Someone brought this up in another thread. Were trying to see outta of the people that bought there cars themselves, who's the youngest, and what's your occupation.

I turned 23 in November and Bought my 8 December 1st.
I'm a Mechanical Engineer

24 as of September..I'm a contracts/government property administrator.

Originally posted by DeNile'
t bought there cars themselves
I'm a Mechanical Engineer

Spellchecker, sir.
"their" cars, or "that car over there"

What's happened to English in the last few years??

22, software engineer. bought mine aug 30th.

23 mechanical engineer

bought mine Nov 28th

looks like a lot of engineers here!!! plus we are not known to be the best with grammar!

Originally posted by Dick Carlson
Spellchecker, sir.
"their" cars, or "that car over there"

What's happened to English in the last few years??

Patience young Grasshoppa! That comes with maturity and age!

43 years young and proud to be retired U.S. Army. Aircraft mechanic and electrician!:cool:

I'm 31 and paid cash for mine. Does that count?
SW Engineer.

30 and I traded my soul and my SUV to get mine!!! (Had to have it)

Originally posted by Rotary Nut
Patience young Grasshoppa! That comes with maturity and age!

43 years young and proud to be retired U.S. Army. Aircraft mechanic and electrician!:cool:

I thought they taught it in school, youngster. I'm 56, going on 18. I'm just amazed at how many kids (under 25) have $31k cars and can't spell worth sh!t. Makes me wonder what the rest of their/there education was like.

Originally posted by Dick Carlson
I thought they taught it in school, youngster. I'm 56, going on 18. I'm just amazed at how many kids (under 25) have $31k cars and can't spell worth sh!t. Makes me wonder what the rest of their/there education was like.

http://www.gamers-forums.com/smilies/contrib/geno/rofl.gif

Originally posted by TownDrunk
http://www.gamers-forums.com/smilies/contrib/geno/rofl.gif

OK, clue/clew me in, what is that emoticon supposed to be?

Originally posted by Dick Carlson
OK, clue/clew me in, what is that emoticon supposed to be?

Sorry. It's supposed to be me rolling on the floor laughing because I completely agree with every word you said. I thought the same thing when I first visited the board. :D

Originally posted by TownDrunk
Sorry. It's supposed to be me rolling on the floor laughing because I completely agree with every word you said. I thought the same thing when I first visited the board. :D

Roger that. I can only stand so much, and then have to log out to recover. It's like being in Startrek and landing on Ricer Alpha (or some such).

Originally posted by Dick Carlson
I thought they taught it in school, youngster. I'm 56, going on 18. I'm just amazed at how many kids (under 25) have $31k cars and can't spell worth sh!t. Makes me wonder what the rest of their/there education was like.

Good point, wrong place for it! Anyone with an engineering degree has to be pretty educated to pass those courses!

Originally posted by Dick Carlson
Roger that. I can only stand so much, and then have to log out to recover. It's like being in Startrek and landing on Ricer Alpha (or some such).

Ricer Alpha?? http://smilies.jeeptalk.org/contrib/blackeye/hihi.gif

Not to offend anyone here... I know we're all of different ages, backgrounds, and at different stages in our lives, but sometimes this place has quite a bit of its share of unintentional comic relief...

Take care DC.

I'm 24 and I am in the marines. I bought mine with cash, so I guess not all twenty somethings with an rx-8 are engineers. Then again I'm trying to get my degree in bio-engineering, but I'm not one yet :p

I didn't get the rx-8, but I am only 20 and I bought my self an Lancer Evo 8. I just graduated my self from R.N and work in a state hospital. I know doctors who went to school for 14 yrs and still they can't spell shit . He is an engineer and his 23 soooOO...bunch of old people who are haters.

Dick Carlson Your a, well what your first name implies!!!!

Originally posted by Dick Carlson
I thought they taught it in school, youngster. I'm 56, going on 18. I'm just amazed at how many kids (under 25) have $31k cars and can't spell worth sh!t. Makes me wonder what the rest of their/there education was like.

wow.. amazing..

Lets see here, as one of those kids who can't speel ;) worth sh!t I would have to say that the rest of my education was pretty good, Thank You..

Five years of college yielded 2 degrees, BS Mech. Eng. and Masters in Systems Engineering. Because of these degrees I could afford this 32K car. I am pretty sure that checking that I am using the subjunctive tense of a verb was a little less important in getting my job.

Quit making inane posts about simple spelling errors or grammar usage. Everyone makes mistakes. Plus its not their fault that they would rather spend time doing analysis and calculations so you could enjoy a luxury such as a RX-8. Besides, nobody likes a GrammarNazi..

Originally posted by moogle
He is an engineer and his 23 soooOO...bunch of old people who are haters.
I don't think anyone is a hater here... Being an engineer is no special accomplishment. It doesn't mean you're great with the English, nor does it mean you can spell properly. If 31 is old then so be it.

22 yr old in property management. bought on 7/24 by myself!

Originally posted by TownDrunk
I don't think anyone is a hater here...

