How many cars have you had vs years of driving?

Example:

I'm 37. I have been driving 21 years.

With my latest aquisition I have had 28 cars.

Therefore my ratio of cars to years is 1.33 cars per year.

What's your ratio?

82

I think I must be missing a few drivers, but, 24 cars, 26 years= .092 cars per year.

That was a pretty fun trip down memory lane.

I'm 31, and have been driving 15 years. I have owned 3 cars - 2 of which I have driven. My 914 I only pushed, or steered while someone else pushed. I also did not own a car till I was 21. I did not need one in college.

If you count my wife's cars as "mine" then 5.

Zach

No way I am gonna remember them all...

If I had to guess, I'd say about 3-4 a year average, and I'm 31, so 60ish cars is a good guess. If I include all my "company" cars while I worked at my fathers dealership, triple that figure.

Ferg

I am 30 ... 10 cars so far ..... but now I have had better than 25 motorcycles

Age= 49 cars = 34 Driving = 33

55 vw
57 vw
57 vw
64 vw
63 vw
66 vw
67 vw bus
62 Renault
65 MGB
65 tempest (wanna B GTO)
55 chevy
57 chevy
58 chevy (409)
64 GTO
67GTO
70 Mach 1
41 chevy truck
62 Valiant (Ply)
55 ford truck
72 Ranchero
65 vw conv.
62 T-Bird
71 ford truck
72 ford truck
67 Mustang Fastback
72 914 (still have)
72 Mustang Conv.
75 Zepher (Merc.)
68 MB
85 Ford 4x4
80 Toy supra
71 914
77 40' coach (still have)
83 MB 300 CD Turbodiesel (still have)

33 years old, been driving for 18 years, owned 7 cars, for a ratio of 0.39 -- but then I am a car keeper.

Now, if you add in all of the "company" car's I've driven over the years, then the ratio gets pretty goofy, but I'd estimate it at something like 750-1250 cars in the past 12 years + the 7 I've owned for a ratio of 42.05-69.83.

Maybe this is why I like to hold on to my own cars... they feel like "home."

pete

17 cars in 27 years. You can never have enough right?

2 cars in 13 years. So .154 cars per year. And I'm going back to car number one in a week or two here, 73' 2.0 baby!

50 years old, driving for 34 years, 10 cars that I have driven.

Ratio is 0.294 cars per year.


62 Chevy Belaire
68 Dodge Coronet
74 Dodge Colt
83 Plymouth Turismo
89 Chrysler Labaron
86 Audi 5000
86 Audi 5000
97 Audi A6
71 914
74 914

20years old
3 years driving
5 cars that have driven


1.66666666666666666666666666666667 cars per year....

57 Years old
41 years driving
14 cars
0.341 cars/year
Didn't count the motorcycles

42 years old, 54 cars, 2 1/4 cars per year of driving, I didn't start until I was 18.
Almost 1/2 of them aircooled.

45 years old.
Driving for 29.
10 cars.
Ratio: 0.34482758621

let me think .... in no particular order ...

VW Bug 1302 - Blue
VW Bug 1303 - Silver
VW Bug 1300 - White
Ford Taunus - Green
VW Bus - Green
Ford Van - Orange
BMW 2002 - Blue
Mercedes 200 D - Wine Red
Mercedes 280 SE - Silver
Mercedes 280 SE - Dark Green
Fiat 500 - Orange
Karman Ghia Coupe - Red
Karman Ghia Convertable - Signal Orange
Simca Horizon - Brown
BMW 520 - Silver
Renault Twingo - Black

Jeep Wrangler - Black
Porsche 914 - Red
Porsche 914 - Yellow


i *think* i got them all ... 19 Cars / 25 years of driving = 0.76 Cars per Year ...
Andy

6 Cars in 14 years.

Thats one vehicle every 2.3333333333333333 years (I guess).

Or a Ratio or 0.42857142857

I've been driving for 11 years, (I got my license when I was 18 because until that time I had no desire to drive). In that time I have owned:

1985 Toyota Pickup - still have it
1973 914 - met the wrath of my sawzall, since been recycled into who knows what
1970 914 current car

So thats a ratio of 0.27 cars per year.

(wife's cars don't count).

