Kia Soul Forums :: Kia Soul Owners banner

How old are you, Soul driver?

47K views 234 replies 153 participants last post by  Jim1rob 
#1 ·
Hi guys, I want to break up my stereotype that most Soul drivers are old men from Florida and prove myself that the Soul is appealing to all gender and ages across the board. If you are not comfortable with disclosing your age, or a lady :tongue-new:, perhaps select a range (25-30, 45-50, 90-95? etc.) If mods could make a poll out of this, even better.

I'll start off with my wife's age- 32.
 
#5 ·
The poll was started before there was a GEN 2. A Soul is still a Soul no matter if its Gen 1 or Gen 2. The poll IMO shows that the "older" people are much smarter than given credit for.
After all, you bought one. If you must have a Gen 2 owner age thread, ask Admin for one although I don't see the need for a separate one, much like the Soul of the Month is for ALL Souls-Stock and Modded.
 
#7 ·
Fiddy years old....

Old husband and wife bought a Soul on Monday in Houston, Texas.

But, being fiddy, I have a turbo Miata, a '13 Optima SXL, and two other boring cars (Honda Pilot and Pontiac Vibe) in addition to our new base '16 Soul 6sp. My crazy wife LOVES stick shift cars, even in Houston traffic lol :)
 
#12 ·
the Soul is not an age related thing.
Sixty seven , in 50 years of driving the Soul is the best all rounder I have driven, always pleases me to see it.
Ticks all my boxes. I have never been a fashion follower only practical goods. That is the beauty of the Soul gen 1 it was designed to be an all round motor to fit into a small floor space a car that would fit into crowded cities. The design puts practicalities of that first and used to look different.
Sales people target certain age groups and genders and influence design , but when you look at their track records they should leave it to the motor designers and let the people choose. May be that is were gen 2 has its let downs. too many marketing influences.

Jeff
 
#15 ·
59
 
#24 ·
From the comments thus far, sounds as though the previously posted survey rings true.
The profile is what it is. The Soul appeals greatly to the 50+ group.

Saying that,I have participated in several auto forums for years.
One thing I can say, they change or evolve.
Possibly we may see an increase of younger owners chiming in.
Dunno.
One thing I have found,the lack of aftermarket parts for a particular vehicle
will limit participation of a real auto enthusiast.
No secret that our Soul has a very limited (I am being kind)assortment of aftermarket stuff available.
Body kits,aero parts,high performance adds,suspension mods etc . They would abound if there were
ready buyers
I'm thinking that many of us like the Soul the way it is out of the box.
For sure, add some stuff to personalize it. But nothing major or spending big bucks on the Soul.
 
#25 ·
IMO the reason we don't have many aftermarkets for the soul is because of the younger gen's. They drive the aftermarket.

Think back to when you were 16 - 25. I, myself had a '69 camaro in '85. Customized the hell out of it. My 2nd and 3rd cars were a '72 nova and a corvette killer, an '87 grand national. All 3 received a lot of my time and money. Now that i'm older, have responsibilities and i've calmed down a lot, customizing takes a back seat. As i'm sure the same goes for most adults. Kids on the other hand want speed, cool looking cars and try to out do each other with customizing. Face it, we all know that cool kick a$$ cars get chicks. So companies cater to that.

The soul is a pretty cool car in its own right. Its just not high on the list of 16 -25 yr olds. Or the companies that create aftermarket parts.
 
#32 ·
I will be 39 in about a month. I live in Pittsburgh PA. I didn't buy the soul expecting it to be fast. I think the 1.6 has enough power for daily driving. I have owned a lot of cars in my time and all a ton of horsepower has ever gotten me was more tickets. I currently own a 00 Toyota Echo that my wife drives to work and back, a 06 VW Passat wagon, the 16 Soul, and a 98 Honda Shadow Aero 1100.
 
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Top