How often do you replace a car?

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Anonymous wrote:Just replaced in 2018 my 2007. Dzh has a 2012 that will be given to SS in 2022. So about every 20 years. We are not car people.

or math people

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100000 miles isn't a lot anymore. Cars go way longer than that. My 2011 Chevy HHR has 146000 and I've never had a major repair. I commute wuth it, hence the mileage.

I'd like an electric car someday maybe.

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Anonymous wrote:I keep cars until they cost more to fix then they are worth. The last car lasted 12 years.

Yup. Drive them 'til they die. 1st car, Saturn, lasted 14 years and almost 200k, started having major engine repairs. 2nd car - 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan, lasted 15 years and 180k until I got rear-ended. I was pissed - planned on that van lasting at least 2 more year and I wasn't ready to buy a new one. Got an intended temporary used 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan which lasted a couple of year until it died this summer. Big upgrade to a Hybrid Pacifica minivan - wow does it have bells and whistles! By the time I replace it, I expect we'll be at bully automated flying cars ...

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Anonymous wrote:I keep cars until they cost more to fix then they are worth. The last car lasted 12 years.

Yup. Drive them 'til they die. 1st car, Saturn, lasted 14 years and almost 200k, started having major engine repairs. 2nd car - 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan, lasted 15 years and 180k until I got rear-ended. I was pissed - planned on that van lasting at least 2 more year and I wasn't ready to buy a new one. Got an intended temporary used 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan which lasted a couple of year until it died this summer. Big upgrade to a Hybrid Pacifica minivan - wow does it have bells and whistles! By the time I replace it, I expect we'll be at bully automated flying cars ...

fully

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I just bought my college son a 2012 Accord with 30k miles on it as his car was getting old.
He had a 2004 Camry with 140k on it. I figured I’d clean it up and sell it. I started driving the Camry and it ran so well I sold my 2014 Chevy Captiva with 120k on it. I think the Camry could go to 300k, it runs that well.
I doubt that I’ll keep it that long, but I think I could.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a 7 year old Honda that needs nothing but maintenance (so far). Just hitting 100,000. I will likely keep it til at least 150,000. Not sure how many years that will be. Longer if it is still going strong.

I am diligent about preventive maintenance. I do not want a car to leave me stranded. As long as it doesn't do that, it's all good, and I'll keep it.

Oh, and I should add it has all the current safety features. Nothing new of great importance has been added since I got this car. Huge advances in safety would make me want to buy new.

Does it have blind spot monitoring? Will it warn you if you fall asleep or are on path to hit something?

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I'm sure not, but those features give me pause.... are they for people with apnea, no neck flexibility? I have blind spot monitoring by driving defensively.

So you are more interested in saving money than being safe

DP. Some of the new so-called safety features are incredibly distracting. I travel frequently and at my destinations I regularly rent cars, which all come decked out with the newest safety features. Several of these new features are very annoying, and I think that their beeps and warnings are probably more distracting than helpful. When I rent a car I find that I usually take 5 minutes to turn off those features before I even leave the lot and I am much happier as well as much safer. I discussed it with my insurance agent and it was his and the insurance company's (one of the biggest in the country fyi) opinion that 1) I am not at any greater liability for turning off the so-called safety features, and 2) that many of the features are so distracting that their use renders them to be un-safe for the drivers.

Honey if the safety systems are beeping and warning it means you're driving dangerously. Take the hint.

No, you are overthinking this and not understanding what it means to be a good driver.

If I put the turn signal on to indicate that I will be merging into a lane AFTER you pass me from where you are either behind me or to the side of me then that is a problem with the device, not me. I'm being the good driver by putting my turn signal on early. The car software isn't used to that and so it goes nuts. So the device is literally encouraging people to NOT USE THEIR SIGNAL LIGHTS, which is the complete OPPOSITE of what it should be doing!!!

My bad for being a GOOD driver and trying to indicate what the heck I'm doing to idiot drivers like you who don't use the signal or who put the signal on as you begin the merge …

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Anonymous wrote:I have a 7 year old Honda that needs nothing but maintenance (so far). Just hitting 100,000. I will likely keep it til at least 150,000. Not sure how many years that will be. Longer if it is still going strong.

I am diligent about preventive maintenance. I do not want a car to leave me stranded. As long as it doesn't do that, it's all good, and I'll keep it.

