American Car Confessions

CAR CONFESSIONS We polled more than 1,000 people about car ownership. Here are some of our findings. provided by Gautomotive.com I GOT MY FIRST CAR WHEN I WAS... 12% 16 22% 17 YRS OLD 12% 18 16 YRS OLD YRS OLD 19 7% YRS OLD 20 15 16% 21 YRS OLD IS THE MOST COMMON AGE FOR PEOPLE TO GET THEIR 1ST CAR NEVER OWNED A CAR 9% 47% WAITED 15% WERE STILL PAST 16 WAITING 15 61% OF OUR RESPONDENTS BELOW ARE SOME REAL CAR NAMES SUBMITTED BY OWNERS WE POLLED NAMED THEIR CARS Matilda Tow BaitGirlBoss Mobile Desi Betty Jean Suzi Katie Cindy The Flintmobile Boat Sugar Lucy Old Yeller. Mini The Dent Mobile Stan Nelly BessiePenny Made in America Kiki Odo Son of a B** Uni Sebastian Misbehavin Chumley Big Bertha Smurfette Grandpa's Last Hotrod The Beast Daisy Grande Picasso Don Black Beauty BoKitt Baby The Oddity Chelsea Toy Christine 17%) OF OUR RESPONDENTS WERE OK WITH PASSENGERS SMOKING IN THEIR CARS 25-34 YEAR OLDS WERE THE MOST TOLERANT OF IT 67% 22% 10% SMOKERS NON MALES FEMALES OK WITH PASSENGERS SMOKING IN THEIR CARS OK WITH PASSENGERS SMOKING IN THEIR CARS OK WITH PASSENGERS SMOKING IN THEIR CARS OK WITH PASSENGERS SMOKING IN THEIR CARS OF OUR RESPONDENTS SAID THEY EITHER ALWAYS OR USUALLY WORE THEIR SEAT BELTS 92% 7% RARELY OR NEVER WORE SEAT BELTS 80 % OF PARENTS EXPECT THEIR PASSENGERS TO BUCKLE UP 75 1% WITHOUT KIDS EXPECT THEIR PASSENGERS TO BUCKLE UP Based on data gathered on November 2, 2012 from our poll @ http://www.sodahead.com/survey/featured/car-buying