Number of single-car vs multi-car households on Team-BHP

fiat_tarun · 12th September 2019, 12:09

2 cars here (Alto AMT & Ecosport S) as my wife and me work and our timings are completely different.

While cabs are an option, they are still not dependable enough to replace the convenience of your own car.

roy_libran · 12th September 2019, 12:12

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Originally Posted by wheelguy

3 cars to 1 car, quite an interesting transformation, what are the influencing factors behind such transformation?

1. The issues with ownership of a Diesel vehicle in Delhi NCR. No Diesel -> No 4WD. Everything else is just a commuter.
2. Moved over to the best thing Petrols offer (in my budget) - Motorcycles. hugely more fun and faster.

akshays · 12th September 2019, 12:13

800 due to sentimental reasons, taken around the block once a fortnight, Nano XTA my love and go anywhere gaadi, Verna for travel with wifey and grandma and the Creta for the highway runs

harry10 · 12th September 2019, 12:16

2 cars. One for me and one for my father.
City Idtec - Now mainly used for inter city runs.
Tiago D - mainly used for up and down to Delhi everyday.
Our work situatuon requires the usage of both cars otherwise we would have been fine with 1 car only.

indusboy · 12th September 2019, 12:18

A small car for the city - A-Star Automatic
A Large car for family trips - Kodiaq

srishiva · 12th September 2019, 12:19

Have 3 cars. Vento for myself, Auto A Star for my wife and Endeavour for family trips out of city. Dont own a 2 wheeler

smartindboy · 12th September 2019, 12:23

We had more cars than the drivers and recently sold the Santro in cars24.
Now, only one per household.

JayKis · 12th September 2019, 12:32

One Car. Used for 1 km daily

Maybe the poll should have an option of "No Cars" as well!

V.Narayan · 12th September 2019, 12:33

Currently we are a 4-car family. Technically a joint family but with time the peak number of 10 has withered down to 6. The younger ones have flown away and gradually some of the older ones have flown away too. We really should be a three car family but I have left things untouched for now. Eventually in a few years I expect we will come back to a 2-car family as the circle of life gets completed. It is interesting that my wife & I started with one Lambretta moving on to car+ scooter which looked great in 1990 and then to 2 and later 3 and then 4 cars

as the kids grew and the older folks moved in with us and now the circle of life is gradually moving in the other direction and I wouldn't be surprised if in 5 years time we will be back to 2-cars.

SSD2122 · 12th September 2019, 12:37

I have 2 cars and 2 two wheelers in my garage,
Nano Twist - stress free city driving
Linea Tjet - highway for long / short trips.
Somehow I could never find a single car which would satisfy what these 2 cars do well so perfectly.

wheelguy · 12th September 2019, 12:42

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Originally Posted by JayKis

One Car. Used for 1 km daily

Maybe the poll should have an option of "No Cars" as well!

No cars!, then can they get a Team-BHP membership, I doubt if there are anyone on the forum with "no-cars"?

Always felt that the forum is oriented towards four-wheelers over two-wheelers. How about having official Team-BHP reviews for bikes and scooters also?!

JayKis · 12th September 2019, 12:47

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Originally Posted by wheelguy

No cars!, then can they get a Team-BHP membership, I doubt if there are anyone on the forum with "no-cars"?

Always felt that the forum is oriented towards four-wheelers over two-wheelers. How about having official Team-BHP reviews for bikes and scooters also?!

Think there should be many. Had joined team bhp when I had no cars but two bikes and it took another 3 years to own one!

The reason why the No car option was suggested is that there are people I know (majorly living in cities) who were car owners but currently don't keep any owing to parking and driving problems!

aniyo · 12th September 2019, 12:51

Single car. Had a Brio and traded it for the Nexon. Wanted to hold on to Brio as it was a nice car with absolutely no issues mechanically. But wife refused to learn driving and she is happy with OLA and Uber.
I was contemplating holding onto Brio as the re-sales is not that great and it would have been nice city run-about but lack of parking space ensured I had to dispose it off.

kavensri · 12th September 2019, 13:03

Single car. Staying at a small apartment building, I cannot even think of buying a big car, forget about owning second one!
I have one suggestion, how about modifying the poll to include 0,1,2,3, >3 cars?

StarrySky · 12th September 2019, 13:19

Ours has always been a one-car household.
My parents stayed in a different town altogether when I was working in India, and theirs too is a one-car household.
My brother and sister-in-law both work and theirs is therefore a two-car household.
My in-laws' place is technically a joint family, so that is a three-car household (one car per driving member).

