What's the longest you've had the same car for ?

Bpmull

Simple question what car have you owned the longest? For me it's my current car ford focus at just over one year shouldn't be too hard to beat :pac:

colm_mcm

Had a Brava for 3 years back in the day. That's by far the longest

PrettyBoy

Mk4 Golf for 6 years.

cjmcork

My Mondy (see this from last week) - 6 years next month - literally the longest relationship I've EVER had!:D

CiniO

01 Fiat Bravo 1.2

Got it in April 2008. Soon will be 6 years. At the moment it's got nearly 220,000 km on the odometer, and is running perfectly.

beertons

Have my car 9 years in November. The plan is to keep her for the 10, then buy something that I'll keep for another 10.

dgt

My first car, a 1992 Fiat Tempra, I still have it 9 years later. I got it when I was 15.

Next would be my E34, 8 years this September. How time flew by

My dad has his X1/9 29 years and there is a Consul Capri here (not much admittedly) since the late 60s

Supergurrier

Octavia 5 years

Pudsey64

Bought a 98 1.6l Vectra in 2002.
Engine calved with 168000 mile's in 2012

Noccy_Mondy

We had an astra 6 years. Uncle has one of the buses 19 years!!

YbFocus

My passat is at 3 years on 16th of March this year, still here

JackF1

I chop and change mine a lot.

My parents theirs until they crash or engine catastrophe occurs!

Both bought new in 2002 c.220kms on the clocks!

Good luck mainly as they're both known for early issues mainly electronic gremlins and the BMW for expensive o-ring failure.

numorouno

my trusty corolla 10 years and 226k miles on the clock of which 200k are mine

mickdw

Current car almost 6 years now

kerten

At home, 5 years with a Nissan Primera and Fiat Tipo (just noticed 5 year period now:D)


In Ireland, I can't resist to bangers. Longest was 2.5 years with Yaris with average of 8-10 months.

Mac Taylor

00 e200 bought in 2002 with 70k, parked up in Dec'13 with 230k miles. Rust was a killer, no issues until the final six months when brake master cyclinder, clutch and finally the engine gave up. Very comfortable wagon and strange to say it but actually miss it from outside the house.

naughtysmurf

Bought a six month old Renault Megane classic in October 2000 with 11K on the clock (ex hire car), drove it until May 2011, never gave me one days bother, availed of the Govt scrappage scheme then. So 10yrs 7mths

Wanaknowmore

Got my primera mid 02 and have just gone over 80k miles, its in good nick and is like a comfortable pair of shoes

bazz26

I bought a brand new Toyota Avensis back in 2003 and it was the longest I ever kept a car, 4.5 years. Generally I keep cars for 2 - 3 years unless I am forced to move them on before that.

I know someone who bought a Mitsubishi Carisma back in 1996 and kept it for 16 years. :eek:

Pedro K

I've had my 00 pre facelift Almera since September 2008. Nearly 5 and a half years.

Bar general maintenance and consumables, I've never had to spend money to have anything fixed or repaired.

gammygils

Octavia for 7 years ('02 to '09)

pred racer

Citroen c5, 4 yrs.

noelf

I scrapped an Audi 100 for a Renault Clio in 1997 and kept it until 2010 when I scrapped the Clio for a golf

Lurching

2.5 years, my current Hilux!

oldyouth

1999 Audi A4 TDi

Feb 2002 and still running strong, 12 years so

Anan1

I have an integrale 8v since 1998, hasn't been driven since 03 though.

Cleveland Hot Pocket

2 years, a mark IV tdi golf (complete with fake GT TDI badges and comfortline spec)

By far the longest I've kept a car. Next longest was the e60 which I kept for 9 months.

Of the current fleet I think the truck and the carina should beat the golf's record - but usually I get bored after 6 months or so. (ergo I will be selling my e36 in 6 months!)

Irishcrx

Had a Honda Del Sol for 4 years , that's my longest by far. Usually I change every year , but will be keeping my Alfa 166 now for a couple of years..

corsav6

98 astra g 1.6, will have it 7 years this June and its never let me down.

djimi

Have my Integra 4.5 years. Have no desire to change as nothing tickles my fancy as an upgrade (that I can afford anyway!).

advertsfox

Jasus I don't think I've had a car longer than 10 months (Mazda 6) - circumstances always changed personally so the car did too (needed to be bigger > diesel for mileage > safer for baby). The C5 will be staying put for a long run, I'm putting enough in her this week to make sure she's 100% so getting my moneys worth in the comfy bugger.

RayCon

2001 Honda Accord ... bought it Feb 2007 - still driving it so = 7yrs

... although I am starting to think about changing it.

hdl

Nissan Almera, 9yrs. Just changed it last week.

blastman

I bought my Honda ten years ago this year and have no plans to get rid of it.

ednwireland

1988 corolla from 1993 to 2004
1998 primera from 2004 to 2013

amen

Diesel Pasat 11 years, Reg 1999 purchased 2003 Still driving it but it will be going in a few weeks.

I've had it longer than I've had kids.

I'll be sad to see it go

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

I've only been driving a little under 5 years. Longest I've had a car was just under 2 years, it was a Toyota Avensis. The car was sound and never gave me much trouble apart from a couple of wheel bearings and an ABS sensor I busted going through a pothole one night. Didn't get rid of it for any reason other than I got bored with it.

Joe 90

Current S1 Exige, coming up on 12 years. No plans to replace it, nothing on the market new or used could compare to it.

oldyouth

I think my 12 years is still leading. Should I have posted in the 'Stingiest thing that you've seen stingy people do' thread

YbFocus

oldyouth wrote: »

I think my 12 years is still leading. Should I have posted in the 'Stingiest thing that you've seen stingy people do' thread

Noelf had his clio for 13 years. . .

kermitpwee

Mk1 jetta 31 years!

Ded_Zebra

This April I will have had my Suzuki Samurai for 7 years

Next after that is my Lancia which I have had for about 4 years and then my Levin that I've had for nearly 2.

renofan

I've my first car 14 years so far. K11 Micra
I've my second car 13 years so far. BMW E28
I've my third car 10 years so far. Laguna
I've my forth car 9 years so far. BMW E30
I've my fifth car 1 year so far. Audi A4
My wife has her car 6 years so far. Ford Focus.


I don't like getting rid of my cars :pac:

JackF1

YbFocus wrote: »

Noelf had his clio for 13 years. . .

2 cars from new petrol drinking bastards the two of them FTW. Both now 12 years old.

Yakuza

Close tie between my Celica and 320i; about 4½ years each. Each time I changed was because I'd added to the world's population. 10 seconds of pleasure is not a fair trade off for a lifetime of increased bills, even less free time and having to change a Celica for a Golf or an E46 320i for a fúcking Qashqai.

tagoona

My Mazda 6 - 8 years, just gotten rid at 186k.... sad to see it go, I knew where all the buttons were

cnoc

Up to 5 years ago I had a 19 year old Carina.

Old diesel

kermitpwee wrote: »

Mk1 jetta 31 years!

I think that merits a thread in its own right - would be nice to hear more about it

Do you still have it???

Arthur Beesley

10 years from new.

Moneymaker

Renault Clio, 2 years.

RobAMerc

I would say the longest was 2 years but more likely 18 months.
Shortest 24hrs

I'm on car number 38 ( ish ) I think - and while it was fun, I wish I had all the money back and stuck with the 5 GT turbo I had 20 yrs ago