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How many cars are on your drive?

  • 18-01-2006 9:44am
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,374 ✭✭✭


    I was looking out my window yesterday and noticed there were very few single vehicle households on my road, no more than 30%.

    My family has 3:
    97 Nissan Micra 3 door 1 litre - Sort of metallic red
    03 Hyundai Sonata 2 litre - A weird silvery green, it's called Celadon Green
    93 Toyota MR2 G-Limited T-Bar, non-turbo (Jap import) - Black

    How many cars on your drive 75 votes

    0
    0% 0 votes
    1
    2% 2 votes
    2
    17% 13 votes
    3
    50% 38 votes
    4+
    29% 22 votes


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,891 ✭✭✭Kersh


    I have 3, father has a jeep, sister has a micra.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,444 ✭✭✭fletch


    4...Mondeo, Escort, Seicento & Panda


  • Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,089 Mod ✭✭✭✭Aquos76


    2 here also, a Laguna and a megane....


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,904 ✭✭✭jayok


    At the rate I change my car it would probably average 2.5, but at the moment:

    2 - CR-V and Civic.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,389 ✭✭✭✭Saruman


    1 car in my drive..... the other one is on the street :D:D

    One of them is a work car/van though.. only use it when working. The other one is my own car. And my wife will drive that if she ever sorts out a provisional licence for herself.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭blastman


    Two cars in the drive and another one in the street. Only two people in the house!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,744 ✭✭✭deRanged


    four in mine, mazda3, mazda6, brava and a marea.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Just the one, I feel undercar-ed! :(

    Mike.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 196 ✭✭Stevo11


    4 on mine... (2CV, Beetle, MX5 & Merc 190) I'm in a new house and constantly have people knocking on the door/just walking straight in thinking its the Showhouse... LOL


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,787 ✭✭✭prospect


    2 on mine, Megane and MX-5

    (soon to be Alfa Romeo & MX-5)


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 254 ✭✭sandyg


    We have two cars and motorhome (its a bit of a squeeze:

    New Passat
    New Punto Grande
    New Kentucky Motorhome
    (theres two of us):D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 689 ✭✭✭Mike2006


    Passat
    Golf


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,613 ✭✭✭Big Nelly


    In Dublin

    00 Fiesta
    00 Passat
    98 Mitsuibishi Mirage

    Cavan

    88 Peugeot 205
    98 Audi A4
    00 Passat
    00 or 01 Peugeot Expert
    05 Izuzu D-Max


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    At Home - 3

    Focus | Megane | Hi-ace

    At college house - 3

    Focus | Clio | Clio


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 17,485 ✭✭✭✭Ickle Magoo


    One wee car shared by myself & hubby - tho we both know it is mine! mine! mine! ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,396 ✭✭✭kluivert


    97 Toyota Corrolla
    99 Opel Astra
    01 Citreon Bergino
    03 Opel Astra
    06 Skoda Octavia


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,106 ✭✭✭John R


    Just one and it's not even mine.

    I had 2 cars of my own for a long time, eventually I got sick of looking at the old one in the drive and sold it. Two weeks later the other car got written off so now I have no car. :mad:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,549 ✭✭✭scuba steve


    3 in my drive
    My own Fiat Punto
    My dads BMW X5
    and My mams Saab 93 (its a lend, soon getting Chrysler Grand Voyager)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,257 ✭✭✭✭Rabies


    03 Landcruiser (Dads)
    00 Primera (Mothers & mine)
    95 Discovery (Mothers & mine)
    05 Polo (brothers')
    97 Polo (another brother's)
    94 Corsa (yet another brother's)

    Plus a few of Dads work vehicles are often parked in the back yard, anything from 1-5 VW transporters and a few work tractors and general trailers.

    House is a few miles out of town (thurles) so we have loads of room.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,165 ✭✭✭Interceptor


    Seven cars, one caravan. All junk.

    'cptr


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 35 Sudsy


    4 cars, 94 escort, 98 carisma, 03 volvo, 04 beatle


  • Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,171 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    2 here:

    95 Opel Corsa
    01 Seat Inca


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,499 ✭✭✭Alfasudcrazy


    Now lets see;

    05 Alfa GT
    O2 Caddy van
    91 VW Polo
    90 VW Golf Gti
    83 Alfasud Ti
    80 Ford Escort Mk II
    77 Peugeot 504
    75 Daimler 4.2
    75 Triumph TR6

    A well I like to keep it under 10 if possible.:v:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,237 ✭✭✭AMurphy


    Sounds like you need/have a landing strip for that many cars, not a driveway. :D


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,887 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    2005 Ford Focus hatch (for sale)
    2005 Ford Focus C-Max diesel (for sale)
    1979 Ford Escort RS2000 (garaged and not for sale).


