How long do you plan on keeping your car

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explorer

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I have people call me crazy because I "spend to much time and money" on my cars.

Well besides loving to see my cars clean I do plan on keeping them for a long time.

I have a 2002 Explorer XLT with leather seating and a V8 on it, the other is a 2003 Suzuki XL7 Limited.

With Autopian type of care how long do you say I can keep them for?

And you what do you drive and its life expectancy?

Who is driving the oldest? No rust allowed this is Autopia :xyxthumbs :wavey
 
I've got a 1990 Accord. Haven't had car payments for 8 years now and as long as it still runs good, I'm not in any huge hurry to get anything new (or newer). My car sits outside 24/7 and other than a slight (now noticable) thinning of the clear coat on the roof, the paint still looks great, especially considering it is nearly 14 years old.
 
2002 honda civic ex, and i plan on keeping it till it dies. Im sorry, but I am not a person who can just keep buying cars every 2-3 years. I'd rather buy one every 6-7 and get the life out of the car I invested my money into.
 
Scottwax has the real deal.



1988 Accord with 117K (but VA-VT trips add up) that runs better than at my purchase two years ago with 45K.



Weekly wash, bi-monthly semi-Autopia treatment.



No car payments and last year's VA state car tax: $2.32. To reiterate, that's two hundred and thirty-two pennies:)
 
Ds01C5 said:
unless the C6 is completely over the top, i.e. great looking and 500hp, I'm keeping this one for a long time.
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I am with you but I think I will get the Z06 with HP500+ in 2007.



I have a Z06/2003 Torch red. 4500 miles on it.



I have a Chevy Avalanche white Z71 16,500. The Avalanche will be with me for long time.



:xyxthumbs
 
Depends on the car. I still have the '85 Jaguar XJS I bought new and my '84 Volvo wagon has been in the family since new. Most other cars, I trade when I like something else better. Might be a while until I like something better than the S8!



Accumulatorette keeps her cars for a pretty long time, usually well over 100K miles. As she just HATES the new Audis, she might keep her A8 forever (she says she plans to). She only replaced her last Audi because it got totaled, she thought it was just getting broken in at 95K (still had the original clutch and turbo and looked showroom).
 
Well, as of right now I have a '93 Miata that works pretty good for me, but I might be trading up to a '95 325i! :D :D



As these are being my "first" cars, I'll be keeping them for a good 4-5 years (whichever one I get "stuck" with).
 
Well, I bought two Hondas and plan on driving them for a long time. I can not wait to get the 2001 Civic paid for then I won't have a car payment!
 
Explorer,

I'd expect your Ford Explorer to last a long time. Ford and GM trucks are built to last and if cared for they'll last over 10 years.





I'll hold on to my 92 500E forever if I can. The car runs, looks and feels as good as new. Not many cars can beat it for bang for the buck and overall build quality and I doubt that will change. It's also my childhood dream car so it has sentimental values.



We also have an 02 Honda CRV which I'll drive into the ground. It already has 56K miles on it and I intend to hold on to it for 5 years.



One thing I've learned is that for anyone driving as much as we do it would be financial suicide to change vehicles frequently. Guaranteed to lose at least $1500 on a high mileage car and usually more when it comes time to trade it in. Our next vehicle will most likely be the next generation Honda Pilot or possibly a Caddy....we'll see.
 
95 Honda Civic with 205,000 miles on it. I'm driving it until the engine stops running and then I'll put another engine in it. :D (Lovin' this no car payment deal! ) Looking at hopefully getting an 00'-up M3 for the next buy. I'll keep the "toy" garaged and use the Civic for a daily beater. :up
 
I hope to drive my Lexus for at least 200,000 miles.



That is, unless the 2006 LS430 looks fantastic and business is good ;)



Then I'll buy it and drive it for 200,000 miles :p
 
I'm planning to keep the blazer until december of 2004. The extended warranty will be up by then and I'll be ready for something different.



I will never keep a car past the farthest extended warranty I can get, nor past 100K miles, which ever comes first.
 
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