Car brand loyalty

[hornmeister]

50% Rover
and the rest split evenly Jaguar, VW, Mercedes

[Beni997]

1 x Renault
2 x VW
5 x Land Rover
5 x BMW
1 x Audi
1 x Nissan
3 x Ferrari

18 cars in 18 years motoring. Definitely got a loyalty to Land Rover as had one for the past 13 years.

[Twig62]

Morris X 1
Ford X 2
Datsun X 1
Vauxhall X2
Kia X 1
Austin X 4
Citroen X 4
Renault X 3
Peugeot X 4

1978 to present !

[WJNB]

The only people I have known to be brand loyal when it comes to cars was my father & his post war peers.
Many of his friends & colleagues were Riley Austin or Morris men, even Ford Dagenham Dustbin men, ut being a snob as was my mother he wouldn't be seen dead in a Ford, couldn't afford a Rover or the like so went with Hillman throughout the 1950's.
Then he changed his view on espying the Ford Classic. He thought the two-door version was very smart & ordered a new one in grey with an off-white roof. To his immense annoyance the salesman was happy to sell him the then current 1300 cc version knowing full well the 1500cc version was soon to be launched. My dad despite being a moderately successful businessman was naïve enough to think the salesman should have told him about the improved version before placing his order. Sadly the Classic rusted like hell, Dad thought the Cortina cheap nasty & common, the Corsair too flash. With only modest funds available he ended his days in basic stuff such as titchy little Fiats & Seats.

[32Ford29]

So far I have had,

Alfa Romeo
Mazda
Alfa Romeo
Jaguar

I would defo go back to an alfa at some point as I miss owning one.

[AJB88]

4 SEAT
3 Volkswagen
1 Fiat
1 Porsche

1 Derbi
1 Yamaha
1 Kawasaki

[PowerslideSWE]

3 Volvos (264, V70, V70)
2 SAABS (9000, 93 Turbo)
2 Alfas (116 GTV 2.0, 166 Super)
2 VW's (Polo Mk1, Up, current daily)
2 Opels (Kadett C, one saloon and one coupe, first car)
1 Renault, Laguna II Estate
12 BMW's (e36 328 coupe, e38's 750,750, 750, 728, e39's 523, 530, 525, 525, 530, 540, M5, current summer car)

Probably forgot quite a few, but it's safe to say that BMW is most popular...

[tejr]

2 BMWs
2 Hondas
1 Nissan
1 TVR

[sparkyhx]

2 Leyland
1 Fiat
1 Ford
2 stroen
2 Nissan
1 Hyundai
1 BMW
2 Lexus

so no real loyalty, although Hyundai and Lexus would deffo buy again with possibly a BMW as long as it has a big petrol NA engine (fun car).
I like Lexus as a brand and probably the closest to a 'loyalty', but only if they have a car to suit my needs/price.

Edited by sparkyhx on Wednesday 16th January 17:28

[Unexpected Item In The Bagging Area]

A former boss of mine has been driving for 50/51 years now and has only ever owned VWs. I can’t really understand that level of devotion to a brand, especially one that’s not exactly exiting or makes any sort of model that lots of other marques don’t, but I guess it makes choosing your next car a lot easier!

I’ve had all sorts - BMW, VW x 2, Subaru, Ford x 2, Rover, Vauxhall, Volvo, and I’m about to order an Audi. I just buy whatever suits.

[Ilovejapcrap]

1 x honda (bike)
1 x suzuki
1 x toyota

basically if its jap and petrol im interested

[bmwmike]

1 ford
2 triumph
2 holden
1 rover
2 bmw


Jeez makes me sound really old. I'm only 43.

[spookly]

VW x2
BMW x3
Audi x1
Fiat x4
Alfa x2
Rover x1
Land Rover x2
Jeep x1
Mercedes x2
Mazda x1

Not really any brand loyalty. Just get what I'm most interested in at the time.

[Muddle238]

33% Land Rover and 33% Peugeot, although I doubt I'll ever own another Pug when there are more interesting PSA alternatives.

Only 15% Citroen although this brand I find historically the most interesting with their history of vehicles, Traction, DS, SM, 2cv and C6 are all on the wish list, so in the future I expect that percentage to become the majority in the future.

15% Rover, getting hard to find decent ones so I doubt this percentage will ever go up.

In terms of looking forward, brands I would consider are Citroen, Jaguar, Saab and Volvo, excluding a few classic marques such as Riley or Daimler.

[Jasandjules]

Well numbers are one thing but I've owned TVRs for 22 years................

[Evercross]

3 VWs
3 Fords
2 SEATs
2 Vauxhalls
2 Jaguars
2 Peugeots
1 Alfa
1 Hyundai
1 BMW
1 Dodge
1 Suzuki

Right mixed bag when I think about it.

Cars I came ultra close to buying but didn't...

MG ZT-T
SAAB

Edited by Evercross on Wednesday 16th January 18:31

[Sparkzz]

Renault x2
BMW x4
Jaguar x1
Mercedes x1
Volvo x1

80% BMW...

[AlexS_LDN]

the Mrs tells me off for the number of cars I have had...

checkered history ranging from early cars like a Yugo 513 to

a Talbot Alpine Rapier

most recent have been a

Ford Mondeo

9 BMW's ( 320d, ex police 530d, 325d, X5 (nicked), 525d (E61), 525d (F11), 530d GT, F10 525d MSport, 535d Msport)
1 Mercedes R Class (never again)
1 Nissan at present - convinced after Supercars of London did a YouTube video on the X Trail

Edited by AlexS_LDN on Wednesday 16th January 19:08

[ChickenvanGuy]

5 Hondas (4 of them S2000s)
5 Vauxhalls (2 of them GSi's , decent cars)
2 Fords (1 Capri back in the day, i Mondeo shed)
2 VWs (Mk 4 and Mk 5 R32s)
2 Audi (S3, TTS)
1 Lancia (Delta, not an Integrale, sadly)
1 Citroen (BX GTi, never, ever buying French again)
1 BMW (335d)


I've spent a large proportion of my salary on cars over the years. Still, at least I didn't waste it!

[Jimmy Recard]

Cars I've properly owned myself:

Rover
Vauxhall
Vauxhall
Vauxhall
Mercedes

Including company cars:

Mitsubishi
BMW
Nissan
Land Rover
Audi