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In Reply to: Truly the end times have arrived... posted by ghost of olddude55 on March 25, 2021 at 03:40:47:
We currently own a 2009 Prius (Wife bought new, to my horror) now with 150K+ miles, a 2005 VW Touareg , bought in 2016 with 103K miles, and a 2002 Dodge Ram 1500, bought in 2017 with 58K (really) miles.
Check the service history, buy them old (preferably with low miles) for cheap, and drive them until they drop.
Please notice I said "own". We haven't had a car loan since 1991 (Wife's new Saturn SC-2. POS. Happy to see it go, but I didn't care at the time... it was what she wanted).
The Prius was worth buying new... Routine (minimal) maintenance expenses for 12 years, but no other repairs... other than body damage from hitting a fox on the interstate in 2014, and teaching my daughter to drive in 2018. I don't fit the car, or like driving it... but it's not my car! We currently don't give a crap (can I say that) about scratches, dings, etc.
The VW has over 60K miles since we bought it, and the Dodge just under 40K miles. It blow my mind a little that I own a 19-YO vehicle with under 100K miles...
My daughter pranged the front end of the WV at a gas station, shortly after getting her license in 2019, but I didn't care that much... It was already old, and relatively cheap (Less than 20% of original MSRP) when I bought it in 2016. I like to think that the battle scars on the Touareg keep parking lot warriors with new cars properly advised that I'm a driver who "just doesn't care"! We bought my daughter a 2010 Honda Fit Sport in 2019 (80K miles). The smaller footprint suits her. She hasn't hit anything in the past 2 years, and feels much more confident in the vehicle. That's good for everyone out there.
If we average our annual maintenance and repair costs, we don't exceed $400 per month, combined, on the Prius, the Dodge, the Touareg, and Holly's Fit. Please note: I do my own oil changes, summer/winter tire changes, and minor maintenance here at home. If you need a mechanic for these services, YMMV, and your maintenance $ will not go quite as far.
The Touareg has been the main offender for service dollars. Again, I don't really care... It's my main ride, and I love the overall vehicle quality, the 4WD competency (we live in VT, where 4WD actually matters for the Winter and Mud Seasons), and the V-8. A guy's gotta have some vices!
The WV is still pretty (and 320 HP V-8)... except for the gas station boo-boo. The truck is not so pretty... but who wants a pretty truck? They're gonna get dinged up, if you use them as trucks. I'm delighted that I don't have to care about appearances, as a general rule. All 4 vehicles are very reliable, because I religiously maintain them.
I'm never gonna win bragging rights at the Drive-in, but I stopped caring about that back in '80, when my hometown Drive-in closed. I do have some bragging rights about my IRA, though... That's where the extra car money has been going since 1991. Since I'm now 60, I am looking forward to not worrying about eating, or where I'm gonna sleep, in the 5 (7? 10?) years left before I retire.
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Follow Ups
- Or, you could do what I have done for most of my life... - Gak! 03/25/2119:37:37 03/25/21 (3)
- My car is 15 years old. - ghost of olddude55 04:28:47 03/26/21 (2)
- RE: My car is 15 years old. - Gak! 09:21:18 03/26/21 (1)
- If... - ghost of olddude55 10:13:46 03/26/21 (0)
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