[emersonbiggins]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('cube', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('emersonbiggins', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('cube', '
')Make no mistake, the printing press is still running just as fast except that the money is now being handed out to different people.

[cube]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('VMarcHart', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('cube', 'T')his is why I have both feet firmly placed in the inflation camp.

[grassland]

My geo mero 3 cylinder has 147 thousand miles on it and this week I measureed 132 miles and it took me 2.3 gallons.

still runs great.

[hope_full]

2003 Camry with 120,000 miles. (I am self-employed and take a lot of business trips.) I bought it new and it's a beautiful car with all the optiions that I wanted. I was planning to replace it this year with a Priuss, but now I've decided to hang on to it. The idea of taking on debt gives me the heebie jeebies.

More than driving style, I'd argue that maintenance is more important for long life. Good gas, good oil and good filters are important for longevity.

[TommyJefferson]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('BigTex', 'M')y target is 10 years. I like to finance it for 5 years and then drive it another 5 years.

[smallpoxgirl]

30 years is a pretty reasonable goal IMHO.

I just scrapped my 1976 pickup a couple of months ago. It got so rusty it just wasn't worth trying to keep it up.

[MarkJ]

Before vehicles become problematic, my target range is as follows.

GM - 8 to 10 Years/100,000 to 150,000 Miles

Ford 10 to 12 Years 150,000 to 200,000 Miles

Honda/Nissan/Toyota 15 Plus Years 200,000 to 250,000 miles

Here in the Northeast, the winter driving, plus the sand & salt on our roads wreaks havoc on the undercarriage of some vehicles long before the engines and transmissions fail.

[WildRose]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pops', 'I')'m thinking any vehicle should last as long as the owner can make it run.
My old Ford pickup will run as long as I can keep 2 of 8 firing.
1 of 8 might be hard on the bearings...

[Loki]

My Ford truck is 20 years old and still going (fairly) strong. Owned it for 7 years and had to replace the battery (twice), the starter (twice), the driveshaft (it fell off as I was driving; that was scary), the fuel pump, and get some hoses and such repaired. Not too bad considering it has 195,000+ miles.

[Pretorian]

i had a friend with 1938 nazi-made BMW which had 2.2 mln km on it. That was in 1999, I've heard he still has it and it runs fine

[Pretorian]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('WisJim', 'I') usually buy a car that is 8 to 12 years old. Our newest car is a 2000 Metro that we bought from a friend for about $1200. It has about 90k miles now, and it gets 35 mpg in town in the winter when the weather is bad, and sometimes 55 on the hiway. The one I drive in winter is a 1989 Honda Civic, bought it through a Craig's list ad for $250, and it has only about 190k miles on it, and should last me quite a while yet. My son's car is a 1992 Civic VX, gets 40mpg city and 45 to 56 hiway mpg. It has over 280k miles on it. Our Citicar (all electric 2 passenger 1975 vintage) is in the garage in pieces, but hopefully will be on the road this summer for the driving we need to do in town. It will be charged from our wind and PV system.

To answer the question in the header of this thread, I think that a car should last 20+ years, 300k miles, barring accidents or rust outs.

[firefly]

Life insurance companies are going out of business.
Just drive the speed limit and watch for drunks.

[firefly]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pretorian', 'i') had a friend with 1938 nazi-made BMW which had 2.2 mln km on it. That was in 1999, I've heard he still has it and it runs fine

[skeptik]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('BigTex', '[')b]My target is 10 years. I like to finance it for 5 years and then drive it another 5 years. Life has intruded on this plan repeatedly and I've never actually done it, but I've come close.

Most cars, with care, can go 200,000 miles without a lot of problems.

[AlexdeLarge]

I drive a Toyota Landcruiser. It is an awesome machine. Incredible quality. Designed for 300,000 miles plus. Quite, big and safe, lots of horsepower and can go anywhere. It's like driving down the road in a comfy armchair.

Not so good on gas! After oil, its a paper weight! LOL

[mos6507]

Perfect car for the doomer. Die off in STYLE.

LINK

[SuperTico]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Syeer', '1')5 years? That's it?

My car is 44 years old (64 VW Beetle)- daily driver. It does its job reliably and without using too much fuel, and that's really all that's needed.


As long as you car gets acceptable gas mileage and still gets you from point A to point B reliably, I see no reason in the world to get another car.

However, it's a different story if the car fails here on either of these two conditions.

[Nickel]

For heaven's sake, hang onto it! Next year it'll be old enough to drive itself.

[timmac]

Did you read the story, it was a pre-owned coffin..