I’ve tracked this data manually in a Google Doc since before I even had my license. About 7 years of data. I used SankeyMatic to visualize some of information I collect. My doc also includes the year, exact trim model, the date driven, and who the owner was.

The oldest vehicle is a 1986 and the newest a 2022

Only 4 of these cars were my own

“Manual” are cars with a clutch operated manual transmission

“Automatic” are cars with a traditional torque converter automatic

“CVT” are cars with a continuously variable transmission

“DCT” are cars with a dual clutch automatic transmission

“Electric” are electric vehicles

I have never seen one who have driven a lot of cars.

There’s actually a couple I didn’t include in my main tracker too because I don’t have a ton of information on them. I know their make and model but not exact year which I also track. (2003 ish) But also they’re all identical and can only be differentiated by their license plate. So I think I drove 2 of those but it could’ve been 3 or 4

This is so intresting !

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Thanks! I thought so too! I wish I could have included more information into the graph but it got very messy. Engine type and exact trim of each vehicle would’ve been fun

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Uh oh! You’re right, there’s supposed to only be two Mazda 3s

Which was your favorite to drive?

Who makes the best cars in your opinion? which of the above cars was the most fun?

My favourites are BMW and Honda! They’re the only cars I’ve ever owned and probably ever will.

The most fun to drive from my list I’d say is the 8th generation Honda Civic Si. I’ve owned two and driven four. 6-Speed manual, limited slip differential and an 8,300RPM redline is a hoot!

My favourite car to drive was my very first car, my 1999 BMW 740i Sport.

It was fast, smooth, and luxurious and very high tech for its age. Even compared to todays cars. And it’s cabin was less than 65dB at highway speeds, it was awesome

How did you manage to drive 81 cars????

I'm 67 y/o and can only recall 8 cars. Fortunately the last 4 are Porsche.

Mostly friends and family. Some test drives and rentals too. And even a few strangers. This has been over about 7 years ish and I’m in my early 20s

I’ve driven one Porsche and just realized it’s missing from my chart oops

Edit:

Friends: 45

Family: 15

Test Drive: 9

Mine: 4

Rental: 4

Work: 2

Drivers Ed: 1

I missed one in there somewhere

One friend owned 9 of those. I think he’s on his 15th or so now. u/alzey8v

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8.6% of these were mine. Hahaha.

this diagram looks like a server rack

I daily an E39 540i. Mid 90s to early 00s was peak BMW. Also, as a BMW tech, if I made a chart like this, it would be 90% BMWs, and I'm kind of regretting not keeping track over the years. But it would probably be a couple thousand cars 😅

Totally agree! The other BMWs in my list are an E83 X3 3.0si, F10 535i XDrive and an E90 328i.

Yours would have been awesome. What would be your favourite?

My favorite so far is easily my customer's E39 M5 that I've been restoring for the last year. We had a high output engine built by Partee Racing mated to a diffsonline race prepped transmission. We recently got it dialed in on the Dyno and the thing is a riot. As far as current gen cars go, the new i4 M50 is an amazing car, as is the new i7. The i4 is just stupid fast and nimble, whereas the i7 is a big luxury boat with more tech squeezed into it than you could imagine. The new M cars are cool, but they don't do a whole lot for me. They feel too numb for what they're supposed to be. At least with the i cars, being electric, I expect them to be more numb and reserved feeling, which they are. But it doesn't take away from the fun of driving them. The only newer M car that I really enjoy is the M2 comp. It's a much more analog feeling car. I'd love to take one around a track one day.