The 10 minute car survey...

[vrsmxtb]

Are you bored like me?

Well why not take part in the grand PH 2011 car survey? Here's the deal:

Spend 10 minutes noting down all the cars going past your window, at work or home. This survey may be easiest for those living on quietish residential roads?!

This will give a scientifically accurate overview of how boring the general public have become. Who can spot the most exotic metal? Who had the most? Who saw nothing in ten minutes? I await contributions with much excitement.

My depressing results below:

1 x Nissan Micra (old, old shape)
1 x Peugeot 205 G-reg driven by a very old lady
1 x Nissan Note (I think?!)
1 x Citroen Picasso
1 x Newish Kia MPV of some description
1 x Nissan Qashquai-thing
1 x Land Rover Discovery 57-reg
1 x BMW estate (they all look the same to me probably 5-series)
1 x Volvo S60
1 x Merc 220 CDI
1 x Renault Scenic
1 x Ford Fiesta M-reg or similar
1 x Fiesta New shape
1 x Toyota Yaris
1 x Tatty Mk IV Golf
2 x Vauxhall Vectras
1 x Vauxhall Frontera
7 x VAUXHALL BLOODY ASTRAS of varying ages.

I have compiled and analysed my result and come to the conclusion a lot of people in my village need to be educated about cars.

Best car - 57 plate Disco
Worst car - probably tatty Fiesta (but too many Astras!)

[kambites]

You can't see a road from either my office window or any of my house windows.

[PedoBear]

kambites said:

You can't see a road from either my office window or any of my house windows.

Is your second name Fritzl?

[Colonial]

Ok. Just looked out my window for about a minute and got bored.

1 x Bentley Continental
1 x Aston of some description (it's night here)
3 x Mk5/6 Golf GTI, all with DSG
2 x Ford Falcon Taxi's
1 x Merc A Class
2 x Hyundai Accent/Excel
1 x e46 M3
2 x Toyota Camry.

[richie barry]

for a remote south glos village
ford focusx2
toyota aygox2
pug 206x3
astra van
3 serise 4 door
3 serise cabrio
old 5 serise
mk 4 golf
hyundai coupe
renault senicx2
rover 45
merc van
honda jazz
mondeo
citeron c4
very nice tidy audi 90
citeron c3
jag xj
audi a4
volvo s40
mk5 golf
vw shirocco
rav4
yaris
ka
astra coupe
90s landie disco

best the nice audi 90
worst the rover

[standfree93]

About 5 mins looking out my window, fairly busy residential street.

2x Vauxhall Corsa B
Vauxhall Corsa D
Citroen Xsara Picasso
VW Polo
Mazda 6
Peugeot 206
Honda Jazz
Mk5 Golf R32
Citroen C4
Renault Kangoo
LR Freelander
Fiesta MK6
Ford Fusion
Mercedes E220
Renault Clio.

[randlemarcus]

I'm on a client site, but have used psychic far-seeing powers to look out of my office window from home.

erm, nothing.

[r6blacky]

Nothing remotely interesting here in Worthing

Renault Scenic
Escort Van
Peugeot Van
Skoda Fabia
Fiat Punto
Renault Laguna
Skoda Octavia
Astra
Yaris
Laguna Estate
Bora
Jetta
Fiesta
Zafira
Scenic
X5
Camry
Mazda Mpv thing
Focus Espace
Citreon C3
Laguna
Octavia
Peugeot 207
Rover 45
Focus
Suzuki Alto
Vectra
Astra Coupe Conv
Vitara
Zafira
Punto
Picasso
Clio
1 Series BMW
Kia Pride
Saab 93 Conv
Saxo
Clio
Cmax
Corsa
106
Zafira
FTO

[Zod]

From memory driving along my street this morning:

ancient red Mondeo estate
ancient Audi 100 Avant
VW Touareg
996 Cabrio
GTR(there are four within 250 yards)
Jag XJ L (previous model)
Golf Mk III estate
Golf R32 - seems to be used about four times a year
Jaguar XK (current model)
X5 30d
X5 50i (mine)
M5 E60 (mine)
Defender 110
Fiat 500 (original)
Fiat 500 (new)
Smart
A Class (old)
C Class (previous model)
SL 500 (90s version)
DB9 (not mine - I was in mine)
Maserati GranTurismo
Cayenne S (old model)
Toyota people carrier
Polo 1.2 x2 (one is ours)
Polo GTi
525i Touring E60
Suzuki Wagon

[Minemapper]

The hedge hides the road from me, so I've got

Postie on his bike
Wife and sprog in her VW

Oooh. There goes the recycling truck.