View Poll Results: How many cars do you have at your home?
One car	295	31.12%
More than one car	634	66.88%
No cars	19	2.00%
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12th September 2019, 12:09	#16
fiat_tarun Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Pune / Mysore Posts: 1,934 Thanked: 3,769 Times View My Garage	re: Number of single-car vs multi-car households on Team-BHP 2 cars here (Alto AMT & Ecosport S) as my wife and me work and our timings are completely different. While cabs are an option, they are still not dependable enough to replace the convenience of your own car.
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12th September 2019, 12:13	#18
akshays BHPian Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Bangalore Posts: 103 Thanked: 139 Times	800 due to sentimental reasons, taken around the block once a fortnight, Nano XTA my love and go anywhere gaadi, Verna for travel with wifey and grandma and the Creta for the highway runs
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12th September 2019, 12:16	#19
harry10 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Faridabad/Delhi Posts: 2,713 Thanked: 3,627 Times View My Garage	re: Number of single-car vs multi-car households on Team-BHP 2 cars. One for me and one for my father. City Idtec - Now mainly used for inter city runs. Tiago D - mainly used for up and down to Delhi everyday. Our work situatuon requires the usage of both cars otherwise we would have been fine with 1 car only.
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12th September 2019, 12:18	#20
indusboy BHPian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Bangalore Posts: 141 Thanked: 174 Times	re: Number of single-car vs multi-car households on Team-BHP A small car for the city - A-Star Automatic A Large car for family trips - Kodiaq
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12th September 2019, 12:19	#21
srishiva Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 4,375 Thanked: 2,256 Times	re: Number of single-car vs multi-car households on Team-BHP Have 3 cars. Vento for myself, Auto A Star for my wife and Endeavour for family trips out of city. Dont own a 2 wheeler
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12th September 2019, 12:23	#22
smartindboy BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 69 Thanked: 126 Times	re: Number of single-car vs multi-car households on Team-BHP We had more cars than the drivers and recently sold the Santro in cars24. Now, only one per household.
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12th September 2019, 12:32	#23
JayKis BHPian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Blore Posts: 265 Thanked: 639 Times	re: Number of single-car vs multi-car households on Team-BHP One Car. Used for 1 km daily Maybe the poll should have an option of "No Cars" as well!
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12th September 2019, 12:33	#24
V.Narayan Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Delhi-NCR Posts: 4,071 Thanked: 64,307 Times	re: Number of single-car vs multi-car households on Team-BHP Currently we are a 4-car family. Technically a joint family but with time the peak number of 10 has withered down to 6. The younger ones have flown away and gradually some of the older ones have flown away too. We really should be a three car family but I have left things untouched for now. Eventually in a few years I expect we will come back to a 2-car family as the circle of life gets completed. It is interesting that my wife & I started with one Lambretta moving on to car+ scooter which looked great in 1990 and then to 2 and later 3 and then 4 cars as the kids grew and the older folks moved in with us and now the circle of life is gradually moving in the other direction and I wouldn't be surprised if in 5 years time we will be back to 2-cars.
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12th September 2019, 12:37	#25
SSD2122 BHPian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Pune Posts: 234 Thanked: 247 Times View My Garage	re: Number of single-car vs multi-car households on Team-BHP I have 2 cars and 2 two wheelers in my garage, Nano Twist - stress free city driving Linea Tjet - highway for long / short trips. Somehow I could never find a single car which would satisfy what these 2 cars do well so perfectly. Last edited by SSD2122 : 12th September 2019 at 12:38. Reason: Formatting
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12th September 2019, 12:51	#28
aniyo BHPian Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Bangalore Posts: 568 Thanked: 1,616 Times	re: Number of single-car vs multi-car households on Team-BHP Single car. Had a Brio and traded it for the Nexon. Wanted to hold on to Brio as it was a nice car with absolutely no issues mechanically. But wife refused to learn driving and she is happy with OLA and Uber. I was contemplating holding onto Brio as the re-sales is not that great and it would have been nice city run-about but lack of parking space ensured I had to dispose it off.
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12th September 2019, 13:03	#29
kavensri BHPian Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: BengaLooru Posts: 327 Thanked: 738 Times View My Garage	re: Number of single-car vs multi-car households on Team-BHP Single car. Staying at a small apartment building, I cannot even think of buying a big car, forget about owning second one! I have one suggestion, how about modifying the poll to include 0,1,2,3, >3 cars?
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12th September 2019, 13:19	#30
StarrySky Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: EU - Nordic Posts: 2,052 Thanked: 3,043 Times	re: Number of single-car vs multi-car households on Team-BHP Ours has always been a one-car household. My parents stayed in a different town altogether when I was working in India, and theirs too is a one-car household. My brother and sister-in-law both work and theirs is therefore a two-car household. My in-laws' place is technically a joint family, so that is a three-car household (one car per driving member).
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