MemberI’ve never paid more than $800 for a car, and I run them to the ground. I’ve had my current car for 7 years. It’s over 15 years old. My partner HATES my car. He insists I need a better car, but I only car about Point A to Point B, and gas mileage (my car gets about 35 MPG), not about looks or any of that.
MemberNinteenthchance: ran them to the ground but its only been one so far. think i could have sold it for parks but gave it to a friend. man that car rocked. great little car. now im on my sisters old car and yep. till it dies. no reason where i live to buy a new car. its too crappy and dirty and there are not many roads here anyways. Darling Husband is on his first car ever which is actually a truck. he grew up in a town with no roads
MemberI run them into the ground!
My first car was an old pickup that I inherited from my dad – I drove it daily until the starter went out. I replaced it. Went out again 2 months later. Replaced it. Went out again 3 months later. Quit driving it daily but kept it around for useful truck things (moving big or dirty things) by by parking on a hill and popping the clutch to get it started. Finally it wouldn’t even catch if you popped the clutch and I sold it to a neighbor for $300 for parts.
My second car was a used Camry that had tons of miles on it when I got side swiped by a 16 year old and her insurance company totalled the car.
My third car was my mom’s old car (that she bought used) and I drove it until I was in a minor accident that did enough damage that it wasn’t worth replacing.
I’m now driving my fourth car and my first new car. I plan to drive it into the ground.
My husband agrees with this plan, in principal, but a couple times a year he starts to get antsy and talk about selling his car and getting a new one. But it’s so much more financially beneficial to run it until the repairs become too much, so I always talk him out of it!
MemberI generally run them into the ground. My last car technically could have run longer, but it was needing a lot of repairs and basically with the repairs I was making car payments anyway, so I figured it was time for a new car. I ended up getting an SUV, which has been great, especially with this past terrible horrible no good winter!
MemberI kept my first car for almost 10 years (got it for my 16th birthday in 2003). It was a Mustang and I got a new Mustang for my second car as well because of how much I loved the old one! I’ve had it for a little over a year now and I plan to keep it at least until I pay it off.
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