Hey ho, another exciting day.

[richie barry]

Zod said:

From memory driving along my street this morning:

ancient red Mondeo estate
ancient Audi 100 Avant
VW Touareg
996 Cabrio
GTR(there are four within 250 yards)
Jag XJ L (previous model)
Golf Mk III estate
Golf R32 - seems to be used about four times a year
Jaguar XK (current model)
X5 30d
X5 50i (mine)
M5 E60 (mine)
Defender 110
Fiat 500 (original)
Fiat 500 (new)
Smart
A Class (old)
C Class (previous model)
SL 500 (90s version)
DB9 (not mine - I was in mine)
Maserati GranTurismo
Cayenne S (old model)
Toyota people carrier
Polo 1.2 x2 (one is ours)
Polo GTi
525i Touring E60
Suzuki Wagon

decent collection there....

[Zod]

richie barry said:

decent collection there....

Thanksfully, I didn't have to mention the Prius (must have set off before me) or the Mini with the pink fluffy steering wheely cover (ditto).

Couldn't mention the M6, because he (a PHer) is down around the corner.

[Riknos]

Silver mk1 Focus x12, on the 10 minute walk to town, every bloody morning.

[vrsmxtb]

Minemapper said:

The hedge hides the road from me, so I've got

Postie on his bike
Wife and sprog in her VW

Oooh. There goes the recycling truck.

Hey ho, another exciting day.

[PH lurker]

10 minutes and cars driving past only:

Skoda Fabia estate x2 (one old, one new)
Audi A4 Avant
Vauxhall Zafira
Vauxhall Astra x3(including an estate one)
Vauxhall Corsa x3
Toyota Corolla
Renault Scenic
Ford Fiesta x2
Ford Focus
VW Polo
Range Rover Sport x2
Hyundai Getz
Nissan Micra
Nissan Juke
Volvo V40
Citroën Xsara
Ford S-max
Ford Mondeo
Peugeot 306
Renault Espace

Best (IMO): Audi A4 Avant
Worst (IMO): An old Vauxhall Astra estate

It's funny that you mention this as about an hour ago I was walking near to the Motorway and saw some lovely cars including a nice Full Fat Range Rover and a very clean early nineties Jaguar or Daimler and I thought it'd be nice to record with video a typical motorway in 2011.

[vrsmxtb]

Zod said:

From memory driving along my street this morning:

ancient red Mondeo estate
ancient Audi 100 Avant
VW Touareg
996 Cabrio
GTR(there are four within 250 yards)
Jag XJ L (previous model)
Golf Mk III estate
Golf R32 - seems to be used about four times a year
Jaguar XK (current model)
X5 30d
X5 50i (mine)
M5 E60 (mine)
Defender 110
Fiat 500 (original)
Fiat 500 (new)
Smart
A Class (old)
C Class (previous model)
SL 500 (90s version)
DB9 (not mine - I was in mine)
Maserati GranTurismo
Cayenne S (old model)
Toyota people carrier
Polo 1.2 x2 (one is ours)
Polo GTi
525i Touring E60
Suzuki Wagon

Some nice cars, but are these the ones parked on your road? If so that will be tomorrows thrilling survey Results disallowed...

[Zod]

Yes, those are the cars parked. I didn't see a single other car moving until I got to the junction. That would have made for a boring post!

[P I Staker]

12:40...


5 Minutes in, nothing yet.


12:50 and still nothing.

[Hasbeen]

From a dead end road, in a village near Brisbane, the capital of Queensland.

5 Toyota Land Cruisers 4WD.
2 Toyota Land Cruiser 4X4 utes.
1 Hilux 4X4 ute.
2 Nissan Patrols 4WD.
1 Hyundai people mover 7 seater.
2 Holden Commodores.
1 Ford Falcon.
1 Mazda 2
1 Mazda 3.
2 Hyundai Gets.
1 Honda Accord.
1 Honda S2000.
1 Hyundai Elantra wagon.
2 Subaru 2.0L 4WD wagons.
1 Subaru Forester 4WD wagon.
Very different to the UK.
As most of our roads are quite reasonable bitumen, I'm not sure so many drive 4WDs.

[Slinky]

I can see no cars, but will let you know if any barges cruise past on the canal...