How Many Years Are You Plan on Keeping Your Car?? (2011, auto)

[skoro]

Originally Posted by Timing2012

How old is it and how many more years will you keep it?

Year/Brand/Model?

2009 Toyota RAV4

I'll keep it for at least 5 more years.

[StealthRabbit]

Originally Posted by likkamatocuhe

I suspect mass disruptions to the global oil supply chains in the near future will put a few kinks in the plans which I read here above.

No 'dinosaurs or OPEC' required for my 37 yr old vehicles they will last me at least another 40 yrs

'usual investment...' ~ $100 bucks (USD) Check your neighbor's brier patch!, there is probably one for YOU that has been hiding there for 20 yrs.

I have driven more than a few home that had been sitting that long. (even with 20 yr old fuel)... just watch out for REAR WHEEL cylinders if in a humid climate. They usually fail within a month of 're-birth'. (BTW... they are ~$6 to replace. pretty 'spendy')

[Yankees1212]

2003 ford focus- Probably another 4-5 years since it only has 70,000 miles now.

[Garthur]

I buy my cars and truck new and then keep them till I need to call a tow service to take it to the scrap yard. I have only sold 1 truck and that was only because someone was driving by and saw my truck and made me an offer I couldn't refuse.

[Rogarven]

Wife has a 03' Accord V6 with 81K and I am driving '05 DeVille with 45K . We usually keep cars at least 13-14 years but if they start nickel and diming us ( $100or $200 this month, another $200-300 the next, etc) , then we think about getting a new one. However, Accord has been more trouble than other Accords ( 83 and 97). I am not a mechanic and don't like having an unreliable car. Also, want something that we can get in and go visit relatives 1200 miles away.

[kjg1963]

2000 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport
140,000

I will keep it until it falls apart. Right now it is in excellent mechanical condition. Also, people constantly comment on what good condition the paint and body are in. I haven't had to put any money into it due to mechanical issues. The most money I put into it was for new rims and tires.

I would love a new car but I don't want a car payment and this car still looks and drives great.

[jazzlover]

I seldom keep a vehicle for less than 10 years, often for considerably longer. The few times that I've kept a vehicle for less than that long has been when a) my vehicle needs radically changed due to change in career, etc.; or b) when a particular vehicle has been so plagued with problems that it become more expensive to own it than to dump it. That latter circumstance has only happened twice in my 40 years of owning vehicles--both when I was younger and less experienced and knowledgeable in picking good vehicles to start with. The vehicles that I own now will probably outlive me, and I plan on being around for a lot more years, God willing.

[exnj1970]

1999 Honda Accord, 156,000 miles .would like to reach 200,000.or 2 more years,whichever comes first.Then I would like to move up to a more recent generation Accord.

[vmaxnc]

1995 F150 Supercab Stepside w/151K. I'd trade it tomorrow if I could find something with better MPG and similar comfort/performance, or an improvement on any of those. But mine is the known evil, and any upgrade is $1000s that I don't want to spend.

2005 GTO w/61K. Anything that would be a worthwhile upgrade would be more than $30K plus my car, and mine is in too good shape for that. Plus it was very limited in production, and rare.

[Ultrarunner]

Originally Posted by exnj1970

1999 Honda Accord, 156,000 miles .would like to reach 200,000.or 2 more years,whichever comes first.Then I would like to move up to a more recent generation Accord.

My neighbor is a nurse and has 294,000 miles on her 99 Accord... still looks and drives great. She bought it new and sadly just traded it for a Honda Odyssey because she just had triplets...