How many miles do you want to keep your vehicles, expect your vehicles to last. (if currently under 100K)

[buster]

I would need to first find a vehicle I'd want to keep that long. I get bored of the cars I end up purchasing and have yet to find one I want to keep long term.

If/when that time comes, I would ideally like to get 150k relatively trouble-free miles or 8 years of service out of it with minimal repairs (none to drivetrain). lol

The excitement of car wears off like anything else. I'm then left thinking what a waste of time and money they all are and I should have bought a Honda Civic.

Once a car starts to nickel and dime you I’m done.

 

[atikovi]

I like pizza, bacon cheese burgers, chicken quesadillas, but if I had any one of them everyday for a month, I'd get pretty tired of them. Same with cars. Unless it's some exotic or classic car, those that say they want to drive them 20 years or 200,000 miles, probably view cars as appliances.

 

[Silver]

Until the repair just isn't worth it for the vehicle for me.

 

[michaelluscher]

Expectation and reality may be very different things...

You can say that again
I thought I'd keep my first car forever, and take the best care of it in every way
But 7 years and 145k later reality sets in

 

[wemay]

All bets are off the table. I make plans for cars but never follow through, so who knows.

That's me.

 

[wemay]

I feel like 200k miles is a pretty reasonable expectation for most modern cars however I tend to bail closer to 150k miles myself and in many cases much sooner than that. Usually I get bored and buy something else long before serious mechanical issues ever come up anyway.

Same.

 

[Malo83]

83 Silverado, 235K
08 Malibu LTZ, 70K
17 Regal GS, 19K
All Original owner.

 

[Wrenchturner44]

Within reason of value and the repairs required. One of my vehicles will hit the 20 year mark next month with 136k on it. I have another one with 80k, that will hit the 10 year mark in March 2023. I keep all my vehicles looking clean, and never let them get trashed. Yes they do get dirty, but there is a difference in being dirty vs trashed. I have owned 21 vehicles since I started driving and bought my first car at age 16. This also includes 3 cars that I bought (one for each of my sons).

I know of people my age who have owned twice that number and I have one friend who still has the first new car he bought when he was 18. Cars to some are appliances.....I understand that view. To me they are usually the second largest assets you own even if they continually depreciate. I was taught to care of the assett and it will take care of you.....so that is what I have tried to do.

 

[BHopkins]

'13 Outback: Currently has 150k miles. When I bought it, my goal was 250k+. We'll see. Reliably, I think it can do it. Only repair I've done is replacing a puddle light. I toy with trading it for something else. But then I think, why would I trade a car that is so reliable. Now that I've retired, we only put about 7.5k/year on it. So it will probably only make about 180k - 190k before I trade it.

'14 E350: Currently has 86k miles. Totally reliable. Only repair I've done is replacing a torn driver seat. But I will probably trade it for an S550 in the next few months. My plan is to drive the S550 for as long as I can keep it reliable. If I can find one with low enough mileage, it could be my last car.

 

[carviewsonic]

I usually get to around 350k km’s or 200k miles when it’s time to move on due to impending repairs.
Our ‘97 Accord made it to 440k km’s or 273k miles before needing a steering rack and AC compressor. I kept it that long because until then it was so reliable (it was a 5 speed manual).
I like to hang on to my cars as long as they are still reliable, look decent and drive well.

 

[slo town]

Our 2010 Element has 236K miles on it now. We are the original owners (and this picture is from a month ago). Aside from routine maintenance, one set of new brakes and one new windshield, the car has been flawless. Literally. I fully expect it to make 400K miles without much trouble. Given the reliable service it has provided us I wouldn't have the heart to sell it.

Scott

 

[supton]

I like pizza, bacon cheese burgers, chicken quesadillas, but if I had any one of them everyday for a month, I'd get pretty tired of them. Same with cars. Unless it's some exotic or classic car, those that say they want to drive them 20 years or 200,000 miles, probably view cars as appliances.

Fair enough, the ones I have I do view as appliances.

That said, my last car I truly loved, and had plans to take to 10yr/300k. Which I did. Was sad to let that one go…

 

[slo town]

I like pizza, bacon cheese burgers, chicken quesadillas, but if I had any one of them everyday for a month, I'd get pretty tired of them. Same with cars. Unless it's some exotic or classic car, those that say they want to drive them 20 years or 200,000 miles, probably view cars as appliances.

Or, as a way to help manage their budget.

Scott

 

[BigCahuna]

I owned my '02 Explorer for 17 years. It was 20 years old, and had over 250k on it when I scrapped it, because the trans went on it. I was happy with it, and had done lots of repair to it over the years. If I knew how much a replacement vehicle was gonna cost, I would have fixed the trans. It would have been alot cheaper.,,,

 

[Passport1]

My vehicles will be in the church parking lot and at attention for my funeral.

 

[Wrenchturner44]

I owned my '02 Explorer for 17 years. It was 20 years old, and had over 250k on it when I scrapped it, because the trans went on it. I was happy with it, and had done lots of repair to it over the years. If I knew how much a replacement vehicle was gonna cost, I would have fixed the trans. It would have been alot cheaper.,,,

This is exactly why I try to keep my cars a long time. The new cars of today (as I have stated in another thread) are just not made as well. When you buy a new or different car to replace one that you have already, people quickly forget about sales tax, additional insurance costs, personal property tax (if applicable), and other costs that they don't have with their current vehicle.

 

[Revving2Redline]

2015 Honda Accord 2.4L over 500k
2017 Honda Accord 2.4L Sport 211k

 

[Bottom_Feeder]

I don't recall how long I was assuming my '01 Impreza RS would last but 14 years and 114k miles before throwing a rod was not it.

 

[doublebase]

My goal is 300,000 miles, never quite made it that far before (289,000 was my max).

It‘s tough when the repairs start adding up and you start asking yourself...ok, is this worth it? And that’s when I usually bail, but this time I’m planning on spending the extra money/headaches on needed repairs when it does reach the 270,000 plus point.

And to keep from getting bored I might buy a “fun car” to quench those thirsts. Or maybe my wife will buy a really nice vehicle that we’ll be able to take when we go out.

Currently at 107,000 miles in my 2016 Toyota Avalon, put over 50,000 on it in the last two years. Thing has been absolutely flawless in every single way/every single form.

 

[JTK]

I maintain them like I'm going to keep them forever, but tend to always succumb to the urge and trade them for something else once they reach the 60-70K mile mark and I've had them 2-3yrs.