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Aug 11, 2010 21:03:42 GMT
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What is your vehicle owning profile like then?
The biggest proportion is the two thirds of cars I owned were British. 19% (about a fifth) of my cars have been American. The next biggest group was 7.5% were Japanese. I have never owned a French or Italian car.
24% have been V8 powered which is just under a quarter. Just 16% were FWD, the rest being RWD. 35% were automatic. 14% were less than 1300cc and 28%, twice as many, were more than 3 litres.
Only one car I ever owned was turbocharged and 100% were petrol powered.
Just under 4% were convertibles, 11% were estate cars, 13% were hatchbacks. The rest were various saloon/coupe/hardtops.
I’ve owned twice as many black cars as beige ones. Most (22%) were green, 19% were white, 15% were silver. I have only ever owned one yellow car.
A third of the cars I owned were older than I was. 85% were built pre-1990. The youngest car I ever owned is my current Omega which is a 2000(V)
My most favourite brand appears to be Vauxhall 35% of my cars having had the griffin badge (plus one Opel), the runner up being the 18.5% Fords. In all General Motors does well, as when you include all the GM brands I have owned (Vauxhall, Opel, Pontiac, Buick, Cadillac, Oldsmobile, Saab) you come to 48% which is about half my past fleet. Ford is still second; BMC/BL/Austin-Rover group makes for 11% in 3rd place and Mopar places just under 10% as a creditable 4th.
The longest I owned a car is 21 years and counting.
Shortest ownership was one afternoon.
Out of my current fleet...
(1 Ford, 1 Vauxhall, 1 Buick, 1 Pontiac, 1 Plymouth.)
60% are American
40% are British (although the Omega is a little bit of a stretch on that point)
60% are V8 powered
100% are RWD
60% are General Motors
40% are green in colour
80% are automatic
40% are pre-1970
60% are pre-1980
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Last Edit: Aug 11, 2010 21:04:48 GMT by akku
1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Aug 11, 2010 21:11:21 GMT
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how long did you spend working all that out then? haha... and i see you remembered you own the capri this time  |
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rob0r
East of England
Posts: 2,743
Club RR Member Number: 104
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Aug 11, 2010 21:24:20 GMT
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Very interesting, I'm going to have to work out my own stats!
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E30 320i 3.5 - E23 730 - E3 3.0si - E21 316 M42 - E32 750i
ETC
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Brian Damaged
West Midlands
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 9,555 
Club RR Member Number: 33
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Aug 11, 2010 21:58:12 GMT
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Cars owned: 59 in 30 years
British Leyland: 19
Ford: 12
Vauxhall: 6
Citroen: 5
Peugeot: 5
Land-Rover: 3
Hillman: 3
Volvo: 3
VW: 2
Lada: 1
Saloon/hatch: 46
Estates: 6
Pickups: 3
4WD: 4
British: 47
French: 10
Swedish: 3
German: 2
Russian: 1
Manual: 56
Auto: 3
Petrol: 54
Diesel: 5
FWD: 26
RWD: 29
4WD: 4
Longest ownership: 2 1/2 yrs (Rover 214Si, Dec 2001-May 2004)
Shortest ownership: 10 minutes (Marina Coupe, 1984)
Most numerous models:
Mini: 9
Ford Cortina: 6
Citroen 2CV and derivatives: 3
Volvo 360: 3
Triumph 2000/2500: 3
Peugeot 205: 3
Ford Escort: 3
Peugeot 504: 2
Range-Rover: 2
Land-Rover: 2
Vauxhall Chevette; 2
Vauxhall Cavalier: 2
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Aug 11, 2010 21:59:35 GMT
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100% of mine have had 4 wheels.
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Aug 11, 2010 22:20:59 GMT
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100% of mine have been, British, blue, pre-1970, and RWD. But I've only owned one car.
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Aug 11, 2010 22:26:44 GMT
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Damn, Al. What a stumper. I'm not sure if I'm that bored, but I'll give it a whizz...