Gracias. I hate the spelling, not the speller. Unfortunately, on an internet board, your first impression is from the written word, and when someone writes as though he'd just landed on this planet, any content is taken with reservation. But maybe I'm mistaken and most of the people on here are 50-something over-the-road truckers who dropped out of high school.

Flame Shield On

I was 22 when I bought it by myself on july 23

Originally posted by Kaliken
wow.. amazing..

Lets see here, as one of those kids who can't speel ;) worth sh!t I would have to say that the rest of my education was pretty good, Thank You..

Five years of college yielded 2 degrees, BS Mech. Eng. and Masters in Systems Engineering. Because of these degrees I could afford this 32K car. I am pretty sure that checking that I am using the subjunctive tense of a verb was a little less important in getting my job.

Quit making inane posts about simple spelling errors or grammar usage. Everyone makes mistakes. Plus its not their fault that they would rather spend time doing analysis and calculations so you could enjoy a luxury such as a RX-8. Besides, nobody likes a GrammarNazi..

The most inane thing about this thread is the original question. Why would anyone actually care who the youngest person that bought the car with their own money is... <hides behind Dick Carlson to shield the flames>

Originally posted by Winning_BlueRX8
22, software engineer. bought mine aug 30th.

According to your profile, you're 26. A little young to be fudging your age already, no? ;)

26 bought the car with my own money...actually the first car i bought all by my lil self was my 3GT 4 years ago which would have made me 22...i'm in Information Technology...and no i don't care about punctuation, this is how i've always written on the 'net

Originally posted by IkeWRX
The most inane thing about this thread is the original question. Why would anyone actually care who the youngest person that bought the car with their own money is... <hides behind Dick Carlson to shield the flames>

Argh, lemme see if I can borrow my Nomex back . . .

OK. Good enough for me. I like the way that last post was spelt! :D

Im 22, will be 23 in Feb....but I bought mine by myself on November 28th. I graduate from college tomorrow morning. I have a job in Sales for a Debt Investment Firm. Hey, Im Proud!!

Paid cash for mine when I was 22... I'm also a mechanical engineer




... hehehe, I said goodbye to the money I had saved to pay my college loans off that day :p

16 YEARS OLD... SELL DRUGS... PAYED CASH...


......HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA... JUST KIDDING...

Who cares who the youngest...

WHOSE THE OLDEST ROLLING IN A RX-8 ?

Originally posted by IkeWRX
The most inane thing about this thread is the original question. Why would anyone actually care who the youngest person that bought the car with their own money is... <hides behind Dick Carlson to shield the flames>

why would anyone care what car your future wife picks out especially when her short list or is it your list for her doesn't even have the 8 on it? point being most topics in the lounge are inane. :)

Originally posted by RX-GR8
why would anyone care what car your future wife picks out especially when her short list or is it your list for her doesn't even have the 8 on it? point being most topics in the lounge are inane. :)

True, but at least you can talk about cars a little more in that thread, and I was drunk... :p

Originally posted by IkeWRX
..and I was drunk... :p

Already celevrating for the EVENT?! :D :D

Originally posted by IkeWRX
True, but at least you can talk about cars a little more in that thread, and I was drunk... :p

no prob. if you get married any honeymoon plans yet?

Originally posted by RX-GR8
no prob. if you get married any honeymoon plans yet?

Well a few options for that, we're going to try and make it to Turino in 2006 for the winter games (more something she's been looking forward to) and I'm going to see if I can bargain for Rally Catalunya before that :D

i bought my car for my 19th birthday on 10/09/03

22

Military

Im 23 and am trying to pay for mine but Im only makin about 3k a month and I gotta pay mortgage so either gotta bring in more business or get help from my parents, which wont be a problem cuz they spoil me.

I'm 20... and I'm a Network Administrator for the Federal Government :)

Originally posted by noahprtlnd
According to your profile, you're 26. A little young to be fudging your age already, no? ;)

I'm flattered that you cared enough to check my profile, but I always give false information when I register for anything on the Internet. It's a habit. Just like the email address I provided is strictly for registration purposes. Nobody likes spam!

23 ACCOUNTING. PAYING FOR IT BY MYSELF.......WILL GET IT IN MID JAN.

Originally posted by Winning_BlueRX8
22, software engineer. bought mine aug 30th.

Wow awesome! I am 27 working to get into programming and paying for my own car as well.

If you don’t mind me asking how did you get into the field. I am almost done with school and I am dying to get out of my crappy Tech support job soon!

I was going to a tech school for a while and they closed down. Then I had to start all over again. I am finally almost done again and I am very excited.

What type of job did you first receive?
Did you go through an agency to find your job?
How do you like it?
Are you checking others code or are you doing your own modules?
Do you tend to utilize your systems analyst skills or is it mainly just coding?

Ok ill leave you alone now, Thanks for the info ahead of time I really appreciate it!

im 26 and guess what...i don't have shit for and education which really shouldn't matter since the question was age not occupation. It's only a 30k car so its not like you have to have some special Engineering Degree to own one you just have to be willing to work DUHHHHHHHHH. Don't get me started on the whole stupid education bit. its so overrated it makes me sick. i can't stand it when people that have a piece of paper think they are above all. GIVE ME A BREAK!!!!

