How long do you keep your cars?
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Anonymous
| I usually buy new and keep them 8-10 years. How about you? |
Anonymous
| Right now 3 cara - 2004 (19), 2009 (14), and 2022 |
Anonymous
| 20+ years. |
Anonymous
| We have four. We bought each new in the following calendar years - 1999, 2013, 2021, 2022. We have teenagers so we’re keeping the old cars for now. |
Anonymous
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11+ years unless repairs starting to cost me a lot of time and money.
Last car was bought used in 2008 and I sold it in 2019. 2019 one should easily last 15 years as I drive only 5k a year. |
Anonymous
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New cars about 9-10 years.
1991 --> 2001 --> 2011 --> 2019 The 2019 purchase was a certified pre-owned and will not keep it 10 years. It's awful and would love to offload it now, but I have some other large purchases coming up so trying to hold out. |
Anonymous
| My husband changes cars more often than he changes his underwear. I can’t even begin to tell you how many cars we’ve had in the last 18 years. It’s his thing. He’s CONSTANTLY looking for a new car. I have learned to accept it. |
Anonymous
| Until they have a repair that does not make sense to fix. My last car was 17 years old when replaced. DH just got a new one at 13. A/C was not working and suspension and tires needed replacing. We replaced with a used due to the crazy dealer markups. |
Anonymous
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My brother keeps cars the long.
Pontiac Firebird 1981 to 2021 and his current BMW 2003 to present. I think 30 is his average But my brother in laws mom who just died at 99 got a brand new car as her 19 birthday gift. She kept it 80 years and gave it to her grandson in Will. Mint condition |
Anonymous
This. Ours are currently 20 and 17. But our average miles/yr is way under the average and we are good about regular maintenance. |
Anonymous
What make/ |
Anonymous
| Make/model? |
Anonymous
| 8 years |
Anonymous
| Mercedes 3-8 years. Kept the last one 8 years because of covid, and it was a year too long. If we lease, then 3 years, if we buy then shoot for 5. It actually doesn't even pay off to keep it for the 5 years, it works out to be the same, but supply issues have been an issue the last few years. |
Anonymous
| 5 to 8 years. |