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approve this thread lol.
I, too, primarily drive an older vehicle most would not have given the time of day.. came into my life literally a month or two after March 2020 time when things were.. different . It was available and I got it.
I've since spent multiple times more the purchase price (I believe mine cost $700. Yes, less than $1K in 2020) and, again,... I am primarily at odds and sometimes in disagreement with a few people over my choice of "what I'm doing with the vehicles".. I like how this thread details how their older vehicles drive as/like new, and save on other costs.
I'm not saying I'll be driving what I have for the rest of my life. I'm just saying im not actively looking for something new. And I turned down a 2006 Altima over the weekend. Was seriously thinking about a change.
I'll leave it there but. This may be my new favorite thread. My post would rival the first one. Again, I'm not met with "That's great!" Or "Way to go!" over the vehicular history and how I have a "mostly everything you can think of has been replaced" vehicle.. however, again, I appreciate this thread and want to make better choices. The car is a part of the picture that would otherwise be incomplete without it.
Your car looks good,
@Finklejag . Based on what I know.. my car will be seen by some here towards the end of May.
The other one has a few more grocery-getter dings and salt flung across a road chips than I would like, as does my primary vehicle, but overall it looks good, as well. Toro! Here is a recent pic. Comfy ride. Smooth and pretty powerful. New cars don't always ride good....