Date: Mon, 7 Nov 1994 23:21:09 -0800 (PST)
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From: Eric Oster <ekoman@u.washington.edu>
Subject: car survey (fwd)
Could some of the vanagon people post their responses on the list?
I'm sure more humorous responses could be found...
Warning: If you mind taking a 5 minute survey, stop reading this post now!
I am doing a small survey for a statistics course and would like to get
some general information from fellow netters on thier cars to use
in a project. Please take a minute to fill in the appropriate answers
and email the reply to me at survey@sun-ra.rsip.lsu.edu. Thank you.
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Survey about privately owned vehilces:
Please place answers on the line following the question, After the '>' symbol.
For example for question number one, ">1995"
^^who could afford that? A Rialta??
1) What model year is the car: (eg: 1993)
>1966 (I'm what's known as a `results-skewer' in polls...:)
2) Which of the following includes the make of your car:
1) General Motors 2) Chrysler 3) Ford
4) Toyota 5) Honda 6) Volkswagen
7) Audi 8) Mercedes 9) BMW
10) Porsche 11) Acura 12) Mitsubishi
13) Infinity 14) Nissan 15) Other
>6, of course...if you had a 13, why are you on this list?
3) Which color best describes the color of your car:
1) Red 2) White 3) Yellow 4) Green 5) Blue 6) Gray 7) Black 8) Brown
>Well, rusty, but mostly redwhite, on a good day....
4) What is the approximate annual (12 months) insurance cost for your car?
(eg: 850)
>about 0$, I own a safe VW...don't need it...
5) How much money have you spent on the car in repairs to this day?
(eg: 1300)
>Well, if you only count the absolutely *neccesary* things...about
40.00 for oil changes...the other 2K were just improvements....
6) How many trips have you made to have the car serviced and/or repaired at
a dealer or other garage? (eg: 13)
>0. Most of my repairs are roadside.
7) What was the cost of the vehicle when you first bought it? (eg: 14000)
>150.00 (sans engine.)
8) For how many years have you owned this car? (eg: 3)
>1 (running.) But it has sat under a (tree/barn/chicken coop) for X years.
Well, my (Relative) said I could have it then...
9) What is the sex of the primary driver of this car? (m or f)
>Now, this isn't PC, is it? {note: ask Martha.}
10) What is the current age of the primary driver of this car? (eg: 26)
>I remember the moon landing, if that's what yer asking....
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Thank you for taking the time to answer these questions.
Please email the completed form to: survey@sun-ra.rsip.lsu.edu
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*Eric Oster (ekoman@u.washington.edu)| `83 Buick Skylark *
* `63 kombi(I *WILL* FIX THIS BUS.) | `76 Plymouth volare' *
* `66 Westy(Actually a camperwidget.)| My cars are a monument to my *
* `55 Ford `vert(don't cry for me...)| mechanical aptitude...it takes*
* `If it is man-made, I can fix it.' | a genius to keep them running!*
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