Anonymous wrote:I will say all of the new safety features are a huge improvement and can be worth the price especially if you have teen or elderly drivers with slow reaction time. There is also the comfort issues. Old, dirty, worn seats are not great to be stuck with.

"Old, dirty, worn seats are not great to be stuck with."

We have two old cars neither one have dirty and worn seats in fact they look new. Not sure why your seats are so dirty and nasty. Perhaps you should invest in some seat covers that can be removed and washed.

Anonymous wrote:Transmission.

This is our go to line. We try to keep our cars as long as possible. I just donated a 2007 to the car program at MCPS. When repairs will cost more than the car is worth, it's time to move on. It was nice not having a car payment for 15 years.

I will say all of the new safety features are a huge improvement and can be worth the price especially if you have teen or elderly drivers with slow reaction time. There is also the comfort issues. Old, dirty, worn seats are not great to be stuck with.

Our basic Japanese cars are 19 and 14 years old, low-maintenance, and still going strong because we don't drive much compared to the average. We need to change the tires, and we will do so. Something more costly than that would probably make us think twice.

I struggle with this. Our car is from 2010 and has major signs of wear and tear: busted seats and interior, driver door opens only if you roll down window and open from the outside, AC is mediocre, no modern tech at all obviously. I'd like to replace it, but at the same time it runs okay and it's nice having just one car payment on our other car.

All our cars are 20+ years old.

We have a 25 year old car and a 17 year old car both going strong. We maintain them well and they last. We will replace when they become unreliable.

For me a rule of thumb is to replace when annual repairs exceed 5% of the new car cost

I seem to replace mine when the size/shape of them is no longer ideal.

Transmission.

Anonymous wrote:Time to ditch your old car when it equires another...

Engine parts?
EV Battery?
Tires?
Gas?
Payment?

:-)

We've had one of our cars for nearly 15 years. Probably would replace tires at this point; probably would not do anything that costs more than three figures, otherwise (the car itself, a Honda Fit, was only $14,000 brand new and can't be worth more than about $4,000 now). Gas and wiper blades, though, I'll keep putting in it.

Anonymous wrote:It is very rare that EVs need a battery replacement— the idea that it will happen to every EV at the 10 year mark or whatever is FUD

Ok, you win. Not EVERY ev will require a new battery at the 10 year mark.

It is very rare that EVs need a battery replacement— the idea that it will happen to every EV at the 10 year mark or whatever is FUD

Anonymous wrote:Time to ditch your old car when it equires another...

Engine parts?
EV Battery?
Tires?
Gas?
Payment?

:-)

Ditch your car when it becomes unreliable, or in your scenario an EV battery needs replacement. I doubt an EV that needs a 15k battery replacement would be worth the repair costs.

Time to ditch your old car when it equires another...

Engine parts?
EV Battery?
Tires?
Gas?
Payment?

:-)