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,244 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    2.

    96 - Rover 620, Mine.
    00 - Clio, The Mothers.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,564 ✭✭✭bennyx_o


    2.
    06 Smart ForTwo Cabrio
    04 Skoda Fabia


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 732 ✭✭✭chalky


    3:
    04 Passat - Dad's (possibly soon to be 06 toureg)
    02 civic - Mam's
    and my own 01 fiat punto


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 128 ✭✭adam01


    i have 5 cars...ADs
    I HAVE A
    (01) 1973 M2 Triumph Stag
    (02) SAAB VIGGEN 2003
    (03) Bentley 1966
    (04) Rolls Royce 1982
    (05) Citroen Pluriel Convertible,2004


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,509 ✭✭✭✭DirkVoodoo


    4 Cars;

    03 S-Class (dads, generally parked on road much to annoyance of trash men on collection day)
    05 X-5 (Mothers)
    03 Punto Sporting (mine)
    00 Punto bog standard wish she had something better and never washes it (sisters)

    Delightful fun to be had when someone wants to go out and cars must be juggled around like tetris blocks (cue tetris theme!)

    EDIT:My terrible spelling, apologies


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,374 ✭✭✭Squirrel


    DirkVoodoo wrote:
    4 Cars;

    03 S-Class (dads, generally parked on road much to annoyance of trash men on collection day)
    05 X-5 (Mothers)
    03 Punto Sporting (mine)
    00 Punto bog standard wish she had something better and never washes it (sisters)

    Delightuf fun to be had when someone wants to go out and cars must be juggled around like tetris blocks (cue tetris theme!)


    Oh god! We used to have that, the MR2 by the door, the old Spacewagon parking it in (a bit extra security), and the Micra partly blocking the drive because of cars parked outside our garden, it was fun mhen my dad took the MR2 to work at half 6, he'd be there juggling himself


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,010 ✭✭✭besty


    05 Peugeot 206
    01 Peugeot 206
    1200 cc Honda Race Bike


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,205 ✭✭✭✭JohnCleary


    5 bicycles
    2 caravans
    1 horse
    12 Hiaces


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,499 ✭✭✭Alfasudcrazy


    Now lets see;

    05 Alfa GT
    O2 Caddy van
    91 VW Polo
    90 VW Golf Gti
    83 Alfasud Ti
    80 Ford Escort Mk II
    77 Peugeot 504
    75 Daimler 4.2
    75 Triumph TR6

    A well I like to keep it under 10 if possible.:v:

    Add a 1981 Alfasud Sprint 1.5 Coupe - a week is a long time in my fleet. (Subject to change without notice);)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 589 ✭✭✭MrSinn


    7 In ours

    Primera
    Golf
    Polo
    Astra
    Civic
    Clio
    and a punto for some unknown reason


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 29,472 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    4 Vehicles at the moment:

    98 Citreon Relay van-Crock
    92 Ford Escort-almost a crock
    96 Skoda Felicia-my car :)
    00 mitsubishi crew cab


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 410 ✭✭bucks


    At the moment 5;

    Merc 200 kompressor
    Bmw 318is
    Bmw 316i
    Renault Clio
    Vw Polo

    And during the week add an Opel Corsa and a Peugeot 206.

    Digging up part of the front garden next week to make more room.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,066 ✭✭✭✭omb0wyn5ehpij9


    2 cars in my driveway

    1999 1.4 civic (my mum's car)
    2002 1.4 civic (my dad's car)

    My motorbike is in the driveway aswell.........2000 suzuki sv650s
    And soon i'll have either a 1.4 golf or 1.4 civic out there too ;)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 25 marku-allen


    i kinda like cars too,well kinda a lot!! :D
    95-lancia delta integrale
    89-alfa 75 3ltr(soon to be track car)
    82- alfa giulietta
    94-lancia thema turbo
    91-bmw e30 m3
    91-mk2 golf gti with 2.9vr6 engine(for sale):eek:
    92-merc 200 ce
    02-alfa 156 gta
    00-golf tdi(mrs car)
    95-volvo 850(my every day car)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,709 ✭✭✭Balfa


    Jaysus, for the car enthusiasts (Alfasud, I'm looking at you), this is understandable, but all these families with too many cars... This is what happens when kids get enough money to buy a car but only because they're too cheap to move out and stop sponging off their parents ;)

    We have two, a Protege for me and an Accent for the missus. Though technically they're not parked in our driveway. One's in front of building 5 and the other's between buildings 8 and 9 ;)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,083 ✭✭✭skibum


