"philaDLJ" (philadlj)
08/06/2013 at 11:08 • Filed to: car age, survey, longevity, polk, dd
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"philaDLJ" (philadlj)
08/06/2013 at 11:08 • Filed to: car age, survey, longevity, polk, dd | 1
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I'm well aware not everyone here is American, so I wanted to take the age-pulse of our international Oppo fleet.
So, how old is your primary vehicle?
Mine is just 4, though I bought it a year ago. I've previously owned cars that were 15 and 14 years old at the time we parted ways.
Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole
> philaDLJ
08/06/2013 at 11:10 |
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32 years old.
Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney
> philaDLJ
08/06/2013 at 11:10 |
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Current DD is 25 years old, last one was 11.
ttyymmnn
> philaDLJ
08/06/2013 at 11:14 |
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12 years. Looks like I'm normal, God forbid.
TurboSloth
> philaDLJ
08/06/2013 at 11:14 |
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4 years old. 2009 model. Previously, my civic was my DD, and that's 13 years old.
AbigGRNboot
> philaDLJ
08/06/2013 at 11:18 |
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14 years old. Still going strong. Hoping to squeeze another 5 out of it.
Klaus Schmoll
> philaDLJ
08/06/2013 at 11:19 |
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14 years.
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> philaDLJ
08/06/2013 at 11:19 |
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25. Will be 26 and north of 360,000 miles (I think) in October.
Jagvar
> philaDLJ
08/06/2013 at 11:22 |
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15 years.
'99 model built in July of '98.
6cyl
> philaDLJ
08/06/2013 at 11:22 |
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28 years old. Made in '85.
Walfisch
> philaDLJ
08/06/2013 at 11:23 |
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7 years old, although I bought it almost 5 years ago. I plan on keeping it for a few more years, and saving the money that goes to my payments. My only issue is that it's a little too thirsty compared to more modern cars, but it should be fine once I paid it off.
Here's a stock photo.
RayRay
> philaDLJ
08/06/2013 at 11:23 |
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Current DD is a 2002 BMW 525iT, so 11 years old, but going through my history...
2011-2013 - 1986 Toyota Shortbed Pickup - 25-27 years
2011 - 1984 Toyota Celica Supra - 27 years
2010 - 1994 Saab 9000 CSE - 16 years
2005-2009 - 1989 Mazda Miata - 16-20 years
So the math is (16+17+18+19+20+16+27+25+26+27+11)/11 = 20.181818181818etc = 20 years on average
Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street.
> philaDLJ
08/06/2013 at 11:23 |
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Mine was born on 9/19/01 at 6AM.
Who needs sway bars anyway
> philaDLJ
08/06/2013 at 11:24 |
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My Cherokee is 14 years old, Has 222333 miles and I drive it just under 100 miles a day. I plan on having this jeep for the rest of my life. I am looking for a commuter car though, and I have narrowed my choices down to either a 65' Falcon or a late 80's Alfa Milano Verde.
Casper
> philaDLJ
08/06/2013 at 11:24 |
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As soon as she is back together, 40 years this year. My bike, which is my DD while the Z is in the shop, is only 2. The wife's DD is 0? 1? 0.5? Whatever a 2013 would be.
lunchtray
> philaDLJ
08/06/2013 at 11:25 |
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At 16, my car is old enough to drive itself.
Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
> philaDLJ
08/06/2013 at 11:28 |
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17
Eric Siedlecki
> philaDLJ
08/06/2013 at 11:30 |
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Car was born in May of 1987, so that would make him 26 years and 3 (ish) months old.
SwissTony
> philaDLJ
08/06/2013 at 11:50 |
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31 and going strong.
I don;t know whether it counts though. I have few cars, and use them all as commuters when I feel like it, so there are weeks when its driven daily, and weeks when it is lying dormant, while other cars get their chance to shine
Jayhawk Jake
> philaDLJ
08/06/2013 at 12:01 |
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A few months? I don't know the manufacture date.
PelicanHazard
> philaDLJ
08/06/2013 at 12:02 |
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Near as makes no difference, 8 months. Bought her December 8th.
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philaDLJ
> philaDLJ
08/06/2013 at 12:33 |
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An unscientific skim through the responses suggests the average age of an Oppo DD to be even higher than the American average, which comes as no surprise.
Also, lots of cool cars. Also no surprise.
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philaDLJ
> Jayhawk Jake
08/06/2013 at 12:36 |
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Polk probably goes by model year rather than specific date of manufacture, so if it's a 2013, it's > 1 year.
If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
> philaDLJ
08/06/2013 at 12:39 |
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Mine is an '02, so 11 years. Yay! I'm average!
duurtlang
> philaDLJ
08/06/2013 at 13:01 |
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My previous and current DD. The Golf was 21 years old in 2012 when I decided I wanted something nicer. Now, 1 year later, the Peugeot is 13 years old.
Pearson Hurst
> philaDLJ
08/06/2013 at 13:35 |
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My foul weather DD ('97 Outback) is 16, my fair weather DD ('69 Scout 800A) is 44.
The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123
> lunchtray
08/06/2013 at 16:49 |
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My DD is 21. Old enough to vote, and being in Chicago, it probably already has a few times.
J. Walter Weatherman
> philaDLJ
08/06/2013 at 17:28 |
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My current DD is brand spankin new, but the car that it replaced (and is now my weekend/utility car) was 20 years old, so putting those two together, puts me pretty close to that average.
TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
> philaDLJ
08/06/2013 at 17:28 |
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9 years old, 2004 3.0 X-Type with a proper transmission.
Hoccy
> philaDLJ
08/06/2013 at 18:03 |
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43 years old. I'm not using it in the winter though.
Last one was 23..
I hoon, therefore I am
> philaDLJ
08/06/2013 at 19:25 |
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My E24 is 12 days older than I am. We're celebrating our 30th birthdays together in September.
I also daily drove a 72 Scout II for a time. And I had an 85 celica, and an 86 Mazda B2000. And a 94 Pathfinder. Come to think of it, most of my cars have been old...
BJohnson11
> philaDLJ
08/06/2013 at 21:03 |
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13 going on 250,000 (miles). It's a model year 2000 Ford Expedition. Awful on gas, and the supercharger I threw on it doesn't help (but sounds like pure sex).
W00D
> philaDLJ
08/06/2013 at 21:24 |
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6 year old civic that gets 30k miles a year
Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> philaDLJ
08/07/2013 at 13:23 |
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Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> philaDLJ
08/07/2013 at 13:24 |
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1999 with 175k miles on the clock. Its a honda civic though so I guess its still a baby.