How long do you keep your cars? Options

[Robert]

I just sold my Accord and it hit me as I was signing over the title, I had the car for 14 years.
What's the longest anyone else has kept a car?
I didn't give it much thought before hand, now I kind of miss it.
I almost backed out of selling it at the last minute because I felt a weird compulsion to drive it another 4000 miles to make it to an even 250,000
Damn reliable car, in all that time the only work I had done besides regular maintenance was
1) Replaced a burned out relay
2) Distributor
3) Charge the AC

[Shred]

I don't think I've weaseled more than 7 years out of a vehicle.
However, I've been shaving with the same Gillette Atra since 1987.
No lie.

[tim]

I never owned a "new car". I had a car a few years old. had that till it was totaled 2 yrs later. have had the titanic... (stfu shred) for 3 years now. I just need to buy a few new anchors and a new ruttier.

I am thinking of buying a new car when the gas prices settle or alternative fuel is decided on. The air car is coming to S.CA in 08/09. Prius to be upgraded in 09, 100+ by 2011. I dont want to buy a new car until something happens with he fuel. knowing my luck I will buy a great car and everyone will switch to cow farts. that will piss me off.

My 81 Chevy Malibu that i spent forever working on (Chevy 350 -4 bolt main, fireball 2 290 high cam, edlebrock 700 cfm carb, ceramic headers, 373 rear gear ratio, roller rocker, grear timing components, and a .99 cent paint job from big lots... don't laugh thing fucking flew! (also gas was cheaper) I threw a rod racing a mustang... took the cam and the last 2 cyl with it. i fucking cried, it was like losing a parent.

still mis that car, I spent so much time on it....

[Robert]

I've never bought a new car.
The Accord was a '91 but I didn't buy it until '94

I'm more than happy to let someone else have the "joy" of buying the car new while it depreciates 15-25%
in the first 18 months.
The new car smell isn't worth that much, not when you're able to buy it in a can for $5.
For example, a few months ago the wife bought a 2005 Sienna with only 15,000 miles on it, but was $6000 less than it originally sold for.

[Bargod]

The longest has been 4 years, but I sold that to lease my Explorer. After they take it back I'll get a used Explorer.

My first two cars were used and didn't last long. I then went about 10 years without owning a car. One day I added up how much I spent on cab fare and realised I could get a pretty nice car for that money. That was my first Explorer. I loved that thing soooooo much. I traded it in and got a 4 door Explorer (the first was a Sport). There was nothing wrong with the second one except I paid too much for it and missed the old one. Eventually I sold that one and leased my new Explorer XLT with the 3rd row seats. I like it a lot, but I'll be happy when they take it back and I'll buy a low milage trade in of some sort.

[UNDEAD 1]

bought my 99 volkswagon jetta in 2001,everything electrical broke,the engine however was a champ! until last week when the alternator blew .the x had to give up her brand new murano (my name on it) (snifel snifel) the jetta sold as is in 3 hours. im going with the lease option from now on,everythings close down here.



the accord back in the day is and still is one of the best cars made impo.

[Cross of Iron]

I try to keep the car long enough so I can chop e`m .....or till the cops get me...



oh wait there not my motors....

[Hellfighter]

I have no car to money guzzle me -bwahahaha
Why am I still broke then?
Well glass half full- If I had one I'd be working for it and be worse than broke!

[Genocide Junkie]

Hey Dead I've heard that about Jetta's. Counting my inlaw's we've owned 5 count'em 5 mitsubishi galant's. For a total of about 750k miles on them. Never done anything other than regular maintenance. Not flashy or expensive but they seem to run forever and require very little service.

[Shred]

I'm about to be sexy Vespa guy.



Seriusly.Shit is out of contol.

[UNDEAD 1]

seriously ,everything fell apart .all the windows broke,the glove box handle came off ,the radio fried -then fried my a/c , the trunk stopped working (electrical) some of the locks would sometimes lock -sometimes not.i started to think the tranny was going to go but the alternator beat him to it,sold it for a 1000 in 3 hours-as is.



vespa?in maine?what are you going to do in the winter shred?