Oh, and I should add it has all the current safety features. Nothing new of great importance has been added since I got this car. Huge advances in safety would make me want to buy new.

Does it have blind spot monitoring? Will it warn you if you fall asleep or are on path to hit something?

Not the poster:
I'm sure not, but those features give me pause.... are they for people with apnea, no neck flexibility? I have blind spot monitoring by driving defensively.

So you are more interested in saving money than being safe

DP. Some of the new so-called safety features are incredibly distracting. I travel frequently and at my destinations I regularly rent cars, which all come decked out with the newest safety features. Several of these new features are very annoying, and I think that their beeps and warnings are probably more distracting than helpful. When I rent a car I find that I usually take 5 minutes to turn off those features before I even leave the lot and I am much happier as well as much safer. I discussed it with my insurance agent and it was his and the insurance company's (one of the biggest in the country fyi) opinion that 1) I am not at any greater liability for turning off the so-called safety features, and 2) that many of the features are so distracting that their use renders them to be un-safe for the drivers.

Honey if the safety systems are beeping and warning it means you're driving dangerously. Take the hint.

No, you are overthinking this and not understanding what it means to be a good driver.

If I put the turn signal on to indicate that I will be merging into a lane AFTER you pass me from where you are either behind me or to the side of me then that is a problem with the device, not me. I'm being the good driver by putting my turn signal on early. The car software isn't used to that and so it goes nuts. So the device is literally encouraging people to NOT USE THEIR SIGNAL LIGHTS, which is the complete OPPOSITE of what it should be doing!!!

My bad for being a GOOD driver and trying to indicate what the heck I'm doing to idiot drivers like you who don't use the signal or who put the signal on as you begin the merge …

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Anonymous wrote:I have a 7 year old Honda that needs nothing but maintenance (so far). Just hitting 100,000. I will likely keep it til at least 150,000. Not sure how many years that will be. Longer if it is still going strong.

I am diligent about preventive maintenance. I do not want a car to leave me stranded. As long as it doesn't do that, it's all good, and I'll keep it.

Oh, and I should add it has all the current safety features. Nothing new of great importance has been added since I got this car. Huge advances in safety would make me want to buy new.

Does it have blind spot monitoring? Will it warn you if you fall asleep or are on path to hit something?

Not the poster:
I'm sure not, but those features give me pause.... are they for people with apnea, no neck flexibility? I have blind spot monitoring by driving defensively.

So you are more interested in saving money than being safe

DP. Some of the new so-called safety features are incredibly distracting. I travel frequently and at my destinations I regularly rent cars, which all come decked out with the newest safety features. Several of these new features are very annoying, and I think that their beeps and warnings are probably more distracting than helpful. When I rent a car I find that I usually take 5 minutes to turn off those features before I even leave the lot and I am much happier as well as much safer. I discussed it with my insurance agent and it was his and the insurance company's (one of the biggest in the country fyi) opinion that 1) I am not at any greater liability for turning off the so-called safety features, and 2) that many of the features are so distracting that their use renders them to be un-safe for the drivers.

Honey if the safety systems are beeping and warning it means you're driving dangerously. Take the hint.

No, you are overthinking this and not understanding what it means to be a good driver.

If I put the turn signal on to indicate that I will be merging into a lane AFTER you pass me from where you are either behind me or to the side of me then that is a problem with the device, not me. I'm being the good driver by putting my turn signal on early. The car software isn't used to that and so it goes nuts. So the device is literally encouraging people to NOT USE THEIR SIGNAL LIGHTS, which is the complete OPPOSITE of what it should be doing!!!

My bad for being a GOOD driver and trying to indicate what the heck I'm doing to idiot drivers like you who don't use the signal or who put the signal on as you begin the merge …

In computer assisted driving, you tell the car you want to make a lane change by turning on the turn signal. When the coast is clear, the car makes the lane change for you. Voila! Computers aren’t stupid. But you have to tell the car that you want a lane change by turning on the turn signal.

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I’m always surprised at these people who see keeping a car a long time as a weird badge of honor. I’d love to have it analyzed.

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Anonymous wrote:Just replaced in 2018 my 2007. Dzh has a 2012 that will be given to SS in 2022. So about every 20 years. We are not car people.

