I tend to get that same itch about 2-3 years into a new vehicle. Personally, I'm happy with what I have now, a 2004 D-Cab Tacoma, and an 06 Suzuki Forenza. Both are paid for, so if I did get something new, I'd be back making payments... ugh. I should be fine unless my wife and I have some sort of lifestyle change (become pregnant with twins) I plan on keeping the Tacoma well beyond 200K. The Forenza I'm unsure, but so long as it's reliable, I don't see why I couldn't get at least 150-160K out of it.
How many are keeping their vehicles longer ?
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I tend to get that same itch about 2-3 years into a new vehicle. Personally, I'm happy with what I have now, a 2004 D-Cab Tacoma, and an 06 Suzuki Forenza. Both are paid for, so if I did get something new, I'd be back making payments... ugh. I should be fine unless my wife and I have some sort of lifestyle change (become pregnant with twins) I plan on keeping the Tacoma well beyond 200K. The Forenza I'm unsure, but so long as it's reliable, I don't see why I couldn't get at least 150-160K out of it.
10 years or 150,000 miles is my usual sell point.
I bought my 92 Galant in 2004 from a lady that was in FL half the time...has the typical salt water corrosion and now the upstate NY brown death....the body itself is great...but the exhaust goes every few years (THAT costs an arm and a leg - anyone have a source for a system from the cat back? not a performance system, OEM) and all the bushings underneath get dry as heck.
you sound like me. I just sold a 134k/92 mitsubishi mirage after I put a new 02sensor, air filter, spark plug/wires. needed a new muffler and that's when I sold it. I plan on keeping my vehicles 250k. I don't know if I can reach though because I don't drive a ton of miles. But I keep my vehicles until they are financially reasonable to do so.
you sound like me. I just sold a 134k/92 mitsubishi mirage after I put a new 02sensor, air filter, spark plug/wires. needed a new muffler and that's when I sold it. I plan on keeping my vehicles 250k. I don't know if I can reach though because I don't drive a ton of miles. But I keep my vehicles until they are financially reasonable to do so.
I can't help it, i love this car....between Rockauto and my mechanic, i can get the exhaust done for $300....with compression readings like these:
http://theoildrop.server101.com/forums/s...mk8t417r4ctvfxd
I think she's worth keeping.
Living in the land of salt I hold onto my vehicles until they become too ugly or too unsafe to drive due to rust. This is usually in the 13 year range. But my 1996 Contour, bought new in 12/95, seems to be rust free, it's rarely driven in the winter. It looks brand new inside, body and paint is real good condition and it runs great. I'm going to have the timing belt, serp belt and hoses replaced. I was told it's going to cost about $800-$1000. But since the car is in such great shape it's a lot cheaper to do preventative maintenance than buy a new one. Besides I really like the car
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I have 105,000 on my '95 Olds LSS. There are some rust issues underneath that will probably prevent it from making 200,000. The car has spent all of its life in Michigan and now Wisconsin, winters really take their toll. Even so, I should get to 150,000 pretty easily, not too bad considering I bought it for $6,000 with 45,000 miles on it.
Our 2000 MPV - now that's a different story. Engine and transmission have been pretty good, but it has had a couple of quirks that really make me question it. We bought it new in Oct. '00, it has 83,000 miles on it. I may have to replace it to make my wife happy, or I'll drive it myself and sell the Olds, not sure yet.
I'd like to get 200,000 out of a car but haven't yet. The closest I have come is my '86 Integra, had 175,000 on it when I sold it, I should have kept it. I traded it on a '93 MX-6, also a good car, had 145,000 when I sold it to buy the Olds. At that point we had 2 kids and the MX-6 was getting pretty cramped.
Our 2000 MPV - now that's a different story. Engine and transmission have been pretty good, but it has had a couple of quirks that really make me question it. We bought it new in Oct. '00, it has 83,000 miles on it. I may have to replace it to make my wife happy, or I'll drive it myself and sell the Olds, not sure yet.
