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I'm 30 and I've had 8...way too many IMO as most of them have been fancy new or late models with high payments.
I kinda had a problem for awhile but I'm off the cars now, not even owning one or planning to own one in the near future (although I do have one I can use if needed). My next "vehicle" will be an 18 wheeler.
1978 Monte Carlo in 87
1985 Mercury Cougar in 91
1994 Ford Thunderbird (new)
2001 Explorer (new)
1997 Cadillac Seville in 2007 (simultaneous with the Explorer)
2007 Nissan Altima
1927 Ford T-bucket hotrod
1929 Ford Model A Roadster
1939 Ford 4 Dr Sedan
1947 Ford 2 Dr Sedan
1949 Pontiac 4 Dr Sedan
1950 Ford 2 Dr Coupe
1955 Ford 2 Dr Fairlane
1960 Ford Econoline Pickup
1960 Ford Starliner 2 Dr
1961 Renault
1962 Sunbeam
1963 Ford T-Bird
1964 1/2 Ford Mustang 2+2
1968 Plymouth Fury
1969 Plymouth Barracuda
1970 Dodge Charger
1972 Plymouth Duster
1972 Plymouth Satellite Sebring+
1972 Detomaso Pantera
1974 Mercury Cougar
1974 Chevy S-10
1978 Ford Crown Victoria LTD
1980 Chevy Camaro
1984 Chevy 2 Dr Sedan
1992 Chevy Silverado
1992 Buick Stn Wagon
1994 Cadillac Seville
1994 Buick Park Ave
1998 Buick Park Ave
2002 Ford Explorer XLT
2004 Buick Park Ave
I'm pretty much the exact opposite of you. I'm 39, been driving since age 16, and I've had......4 cars. lol
1987 Chevy Spectrum
1988 Chevy Camaro
1994 Chevy Corsica
1997 Ford Mustang (great car, still driving it every day, still looks near-mint...hoping it will last 20 years. )
I should add that I also started driving at age 16, back in 1991.
1927 Ford T-bucket hotrod
1929 Ford Model A Roadster
1939 Ford 4 Dr Sedan
1947 Ford 2 Dr Sedan
1949 Pontiac 4 Dr Sedan
1950 Ford 2 Dr Coupe
1955 Ford 2 Dr Fairlane
1960 Ford Econoline Pickup
1960 Ford Starliner 2 Dr
1961 Renault
1962 Sunbeam
1963 Ford T-Bird
1964 1/2 Ford Mustang 2+2
1968 Plymouth Fury
1969 Plymouth Barracuda
1970 Dodge Charger
1972 Plymouth Duster
1972 Plymouth Satellite Sebring+
1972 Detomaso Pantera
1974 Mercury Cougar
1974 Chevy S-10
1978 Ford Crown Victoria LTD
1980 Chevy Camaro
1984 Chevy 2 Dr Sedan
1992 Chevy Silverado
1992 Buick Stn Wagon
1994 Cadillac Seville
1994 Buick Park Ave
1998 Buick Park Ave
2002 Ford Explorer XLT
2004 Buick Park Ave
Wow reading your list reminded me of I car I owned for two years and forgot to include on my own list.
How do some of you go through so many cars? No judgements ... just curious. I'm on car #6 since 1975.
I like to build project cars, so a lot of the cars on my list were bought cheaply to build a particular project from (be that a custom street car, a show car, a race car, or a mix use car). Others were cars I got in trade for said project cars when I was through with them, and a small selection of them were bought cheaply with the intention to fix up and sell to make money for those project cars. It's a hobby, and cars to me are not appliances bought simply to get from point A to point B until they wear out.
I'm a car guy and a fan of all cars. I can't own them all at once, so I own them sequentially.
How do some of you go through so many cars? No judgements ... just curious. I'm on car #6 since 1975.
For myself, at one time (when I was single) it was the fact that I really like cars, and if I saw something for sale that I thought was "cool" I would buy it, drive it for awhile, then sell it and buy something else.
Today it's more the fact that I put a lot of miles on the car I drive back and forth to work every day, so rather than spend a lot of money on a car just to wear it out I'd rather buy an old car cheap that is close to being worn out, wear it the rest of the way out, and hopefully sell it for most of what I have in it and sometimes a little more. My net outlay for vehicle purchases, repair and maintenance for the last 2 years is around $750. I still have an Intrepid with a bad water pump that I will eventually scrap out for about $300, which will leave me with a net vehicle expense of $450 over two years. And my current vehicle is worth around $1000, so I think this system is working out pretty well for me.
I also occasionally find a decent car that's underpriced, drive it awhile, and sell it at a profit.
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