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#62 of 68 Re: Gen Y press request [steve_] by qbrozen

Jul 19, 2012 (11:33 am)

Replying to: steve_ (Jul 19, 2012 10:32 am)
born between the ages of 17 and 30
 
Wow. Tough delivery on their mothers!

#63 of 68 Re: Gen Y press request [qbrozen] by steve_ HOST

Jul 19, 2012 (12:42 pm)

Replying to: qbrozen (Jul 19, 2012 11:33 am)
lol, tried to clean up the text before my nap. Ah well..., can you skip the "born" part?

#64 of 68 another why bother story by steve_ HOST

Aug 02, 2012 (6:53 pm)

"Generation Y consumers — born approximately between 1979 and 1995 — aren't buying cars. The reasons range from a weak economy to environmental concerns to the proliferation of car-sharing companies like Zipcar.
 
People under 35 accounted for 24.4 percent of car acquisitions in 2001, but that number dropped to 12.7 percent in 2010, according to a J.D. Power and Associates and AARP study reported in Adweek in 2010."
 
Car dealerships struggle to lure Gen Y consumers (Detroit News)

#65 of 68 priorities by steve_ HOST

Aug 13, 2012 (6:12 am)

"A vehicle is really a discretionary purchase and a secondary need versus an iPhone, mobile phone or personal computer," Vitale said.
 
Jordan Wesolek, a Blue Man Group front-office worker from Chicago, said he pays $300 a year for Internet service and is saving his extra cash for a $2,199 MacBook Pro laptop from Apple Inc.
 
'Not There'
 
The 23-year-old sound tech, who rides his fixed-gear bike to work, said he isn't thinking about buying a car anytime soon.
 
"Right now, I couldn't do it," said Wesolek, who recently invested almost $500 for a new wheel and other parts to refurbish a bike he originally bought for $120. "And the desire to own a car is just not there."
 
4G Internet more important to Gen Y than V-8 cars (Detroit News)

#66 of 68 Re: priorities [steve_] by robr2

Aug 13, 2012 (6:34 am)

Replying to: steve_ (Aug 13, 2012 6:12 am)
Ahhh - Hipsters.
 
They spend big money on fixies by not buying deodorant nor razor blades and drinking PBR.

#67 of 68 Re: priorities [robr2] by steve_ HOST

Aug 13, 2012 (6:54 am)

Replying to: robr2 (Aug 13, 2012 6:34 am)
Ohh, that reminds me my commuter slicks for the mountain bike arrive today.

#68 of 68 Re: priorities [robr2] by fintail

Aug 13, 2012 (10:36 am)

Replying to: robr2 (Aug 13, 2012 6:34 am)
I was going to say, apple toting hipsters might not represent the demographic in general. Not to mention the whole hipster ideal is often one of feigned poverty.

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