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Poll: How many cars do you own?
« on: August 18, 2015, 12:35:02 AM »
Obviously MMM has two (Fit and a van), some badass will have 0, others are passionate about cars and will have several.
Consider the definition of "car" to be any engine powered vehicle with four or more wheels (i.e. includes trucks and RVs).

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2015, 12:59:44 AM »
Owned by my household, or by my personally, or averaged out to number of drivers per household?

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2015, 05:18:46 AM »
Two, but we should really only have one. I bike to work, wife walks to work.

Except when it rains and when the bike is out of action for some reason.

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2015, 07:30:25 AM »
Three in a two-person household, but that's because I'm a car guy. I use zero of them for commuting, and that's the important thing.

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2015, 08:10:17 AM »
Zero cars for my little family. Every once in a while I think about getting one, but it seems more trouble than it is worth. I live in a place with pretty good public transit, some bicycle infrastructure, and pretty good walkablity. Occasionally I make use of zip car or Uber, but pretty rarely.
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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2015, 08:13:40 AM »
zero! manhattan's not car-friendly

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2015, 08:15:41 AM »
This thread reminds me that I need to pop over to EBay motors for car porn. Haven't done that lately.

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #7 on: August 18, 2015, 08:17:59 AM »
2. It's been up to 4 and usually sits around 3, but I have consolidated. :)

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #8 on: August 18, 2015, 08:22:50 AM »
3 for two people. :(
My husband bought a mustang, but kept his truck for winter driving and hauling stuff. I hate the mustang, but keep quiet about it because I quit a high paying job for a more satisfying crappy paying job and he kept the high paying job that he hates, so overall I guess I've cost us more money.

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #9 on: August 18, 2015, 08:25:07 AM »
Zero.  Use public transit, bike, airplane, occaisionally rent a car.

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #10 on: August 18, 2015, 08:31:01 AM »
1 car for a family of 2 wage earners and 2 young kids ... but the real story is that we used to have 4 cars: 2 commuter cars, a summer car and a camper van.

The transition to one car was easier than we expected.  I absolutely love my 20 minute bike ride to work and would find it hard to go back to driving everyday.
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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #11 on: August 18, 2015, 08:45:35 AM »
One for the two of us, and honestly I'm considering selling it.  We commute to work via walking or bike and metro.  Car gets used maybe 3-4 times a month. 

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #12 on: August 18, 2015, 08:46:41 AM »
2 for 2 adults and a baby.  The corolla is what my wife uses (used to commute to work, now for running errands w/ the baby).  The 2nd is a 15 year old truck that my wife came into the relationship with.  I bike to work, and when the truck dies I hope to not replace it.

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #13 on: August 18, 2015, 08:48:07 AM »
zero! manhattan's not car-friendly

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #14 on: August 18, 2015, 08:50:00 AM »
Consider the definition of "car" to be any engine powered vehicle with four or more wheels (i.e. includes trucks and RVs).

and tractors if you use that definition.  Mine does 13mph in top gear.

If we count tractors, I'm at 5.  Yes, that's too many.  2 of them are very rarely driven and probably need to be disposed of.  For one of those, "disposed" might be "take to car crusher".  Yeah, it's that bad.

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #15 on: August 18, 2015, 09:00:48 AM »
2 adults and 0 kids, living in a big city. No car yet, but will be buying one (used) soon-ish.
Not looking forward to it, but our car-equipped friend drove his to the ground, and for my SO projects is very useful to have one, so we'll bite the bullet.

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #16 on: August 18, 2015, 09:20:42 AM »
Obviously MMM has two (Fit and a van), some badass will have 0, others are passionate about cars and will have several.
Consider the definition of "car" to be any engine powered vehicle with four or more wheels (i.e. includes trucks and RVs).

WHAT?!?!  When did they get rid of the Scion xA?

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #17 on: August 18, 2015, 09:27:25 AM »
Two cars...one is 13 years old, the other 6. This is two cars for two separate households, though (my husband and I personally just use one). My mother drives are other car and she lives across town, so I do occasionally call on that car when needed. Very rarely, though. It's been surprisingly easy to live with one car, given that the town is not bike or pedestrian friendly.

