How old is too old to feel safe driving kids around?
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Anonymous
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We have a 2015 Ford Expedition with 122k miles. Would you feel safe driving your kids around? It’s been maintained but wondering at what point is a car too old and unreliable for a family?
It’s not a great time for us to purchase a new car. Both of us have jobs that could be impacted by the current economy and in our area cars are going over msrp especially for what we are looking for. |
Anonymous
| 2015? You must be joking. That thing is a tank. I wouldn’t ever worry about safety in that beast. |
Anonymous
| Is this a joke. A 2015 car is not an old car. And 122k miles is nothing. |
Anonymous
I thought this was going to be about grandparents. 
I finally turned in my 2011 CRV in December. Thing still worked perfectly, but I was more concerned about safety features, like side airbags now that my tweens were riding in the front. |
Anonymous
| I might worry about a 7 year old car if this were 1950s or 60s. These days cars are made to clock well over 200k. In 10 years when you will need a new car, consider something better for the environment. Your car is a major polluter. (Purchasing a new car is a greater polluter, so use what you've got.) |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
| I drive my kids in a 2003 golf! |
Anonymous
| 2004 Toyota Sequoia was retired as family road-trip car last year. It hit almost 20 years of service. |
Anonymous
| Our cars are 17 and 12 years old. We bought them for the births of our kids. |
Anonymous
| Our cars are 17 and 12 years old, a Volvo and Lexus. They’re both in great shape and safe to drive. Yours is a baby. |
Anonymous
| Maybe once the car hits 20 years old plus? Or more than 250K miles? Depends on how well I've taken care of the car. A Toyota or Honda can make it 300K miles. |
Anonymous
| just bought my 17y a 2007 old Honda with 100k on it that is in near perfect condition. I drive him and his siblings in a 2016 minivan with 140k miles. |
Anonymous
| You are nuts |
Anonymous
| We have a 98 car. You are concerned about a 2015. That think is a tank. |