-Tony

I have been driving since I was 14, so it has been 44 yrs and so many vehicles I can not remember them all. A few come to mind though.
63 Corvair
61 VW Conv
61 Corvair bus
67 Ford PU
58 Jag Mark VII
61 Renault
53 Renault 4CV
1st new car 68 Baracuda Notchback
58 VW ragtop
67 911S Euro
72 Monte Carlo
73 CAPRI V-6
1st New Porsche 73 911T Targa $10K was a whole lot of money then!
74 Dodge Hippy Van
75 Ford Ranchero

You get the picture. I have always been a car junkie!!

I guess, I'm way behind you guys.
I'm 43, been driving for 25 years. Only ever owned 3 cars
and I still own 2 of them.

First car was a 77 Toyota Corolla.
Bought my 74 914 back in 1984 and still have it.
Still have my 1990 eagle Talon AWD that I bought brand new.

--- bill

24 years driving (gads, I'm getting old!)

65 Yota
73 Charger
72 LeMans
73 914
83 Yota
77 UAV
69 Bird
66 Hearse
85 Yota
99 Ford
74 914
76 T/A
67 LeMans
62 Cat
68 GTO
4 bikes

15 cars so far, but plans for 1 or 2 more this year. Someone else is going to have to do the math.....

30yo, driving since 20 so 10 years (not counting bikes starting at 18yo)

82 Ford Escort
86 Ford Bronco
71 914
73 914 (still have)
91 Jeep Cherokee (Wrecked by other driver - RIP)
94 Kia Sephia (Wrecked by fiancee)
91 4Runner (still have - want to sell)
75 MBZ 240D (still have)
05 Saturn Vue (still have)

Ratio = 9/10 = .9

If we count bikes too, then:
82 Honda Magna
94 Honda Magna
87 BMW K75 (customized and for sale - still have)
87 BMW K75
96 BMW K1100RS (still have)
75 BMW R75
74 BMW R90 (Still have)

Bike ratio = 7/9 = .78

I'm twenty and I've owned...

1991 Mazda 626
1982 Mustang 5.0
1979 Porsche 911t
1958 356 C
1975 914-4

EDIT: AND a pontiac Fiero 1986!! Holy cow.

EDIT: And a quick stint with a PS1800. Sweet car... Long story. (don't worry though, it's still gorgeous.)

I've been on the street since 17.

That's 3/5

Is this a good ratio so far? Because I'm looking at getting a Brat and a Bradley GTII. If anyone knows where to get these, pm me, please.

3 vehicles so far and I turned 17 in February.
1990 Isuzu PUp 4x4. Rhino lined the whole outside.
1992 Nissan Maxima.
1973 Porsche 914

65 years old, driving 49+ years, have owned 144 and probably a couple more that I have forgotten. That is 2.94 per year. If Ferg keeps up the good work he should surpass me!

Edit: Just looked at my list. Of the 144, 55 were Porsches of which 24 were 914's.

29 years
9 cars

.31 cars per year....

Have 3 of the 9 still.... I rarely throw anything away and when I do I need it the next week....

Age : 40
Driving : 25 yrs
Cars: 18
Ration : .72 cars per year

OK, my turn. Been driving 44 years. In order:
1960 4-door Dodge Dart - beer wagon.
1965 Dodge Dart GT - 273 CID - highly modified & dyno'd at 313 HP. 4 mpg
1965 Beetle - guess why? Even with gas at 30 cents for hypo.
1970 Chevelle 350 - triple black (wish I'd kept it)
1972 914 1.7 - Beetle went bye-bye (became a dune buggy) (Kept it)
1976 Rabbitt - fun while it lasted, until I t-boned a Buick Electra.
1977 Scirocco - shoulda kept it - fun car
1970 911E - hydro suspension - glad I sold it!
1976 924 - nuff said - solid car, but boring.
1986 GTI - probably the best I've ever owned. Autocross bastard!
1988 Audi 90 - another one I should have kept - 15 years of total joy!
1973 911T CIS - slick! Still own, but need to get rid of. Need another 914.
1997 Passat VR6 - the car from hell - unfortunately, still have. Money bucket.
Finally - 2003 Mercury Sable! That's right - a Ford. About as boring as a Toyota, but it's never caused a problem. Work car - starts, goes, needs virtually nothing & has the best stereo system I've ever had in a car. Yeah, it's a Ford. Who'd a thunk it?

So, if my calc's are correct, that's 0.3182 cars per year - not big stat's. However, I've owned my 914 for 35 years, my 911 for 17 years, the stupid, money pit VW for 10 (which is an absolute joy to drive - when it works. Hmm, sorta like a Ferrari).

What will the next one be? Something boring to get rid of the Passat - anyone want it for $1500 (all options)?