2024 Acura MDX 5400 miles

2009 Toyota Corolla, coming up on 15 years and 200,000 miles (199K as of this writing). The torque converter lockup function hasn't worked in 6 years and some small items have broken, but it has never failed to start, even in single-digit temperatures, or left me stranded. This is the longest I have ever kept a vehicle; prior to this I averaged 5-7 years.

Winter? 12 years.

Spring, Summer, Fall? 56 years.

9 years-a 2014 VW Touareg TDI. Only about 100k miles, as we just haven't done a bunch of distance over the last 10 years.

I have loved this vehicle, but have been concerned about the diesel, as VW has limited availability of parts, since this was the last year they sold a diesel in the U.S.

But I've decided to just keep driving it until or unless something happens, and I'll evaluate then.

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At what point, if it does, does the age/mileage of your DD concern you?

If you're doing a road trip, I'd be concerned if you have had demonstrated unreliability. For in town, daily driving, I'd never be concerned. I'm convinced that it would never pay to replace a vehicle as opposed to repairing it to keep it usable. The downside is getting stuck somewhere, but for a daily driver I don't care. I can Uber or call someone, rent a vehicle until it's repaired.

For the record I'm having no issues with the Touareg and would trust it to drive cross country in a heartbeat.

So, it seems safe to say that on range day, the value of the firearms are greater than the daily driver

2012 Tacoma

2017 Camry XLE, still has less than 20,000 miles. Bought in 2019 with less than 12000 miles. Then COVId. Now live less than a mile from work.

2000 Taco

2023 Subaru Forester Wilderness with a little less than 2k miles.

2014 Honda Civic with 192,000 miles.

Eleven year old Nissan Rogue.

‘95 Dodge Ram. 218k miles. Diesel. Manual transmission. 2WD. 20-25mpg.

I am currently in a 2 year old car. However, some here will recall that immediately prior to that, my daily for nearly two years was a 23 year old (now 25 years old) Mercedes E430. Winter and Summer alike!

My son needed a car, and so we swapped it off to him. Now, to the point of your question, he is headed out of town for a few years to school, and I am NOT sending him in that car. So, it depends on how easy or hard it is to deal with the inevitable adversity I suppose. I will be getting him something much newer and more reliable (not that the Merc hasn't been).

The reliably ability to escape from the big city in 2024 is a capability I do not want to skimp on.

2001 Audi TT, 6 speed standard transmission, all- wheel drive, turbo. Always garaged hence look new even after 23 years. All service done by an Audi dealer which is expensive but it's done right. Dual music system CD and cassette. Only place I have to hear those old cassettes. Love the car but also use my wife's VW Alltrack for grocery shopping a leisure trips around the state.

2022 Lexus IS 500. 28k miles.

mine:
2000 Nissan Maxima 210,000 miles (rust bucket)
wife's:
2004 Toyota Corolla 190,000 miles

I and my family, think pre-2005 vehicles seem more reliable, it could be the holdout in me similar to the turbo vs Naturally aspirated.

When I walk out and see a pile of red dust where the Maxima had been, I will get a four cylinder Toyota.

We take her car on occasional trips up to 3hrs away, but if we go further, I rent a car and load up on insurances.
For a daily driver about 40miles round trip, its just an inconvenience if one were to breakdown.

2014 Ford Escape. I'm retired so not driving a lot.

1994 Chevy 1500 Extended Cab, 459,000 miles on the original 5.7L (350 cu in) engine. 3d Transmission tho.

I got a new car September 28 and I have 502 miles on it but I may drive to the gun store tomorrow.

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Originally posted by DrWho:
I got a new car September 28 and I have 502 miles on it but I may drive to the gun store tomorrow.

If your [now gone] post was accurate, that's quite a stable.