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results of polls 1-10:

Vote 1: Is the Renault 4 more of a male or female car?

Male 6 14.3%
Female 15 35.7%
Asexual 6 14.3%
Transexual 15 35.7%

Result: Draw; Female or Transexual (71.4%). Total number of votes: 42


Vote 2: Is the Renault 4 more symbolic of capitalism or communism?

Capitalism 6 28.6%
Communism 8 38.1%
Anarchism 6 28.6%
Sado-masochism 1 4.7%

Result: Communism (38.1%). Total number of votes: 21


Vote 3: Should Renault remake the R4?

Yes, and to its original specification 6 21.4%
Yes, but with modifications 20 71.4%
No 1 3.6%
I don't care what Renault do 1 3.6%

Result: Yes, but with modifications (71.4%). Total number of votes: 28


Vote 4: Is the Renault 4 more of a woman's car or a man's car?

Woman's 4 19.0%
Man's 13 61.9%
Child's 1 4.8%
Fish 3 14.3%

Result: Man's (61.9%). Total number of votes: 21


Vote 5: Choose your favourite car from the following list of all-time classics:

Renault 4 25 92.6%
Citroen 2CV 0 0%
VW Beetle 0 0%
Mini 1 3.7%
Morris Minor 1 3.7%

Unsurprising Result: Renault 4 (92.6%). Total number of votes: 27


Vote 6: Which colour suits the Renault 4 the most?

Red 11 28.2%
White 8 20.5%
Yellow 2 5.1%
Green 2 5.1%
Orange 2 5.1%
Pink or Purple (½ each)(½ each) 2.6%
Blue 10 25.7%
Brown or Beige 0 0%
Black 3 7.7%
Silver or Grey 0 0%

Result: Red (28.2%). Total number of votes: 39


Vote 7: Which of these persons can you most imagine driving a Renault 4?

Bob Geldof 1 3.1%
Gerard Depardieu 7 21.9%
Brigitte Bardot 0 0%
Ringo Starr 1 3.1%
Bill Cosby 0 0%
Beavis And Butthead 16 50.0%
The Spice Girls 2 6.3%
Bill Gates 3 9.3%
Bryan Ferry 0 0%
Vanessa Mae 2 6.3%

Result: Beavis And Butthead (50.0%). Total number of votes: 32
(Interesting, as although I don't know about the others, I know for sure that Bryan Ferry used to travel in a Renault 4 back in the '70s, but he never got a vote!)


Vote 8: What is the best way to dispose of an R4?

Send it to scrap 1 3.6%
Sell it for spares 4 14.3%
Cremation 3 10.7%
Burial in an exotic location 16 57.1%
Smash into Maggie Thatcher's house 4 14.3%

Result: Burial in an exotic location (57.1%). Total number of votes: 28


Vote 9: What is your favourite thing about the R4?

The appearance / shape / styling 15 23.8%
The interior 0 0%
The dash-mounted gears 3 4.8%
The sliding side windows 34 54.0%
The mechanics / performance 1 1.6%
The reliability / dependability 0 0%
The practicality of the car 6 9.5%
The image and status 4 6.3%
Other 0 0%

Probably Rigged Result: The sliding side windows (54.0%). Total number of votes: 63
(Well let's face it, a sudden surge of visits to this section for no reason and a sure underdog wins with an improbable number of votes, hmmm.... the words 'something' and 'fishy' spring to mind.)


Vote 10: What do you dislike most about the R4?

The appearance / shape / styling 1 1.5%
The interior 12 18.2%
The dash-mounted gears 2 3.0%
The sliding side windows 5 7.6%
The mechanics / performance 19 28.8%
The reliability / dependability 2 3.0%
The impracticality of the car 0 0%
The image and status 1 1.5%
I dislike nothing about it 24 36.4%
Other 0 0%

Result: I dislike nothing about it (36.4%). Total number of votes: 66


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