I'd like to get 200,000 out of a car but haven't yet. The closest I have come is my '86 Integra, had 175,000 on it when I sold it, I should have kept it. I traded it on a '93 MX-6, also a good car, had 145,000 when I sold it to buy the Olds. At that point we had 2 kids and the MX-6 was getting pretty cramped.
I've got 195,000 miles on my '93 Camry wagon, and plan to keep it forever. No rust, interior is still in fantastic condition (even though it's the Lowes, Home Depot car), engine and tranny are perfect...heck, it even has the original exhaust system. Nothing ever breaks on it and still runs great and rides smooth and straight.
'96 Lexus LS400 has 125,000 on it, and it, too, like the Camry, is like new. Interior perfect, engine, tranny, suspension, body, everything perfect. I love this car because its engineering is so well done...there are no weak points, just solid as a rock.
'01 Trooper with 51,000 miles and I have not put in a penny (other than fluids of course!!!) into it since I bought it used in '02 with 14,000 miles. Doesn't drive great on the road, but great on the beach and off-road, and as solid as can be.
I plan to keep all three cars indefintely.
I'm lucky in that I have several brothers and a pair of parents that I can help buy "new" used cars for. Plus, in a couple of yeras, I'll have my own kids to worry about cars for
'96 Lexus LS400 has 125,000 on it, and it, too, like the Camry, is like new. Interior perfect, engine, tranny, suspension, body, everything perfect. I love this car because its engineering is so well done...there are no weak points, just solid as a rock.
'01 Trooper with 51,000 miles and I have not put in a penny (other than fluids of course!!!) into it since I bought it used in '02 with 14,000 miles. Doesn't drive great on the road, but great on the beach and off-road, and as solid as can be.
I plan to keep all three cars indefintely.
I'm lucky in that I have several brothers and a pair of parents that I can help buy "new" used cars for. Plus, in a couple of yeras, I'll have my own kids to worry about cars for
486k on a Civic, 23 years old and I've decided that it's a keeper. The head has not been off. It's not been driven too much lately but I can't bring myself to sell it. It's probably worth nothing to someone else.
My '97 C230, according to its warranty records, went into service in October of '96, so it's 10.5 years old with only 85,5nn miles on it. I bought it in July of '04, and should have it paid off a year early.
It still looks and drives like new, and I don't expect any major repairs or maintenance jobs on it with the possible exception of the transmission fluid/filter change due this fall.
Yeah, I still look at and lust after other cars now and then (the Jaguar S-Type comes to mind). But the middle- and upper-level cars I'd want to drive cost too much new, and I don't feel like dealing with the issues from a used car I don't know. Not to mention gas mileage; the Benz gets 23 mpg city and 30 highway, which is apparently hard for newer cars to match.
Yup, guess I'll be keeping the little gold beast for a while.
It still looks and drives like new, and I don't expect any major repairs or maintenance jobs on it with the possible exception of the transmission fluid/filter change due this fall.
Yeah, I still look at and lust after other cars now and then (the Jaguar S-Type comes to mind). But the middle- and upper-level cars I'd want to drive cost too much new, and I don't feel like dealing with the issues from a used car I don't know. Not to mention gas mileage; the Benz gets 23 mpg city and 30 highway, which is apparently hard for newer cars to match.
Yup, guess I'll be keeping the little gold beast for a while.
I make no specific plans on when to get rid a car - just when it generally becomes too much to repair - (ie. doesn't make sense to repair anymore). Until recently, I bought older cars at about 70-80K miles, and drove them for 2-3 years until they had about 120-130k miles, and a major repair would 'retire' them.
My current car, 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier, though, will be one we will have for a good few years. We got it at 3 years old and 55k miles, and it currently have 90k miles on it. At this rate, I'm hoping to get 10 years and about 190k miles out of it.
