How Long Have you Had Your Car?

[Six-cylinder]

I have strange relationships with cars some last years others just weeks. How long have you had yours?

[overrun]

I have strange relationships with cars

 

[Six-cylinder]

Very good!

[rawy]

I don't do great with keeping cars...

 

Current

 

MG ZT 260 - Bought in March 15

Pug 208 XY - Bought in Jan 15

 

Sold recently

 

Renault Clio - 1 Month

Jag XF - 6 months

Camaro - 12 Months

Citroen DS3 - 18 Months

Range Rover v8 - 6 Months

Volvo 940 - 9 Months

 

Rawy

[overrun]

Very good!

 

There's weirder pics to choose, as I am sure you know! Lol.

 

I usually keep my cars for a few years.

[HMC]

I tend to buy on impulse and regret at leisure, fix what's broken, sell at a loss and then rapidly move on to the next old heap.

 

A sort of serial adulterer with very low standards

[rawy]

I tend to buy on impulse and regret at leisure, fix what's broken, sell at a loss and then move on to the next old heap.

 

A sort of serial adulterer with very low standards

 

Sounds very familiar!

 

Rawy

[RayMK]

1967 Peugeot moped. Bought brand new in Roermond, rode it back to the UK in 1969, rode it to the Isle of Skye from Lincoln, used it to commute at various times until 1981. It has languished in my garage ever since.

 

1961 Reliant Regal MKVI, bought as a barely running, worn out and delapidated project in 1992.  It took until 2005 to get it back on the road and I still have it now (historic taxed and MOT'd).

 

1988 Hyundai Stellar, bought on a whim from ebay in 2010, unseen.  Love it but don't know why.  Its engine rattles and its body rusts.  Perhaps it's the overwhelming beigeness of the interior.

 

Previous cars have on average stayed with me for 3 to 7 years before being sold on. Some have lingered longer on the driveway until scrapped, usually forced by a lack of ability and/or funding to fix them.

[richardmorris]

2cv since May 1996,

Mercedes for three years last week,

Fiat I've had since October 2006, but was bought new by my godparents in 1989.

[Jim Bell]

Ive never MOT'd the same car twice.

[fordperv]

Mk1 3 door sierra base since 2001

Capri laser since 2008

Sierra sapphire gls since 2012

 

Mrs fp escort rs turbo since 2009

Project teabag mk1 3 door sierra L since 2008

[FakeConcern]

I usually keep cars for ages. At the moment I have a Citroen C4 VTS I bought a while ago as a stop gap & a Citroen XM bought recently, but I don't know why.

[tooSavvy]

57.. Sept 07.

 

TS

[Jim Bell]

57.. Sept 07.

 

TS

 

I Understood that.

WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH TS!!!!!??

[saucedoctor]

I've owned my Rover 25 for 13 years.

 

I really must get the front wings replaced - I've had new ones for about 2 years, and another set of new ones (don't ask) for months.

 

2 spare engines, 2 spare gearboxes, about 10 or 11 spare wheels,3 spare steering wheels...

[mercrocker]

Minor 10 years plus

VW Damper 8.5 years

Merc 190E 6.5 years

Cowley 3 years

 

Generally, I keep my cars long enough for them to have a claim on my pension.   Only severe breakage or making big holes in themselves usually forces a sale. 

 

I would love to be an auto-slut but it has to be deep and meaningful for me.

[Matt]

Too long.

[strangeangel]

Mine is usually the last name on the V5, but happily it wasn't for my trusty old C15 (4 years with me) - someone took it on, did all the welding and it's still slogging on like a good 'un.

 

Had my 205 a couple or three weeks now and really like it, hopefully this one will run and run.

 

EDIT: How many posts do I have to make to stop my rank being 'Austin Metro'?????

[cort1977]

I've had my Cortina estate since 2002.   In that time I have driven maybe 1000 miles, mainly due to being overseas.   Others come and go, not actually scrapped one since 2006 though.

[eddyramrod]

I've had cars a matter of days; I've had cars for 6 years, but it doesn't mean I ever drove the thing!  Of the two listed below, Tacuma came in July 2013 and Mercury in July 2014.  Tacuma's likely to stay a while yet.  Mercury might or might not.

[JohnK]

2008 BMW 525d - October 2013

2003 Ford Sport Ka - March 2015

 

2002 Vauxhall Omega - I've had since March 2015, but my dad bought Aug 2014

 

2000 Vauxhall Omega - November 2010

 

1998 Jaguar XJ8 - February 2015

1991 Mercedes 190E - January 2015

1989 BMW 525i - March 2015

1989 Volvo 740 - January 2015

 

1986 BMW 728i - April 2014

1984 Mercedes 190E - June 2011

[overrun]

I Understood that.

WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH TS!!!!!??

I have understood a few of his recent posts!

[danthecapriman]

I tend to keep cars for years. The ones I've got now I have no plans to move on.

 

74 Capri: bought on 10 September 2001. The day before 9/11, I remember I was sat in it listening to the radio when it happened and came on the news!

 

85 Granada: bought August 2008, when I was supposed to be working not making stupid impulse car purchases.

 

84 Transit: bought April 2011.

 

73 Mercury: bought October 2013, but didn't get it imported and in my possession until September 2014!

[fred]

Fozzer coming up to 4 years, longest Ive had one but its superb so wont let it go without a struggle

[mat_the_cat]

Stellar - August 1997

BX - May 2004

LT - June 2006

Bent Disco - August 2006

Shiny Disco - May 2010

Sold my motorbike last year, which I'd owned since December 1999. It's safe to say I don't change vehicles that often...

[hennabm]

28 years for the 323; 8 years for the 320; 5 years for the 1 series; 3 years for the Punto and 1 week for the ovlov...................

[Cavcraft]

306 diesel: about 2.5 years I think

Frontera: two or three weeks

Corsa: couple of weeks

Scenic: four days

Ptangyangkipperbang moped: couple of weeks

Tyree Cooper, the producer, awesome super duper Vectra: God knows, about 8 months?

Cavalier: three or four weeks

[captain_70s]

Bought the Dolly 1300 on the 25th of October 2012, so I've had that nearly two and a half years.

 

Bought the Dolly 1850 on the 25th of October 2013, so I've had that nearly a year and a half.

[stripped fred]

Alfa - 1 yr 2 months

MR2 blue - 11yrs

MR2 white - 1yr (but not driven...yet)

 

Last car was an Audi and I owned that for 6 years. I don't tend to change my cars that often as once I've spent a bit of time and money tidying them up I don't want to lose my investment. They often then cost me more so not sure it's a good financial model. If I'm honest I also don't particularly like the selling process either but I do like buying!

[wuvvum]

Volvo 164 - 10 1/2 years.  Perodua Kenari - 5 days.  The rest of the fleet - somewhere in between.

 

I've had my Mobylette for nearly 20 years.