doctor924 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Hello everyone Whilst I have a passion for cars that are typically discussed in this forum, for my day job I work at Chester University. Myself and a colleague are though interested in undertaking research concerning your motivations and views of classic /collector cars - especially those that are not yet perhaps more widely acknowledged as such. With the permission of the moderators, we would like to invite you to undertake the survey through the link below. This should require between 15-20 minutes or so to complete. The opening part of the survey clarifies how we will use your information confidentially but if you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to ask. Survey located at: https://lhubos.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/classic-car-buying-behaviour Password access: cars Thank you for your time. Ian PownallVictoria Kennedy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor924 Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 PS the survey is open from 11AM today ( I wasn't quite sure when this invitation would be posted on the forum) Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Will pin this for a week and then unpin it to maximise responses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inconsistant Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Survey won't start. Might connect up another survey to jump it from. garethj, Uncle Jimmy and cms206 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Survey won't start. Might connect up another survey to jump it from. Think it just came online at 11am - seems to be working now for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inconsistant Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 PS the survey is open from 11AM today Oops! Running ok now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 I was up for this but typically for a survey some of the questions seemed contrived and hard work, there's possibly a reason for that but it made me not want to complete it! The Reverend Bluejeans and puddlethumper 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 I started it, but it seems more geared up for classic cars (how much would you sell a classic car for). Having never owned a classic car, I can't really answer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Weird premise and some confusing errors... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Q11 needs a 'zero' option as Nyphur says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor924 Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 Hi everyone The questions are 'geared' towards various scenarios and deliberately asking what would you do if...It doesn't matter if you own/don't own a classic or otherwise, nor really what you think is or is not a classic per se. We're interested in the views of people who live with/work with/buy / sell cars that are not new but equally not perhaps described as classics/collectors yet by the mainstream media. That was and is the hard part in this - ie. finding people with car interests but not necessarily part of an established car / classic/collector club scene - if that makes any sense! Thanks Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor924 Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 Thanks for the spot in the Q11 - now updated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor924 Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 I was up for this but typically for a survey some of the questions seemed contrived and hard work, there's possibly a reason for that but it made me not want to complete it!True - the questions are a little odd perhaps. But as you state there are reasons for this. The primary one is (as I noted below) we're not directly concerned with the views of folk towards established/mainstream classic/collector cars - but trying to understand what issues shape the cars that might be discussed more on this forum, to move towards potentially becoming those classics/collector cars in the near / medium term future. That's why there are some scenarios and 'what if' style questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Completed, yup it was a bit odd but these things usually are. Just one question -where can I buy this nice new Fiesta for £7k? The wife would like one in that nice metallic blue please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 All filled in. So when do I win this £7000 classic car then? Tamworthbay, oldcars and hennabm 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Having assisted with designing online questionnaires previously for a psychology thesis (attitudes toward organ donation in different hypothetical scenarios), I can confirm it's a nightmare trying to strike a balance between responses that can be meaningfully analysed by the software to show clear patterns, and not making it sound really odd and convoluted to the respondent. That said, I would have deep concerns that putatively offering a total base-spec Fiesta to the bASe lickers on here may potentially skew the results somewhat... Mrs DC's first Yaris started life as a competition prize, and was some commercial spec well below showroom level - vinyl a-go-go inside and not even proper carpet... that caused a few expressions of wantage on these hallowed pages. Craig the Princess, Tamworthbay and purplebargeken 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefag Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Thing is Dr. Ian, most are here for the sex. The car thing is purely coincidental. UltraWomble, Clanger, oldcars and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pshome Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Will pin this for a week and then unpin it to maximise responses. so this.. gets pinned but AS calender info not... go figure.. brownnova, Magnificent Rustbucket, Junkman and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobthebeard Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Completed...But found the questions a bit odd. Answered to the best of my ability etc but unsure of the point of it. oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 What you need to do is to supply free ale as you interview one of us in person. Someone who lives in Chester would be ideal. New Wetherspoon’s 6.00pm tomorrow? RobT, Junkman, mercrocker and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Filled it out, I could picture the £7k Fiesta as the doom blue 16 plater we have at work that cost about £7k just before they stopped selling poverty spec Fiestas and introduced the Ka+. I could sell a new one straight to the boss to replace the lone Swift on the fleet as I would ruin a shiney Fiesta in about 2 weeks with dogs, kids and sacks of cement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefag Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 What you need to do is to supply free ale as you interview one of us in person. Someone who lives in Chester would be ideal. New Wetherspoon’s 6.00pm tomorrow? Aim higher. The man's got access to free drugs. Cavcraft, Supernaut and Junkman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 so this.. gets pinned but AS calender info not... go figure..Has anyone asked us to pin it? Cavcraft, Junkman and chaseracer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast Gipsy Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Well that's 30 minutes of my life that I'll never get back - what a load of old tosh. Q21 - "Some goods are pleasant and fun" - have you seen my motley collection? Neither pleasant or fun, but I love them all (on good days)Q28 - car needs repair "4 times in 4 weeks" - take it over the bridge pal.Sorry Mr Doctor924 these questions not aimed at Autoshite folk puddlethumper and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pshome Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 ...P.P.S.Can an admin maybe pin this topic. Updates, links to the voting topics and ordering info will be posted here. ...Admins: Any chance of it being pinned so ppl don't miss out on voting? Ta ...Can an admin please pin this subject, here is a choice of suitable devices , just pick one, Thanks. Has anyone asked us to pin it? eh.. yes... Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 eh.. yes...Its often easier to message us via pm. I don't get to read every thread - currently have 200 that I still need to get through Will rectify it now Junkman and brownnova 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pshome Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Thank you! The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Aim higher. The man's got access to free drugs. That question was for Victoria. Junkman and mat_the_cat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlabamaShrimp Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Well I've done it but the questions were weird. If I won a car that means it was free. If it's free I might give it away myself so why ask how much I'd sell a mythical car for? Same with compensation £0, I won a free car, I can wait. Tbh I'd just take the Fiesta but if you feel like giving me £7000 for mine I'll definitely think about it Lord Sterling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For Fiats Sake Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Am I the only one who wouldn't want compensating for my "free" car delivery being delayed? Tamworthbay, catsinthewelder, hennabm and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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