Cougar BOY??

[keif]

Guys,

I was hoping you could confirm something for me, Ive been smoking around in my Cougar for 5 months now, and ive seen a few fellow Cougar's on the road, and even given them a flash. My query is this, every driver I see is middle aged, I havent seen anyone my age.

So I was hoping to get a quick pole, and find out if I am the youngest Cougar owner, I know the Cougar was aimed at the maturer driver, but it has always appealed to me.

So I am 25, how old are you???

[Cougarbloke]

Just turned 36 :cry:

Some of the Cougar owners in the States are only 17 and it's actually their first car...custom_images/emoticons/shocked.gif

[Beardedmonster]

:biggrin:...23...:banana:

[CougarUK]

Well i'm 33, but the cougar would of been my first car if it had been around when i past my test!!

[timjford]

34 - The Cougar wouldn't have suited me when I was a 20 something boy racer, with a series of hot hatches and driving like a maniac.

[vinie]

Well I'm 30 and due to company cars had no choice over the last 5 years.

But my first car was a Renault 9 GTS alloys and bucket seats as standard spec.

[Blackadder]

I know the Cougar was aimed at the maturer driver
They found me :biggrin:

[nightsun]

Im 29. At least the insurance isn't quite so astronomical for us older drivers!!

I was shooting around in an Orion 1.8 Ghia Si at 24/25

[wessa]

:thumbsup: I'm only 32 yrs young, at 24 i was trying to kill myself in a v-fast 3.0 capri.. oh the good old days, rear wheel drive and no traction control.....If your in essex gis a wave........yeeeehaaaa..:smoke-t:

[GCatz]

Im 22, and I got my Cougar cus nobody else who I knew had one..

[Jacko]

Just turned 27.
Prior to that I built my way up in size.

Started with a mini then, Uno Turbo, 309 Gti, Cavalier 2l, BMW 323, 106 gti ( when back down again. ) and now the Cat.

My observation around these part is the same, middle aged but nearly all Women.

[Cougarbloke]

Come on man ! (geordie accent) someone has got to be older than me???

[Skinful]

If it makes you feel better I am 37!

[AndyT]

I'm 23 mate. First car was a 998cc Metro, then an XR2i that is now in car heaven and now my cat. :biggrin:

[Jason J]

24

[Shandy]

Well I beat ya all.

21 !!

Got the cat when I was 19. Not your average car for someone my age but damn I love it.

Stu.

[Mac1]

I know the Cougar was aimed at the maturer driver


They found me:biggrin: Me as well Blackadder.

Not seen many 80 year old though. Now that's mature (r) ! :rofl:

[Blackadder]

Colin, hopefully we have a few years left in us yet :)
I've found the younger members very considerate at the meets I've been to......offering to fetch my medication, etc :biggrin:

[Damo]

I am 36 to

[MickS]

28 and counting.......

[HIGHLANDER]

:biggrin: 28 I've only been driving cars for 2 years, so far i've had a punto(new shape),focus,ka luxury(:rofl::embarrased;)
and finally the cat which beats them all!!
Finally happy

[UKRPG]

I'm 35

1st Car - Alfa Romeo Sprint Veloce
2nd - Talbot Tagora (what you say? - it was huge)
3rd - Astra GTE 2.0 16V
4th - Jaguar XJS 3.6 manual

GOT MARRIED!!

5th Ford Mondeo 2.0 SI

Now Cougar V6 MTX

[Elgrande]

I must be one of the old farts that you have seen. :rofl:
50+

[Mac1]

Blackadder

I've found the younger members very considerate at the meets I've been to......offering to fetch my medication, etc

In that case you may be flying rather than driving !


PS. I forgot (!) - only joking (?) - I'm 60 in December. :banana:
Does that mean all those 20 & 30 somethings will be selling their cats ?

[timjford]

Average so far is 31.6 years !

[keif]

Well its good to see there are some young uns out there.

Altho since I've had the cat, a loads of people tell they have seen a silver cougar here and a blue cougar there.

[Mo]

Damm!...this is worrying.. I'm 41.... perhaps there should be a senior chapter to this club!!...for a couple of us! :biggrin:

[Mo]

Also an observation I noticed is that the majority of cougar drivers around huntingdon seem to be female!! ....custom_images/emoticons/shocked.gif

[Mac1]

Any-one for a meet around Huntingdon !

[keif]

Now you know the female cougar owners are going to be female.

The single's go for Puma's, so hands up for a joint meet????

[keif]

SPAZ

The the cougar females will be married!!! Teach me to try and eat and type at the same time.:banghead:

[GCatz]

I live in Peterborough so im up for a huntingdon meet... its just down the road :D .. I agree tho there are quite a few female Cougar drivers around the Cambridgeshire area... not complaints from me :biggrin:

[Jacko]

There are a few more lady owners further up the coast line too.

