I found this ranking of the top ten models based on percentage of customers between the ages of 18-25. I just thought it was sort of shocking that the Cobalt was the only domestic car on the list. For those who are wondering, I saw it in a magazine called "Young Money" that is passed out on campus (University of Texas). I don't know how much I believe these numbers anyway because it doesn't say what the percentages are based on (number sold, favorite car, etc.) and if it is based on sales, how can the Yaris be ahead of the Cobalt considering it just came out this year? I'm also not so sure that it is necessarily a good thing for a car to be mostly purchased by buyers in this age range.

1. Scion tC 37.5%
2. Mazda 3 24.2%
3. Acura RSX 24.1%
4. Hyundai Tiburon 23.6%
5. Subaru Impreza 23.0%
6. Volkswagen GTI 22.4%
7. Mitsubishi Lancer 22.1%
8. Mazda 6 20.9%
9. Toyota Yaris 20.8%
10. Chevrolet Cobalt 20.2%

 

Everything sounds about right cept the Yaris, guess hippies and what not count too....j/k tree huggers

 

Wow, I completely misread the subject on this thread...might want to add "Cars" to the subject....

 

yea me too....oops. Maybe me an marerick should pull our minds out of the gutter....

 

I'm happy where mine is .....

 

yea everything seems to be right with the ppl i know all seem to have a car on that list...

 

Oops, sorry about that. I would edit the title if i could. I was just copying what the mag. said. Maybe it will get more views now.

 

im surprized that honda not even on that list...

 

X2.....I got excited for the wrong reason

 

so was i till i opend it and fig out it was about cars... well now i want some models for real HAHA..

 

I wouldn't put much faith in the numbers. How can they add up to more than 100%

 

Acura = Honda

I wish our car wasn't on that list, our insurance would be lower.

 

i wouldnt quite say that...but sure
also: 2 Mazdas and a Mitsubishi (mitsubishi can be argued...but its owned by Chrysler now...)
4 domestic cars

 

I was hoping to see some chicks.

 

Yeah that title is misleading, interesting post none the less.

 

You're looking at it incorrectly. The percentage is of that particular car only for the age group.

I'm surprised the Cobalt is on there at all really. If 20% of that age range are buyers, that translates into over 40k Balts sold to them. The Mazda 3 sells at about 2/3 the pace of the Cobalt which means that there are more people in that age group buying a Cobalt than 3.

Either way, the list doesn't give you the true story. Take the percentages and total vehicles sold then give us a number to get a true idea.

 

Mazda and Mitsubishi are still separate companies. A partnership or stock investment doesn't consitiute ownership.

As for the percentages totaling over 100, as 06G5GT pointed out, the number represents the percentage of buyers for each car between the ages of 18-25.

 

uhh why is toyota yaris on there???

as for everything else i think it looks about right, im suprised nissan didn't get one on there though

i think the cobalt is at a good place, i am kinda suprised mazda has the 3 & 6 on there

 

i don't buy that at ALL. because if it was parents buying the cars, there would have to be focus and civic on that list and most people 18-24 can't afford a new car, let alone a 20k + one.

 

I'm surprised we made it too. The Cobalt's only been out for two years and while they're becoming much more common (much to my chagrin!) it doesn't seem like there are all THAT many people in that demographic buying 'Balts...

 

my first cars a cobalt...its a cheap car (it doesnt say it has to be an SS u no...not too many new cars are sold at 13k including tax/license)

i thought Mazda was completely owned by Ford, not partnered. Mitsubishi i suppose i never really new..

BTW, if Mazda isnt just a Ford company...and its not domestic, what country did they start in?

 

Ford has a 33% stake in Mazda, and they've been sharing resources for decades, but Mazda is still a Japanese company. It's common misperception that they're owned by Ford, though, especially with the Mazda USA link being on their website.

 

interesting bc i see cobalts everywhere (no ss/sc tho)

hey hunter killer what do you consider a sabb? domestic or import?

lol dont mean to start arguments but if you use the companys origan as domestic or import then somethign like sabb(gm owned) would be an import. Or if you consider it the cars build location then something like a camaro (canada assembled) would be an import.

just a little gas on the flame

 

i swaer, it seems like everyone on this forum lives near cobalt central...i almost never see any....
at my school of 2,000, (id figure about 700 cars) the only people with cobalts are me, and an unknown kid with a yellow LT

 

lol i never noticed them until i bought one. but in las cruces they are literally everywhere (i see alot on the nmsu campus on my way to class)