Are you loyal to a brand (of car)?

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ctviggen

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Are you loyal to a brand (of car)?
« on: 28 Mar 2017, 06:08 pm »
I just realized my list of cars have no repeats for brand:

Jeep Comanche (sold)
Saab 9-3 Viggen (sold)
VW Jetta Wagon (diesel) (sold back to VW)
Chevy Volt (plug in hybrid) (totaled)
and now...
Honda Civic Hatchback (current)

Anyone else like this?  Or are most people loyal to a brand of car (or motorcycle for that matter)?

PS -- Picking up the Honda tonight.  Of the previous four, I liked the Saab the best.  It was fun and useful.  I have high hopes for the Civic Hatchback.  We'll see.  Also, this is truck/hatch/wagon/hatch/hatch, so maybe I'm loyal to a style of car (hatch/wagon) and not a brand of car.


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Re: Are you loyal to a brand (of car)?
« Reply #1 on: 28 Mar 2017, 06:22 pm »
Ford Mustang - 2 door,  manual, blue
Honda Accord - 4 door, manual, blue
Mazda Millenia - 4 door, auto, maroon
Saturn L200 - 4 door, auto, silver
VW GTI - current car. 4 door, auto, csg

The ford was the only two door car. The ford and honda were manual.

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Re: Are you loyal to a brand (of car)?
« Reply #2 on: 28 Mar 2017, 06:30 pm »
  Nope, so far,
Ford Falcon Station Wagon [ first car]
Triumph TR4A
Toyota Celica
Toyota Corrola
Buick Opal
Saab turbo
Porsce 928
Mercedes turbo
Alfa Romeo Spyder
Toyota Echo
Honda Accord V6
Next- Alfa ????


charles




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Re: Are you loyal to a brand (of car)?
« Reply #3 on: 28 Mar 2017, 06:32 pm »
Interesting. My folks always drove Buicks and only once swayed to the K car dud and went right back to Buicks. I worked for GM for a number of years so before and after drove many GM products. We went througha bunch of new vehicles, practically every 6 months a new one. So drove many in those years.

I like GM trucks most of all.

Have 4 cars presently (wanna pay my car insurance?): GMC Sierra (wife), GMC Yukon (daughter), Ford Taurus hunk of junk 2002 beater (son) and BMW

Liked the Audis a bunch but when they would not deal I jumped to BMW. I think my wife expects a beamer next for her as well. ouch

ctviggen

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Re: Are you loyal to a brand (of car)?
« Reply #4 on: 28 Mar 2017, 06:33 pm »
Ford Mustang - 2 door,  manual, blue
Honda Accord - 4 door, manual, blue
Mazda Millenia - 4 door, auto, maroon
Saturn L200 - 4 door, auto, silver
VW GTI - current car. 4 door, auto, csg

The ford was the only two door car. The ford and honda were manual.

Oh yeah, my first two cars were manuals, and the rest automatics.

I was thinking about a GTI instead of the civic, but my wife is still mad at VW.  I also thought about a manual or higher power car, but all I do is go to and from work over roads that have a highest speed limit of maybe 30mph.  I can't see having a lot of horsepower to go 30-40 mph.

Of course, with each generation of vehicle, there are more safety features and complex control systems.  I had the VW Jetta and the Chevy Volt at the same time, and it was nice to get in the VW and just drive, instead of have all the feedback of the Volt and the incredibly complex touchscreen. 

chip

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Re: Are you loyal to a brand (of car)?
« Reply #5 on: 28 Mar 2017, 06:39 pm »
The GTI is a fun car to drive but not very practical for trips with a family of 4.

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Re: Are you loyal to a brand (of car)?
« Reply #6 on: 28 Mar 2017, 07:22 pm »
I've owned Ford F-150s since 1975.

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Re: Are you loyal to a brand (of car)?
« Reply #7 on: 28 Mar 2017, 07:26 pm »
Ford. We get the discount..... :green:

mcgsxr

Re: Are you loyal to a brand (of car)?
« Reply #8 on: 28 Mar 2017, 07:34 pm »
1985 Toyota Camry
1995 BMW 318Ti
1994 Honda Accord
2003 Honda Accord
1996 Honda Accord
2009 Ford Fusion
And the 1969 Ford T Bird for the past 5 years too.

SoCalWJS

Re: Are you loyal to a brand (of car)?
« Reply #9 on: 28 Mar 2017, 07:36 pm »
Let's see if I can even recall all the cars I've had so far....

Ford Galaxy 500
Datsun 240Z
Datsun B210
Ford  Escort
Mazda B2000
Honda Passport
Mazda MX6
Dodge Ram 2500
Toyota 4Runner
Nissan 300Z TT
Subaru WRX
Toyota Seqouia
Audi A3 Avant S Line
Nissan Maxima
Honda Civic
Nissan Altima

I guess there are a lot of Datsun/Nissans in there, but hardly a loyalty.

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Re: Are you loyal to a brand (of car)?
« Reply #10 on: 28 Mar 2017, 07:37 pm »
2014 Camry = 50k mi
2006 Solara Conv = 51k mi
2002 Solara = 234k mi
2000 Corolla = 187k mi
1998 Camry = 296k mi

All registered and running great, no issues.

GO TOYOTA!!!!!

datman

Re: Are you loyal to a brand (of car)?
« Reply #11 on: 28 Mar 2017, 07:38 pm »
You might think so.

