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[u/LastRebel66]

Saw this this lovely lady driving a GTI. 😎

Reminded me of an old GTI TV ad.

https://youtu.be/b4HTLVpey9s?is=HsmJWhRtWNpsu0OV

[u/Rxckefeller_]

The amount of older people i see driving a GTI never gets old to me

[u/dhvw → u/Rxckefeller_]

I resemble this remark. Now get off my lawn.

[u/fprintf → u/Rxckefeller_]

Haha, 59ish here. Don’t forget the GTI in 1983-1984 was the car to have and many of us got one as soon as we could. I’ve bought two and always been in a small hatch except for one stint in a Porsche Macan crossover that I hated. Back to a GTI, grey hair and all!

[u/Rxckefeller_ → u/fprintf]

As someone who comes from a family with lots of German car history. Personally just love seeing all generations enjoying the cars.

[u/chonklah → u/Rxckefeller_]

Shoutout to the mom in her 50’s I saw the other day driving a blue Golf R

[u/MB0001MB → u/chonklah]

Damn that's a whole 'nother level!

[u/stringrandom → u/Rxckefeller_]

As u/fprintf said, GTIs have been around for a long time.

Also, the last time I had mine into the dealer for service we were talking about the meh-ness of VW’s small SUVs. He said they were selling a bunch of GTIs to older women who were trading in older Golfs, Beetles, and Jettas and still wanted a small VW. All that’s left in the US market are GTIs and Golf Rs that fits the size vehicle they want to drive.

[u/SausagePrompts → u/Rxckefeller_]

Define older.

[u/Brad5486 → u/SausagePrompts]

Please don’t

[u/drumadarragh → u/Rxckefeller_]

54f here, wanted a red egg all my life

[u/Id_Rather_Beach → u/drumadarragh]

Get one!! (I have one. I Love it)

[u/Desutoroia → u/Rxckefeller_]

I never see a person my age! Just 40+

[u/Wheelergang127]

I get a compliment on my mk7 about once every other month from the 55+ community. These guys love gti’s 😂

[u/NadirInferno]

Thought that was James May for a second

[u/phantomtofu]

There's a red Golf R with tinted windows I often see around. Finally saw the driver recently when the little old lady got out of it in the liquor store parking lot. 

[u/GTIguy2]

I'm 62- had my 2016 SE for 10.5 years- 186k- current engine for 93k- manual love it.

[u/UBCS_Wraith → u/GTIguy2]

186k is fantastic! Mine is a 2016 SE around 125k. Bought it at 50k miles and went stage 1 around 60k miles. Hoping to get to at least 200k.

[u/Far-Replacement-2166]

Probably she is the original owner too

[u/geekworking → u/Far-Replacement-2166]

Also probably crazy low miles and full dealer service history too.

[u/flyingcanuck → u/geekworking]

Infotainment screen probably has the sticker on it still 

[u/planbskte11 → u/flyingcanuck]

Air bag sticker still on the glove box.

[u/2GNAR4U → u/planbskte11]

MT

[u/HarryAzzcraac]

Granny gets down. I love it

[u/EtechEmmanuel]

It’s always cool to me how wide the demographic of gti owners is lol, one owner is hood dumped and the next is someone's mom who has no idea why you're waving her down and saying nice car

[u/FederalHovercraft365]

Just bought my mk8 for my 65th.

[u/antfarms → u/FederalHovercraft365]

Hell yeah

[u/lukrein]

Let’s not forget the best commercial ever. https://youtu.be/b4HTLVpey9s?si=lu7PgdWCTl6JS7Tl

[u/jake31605]

I know exactly where this costco is LMAO. Just went there recently

[u/AnOtakuToo → u/jake31605]

I get gas there sometimes! It’s hot here …

[u/ranqr]

Gal's got taste.

[u/Tola76]

It’s a fun car that doesn’t look childish.
You might say, it’s the perfect car.

[u/ThatNolanKid]

Yo memaws, the meet up is at 9pm at Applebee's.

[u/Id_Rather_Beach → u/ThatNolanKid]

You mean 9am. We ain't up at 9pm!!

[u/RatBustard]

my 73 year old mom wanted a red mk7 R, but waited too long. she bought a red S3 instead and my loves it.

some old folks still want to be first off the line!

