What car thread with a difference...

[CR6ZZ]

I have a female friend who is looking for a new car. She doesn't know much about cars so I have decided to make a up a quiz to help her decide on at least the type of car she should be looking at. Here is my first go. Looking for any suggested additions to my questions or any new questions and suggested answers.

Go for it...

What sort of car do you want?

1 Economics (1)
Daily running costs are:
a A minor consideration
b A consideration
c A major consideration
d Completely irrelevant

2 Economics (2)
Annual running/service costs are:
a A minor consideration
b A consideration
c A major consideration
d Completely irrelevant

3 Reliability
Your car must:
a Run like clockwork at all times
b Run like clockwork at all times, but have some character
c Run like clockwork most of the time and have some character
d Have heaps of character, but with moderate reliability that is not regarded as "Top 10"
e Be about as dodgy as a $7 dollar note, but have looks and character to die for.

4 Image
When others see you in your car do you want them to think you are:
a Incredibly astute
b A petrol-head
c Extremely sensible
d A moron
e Green
f Completely lacking in taste

5 Feelings
When you sit in your car do you want to:
a Come
b Have a smile break out on your face
c Experience no emotion
d Cringe

6 Practicality (1)
You need your car to have:
a Two doors
b Three doors (hatchback)
c 4 doors
d 5 door hatchback
e Station wagon

7 Practicality (2)
You need your car to:
a Get you from point A to point B with the minimum of fuss
b Get you from point A to point B in such a fashion that you arrive and ask yourself "How did I get here?"
c Get you from point A to point B in a modestly enjoyable fashion
d Get you from point A to point B in a "Holy Mother of God - I want to do that again!" sort of way.

8 Drive train (1)
Highlight any you would not be seen dead in:
a Car with 3 cylinder engine
b Car with 4 cylinder engine
c Car with 5 cylinder engine
d Car with 6 cylinder engine
e Car with 8 cylinder engine
f A diesel version of any of the above

9 Drive train (2)
Automatic transission is:
a Essential
b Preferred
c 2nd choice
d Abhorrent

10 Drive train (3)
You would prefer your car to have:
a Rear wheel drive
b Front wheel drive
c Permanent all wheel drive
d Optional 4 wheel drive
e A horse attached out front

11 Power
Your car must have enough power to:
a Pin your head irresistably back against the headrest when you put your foot down
b Pass slower traffic and climb hills with a minimum of fuss
c Pass slower traffic and climb hills with maybe a change down to a lower gear
d Get you from point A to point B, but you don't really care how.
e Barely pull the skin off a rice pudding.

12 Ride/Handling
Your car must:
a Handle in a proficient but boring manner
b Wallow through corners like the Queen Mary
c Waft
d Be safe yet entertaining
e Induce a white knuckle experience


13 Road holding
Your car should:
a Stick to the road like the proverbial sh*t to a blanket
b Must oversteer on the limit
c Understeer on the limit
d Go round corners with a completely neutral attitude.
e Be safe yet entertaining

14 Comfort/amenities Your car must have:
a Power everything
b Bluetooth
c Power windows/steering/mirrors
d Air conditioning
e Leather
f Old school charm (power nothing)

[Disco You]

She doesn't know about cars, and yet you want her to specify how many cylinders she wants?

[CR6ZZ]

OK - she knows a tiny bit about cars. She currently has an old Audi and knows it is a 6 pot....

[furrywoolyhatuk]

Genius idea! Perhaps we should have a similar format for any future what car threads!

[CraigyMc]

So this is multiple choice but you can select multiple options?

I want a 4-pot diesel and a V8 petrol please, in the same car.

[With these feet]

Cut all those questions out as it will all come down to:



1) Does she like the colour.
2) How big is the make-up / rear view mirror
3) She's sure she likes the colour.


To most women the rest is immaterial.

[kayzee]

Yup, when my mum last looked for a car the only requirement was that it was purple. She couldn't have cared less about anything else.

[CraigyMc]

kayzee said:

Yup, when my mum last looked for a car the only requirement was that it was purple. She couldn't have cared less about anything else.

This should form part of the practical test.

Choose car based solely on colour = instaban.

C

[Dave200]

Nice idea, but about 10 times more complicated than it needs to be...

[Silverbullet767]

Something more along the lines of this will do.

1: Colour...

White
White
White

2: Car...

Mini
Fiat 500
Pretty

[RogerFerrari]

I liked your quiz and used it on my thread :>
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[CR6ZZ]

Thanks for the input. I shall include a question on colour....

[muthaducka]

I used an Excel doc to work out the costs for my friend.

I compared new against used and ownership costs over a 3 year period (likely residuals).
Factored in servicing, tax, annual mileage and fuel costs.

In your quiz you could include questions about:

Mileage
How long do you want to keep it
Payment - finance, cash etc
Budget - how much can you afford each month
Warranty
Private or dealer purchase