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View Poll Results: Which brand cars do you own?
Maruti 285 36.12%
Hyundai 203 25.73%
Tata 114 14.45%
Kia 35 4.44%
Mahindra 65 8.24%
Renault 36 4.56%
Honda 164 20.79%
MG 5 0.63%
Volkswagen 134 16.98%
Nissan 21 2.66%
Ford 119 15.08%
Skoda 67 8.49%
Toyota 107 13.56%
Jeep 18 2.28%
Datsun 1 0.13%
Audi 22 2.79%
BMW 60 7.60%
Mercedes 29 3.68%
Lexus 5 0.63%
Land Rover 6 0.76%
Jaguar 4 0.51%
Bentley 0 0%
Rolls Royce 0 0%
Hindustan Motors 4 0.51%
Ssyangong 0 0%
Force 0 0%
Isuzu 7 0.89%
Mitsubishi 11 1.39%
Fiat 49 6.21%
Other 41 5.20%
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Old 7th July 2021, 11:56   #31
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re: The 2021 Poll | Which car brands do BHPians own?

Voted for Tata and Honda which I currently own.
Voted for Kia too as have booked one.

I am not surprised at the poll results.
Bhpians are more informed and knowledgeable than most car buyers. So, a good percentage for VW group, Ford etc. isn't surprising. For instance when I mentioned to my father about checking out Skoda Kushaq his first reaction was - why will we check out a Skoda? They are expensive to buy with expensive parts to replace and their service is bad. His perception comes from the nightmare experience my Uncle had with his Octavia. Even for Kia he agreed cos I explained to him they are like Hyundai so they will be reliable to buy

For people outside the forum the general perception is to buy a Maruti, Hyundai as day to day cars and if they want different then it is Toyota, Honda. Skoda, VW, Ford and others won't even enter in their conversations.
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Interesting - 238 responses so far and 458 cars - so an average of 1.92 cars per respondent
I think way to read it would be, 238 responses so far and 458 clicks - so an average of 1.92 brands per respondent
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Voted for Fiat as this is my 3rd car in the garage, Punto then it was the mighty Tjet and now its the steady Avventura.
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My list of cars is made up of Koreans entirely.

1. Hyundai Santro Xing (2003-2020).
2. Hyundai Venue 1.5 (2020- continued).
3. Hyundai Grand i10 Nios ( booked already, yet to be delivered)
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This did turn out to be interesting. To simplify it for the voters I would request Mods to do the following changes-

1) Sort the list from A-Z or a dynamic sort, with the highest seller at the top.
2) Add Volvo and GM to the list and remove the other option. (Criminal of me to not remember GM, as it was our family's daily drive from 2009-2013.
3) This can be tricky, but a way for users to vote multiple times for same brand.
eg- If I have 2 VW cars, my vote should count as 2 for VW.
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Old 7th July 2021, 17:07   #36
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Multiple choice poll = what % of total voters voted for each brand.
How about adding one more column with % of total votes? so that we can display both the numbers?
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Voted for Maruti, Mahindra and Land Rover. We have the following cars -

2004 Alto LX, 2007 Esteem VXi, 2012 Bolero LX 4x4 and a 2014 Thar in India along with a 2011 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE and a 2014 Defender 90 2.2 XS in the UK.

So we have 2 cars from each of the manufacturers but that will not show up in the poll.
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Interesting - 238 responses so far and 458 cars - so an average of 1.92 cars per respondent - of which Marutis are only 0.36. Of course this is self selected and may not even be representative of our audience - but is telling nevertheless.
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Just wanted to clarify my understanding - Maruti is 36% of all cars owned by BHPians. On a per capita basis, Maruti will be close to 0.7.
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There are 89 Marutis out of a total of 458 cars. This means Maruti's true marketshare among TeamBHPians is 89/458 = 19.4%
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I think way to read it would be, 238 responses so far and 458 clicks - so an average of 1.92 brands per respondent
All these are interesting insights. However, there is one major flaw in this poll which makes these results potentially misleading.

That flaw is that one can not vote twice for the same car if they own two of the same brand cars. So if someone owns two Marutis or two Mahindras, they can not properly register this data by any voting options. I know many members who own multiple Marutis, multiple Skodas, multiple Mahindras and so on. All these would be erroneous entries in this poll.

Thus, this poll will have such flaws. But regardless, it is still an interesting poll and I am really looking forward to final analysis. But let us not read too much because there are some basic flaws.

P.S. Saw below post after I typed mine. Looks like I and BlackPearl posted at the same time, but this is exactly proving my point :-)

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Voted for Maruti, Mahindra and Land Rover. We have the following cars -

2004 Alto LX, 2007 Esteem VXi, 2012 Bolero LX 4x4 and a 2014 Thar in India along with a 2011 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE and a 2014 Defender 90 2.2 XS in the UK.

So we have 2 cars from each of the manufacturers but that will not show up in the poll.

Last edited by Dr.AD : 7th July 2021 at 17:55. Reason: Read and quoted BlackPearl's post after I posted mine
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re: The 2021 Poll | Which car brands do BHPians own?

Interesting thread and the results of this should have been the actual scene in India so more OEM's find our market interesting enough and are ready to invest and bring more products here!

Voted for Ford (Ecosport, Aspire), Honda (WRV, Amaze), Tata (Tiago) & Maruti (Alto K10) which are the cars in the family currently.
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Voted.

However, this data is going to be changing over time. This should be tracked annually (A new thread/vote every December?)

At the very least, let's add 2021 to this thread title
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Voted.

However, this data is going to be changing over time. This should be tracked annually (A new thread/vote every December?)
Good point. Perhaps the most accurate outcome would be to allow users to update their scecific vote from time to time as their ownership changes. People who have voted with no change to their answer should not have to update it and no point starting from scratch every time. That way the results will always be real time.

I am not sure if the above is technically feasible though.
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Old 7th July 2021, 20:59   #42
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The percentages don’t add up to a hundred. Unsuspecting because the number of people voting and they number of cars they have voted is more than one. If you add up the total number of votes it is a larger number then the number of respondents. The percentage appears to be calculated by the votes per car compared to respondents. This is incorrect

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Old 7th July 2021, 21:51   #43
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Poll looks a bit like Formula 1 grid of the hybrid era. Predicable and unsurprising front row (Maruti and Hyundai) and surprise midfield runners. Especially 3-4-5-6 which are Honda-Ford , Volkswagen and Toyota with Toyota ahead of Volkswagen.
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Used to have Maruti, Hyundai, Tata - Now all are Mahindra as usage patterns change and needed utility vehicles. The only other brand that has something for me is Toyota, I guess one day when I'm not bothered by the cost of a broken mirror or a new bumper being paid out of pocket.
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Old 8th July 2021, 13:19   #45
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I can't vote but here are the brands I own:

1. Toyota (2006 Innova)
2. Tata (2010 Manza)
3. Maruti Suzuki (2012 Swift)
4. Honda (2014 CR-V)
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