1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 Ford Expedition
2010, 2013, 1015 Ford Flex.
Soon 2018 Lincoln Navigator

I suppose I am in a rut.

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Re: Are you loyal to a brand (of car)?
« Reply #12 on: 28 Mar 2017, 07:48 pm »
Too many cars to mention but the topic is about brand loyalty so I'll just state that there are 3 Toyotas in the driveway now and most of the last 20 cars have been that brand. Have never bought a new car. Is that a condition for brand loyalty?

sts9fan

Re: Are you loyal to a brand (of car)?
« Reply #13 on: 28 Mar 2017, 07:53 pm »
Nope but I pick up my new Chevy Bolt tomorrow!  My only constant is I feel fancy cars have about as much use as $5k speaker cables. 

Philistine

Re: Are you loyal to a brand (of car)?
« Reply #14 on: 28 Mar 2017, 08:10 pm »
Nice thread, made me think.

Europe:
Ford Cortina - junk
Vauxhall Cavalier - better than a Ford
Peugeot 405 Mi16 - great handling and comfort
Citreon BX16 - great handling, quick
BMW 318 E36 - too slow
Audi 100 - old mans car
BMW 320 E36 - great car, fast
Volvo V70 TDI - great fuel performance
Volvo V70 T5 - scary quick for a Volvo

USA:
Audi A4 - nice car, almost as good as a Beemer
Ford Escape - worst car I've ever had, couldn't wait to get rid of it
Toyota Highlander - boring but practical, son has it
BMW 330xi E90 - fantastic car, keeper, other son has it
BMW M325 xDrive - my car, lots of fun, super fast

Bottom line - loyal to BMW but they've dumbed down to be blonde friendly.
Ford make crap, never again, I'd rather use the Uber app.


mikeeastman

Re: Are you loyal to a brand (of car)?
« Reply #15 on: 28 Mar 2017, 08:19 pm »
1959   Chevy Belair
1965   Chevy El Camino
1967   Datsun 1600 roaster
1970   Porsche 914
1970   240 Z
1973   Trans Am w/ 455 ho motor ( fasted thing I've ever owned )
1965   Sunbeam Alpine
1984   Mazda pickup
1967   Ford Mustang convertible
1985   Toyota pickup
1989   Ford Bronco
1996   Ford F-150
2003   Toyota Tundra

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Re: Are you loyal to a brand (of car)?
« Reply #16 on: 28 Mar 2017, 08:28 pm »
Not counting hand me downs and inherited granny cars:
Ford Torino GT
Ford Fiesta (German junk)
Honda wagon
'55 T Bird
Honda crv
Acura Integra
Toyota Rav4
Toyota Camry
...and a beater '93 Dodge 250 Cummins
...and two Honda Goldwings.
I drive the Camry, wife drives the Rav4, the truck does utility duty, and mostly just look at the Goldwings.
The Hondas and Toyotas have been the best by far.  I usually keep a car past 200k if I can.
I forgot.  I had two British Sterlings (Rovers). Soooo smooth on the road, ran like a bat out of hell, but the Brits can't make electricity behave.  Had to give up on them.

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Re: Are you loyal to a brand (of car)?
« Reply #17 on: 28 Mar 2017, 08:41 pm »
In nearly 40 years have owned -
1978 VW Rabbit (OK, but suspension couldn't handle a full load),
1979 Saab 99 (a living dinosaur but a great car),
1980 Honda Accord (tiny by today's standards),
1982 Datsun/Nissan Sentra (honest tin can car),
1983 Chevy Cavalier (POS),
1986 Ford Ranger (totally lackluster),
1989/1997/2012 Toyota Camrys (if reliable and inexpensive to own means boring - sign me up),
1995 Honda Civic (a tiny hatchback),
2000 Mazda 626 (boring, overheating finally spelled it's doom),
2002 Toyota Sienna (believe it or not my favorite - it was comfortable/economical/offered great utility),
2009 Toyota Corolla (the consummate dull Toyota - a compliment), and
2009 Subaru Outback (great winter car but very expensive to maintain)
for a total of over 1.5 million miles.

In a small market you need to shop by dealer first and brand second as quality between brands has tightened up.  So Toyota wins hands down for me.  Other 100% import dealers come in second well ahead of domestics.  And putting up with foreign name plates from domestic dealers is the worst. 

Now that I've retired, I'll be driving less and once wifey retires buying fewer cars. 

benguin

Re: Are you loyal to a brand (of car)?
« Reply #18 on: 28 Mar 2017, 08:46 pm »
Makes for an interesting list for me (+ wife cars) for almost 40 years of car buying...
1970 Plymouth Barracuda (still have it)
1978 Kawasaki KZ650
1970 Dodge Challenger
1981 Dodge Charger
1987 Dodge Daytona Shelby
1991 Dodge Grand Caravan
1995 BMW 525iTA (E34)
1999 Dodge Dakota RT
1999 Porsche Boxster (actually held me, sitter, and two VERY small children for one short unplanned transport leading to the next vehicle below...)
2005 Toyota Sienna
2005 Toyota Prius
2010 Toyota Prius (current)
2012 Toyota Prius v  (current)

I see a bias towards Toyotas since 2005.

richidoo

Re: Are you loyal to a brand (of car)?
« Reply #19 on: 28 Mar 2017, 10:20 pm »
I had 3 VWs, then 2 Hondas, now 2 BMWs. All worked fine, good value.

I've tried brand loyalty, but my need for increased refinement with my increased age has forced me to try new brands.