Have you ever noticed?

[LukeSi]

That as soon as you buy a type of car which you never see about in the area where you live that you see loads of them. I've noticed ever since we got the Panda they seem to have flooded into the area (Which for a Panda 100HP means about 3-4). Is it just that you unconsciously look for the same sort of car so keep noticing them?

[jas xjr]

True , also applies if a mate or family member buys a car .

[twazzock]

LukeSi said:

Is it just that you unconsciously look for the same sort of car so keep noticing them?

Yes.

[ruff'n'smov]

lame thread - close it

[mercfunder]

LukeSi said:

Is it just that you unconsciously look for the same sort of car so keep noticing them?

That's what it is, just bought my lad a 2007 Nissan Micra (I know....but he's 17, first car and the insurance is affordable), now every other car I see is a bloody Nissan Micra, guessing I never noticed them before.

[hyperblue]

twazzock said:

Yes.

IIRC, it's confirmation bias.

[Dave Hedgehog]

LukeSi said:

That as soon as you buy a type of car which you never see about in the area where you live that you see loads of them. I've noticed ever since we got the Panda they seem to have flooded into the area (Which for a Panda 100HP means about 3-4). Is it just that you unconsciously look for the same sort of car so keep noticing them?

its true

never noticed the polo, got the gti and boom there bloody everywhere, well not GTi's but you know

[J4CKO]

There is a government department specifically tasked with doing this, just to freak you out, the same department that,

Leaves Porn Magazines in rural locations
Throws bicycle tyres over lamposts
Leaves solitary shoes in the central reservation of motorways

[LukeSi]

J4CKO said:

There is a government department specifically tasked with doing this, just to freak you out, the same department that,

Leaves Porn Magazines in rural locations
Throws bicycle tyres over lamposts
Leaves solitary shoes in the central reservation of motorways

If it were still a Labour government it really wouldn't surprise me. We know how they liked to waste money

[Whitester]

ruff'n'smov said:

lame thread - close it

Thank you for that contribution.

OP, I notice that with everything. I buy a st old phone and suddenly everybody has it. Not sure why, it's st!

[Liquid Knight]

I haven't seen another Rover SD3 since I bought mine.

[carlove]

I've never seen another Ralliart, had it since September!
There is only 229 on the road though.
http://howmanyleft.co.uk/combined/mitsubishi_lance...

[Marty63]

LukeSi said:

I've noticed ever since we got the Panda they seem to have flooded into the area

Do you live in Edinburgh ??

[DanGPR]

mercfunder said:

That's what it is, just bought my lad a 2007 Nissan Micra (I know....but he's 17, first car and the insurance is affordable), now every other car I see is a bloody Nissan Micra, guessing I never noticed them before.

Did they throw in A free box of tampons?

[Craphouserat]

LukeSi said:

That as soon as you buy a type of car which you never see about in the area where you live that you see loads of them. I've noticed ever since we got the Panda they seem to have flooded into the area (Which for a Panda 100HP means about 3-4). Is it just that you unconsciously look for the same sort of car so keep noticing them?

There was a piece in the news the other day up here....loads of pandas in Edinburgh these days.

[LukeSi]

Marty63 said:

Do you live in Edinburgh ??

Stoke, funny thing is it took ages to find this one as they were all in (funnily enough) Edinburgh, then this one popped up so we went to look and went for it. And now 3 dealers in the area have them

[Dave Hedgehog]

carlove said:

I've never seen another Ralliart, had it since September!
There is only 229 on the road though.
http://howmanyleft.co.uk/combined/mitsubishi_lance...

how accurate are these figures? there's only 26 audi RS3's and 132 bimmer 1m's

[SeventyThree]

ruff'n'smov said:

lame thread - close it

Harsh

[LukeSi]

Dave Hedgehog said:

how accurate are these figures? there's only 26 audi RS3's and 132 bimmer 1m's

Sounds about right. There was only a limited number of 1ms allocated per country. And the RS3 hasn't taken off sales wise yet.

[carlove]

Dave Hedgehog said:

how accurate are these figures? there's only 26 audi RS3's and 132 bimmer 1m's

I don't think it'll be very accurate, gives an idea though!