average age of vibe owners....

msmyer · Post by **msmyer** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 1:42 am

Quote, originally posted by VibeChick Â»27 years young tomorrow for me. If I have lots of fun, I maycelebrate 27 again next year.... Old enough to know better, but still young enough to want to do it anyhow Happy belated birthday....

MailGuy · Post by **MailGuy** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 10:58 pm

Still in my prime at 29...

goodvibe · Post by **goodvibe** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 10:53 pm

Need to be primed at 49. NOT! Sorry, I couldn't help it.

kostby · Post by **kostby** » Tue Feb 10, 2004 10:25 pm

(51 here, going on 22.)Back in the day, 440's weren't Hemis.The Hemi's were the 426's with hemispherical combustion chambers. The 440's were wedge-heads as I recall, more closely related to the 318's and 383's. But I've slept since then!On the Vibe note, I tried a GT, but I live in a small town, and I could never find a road long enough to hit 7,000 RPM, even in 1st, so I settled for a Base with automatic. My spousal unit prefers it that way, too.

Psychobroker · Post by **Psychobroker** » Wed Feb 18, 2004 2:46 am

27.33 (Oct 14)

vibecrxsi240sxse · Post by **vibecrxsi240sxse** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 11:25 am

me=38 wife=37 it's her car

Fialchar · Post by **Fialchar** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 3:59 pm

I don't know whether to put my vote in as "Under 20" "16-19" or "19-20" So I'll just say I'm 19

MadBill · Post by **MadBill** » Fri Mar 05, 2004 7:41 am

According to GM, the average Vibe owner is 38 (but that doesn't mean the average age of Gen Vibbers!)

vibe_raider · Post by **vibe_raider** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 11:26 pm

<==== 18!!!

syclnjr · Post by **syclnjr** » Fri Mar 12, 2004 10:25 am

27 here will be 28 in June

joatmon · Post by **joatmon** » Fri Mar 12, 2004 8:22 pm

Quote, originally posted by MadBill Â»According to GM, the average Vibe owner is 38 (but that doesn't mean the average age of Gen Vibbers!)the average age of a Pontiac buyer is 46, so the vibe is attracting younger folks (well, at least younger than the average for Pontiac)

hman33 · Post by **hman33** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 4:54 am

33 going on 16 in july.lol

MJN2 · Post by **MJN2** » Mon Mar 15, 2004 1:45 am

Will be 31 next month

snowman · Post by **snowman** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 8:32 am

31 today and 32 next month but still feel 19 except for a few recurring injuries from thinking I am still 19....

gkthree · Post by **gkthree** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 1:19 pm

I will be... 39 in September...

slingblade · Post by **slingblade** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 10:15 am

37 going on 22.....

Celtic_Curse · Post by **Celtic_Curse** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 12:03 pm

Definately in the 25-30 crowd.

mojo_jojo · Post by **mojo_jojo** » Mon May 24, 2004 9:18 am

We pick up my wife's new Vibe Wednesday after work. She is 46 years old. I'm 42. Trading in her '02 Rendezvous which she absolutely hated. We are both loooking forward to having a smaller car.

pa-vibe · Post by **pa-vibe** » Tue May 25, 2004 12:00 pm

mojo jojo--being in ny did you get awd?

Caretaker · Post by **Caretaker** » Wed May 26, 2004 2:23 am

42 today!!! Weeeee haaaaa! Time for another box of wine

JimScolaro · Post by **JimScolaro** » Thu May 27, 2004 2:15 am

Turned 50 in January 04 and got my AARP card. Vibes rule for the older crowd.

vibe_raider · Post by **vibe_raider** » Fri May 28, 2004 1:13 am

happy birthday to me woop! just turned 19 ... wow, what a useless birthday. I'm still in my teens, and i cant do anything new ... oh well. i celebrated by getting a couple things pierced *muah ha ha*

steelerfan · Post by **steelerfan** » Fri May 28, 2004 1:52 am

turned 48 this month and my vibe was my present to myself. Traded my 2k Eldo for it due to many problems, and wanted a car that could easily haul my golf clubs and a few friends. Only thing i will miss from caddy was the heated seats

Corny_04963 · Post by **Corny_04963** » Mon May 31, 2004 8:32 pm

I, too was curious as to the age of the target customer and the sales manager at the dealership where I purchased our Vibe was so kind as to share the sales manual data with me. There in print, the target age was stated as 25- 35. I was not surprised, but I did tell him that it seems like the demographics might be split, as the Vibe would appeal to the younger set to haul their skiing, bikes, and camping equipment, but would appeal equally to us "empty nesters" for exactly the same reasons- to haul our skiis, camping gear, and mountain bikes. My wife and I are both 59, but the sales manager said I was too old to drive it, but my wife was not so I would have to let her drive it!! Ha Ha!! No doubt the Vibe is not large enough for the Soccer Mom set, thank goodness or we would not be able to find one to buy.

