What's your Hi-Fi Motor Quotient?

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    7_V I want a Linn - in a DB9

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    The Hi-Fi Motor Quotient is an important measure of your priorities in this crazy consumer society.

    HFMQ = value of hi-fi/value of car

    I have an HFMQ of about 18 but that's because I drive an old banger.

    What's yours?
     
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    Slaphead Lurking less

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    Infinite - Don't have, or want, a car :D
     
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    Uncle Ants In Recordeo Speramus

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    Well my motor got nicked two weeks ago and trashed so I currently have a HFMQ of infinity :)

    However when I did have a car it was about 20 (again a right old banger for a motor and assuming we are using the price I paid at the time for the various bits of sound system).

    My van however is a whole different set of wheels.

    That'd be an HFVQ of 0.5

    What would also be of interest of course would be peoples HiFi Music Quotient

    HFMuQ = value of HiFi/number of records owned
     
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    I-S Good Evening.... Infidel

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    HFVQ is about 1 in my case. Or about 0.5 if you take what I paid for things rather than retail values.

    HFMuQ is about 2 or 1 by the same tokens as above. However, the music collection is ever expanding.
     
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    Slaphead Lurking less

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    HFMuQ would be 2.15. Hmmm need to buy more music

    Editied for mathmatical stupidity
     
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    7_V I want a Linn - in a DB9

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    That gives you a W-M Spelling Quotient of 1. :D
     
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    juboy

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    HFMQ: 0.3

    My HFMQ/Value of House would be: 3.9

    (All taken at original prices paid)
     
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    Slaphead Lurking less

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    LOL Bloody forum should come with a spellchecker :D
     
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    MartinC Trainee tea boy

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    Hmmm... based either on what I could sell my HiFi and car for, or indeed what I paid for them, both quotients would work out at ~1. I've got to say I'm surprised by the results here so far, as I guessed from a few threads that many people would have far more expensive cars, although actually I guess the car bods haven't really contributed here yet...
     
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    wadia-miester Mighty Rearranger

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    I'm not going to post that, my average engine builds per 12 months were around the way too much mark, (my cranks were about £3K each nuff said)
    Surfice to say my lovely citroen is well :mana::D :D
     
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    penance Arrogant Cock

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    you crack whore you!
     
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    wadia-miester Mighty Rearranger

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    Who said a spellchecker wasn't required :cry:
     
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    Nik

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    HFMQ is 0.50 at the prices I paid.
    At new prices it would be 0.26.

    HFMuQ...
    0.6 Include my wifes collection and it's about 0.4.

    That puts it into perpective. I need to spend more on music...
     
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    penance Arrogant Cock

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    now i look stoopid again:SLEEP:
     
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    greg Its a G thing

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    HFMuQ = 1.4545
    HFMQ = 0.285
     
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    PBirkett VTEC Addict

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    HFMQ = 0.1
    HFMuQ= 1.25 approx
     
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    7_V I want a Linn - in a DB9

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    That will be the in-car stereos then. ;)
     
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    greg Its a G thing

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    LoL. Thanks for sorting the Heathrow ticket btw!
    Cheers
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    dunkyboy

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    Ditto. :MILD:
     
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    Will The Lucky One

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    HFMQ = 0.66 (based around the car I drive* being worth about £1800 now, and my hifi being priced around what I paid for things)

    *Not actually my car

    HF price/PC price (based around what I paid new for the PC) is about .6 too (which thinking about it more worries me because its such a waste, PC gear depreciates like a stone).
     
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