The 10-year challenge is all over social media now.

"mazda616" (mazda616) 01/18/2019 at 15:26 • Filed to: 10 Year Challenge

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This is the only contribution I’ll be making to it.

2009 vs. 2019

Fresh out of high school in 2009, I drove a ‘99 Pontiac Grand Am GT1 coupe.

Now, as a 29-year-old dad of a 2-year-old boy, I drive a “dad car” - a 2016 Mazda6 i Touring.

How about you guys and gals?

Future next gen S2000 owner > mazda616 01/18/2019 at 15:34

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Am I doing this right?

Man, I miss that car.

Textured Soy Protein > mazda616 01/18/2019 at 15:40

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WilliamsSW > mazda616 01/18/2019 at 15:40

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Ten years ago:

Now:

Chariotoflove > mazda616 01/18/2019 at 15:42

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Nice. Here’s my then and now:

Ram_Riot_6 > mazda616 01/18/2019 at 15:43

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2009: My first car which I picked up in April ‘09

2019: Major upgrade  in ‘16

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > mazda616 01/18/2019 at 15:44

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I know the struggle of the Dad car. I would not have bought a sedan if i could have avoided it. 

Milky > mazda616 01/18/2019 at 15:45

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I’m 29 and also in a Mazda.

TechJunky > mazda616 01/18/2019 at 15:49

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My old 2008 Si

My current 2 018 Si

There were also 4 other cars and 2 motorcycles between these two cars (none of which were Civic Si’s)

B_dol > mazda616 01/18/2019 at 15:51

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2009 (college)

2019:

mazda616 > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/18/2019 at 15:52

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I wanted a 6, and I had to have room for a car seat, so it worked out. I honestly would’ve bought the 6 wagon if they sold it here.

Decay buys too many beaters > mazda616 01/18/2019 at 15:53

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How about a 25 year challenge?

Ssfancyfresh > mazda616 01/18/2019 at 15:56

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2009

2019

Wobbles the Mind > mazda616 01/18/2019 at 15:59

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There is about a $2,000 difference between the ‘06 Rio’s price when it was bought new and the current trade-in value of the ‘12 XF. I think that’s neat!

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > mazda616 01/18/2019 at 16:01

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I didn’t really get into owning vehicles until later in life, so the comparison isn’t quite accurate. But I went from driving this:

To this:

It’s arguable whether I went forward or back, but I think I like my herd a lot more. Although my parents got great value out of that Impala with pretty awesome reliability despite the reputation online, and only got rid of it at over 235,000 miles when my sister wrote it off five or six years ago. I still think it’s a good looking car, I just don’t know really  have a place in my life for a big FWD sedan. Sometimes I wonder whether or not my parents would still be driving it if it hadn’t taken an Uplander to the driver’s door. They never did directly replace it, just took the insurance check and started miling out their pair of ’80s GM travel vans.

Tripper > mazda616 01/18/2019 at 16:01

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2009

Age 24, GF of 1 yearish

occupation: party animal

2019

Age 34, married, father of 7 month old girl, two big dogs

Occupation: Director of IT

Just the Grom remains from that last pic. I traded the E90 for my S3 which I sold a few months ago.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > mazda616 01/18/2019 at 16:08

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Let’s see in 2009 I was in college and my ride was a 2004 Yamaha FZ6 and my legs/bicycle/bus.

Now I daily a 2009 Matrix (not by choice)...check back on me in 10 years I should have something proper by then.

interstate366, now In The Industry > mazda616 01/18/2019 at 16:11

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2009: drove my dad’s F-150 whenever I wanted to go somewhere, bought my first car in 2010 at the age of 24

2019: 2 working cars and a broken one

BeaterGT > mazda616 01/18/2019 at 16:31

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I can get down with this version of the challenge. Here’s mine...same wheels and awful wheel gap, different car. 10 year old difference in camera technology in phones too. Also 29, t his was my high school graduation “gift”,

Terra > mazda616 01/18/2019 at 20:09

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I also shared to the internets!

https://terraelise.kinja.com/10-year-challenge-1831882836?utm_medium=sharefromsite&utm_source=default_copy&utm_campaign=top

Thanks to Oppo for the fun.

pip bip - choose Corrour > mazda616 01/19/2019 at 05:05

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i drove the same 2003/4 Mitsubishi Lancer i did in 2009. just with a few more kilometres