Average Age Of 205 Enthusiasts ?

[Marshall 0]

31, gutted

 

 

Only had the Pug 6 weeks or so at the moment so wouldn't say I'm an enthusiast just yet. The fact that I've fixed it several times means I may be getting that way though, normally if a car goes wrong I just sell it on.....

[mattl 0]

im 19 and have a 1600 gti which i am currently doing a gti6 conversion.....almost there

Edited July 27, 2010 by mattl

[Baz 421]

im 19 and have a 1600 gti which i am currently doing a gti6 conversion.....almost there

 

Good luck insuring that!

[TU_Later 0]

31 but had it since I was 19

 

Hopefully that means i'll still have mine at 31 then!

[TU_Later 0]

Good luck insuring that!

 

haha.. he wont.

 

a mate of mine used to drive his '1.6 gti' V6 205.. How he never wrote it off and got shafted in the backside i'll never know!

[timb1046 1]

I'm 22 going on 23 in the not too distant future, I've had my 1.9 for 2 years now. and its most of the way through an MI16 conversion. only the annoying fiddly little things left (I think/hope)

[feb 47]

32 now, I had my first 205 (and first own car) at 22.

Time flies!

Edited August 23, 2010 by feb

[Guest JayTee]

im 26, had my first gti @18 but strayed off to fords, had a few more over the years though

[MiniGibbo 142]

I'm 22, 23 on feb 3rd

[dave205 19]

Im 21 and bought my 1st gti when i was 18

[stebbs 5]

I'm 25, had my 205 for around 3 years now.

[BlueBolt 156]

Yay, I still fall into the second age grouping... Just!!

 

Turned 30 last week

[Weser 30]

Im 24 Had a 205 since I started driving at 17. Never not owned one. cti at 19 gti at 21

[sensualt101 31 1 Cars]

i am 40 just as birthday next month and i have been a 205 gti fan since 1984 when a friend/colleague bought a brand new phase 1 graphite 1.6 gti and when i was a passenger in that i decided i was gonna own 1 myself one day! it was like nothing else i had been in before and the magic hasnt worn off lol as i have since owned 3 205 gti's including my current car which i am keeping forever but i wouldnt be surprised if i own more availability , prices and funds permitting.

 

i wouldnt like to guess at the average age of owners but would guess that those around 35 to 45 who would have seen the entire span of production would have the lions share of the cars! having said that here i have seen owners range from 15 years of age to pensioners so the 205 gti obviously has a magic appeal and i personally hope to see them on our roads for many years to come

Edited January 24, 2012 by sensualt101

[michael_ozzie 0 2 Cars]

I'm 23, and hopefully picking up my GTI this weekend

[MiniGibbo 142]

Without sounding too " nit picky" I think the pole should l had

 

20-24

24-30

 

Like I've seen on over forums

 

As for the results in surprised tbh I thought it would be more into the 30's than 30's..

[Rob_the_Sparky 9]

Just hanging in on the 40 bracket

 

Glad I'm not the only one!

[sensualt101 31 1 Cars]

Glad I'm not the only one!

 

that makes at least 3 of us who have declared but i know there are more lol!

[toodumbtosmile 1]

Well past 40 unfortunately - 48. Bought my first in 1995.

[scott-205gti 2]

I've had my gti for 3 month and im 21 and my dad has a gti and he's 50. In my opinion the 205 gti is the best car ever invented.

[JackTar 0]

I'm 44 and am on my third 205 having had two GTis and now running a CTi. Best car ever made!! (and the most fun too).

[johnsimister 10]

These are very encouraging results so far. The rising age of the classic car enthusiast is a ticking time bomb for many classic car clubs, but the 205 manages to bridge the gap between a regular car to have a good time with and a classic (however you like to define that word), so there's a great spread of ages with a bias towards the younger end. Which means that as long as we all keep the faith, there'll be enough demand for parts and services for our cars to keep being used and enjoyed well into the future.

 

Having said that, there needs to be another upper age category for me, not that I actually feel anything like that age. When I drive my 205 it's the 80s all over again. The first GTI I drove was an A-reg in 1984...

 

John

Edited March 2, 2012 by johnsimister

[mech205eng 11]

21, had my 1.9 about a month. First 205 1.8 diesel for a field car when i was 12 start em with 205s young!!!

[dave richards 26 1 Cars]

i'm 32 and own a trio of 205's, i have a 1.6 (phase 1.5) 1.9 (phase 2) and an stdt the 1.6 will need a lot of work as does the stdt but they will live again one day

Edited March 5, 2012 by dave richards

[tunnicliffe 1]

31 to 40 for me I had gti's since 1994 never been with out one