Thread: How often do you "upgrade" cars?

Originally Posted by B92 8NW

I was chatting to a rather dippy lady over lunch today, she was saying that her son needs to buy a new car because his current one is "completely worn out, it's old, done 100,000 km". I also know quite a few people who buy new cars every three years, and some of our neighbours are tragic, as soon as a new ad comes on TV you can bet your backside it'll be in their driveway within a week.

It seems there's two schools of thought - buying [usually leasing] new cars every few years or running your car into the ground before buying a new one. I reckon it makes more sense financially to run a car into the ground altogether.

How long do you anticipate you'll keep your LRs?

Where I used to live, one of the neighbours changed their car everytime the age related plates changed. Since in UK that is every 6 months it must have cost a fortune! Anything to be one step ahead of the neighbours I suppose!


The 110 was bought in 1997 when it was 12 months old.

The hybrid in 2003 and the D2 in 2006.

Barring MAJOR accidents can not see any of them going in next 5 - 10 years

Regards

Brendan

use to be every year, 2 years tops since the little one came into the world 4 years ago and two morgages and all the money spent on my D2 im keeping till it becomes antique

Well im new to owning cars compared to you guys!

Iv had my Range Rover since i was 16 so almost 3 years its a 84 but has been in the family for 10 years (dad gave it too me!)

And i bought Grover the 98 Disco Tdi on the 24th of April 2007, and id like to think i will be keeping both for a very VERY long time couldn't imagine selling them!

A family friend bought his series LR off the show room floor and still has it over 35 years later he has promised when he can no longer drive it its mine

It depends on how you do the figures. I am sure that there are accountants that can make a case for either holding on to cars or for turning them over every two or three years. I think it comes down to if you want to drive around in a fairly new car all the time then you will justify turning them over frequently. I have never felt in the position to buy a new car so have stuck to second hand ones and have tended to hold onto them.

Perhaps with some tax advantages it might work out in favour of turning them over more frequently. However I do not believe that it is a sustainable practise. I do not believe we should all be driving around in old cars like they do in Cuba but I think that we should think about the amount of energy that it takes to build a car and see if we would get a better return by building a vehicle that will last a little longer before falling apart. Maybe that is why series LRs have been so popular.

Well, Although I have not owned that many I tend to keep them for about 200,000kms. I'm changing Landys in 6 months and once I have it I won't be changing vehicles until either it falls apart OR the main fuel we use changes.

All depends. If you can write it off on tax then it would be beneficial to change often, but for most of us they are a money pit. As much as I would like a new 4x4 cant see it happening for 5 yrs at least. On average we buy a car (not new) every 4 years. Only had one new car and that was the Tdi Disco. Buy one used is our motto most times. Nice to have a new car but the immediate losses are too much. We bought the Stato for $31k (half new price) early 2007 only 3 1/2 years old and that will do us for a bit.

I drove my Hillman Hunter (bought new in 1971) for over 30 years then my son got it. It was given away earlier this year.

Would you believe I have the owner's handbook in front of me - I'm posting it off to the new owner.

Body no. 1220
Engine No. B043905624
Delivery Date: 1/9/1971
John Theaker Motors
Carnarvon, WA

Now to sell the 1963 Hillman Super Minx.

Originally Posted by p38arover

I drove my Hillman Hunter (bought new in 1971) for over 30 years then my son got it. It was given away earlier this year.

Would you believe I have the owner's handbook in front of me - I'm posting it off to the new owner.

Body no. 1220
Engine No. B043905624
Delivery Date: 1/9/1971
John Theaker Motors
Carnarvon, WA

Now to sell the 1963 Hillman Super Minx.

Grew up in a 1960s Hillman Hunter wagon. My Grandfather had it from new until he died.