View Poll Results: Age of the C class driver
16-18
33
12.22%
19-20
28
10.37%
21-23
47
17.41%
24-26
40
14.81%
27-29
22
8.15%
30-31
14
5.19%
32-34
21
7.78%
35-40
31
11.48%
41-50
17
6.30%
50+
17
6.30%
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Average Age of C-class owner revisited
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2002 C32, 2011 VW GTI
Even in my late 30s, I find the C230 to be nice, but a touch on the dull side. I guess today's kids just have more money now, or parents willing to spend it on 'em.
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2002 C240
^^^^ LMAO!!! I love that dead horse, Phil!
Wow! I must really be the old man at 43 (next to last category)! But I wanted to mention that where I live, every Benz owner is gray and wrinkled. You can't even get a nod or a wave out of them when you pass. Mods, forget about it. I just yesterday saw one with after market wheels! It is a crime. I don't know what to think!
Wow! I must really be the old man at 43 (next to last category)! But I wanted to mention that where I live, every Benz owner is gray and wrinkled. You can't even get a nod or a wave out of them when you pass. Mods, forget about it. I just yesterday saw one with after market wheels! It is a crime. I don't know what to think!
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1959 220S / 1979 230 G / 2002 A210 AMG / 2003 C320 SC / 2004.5 C320 SS / 2005 ML350 SE / 2008 smart
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2006 C280
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From: Toronto, Canada
2019 C300 Wagon; '75 Triumph TR6; previous: 2004 C230 6spd sold after 17 years of driving
Guess I am one of the senior ones here as I am 45 and just got my used MB.
Either: the car is a steal in the US, or all you 'youngsters' are very rich because up here in Canada you need about $40,000 to buy one a new one (not including taxes), or all have huge debt load!
When I was in the 18-34 age bracket I was always buying used cars and finally bought my first new car at 36 (Acura CL). Now at 45 I am once again buying used...full circle!
Either: the car is a steal in the US, or all you 'youngsters' are very rich because up here in Canada you need about $40,000 to buy one a new one (not including taxes), or all have huge debt load!
When I was in the 18-34 age bracket I was always buying used cars and finally bought my first new car at 36 (Acura CL). Now at 45 I am once again buying used...full circle!
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Guess I am one of the senior ones here as I am 45 and just got my used MB.
Either: the car is a steal in the US, or all you 'youngsters' are very rich because up here in Canada you need about $40,000 to buy one a new one (not including taxes), or all have huge debt load!
When I was in the 18-34 age bracket I was always buying used cars and finally bought my first new car at 36 (Acura CL). Now at 45 I am once again buying used...full circle!
Either: the car is a steal in the US, or all you 'youngsters' are very rich because up here in Canada you need about $40,000 to buy one a new one (not including taxes), or all have huge debt load!
When I was in the 18-34 age bracket I was always buying used cars and finally bought my first new car at 36 (Acura CL). Now at 45 I am once again buying used...full circle!
i am 25 and have a C230 handed down from my older sister... so i dunno what that says.
more power to those who can afford to be handed a mercedes before they have to pay their own taxes! haha... seems like there are alot of you on this forum... *cough* MercedesFTW cough cough...
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From: Australia
2003 Ford F350-gone 2002 Mercedes C200 Kompressor 1998 Suzuki Vitara 1995 Mercedes C180-sold
Guess I am one of the senior ones here as I am 45 and just got my used MB.
Either: the car is a steal in the US, or all you 'youngsters' are very rich because up here in Canada you need about $40,000 to buy one a new one (not including taxes), or all have huge debt load!
When I was in the 18-34 age bracket I was always buying used cars and finally bought my first new car at 36 (Acura CL). Now at 45 I am once again buying used...full circle!
Either: the car is a steal in the US, or all you 'youngsters' are very rich because up here in Canada you need about $40,000 to buy one a new one (not including taxes), or all have huge debt load!
When I was in the 18-34 age bracket I was always buying used cars and finally bought my first new car at 36 (Acura CL). Now at 45 I am once again buying used...full circle!
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From: Toronto, Canada
2019 C300 Wagon; '75 Triumph TR6; previous: 2004 C230 6spd sold after 17 years of driving
Re: is that $40,000 in canadian currency? lol.
Yes that is in Canadian currency, however salary's are about the same number amount as in the US so that makes the ratio to purchase here is very high, that is why our best selling car here is the Civic.
A new C230 with sport package is around $41,000 + taxes of 14%. In the US the car is $30,400 + state tax. Add in the exchange rate, the cost difference is $12,000 in your favour. For the same money for a sport C230 I would be driving a C350 in the US. (I would not be complaining that the car is slow)
Cars in the US are dirt cheap, the rest of the world pays real prices, and in some areas it is a true luxury eg Singapore and Hong Kong when the taxes are equal to cost of the car or double that.
But saying all that, it unbelievable that so many on this site are under 30 and even under 20 and still having the cash to modify the car...it blows me away!
Yes that is in Canadian currency, however salary's are about the same number amount as in the US so that makes the ratio to purchase here is very high, that is why our best selling car here is the Civic.
A new C230 with sport package is around $41,000 + taxes of 14%. In the US the car is $30,400 + state tax. Add in the exchange rate, the cost difference is $12,000 in your favour. For the same money for a sport C230 I would be driving a C350 in the US. (I would not be complaining that the car is slow)
Cars in the US are dirt cheap, the rest of the world pays real prices, and in some areas it is a true luxury eg Singapore and Hong Kong when the taxes are equal to cost of the car or double that.
But saying all that, it unbelievable that so many on this site are under 30 and even under 20 and still having the cash to modify the car...it blows me away!
Last edited by Boom vang; Jan 16, 2007 at 08:23 AM.
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hey MercedesFTW... i was just joking about the taxes and all taht... one of my good friends got an m3 when he was only 16, so some of us are lucky. take care of your benzo
