Stupid comments from friends/family...

[Gregg2]

Neither of my cars were bought new. I've never had a new car. I'm allergic to that much depreciation!

That's not a concern for me. I buy new and keep 'em for 10-12 years.

 

[USAFA2008]

It's not a big car. It's a VW Golf.

As I said earlier I've never lost anything.

I like the VW Golf and wished I could get the TDI model before they stopped selling them in the US. I have a Ford F150 Raptor and it feels like driving a tank the streets in England. It hardly gets driven except between my house and the base. My apologies for incorrectly stating Tahoe earlier as I have one but it is in storage stateside.
I haven't lost anything major but I would still be afraid that I would lose my keys.

Yep. I got 2 fobs, 1 "valet key", and the fobs each have an "Oh no, my fancy keyless entry doesn't work" backup key on the inside 😀

I think that depends on your country and model.

Both trucks that I purchesed new and my wife's WRX both came with two keys.

That's not a concern for me. I buy new and keep 'em for 10-12 years.

That is the best way to get your money out of a car.

 

[elf69]

my 2 Hyundais came with 2 keys but one fob.

problem being if loose/misplace key with fob then the other key will open car but NOT disable the alarm!

same with our Toyota Corolla.

need 2 fobs too.

do you guys with newer cars have this issue?

our are:

Toyota Corolla 1998
hyundai coupe 1998
hyundai coupe 2001

 

[Apple fanboy]

I like the VW Golf and wished I could get the TDI model before they stopped selling them in the US. I have a Ford F150 Raptor and it feels like driving a tank the streets in England. It hardly gets driven except between my house and the base. My apologies for incorrectly stating Tahoe earlier as I have one but it is in storage stateside.
I haven't lost anything major but I would still be afraid that I would lose my keys.


Both trucks that I purchesed new and my wife's WRX both came with two keys.

That is the best way to get your money out of a car.

Mines a TSI. Petrol. I'm not keen on diesel engines. I don't do enough miles to make it economical. Plus they are noisy and dirty.
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That's not a concern for me. I buy new and keep 'em for 10-12 years.

I buy them nearly new and kept my last one for 9 years. Not sure what I will do with my current one, but I've had it about 18 months.

 

[Mousse]

I buy them nearly new and kept my last one for 9 years. Not sure what I will do with my current one, but I've had it about 18 months.

I buy used or new, but how long I keep them varies. I replace when the overall cost of ownership (maintenance, repairs, gas, insurance) outweighs the cost of replacement. My Civic is 7 years old and I plan on driving it another 5-8 years. My '98 Tacoma is the exception to that rule. It's in constant need of TLC (replacing the master brake cylinder this weekend) and mileage sucks (22 mpg). But I'm driving it until all the wheels fall off or until I can get a 2004 Tacoma or Ranger. They don't make compact pickups anymore and no one is willing to part with their 1st gen Tacos. It's a crying shame. They're the perfect size for suburbanites (fits in the garage and enough capacity for a home/garden center run).
Small trucks today are the sized of full sized trucks of 10-15 years ago.🙄 I was excited by a rumor that Ford was going to reintroduce the Ranger to the US market, but it turned out to be just a rumor.🙁

 

[Euroamerican]

Even the new Chevy Colorado is bigger than I was expecting. It appears to be more the size of the pre-2007 Tundra, at first glance.

 

[jeyf]

kinda off topic and should be in the car thread but

...My '98 Tacoma is the exception to that rule. It's in constant need of TLC... But I'm driving it until all the wheels fall off... They don't make compact pickups anymore and no one is willing to part with their 1st gen Tacos

i have a 99 tacoma
it sure is difficult to work on:
-throttle position sensor went bad. Could have been an easy repair but Toyota put some gunk in threads of the sensor fasteners
-more than expected amount of brackets to remove when changing out the plugs
-just to change the oil filter you have to reach way up there
-i owned an original 85 solid axle Tacoma 4x4, should have fixed it up & kept it.

we moved back into the city. its fun to watch all the old peeps struggle to get their land boats into their small 1950's built single car garage.

not unusual to see the average vehicle get at least a quarter million miles so initially buy a car you really really like and keep it. the technology has not changed significantly in the last 20 years other than bloat.

moving to the city:
-a tank of gas lasts me >2 weeks these days.
-my next new vehicle will be a 3 door all electric hatchy, something lite ~1000 lbs.

daily driver is a 5th gen honda civic-VX hatchy

 

[USAFA2008]

Mines a TSI. Petrol. I'm not keen on diesel engines. I don't do enough miles to make it economical. Plus they are noisy and dirty.

I do drive a lot or at least I did before I came to England. My parents have an Audi Q7 TDI and a Porsche Cayenne diesel and both of them are quiet. I didn't know the Cayenne was a diesel until I pulled into a fuel station and was reminded that it was diesel. Personally I am still waiting on hydrogen powered cars that my science teacher in high school assured us would be produced in mass at this point.