by "Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno)
Published 05/21/2017 at 21:12
by "Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno)
Published 05/21/2017 at 21:12
Tags: Ramblings
STARS: 3
I’ve only had my license a bit over 3 years and in that time I’ve already had 4 cars. Two I drove for less than a year a piece. I might have a problem with commitment?
The Safari I drove for 10 months, the M3 for a year and 5 months, the S10 for 10 months, and now I’ve had the Silverado for a little over a month.
I’m tied to the Silverado until the loan is paid off (well, not really but I’m forcing myself to keep it until then) so that’s gonna end up being my longest owned car by years when it’s all said and done.
I also did the math, and the Silverado has cost more than my other cars combined by a few thousand dollars. Which makes sense since its the only one that was more than $4500.
So yeah, this is what I think about when I’m bored on Sunday evenings.
"mazda616" (mazda616)
05/21/2017 at 21:19, STARS: 0
Well, you certainly upgraded each time (Safari to M3 and S10 to Silverado). :-)
I’ve had my license 11 years this month (wow, I feel old) and I’ve had 4 cars counting my 6 that I have now. I had the 3 longest, at 6 years. But that’s how long the loan on my 6 is, so I’ll have it that long too.
"jkm7680" (jkm7680)
05/21/2017 at 21:19, STARS: 0
Commitment issues? Tell me about it, haha.
Do you miss driving manual with the S-10 though?
"Berang" (berang)
05/21/2017 at 21:22, STARS: 0
No, you just haven’t a good car yet. When you have one you won’t want something else.
"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno)
05/21/2017 at 21:25, STARS: 1
Hell, a nice bicycle would’ve almost been an upgrade over the Safari!
I’m tied to the Silverado for 5 years at least. Most likely less becuase as soon as college is said and done I’m paying extra on it. Not that I plan on getting rid of it the second it’s paid off though.
"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno)
05/21/2017 at 21:27, STARS: 1
Not the slightest. The gearbox in the S10 wasn’t exactly the best, plus my commute is literally all stop and go. It got old. I’ll definitely have another manual car (hello, not beat E36 M3) but it’ll be a weekend toy.
"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno)
05/21/2017 at 21:30, STARS: 0
True. The M3 was almost the one but the body had such bad cancer I couldn’t keep it long term and drive it everyday. The Silverado is my favorite car I’ve owned by incredibly large margins though so its probably it.
"jkm7680" (jkm7680)
05/21/2017 at 21:31, STARS: 0
I’m so used to stop and go traffic with manual cars. Every single car I’ve owned has been manual and driven daily in stop and go traffic. Only time I drive auto is with work vehicles and it’s weird.
"mazda616" (mazda616)
05/21/2017 at 21:34, STARS: 0
Haha. Poor Safari.
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
05/21/2017 at 21:36, STARS: 0
I remember hearing somewhere that 4 years was the average time owners held onto a car. I don’t know if that’s still true, but I’m averaging about 2-3 years per car.
"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno)
05/21/2017 at 21:36, STARS: 0
I’m still baffled we sold that thing for $1800. I’m curious if it’s exploded on the new owners yet.
"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno)
05/21/2017 at 21:38, STARS: 1
4 years seems awfully short. Of course, I’m the outlier in my family, which keeps their cars typically 10 years or more.
"mazda616" (mazda616)
05/21/2017 at 21:42, STARS: 2
It has a 4.3, so it likely fell apart around that.
"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno)
05/21/2017 at 21:43, STARS: 1
Oh so very true.
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
05/21/2017 at 21:43, STARS: 0
That’s pretty good!
My Mustang is coming up on it’s 8-year anniversary with me, and I have NO plans to get rid of it anytime soon. The shortest I’ve owned a car was -I want to say- about 11 months, so it kinda balances out.
"Manwich - now Keto-Friendly" (manwich)
05/21/2017 at 22:01, STARS: 0
I only see 1 car... the other 3 are technically trucks...
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
05/21/2017 at 22:04, STARS: 0
I’ve owned three cars now (that I call my own) in the 32 years that I’ve had my license. My first I got when I was 20. I bought two others for my wife since we’ve been married.
"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno)
05/21/2017 at 22:06, STARS: 1
Cars, vehicles, same thing.