    3 cars, 1 in the drive and 2 parked outside.
    87 D VW Golf MK2 1.6 diesel, great little car takes ton's of abuse and shrugs it off :D
    89 D VW Golf MK2 1.6 diesel, bought it while the 87 was being repaired after it couldn't take any more abuse :p . Have to sell it soon.
    00 WW Scenic 1.4, bit gutless, but a great family car.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,444 ✭✭✭fletch


    Balfa wrote:
    Jaysus, for the car enthusiasts (Alfasud, I'm looking at you), this is understandable, but all these families with too many cars... This is what happens when kids get enough money to buy a car but only because they're too cheap to move out and stop sponging off their parents ;)
    That's me....I know when I've got it good! :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,352 ✭✭✭plonk


    04 audi a4 2.5tdi quattro Fathers
    1985 Vw golf Fathers
    1997 Vw polo 1.0l Mine
    2001 BMW 320d sisters
    1993 audi 80 1.9tdi Brothers
    2004 Merc SLK 200 sisters

    2003 BMW 330ci Brothers in england


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,709 ✭✭✭Balfa


    plonk wrote:
    04 audi a4 2.5tdi quattro Fathers
    1985 Vw golf Fathers
    1997 Vw polo 1.0l Mine
    2001 BMW 320d sisters
    1993 audi 80 1.9tdi Brothers
    2004 Merc SLK 200 sisters

    2003 BMW 330ci Brothers in england
    Your family doesn't really like German cards, then?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,374 ✭✭✭Squirrel


    Balfa wrote:
    Your family doesn't really like German cards, then?

    I was about to say he got the bum deal with some of the other cars there


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,575 ✭✭✭junkyard


    Not exactly in the drive more on the premises:
    1. 01 BMW M5.
    2. 06 BMW X5.
    3. 66 Daimler Majestic Major.
    4. 83 Mercedes 200.
    5. 99 BMW Z3.
    6. 62 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud 2.
    7. 67 VW Beetle.
    8. 74 NSU Ro80.
    9. 76 Rover P6 V8.
    10. 73 Volvo 144.
    11. 98 Mercedes 200 Estate.
    12. 00 BMW 520 touring.
    13. 96 Landrover discovery.
    14. 63 Daimler Majestic Hearse.
    15. 66 Austin Princess.
    16. 06 Ford focus.
    And rising.....:rolleyes:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,016 ✭✭✭lomb


    junkyard wrote:
    Not exactly in the drive more on the premises:
    1. 01 BMW M5.
    2. 06 BMW X5.
    3. 66 Daimler Majestic Major.
    4. 83 Mercedes 200.
    5. 99 BMW Z3.
    6. 62 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud 2.
    7. 67 VW Beetle.
    8. 74 NSU Ro80.
    9. 76 Rover P6 V8.
    10. 73 Volvo 144.
    11. 98 Mercedes 200 Estate.
    12. 00 BMW 520 touring.
    13. 96 Landrover discovery.
    14. 63 Daimler Majestic Hearse.
    15. 66 Austin Princess.
    16. 06 Ford focus.
    And rising.....:rolleyes:

    what shape is the cloud in? lovely car, id love one some day:)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,575 ✭✭✭junkyard


    Its a minter just in from the states, I'll post pictures soon but one of my dogs chewed up the charging cable for my camara...I wouldn't mind if she was hungry.:D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 66,401 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    Some very nice cars there, junkyard!
    Add a 1981 Alfasud Sprint 1.5 Coupe

    Nice one. Best of luck with it - I've always loved the look of the Sprint. Can't say I've seen one on the roads in about a decade now though :(

    Oh and just two cars in my drive after any visitor is gone. The E38 735i and a Fiesta...

    Lotus Elan turbo for sale:

    https://www.adverts.ie/vehicles/lotus-elan-turbo/35456469

    My ads on adverts.ie:

    https://www.adverts.ie/member/5856/ads



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,374 ✭✭✭Squirrel


    junkyard wrote:
    Not exactly in the drive more on the premises:
    1. 01 BMW M5.
    2. 06 BMW X5.
    3. 66 Daimler Majestic Major.
    4. 83 Mercedes 200.
    5. 99 BMW Z3.
    6. 62 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud 2.
    7. 67 VW Beetle.
    8. 74 NSU Ro80.
    9. 76 Rover P6 V8.
    10. 73 Volvo 144.
    11. 98 Mercedes 200 Estate.
    12. 00 BMW 520 touring.
    13. 96 Landrover discovery.
    14. 63 Daimler Majestic Hearse.
    15. 66 Austin Princess.
    16. 06 Ford focus.
    And rising.....:rolleyes:

    Would you be able to post pics of the Ro80?


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