I bought my car new 16 years ago. Paid it off in 2 years.. It’s got 52k on it.. I fill up once ever 4 to 6 weeks..
Everything still works on it..
I need a new/newer car. Mine is getting a bit long in the tooth. I bought my last one used but very low miles. I’m flabbergasted at the asking price of new vehicles! Fortunately I don’t need any of the extra stuff on the upper trim levels.
Still, I’m hesitant to pull the trigger. I keep thinking, “just maybe another year out of the old one.” But I do some long distance driving and would not deal well with a major breakdown far from home.
Heh, we bought our Subie Outback used, a bit over 11 years ago. It now has over 250k miles on it. “Everything works”, but it needs new wheel bearings on at least 2 wheels (this has been a repetitive problem), both front CV boots have split (another repetitive problem), the catalytic converter may be shot (yet another repetitive problem - one that’s already had one recall) and there’s an exhaust leak where the exhaust splits into 2 pipes. Plus I’m re-doing the wiring harness to the hatch. But, the car runs well and all other stuff works fine.