Cars People Keep for 15 Years or More
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Cars People Keep for 15 Years or More
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#2Interesting, but not sure how useful. Inevitable that this kind of information becomes out of date as far as what car is worth keeping that you now own.
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#3I'm surprised the Acura Integra/RSX/ILX isn't on the list. I certainly see a lot of older Acuras driving around in the northeast.
Maybe a badging issue due to all the name changes?
Or maybe the kind of person that will drive a 15 year old car doesn't like compact cars?
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#4Interesting, but not sure how useful. Inevitable that this kind of information becomes out of date as far as what car is worth keeping that you now own.
This is obviously true, but it's worth observing that 2/3rds of the cars on the list were made by Toyota and none of them are Fords.
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#5Interesting, but not sure how useful. Inevitable that this kind of information becomes out of date as far as what car is worth keeping that you now own.
Implicit in this is company culture, how their engineering teams work. Toyota and Honda have been well known to make reliable cars for years. I think part of the reason for their reliability is their relatively under powered engines. Although, I'm surprised there isn't a GM vehicle on there. GM tends to make pretty reliable engines and trannys, although everything else on them tends to fall apart all at the same time.
Re: Cars People Keep for 15 Years or More
#6Interesting, but not sure how useful. Inevitable that this kind of information becomes out of date as far as what car is worth keeping that you now own.
This is obviously true, but it's worth observing that 2/3rds of the cars on the list were made by Toyota and none of them are Fords.
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#7Is this commentary on the cars themselves? Or is this more a reflection of the types of people who buy those cars?
Would the type of person who buys a more exciting car keep whatever car they have for a shorter period?
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#8As a Japanese car owner I'm a fan, but a list of 'cars people keep forever' has a huge amount of selection bias, no?
The sort of person who buys a new Merc probably doesn't _want_ to keep the car for 15 years. The interior is going to be shabby regardless of what you do, and the car will be out of date / an old style.
Japanese cars (at least in standard trim) are the stereotypical low TCO keep it until it stops working car; you've already accepted that you want utilitarian transport by buying one.
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#9Interesting, but not sure how useful. Inevitable that this kind of information becomes out of date as far as what car is worth keeping that you now own.
Implicit in this is company culture, how their engineering teams work. Toyota and Honda have been well known to make reliable cars for years. I think part of the reason for their reliability is their relatively under powered engines. Although, I'm surprised there isn't a GM vehicle on there. GM tends to make pretty reliable engines and trannys, although everything else on them tends to fall apart all at the same time…
We have a 15 year old Honda Odyssey, and if required periodic repairs for anything, not just powertrain, we'd probably replace it -- it just won't be worth the time and bother, even for relatively minor repairs. But it just soldiers on.
Re: Cars People Keep for 15 Years or More
#10As a Japanese car owner I'm a fan, but a list of 'cars people keep forever' has a huge amount of selection bias, no? The sort of person who buys a new Merc probably doesn't _want_ to keep the car for 15 years. The interior is going to be shabby regardless of what you do, and the car will be out of date / an old style. Japanese cars (at least in standard trim) are the stereotypical low TCO keep it until it stops worki…
That makes sense, though the Acura MDX is on the list.