Brits won’t own their dream car until they hit 47

A study of 2,000 drivers finds you're unlikely to buy your dream car until you reach the age of 47. A black Audi or Aston Martin would do.

Audi R8 Goodwood

You’re unlikely to own your dream car until you turn 47. That’s according to a recent study of 2,000 UK drivers.

The study found that one in six drivers have made their dream car a reality, with around half (54 percent) saying they can only see this happening if they won the lottery. In the meantime, most of us must make do with a supermini, hatchback or SUV.

What is most people’s idea of a dream car? A black sports car, preferably an Audi or Aston Martin.

As for the spec, a built-in sat-nav (44 percent) tops the list of ‘luxuries’, followed by heated seats (43 percent), anti-theft technology (37 percent) and self-parking (29 percent).

Not that you need to buy an Aston Martin or Audi to achieve your dream spec. The Vauxhall Corsa in Ultimate Nav trim features sat-nav, heated front seats with massage function and a remote control alarm, plus front and rear parking sensors.

Vauxhall Corsa

Sure, you have to park it yourself, but it’s small enough to make parking a doddle. Besides, the spec also includes LED Matrix headlights, heated steering wheel, adaptive cruise control, 10-inch colour touchscreen, wireless phone charger and 17-inch diamond-cut wheels. All this for £25,000.

You could add some aftermarket decals. According to the study, 18 percent of drivers aged 25-34 would have go-faster stripes, an eighth would opt for flames, while 15 percent would like lightning bolts or ocean waves.

Daydream believer

Neil You, general manager at YesAuto UK, which commissioned the survey, said: “Daydreaming about the cars we’d like to own one day is something British drivers love to do.”

The YesAuto study revealed a ‘lifetime of cars’ timeline, which suggests the type of car you’re most likely to drive at different stages of your life. In your 20s? You’ll drive a saloon or supermini.

Thirty-somethings are most likely to drive estates or hatchbacks, while SUVs and people carriers await drivers when they hit the ‘big 4-0’.

Neil You added: “Our survey results also show that people would even consider leasing a car if it meant they could have their ideal car sooner.”

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Gavin Braithwaite-Smith
Gavin Braithwaite-Smithhttp://www.petrolblog.com
Writer with a penchant for #FrenchTat. Owns 15 vehicles of varying degrees of terribleness. Also doing a passable impression of Cousin Eddie in an Italian-German beige motorhome. Doesn't get out much.

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