · 15/12/2024 19:32

Is this algorithm research?

Good question.

My second car is a Ferrari Purosangue, just about fits through my garage doors.

troppibambini6 · 15/12/2024 19:32

I'm a wanker in a gillet apparently 😆
As obviously Range Rover drivers are all the same!

I need a big car 6 kids and 2 dogs.

LostGhost · 15/12/2024 19:37

27
Skoda Kodiaq
No kids yet

KieraScone · 15/12/2024 19:40

52 Mercedes CLA

Booboobagins · 15/12/2024 19:41

I have 2 cars - don't ask! Anyways, 58 yo BMW X3 and Mini countryman.

@makemineadecaf I think an A6 is a fine car.

I'm not sure cars age us, we choose them to suit our needs. But I do think some cars/bikes are normally driven by people who are 40+ - Merc E class, BMW 5 or 7 series, Harley Davisons, old jaguar coupes...

godmum56 · 15/12/2024 19:41

TimeForATerf · 15/12/2024 18:57

58 Mini Countryman.

Comfortable, lots of features, big enough for two people’s big shops, and a large Labrador.

the original one was my first ever car. This one. ....well not this exact one but the same model.

How old are you and what car do you drive?
makemineadecaf · 15/12/2024 19:42

Lonelycrab · 15/12/2024 19:32

Is this algorithm research?

Good question.

My second car is a Ferrari Purosangue, just about fits through my garage doors.

Sadly not research. I had to google that car though!

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laloue · 15/12/2024 19:43

51 - MX5 (my fourth one - adore them). He’s 55 and has a Golf R. So much fun to be had!

housemaus · 15/12/2024 19:44

I'm early 30s and drive a Nissan Juke. I'd say about 85% of the other Nissan Juke drivers I see are women older than me, so I think perhaps I have got too grown up a car for my age haha

quicklybeendrivenmad · 15/12/2024 19:45

jeep. audi s4 and and a toyota chr 50

BitterTits · 15/12/2024 19:46

Your friend is a vacuous idiot. People generally drive what they can afford from what's available when they need to replace a car.

Ohhelpicantthinkofaname · 15/12/2024 19:47

39 and a Hyundai i10. Cheap to run, easy to park and reliable. I’ve had it 6 years and in no hurry to change it. Most reliable car I’ve had!

Not1Not2Butt3Holes · 15/12/2024 19:48

49, Mini Cooper S Sport

TheEllisGreyMethod · 15/12/2024 19:52

TickingAlongNicely · 15/12/2024 17:26

Our cars are a landrover and a Renault clio. Had them since we were early to mid thirties.

Apparently the clio is an old lady car (old one, not the modern version!)

I adored my old clio and drive it until it died

Meggie2008 · 15/12/2024 19:54

32, BMW 2 series