The Germans have long been unaware of life without a car. However, sometimes the attitude towards the vehicle is so scrupulous that some Germans perceive it as their own child, while others love even more than their own wives or husbands.

This fact confirms the online survey from Forsa and CarGurus. de: on average for every tenth owner the car is more important than a life partner. Nevertheless, there are differences between the sexes: in women this is approximately 7%, and among men - 12%, notes merkur. de In addition, men give cars more attention than women. 72% of men, before buying a car, will search for the maximum amount of information on the Internet, among women this figure is 51%. Probably, the reason is that for men the car is more often perceived as a hobby than for women. Therefore, the online search for a car takes about 9 days for women, and for men as many as 18. At the same time, every 7th man is ready to cover huge distances to see the car. But among women only a few are ready to take such a step. According to the study, about 60% of women are not ready for the sake of the car to go beyond than 100 kilometers.

For many car owners is a way of self-realization in life. 51% of respondents at the age of 18-29 said that they are proud of their car. And for 30% the car is an expression of one's own way of life.

However, with age, the vehicle loses value to the owner. Only one of the seven car owners over the age of 60 is proud of his car. 69% of drivers of advanced age perceive their car only as a normal means of transportation. The share of women here was 74%, and the share of men - 64%.

Nevertheless, 82% of young people easily share their own car with family members or friends. But people at the age are not so generous (62%).

In addition, 45% of all car owners surveyed can easily abandon their car, but 50% do not even want to think about it.