Do you keep your car past 100k miles?

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Anonymous wrote:I drive my car until it costs more to fix it than it is worth. No matter how many miles are on it. My car is 7 years old but does not have 100k on it. DH’s car is 17 years old and has over 100k.

A reliable used car is, in my mind, worth a lot more to me than the blue book value.

But I’m not a fancy car person even though I could probably afford one; so ymmv.

The bolded above is our approach, too. One of our cars is 9 years old with over 150k miles (DH drives a lot for work), that so far hasn’t given us any major issues. We stay on top of maintenance, which is still much cheaper than a car payment.

Same here. Around 100k I start to mentally earmark money in my budget for a new car in the next couple of years.

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Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't, but I don't like to keep cars out of warranty.

OMG

I know. that sounds really dumb and wasteful.

Why is it dumb? The money is not relevant, and I like to know that the car I'm in has the most up to date safety features and if it breaks down on me, I get it to the dealer and they will cover everything and give me a loaner.

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We keep it until it dies.

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Driving my 2012 GMC Acadia to wheels fall off. With kids at college I used it for drop off and pick ups. Since 2020 made 12 trips to Boston and 15 trips to NY. I still drive it on 12 hour round trips.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't, but I don't like to keep cars out of warranty.

OMG

I know. that sounds really dumb and wasteful.

Why is it dumb? The money is not relevant, and I like to know that the car I'm in has the most up to date safety features and if it breaks down on me, I get it to the dealer and they will cover everything and give me a loaner.

So do you change your cars every three years? Because that is how long the original warranty lasts. Or do you buy extended warranties?

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we own two cars that have over 100K miles on them but we take care of them.

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humble brag...op knows the answer. he bought two lexus for the reason

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Anonymous wrote:We keep it until it dies.

This.

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I have 2 cars, One is 21 years old with 300,000 miles and the other is 30 years old with 740,000 miles, Both are fairly reliable.

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This thread is full of really dumb, typical, wasteful American thinking.

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The previous generation GX is arguably the most reliable car on the road right now. I have a 2018 with 185,000 miles on it. I haven't done a single repair outside of preventative maintenance and a windshield. I'm planning to keep mine until it needs a major $5K plus repair or I hit 300K miles

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Anonymous wrote:Driving my 2012 GMC Acadia to wheels fall off. With kids at college I used it for drop off and pick ups. Since 2020 made 12 trips to Boston and 15 trips to NY. I still drive it on 12 hour round trips.

that's awesome! I have two cars over 100K but don't take them very often on long drives likes that. To FL and back once but that was years ago.

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So much has changed with cars. 27 years ago, when I started driving, dealerships would not finance a vehicle over 100k miles. Now, they will finance one well over.

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Anonymous wrote:I have 2 cars, One is 21 years old with 300,000 miles and the other is 30 years old with 740,000 miles, Both are fairly reliable.

Holy cow. What brand?

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Anonymous wrote:It depends on the brand. If it's Mercedes or BMW, get rid of it way before 100k miles. For Honda, Toyota or their luxury brands, Lexus and Acura, 100k miles is nothing.

Disagree about Mercedes and BMW. I'm driving a BMW with well over 100,000 miles. It runs great and has not needed any significant repairs. I do regular maintenance but nothing out of the ordinary. I will drive it until it starts needing regular repairs and it no longer makes financial sense to keep it. My husband drives a Mercedes with 150,000+ miles. He insists on getting his regular maintenance at the dealer and it costs a lot more than I think it should. We will probably replace it soon as the cost of upkeep continues to increase. But I do think that's largely driven by his bias towards using the dealership.