COME ON FLAME ME H AHA HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHH

Originally posted by Jhouse
im 26 and guess what...i don't have shit for and education

Bit touchy, are we??

turned 23 in nov, got the car in OCT. LOVE IT.

Material Science Engineer.

25 Years Old - Marketing Manager

24 years old. BS and MS in mechanical engineering. Product Development Engineer for Ford in Dearborn, MI.

Whoa Jhouse. Calm down man! You're an RX-8 owner and a member of this forum; therefore you ARE one of us!

I'm not flaming you but from the posts I've read you seem to be the only one making an issue about college. Others are just stating their age and their occupation.

In a thread about youngest buyers, it makes sense that very few high school students (or recent high school grads) can afford this car (except yellowFE, who is obviously gifted) so the expected age group 'bubble' of youngest buyers is probably going to be 22/23 year college grads with their diplomas in hand and a brand new job - hence the spike in replies on this forum.

It is also understandable (and sort of cool, I think) that the RX-8, a car that wins many awards for its 'engineering and manufacturing' excellence, would also appeal to many mechanics, electronics techs, automotive gurus, folks fresh out of the military and college graduates - particularly engineering students.

turned 23 in nov. just bought my winning blue dec. 9th..yep...last week :)

i'm a bank supervisor

Originally posted by Rx-Appreci-8
Whoa Jhouse. Calm down man! You're an RX-8 owner and a member of this forum; therefore you ARE one of us!

I'm not flaming you but from the posts I've read you seem to be the only one making an issue about college. Others are just stating their age and their occupation.

In a thread about youngest buyers, it makes sense that very few high school students (or recent high school grads) can afford this car (except yellowFE, who is obviously gifted) so the expected age group 'bubble' of youngest buyers is probably going to be 22/23 year college grads with their diplomas in hand and a brand new job - hence the spike in replies on this forum.

It is also understandable (and sort of cool, I think) that the RX-8, a car that wins many awards for its 'engineering and manufacturing' excellence, would also appeal to many mechanics, electronics techs, automotive gurus, folks fresh out of the military and college graduates - particularly engineering students.

Excellent post.

Originally posted by zerohour
Wow awesome! I am 27 working to get into programming and paying for my own car as well.

If you don’t mind me asking how did you get into the field. I am almost done with school and I am dying to get out of my crappy Tech support job soon!

I was going to a tech school for a while and they closed down. Then I had to start all over again. I am finally almost done again and I am very excited.

What type of job did you first receive?
Did you go through an agency to find your job?
How do you like it?
Are you checking others code or are you doing your own modules?
Do you tend to utilize your systems analyst skills or is it mainly just coding?

Ok ill leave you alone now, Thanks for the info ahead of time I really appreciate it!

I have a Bachelor's of Science in Computer Information Systems, which I decided to pursure my sophomore year. So that's how I got into the field, I suppose. My college was great in setting up job interviews my senior year. They had several companies send recruiters for on-campus job interviews, and several job fairs each semester. I didn't land a job with any of them, but several of my friends did. Ultimately, I landed the job I have now the old-fashioned way -- Knowing someone that knew someone on the inside.

Of course I was still interviewed, but that's what landing a job is all about...the interview. That's all that "Piece of paper" (referring to Jhouse's post) does for you, land you the interview. So work on those interview skills, especially the dreaded behavioral interview that seems to be growing in popularity with job recruiters. If your school has a career services center, definitely check them out. This all seems to be common sense, but you'd be surprised to know how many seniors graduate and expect a job to land in their lap. Finding a job for me, in the IT field, was a job in itself.

And to answer more of your questions:

1. Strangely enough, the two jobs I had before this one were in Tech Support. So I know how you feel. I'd go so far as to say all Tech Support jobs suck. Everyone loves to bitch when things go wrong and blame the crappy help desk, but nobody seems to compliment you when things run smoothly, which is a majority of the time.

2. At first, I went through the college's career services center. Then tried looking on my own by via the numerous job search sites that let you post online resumes (seemed hopeless, at least for an IT guy). I only know of one IT person that landed a job using those job search sites. But I eventually landed this job because a friend of mine knew someone that worked here, so they handed my resume to their manger, and poof, I was scheduled an interview along with 11 other candidates. I took a "no-BS" approach this time, and I guess it worked because here I am.

3. I like it a lot. I like the work, pay and beneifts are great, flexible hours, management isn't anal, etc.

4. I write my own code. I've never had to check anyone else's code, probably because they all have a good 10-20 year head start on me =). For the moment, I mostly code. But I've got a lot of training coming up in the new year, and then I will move into systems analysis.

What a long post.

just turned 22 in july; in august i bought the car. i am a Systems Administrator for a Medical Group.

Rx-Appreci-8: great post and I def agree with you on all points i guess especially since i am also one of those fresh college grads.

17, somewhat paid..its being financed..got my money off my stock

im 20 work as a computer tech for a church supply company. got a great deal grew up with the sales person.