Corny_04963 · Post by **Corny_04963** » Mon May 31, 2004 8:43 pm

Another thought from the "gray haired" set. My wife had an original brand new 1964 VW Beetle and later we had a 71 Squareback. Her Cousin still has her 69 Karmann Ghia. She was driving a Chevy Prizm, ane we had several Prizms over the years. I just got rid of the 94 with 175K miles on it and still running great and just passed the State Inspection, although it was getting pretty ugly. My youngest son is driving a 97 Geo Prizm I purchased new to commute with and it now has 125K on it- runs great. Another son is driving a 2001 Prizm and I am driving the 2002 Prizm. My wife gets the new Vibe. We do have a passion for small cars- economical and fun to drive. All the Prizms are standards but the Vibe is an auto but we just could not find a manual in the time constraint needed. The other selling point is the excellent quality from the dedicated folks at NUMMI and Toyota. I give a great deal of credit to the excellent longevity of these vehicles isdue to their Toyota heritage.

polaris1000 · Post by **polaris1000** » Tue Jun 01, 2004 3:21 am

I'm coming in here at 28 soon to be 29 on July 13

Houston · Post by **Houston** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 7:26 am

It was nice yesterday meeting some of you in Fenton and seeing all you young folks who bought an old geezer's car. Are you mature beyond your years or just plain old already? I'll be 62 in August, so send those birthday presents!

VIBERAITOR · Post by **VIBERAITOR** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 1:40 pm

24 .....vibin my way to the quarter century mark July 14th

Devlop · Post by **Devlop** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 8:42 pm

Hey, I turn 25 July 19.

ballrub · Post by **ballrub** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 4:41 am

I just turned 50 in May!

jake75 · Post by **jake75** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 10:55 pm

This poll only shows the ages of Vibe owners that are on GenVive. I suspect that a lot of "older" owners are not as much in to the internet as the average GenVibe participant. Pontiac ought to have data on the age breakdown. I read where they were surprised to see so many "older" buyers as the Vibe was targeted to a younger audience.

MadBill · Post by **MadBill** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 11:19 pm

Yes, surely I'm not the only Viber in his 7th decade (Can it be??), but I don't recall posts by any more ancient!

ALi3N · Post by **ALi3N** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 12:43 pm

23, and in reply to the posts on page one, i proudly display my genvibe.com stickers on both sides of my Vibe on the roof rack sides.So to all of you that live in Houston, if you see a mono Abyss GT with genvibe.com on the side and a biohazard emblem (my DJ logo) on the back, wave...that's me.

MiFrosty517 · Post by **MiFrosty517** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 7:48 am

32 here....and new to the Vibe and this site. I have been lookin to buy a Vibe since I first saw them at the Detroit auto show a few years back. I talked to my wife and she would say "Why the heck would you want a 'WAGON'". I just sorta laughed and told her how practical one would be since we have 2 kids. I forgot to mention to her that the REAL reason I wanted a Vibe.... Now I am jumping head long into the mods.

03autovibe · Post by **03autovibe** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 11:45 am

17, a youngster compared to most of you.

Smokin' Rubber · Post by **Smokin' Rubber** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 6:59 pm

It's all good we got a group of 17-19 year olds I'm 18, not sure if thats a curse or blessing lol nothing really changed but hey at least I can vote hehe and man first thing to do with the priveledge is kick our city council in posterior (imagine the crappiest bunch of people you know and then you got our city council lol)

debi5475 · Post by **debi5475** » Sun Jul 11, 2004 11:25 am

I don't really count as a owner yet, since it is on order, but I turn 50 in 10 days. Helping to balance out the other end of the curve. Guess what I wanted for my birthday? Actually the curve seems to look like this _AA_A_A_AA_ Without the crossbars of course.

shagginwagin · Post by **shagginwagin** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 9:41 pm

19... still a youngin

nismo · Post by **nismo** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 3:12 am

Hey man, don't feel bad, right now, I think that Merzbow and I are the youngest on here. I'm 18 and he's 17. But I turn 19 November 28th. WooooHooooo!Inder

Cajun · Post by **Cajun** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 9:00 pm

Virginia Vibe · Post by **Virginia Vibe** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 3:30 am

My 20 year old stepson was appalled that I bought this vehicle. He informed me the Vibe was being marketed "to capture the youth market" and what was I doing buying one at my age?! I'm 45 and love my Vibe.

Houston · Post by **Houston** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 6:15 am

I'm 62 and this Vibe is the most fun vehicle I've ever had - and that includes the Grand Prix GTP parked right next to it in the garage.

rated_w · Post by **rated_w** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 1:45 am

it's my dads vibe..he's 51.. and he LOVES the car I love it too but he won't let me drive it LOL

radair · Post by **radair** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 8:36 am

62 got it when 61, traded in my convertible for it. Not as fast as my other car, but need to slow down in my old age anyway

rad360 · Post by **rad360** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 12:59 pm

43 here. Had the car for 5 weeks now, great car.

rated_w · Post by **rated_w** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 2:41 pm

I honestly find that there are a lot of older people who buy these cars too.. there is absolutely NOTHING wrong with it! .. infact, I admire you guys.. especially posting on car forums.. my dad would NEVER do taht.. heh

GKvibe · Post by **GKvibe** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 10:10 am

45 and counting, but I try to act 22 or so.

kostby · Post by **kostby** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 2:29 am

There's a famous quote in the car industry, which I'll paraphrase here:"You CAN sell an old man a young man's car, but you CAN'T sell a young man an old man's car."Congrats, Pontiac, on doing the possible!EDIT(now 52.5, going on 22)

boxed_in · Post by **boxed_in** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 7:20 am

41 here

GKvibe · Post by **GKvibe** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 5:28 am

440 was and is a wedge engine.the Hemi, is a 426 cubic inch.

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