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #18 on: August 18, 2015, 09:43:49 AM »
Obviously MMM has two (Fit and a van), some badass will have 0, others are passionate about cars and will have several.
Consider the definition of "car" to be any engine powered vehicle with four or more wheels (i.e. includes trucks and RVs).

WHAT?!?!  When did they get rid of the Scion xA?

I don't think he did, just a mistake from the op.

He also has a truck, though I don't think he technically owns it.  So really MMM has 3.

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #19 on: August 18, 2015, 09:54:29 AM »
Two cars for a two-person household.  One tiny car ('99 Chevy Metro), one hilariously large car ('92 Buick Roadmaster Wagon).  Tiny car used for commuting and lightly packed roadtrips, hilariously large car used for multiple canine transportation on big roadtrips and for 15MPG in-town commuting when the tiny car's clutch goes out (ahem).

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #20 on: August 18, 2015, 10:00:20 AM »
We have two. The most I've had at any one time is three. We could probably go down to one now, but I'd rather not...

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #21 on: August 18, 2015, 10:06:54 AM »
Four ...... FacePunch me.

We have 4 adults in the household (1 is a student) and live in suburban sprawl.  Public transportation is difficult other than trains to the city.
All were bought used and are practical except for the decadent Mustang convertible.

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #22 on: August 18, 2015, 10:07:07 AM »
2 - my Fit for the gas mileage and economy and DH's XTerra which burns through $20 worth of gas just turning on the engine. He'll be getting a Subaru once we have sufficient funds for a nice used one. 

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #23 on: August 18, 2015, 10:14:21 AM »
One car for a family of five.

edit: we rent a second car about twice a year when the need arises.
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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #24 on: August 18, 2015, 10:20:10 AM »
We've been a one-car family (two drivers) for 10 years now. We probably could have ditched the car completely when we moved last month (extremely bike-able, walk-able city with excellent public transportation), but we want something for weekend trips to the coast.

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« Reply #25 on: August 18, 2015, 10:37:23 AM »
Two cars for two drivers. We've talked about dropping one at some point, since I mostly don't use my car for getting to work, but we live in Minnesota and it's been good for both of us to have reliable older vehicles when the weather gets nasty and it's impossible to bike or walk.

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« Reply #26 on: August 18, 2015, 11:23:24 AM »
1 car, 2 adult household

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #27 on: August 18, 2015, 11:26:44 AM »
zero! manhattan's not car-friendly

Which leads to a favorite of mine...

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No one in New York drives... there is too much traffic..
Along those same lines, I don't plan on getting an encyclopedia, either. Let my kids walk to school like I did.

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #28 on: August 18, 2015, 05:14:07 PM »
Owned by my household, or by my personally, or averaged out to number of drivers per household?

My thinking was by household, but feel free to elaborate as necessary with a post

Obviously MMM has two (Fit and a van), some badass will have 0, others are passionate about cars and will have several.
Consider the definition of "car" to be any engine powered vehicle with four or more wheels (i.e. includes trucks and RVs).

WHAT?!?!  When did they get rid of the Scion xA?

I don't think he did, just a mistake from the op.

He also has a truck, though I don't think he technically owns it.  So really MMM has 3.

Oops, I had read his post on recommended cars and mistook his recommendation for his ownership.
Does he have a truck or just the van? Seems a bit counter-intuitive for him to have both.

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #29 on: August 18, 2015, 09:37:18 PM »
I need two vehicles. One is a back up to use when the main one breaks. The back up vehicle is a van which is also good for hauling furniture and stuff from Home Depot.

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #30 on: August 19, 2015, 01:22:45 AM »
Zero.

Single, and I ride a bike. Very occasionally take a taxi (like, $5 to get to town, or $12 to get to work).