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skinnylew
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 5,623
Club RR Member Number: 11
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Aug 11, 2010 22:45:03 GMT
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Right here goes: Owned: 5 - French (Citroen) 1 - British (Ford) 1 - Spanish (Seat) 1 - Chezch (Skoda) 1 - German (VW) 1 - Swedish (Volvo) Total = 10 30% have been blue 20% red 20% black 20% white 10% Green 60% have been sports models 20% have been 2.3l 20% have been 5 cylinder (10% V-formation) 30% were on a K registration plate 80% were hatchbacks (10% saloon/10% estate) 30% were pre 1990 100% were front wheel drive 50% were Citroen Ax's 90% were manuals 30% were Turbo'd but only 20% started life like that  40% are still in my possession but I started the year with 70% of them! longest ownership = 10 years; shortest = 4 weeks most expensive = £3500; Cheapest = £150 |
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Aug 11, 2010 23:02:57 GMT
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I'm wayyy too tired to work all this out but I'm gonna try anyway...
I think my car total stands at 14.
British: 4
German: 4
French: 1
Czech: 1
Japanese: 1
Korean: 1
Swedish: 2
RWD: 8
FWD: 6
All but two were petrol cars.
Only 2 were autos.
I've had mostly 4 cylinders, two V6's, one straight six. Not counting the Merc as a V8 as it isn't finished.
Biggest engine capacity I've owned is 2.8 litres.
Oldest car I've ever owned is my 1967 Bond - 43 years.
Newest car I've ever owned was my 1994 e34 - 15 years old at the time.
One left-hooker.
Colours:
Black: 4
Red: 2
Gold: 1
Blue: 3
Yellow:1
Silver: 1
Green: 1
White: 2
Never owned a convertible.
Never owned a turbocharged car.
Never owned an Italian car.
Saloon: 4
Hatch: 7
Coupe: 2
Estate: 1
Most owned brand: Ford
Longest car ownership: Mercedes W115 - 8.5 years and counting. It's also the car I spent the most money buying - £700.
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Last Edit: Aug 11, 2010 23:10:07 GMT by BenzBoy
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Aug 11, 2010 23:13:56 GMT
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Seems I am this bored. OK, been driving for 5 years since April 2005. Owned: 45 cars (and 3 bikes, not included) Of those... 40% were Czech 29% were German 13% French 8% British Spain, Japan and Korea take up the rest. I have never owned a Swedish, Italian or American car. 1 is pre-1980, 1 is post-2000. 29% are from the 80s 67% are from the 90s 47% were 1.3 or less 18% were between 1.3 and 2.0 36% were 2.0 or over 20% of them have been diesel. (I know, I'm ashamed too). 6% of them have been Automatic by far and away I seem to prefer red (I hate red cars  ) Red 33% Blue 13%, Green 13% Black and Grey/Silver both on 8% Saloon/Sedan bodies 31% Estate bodies 29% Hatchback bodies 29% Coupe bodies 11% Mostly my cars have been Skodas with 18 = 40% Then BMWs with 13 = 29% France drives home in bronze through Peugeot at 4 = 8% Rover pops up with 2 = 4% , joined here in fourth by Mitsubishi. Then an assortment of singles of varying marques. my dearest car was a Seat Arosa 1.0S bought 4 days after passing my test for £4k + finance + bank loan to pay off finance + accident damage expenses. my cheapest car (apart from free ones) was a Skoda Felicia 1.3LXi for £17.01 which needed a wheel bearing to MOT. My longest kept car was/is my very first one, a 1987 Skoda Estelle 130LSE that I won on ebay and flew to Kent for, had it for about 6 years or maybe 7 now. My shortest kept car was most likely a Peugeot 106 1.5D 3-dr I bought earlier this year and sold 4 days later. My most valuable car is my 1930 Austin 7 Ulster, and my least valuable the Skoda Rapid I got £12 in scrap for. And not forgetting... 51% of my cars have been Rear Wheel Drive. |
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10mpg
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 4,253
Club RR Member Number: 204
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Hell no, I must be well over 250 cars nowmaybe much more, just cant see me going through that lot one by one, I did a post on pistonheads about 5 or 6 years ago listing all the cars i'd owned by then and it went on for a page or so..
Couldn't even guess what most of the stats are but oldest is early 1960's if you don't count the vintage car projects, newest is 2005, biggest 5.8 litre smallest 998cc there are representaives from UK, USA, Canada, France, Japan, Korea, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Sweden, and Italy haven't done spain yet, but I'm in no hurry for a Seat, I did have one for a while but it wasn't technically mine..