Even with this 'plan', it is difficult for me to see the car lasting that long. It lives a hard life, and it is starting to show. Not from abuse, just from constant use by 3 people currently for mostly city driving. I'm going to take care of it, but it will take work. The doors are starting to rust a bit already, both front seatbacks have 'broken', and have springs coming out of the back of the seat, and there are some electrical glitches starting to show up....but the car has been reliable, and we still enjoy driving it, so no 'urge' to get rid of it yet.....
My current car, 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier, though, will be one we will have for a good few years. We got it at 3 years old and 55k miles, and it currently have 90k miles on it. At this rate, I'm hoping to get 10 years and about 190k miles out of it.
Even with this 'plan', it is difficult for me to see the car lasting that long. It lives a hard life, and it is starting to show. Not from abuse, just from constant use by 3 people currently for mostly city driving. I'm going to take care of it, but it will take work. The doors are starting to rust a bit already, both front seatbacks have 'broken', and have springs coming out of the back of the seat, and there are some electrical glitches starting to show up....but the car has been reliable, and we still enjoy driving it, so no 'urge' to get rid of it yet.....
About to hit 70K on my Tacoma although she is still young i plan on keeping her till she cant give no more.
My 01 Nissan Sentra has 88K on it. I still have the 100K warranty. I'll do an auto tranny oil analysis before that and if it looks good I'll keep it. Otherwise its out of here.
I'm 61 and there is no point keeping a vehicle till I'm in a wheelchair when buying a new one really isn't a financial big deal. ( Note that I don't buy $40K cars..closer to $20K)
I'm 61 and there is no point keeping a vehicle till I'm in a wheelchair when buying a new one really isn't a financial big deal. ( Note that I don't buy $40K cars..closer to $20K)
Ten years ago today, I bought my Cherokee. It has 133K and change on it, and I will keep it until it won't run...which, at the rate it's going means I will keep it forever. Even if I do succumb to an itch and get another vehicle, I'll still keep my Cherokee.
Hey T.C,
Good question.
I was gonna possibly trade in my 03 GMC Sierra, but now, I'm gonna keep 'er until 250k or so...
I got synthetic in everything and take VERY GOOD care of it, so it "should" last.
Gee, maybe I better get that K&N drop-in Air Filter out of it if I want it to last.......
Good question.
I was gonna possibly trade in my 03 GMC Sierra, but now, I'm gonna keep 'er until 250k or so...
I got synthetic in everything and take VERY GOOD care of it, so it "should" last.
Gee, maybe I better get that K&N drop-in Air Filter out of it if I want it to last.......
have you checked your intake tube and MAF for the bowling balls it has been letting through all these miles?
Rob
2001 F150 with K&N Series 77
Quite a few Neons breaking in the 200k club. My 96 has a ways to go but she'll get there with me around.
I had a K&N in my Altima for about 8k miles before I sold it. Never had any problems, and it sold at 128k miles on the clock. I added a K&N to my Integra when I bought it but took it off 500 miles later after reading a lot of people saying they let too much dirt/silicon in, and put the OEM paper back on. I don't wanna risk it, just for the negligible power increase.
without a UOA to confirm, i'm keeping K&N in all three vehicles.
in about 6k miles, i'll have a UOA in the civic....
in about 6k miles, i'll have a UOA in the civic....
I plan to keep my 1995 Mercury Grand Marquis until it gets totalled. I'll replace suspension, transmission, engine, etc. as it is far cheaper than a new car. I can do a majority of the repairs myself, so it's not a big deal there.
Hopefully my wife's 2004 Nissan Sentra will be the same way, stays until it's totalled. She loves it, and it's easy for me to work on as well, so I don't see it leaving for any other reason.
Hopefully my wife's 2004 Nissan Sentra will be the same way, stays until it's totalled. She loves it, and it's easy for me to work on as well, so I don't see it leaving for any other reason.
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