You plan things four years ahead?

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Anonymous wrote:I have a 7 year old Honda that needs nothing but maintenance (so far). Just hitting 100,000. I will likely keep it til at least 150,000. Not sure how many years that will be. Longer if it is still going strong.

I am diligent about preventive maintenance. I do not want a car to leave me stranded. As long as it doesn't do that, it's all good, and I'll keep it.

Oh, and I should add it has all the current safety features. Nothing new of great importance has been added since I got this car. Huge advances in safety would make me want to buy new.

Does it have blind spot monitoring? Will it warn you if you fall asleep or are on path to hit something?

Not the poster:
I'm sure not, but those features give me pause.... are they for people with apnea, no neck flexibility? I have blind spot monitoring by driving defensively.

So you are more interested in saving money than being safe

DP. Some of the new so-called safety features are incredibly distracting. I travel frequently and at my destinations I regularly rent cars, which all come decked out with the newest safety features. Several of these new features are very annoying, and I think that their beeps and warnings are probably more distracting than helpful. When I rent a car I find that I usually take 5 minutes to turn off those features before I even leave the lot and I am much happier as well as much safer. I discussed it with my insurance agent and it was his and the insurance company's (one of the biggest in the country fyi) opinion that 1) I am not at any greater liability for turning off the so-called safety features, and 2) that many of the features are so distracting that their use renders them to be un-safe for the drivers.

Honey if the safety systems are beeping and warning it means you're driving dangerously. Take the hint.

No, you are overthinking this and not understanding what it means to be a good driver.

If I put the turn signal on to indicate that I will be merging into a lane AFTER you pass me from where you are either behind me or to the side of me then that is a problem with the device, not me. I'm being the good driver by putting my turn signal on early. The car software isn't used to that and so it goes nuts. So the device is literally encouraging people to NOT USE THEIR SIGNAL LIGHTS, which is the complete OPPOSITE of what it should be doing!!!

My bad for being a GOOD driver and trying to indicate what the heck I'm doing to idiot drivers like you who don't use the signal or who put the signal on as you begin the merge …

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Turn signals are supposed to be used when you're, you know, turning. Making people think you're about to cut them off isn't safe at all.


As this is the only thing you focus on I'll go ahead and assume you want to ignore everything else.


I'm just glad I have all kinds of safety features in my car to protect me from aggressive drivers like you.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m always surprised at these people who see keeping a car a long time as a weird badge of honor. I’d love to have it analyzed.

Insecurity. DMV is full of big egos and moderate incomes. DMV is also full of similarly educated people who chose to go into business and now make 5-10x the income of the first group.


So the first group claims to be "old money" (read no money) who could afford a nice car but "choose" not to. As per some books written by similar big ego/middle income intellectuals.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m always surprised at these people who see keeping a car a long time as a weird badge of honor. I’d love to have it analyzed.

Insecurity. DMV is full of big egos and moderate incomes. DMV is also full of similarly educated people who chose to go into business and now make 5-10x the income of the first group.


So the first group claims to be "old money" (read no money) who could afford a nice car but "choose" not to. As per some books written by similar big ego/middle income intellectuals.

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you hit the nail on the head

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Anonymous wrote:I’m always surprised at these people who see keeping a car a long time as a weird badge of honor. I’d love to have it analyzed.

I am the pp with the 21 yr old Honda Civic and a brand new Tesla model S, P100D. I am not a car person. It runs. I’m happy. I love the Tesla though. I love gadgets: the Tesla has “ludicrous mode” (named after the movie Space Balls) - 0 to 60 in 2.3 secs: Faster than any supercar/Lamborghini/etc. - a freak’n family sedan - and does not use gas. Really cool. Paid cash.

The Civic - I had a trash truck back into me in a alley. No big deal another scratch. I forget to lock it sometimes and park on the street in DC. It’s still there one time someone went into my car and organized everything in the glove and storage compartment in neat little piles. It runs and never had a repair bill over $400, what’s not to love....

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Bought a Mazda3 used in 2008 with 36k on it. It has 100k on it now. It runs well, easy to park in DC and I love it that I don't care about any scratches anymore. I did when it was newer. It's just a mode of transportation and I drive mostly in DC within 5 mile radius.
Might get a newer one within next 3-5 years, but this car has plenty of life left.