"Tripper" (tripe46)
05/21/2017 at 22:39, STARS: 0
I’ve been driving 16 years, and have owned/own 14 vehicles. 11 of those I owned for less than 15 months. Out liars = STi (6 months), E46M3 (10 years and counting). 5 Fords, 2 M3s, 2 Subarus, 1 VW, 1 Mazda, 1 Nissan, 1 Audi, 1 Honda...and a partridge in a pear tree.
I’m just now learning that I’m better off only buying cars that I will keep “forever” if I have to have something fancy and new going forward, I’ll lease it.
"Nothing" (nothingatalluseful)
05/21/2017 at 23:34, STARS: 0
I’ve had my license 29 years. I’m on my 27th four wheeled vehicles. Nine or ten bikes. My plan was to keep the Taco 10 years, but I’ve already got a wandering eye.
"TheBlacktopExperiment" (theblacktopexperiment)
05/22/2017 at 00:45, STARS: 0
You are right. I’m sorry to say, generally car enthusiasts wouldn’t consider any of the cars you’ve owned “great” or “cool” cars/trucks. Once you get your dream car, a reasonable dream car that you can afford that is, you will want to keep it longer since you have more of an emotional attachment and it speaks to you. I mean, you are doing great staying away from the super boring models though my friend! (Toyota Camry, Corolla, Prius; Mazda 3, 6; Honda Civic, Accord, etc etc).
"TheBlacktopExperiment" (theblacktopexperiment)
05/22/2017 at 00:49, STARS: 0
Get a classic car. Something pre-1977 is best. They are easy to grow emotionally attached to because not only you will like it and its personality (some classics have so much patina and character, they are like dogs or people), but other people around you can/will grow attached to it to. My 1972 Buick Electra literally has what I call “colds” and it has what I call “good days”. It will make a noise for a week or two, then stop for no reason and not come back for 4 months. Or it will have a small part fail, you fix it, and then its a different feel. It’s behaviour is so dependant on how you treat it. It’s like getting a trusty dog that leads you through situations and stories. You will want to keep it for more than a year for sure if you invest your heart in it.
"Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction" (rustholes-are-weight-reduction)
05/22/2017 at 03:52, STARS: 0
Seems quite normal to me (says the guy who owned 20 cars in the last 12 years)
"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
05/22/2017 at 05:25, STARS: 0
in 25 years of driving i’ve had 5 cars, current one is going on 14 years with me.
"Bowtie_Guy" (thatbowtieguy)
05/22/2017 at 09:59, STARS: 0
I mean don’t feel bad... if you want to talk about commitment issues...
I’m 24 and just counting from when I got my license when I was 18 and vehicles I’ve actually registered and licensed I’ve had 10 vehicles & 3 of those I had for 2 years each
1976 Chevy k10- 2 years
99 Silverado 2500- 2 years
06 Silverado z71 - 8 months
84 Buick Regal- 1 year
02 Sierra z71- 2 months
01 Duramax- 2 years (RIP)
94 GMC k1500- 2 months
99 Silverado Z71- 3 months (currently own)
97 Chevy k1500- 2 months (currently own)
74 Chevy c10- 1 year (currently own)
Plus another 6 that I never registered and another 2 that I had before I had my license
So That’s 10 drivers in 6 years and 18 total vehicles in 8 years.... the majority being GM pickups lol
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
05/22/2017 at 10:15, STARS: 0
I don’t have much history (1 vehicle) that I’ve had for 2-1/2 years but when I got it I was fully prepared to be swapping it for something new sooner or later. That hasn’t happened. I have no plans to get rid of it in the foreseeable future. It really has grown on me.
I’d say if you haven’t formed an attachment with anything you got rid of you don’t have a problem. Yet...
"BahamaTodd" (bahamatodd)
05/22/2017 at 12:02, STARS: 1
I’ve owned 4 cars in the 15 years I’ve been driving. Still have two of them - my daily driver (08 Accord) I’ve owned for 3 years and my truck, which was originally a daily driver for 6 years, I’ve owned for 13 years. The others were 2 years (93 Protege) and 4 years (06 Jetta TDI) of ownership.
So I guess that 4 year average applies for a daily.