How Old Is Your Car

Mine is a 14 year old Mazda..
It's still going strong and as I am 84 I hope it will do me for as long as I am able to drive safely

A 12 year old vauxhall insignia. I've owned for 9 years. It was only supposed to last 5 years yet it keeps passing it's MOT and I can get 2 peoples fishing gear in.

A 1989 xr3 rs turbo which has only 4600 miles on the clock but it's on it 3rd engine. I bought it just before the pandemic and restored it. It only goes out in the sunshine.

When my last car died (it was a Peugeot diesel people carrier and had been a bad buy) my son in NZ told me to buy a Toyota.
The Japanese, to encourage their motor industry don't allow cars over 10yrs old so they get shipped to NZ where they reach 20 without much bother.
They are unglamorous workhorses with very sound engines.

I've had, or the extended family have tried, almost every make of car and the Toyota has been less trouble than the others.

My car is 19 years old. It was bought secondhand as a stopgap in 2017 but it's still going and we will keep driving it until it collapses. It's a Hyundai Santa Fe, diesel (which I do feel guilty about, but our mileage is pretty low and we do buy the slightly cleaner fuel with additives), and it costs around £1500 a year in service and road tax. As it's only worth a few hundred quid now, we just have TPF&T insurance so that saves us a bit. RAC membership is essential though, just in case!

My car is a 2016 reg Peugeot 308. It's the 6th Peugeot I have owned, all of which have been good, reliable cars. It was low mileage when we bought it and we use OH's car for long journeys, so I think it will last me a while...

Georgesgran

M0nica DH always chose a Saab 2L Turbo as his company car - he had 9 in a row and we always bought it for me when it came up for renewal. The final one, in Malachite green, I gave to my Dad, who drove it until he was 92 and had to give up driving.

We have always had SAAB estates. We have always needed a big load carrying vehicle, for variously building materials, antiques, and self catering holidays.

When we first had our house in France we would travel over to France looking like a dung beetle with the interior of the car full tothe roof plus more stuff on the roof rack. Antiquing was much the same. In recent weeks we have been doing a complicated house move, which included, not just house removers but us transferring a lot of stuff to self store at our new location as we will be camping in our new home for a few months, after completion to get work done and out elderly SAAB work horse has been proving just what good cars they are.

Any advance on 94 years? It is great fun and always turns heads. It manages in modern traffic (it's an early, two-seater 'sports' car) but is rather small and not for motorways. DH has owned it for over 50 years and drives comfortably - I've tried a couple of times but can't manage the crank start. It's part of the family, one of our sons has learnt to drive it too.

DH has two vintage cars. DD also has one. Beautiful to look at but not necessarily very comfortable to travel in.

Mine’s a 2014 Corsa. Great little car, and hoping it will see me out!

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I drive a 2011 Golf Mk6 (14 years old now). I’ve held onto it because it’s straightforward, parts are affordable, and I don’t have to deal with endless plastic and screens. Had the MOT done yesterday at MB MOTORS in Rugeley and it went through on the first try, only an advisory for the brake pads. If you’re near Stafford or Cannock, I’d recommend them — fast and professional service.

My Volvo V70 estate is 12 years old. It's got 80,000 miles on the clock so I reckon it's good for another 120,000 at least: I'll probably have to scrap it when they tell me I'm too old to drive.

A former colleague had a previous model that did nearly 300,000.

I can't drive anymore, but my last 2 cars were Peugeot 3008s, a 2011 and a 2017. Loved them both, with their high seating and loads of room for grandkids, buggies, bikes et al.
When younger, I adored my VW Polo's.

A 3yr old Kia Picanto turbo in silver grey with a red trim, alloy wheels and racing car seats in Black, also with a red trim.
I get some funny looks sometimes when I'm out and about.
Probably because I'm a grey haired 74 year old grandmother.

I didn't buy it for its fancy appearance. It was the dealers courtesy car with 4000 miles on the clock and it was the right price.

We bought a Toyota plug-in hybrid last year when we went down from 2 cars to 1. We love it but maybe change it in 2 years.

In our family we are deeply suspicious of cars less than 10nyears old.

DH is a SAAB fanatic and they went out of production in 2010. I have a 2013 Hyundai. It was bought to replace a 20 year old Toyota that was written off after some ** drove into it on a cross roads, I had priority. In the 15 years I owned it, it never once broke down or needed a major repair and I would be driving it still were it not for the accident.

We have a 2 year old plug in hybrid and a 14 year old Toyota IQ.

We don't often need 2 cars but sometimes a second car is vital. DH used an IQ for his domiciliary practic and loved it - so that's what we have as a 'spare'.

We tend to drive our cars until they no longer economic to keep.

The last car we purchased was 3 years ago - a Honda Hybrid.

If we live long enough the next car will be fully electric.

I traded my 7yr old beautiful, bright red Seat Leon for a newish Toyota Aygo, because I was worried that the Seat was getting too old. How. I regretted that decision. I hated the Aygo. I sold it after 3 months and no longer have a car. I am lucky to live near two bus routes and my town is on the main west coast line so I have a bus pass and a senior railcard card. My friend and I have great fun utilising these and going somewhere each month. Thank goodness too for the Internet which takes care of shopping…some nice person delivers my groceries each week. Colour me happy.