Most frequently owned car is probably a Capri, had lots of them, longest owned is my P5b at 15 years shortest was a mk4 escort that I bought at 3pm for £20 took the CD player out and sold it half an hour later for £100....
Most expensive was my DB6 cheapest (not including free cars) was probably the aformentioned Escrote, I'm ashamed to say I actually haggled the seller up from £10....
Only had 6 or 7 bikes, just Suzuki Honda and Triumph so far still pining for a Harley a Guzzi and a Duke..
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Last Edit: Aug 12, 2010 0:09:33 GMT by 10mpg
The Internet, like all tools, if used improperly, can make a complete bo**cks of even the simplest jobs...
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Average build date is 1974.
88% were British
82% were RWD
11% were estates, 65% saloons, 4% convertible.
82% escaped being weighed in.
White is my most popular colour, followed by yellow.
35% were created by BL, 19% by the Rootes group, 23% by ford.
Most expensive was the Anglia at £550, least being the Austin 1300 which I picked up on ebay for £0.01 buy it now. Yes, that is true.
Why am I up so late?
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"A Pierburg carb? It would be more economical to replace it with a funnel..."
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Mini Volvo Colt Escort Zephyr CROWN BMW 2 x British 1 x Swedish 2 x Japanese 1 x Australian 1 x German 3 x White 2 x Yellow 2 x Green(ish) Nothing younger than I am (1984) Nothing over AUD$1000 1 x 80s 5 x 70s 1 x 50s 2 x FWD 5 x RWD Best How Jalopnik Is Your Car? score - 396 |
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-Scott-
Part of things
I am easily satisfied with the very best.
Posts: 549
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Aug 12, 2010 10:21:22 GMT
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4 cars in 2 years Austin mini Austin Allegro Peugeot 106 Land Rover series 3 75% Britsh 25% French 75% fwd 25% 4wd 25% red 25% blue 25% white 25% green 75% where registered before 1980 25% are tax free Only 50% of the cars (that i know of) are still on the road after I sold them  |
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Keep calm and carry on
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Aug 12, 2010 10:23:26 GMT
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When I started thinking about this, it's actually a bit difficult.
current Imp and Sunbeam Alpine are British, one Scottish and one English.
other Imp was Australian-built British car but had German-designed Japanese engine.
Hunter was an Australian-built British car
Chrysler Alpine was a British-French hybrid, made in Britain, but generally regarded as French.
Peugeot 505 was an Australian-built French car (made by British Leyland no less, who were the Australian importers/assemblers at the time)
Peugeot 206 was a British-built French car effectively made by the Rootes Group.
Golf is a South African-buillt German car
Subaru and Honda were Japanese
Mercedes is German.
But let's say 36% British, 27% French, 18% German and 18% Japanese
64% were from PSA (Peugeot/Simca/Rootes)
91% four cylinder, 9% rotary
60s 27%
70s 18%
80s 9%
2000s 45%
Front Engine Rear Drive 36%
Rear Engine Rear Drive 18%
Front Engine Front Drive 27%
Front Engine 4wd 18%
all petrol, one turbocharged, one supercharged.
55% manual, 45 % auto or flappy paddle (all but one of the 45% were bought with my wife in mind!)
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63 Alpine Series III
69 Imp Sport 930
07 Golf V GTI
11 Freelander 2 (hers!)
70 Hunter Royal (scrapped), 78 Chrysler Alpine GLS (given away), 84 505 STi (sold), 01 206 1.6XR (sold)
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Aug 12, 2010 10:28:53 GMT
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I don't even want to think about how many of my old cars ae still on the road. Most of the ones I look up are dead,
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Aug 12, 2010 10:34:37 GMT
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That's a fun quiz. The Bond scored a respectable 215 points! The Benz scored only 115. |
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Aug 12, 2010 10:53:55 GMT
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the carlton only got 125 lol..... wonder what i can get with the ds....
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Aug 12, 2010 10:54:54 GMT
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How Jalopnik Is Your Car? score - 205
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Aug 12, 2010 11:07:46 GMT
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God, 70-odd cars in less than a decade, I'll be damned if I can remember them all off the top of my head!
I've had a fair few Pugs and Citroens, many of them derv-powered.
Not enough VW's IMO (only 6 . . . I think . . . )
My 5th Mazda is out on the office car park as I write.
This is a good topic Akku, I won't be able to leave this one alone.
Back soon . . . .
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