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #31 on: August 19, 2015, 02:30:12 AM »
One. In our 2 person family.  That is in part due to the transmission on DH's PT cruise dying.  $3500 repair on an $1800 car, so it clearly didn't happen.  However, we were probably only 2 months from selling it anyway. We plan to be a one car family for about a year, and then reevaluate when we move to Japan, where used cars are super cheap.  We'll definitely buy one, and likely will pick up a second car for less than $1000 (which isn't even a complete POS there), but that remains to be seen.

We own 3 bikes.  I don't fully understand why DH has two, but it's not something I care about, either.

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #32 on: August 19, 2015, 06:53:50 AM »
Owned by my household, or by my personally, or averaged out to number of drivers per household?

My thinking was by household, but feel free to elaborate as necessary with a post

Obviously MMM has two (Fit and a van), some badass will have 0, others are passionate about cars and will have several.
Consider the definition of "car" to be any engine powered vehicle with four or more wheels (i.e. includes trucks and RVs).

WHAT?!?!  When did they get rid of the Scion xA?

I don't think he did, just a mistake from the op.

He also has a truck, though I don't think he technically owns it.  So really MMM has 3.

Oops, I had read his post on recommended cars and mistook his recommendation for his ownership.
Does he have a truck or just the van? Seems a bit counter-intuitive for him to have both.

He has both.  The truck is a 88 toyota or something of the sorts.

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #33 on: August 19, 2015, 07:11:55 AM »
While I've never owned a car, my wife has a Corolla.  I've been able to fend off the need to buy another via cycling often.

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #34 on: August 19, 2015, 07:22:53 AM »
0. Sold our car in 2012, after a year of stashing it in my parents' driveway "in case we ever needed it."

We take public transit and/or walk everywhere. We used to take the bus or train to visit family, but with Fido tagging along we now rent a car for those trips (about 2x/year).

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #35 on: August 19, 2015, 07:58:29 AM »
2 cars in a household with 2 drivers.  I voted 1 though, because only 1 is mine.

The other car is my husband's and it is not driven for commuting when the weather is warm. So it is more of a seasonal vehicle. In the summer it only gets used if he needs to take out the kayak.
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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #36 on: August 19, 2015, 08:00:49 AM »
One for two adults and a toddler.

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #37 on: August 19, 2015, 08:45:24 AM »
I grew up in a big family that only had a van until my older sister was of age to learn to drive (SAHM, Dad biked to work). My parents bought a car with a manual transmission to teach their kids to drive and ofloaded as many errands as the could on teenage drivers. When my wife and I got married we were committed to being able to afford a single income lifestyle which pretty much meant no more than one car (only recently started considering the possibility of owning zero cars). I bike to work (using the same rack and bags that my father used to) or take transit. My wife is starting to bike more too. I haven't been much for winter biking - cold, wet, and/or dark have all been reasons to take transit to work in the past (time has never been a reason for transit as I've never found transit to be faster than biking for any commute I've had) - so my challenge to myself is to extend my biking season this winter.

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #38 on: August 19, 2015, 10:06:35 AM »
Zero... always been zero, except for a year when I owned half of a very old car.

I've just always lived in places where transit, bikes, or walking were good ideas.

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #39 on: August 19, 2015, 11:28:02 AM »
Three for two people. Kind of silly, really.
1997 Saturn--My daily driver. Had it before I got married.
2005 Dodge truck--we got a truck when we bought a house that needed some work. My husband uses it to haul materials, compost, and so on. It's not driven much otherwise.
1998 Saab convertible--My Dad's old car, which he gave to us (my parents usually gave their old cars to us kids when they bought a new one). Very fun to drive; we take it on trips, and my husband uses it when he needs to drive to buy groceries, etc. We don't *need* it, though. It reminds me of many happy memories of my father. When it goes, it won't be replaced.

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #40 on: August 20, 2015, 07:55:18 AM »
We're now down to 4 for 4 people. Don't need that much; 2 people could commute together, 1 is a fun car, 1 person could walk to work (I walk to the train).

