Anonymous
Post 11/02/2023 15:57     Subject: Why do people hold on to cars that they never drive?
Anonymous wrote:XDH's grandfather kept his Mercedes in his garage. After he became too old to drive, he used to take fantasy drives in it as it sat in the garage. I find that sad, but it clearly brought him something.


You could have taken him for a ride or your parents.
Anonymous
Post 11/02/2023 15:54     Subject: Why do people hold on to cars that they never drive?
XDH's grandfather kept his Mercedes in his garage. After he became too old to drive, he used to take fantasy drives in it as it sat in the garage. I find that sad, but it clearly brought him something.
Anonymous
Post 11/02/2023 06:40     Subject: Why do people hold on to cars that they never drive?
I would pay a lot of money to get back my high school car, a then-12-year-old Honda CRX.

It represented a huge first taste of freedom and independence.
Anonymous
Post 11/02/2023 01:09     Subject: Why do people hold on to cars that they never drive?
Anonymous wrote:It’s nice to have a backup vehicle in case yours is in the shop getting repaired or you get a flat. Other times people hold a truck in case they have to haul something big from a store like Home Depot.


This. Dealers don't always have loaner cars.
Anonymous
Post 10/31/2023 22:02     Subject: Re:Why do people hold on to cars that they never drive?
OP is talking about car that has vegetation growing up and around them THOSE kinds of cars, see on the side or in front of houses in some neighborhoods or rural area.
Anonymous
Post 10/31/2023 21:59     Subject: Why do people hold on to cars that they never drive?
Anonymous wrote:Because an old car that you know is reliable and runs well can be worth far more than its sale/trade in value, depending on your family's transportation needs.


Yep, 100%

Anonymous
Post 10/29/2023 21:22     Subject: Why do people hold on to cars that they never drive?
If it’s not hurting you or anyone else, why do you care?
Anonymous
Post 10/27/2023 21:42     Subject: Why do people hold on to cars that they never drive?
Because an old car that you know is reliable and runs well can be worth far more than its sale/trade in value, depending on your family's transportation needs.
Anonymous
Post 10/27/2023 21:37     Subject: Why do people hold on to cars that they never drive?
Anonymous wrote:I'm saving one for my kid who turns 16 next year.


Same, but my kid is now 18 and still not driving, so now saving it for my 15yo.
Anonymous
Post 09/29/2023 07:47     Subject: Why do people hold on to cars that they never drive?
Anonymous wrote:I drive my old car <40 miles per month. It’s a 2019, I bought it new and paid it off in 2020, with my umbrella policy the insurance is $125/month. I hang onto it because the new truck in the driveway is actually my work vehicle, although it’s my daily driver. People assume I bought/own it. I could sell my old car and just buy another if my work situation changes, but I already own this free and clear and it has very low miles and should last me another decade or more easily.


I think the OP is talking about a different situation: vehicles that have literally not moved in years and could not be driven away today. My friend is like this. There is no rational nor financial justification for keeping the car as it decomposes into the soil. It's emotional.

Yours is just a relatively new car that doesn't get driven much.