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Volvoboy

Been looking around to change car off an on for the last while, looking at S-Classes Ls 400's and Gs300, new avensis'i.

Pretty much come to the conclusion i aint gonna get as good as i have now, at least where mecanical reliablity comes into it.


So my 96 Carina will be the longest i've ever kept the same car 11 months.

Hard to belive!!


Whats the longest you've ever kept the same car?

Stephen

My current Civic holds the record, at 15 months. Although, I did have the same motorbike for 3 years a while back.

chickenhawk

16 months and still going strong. Want to change it but can't justify the expense at the moment.

Guy:Incognito

I bought my clio new in 2000. It's been my mams car since around 2004 but seeing as it's still in the family does that count?

Think my Safrane was the longest I;ve had, at around 18 months.

biko

2 years aprox

Rowley Birkin QC

Had my car for about 30 months now. Felt like I relpaced it piece by piece this Summer:(

Off-topic, are those new taxi rules coming in re the age of taxis VB?

Stokolan

all of my cars seem to have lasted about 3 years.

Yakult

5 months and still going lol.

peasant

7 years on my first VW T3 camper as only vehicle.
The shortest I've ever had any car is 2 years.

vengeance52

14months, but not for lack of trying

colm_mcm

There's more to consider than reliability if you drive 8 or 9 hours a day. comfort and safety for you and your passengers are important too.

I never keep cars long enough to know how reliable they are!

slimjimmc

drove the same auld cit for 10yrs and it never broken down.

L1011

Theres a February '00 Punto ELX thats been in the family since day 1, first father then mother then sister owned it.

Volvoboy

bigkev49 wrote: »

Had my car for about 30 months now. Felt like I relpaced it piece by piece this Summer:(

Off-topic, are those new taxi rules coming in re the age of taxis VB?

Yep after 31st of December the age of the car cant be 9 years or older, however my 96 is good untill 2012.

bazz26

Keep my last car the longest, 4.5 years, my father still has it.

Have my current car just over a year but I already have the ich to change, nothing has taken my fancy yet though.

Stephen

Volvoboy wrote: »

Yep after 31st of December the age of the car cant be 9 years or older, however my 96 is good untill 2012.

How's that work? Do the new rules only apply to cars bought after a certain date or something?

Volvoboy

Stephen wrote: »

How's that work? Do the new rules only apply to cars bought after a certain date or something?

For all cars passed out before 2009 the due date for compliance is 2012, for all ''new'' cars passed out after 1st of jan 2009 the car has to be under 9 years old.

Terrontress

They should reduce the cost of a taxi fare by 5% for each year the car is old. A brand new car will get 100% of the fare, 1 year old 95%, 2 years old 90% etc. It would encourage taxi drivers to drive modern cars and compensate passengers when the car they have booked turns up as a banger.

colm_mcm

that idea would encourage punters to flag down older cars. not a great system IMO. and it would ruin the standardized taxi fare

Imagine being charged €4 more for a fare because your taxi was 08 as opposed to 05. would you be happy?

Taxi drivers have to make a living,

Terrontress

It would level out the playing field. Why should someone make repayments on a new Mondeo while someone else operates a Toyota older than ten years old for the same fare. The only logical thing for a taxi driver to do in that instance is to get an old, inexpensive car. And where does that leave the customer?

Maybe the top band could be for cars 3 years old or less and drop 15% at the third anniversary of registration.

I think I'll send this idea to the taxi regulator. I've just decided it's the best idea in the world. Ever.

Top Dog

7 years, and still have it.

Lord Nikon

Current '00 5 Series - 22 months
Previous '96 Rover 200 - 5 years
Previous scooter - 9 months, and I fell off it.

VH

Terrontress wrote: »

It would level out the playing field. Why should someone make repayments on a new Mondeo while someone else operates a Toyota older than ten years old for the same fare. The only logical thing for a taxi driver to do in that instance is to get an old, inexpensive car. And where does that leave the customer?

Maybe the top band could be for cars 3 years old or less and drop 15% at the third anniversary of registration.

I think I'll send this idea to the taxi regulator. I've just decided it's the best idea in the world. Ever.

its up to each taxi driver in question to strike a good balance between things including value - eg if a 4 year old Avensis makes more sense than a brand new LS600h then so be it - the lexus driver shouldnt get any special treatment

Wishbone Ash

Terrontress wrote: »

They should reduce the cost of a taxi fare by 5% for each year the car is old. A brand new car will get 100% of the fare, 1 year old 95%, 2 years old 90% etc. It would encourage taxi drivers to drive modern cars and compensate passengers when the car they have booked turns up as a banger.

Why should a passenger have to fork out more for a banal '08 Focus/Corolla/Liana when it would be cheaper and more comfortable to be in a 5 year old S Class, A8, L400, 7 series etc.

All that theory would do is to encourage drivers to buy small uncomfortable cars that just barely meet the statutory requirements.

It would also be unfair to a queuing customer who doesn't really have much say in what car arrives next.

rebel.ranter

Have one of my current cars for 7 years, the other 2 years. Since my 2nd car I have always had more than 1 car at a time. My worst was 5 cars at one time, it was a pain to keep them all running, starting them regularly, etc. Only one of them was worth significant money at the time, all the rest were £2k-£6k.

arybvtcw0eolkf

My Alfa Romeo 156 is eight years old now & still driving like a dream.

Max_Damage

I bought my Micra in April 2004, and I still have it (minus an engine though).

As for the Ford Escort, I have that 2½ months now.

Bobo78

I have my Roewe for 2 years now and will probably have it for 1 more or maybe even more.:)

Brabus

My Car History:

1981 Fiesta - bought 1993; sold circa1995
1991 Fiesta - bought circa1995; sold 1997
1994 Fiesta - bought 1997; sold 1998 ( a piece of S****)
1995 Fiesta - bought 1998; sold 1999
1996 Escort - bought 1999; sold 2001
1999 Astra - bought 2001; sold 2003
2002 Focus - bought 2003; sold 2006
2005 A3 - bought 2006; sold 2008
Current car - none.
Reason - emigrating down under.

All the above were grand cars ( bar one of course!) and never gave me any trouble. I've been very lucky with my cars.

L1011

Bobo78 wrote: »

I have my Roewe for 2 years now and will probably have it for 1 more or maybe even more.:)

Roewe as in the Chinese built Rover 75?

Bobo78

MYOB wrote: »

Roewe as in the Chinese built Rover 75?

No, i just called it Roewe but in fact it s just a Rover 45:D;)

Malice

Volvoboy wrote: »

Whats the longest you've ever kept the same car?

I'm driving my Skoda Fabia since 2004 apart from minor issues with the electrics it's never let me down.

L-M

On my fourth vehicle since last August. I think the longest was, i've kept them for 4 months (three of them) and got an extra one in between which i had for and 3 months. So happy days lol. I think what i have now will be here until this time next year, unless something else pops up in between.

Zube

I had an Alfa 155 for five and a half years from new (no trouble). Had a Multipla from new for 7 years, no major problems (a small fuel leak from a cracked fuel fiter knackered the starter motor in its later years).

Mitch Connor

Had my first car, Mazda 323f, for just over two years. No real problems with it and sold it for the same price I paid for it.

Have the current car just over 2 weeks.