We don’t know how this question makes sense unless you’re in a Pixar movie. But a new survey found 64% of Americans consider their car to be a “friend.”
And … just like real friendships, we’re willing to make sacrifices for it.
Here are eight stats from the survey . . .
1. 44% of car owners have named their car before. (Jim’s first car was “Stormin’ Norman” – a 1967 Chevy)
2. Over a third of us would rather get a cut or scratch on our body than on our car.
3. 15% of people would rather break a bone than have their car break down.
4. 21% would rather spend a full day in jail than have their car totaled.
5. 13% would rather break up with their significant other than lose their car.
6. 70% of us have at least one fond memory associated with our car. The top memories include first dates . . . a first kiss . . . a proposal . . . a road trip . . . bringing a baby home from the hospital . . . and driving around blasting music. (Kevin’s first kiss with his wife Andrea was in his 1978 Plymouth Volare)
7. 45% of us have CRIED when we had to get a new car. We assume cost has something to do with that one.
8. The average American spends 8 hours and 22 minutes in their car each week. Which is 1 hour and 12 minutes a day . . . or 18 full days a year.
A Michigan transplant, Nikki grew up in the middle of cornfields in her hometown, Hudsonville. When she isnt trying and failing at new recipes she saw on Tik Tok you might find her taking long walks downtown. She loves anythi
