Comments on: Keep That Car For 15 Years

By: The Blog Patrol — Harried Housewife

The Blog Patrol — Harried Housewife — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:11:02 +0000

[...] Don’t sell that car (everybodylovesyourmoney.com): Everyone loves that new car smell. But most people love the smell of money even more. Hazzard, at Everybodylovesyourmoney, highlights why you should keep your car for 15 years. [...]

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 03:37:16 +0000

Hmmm, I guess I’m doing fairly well. I have a 1992 Eclipse purchased in the fall of 2000 (any one need a car, I’d like to sell it) a 1983 Honda Magna V45 (my bike) that I purchased in the spring of 2003, and a 1998 Blazer that I purchased this past spring.

By: mapgirl

mapgirl — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:53:21 +0000

My ‘new’ car is 7 years old now. It’s over 113K miles and I hope to drive it for another 80K at least. So far, I’ve put in one new clutch, two full sets of tires, at least 2 sets of wipers and countless oil changes. I figure I have at least one more clutch change before I should think about getting rid of it. It needs some body work and a good once over inside, but she still runs great and drives peppy.

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 22:22:31 +0000

I WIN!!! I have a 1990 Dodge Caravan, my hubby rebuilt the engine himself – we bought the car when it was 7yo; I have a 1990 HONDA – love that car, we bought it used for $2000 (from a friend) and it has almost 250,000 miles on it….and thenmy newest vehicle a 2000 Ford Windstar is in the shop needing a new transmission and we just put an engine in that hunk of junk last year – I shudder to think of owning that car for 15 years!!! Maybe it will get totaled in a car wreck!

By: Food For Thought - Articles From My Blogroll About Saving, Investing, Spending, And Frugal Living

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 01:54:54 +0000

[...] Hazzard writes about keeping a car for 15 years. I have a 1994 Ford F150, so that’s, let’s see – 13 years. And a 2000 van – 7 years. And a 2001 car – 6 years. So, I’m almost there with one automobile, but only halfway with the other two. I doubt I’ll make it the full fifteen with the van (or the car) but the trucks gonna be with me, for life. [...]

By: amy

amy — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 16:31:10 +0000

Thanks, Hazzard for the vote of confidence but
I know I do have to replace this car soon.
Have saved enough to either buy a decent
used vehicle or make a huge down payment on a
new one. Still deciding what to do.We have
another reliable vehicle (paid for)a 2002
Subaru Forester.

I like the beach and margarita future you
predicted for me! I’ll hold onto that thought!

By: Hazzard

Hazzard — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 14:57:04 +0000

The people asking you who was president are probably the same people that will be working while you are living your days sipping margaritas on the beach.

When I hear about people driving the same cars for many years, I often think about the book the Millionaire Next Door. The people driving flashy cars aren’t necessarily the ones with the money.

By: amy

amy — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 01:43:34 +0000

Still driving a 1988 Toyota Tercel….it
doesn’t look pretty but it still runs!
I am getting tired though of people asking
me who was president when I bought it….LOL

By: Spokane Al

Spokane Al — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 23:49:37 +0000

I am also a believer in keeping our cars for long periods. We previously owned a Toyota Corolla that we bought in 1989 and sold in 2004. We own another Corolla that was bought in 1995 and a Land Cruiser that was bought in 2000.

I tend to think resell and depreciation are less of an issue when we know that we plan on keeping the car for well over a decade. Good solid cars (like the Toyota) sell so very easily no matter how old they are.