Car brand loyalty
Discussion
AndrewCrown said:
Alex said:
Now do a bar chart showing the total for this thread. ![smile](/inc/images/smile.gif)
I’m such a nerd I was doing that...results later![smile](/inc/images/smile.gif)
I used data from 126 posters... with easy to read numbers
Bikes, Vans, Lawnmowers excluded
This is raw data, there are some outliers... e.g. one chap owned 15 Ferraris.
- 1,844 Cars Owned
- Average 14.6 Cars owned
- Highest Individual 56 Cars Lowest Individual 1 Car
- 56% of you have owned at least one BMW, 50% of you have owned at least one Ford, 47% of you at least one Volkswagen
- 65 Brands mentioned, notable exceptions Bentley, Tesla, Dacia
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AndrewCrown said:
So here are the results
I used data from 126 posters... with easy to read numbers
Bikes, Vans, Lawnmowers excluded
This is raw data, there are some outliers... e.g. one chap owned 15 Ferraris.
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/LANW50jw.jpg)
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/2z6YGKOV.jpg)
Excellent stuff! I used data from 126 posters... with easy to read numbers
Bikes, Vans, Lawnmowers excluded
This is raw data, there are some outliers... e.g. one chap owned 15 Ferraris.
- 1,844 Cars Owned
- Average 14.6 Cars owned
- Highest Individual 56 Cars Lowest Individual 1 Car
- 56% of you have owned at least one BMW, 50% of you have owned at least one Ford, 47% of you at least one Volkswagen
- 65 Brands mentioned, notable exceptions Bentley, Tesla, Dacia
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/LANW50jw.jpg)
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/2z6YGKOV.jpg)
![biggrin](/inc/images/biggrin.gif)
Perhaps if we listed bands owned then a Y, N or NS (not sure) for likelihood to buy again, that would give a better idea?
For the record, this is what I’d consider on past purchases:
MG - N (It’s just a name nailed to nails these days)
Volvo - Y (Great to see Volvo ‘on a roll’ again)
BMW - N (Just not what they once were, sadly)
Porsche - Y (if the other half had the ‘sensible’ car!)
Mercedes - Y (I’ve only just forgiven them for the MB/Chrysler years)
Jaguar - Y (but not current XE/XF generation. Original XF x250 and XK x150 were superb)
DS - NS (New DS3 crossback yuck/too small. DS7 meh. Need to see what eventually replaces the ‘5)
For the record, this is what I’d consider on past purchases:
MG - N (It’s just a name nailed to nails these days)
Volvo - Y (Great to see Volvo ‘on a roll’ again)
BMW - N (Just not what they once were, sadly)
Porsche - Y (if the other half had the ‘sensible’ car!)
Mercedes - Y (I’ve only just forgiven them for the MB/Chrysler years)
Jaguar - Y (but not current XE/XF generation. Original XF x250 and XK x150 were superb)
DS - NS (New DS3 crossback yuck/too small. DS7 meh. Need to see what eventually replaces the ‘5)
soxboy said:
No brand loyalty at all, 18 cars over 24 years:
VW (6 Golfs, 1 CC)
2 Audi
2 Mercedes
2 BMW
2 Nissan
1 Jeep
1 Ford
1 Porsche
Forgot to add, the only time you could say I showed loyalty was at the outset of my ownership. First car of my own was a mk1 Golf (wasn’t massive fan of VWs, would have preferred a French supermini), but it was a cheap find in the local paper.VW (6 Golfs, 1 CC)
2 Audi
2 Mercedes
2 BMW
2 Nissan
1 Jeep
1 Ford
1 Porsche
Edited by soxboy on Thursday 17th January 13:16
Grew to like it a lot, when got first proper job then replaced it with mk2 Golf (Driver, couldn’t afford GTI insurance). When that got written off, police said how well it stood up to being t-boned by a Rover 800 so I went straight out and bought another.
The VW loyalty only continued because in later years I was able to afford a mk1 Gti and a mk2 16v as fun second cars when they were still cheap as chips (both mot’d and less than £500 each).
Now I just go for what’s practical and good value. Sad times.
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