How many cars is enough?

[slipstream 1985]

swerni said:

slipstream 1985 said:

Stu R said:

N+1,

Where N = current number of cars.

Is the only correct answer to this thread.

N-1
When N = the point at which she insists it's beyond a joke and wants a divorce

But after that scenario you can change the formula to N+1

[Morningside]

I had five at one time and thought it getting a bit silly so cut down to three.

[slipstream 1985]

swerni said:

slipstream 1985 said:

swerni said:

slipstream 1985 said:

Stu R said:

N+1,

Where N = current number of cars.

Is the only correct answer to this thread.

N-1
When N = the point at which she insists it's beyond a joke and wants a divorce

But after that scenario you can change the formula to N+1

That assures she hasn't taken all your cash

The formula stands whether she has all the cash or not.

[sebhaque]

As long as you can park 'em somewhere then you're fine. I'm not convinced that you need a car to fill a certain role, but I buy into it as I'm space-constrained.

My Rover 623 is my daily snotter. It gets abused, doesn't get serviced or looked after, and realistically a £60 fill up is adding a third to its actual value.

My 370Z is my weekend car. It gets used every weekend or two for a few late night/early morning back road hoons, and occasionally takes me on a longer trip where I fancy a bit of power at the other end.

My VTEC Mini, once complete, will be a toy. I'll use it whenever I can be bothered to get it out of the garage and it'll do anything from a trip to the local Tesco to Spa and back.

[markevo6]

Currently Four :-

Mk 5 Golf Gti 5 Door Dsg - My daily / dog hack

Mk 3 Toyota MR2 with 2ZZ engine fitted - Summer roof down fun car

Mitsubishi Evo 6 - Owned from new , currently has 24k on it - should sell it but can't bring myself to do it

Honda Nsx - 91 Manual - 13k miles from new , bought as a long term Investment - Classic car

2 in the garage nice and safe and 2 in front . I have a hard top for the MR2 so its fine over the winter months .

I would like to get it down to 2 cars , but just can't bring myself to sell anything .

Still room for several cars on the drive , including the wife's & daughter's car.

[FalconWood]

Stu R said:

N+1,

Where N = current number of cars.

That is exactly right - just how I feel. Great formula!!

[FalconWood]

Stu R said:

N+1,

Where N = current number of cars.

That is exactly right - just how I feel. Great formula!!

[FalconWood]

slipstream 1985 said:

swerni said:

slipstream 1985 said:

Stu R said:

N+1,

Where N = current number of cars.

Is the only correct answer to this thread.

N-1
When N = the point at which she insists it's beyond a joke and wants a divorce

But after that scenario you can change the formula to N+1

N+1 -W where N = current number of cars and W is point where wives nagging is so severe and unbearable and wife therefore must go!

[roystinho]

Stu R said:

N+1,

Where N = current number of cars.

Fellow velominati I see

I prefer s-1, where s leads to seperation from other half

[mybrainhurts]

The big question for me is how many chauffeurs does one need?

[feef]

N+1 where N>=2 (rule 12 normally dictates N>=3 but for cars, I think 2 is a more realistic number)

[MJ85]

I feel the answer is 6.

Company car/leased business car
Track car/fast road car
A TVR
Wife's 4x4
Au Pair car/random use car
Classic or other interesting car

[MrBarry123]

3 for me and 2 for the Mrs would be the maximum I would want.

1. Mrs' daily
2. Mrs' weekend car
3. My daily
4. My weekend car
5. + the other car I've always wanted (Volvo V70R)

[daveofedinburgh]

Most I ever owned at one time was 2, or 3 if we include the missus'.

-mkiv Supra 6 speed as pride and joy/ semi-daily

-Ibiza 2.0 GTI as occasional track slag/ semi-daily

-Arosa 1.4 for properly mundane stuff/ city driving

Was nowhere near as many vehicles as I'd be happy to own tbh. 2 of these were parked on the street at any given time (clue: neither was the Supra).

I'd have liked a clearer differentiation between pride-and-joy and daily beater. Arosa was perfect for what it was, but a spacious 4x4 like P38/ L322/ Landcruiser would have been excellent for winter/ load-lugging.

I'd hate to be one of those twunts perpetually selling something 'because the missus says I have too many cars', but I think 4 cars in a 2 person household is reasonable, so there.

We had 3 cars in Edinburgh, but now live in London and so have a maximum of 2 at any time given the inevitable premium on space. Were I to live in rural Aberdeenshire, I'd have god-knows how many lumps of metal strewn about.

I personally say 4-5 cars max for a 2-person household, 1-2 of which can be justified as 'ongoing projects'. I'd like to have a mk1 MX5 on-hand at all times for example, so every time the sun pops out I'd be good. An old LS would be a shoe-in incase a long distance waft was on the cards. That leaves a pride and joy (E46 M3 perhaps) and 2 'sensible-ish' cars.

If I end up with a petrolhead son/ daughter (fingers crossed) Ill be knackered. You guys in the 'who has the best garage on PH?' threads seem to be doing OK with several cars though...

[RWD cossie wil]

I could probably own a model of every single half interesting car ever produced, and still end up wanting more....

Current fleet is a tuned 911 turbo (4x4, very easy to drive fast & has a bit of class) , a supercharged E46 M3 (hooligan car, total boy racer rear drive fun with silly colour wheels) & the daily hack, a beaten up 235k miles E39 530d

Each car has its purpose, and I'm pretty happy with my fleet, but want another Escort Cosworth, also want a Ferrari at some point when I can afford one, and I have a strange hankering for an Uno Turbo?

Given the funds & space I would have hundreds of cars!

[Garett]

Currently have 3 between me and the OH, which seems about right to me. The newest is 12 years old so if ones in the garage there is a spare!

Mercedes Vito - camper conversion for MTB trips and the OHs daily.
Volvo S60 - my daily, a dependable shed that offers worry free motoring, great in winter and for longer journeys.
Mazda MX5 - Mainly used for fun or commuting in summer.

I'm happy with my 3 they all offer something the others can't.

Edited by Garett on Monday 26th January 21:10

[NashGT]

We are currently down to 4 vehicles


Puma Millennium OHs daily
SLK 200 Kompressor my daily
IS220d Sport family runner/shopping getter
Yamaha FZ6 , summer toy/rush hour commuter

And currently looking for an mx5 for OH

Edited by NashGT on Sunday 25th January 04:12

[GravelBen]

I reckon 3 would do me pretty well:

• Swift, comfortable, spacious, nice to drive mile-muncher, eg Subaru or BMW.
• Fun & trackday car, eg MX5.
• Proper offroad 4wd, eg Nissan Safari.

[Rincewind209]

Length of your drive/amount of parking and/or how long before your sweetness and light takes an interest. You can offer mitigating circumstances to the latter, but ultimately difficult explaining the merits of a 20 year old car on the basis that it feels special.

[Stu R]

swerni said:

slipstream 1985 said:

Stu R said:

N+1,

Where N = current number of cars.

Is the only correct answer to this thread.

N-1
When N = the point at which she insists it's beyond a joke and wants a divorce

That's a recruitment issue. She knew what she was getting into