Survey of the American Consumer - GfK MRI

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CARS, TRUCKS, VANS, MINIVANS & SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
AUTOMOBILES AND
OTHER VEHICLES
(Continued)
2nd Most 3rd Most 4th Most
Most Recent Recent Recent Recent
Purchase/ Purchase/ Purchase/ Purchase/
Lease Lease Lease Lease
(If leased) What is the length of the lease? 177-0 190-0 203-0 217-0
24 months or less .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 1 1
36 months .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 2 2
48 months .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 3 3
60 months or longer............................... 4 4 4 4
Was vehicle bought or leased to replace another vehicle?
Yes............................................ 5 5 5 5
No .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6 6 6
Who is the principal driver?
Yourself (alone or with someone else)................. 7 7 7 7
Someone else .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 8 8 8
Who is primarily responsible for maintenance?
Yourself (alone or with someone else).................. 9 9 9 9
Someone else .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0
What kind of transmission does the vehicle have? 178-0 191-0 204-0 218-0
Automatic....................................... 1 1 1 1
Manual......................................... 2 2 2 2
What type of engine does the vehicle have?
4 cylinder.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 3 3
5 cylinder.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 4 4
6 cylinder.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5 5 5
V-6.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6 6 6
V-8.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7 7 7
Other .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 8 8 8
Does the vehicle have these audio/entertainment features? 179-0 192-0 205-0 219-0
AM/FM radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 1 1
CD player (single CD) .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 2 2
CD player (multi-disc). ............................. 3 3 3 3
Custom speakers.................................. 4 4 4 4
DVD player....................................... 5 5 5 5
MP3 player connection. ............................ 6 6 6 6
Satellite Radio.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7 7 7
Was the vehicle’s audio/entertainment system:
Standard with vehicle.............................. 8 8 8 8
Upgraded with vehicle.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 9 9 9
An aftermarket purchase.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0
Does the vehicle have: 180-0 193-0 206-0 220-0
Air bags—driver side.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 1 1
Air bags—passenger side.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 2 2
Air bags—side impact .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 3 3
Anti-Lock braking system (ABS) .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 4 4
Bluetooth/Hands-free phone capability .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5 5 5
Custom (aluminum) wheels.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6 6 6
Electronic fuel injection .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7 7 7
Four wheel drive/All wheel drive .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 8 8 8
Front, Dual Automatic Climate Control. ................ 9 9 9 9
Front wheel drive.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0
GPS/Navigation system (Built-in, not portable).. . . . . . . . . . X X X X
181-0 194-0 207-0 221-0
Heated/Cooled Seats. ............................. 1 1 1 1
OnStar, Tele Aid or other Vehicle Monitoring System
(currently subscribing) .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 2 2
Radar Detector. .................................. 3 3 3 3
Security/burglar alarm.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 4 4
Sunroof/moonroof .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5 5 5
Turbo charger. ................................... 6 6 6 6
In the past 12 months has your vehicle been serviced by:
Car dealer .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7 7 7
Gas station/garage. ............................... 8 8 8 8
Auto repair chain store.............................. 9 9 9 9
Discount dept. store................................ 0 0 0 0
Yourself .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X
Yourself/someone else.............................. Y Y Y Y
In the past 12 months has vehicle had: 182-0 195-0 208-0 222-0
Alignment service/repair .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 1 1
Brake lining or pad replacement .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 2 2
Major engine repair .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 3 3
Minor engine repair .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 4 4
Paint job........................................ 5 5 5 5
Tune-up .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6 6 6
For Trucks only:
For what purpose(s) is this vehicle used?
Hauling—Personal. ......................................... 7 7 7 7
Hauling—Business. .............................. 8 8 8 8
Local Transportation. ............................. 9 9 9 9
Recreation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0