My name is Aaran, a modified car enthusiast studying at Coventry University. If you have spare time, it would be appreciated if you could participate in my research investigation of how the modified car represents social identity.

I have listed 15 questions below which should not take any longer than five minutes to complete.

If you would like to participate, please tick the blank box, to highlight your consent to be part of the study [ ]

Q1) What gender would are you?

Male [ ] Female [ ] Other [ ] Prefer not to say [ ]

Q2) Which age group do you fit under?

17-20 [ ] 21-24 [ ] 25-30 [ ] 31-40 [ ] 41-50 [ ] 51+ [ ]

Q3) Which of the following best describe you?

Full-time employed [ ] Part-time employed [ ] Not employed for pay [ ] Student[ ] Other [ ]

Q4) What social class would you recognise yourself as being?

Q5) What car do you drive (please state; make, model and year)?

Q6) What influenced you, to buy the current vehicle you own? (Note: you can pick more than one box if applicable)

Price [ ] Appearance [ ] Modifications potential [ ] Reliability [ ] Build quality [ ] Other [ ]

Q7) Do you believe social class can be identified through the type of car one owns?

Yes [ ] No [ ] Don’t know [ ]

Q8) Do you believe certain cars are associated with masculinity and certain cars associated with femininity?

Yes [ ] No [ ] Don’t know [ ]

Q9) Have you made any visual or performance modifications to your vehicle?

(If YES, please state what below, if NO skip to Q 11)

Q10) How do the modification made to your car, reflect your taste and personality?

Q11) Do modifications make a car more masculine?

Yes [ ] No [ ] Don’t know [ ]

Q12) Do you attend car meets? (If NO skip to Q15)

Yes [ ] No [ ]

Q13) Why do you attend car meets?

Q14) How has the car meet culture responded to Covid-19?

Q15) How do you feel about legal laws banning biofuel cars, and replacing them with electric cars, in the near future?