ls973800 Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 I'm 48. I guess the C-Max is the Twenty Teen's version of the 90's Buick. Never thought I'd be driving Grandma's Buick at my age. :shift: You would think I would have learned by now NOT to be drinking anything while reading posts! Clean up in aisle ASDFGHJKL:" And yes, I was all set to lease a BUICK Encore before finding the C-Max! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtb9153 Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Im 61, soon to be 62 on August 5th. Maxus will be 2 in September. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian_L Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 46. I suspected there were a few grumpy old duffers around here. C-MaxSea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 I think the C-Max appeals to two types of owners:The computer literate and interested in state of the art, andThose who are older and enjoy the room and seating the C-Max offers.My wife and I are 72 &73. We enjoy our C-Max and expect it to be our last car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ls973800 Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 I realize that this is just a small sample of owners and limited to those who are subscribed to this forum and actually posted their age. I wonder how these results actually compare with any charts or demographics that Ford Motor Company may have and what if any age group they market these cars to. I find it interesting also that in order to have replied to this post, you would have had to use an Internet connection, a computer, and be somewhat techno savey. I really wasn't expecting to see some of the higher ages that have reported in versus some of the younger ages. GO GRAY! And keep doing it EV! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raadsel Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 I realize that this is just a small sample of owners and limited to those who are subscribed to this forum and actually posted their age. I wonder how these results actually compare with any charts or demographics that Ford Motor Company may have and what if any age group they market these cars to. I find it interesting also that in order to have replied to this post, you would have had to use an Internet connection, a computer, and be somewhat techno savey. I really wasn't expecting to see some of the higher ages that have reported in versus some of the younger ages. GO GRAY! And keep doing it EV! Ford markets the C-Max? ;) markd, kostby, Podivin and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ls973800 Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 Ford markets the C-Max? ;) From the results of this "poll" maybe only in AARP magazine? scottwood2, markd and Podivin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottwood2 Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 From the results of this "poll" maybe only in AARP magazine?Darn, I don't get that magazine. Maybe I should respond to one of the 2000 mailings I have received for AARP membership since turning 50. :drool: markd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinytop Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 Who's a grumpy old man! Now get off my damn lawn! Regarding older citizens and computers, I am 67 and was building my own computers for many years. Was texting my wife from the grocery store when the clerk said, "That is so cool. Could you teach my grandparents to text?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ls973800 Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 Who's a grumpy old man! Now get off my damn lawn! Regarding older citizens and computers, I am 67 and was building my own computers for many years. Was texting my wife from the grocery store when the clerk said, "That is so cool. Could you teach my grandparents to text?" I am just the opposite. I got my first Smart phone with text ability just under two years ago. Did fine without it except for hearing the constant complaint from my wife that I need text ability. That's the only reason I have it now, and average maybe 10-20 texts a month if that of which 98% of them are from/to her. I used to have a signature added to all of the forum posts I belonged to that said "Still spinning at 33 1/3 RPM in a MP3 World" Of course I had to have my wife add that since I had no clue how to add a signature, a picture, cut and copy, or a different picture or symbol to the box on each forum where a person can put a little picture. Still don't know how to do a lot of that stuff, but I do know how to turn on the computer, check and send email, and follow different forums I am interested in. It is for all of those reasons I gave a back handed compliment to those who may be somewhat in the same techno void I am in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowStorm Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 Darn, I don't get that magazine. Maybe I should respond to one of the 2000 mailings I have received for AARP membership since turning 50. :drool:Respond? Over my dead body! :lol:The C-Max has 4 big pluses:Gas mileage Performance/handling "Inside the car" experience - build quality & technology SUV like body - higher seating, easy entry, room to haul stuffYou can get two or three of the above items in lots of vehicles but what else gives all 4 like the C-Max? Now there are plenty of reasons us "older" folks like all 4 above items:We went through the "gas crisis" (and seem more attuned to saving money) We were teenagers through the 60s - big V-8s, 4 barrel carb's, 4-on-the-floor, birth of the pony cars, etc. Sure, "everybody" likes performance but when you grew up with it all around you, it just seems "right" (even if you didn't have it at the time!). We may have a bit more money for this stuff. The C-Max is the most expensive car we've ever purchased - 50x my first car. Less mobility. Do lots of projects that require hauling stuff around. Youngsters are too content with video games and social media. markd and obob 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponypower Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 63 here in Chicago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torchredzo6 Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 35 here in Chicago. Absolutely loving the car so far! Do I win the youngest owner award so far!? ptjones and LizM 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markd Posted May 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 Yep! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notquitesane Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 35 here in Chicago. Absolutely loving the car so far! Do I win the youngest owner award so far!?beat me by a year :rant2: lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjam Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 67 here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Tom Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 Had to step in to bring down the average. I'm 33 and I drive a Cadillac. I bought the C-Max for my 32-year-old wife. Maybe we should apply for AARP membership after all. ptjones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bemyax Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 61, west of the Mississippi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popnfresh Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 continuing to bring down the average.. 30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raadsel Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 I'm 5 -- at least counting decades. I started doing that when my kids asked how old I was, when they were young. I'll turn 6 in about 3 years. ptjones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptjones Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 Had to step in to bring down the average. I'm 33 and I drive a Cadillac. I bought the C-Max for my 32-year-old wife. Maybe we should apply for AARP membership after all.Lets see, 32+33=AARP, good job! LOL :) Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedman Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 Well I think I beat the youngest member by 7 years. I'm 23, maybe it was my dad's AARP magazine that got me thinking about it! markd, ptjones and C-MaxSea 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glvsav37 Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 almost 41 here. Picking up my New C-Max Energi tomorrow. Not gonna lie, I really wanted a Wrangler 4-door as my mid-life/2nd childhood vehicle, but my responsable side of me wants the HOV lane access for my daily commute. ptjones and markd 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-MaxSea Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 (edited) What's an AARP ? I'm guessing 48. Nineteen sixty two was a good year wasn't it ? :headspin: :headspin: :headspin: Edited August 17, 2015 by C-MaxSea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJBrennan Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 I do not look or act my age but I sometimes feel my age. The number is 64. Robert Fugate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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