FUUAW!!
Still driving my ‘99 Toyota Corolla. Cannot afford a newer car but don’t need one. It starts every time and haven’t had any problems whatsoever with it. Toyotas rock.
My car is a 14 year old Dodge Durango. Our pickup Truck is a 1995 Dodge ram 2500 (Cummons Turbo Diesel engine). 6 months ago we replaced hubby’s 11 year old Subaru outback, but only because our insurance company declared it a total loss after a bear mauled it. We got a 2010 Jeep Liberty. Love it, and will probably keep it as long as we’ve kept the others.
I have a American made clunker. She’s 11 years old and still kicking butt.
The author’s gross ignorance is on display. The old cars are far from being clunkers.
Our 1998 civic will be painted next week but mechanically it is in excellent shape and everything works. It has been scrupulously maintained.
The average age of my cars is 38.3 years old.
1957 Bel Air, 1967 Camaro, 1997 Plymouth Voyager
The two older cars are easier and cheaper to maintain and I can readily get parts. I eat it on gas mileage, but I’m working on that. My calculations are that I break even given the lower maintenance expense and no payments.
The 1957 Bel Air is an absolute tank. They REALLY don’t make them like that anymore. If I need to fix something, I just get a sledge hammer and my $100 Harbor Freight welder and voila!
My very first car in high school was a Chevy Cavalier. The roof dripped during heavy rain and driver door had a bump that at high speeds on the highway I always felt would just shake off. But on dates, the back seats were it’s greatest assets...
And styling barely changes anymore. If your car works and the new model looks basically the same there’s just not much reason to replace it.
Kind of funny, I still have my 1999 Jeep Cherokee that I bought new. The inline 6 is a good engine and it is a rare 5 speed stick shift. I also still have my 1991 4x4 Toyota pickup truck and plan on keeping it until the day it has to be hauled to the junk yard. I also call it my redneck truck since it shows some good wear and tear. My newest car is my 2006 Subaru WRX Turbo. All vehicles I run synthetic oil in them. Best thing, no car loans !
When I worked in my last company, I was talked to a few times about how i was paid enough money and should get rid of pickup and buy something newer. Of course the area where our office was at was kind of ghetto.
02 Civic (10.8 years old) 257,000 miles
Runs like new