When I get married we'll be at 1 car for 2 people, but I might buy my BIL's Camry if he sells it cheap enough. That would be a city beater--I'd use it for going to play and ref hockey and I'd get to ref a lot more because of it, so it probably would pay for itself in a year. As soon as we move out of the city we'll probably have 3 again--the Corolla for wifey (or something similar, but nicer like a Mazda3 or an Acura TSX), whatever cheap but reliable SUV I can find, and some sports car--probably a Miata again.


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« Reply #41 on: August 20, 2015, 04:38:10 PM »
Two currently: 93 Camry and 09 Rav4

The Camry was recently out of commission for a couple months so I was biking during that time. I really should be biking though after my doc appt yesterday - BP is at 140/98!!!

I think it's the added stress of prepping for a baby on the way + things at work getting stressful and crazy...

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« Reply #42 on: August 20, 2015, 08:06:09 PM »
I recently went from three to four - wrong direction! - after finally buying something I've wanted my whole life. I will probably get rid of one car in the spring. If I had more space and didn't live in the city and had more money that I was willing to spend on discretionary stuff, I'd probably be a cheap-car Jay Leno.

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« Reply #43 on: August 20, 2015, 08:12:29 PM »
10. There are 10 cars here and I don't regret a thing! LOL. Actually, it's a hobby that also happens to be considered transportation. Pay cash, add in some sweat equity on weekends and sell when the market's right. If it's something you like, keep it around, turn on insurance only when you drive it, and enjoy. If not, sell it off and live for a month or two off the profits. -C

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« Reply #44 on: August 20, 2015, 09:45:48 PM »
Yep, 4 cars for us. My daily driver is a hyundai sonata and my husband drives an older f-150.  Since neither of those will accommodate  the four grand children we kept my previous vehicle  - a ford explorer.  We also have a classic mustang that we have had for over 40 years. 

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #45 on: August 21, 2015, 05:52:31 AM »
There are nine four-wheeled, engine powered objects on this property.


Of those, three should go, none of them running.


Five  run, and one of the non-running ones is a parts car for the daily driver (it's my former daily driver, totaled by insurance and paid out more than we bought it for).


Of the five that run, one is a full-sized backhoe and one is a 4WD dually full-sized pickup that works as a truck on our property only (no insurance or tags because no public road driving).


One is the daily driver, soon to be retired due to length of commute and gradual need for more repairs. We're shopping casually, waiting for a great deal to present itself.


One is a Jeep Wrangler, used in off-road applications such as getting to our home after bad storms, rescuing stranded relatives in ice storms, and going to our favorite areas in the adjoining national forest sometimes - was his daily driver and will be again if he gets a job close by in a couple of years (for now we carpool 35 miles each way to the college where I teach and he has just enrolled).


The last is the backup for the commute if something happens with the daily driver midweek when we don't have time to repair: a 1981 Tercel that cost us $800 a few years ago and was his daily driver when he had more of a commute. Will become his daily again if he gets a job further away than 10-15 miles (likely).

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« Reply #46 on: August 21, 2015, 06:22:10 AM »
One car worth $4k
One motorcycle worth $6k

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #47 on: August 21, 2015, 07:26:53 AM »
Two currently: 93 Camry and 09 Rav4

The Camry was recently out of commission for a couple months so I was biking during that time. I really should be biking though after my doc appt yesterday - BP is at 140/98!!!

I think it's the added stress of prepping for a baby on the way + things at work getting stressful and crazy...

Welcome to Team Hypertension! We have coffee and donuts in the corner, but we're not supposed to eat them.

My goal starting September 8th is to bike to work at least 3 times a week until November 1.

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #48 on: August 22, 2015, 09:35:54 AM »
The Camry was recently out of commission for a couple months so I was biking during that time. I really should be biking though after my doc appt yesterday - BP is at 140/98!!!

For a while, I was getting (what turned out to be) spurious high blood pressure readings because I always bike to the doctors office.

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Re: Poll: How many cars do you own?
« Reply #49 on: August 22, 2015, 10:28:23 AM »
We have one car - 2013 Toyota Prius. Love the car. In addition to the good fuel mileage it has a surprising amount of leg room and cargo capacity. 

Also have a Honda Goldwing but there was no spot on the poll for motorcycles.

 

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