I drove our car for 15 years when my kids were growing up, which made it very well-used. ?Still looked great at the end, but the engine was definitely shot. ?Traded it in for a smaller car, a Honda Fit, which we loved but that turned out to be a little TOO small. ?So I gave that to middle dd and got a lightly-used Prius which I¡¯ve had ever since, 8 years now. ?
I prefer to buy cars as seldom as possible, in general hang onto them as long as I can unless there¡¯s a good reason not to. ?Really until they basically die.
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On May 15, 2021, at 8:47 AM, awb via groups.io <abater@...> wrote:
?On Fri, May 14, 2021 at 09:47 AM, Bhairitu wrote:
Not exactly pristine but in better shape than many older cars around here.? That's because I use my garage for what it was intended.? I planned to give it a wash next week at the self service wash before they shut them down for the "drought crisis" (I hope we get summer rains like happened when I moved here in 1991).? Service wise it's been kept up fortunately through an independent garage that has a Subaru mechanic.? OTOH, most of where I go is just clustered around here so I don't have to drive far for anything.? In fact I fill up these days about every three months and the car only has a little over 130K miles.
My sister has an ancient relic of a car. She lives in LA. She doesn't wash it or pamper it in any way other than the servicing she gets from some geezer who works out of his garage. The thing is a beater in my books. I am surprised she doesn't get an electric car as she is very environmentally sensitive but somehow she thinks driving the antiquity is better for the environment. I usually keep my vehicles for 15 years or so and they look show room new even after that many years. Anyone who ends up with my used cars get a whoppin' deal. Whenever we take our vehicles in for trade-in the salesmen usually are on the phone immediately to family or friends to let them know a sweet one just arrived. This electric Golf i just bought was an exception to the 15 year situation because I wanted electric and so traded in my Golf Highline after only 5 years. The downside is I no longer have a stick to drive. But, the electric is extremely peppy and I love it.
Sal Sunshine