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Unlike most here, I buy cars when they’re already 10-15 years old. The extent to which they last, is unpredictable and highly variable. But an approximate pattern is keeping such a car for 6 years, before it sustains some critical failure, or becomes too rusted to abide. Then it goes into informal permanent storage (grass patch adjacent to garage), becoming a parts-car. 2-3 years later it goes to the metal recycler.
My oldest vehicle is technically 48, but it’s been a garage-queen for nearly 20 years. Recently I bought a 1991 Mazda Miata, with known issues… some disclosed by the seller, some outside of his knowledge. Once I can no longer fix, tolerate or ignore these issues (and new ones that arise), this car will become a parts-car.
The last car I bought new, i kept for 18 years and then gave it to my son for his 18th birthday (Car and son came to me the same year). I still sometimes wish I would have hung onto it. My current car (truck) is 11 years old this year altogether I did not buy it new. I will likely keep it for another five years.
I bought a new Honda in 2011, with the plan of keeping it 15 years. We moved in 2018 from Hawaii to the mainland, and decided it wasn't worth the $1000+ to ship it. Kinda sorry we didn't, wound up with a used 2009 for about what we sold it for.
In the past, we've kept cars for ten years or more.
My current vehicle is 15 years old. My hope is to buy a new-to-me car in the next couple of months, with plans to drive it until I'm ready to retire. At that point I'll pay cash for a brand new vehicle that should last me the rest of my life since I won't be doing a daily commute anymore.
Purchased new on March 2003, June 2009, February 2012 are three Toyotas we drive. Before these three (the fourth Toyota, bought in 2010, got totaled with no injury) we had bought 5 other used cars and one after another problem unknown to us, expensive repairs and towing. These three we feel like a family members, we know things or two about them since been with us from begining. They aren't worth any money to trade in and we have no more monetary means to buy another new one. Here and there we do spend some unexpected amount fixing them, but if we were capable of buying another new one, subtract 7k tomorrow right away from the total price you paid for it today. Cars are not value holders either way.
10 years is nothing. I’m still daily driving my Tacoma, bought new almost 23 years ago. I get asked all the time if I want to sell it, but nope.
I don't blame you. That is one nice looking truck!
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