Which car to last "forever"?

[Anonymous]

I'd like to buy a new car to last the rest of my life. Ok, actually that's an exaggeration, but still, I'd like something to last the next 15 years or so. What could I buy that won't look completely dated that long from now?

I hate car payments and always have paid cash or quick finance and will keep a car for a very long time. I work from home and drive <7k miles/year. Our 4th grader is our last kiddo at home. My husband is retired and usually drives the family car/truck and and my 2007 Murano is just for errands and such. I find this car nondescript and boring, yet don't think it looks too dated either. I'm completely fine with it's appearance, but it's starting to rattle, so as beneficiary of a small family estate netting me ~$50k in the next month or so, I've decided to buy next car with the cash. I'd like something very nice that will last 15 years or more. Can someone use their crystal ball and suggest something that won't look 15-20 years old, 15-20 years from now?

Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Can’t think of any car that will not look old in 15 years. An antique?

[Anonymous]

Buy something that was recently redesigned.

I keep my cars for a long time - but the longest was 13 years. I recently purchased a Hyundai Palisade as we needed something to support a few road trips a year with 3 teens.

Acura just redesigned one of their sedans - so the new model might be an option if you are looking for something smaller.

[Anonymous]

Get a Toyota or Lexus. My Toyota will not die.

[Anonymous]

I feel like Toyotas, Hondas, and Subarus don't look super dated, but it may be because there are a lot of older models of these on the road so they don't stick out to me?

That said, if your car is silver and well kept I probably wouldn't be able to successfully guess even close to the right year. They all blend to me.

[Anonymous]

Cadillac has the record for longest ownership. I saw on display a General level Cadillac used in WWI a few years ago. It is in perfect running condition, original everything just maint . and still original one owner as US govt still owns it.

Volvo car on Long Island highest miles in world non commercial vehicle. It has 3 million miles on odometer.

American made full size pick up trucks routinely hit 500k no problem

[Anonymous]

This 80 year drives a Ford with 1.3 million miles

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.motor1.com/news/394622/ford-super-duty-million-miles/amp/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Buy something that was recently redesigned.

I do the opposite. Recently redesigned models may look fresh but they have more issues than average. Manufacturers then identify early production quirks and make adjustments that apply to subsequent years of production. Those who bought models in the first year post-refresh end up dealing with more bugs.

[Anonymous]

Civic or a Camry

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Civic or a Camry

+1. Tons of people keep Civics for 15 years or more, so they generally don't look dated because there are still so many around. I just got rid of my 97 Civic 2 years ago, and currently have a CR-V that's 10 years old.

[Anonymous]

We recently sold our 2002 Subaru which we bought new in 2002. It still looked pretty good and we got 18 years of good service out of it. We were kind of sad to see it go, actually.

[Anonymous]

My Landcruiser was purchased new in 1999. It’s been meticulously maintained and still looks new even with 330,000 trouble free miles on the odometer. I get offers from people to buy it all the time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cadillac has the record for longest ownership. Volvo car on Long Island highest miles in world non commercial vehicle. It has 3 million miles on odometer.

Cadillac has the record for longest ownership because Cadillacs have the oldest buyers of any car brand. That's not a knock on the brand or its buyers, but "longest ownership" doesn't equal most reliable. People own those things forever because many (not all) of the buyers are retired, follow the maintenance schedule, drive calmly, keep it in a garage, and don't put many miles on the cars.

Re: Volvo, the old Volvos made in the 80s and early 90s were tanks that lasted forever. That was a very different Volvo -- Volvos built today are just alright in terms of reliability and they also cost a ton to repair when something does go wrong due to high parts costs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Get a Toyota or Lexus. My Toyota will not die.

The new ones do. My sisters didn’t even last 100,000 miles.

[Anonymous]

Toyota Corolla or Camry.