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I own a 97' Dodge. It squeels like a madman when its cold out and the passenger door won't open from the inside. I don't have much love for it and wouldn't really care if it got scatched.
My car is about 11 years old and has been giving me some problems over the past couple of years. I like it, but I am beginning if I should just get a new car, especially one that is better on gas than my current SUV.
I have a POS 94 Camry. I bought it outright so I could give my younger brother my truck as his first vehicle. He is 6'5'' so he wouldn't fit in the Camry and because I am a nice (too nice) big sister, he got my baby. I hate that car and it has scratches/dents all over it. The AC doesn't work and it doesn't have power steering...
Right now she needs a good bath. But with all the cray-cray weather we've been having I've neglected her terribly.
My car isn't BRAND new, but it's a 2008. I try to keep it clean on the inside (which she is also due for a good cleaning) and the outside as much as possible. I'll be paying on it for the next 3 and a half years and driving her for a lot longer than that, I need to keep her in tip top shape! I keep the general maintenance on schedule, and currently I need new brakes and tires. Ugh, that bill will be horendous.
She gets great gas mileage!
I voted for :It's a car. It has 4 wheels and it gets me from point A to point B. Scratches/dents...ehhh whatever
but i voted for my FI, since I don't have a car, and he taxi's me around.
but that's how he treats his car and it drives me crazy!
Our car is an '07 and up until last Thanksgiving it was pretty pristine. We had a little incident that involved a crockpot full of Swedish meatballs flying all over the backseat when FI took a turn to sharp. We now refer to said meatballs as "seatballs" whenever I make them. We tried our best to clean it all but it was kind of a disaster. Other than that, our car is in great shape.
DH and I have 2 cars.
The '03 Jetta that I've had since it was new and I was 16 is in great shape for being 8 years old. It runs great, has had little maintanence issues, and doesn't have much in the way of noticable scraches and dents. Looking at it - I don't think you'd ever guess it was 8 years old. I've taken good care of it but not to the point of babying it or fearing parking it places because it might get scrached of dented.
We also have a '10 Passat that we bought new in December (well basically - it had been a loaner car for the dealership so it had about 5000 miles but no one else had owned it). Because it is still basically brand new, it is in great shape. We take care of it the same as the Jetta but don't baby it or expect that it will never get scrached or dented or anything.
My car is an 04 Mazda 3 Sport GT. To me, it still looks brand new when it's all clean and shiney. But looking at it closer, it has some door dings and it's starting to rust near the bottom (damn Calgary wintery roads.) I just took it in for an oil change last week, and other than needing a new battery, brakes and spark plugs (all still original to the car) the mechanic says it's in great shape for how old it is/how many km's is on it.
I don't have a car and I don't regret not owning one either when I look at how much money I'm saving. I also get a lot more exercise by walking many places.
My car is a 2003 and I've had it just as long (bought it used, 6 months old).... I love it, but through the years, it has it's fair share of wear and tear. I recently had the front bumper redone (badly peeling, chipping, cracking) - getting that fixed makes me FEEL like the car is brand new.
There's a spot on the driver's side, underneath the door where the paint is badly chipped - I think my foot scrapes against it every time I go in - so it looks a little worn... but other than that, I think it looks pretty good! DH is good about keeping it clean and washed... that make all the difference to me!
My car's an '08 and only has one ding on it- and I was mad when I saw that! I think someone's grocery cart hit it while I was inside. But I am pretty careful and try to park away from other cars. I am sick of babying this car though and am seriously considering selling it and getting an older (around '05 or '06) SUV or car with better towing capacity that I don't have to baby. My car can only tow 1000 lbs and I want to get a boat! I like how SUV's or sportwagons still look good even with dings/scratches. If anyone has any suggestions for an SUV or wagon with decent fuel efficiency and at least 3,000 lb towing capacity let me know!
I have a 2010 Mini Cooper. That car is my baby and I try to keep it in great condition. I have not ever had a car that I really loved and I plan on having this car for a long time so I want to keep it in clean and nice.
Mine's an 2009, but absolutely NO scratches or anything. I barely drive it and it gets vacuumed a lot. I just can't stand dirty cars (like FI's)
Technically its almost a year old but I call it NEW! And I notice every little thing on it- I don't get it fixed though (scratches/dents). I've had 2 junker cars. When my old car really got on its last leg (think completely stopping in the middle of traffic, no breaks, smoking engine) I decided to buy a new one! Its the first thing I've ever 100% bought on my own by myself that cost that much money. When I got into my first car accident (I was stopped at a light and a car hit me from behind) I started bawling. There was minimal damage but I kept telling the other driver, its NEW!!!
I bought a 2001 Pontiac Grand Am in 2009 from an older woman who had cancer. She rarely drove it and it was only her who ever owned the car. It's in fair condition. There's a few scratches on it, but I honestly don't give a shit about that. The only problem I've had with the car as of lately is the security light. If it blinks, it shuts off my fuel pump. This is probably a problem with the chip in the key OR an electrical problem. Anyways, after resetting the chip in the key for 10 minutes, it'll work fine. But I never know when this willl take place. It just sucks. Very frustrating.
ETA: I'm very close to pulling my car off the road though for various of reasons.
I have a 2010 and I try to keep it as nice looking as possible, especially since the interior is black leather.
Is there an option for "It was brand new until three days ago when I got rear-ended and now it's crushed"???
I'm still sad about it, it was my first brand new car! 2011 model, just bought in January and not a dent on her. I'm hoping the body shop can make it look new again, but it'll never be the same.
I have an '03 Ford Expedition that I bought new so it's basically in like new condition. I did have some scrapes from an incident that I got repaired. It still looks and runs good and I don't plan on replacing it anytime soon.
My car has two colors on it and I lost part of the front bumper on the interstate yesterday. so....yeah....lol.
@toshella: I know the feeling. My very first car was stolen after I had only had it for 2 months. The thieves wrecked it and left it in the middle of an intersection and the insurance company wouldn't total it so I could get another new car .
I have an awesome car named Diego (yes, I name my cars). He's a senior citizen now, 111k miles old. He's a real gem though. I love him dearly and he's paid off :)
my car is slowly falling apart lol. I have been saving for a new vehicle and have a great down payment but, decided i'm just going to keep saving until my car gives out and hopefully have enough to just buy a new vehicle by than and not worry about payments.
After years of leasing 2 door sports cars (which I loved... and miss stick shift badly sometimes), I now have my mom's hand me down - a '97 Lexus ES300. She and dad babied this car to the max, it was in pristine condition when I got it. It's champagne with cream leather, 125k miles and runs like a freaking dream. Some minor scratches and a couple of accidents, but my fiance is a whiz and has rebuilt this thing back to near perfection. I've had some really fun cars but I have to say, this car is my favorite! I'm going to drive it into the ground.
@toshella: They'll be able to make it look just like new (although I know that doesn't really make you feel any better)!
My '03 Jetta was slid/spun on ice into a highway gaurdrail by my sister and then fixed and then I rear-ended someone and crushed the crap out of the front end (again repaired). To look at the car, you'd never know it had been in a wreck, nevermind two!
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