I'd be up for a meet too.
Does anyone know if any of these lady owners read from this forum? I know for a fact that I have posted the flyer on several female owners cars. Be good to get some more of a mix on opinions and views.

[nightsun]

you just want to perv!!

might be up for the Huntingdon meet, im only down the road in Cambridge.

[Aries]

Man! You're All Old! All of us Americans are young! Avg Age according to THIS THREAD (http://www.fastcougar.com/forums/messageview.cfm?catid=28&threadid=73554) is 21 in Illinois!

[Jason J]

not many young drivers can afford £22000 for a cat over here tho!!second hand they are a bit more reasonable but we get hammered on insurance:mad:

[StaceyS]

Originally posted by: keif
SPAZ

The the cougar females will be married!!! Teach me to try and eat and type at the same time.:banghead:


Just curious... Why would female Cougar owners be married?

[Mac1]

Good question :biggrin:

keif ?

[P999LTS]

:bowdown: "Thoe I look old, I am strong and lusty!" :naughty:

Yes I am one of those over 50 (just), but my wife isn't does that count?

:(:ugh: unfortunately the quote finishes "For in my youth I never did apply hot and rebellious liquors in my blood"

- did too much of that perhaps I'm ancient. :(

Got to the Cougar via mini, spitfire, princess, cavalier cdi, citroen cx, citroen xm turbo then went out to buy an omega :rofl: realised we didn't need space in the back for the kids and came home with a cougar.

[badasskat]

I am 18... female... and single.... I LOVE my cat. In Alabama alot of younger people have cougars... i pass several everyday. The only sad thing is... it is just a way to get around to them... they don't appreciate the car. It is just wrong!!!

[Jason J]

well round by me most cat owners are middle aged men or women who dont give a cr*p that they are driving round in one its just a company car to them!
stacey i think what kief was trying to say is that the cougar unlike the puma appeals to more sophisticated(slighty more mature?:takecover;) women who are generally married(at least around me anyway)where as the puma for the most part are driven by younger women(because it is more affordable and easier to insure) for the most part the cougar does not SEEM to appeal to single women around by me and most of them are buisness women. that is only my observations not my opinion of women by the way.

[keif]

Madmale got it right on the money, it is a fact tho, Bam Bam on Kiss 100 fm said it a little while ago, Hot Girls drive Corsa's, Polo's and Golf's and the classic 206cc.

But if there is anyone in the Kent area, give me a shout!

[Jacko]

Spotted! Female driver, mid 20's who works for a local radio station. Met her through work. Breaks the norm.
Company car though and not interested iin it in the slightest. Just a set of wheels to her.

[DREAMCATCHER]

:biggrin: Well i bin taking my "PUSSY CAT" all around done : France/Spain/Portugal/Andorra/Belguim/Switzerland/Germany/Luxemburg.last trip was specail to the camp at Dachau......PLENTY of time for you young sprogs.................me, i am still pushing that V6 fast @ 63 years old.

[2Liter]

lol, Im from the US, and I got my cougar when I was 16! Now I'm 18, haven't crashed it yet...

[CockneyDave]

I think I might have won this one in the British Isles. The only thing I have won in my life and it is how old you are. 59 now 60 at xmas. Had all sorts of daft cars Loved them at the time like Ford Capri's, Mini's MGB's etc.etc.etc I flash most Cougars but they always give you a blank look except for one when I was in Gravesend. Quite happy with my cat which makes a pleasant change for me. So if you see me around, don't think you will miss me if you look at the number plate it spells C8UGR, give me a FLASH!
:wave:

[Shandy]

If we pass each other you'll notice me too.

My plate is S 600GAR which says S Cougar in my eyes if no one elses

Stu.

[Skinful]

Change in thread topic?
What does my registration say?!

[Groove]

Sorry all, caught this one late:banhim:
I, by the way am 33. And i agree most drivers in my area(Louth, Skegness, Lincoln, Grimsby) are all over 45, so it makes me feel young when driving the Cat. I was starting to think i bought an old mans car:cover:, and was then really pleased to see someone around my age in a cougar, havn't managed to recruit him yet! we always pass each other doing about 70mph, making handing out flyers a bit hazzardous.
...........................Gav.

[Skinful]

Skegness....now that sounds a good idea for a place to meet....

[Groove]

I am more than up for that one!!!!!!!!!!
We had a scooby meet in Skegness the other week! what a waste of time that one was. On the way to Skeg we met up with about 12 scooby's and rode the last 6 miles in convoy, then reached the car park ( £3.50 to park) then without saying a word they all just left their cars and went their seperate ways!!!!! strange lot them subaru drivers................Gav.

