POLL - How Old is the Average M3 owner on BIMMERPOST

[saeedg48]

Originally Posted by Krozi

I'll be 16 next month. Finally I will be able to drive without my parents! This is my first manual car so I plan on doing a lot of street racing.

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[FStop7]

Definitely a kid's car, at least in SoCal it is. Not kidding. If I were you I'd at least consider an M5, but I mean it's your money - get what you want.

[gatorfast]

M3 a kids car? Never heard that one before. Sure you will find a lot of rich kids on here who own one but thats def not the norm. I wouldnt call a $60K car a kids car by any stretch of the imagination.

[L-Altos]

If you get an E90, I doubt she will even know its an ///M. For some reason 4-doors says "Sense of maturity". Even a 600hp blown E90 doesnt appear to be as youthful as the coupe.

Most of the guys i see driving Z06's look to be lightly-grayed and in there 40's. If they can get away with it, anyone can.

[disapr]

I think it's pretty crazy how many young guys/girls are driving these cars. I guess I would also include a filter for the age of people that bought and paid for or is paying for the car without any assistance. I could buy my 3 year old an M5 but that has nothing to do with the age of an M5 driver.

[mot]

Originally Posted by gblansten

Within the set of M3 owners the subset of those who post on car forums is likely younger than the overall average.

Originally Posted by VTHokies2011

bingo

Bottom line.

[Jewish Elmo from Brooklyn]

in new york its a kid car

[blackm3inny]

24, traded in a 2007 civic si and a 2003 s2000 to get this thing. Still paying over 500 a month...

[anodyne88]

39 and buying a slightly used 2010 today. got 10 months before i turn 40.

[dave70]

Originally Posted by Jewish Elmo from Brooklyn

in new york its a kid car

True. Most M3 driver's in new york look like kids, except for some verts. I think part of it relates to the weather and the lack of AWD. The E90 is more justifiable as a practical family car in parts of the country where snow, ice and below freezing temps are not a big concern. I noticed quite a few more 550's now that they are offered with X-drive. I see tons of S5's driven by older folk like me.

[noxyucT]

24

[vfour]

turning 70 E93.

[redline9001]

40 and my e92 is my second m3

[Nine]

Originally Posted by dave70

My wife says that, at 40 I, am too old for an M3 and would look foolish driving one. Its a kids car and looks as such she proclaims (rich kid i guess). I bet her that the average owner is probably in his late 30s.

Please share

PS Neglected to mention that the other option is an F10 M sport

She's right, you need a GTS or GT3 - actually I would suggest a GT-R; which is a great foil for an M3.

[KIS]

Originally Posted by disapr

I think it's pretty crazy how many young guys/girls are driving these cars. I guess I would also include a filter for the age of people that bought and paid for or is paying for the car without any assistance. I could buy my 3 year old an M5 but that has nothing to do with the age of an M5 driver.

That's much too young to be driving a car with over 400 hp. I suggest anyone under the age of 5 to start with a 335.

[drburton]

I'm 40. I would guess the overall average age of M3 owners is close to 40. There is a bias towards younger owners in a forum.

On a side note, one of my car magazines recently had the average age of Corvette owners listed and it was mid 50's. Interesting.

[e46e92love]

Originally Posted by MonteCarloM3

average physical age...30's...
average mental age, well that's another story

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[e46e92love]

Originally Posted by radiofrequency

The OP's wife is questioning his decision.......I am way older than 40, I can drive anything I want, but I love the compact nature of the M3. I was clocked at 58.6 MPH on my snowboard a couple of weeks ago, and this morning my heart rate hit and sustained 188 bpm during intervals on my watts indoor bicycle trainer, as usual - PS, I live at 7700 feet above sea level. A couple of weeks ago I was surfing with my two youngest sons in Hawaii. I guess that the point I am attempting to make, albeit in a circuitous fashion, is that if you are going to conform, you should technically buy an Avalon, or better still, a Fusion Hybrid. Both fine vehicles, but simply miserable to drive. I played the conformity game for way too long and wasted 2 decades of my life worrying about stuff like this. If you like the M3, buy it, or you will live to regret not making a choice based on your free will, not from validation. Sorry for the rant, but this is an incredible car, even for the over 50 crowd!

2011 M3 DCT ZCP Loaded to the gills!

The thread should have been shutdown here, and all other posts deleted, because this says it all.

Cheers,
e46e92

[SamS]

I have to say I'm pretty surprised at the amount of folks under 30 who have replied.

Without being nosy, and more out of curiosity, how are you guys swinging a $50-75K car at such a young age?

[MDyDinanM]

25 when i bought my CPO'd e46 M3.

27 when i bought a e60 M5, and later sold my m3

28 yrs old now

[knifegun]

I just let my 3 year old have the car.

[knifegun]

Originally Posted by blackm3inny

24, traded in a 2007 civic si and a 2003 s2000 to get this thing. Still paying over 500 a month...

Wow...Those are some steps. I went from a 2000 328Ci -> 2002 S2000 -> 2009 M90 M3.