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aikoaiko

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24. 14 year old Volvo V70 here.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Thu Jun 27, 2019, 10:34 PM

Jun 2019

Keeps on going and going and going and....

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Have an old car? You're not alone. Vehicle age hits record [View all] left-of-center2012 Jun 2019 OP

Husband recently sold his 12 year old Accord. It LibDemAlways Jun 2019 #1

I use the price to replace divided by 10 Midnightwalk Jun 2019 #6

I just traded my accord in Cosmocat Jun 2019 #42

My husband's had 225K miles and the LibDemAlways Jun 2019 #44

I've repaired a stuck window in my 22-year-old Accord: $80. lagomorph777 Jun 2019 #46

Where we live in So. Cal. prices for LibDemAlways Jun 2019 #48

I live in the most expensive county in the nation. lagomorph777 Jun 2019 #49

compare repairs to cost of new car loan and insurance Hermit-The-Prog Jun 2019 #56

I was made fun of having a car with manual locks and windows exboyfil Jun 2019 #54

My car was built before 9/11 happened! CountAllVotes Jun 2019 #2

Is it a Honda? lunatica Jun 2019 #4

Yes a Honda Accord SE CountAllVotes Jun 2019 #11

One of ours is a 1997. Our new one is 2006. n/t pnwmom Jun 2019 #3

We're about the same - a '96 and a 2006 eleny Jun 2019 #12

I've had my car for nine years. Aristus Jun 2019 #5

I love my truck Bayard Jun 2019 #7

mine is 14 years old Skittles Jun 2019 #8

Mine are 2naSalit Jun 2019 #9

Just this month, I said goodbye to my 1999 Infiniti Q45T MANative Jun 2019 #10

My toyota is 10, my jaguar is 17 empedocles Jun 2019 #13

As Indiana Jones once said, "It's not the years, it's the mileage."** Trailrider1951 Jun 2019 #14

My "new" car is a 2000 trackfan Jun 2019 #15

Mine's a 1998 with 137,000+ miles on it. no_hypocrisy Jun 2019 #16

My car is 15 years old and it's got almost 200K miles on it FakeNoose Jun 2019 #17

I drive an 18 year old Ford Escort Downtown Hound Jun 2019 #18

I drive a 94 Land Cruiser hardluck Jun 2019 #19

In 2004, after my father passed away MurrayDelph Jun 2019 #20

13 years and still under 100K miles n/t TexasBushwhacker Jun 2019 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author Ilsa Jun 2019 #22

Drive a crappy car keithbvadu2 Jun 2019 #23

14 year old Volvo V70 here. aikoaiko Jun 2019 #24

17 year old Volvo V70 here musette_sf Jun 2019 #30

I won't spend more than a $1000 on a car. hunter Jun 2019 #25

My car is 34 years young ProudLib72 Jun 2019 #26

Best thing about my 14 year old car ooky Jun 2019 #27

I wash the windows of my car, that's it. hunter Jun 2019 #45

My Toyota Corolla is 13 years old Ohiogal Jun 2019 #28

I have a car that's so old it still has a Clinton bumper sticker on it from '92. 50 Shades Of Blue Jun 2019 #29

My BMW wagon is 12 years old mnhtnbb Jun 2019 #31

Perhaps cars are actually getting better. tinrobot Jun 2019 #32

I think the inverse is true misanthrope Jun 2019 #33

I fixed my '73 Ford Pinto all the time... tinrobot Jun 2019 #35

Cars are better today by wide mile, but to your point Cosmocat Jun 2019 #43

cars are getting more reliable but they have more tech pstokely Jun 2019 #39

I think it is more an indicator of economic unease misanthrope Jun 2019 #34

I bought my first ever new car 1 year ago. 2018 Chevy Cruze Quackers Jun 2019 #36

2005 Kia Amanti w/61K miles SoCalDem Jun 2019 #37

the tech on new cars sold today will go obsolete long before the cars themselves stop running pstokely Jun 2019 #38

1998 chev 2500 p/u onethatcares Jun 2019 #40

12 Year old Ford Focus wagon Tracer Jun 2019 #41

My vehicle is an 05 Toyota Tacoma. 280,000 odd miles. GulfCoast66 Jun 2019 #47

Good thing they're lasting longer. GoCubsGo Jun 2019 #50

My new car is 7 years old. mn9driver Jun 2019 #51

Mine is a 2007 Honda Civic. greatauntoftriplets Jun 2019 #52

Mine is just a baby at 6 years old. DFW Jun 2019 #53

I have always been a melm00se Jun 2019 #55

my newest is a 1991 Hermit-The-Prog Jun 2019 #57

I drive them until they puke Niagara Jun 2019 #58

2011 MINI COOPER with 56k. I love it! My other car is a 2006 Class A motorhome with 18k. It's SammyWinstonJack Jun 2019 #59

'97 Accord with 136,000 km OnlinePoker Jun 2019 #60

1997 Mercury Tracer Wagon. 180,000 miles on it. justhanginon Jun 2019 #61

I drive a 17 Year Old Acura With 222k Miles and jayfish Jun 2019 #62