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Old 04-17-2004, 10:18 AM
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Pat’s Car Audio Questionnaire

Section I

Name:
Address (optional for online) :


Section II

The purpose of this questionnaire is to help me get an idea of the buying habits and opinions of the car audio consumer. I plan to create a business plan for my own car audio store and feel that these questions may educate me on certain aspects of the business.

Section III

Exploratory questions
1. How long have you been into car audio?:

2. What attracted you to car audio?:

3. What satisfaction do you get from car audio?:

4. What do you look for in a car audio store?:

5. How much of your system have you bought from an in-store retailer?:

Specific questions
6. How much do you spend on your stereo a year?:
a) 200-500$
b) 500-1000$
c) 1000$+

7. Would you pay 25$/hr to get things installed in your car?:
a) yes
b) no

8. Where do you purchase most of your car audio gear?:
a) in-store
b) online
c) theives

9. How many hours per week do you spend making your stereo better?:
a) 2-4
b) 4-6
c) 6+
d) none

10. What do you feel is the most important part of your system?:
a) HU
b) Amp(s)
c) Sub(s)
d) Enclosure

11. How many different setups have you had in your car?:
a) 1-5
b) 5-10
c) 10-15
d) 15+

12. How often do you visit your local car audio retailer?:
a) once a week
b) once a month
c) more than 5 times a month
d) never

13. What brands of car audio do you prefer?:
a) The big name brands (ie. MTX, Pioneer, Alpine)
b) The not so popular brands (ie. Memphis, Eclipse, Elemental Designs)
c) The kind your friend buys

14. Have you worked for a car audio retailer before?Yes/No If not would you? Yes/No

15. Do you compete with your system? Yes/No

16. Do you have an alarm to help protect your system? Yes/No

17. Have you ever had any part of your system stolen? Yes/No

Section IV
18. What age group are you in?:
a) 16-20
b) 20-25
c) 25-35
d) 35+

19. What is your yearly income?:
a)5,000-10,000
b)10,000-15,000
c)15,000+
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Old 04-17-2004, 10:52 AM
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Question 10 -> what about speakers?

Question 19 -> Wow - how many people employed full time make a or b?

anyways - can we email you the answers for anonymity?
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Old 04-17-2004, 11:15 AM
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Ya you can email them to me. pat_daman_2k@hotmail.com

about question 19, was that sarcasm? i have friends that work part time and make 5,000. Any way its just a little assignment dont look too far into it.
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Old 04-17-2004, 11:29 AM
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Originally posted by DodgeShadow:
Ya you can email them to me. pat_daman_2k@hotmail.com

about question 19, was that sarcasm? i have friends that work part time and make 5,000. Any way its just a little assignment dont look too far into it.
My Visa bill last month was almost 5k.
I think that you should broaden question 19 a little as most of us work full time.
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Old 04-17-2004, 11:36 AM
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there is an option for 15,000+.
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Q:8 theives [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
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Old 04-17-2004, 07:47 PM
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Thanks guys, anymore? I posted this on SD and got tons of replys. is 25$/Hr really that much? i mean isnt that close to what FS charges?
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i know most places here charge 40-48 an hour for work!!!
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Only reason I replied is I put in my own gear. $50 here is the average and its going up.
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