[Mac1]

CockneyDave

Snap!


59 now 60 at xmas.

Now, what date would that be ? !

Wanna birthday drink/December cat meet? ?

[Elgrande]

Dreamcatcher
The cat makes a great tourer doesn't it? I took mine over to France and Belgium last Bank holiday weekend and had a good time belting the motorways, however the roads were a bit bouncy. I still enjoy tonking the loud peddle @ 52. :smoke-t:

[mouse]

I am 28 and Female!!!!! I have two kids...Annie who is 9 months old and Jack who is 3 and I burn around Norfolk in my cougar with the kids in the back. Who said two door sports cars are useless if you have kids?????? I don't think so!!!!! This is the best present my hubby has ever bought me!!! regards from mouse. p.s. I am pretty computer illiterate and have managed to post a reply to your thread to the wrong one!!!!!!!!!!! Its a good job I am not a blonde!!(lol)

[CockneyDave]

Mac 1

So you are nearly eligible for you bus pass too! £200 heating bills paid at Xmas. Shame it does not cover Petrol.

DOB is 21st December another 4 days and I would have been IT! I would love to have met up over Christmas period but I have now been committed (or should have been a long time ago the wife says) If you beat my birthdate I want proof???:thumbsup:

[Graeme]

hi guys soz for joining in so late but i think im the
youngest im only 20
:tongue:

[Tygerr]

18 yr old, male. Hmm, everyone here is a lot older than I thought. Oh well, my car is awesome and I love it. I was wondering why everyone I saw in cougars were middle aged.

[Pinhy]

was doing a search and came across this thread...thought i would add my knowledge from over here in "the states"


there are a LOT of people that are 17-22 driving cougars here. mostly guys. there are also a lot of women in their mid 20's to around 40 or so i would guess. that is the market mercury actually intended to attract witht hte cougar..the women int hat age group.


I am 31 and wind up hanging out with a lot of people younger than me from NECO..helps me stay young i guess!! also i am quite immature so it works out great!! :biggrin: we also have a woman who doea autocrossing here in Florida and she is 45 i think. there are others around the states that are in their 30's also...so you are not the only one bloke!!

[Blackadder]

Pinhy, seems like Florida is a popular state for Cougars, saw several while on a recent trip in the Tampa Bay area...here's a pic of one spotted in Clearwater Beach :)

[Pinhy]

you should have let us know you were coming...i am not working right now and could have come to meet up with you. dont know whose stock cougar that is, not a neco member for what i know of. we do have the largest chapter in the states with over 120 or so members.

[Mac1]

CockneyDave

11 December. I win! or, I lose?

Sorry that we can't meet up but thanks for the reminder on the fuel. Don't forget the bus pass - just in case! See you at Interford ?

[Mo]

Right! I think we should also arrange a huntingdon or cambs meet sometime soon... as theres a lot of local memebers and lots of good local places to get a pub lunch with decent parking!!....any other suggestions?

[wessa]

Cockney dave,im sure iv'e seen your plate in my area (rayleigh,essex) ..Yes it does look the nuts....how much was it?...:thumbsup::)

[DREAMCATCHER]

Any of you young laddies tried the Autobahn in Germany ? Well talk about S**T off a well chromed No7 coke shovel !..... F.......A.....S.....T to say the very least,take it to the clock limit, AND i gaurantee you will be past like u was standing still.................by HELL them sausages scoffers can make screeves move !
Longest solo trip so far down to the Costa-Del-Crime.........1560miles/30 hours including stops/ferry..
Any one who see's this number plate,give a flash it's me.............BILOX:biggrin:

[CockneyDave]

Hi! Wessa
Yes you may have seen me flash by. Amazon Green Vougar may have been on my way to Gravesend the scenic way. Once I get in this little s**t I don't want to get out of it. So I go the long way everywhere.

Had a decent sized Tax rebate and decided to invest it in a number plate, the value will only go up not down and believe it or not it has made £25 since I bought it in April. Bought over the internet for £538 no more to pay all you have to do is take it to the PO and get it changed over. National Number Plates is one website and the other one is DVLA.

You can more or less make your own number plate up now.
:mad:

[CockneyDave]

Hi1 Mac1

You win. Your old I'm not. by 10 days. If I see you at interford I might buy you a pint of Sanatagen!!!

Coming off of the subject of age in a way go to a website called www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/ You will love it.

I will say no more. Let me know what you think. This is one for the old gits.

CockneyDave

[Mac1]

Mo hi,
Suggest you open a new posting for the call for Huntingdon meet. You will be able to follow the response better and it is a different thread. Good luck with the call. Huntingdon still sounds a good bet!


CockneyDave,
Thanks for the site intro. Excellent.