the reason i think that older people buy jazz in the uk is because their decision is based not on looks but on careful consideration for reliability , practicality and the brand thing. in SA the common car amongst the younger generation is the vw velocity (dated design) and polo's which is "cool" to have. the younger gen don't have years of experience when it comes to owning and buying . cars , I would have bought my jazz a long time ago if i could afford it ( my first car was a ford escort mk 2 which cost me R 1000 back in 1992) , I was 18 then. I am 40 now. I read somewhere that one person said that the later jazz looks like some who just sucked on a lemon, I might agree but looks don't matter to me ... the jazz came up tops in all aspects compared to the choice i had. Here in SA we see more females driving around in Jazz's so you won't see much guys with a moustache behind the wheel of a jazz and if you do , those are the clever ones.