In reply to jgrewe :
I made a note on my phone so I could refer to it when people asked because I'd pause a few seconds in listing everything off making sure I had everything.
I think I may stop (or pause) when I'm at 7 registered vehicles, so I can have one for every day of the week.
I think a bunch of it depends on how much room and where you park them. Two car driveway and multiple cars on the lawn or parked in front of neighbors' houses = too many cars. If you have enough garage space and driveway spots, or a good sized plot of land, then that isn't much of an issue. Then I'd say that it also depends if you have depreciating cars that you aren't driving much. Lastly, insurance costs. I'm on the verge of too many cars, but they aren't costing me anything. 8 cars, three garaged and the driveway fits 4 easy, 5 in a pinch. When I finish getting the side yard paved, plenty more room.
2024 Chevy Malibu company car. Effectively better than free (they pay all of the gas, maint. insurance, etc, I pay $200 per month and get taxed on personal use.
2019 Ford Expedition- wife's daily driver
2004 Nissan Titan - Bought new, bought back from insurance when rear ended and totaled years ago. Cheap work truck and tow pig.
1995 Miata M. Need paint, top, and interior.
2005 Subaru Legacy GT Wagon manual. Excellent condition, pretty much like new. Partly because it's been in the garage for years waiting for me to install a new engine that I built for it. It's taken a back burner, like the Miata, due to all of the house projects.
1992 Mitsubishi Galant VR4. Car was pretty much done, needs a headliner and the clearcoat is peeling. Did an oil change and found glitter in the drain pan. Hopefully just a balance shaft bearing- no glitter in the oil filter- but it's going to have to wait until after the Miata and Subaru are done.
Just added this month. I have a 16 and 17 year olds that are working on their licenses. Their older cousins just bought new cars and sold them their old ones for $500 each, a 2012 Chevy Cruse and a 2013 Chevy Malibu, both in good condition. Didn't need two more cars to park, but can't pass up any car in good shape for $500. Plus should be cheaper to insure with their own cars, and I no longer need to consider letting them use the Subaru- it's too nice of a car for a teen, not to mention way faster than a first car should be.
Leaving aside all the mundane things like cost, storage, usefulness etc the actual answer N is found from the simultaneous equations:
N = n + 1 and N = d - 1
where n is the number you currently have and d is the number that will trigger immediate divorce
So I have 7 fully running, registered and insured cars. I have a 8th coming though as all 7 of them are 2 seat vintage cars and a single cab truck. 7 bikes 6 of which are running the last is a small project a friend and I are working on. All but the two dailies fit in the garage. It is too much already because I have to have an excel sheet to track the oil changes, the tires, the major services that are needed and keep the gas from going stale.
Having said that if it is your hobby, your not just collecting scrap cars, the cas have no effect on your long term financial health, then go have fun. I prefer more of a range of cars, IE Track, weekend clssic, convertible, cruising to having expensive exotics. But it was much easier when I just had the three semi exotic cars and a daily to maintain.
Well seeing the responses it's nice to know I'm not the only one with a mini fleet. Although as someone pointed out I should have kind of expected it here on this forum.
I'm still trying for a wagon or more responsible daily driver. And I may sell a Touareg and/or the Kei truck in order to do so.
I'm not sure there is too many cars, but I have definitely run into not enough money, storage space, or time/energy to work on them.
10 Triumph TR8s
4 Triumph TR7s
2 MGBs
Camaro
BMW 2002
2 Cadilac SRXs
Lexus
Genesis
F350 and a GMC Sierra
A car trailer
two seat aluminum monocoque race car/go cart thing powered by a Rover v8.
I don't see a problem.
tr8todd said:10 Triumph TR8s
4 Triumph TR7s
I don't see a problem.
stuart in mn said:I realized at some point that as you own more and more vehicles, the less you do with them until ultimately you do nothing with all of them. If you have cars/trucks/motorcycles/whatever you haven't touched for a long period of time, it's probably time to reduce inventory. (I'm still working on it; I sold off all my motorcycles a couple years ago, but still have several cars that really should go...it's not doing them any good just sitting in the garage collecting dust.)
QFT. Not a truth I am willing to accept, but probably truth anyway...
Currently registered, insured, and movable under their own power:
1966 Mini Moke
1966 Morris Mini Minor Traveller
1971 Citroen D Special
1980 Citroen CX GTI
1981 Rover 3500
1983 Mini 1000
1991 SAAB 900 convertible
1993 SAAB 9000 CDE
1994 Rover Mini JDM SPI
1995 Chevy Cheyenne pick-up
1999 Chevy Suburban
1999 Nissan Maxima
1999 SAAB 9-5 v6
2000 Jaguar XJ8
2005 Chevy Suburban
2006 SAAB 9-5 sedan
2007 SAAB 9-5 aero wagon
2007 SAAB 9-5 wagon
2007 SAAB 9-5 wagon (blue)
Non-running but registered and insured:
1988 SAAB 900 SPG
1985 Citroen CX wagon
1981 Mini 1100 Canada spec
1974 Mini Ute-conversion of an 1100 sedan
The number of vehicles you own should not exceed your age in years, unless you're Jay Leno.
I have 6 cars, 3 boats, one motorcycle, one four-wheeler, multiple tractors, and two RVs.
Some of them run. Two of them are registered. YMMV.
I propose a slight amendment to that upper bound. I think it should not exceed your "driving enjoyment age." There are people who have never enjoyed driving a day in their lives. If public transit were a real and available thing where they live, they would never have darkened the door of a DMV.
Then there are petrolheads who were angry at age 3 that their Powerwheels didn't have an angry cam and a rumbling exhaust.
Well it's looks like one more might be adding in very soon. Now to find a car trailer tomorrow borrow or deal with U-Haul again (Last time wasn't so much fun)
Ok, let's try this again.
[monster truck announcer voice] Coming this SATURDAY, SATURDAY, SATURDAY!!! Returning to the fleet, fleet, fleet! 2008 Audi A4 Avant! It's a little rusty and crustier than before but it's got history.
So buying back my 2008 Audi A4.
Owner History.
1. Original owner from CT, used to drive it to Stowe in the winter. Was the "wife's car" Over 200k milke
2. Co-worker when I worked at Kent Falls Brewing, he bought it, registered it, bought a couple thousand dollars in parts for it. Bought a bad tune / bad connection and bricked the ECU after only driving it 300 miles.
3. Sat about 6 months until I bought it. I spent more than I needed to to get it going, but was trying to do it all myself
4. Sold to Golfduke. When he was ready to sell I almost bought it back then. That was just over a year ago and I've been searching since.
5. Luke N. bought it and had it about a year, and put it up for sale 15 days ago. I had come close on some other wagons, but finally messaged with an offer yesterday.
6. So if everything goes well on Saturday I'll be the sixth owner of it (again).
Throwback picture to when I had it.
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