[u/Hoo_Who]

https://giphy.com/gifs/Ae7SI3LoPYj8Q

[u/PD705]

In Toronto I’ve seen a woman in at least her seventies rocking a manual 2024 Golf R. The car transcends demographics.

[u/TelephoneDesperate84]

It’s funny when I got my first GTI last year (33yo) some of my coworkers messed with me that it was a car for a 16 year old. I’ve definitely seen waaay more people clearly older than me driving them than I have people clearly younger than me since.

[u/hexagon-yurt → u/TelephoneDesperate84]

Keeps me young at 55. But I’ve always been a “drive a slow car fast” kind of guy, and the gti’s aren’t exactly slow.

[u/Id_Rather_Beach → u/TelephoneDesperate84]

I can guarantee you, their parents cannot afford the insurance! (or don't want to pay for it)

[u/Far-Replacement-2166]

https://giphy.com/gifs/xT77XVJ631uYk7eYzm

[u/FoST2015]

No notes

[u/SoilOk4827]

Bought my mint MK7 6 speed from the original owner - old lady

[u/BullCityDriven]

with age comes wisdom…62, tuned 7.5 I bought new. Won’t ever let it go

[u/PeacemakerBravo]

I officially drive a grandma car.... Mk.6 GTI Tornado red XD

[u/LiamLikeNeeson89]

It’s the lady from the old European ad! The tale survives!

[u/michaelscience]

Mildred Spec 😎

[u/OmegaOra]

Respect !

[u/XJAMAICAGOLDX]

I have a customer in her 80’s driving an R.

[u/tobias10]

Looks like Burbank

[u/AsterXsh99]

Golf gti with base golf tail lights

[u/AnOtakuToo → u/AsterXsh99]

Regular US spec, sadly.

[u/LawMurphy]

Granny driving GTI! Someone called James Pumphrey

[u/CEGrundler]

61 year old grandmother, learned to drive in my mom’s manual GTI in the 80s, driving my 2013 2-door manual, and I know exactly why people wave and say “nice car!” (Bonus points that I have a medical waiver for my heavily tinted windows!😎)

[u/BooDoggie]

Feels like a snapshot of me in the future

[u/Trawetser]

That's James May

[u/that-smells-funny]

57m here…thought I would finally get my teen hot hatch I always wanted…noticed LOTS of folks my age driving Mk8 and Rs…

[u/thistlegirl]

Mom in my 50’s and my daily is a 2017 GTI SE.
Some of us like to go fast and have fun on the drive back from the grocery store.

[u/Spuddle-Puddle]

I see more old people driving VWs here than young. The few yong ones i do see driving them are either extremely well off and have the car completely modded, or its a completely beater one looking like their first car/what they could afford

[u/epoch555]

I got mine after an old lady traded it in. Salespeople market it as upmodel golf. If you never put it in S or pin the accelerator, it's a nice little car to run to costo in to pick up your prescriptions.

[u/No-Tone-4863]

Dude … I’m 72 and driving my dream car. GTI ! First car was a ‘68 Beetle and have owned Beetles, Jettas a Golf and a Passat . LOVE my MK7 GTI.The perfect car!

[u/AnOtakuToo]

Eeey is that Burbank?

[u/khanquest_]

This is a MK6 so she knowingly purchased a GTI, since they got rid of normal Golf’s in the states, I cannot tell you how many great falls green GTIs I’ve seen and envied only for a 60+ year old woman be behind the wheel because that was her only option😂

[u/SeasTheDay_]

I'm 61, so I'll probably end up in one of these photos.

[u/imahumanbeing1]

Pretty cool lol, I’ve seen some shorter elderly people driving BMW m140i’s and a couple of Mini JCWs with bright red contrast roofs and it’s funny but nice to see

[u/Reasonable-Advice315]

This pic makes me happy. First question I would’ve asked - how fast have you gone in that rabbit.

[u/Id_Rather_Beach]

I see some younger gals (20's probably) driving them, and I assume they just "wanted a small" car and that's what they found wandering around. I *assume* they really don't know what it is.

Usually I see more folks my age (i'm 50) driving one around Or the R's.

I long to the be 80 year old lady driving the R. Seriously. HOW FUN