Posted on 05/04/2024 4:11:17 AM PDT by RomanSoldier19
Here at Jalopnik, we know there’s nothing wrong with keeping a beloved old beater running for mile after mile, and we regularly celebrate high mileage heroes. Now, it turns out the rest of America is catching onto this way of thinking as the savings of holding onto an old car for longer begin mounting up.
Drivers across the country are increasingly holding onto their cars for longer than ever, with an increasing number hitting more than 100,000 miles in their cars, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. The trend comes as drivers realize the savings to be had by simply not replacing their car every five years. As the site explains:
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Car payments suck. Engine repairs are expensive but still better than a car payment. I’m currently having a mechanic put lifters and a cam in my Silverado. They have a known lifter issue related to the afm (active fuel management” system.
I saw an ES300 with 562k miles in it. Original engine too I believe.
I had a 1994 Grand Cherokee I ran ‘til 2004, then got a 2004 Grand Cherokee I drove through 2014. Got a 2014 Wrangler Rubicon, built like a beast and I loved it. Would still have it, but my wife and I had a little late in life surprise and needed something a little easier to get a baby seat in and out of. In 2018 I traded it for a new Cherokee Trailhawk which is a little quirky, but lots of fun, on and off road.
My Acura has 260,000. My Sequoia has 255,000. Both run very well. And yes, Einstein, I’m saving money on insurance, property tax, no monthly payment and few repairs.
Had a Geo Prizm over 20 years, but would no longer pass inspection (body rot mostly).
Still ran like a champ - in fact I sold it to a kid down the street who won a demolition derby with it.
Mine's a 2006. it's on second engine at 140k miles only because the dealer mechanic who did the (scheduled) cam-belt replacement botched the job. (Wkat did I just say about finding competent mechanics?)
A friend's has cracked 250k; her only major problem has been those dammed power sliders. Love mine to bits. Perfect car for an old fart with mobility issues.
Cars stopped being fun decades ago, because you’ve gotten old, not because of the cars.
Yeah, my sliders are kaput — and I just need my one mechanic buddy to replace them again. They are superb cars.
My daughter gave me her 2004 Avalanche. Now with 280K miles, still runs well. Not everyday recently, but to be given to a grandson for a first vehicle.
“Since a car is just a hole in the road you throw money in, we’ve always driven our cars til they died.”
Still cheaper in the long run than buying a new one that loses 50% of it’s value as soon as you drive it off the lot.
Pard, I’ve driven or ridden in everything from a Model T to a Porche. I’ve squeezed my long legs into A Triumph TR7 and a 60s VW Bug. I’ve ridden in a car powered by a Wankel engine. Another run on biofuel.
My favorite car is a 1930s Ford.
Thank God we don’t have a garage.
Now name me a car on the market now that comes close to any of those.
I’ll wait. :-)
Bkmk
Cars used to be fun because they had individuality and variety. Plus there was a certain amount of skill required to drive a manual transmission particularly with a column shift. Now all cars are boring tin boxes in earth tones. We took four barrel dual exhaust freedom machines and turned them into appliances— in most cases you may as well be driving a dishwasher.
I'm lucky....mine is the cheapo model without the powered sliders, but the outside handle linkage broke anyway. Relatively cheap to fix.
Hubby is appalled. How could I forget the car he had when we got married many, many moons ago. His mid 70’s Camaro.
They don’t make them like that anymore, either.
Just reluctantly replaced my 2007 at 269,000 miles and proud of it.
Replaced with a used car.
Car bodies also used to rust out, or white out in the sun.
Bought a certified 2021 with 3 years warranty, for 35% less than the new model.
He expects it to run forever.
Don’t know where your located but Van Auto Service and Tire Pros does good same day work for us. National service warranty
“Sure beats paying $60k for a new truck.”
If 60 large is your price point you wont have too many choices to complicate your decision. I recently saw a Ford pickup with a sticker of over $100,000. I guess Ford is trying to make up their losses on the EVs.
I bought my 2021 Chevy Colorado ($31,000) just before prices and auto loan rates jumped. Same truck today is well over $40,000.
Jalopnik keeps pushing electric cars despite inadequate electric generating capacity, laughable electric grids, the destruction of the environment caused by battery production, and more. And they keep letting their leftist tendencies slip out from out of their dress. There are better auto blogs out there.
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