Was perusing the site and admiring various persons mods and it got me thinking, is it mostly young people modding their cars, or does it cover a wider age range than I think. I'm 53 and mine is trifecta tuned with some plasti-dipped pieces, and I would like to lower it soon. Am I a bit of a freak, or are there other seniors or near seniors who like to mod?
What age group does the most modding?
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Yosemite Sam
I Hates Rabbits!
I'm 54 but don't consider myself a senior yet! I also have the Trifecta tune, modified SAB, custom fog lights, rear wiper delete and painted (not dipped) lower rear bumper, lower spoiler & bowties. Also modified the upper grille and debadged the rear hatch. More to come soon!! :banana:
AdorableKaren
Asian Elite
I'm intrigued too. This should be a poll. I'm 23 and modding like no tomorrow 
dkennedy1989
Member
24 here and just started my modding, so far just got an ZZP intake and about ready to do my cat-back.
Smallssonic1120
New member
17 here and RobbyS is 16.
Maddog2020
Active member
I didn't do my 1st mod until I was 53 (Trifecta tune), so the answer is 53, or greater! Wait until Eric, Preloader, and Swordsmith get to the peak modding age....I can only imagine the mods they will do.
Wait until Eric, Preloader, and Swordsmith get to the peak modding age....I can only imagine the mods they will do.
Opticon
New member
I think you'll find it has more to do with the type of person (one that would visit a car forum or join a car club) than anything to do with age. One other observation is that the quality and extent of the modifications are usually proportional to the cost of the car.
Lots of plastidipped stock wheels and cheap lowering springs round chea.
Lots of plastidipped stock wheels and cheap lowering springs round chea.
MrSnuggles
New member
I must agree with the first part of what you say... 22 here and never even had the thoughts of modding my sonic in any way at all, until i got here.
This is the first car forum ever even been to for longer than a day. *besides almost buying srt4...* and i must say... if i had funds to I would mod all i could possible. It all comes down to the almighty dollar... which i do not have.
Swordsmith
242hp/252 ft-lbs BNR EFI
I'm 48 and never modded a car before my Sonic, I've sunk several grand into mods for this one though. How much of that is the forum's fault I can't say... but I'd guess at 95%.
I got a fever, and the only cure is more (modding)
I got a fever, and the only cure is more (modding)
Swordsmith
242hp/252 ft-lbs BNR EFI
As a casual observer, I'd have thought the reverse; it seems to me mods are prevalent on certain low base price cars, Civics, Sonics, and the like, where you have relatively little investment to ruin; do people really do a lot of modding of $50K+ cars, where you're talking, theoretically, about an optimally designed and well constructed machine?
I'd also, though, think that the degree of modding would have something to do with the disposable income of the modder. I wouldn't have dared do serious mods to my only car, but when I was able to afford a second ride, I suddenly felt free to tinker around with it, because having it sit in a shop somewhere for weeks at a time (as has already happened multiple times to me in less than a year's ownership) isn't crippling.
And, perhaps, marital status; a spouse might limit mods by mentioning that instead of a Turbo Upgrade it might be wiser to save for little Jimmie's college education... or want to waste it on something frivolous like paying down the mortgage.
Chrish051873
senior member
40 here.
I'm addicted.
I'm addicted.
